leon: d.c.olice trying to figure out if there is a kevin in string of armed robberies that took place overnight. there were seven robberies in the northwest and northeast part of the city. some crimes the victims were reported being held up by two mens. there are different descriptions of the get-away vehicles. so far, no arrests have been made. "7 on your side" is fighting back against crime. knowing what is going on in your neighborhood is important and you can find spot crime maps on wjla.com. alison: e-mail sent by in charge of the ocean city beach patrol of the use of locker rooms stirred up controversy. captain bump arbin apparently told employees to use the locker room that corresponds to your d.n.a. now they are calling for action. but he says it was not about transgender people but he was addressing complaint that male members of the beach patrol has been using the women's locker room out of convenience. leon: there is always a line there. alison: true. always a line in the women's room

leon: you got it. well, no winner last night in the big mega millions jackpot, so we have to settle for the the weather jackpot today. the next drawing is on friday, worth at least $415 million. ough, 1ds of winning, the in 176. alison: got to remind of your buddy what the odds are. coming up, feeling the heat. why some metro riders might be sweating it out for longer. leon: and later -- >> they want property owners to use common sense. leon: fight to clean up mess after mess. alison: and carol burnett comes to washington, but why she is here is no laughing matter. plus, startling new numbers from a local department of health. coming up, where we see, an alright guys, we've brought you to this construction trailer to talk about trucks today. which truck brand offers engines with best in class v8 towing or fuel economy? are we moving? where we going? it's the answer to the question baby! silverado. oooh that's cool. it's truck month. qualified buyers get 0% financing for 60 months. plus, find your tag a

leon? leon: all right. thank you, steve. new developments now in a sex assault case we told you about last weekend in landover. prince george's county police arrested 24-year-old jahahree chester thanks to a tip from a good samaritan. police say chester attacked a woman at the 4000 block of garden city drive last thursday. they believe he followed her from the new carrollton metro station there. chester is being held by the department of corrections on no finished. now get ready for phase two. saturday metro safetrack push moves to the other end of the orange and the silver lines and it will also mix in the blue line. transportation reporter brianne carter live at rosslyn . brianne: this is a much bigger challenge when the phase two will kick in on ard sand then monday morning. basically 60 to 70% of them need to find a different alternative for the commutes next week. we have seen the packed platform and the crowded rail cars but it could be worse next week. what is considered a crowded rail car is one with 120 riders jamme

leon: all right. in the meantime, police on bikes fanning out in lorton after a girl was grabbed on her way to school. it happened near silverbrook and monacan road. that is where amy aubert is live to check in with the latest. what do we know about what happened here? amy: well, they are still looking for the suspect. we are on school. it happened less than half a mile down the pathway as the teen headed to school. police say it all happened around 7:45 this morning near silverbrook and monacan road. >> i was shocked. really shocked. it never happened. >> according to police, a 16-year-old girl walking to school along a path when a man grabbed her around the waist. >> it seems like a random event. this is scary for the young girl involved. >> police say the girl scream and the suspect ran away. she reported it to the school resource officer immediately. >> normally i drop off the kids in the morning and i pick them up in the afternoon time. sometimes they walk home, now, from now on, i'm so afraid. i

leon: yeah.ut when we come back after a break, what a few local couples are doing after the venue shut them out before the big day. alison: the archdiocese of baltimore says 82 it students are enrolled next year. they report the property is worth $3.7 million. that is all for us at 5:00. but right now on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- the f.b.i. changes its mind when it comes to how it released transcripts of the 911 call. the orlando nightclub shooter made. why you won't ever actually hear that call. >> safetrack two is well underway. coming up a review from riders on the orange, blue and silver line. alison: the safety recall associated with a vehicle that killed a young actor over the weekend. now. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: right now the senate is preparing to vote on the first of four gun control amendments that it's considering now. you are looking at a live picture of the senate floor as deliberations are underway. this is coming after last week's filibuster by the de

