for help from a detective whose legendary skill with cold cases has earned him a nickname. >> larry montgomery is the real deal. i mean, the guy is evidence whisperer, another nickname is st. larry. >> he sees things other people don't see? >> he sees things that many people don't see. he looks at it from a different perspecti perspective. >> they both felt the key to the case lay in sam lopez's own words. his taped interviews with the original detectives. they thought the perfect man to listen to the interviews was the evidence whisperer. >> guilty people have tells like in a poker game. >> absolutely. they have other fears. they fear being caught. they can't get their stories straight because there's too many details. >> montgomery spent months carefully listening and relistening, watching and rewatching hours of sam's interviews. looking for the tells. >> how long have you guys been dating? >> on and on thing, on and off thing. >> tell number one, how sam talked about his relationship with cathy. >> she's always going out with somebody and she would call me up. we were always calling up --

larry: the montgomery county police investigating gunfire outside a church in gaithersburg. alison: kevin lewis is there live with the latest. kevin: thankfully no one has been injured at this church but the congress gre gation wants to know who is pulling the trigger. >> plywood covers a window and the shards of glass pepper as fault parking lot. at the new life church. a parishioner noticed a bullet hole in a window distinct sound of gunfire. >> heard 12 gunshots. in the church. that got hit last night. >> this is rare. >> he can't recall the last time someone fired bullets at a church in montgomery county. >> this church has been targeted. at least twice. >> today they spoke to the pastor. they have security cameras and it's located next to the animal services and adoption center. >> is it motivated be i race? motivated by faith? kevin: it is worth point out they worship on saturday. >> there is information on search for a cop killer. reward for the information in the death of detective sean suiter is up to $210,000. suiter was shot in the head wednesday night. he died ye

larry: the montgomery county police investigating gunfire outside a church in gaithersburg.son: kevin lewis is there live with the latest. kevin: thankfully no one has been injured at this church but the congress gre gation wants to know who is pulling the trigger. >> plywood covers a window and the shards of glass pepper as fault parking lot. at the new life church. a parishioner noticed a bullet hole in a window

larry: a montgomery family without a place to live after a fire swept through their home in the 100 block of brookville and in a nonhydrant area and firefighters had to carry water to the site. the family's dog is still missing. autria: developing now, disturbing flyers meant to spread racial tecks are found on the doors of montgomery high school. with the phrase, it's ok to be white was posted on school doors before class wednesday. the person left them behind is caught on survei the principal rene johnson sent letters to parents saying the school will not fall victim in attempts to divide them. larry: president trump is headed to asia and japan, china and the philippines on this trip. looking for help in pressuring north carolina to stand down from a nuclear crisis. mr. trump weighed in on the issue a few hours ago. president trump: north korea is something we'll solve and if we don't it won't be pleasant for them or anybody. larry: during his trip, president trump plans to negotiate trade deals with individual countries psms autria: while she's in japan first lady melania trump is rece

larry: today in montgomery county they are getting ready for six inches of snow.s not actually going to snow, but crews are preparing as if it is. will be simulating six-inch snowstorms. the county's snow operation center will activate just like in a r i don't like even hearing the word. veronica: but it's coming. larry: fake news. veronica: there you go. showers later today, it's cool out there right now, but here of the temperatures. warm air over cool air, but as it rises it's just enough to give weight to the rising air. larry's got it, a shower across the area here today. here's a look at the morning forecast, getting out of the cool 62 for the high temperature today. a little bit of sunshine coming later, 7:00 or so. friday rainhe car, with a high of 75 has a chance friday evening. showers early saturday morning. more scattered showers across the area , looking like rain at 8:00, 9:00, 11:00. download the stormwatch 7 weather app head of those chances, julie. we got more hits than the dodgers out here on the road. did that for you, larry. virginia, from the

kevin: it's a sparring match between larry hogan and the montgomery county public schools. last year the governor mandated that the schools start after labor day in an effort to boost ocean city tourism. the move makes it more challenging with a minimum of 180 instruction days. after much conversation, 2018-2019 calendar will have 182 class of montgomery county. although the schools will be closed on rosh hashanah and other holidays, spring break could become even shorter. the montgomery county education association saying in a statement industry over the education of our children the board of education faced impossible situation. >> there is an increase in tourism, it's better for a longer summer. people to spend more time with the families, too. spring break, to give us a quick break from school. >> there is no official response from hogan but he previously stated there a number of teacher service days that could easily be cut. live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. now to a fiery crash in georgia where a school bus t-boned by a truck. childre