leon: what a sad one. the three students weren't seniors but a lot of the classmates learned about the cracker at today's high school clarksburg graduation. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis was there for the graduation and he joins us live from the school. there had to be a lot of sad thoughts shared there. kevin? kevin: absolutely. clarksburg look poolesville and damascus is tight-knit community. live moves more slowly up here. tonight it is all but standing still. only moments ago a man was sitting indian style. his right-hand pressed up against his forehead. his left-hand clutching onto the clarksburg high school sign. he and others are grieving. kevin: nestled inside the athletic center on the mount st. mary' excitement mixed with sorrow. 400 clarksburg high school seniors donned baby blue caps and gowns. the closest family and friends proudly perched in auditorium bleachers but front and center in most everyone's mind the sudden death of the clarksburg juniors jacob dennis, patrick shifflett and

leon: all right. not quite an endorsement but senator bernie sanders now making it clear who he will support in the race for the white house. >> when bernie sanders has to vote, to whom does it go? >> likely to hillary clinton. i will do everything i can to make sure that donald trump is defeated. >> zero chance to vote for donald trump? >> god, please. leon: sanders has not officially endorsed hillary clinton. he is not dropped out officially of the race for the white house. alison: one year is the sentence for police officer who admitted to shooting death of unarmed man. jeff goldberg has reaction from the family of the victim john geer. jeff: the sentence in court and john geer's mother expressed her sadness and anger. >> this guy was mad at his wife. jeff: evidence reveal that would torres, a former fairfax county police officer had been fighting with his wife before firing one fatal shot at geer during a standoff at geer's springfield town home in august 2013. geer was unarmed. his arms hanging i

leon: left-hand side.ully, even though the house was struck, not significantly damaged. just a small fire they were able to contain quickly. the power out of the weather. why you stay away from windows and find a low space when it comes to thunderstorms. wild. leon: wow! alison: more storm. steve: more tomorrow. we will go straight to the graphics for you to show you what is going on right now in ocean city. a great place to go. the weather is not so great tomorrow. but the upcoming weekend, fast forward. the temperatures in the low 80's. the surf temperature middle 60's to 70. if you tonight. the barbecue forecast is fantastic. clouds in the next hour or so. we may see breaks in clouds 7:00 or 8:00. not a tremendously beautiful sunset but a little sunset this evening. the temperatures will slowly fall through the 80's. satellite and radar for you. we have a flash flood watch that will go into effect overnight and the day tomorrow. western maryland hugging the i-81 corridor. the areas that are likely to se

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leon: you got it. now this area far from the only community cleaning up from the damage from yesterday. here is what it looked like around richmond last night. century-old trees snapped, damaged homes and cars. coming up in ten minutes we take a closer look at the clean-up efforts underway here. alison: one person is dead after a horrifying crash that shut down a busy montgomery county road for most of the day. now police are working to determine if the deadly crash is related to a separate crash that was a mile away, where everyone inside the s.u.v. jumped out and ran. chris papst joins us live from the scene in colesville to pick up the story from there. chris? chris: the two crashes you are discussing shut down this section of eastbound randolph of road for eight hours today in montgomery county. as police try to figure out if we know one person is dead. two are in custody. two more are on the loose. it happened at 7:00 this morning. 2009 toyota camry violently crashed and flipped over near the 100

leon: all right. se thanks. every stem of the way, abc7 will have what you need to know about safetrack. we have a special safetrack page on wjla.com. you can get metro updates to your phone. text us the word "metro" to 43817. we will keep you informed. an hour ago metro transit announce an arrest in yesterday's stabbing at the georgia avenue metro station. the suspect 27-year-old whitney mauer. she and the victim know each or and the victim is expected to be okay. police are look for a man who broke into an arlington apartment and sexual assaulted a woman there. it happened 2:00 a.m. sunday morning on fourth street north. police are now trying to figure out how the man got into that apartment. what they know is that he threatened a woman with a knife. she was able to lock herself in the bathroom rapid yell for help. police canvassed the area and questioned the neighbors but so far they have no suspect. major shakeup in the trump campaign to report tonight. fired the campaign manager corey lewandowski. trump's c