well, life in the fast lane took on new meaning in montgomery county today. larry: find out what brought rush hour to a halt. without many complaints. >> what year was the photo taken? >> 1970. kellye: i'm kellye lynn in rockville with the first african-american resource teacher in montgomery county. hear her story coming up in "spotlight on education." larry: but first here is a look at what is coming up on abc7 tonight. alison: now adrianna hopkins with a preview of tomorrow's "good morning washington." adrianna: thanks, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington" -- check back with us for the latest developments in the texas church massacre as we learn more about the shooter and the victim. >> plus, $1,000 for the perfect eyebrow? "7 on your side" why some are paying that for micro blading. is it worth it? >> wa will have power supports letting insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions. seniors would be charged more for health care; premiums would go up. and adams supports giving employers the power to block birth control access for female em

larry: $15 minimum wage coming to montgomery county. the county council voting to raise the wage from $11.50 to $15 an hour. you may recall county executive ike leggett vetoed a similar bill earlier this year so this time they reached a compromise. businesses have between four to seven years to employees they have. >> the d.c. council honoring a key figure in the civil rights fight today. >> congratulations. [applause] alison: that is ernest green one of the little rock nine. they desegregated the school in arkansas 60 years ago this year. arkansas governor objected and president eisenhower sent in the army to enforce the law. >> i hope what we did in 1957 convinces young people in the audience and in this town and other places that there is a great future in front of them. they have to grab it. he lived in d.c. and his wife is an a.n.c. commissioner. announcer: just ahead, overcome with emotion. it's amazing to find a message, real message in a bottle. >> after four years at sea, mother's ashes link total strangers' hearts forever. kee

larry hogan writing pure evil. >>> other news we're following breaking in montgomery county, police are on the scene of an offer involvedoting >>> it happened in randolph road in silver springs. lindsey watts is near the scene tonight. . >> reporter: a montgomery county police officer shot a man, we're on the edge of silver spring and wheaton, police got a call about an assault in progress. and what they were hearing is that the man behind the wheel of that white suv was ramming the car in front of him. there was a man also in that car. montgomery county police sent an officer over, it's officer was in an unmarked car. that officer ended up shooting the man who was in the white suv. you can see that the window, the driver's windows of that car is shattered. as police continue to investigate here. the man was conscious and breathing and he was taken to the hospital. now, what we still don't know is what transpired between the officer and the man who was shoot. police aren't saying at this point, they say they still have to interview both the officer and the man who was shot. now, in the hospital. as far as the man who wa

inner loop of the beltway in montgomery county and in this part of prince george's county, it's best to do so. any route is better than that. i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. larryill check back in. thank o "7 on your side" as southwest airlines struggles with computer problems for the second day in a row. passengers are having trouble checking in online. they blamed it on a reservation system. no word on what caused today's issues. >> a forum on the shocking report of the african-american slavery in libya. i'm sam ford with the story next on abc7 news. >> but first, celebrating in congress. -- celebrating in song. what makes this birthday so special. >> only on 7 a police chase that runs on the rooftop. who they were chasing and how it all bill: before we get to the weekend outlook. tonight we have 50's. 57 at 6:00. 52 at 8:00. midnight in the 40's. the weekend outlook. toys for tots on saturday. it's try. festive for the early morning. it will kick in both of the days but the weekend is looking gold. the next weather maker in site taking the temperatures from the mid-60's. we will talk abo larry: jay-z leading the way for the grammy nominees. the rapper with a

montgomery county parade on news 8. the dynamic duo. the parade airs from noon until 2:00 p.m. and then from 4:00 to 6:00 on news channel 8. larryended for this fight during a game against eastern. the players will be sitting out the first game of next season as well. for a lawyer and else, opening kickoff at eastern high school. day for the nfl. washington redskins taking on the new york giants. for those of you spending thanksgiving tailgating, parking lots open at noon. kickoff is set for 8:30. if you're looking for a ticket, you are in luck. the skins and giants are not looking good for the playoffs. standing room tickets for eight dollars and actual seats for $10. you can be in row 2 for pass was $54. you can get a seat. 4 seats foran get less than a parking pass. autria: so metro out and you can see the game for less than $50. degrees, then it should fall into the middle 30's by the end of the game. outside now, the sun coming up at 7:00 a.m. reagan national 33 degrees. a northwesterly breeze keeping .s on the cool side the feels-like temperature at 26. we should get to 47 for a daytime high under sunshine. the overnight l

montgomery county executive, will sign a wage tosing the minimum $15 per hour. businesses will have until 2021 to phase in the requirement. businesses with fewer than 11 employees will have until 2024. larry: just over halfway through the season, the redskins are four in five to the vikings. kirk cousins, striking first. harris, just signed to the practice squad due to injuries, keenum 38 to 30 win over washington. a new era in georgetown basketball is now underway. patrick ewing making his debut as a coach. michael jordan is there on the left. aother hall of famer and former knick's coach, the former wizards head coach, were all in attendance. they also away by ewing's team. new details in the death of a green beret. the dirty money that he found just before he died and how that is changing the investigation into to navy seals. plus, your shower door exploding? and the dangers you might not know about. veronica: while you were sleeping, rain moved into the area and it is now moving out of here. the northern neck, the cold front is quickly making its way through our area. you can see it here, high pressure moving in. for today, expect decreasing clouds today. temperatures, upper 30's to l

larry: we are keeping tabs on everything that comes out of this terror investigation. we are sending push alerts on our abc 7 free news app. a push to find more victims in montgomery suzanne kennedy is live with what is next after a man is accused of spying on young girls. suzanne: good morning. montgomery county police have set up and him eltek line and want to know what people may know that email tip line -- email tip line. they want parents to send in pictures of their children so if th d or not those children are in those videos. these crimes took place back in the spring. the camera was hidden in a key .ob placed in a backpack he was not charged until october 18. at a community meeting last night, parents voiced their concerns but police are saying this is a complicated case that takes time to develop, and the man knew he was under investigation. he was a class parent at his kids' school and was active at a pool in the somerset neighborhood. all of those facilities have been searched to make sure there were no hidden cameras. he is out on bond, charged with one misdemeanor. if you want information on that email tip line, go to the abc seven news app. live in

larry: the president also said he won't let the u.s. continue unfair trade gements -- agreements saying he's always putting america first. autria: the latest on the controversial flyers posted at montgomeryschool that read "it's ok to be white." the principal informed parents it's part of a national campaign to create racial tenon said he's one of those behind the campaign. he did not want his face shown. he says the flyers are not meant to insight racial tension but says there are two ways to look at them. >> one is just at face value like here's a poster, it has a sentence on it, it's just a fact. and the other is like you put in a whole bunch of context and make a whole bunch of guesses and play mind reader and then you get upset at that. autria: he adds he doesn't think the statement "it's ok to be white" should be viewed as offensive by anyone. 6:50. right now we're bracing for some bitter temperatures. larry: that's right. we've been tracking the brutal weather all morning long. the cold isn't just a shock to us but can an shock to your car as well. suzanne kennedy is in fairfax county with how you can get ahead of any problems you might have this winter. suzanne? suzanne: good mor

prince georges county, montgomery county police departments, all tweeting out that the police department up appear is in their thoughts and prayers, also maryland governor larryogan immediately sent out a tweet asking all marylanders to pray for the family as well as the baltimore police officer shot in the line of duty last night. now, officers, again, still searching the streets for this callus killer who shot an 18 year veteran homicide detective. unfortunately, they can't pass along a very good description but again, is asking anyone with information to give them a call. that's the very latest here from baltimore, annie yu, fox5 local news. >> time right now 7:03. part of a road in prince george's county closed this morning after what police say was a driving gun battle. this is video from white house road. it closed at route 202 in upper marlboro. police say people in two vehicles were shooting at each other just after m house road. the three people in those cars got out and tried to run but police were able to catch all of them. >> now to a shocking scandal in a small northern virginia town it's growing questions about why five volunteer firefighters in