leon: okay. thanks. folks, we have everything you need to know about safetrack on a special metro page at wjla.com. and if you want metro updates texted directly to your phone, just text us the word "metro" to 43817. maureen: we hope everybody has been able to enjoy the absolutely gorgeous day. leon: this has been one of the best. one of the best. doug: it has been. days inside the whats like most of us here have, this is what it looks like outside in the real world. it's beautiful! gorgeous! it will stay that way. the lower humidity, comfortable temperatures. this view is courtesy of the rooftop cam rat -- camera at if you have any outdoor plans, swimming is not something i would do. it's chelly in the 60's at -- chilly in the 60's at 7:00. but as we go to the overnight hours the numbers will fall in the 50's. upper 40s in the western zones. this is where we pick up the forecast tomorrow morning. be clear, the winds are 5 to 8 miles per hour early in the morning. when the sun rises the winds will pick u

leon: f.b.i.irector james comey says the suspect in the orlando nightclub shooting was radicalized. comey says omar mateen support ed several conflicting investigations. the f.b.i. investigated him but never found ties to the terror groups and the investigations were dropped. >> we are also going to look hard at our own work to see there is something we should have done differently. so far the honest answer is i don't think so. i don't see anything reviewing should have done differently. leon: officials believe that mateen became radicalized on the internet but say there has been no evidence that the shooter was part of a larger plot. he killed 49 people inside the club before police were able to take him down. the names of the victims scrolling at the bottom of the screen. alison: the nightclub massacre making wavers in the race for the white house and internationally as well. leon: the eiffel tower lit overseas in paris tonight in the rainbow colors. in memory and commemoration of the lives lost

leon: all right.at 6 of:00, a brutal beating caught on video in updale part of the district. also coming up a long-awaited change at rehoboth beach to make life easier for families. join us at 6:00 and we will tell you all about it. alison: here we are ahead of the weekend. it will be a hot one. the pool is doug: all kind of things to do this weekend with this weather. jump-start the summer. temperatures are climbing to 90 or higher. look at tonight. it's ideal weather for any outdoor activity. grilling out. outside dinner, walking around town or your backyard. sunshine and a few clouds. the forecast overnight is for partly cloudy. mild conditions. we look for a change of the wind direction in the south and southwest to bring us more humid air to keep temperatures up to 68 degrees. we have a air quality alert. code orange unhealthy for sensitive groups. not surprising here with a light air speeds that are developing and the much warmer air. the capital pride parade 4:30 to 7:30. it will be hot. no way

leon: the chances look good. join abc7 tomorrow night for round table discussion on the role women will play in the elections this november? you the watch it on sister station newschannel8. >> coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- how much more in taxes are you willing to pay to fund metro? i'm chris papst. coming up, why local lawmakers say the answer should be zero. >> the father did his best to rescue the child. however, to no avail. leon: plus heartbreak at disney world after a family vacation takes a deadly turn. alison: then a little bit later back at home. the redskins make history to help monitor the players' health. we'll tell you about it. alison: -- steve: a nice everything alright guys, we've brought you to this construction trailer to talk about trucks today. which truck brand offers engines with best in class v8 towing or fuel economy? are we moving? where we going? it's the answer to the question baby! silverado. oooh that's cool. it's truck month. qualified buyers get 0% financing for 60 months. plu

leÓn felipe: vamos a enlazar nos con william bonilla.tes nos tira cuÁndo se juega el resto de los cuartos de final de la copa amÉrica centenario. william: estamos en vivo, hoy el equipo de los warriors no pudo en cleveland ante este equipo que ha llevado el mÁximo esta serie final de la nba. antes vamos con la locura que se vive en copa amÉrica centenario. el anfitriÓn se ha convertido en todo un gran protagonista. este equipo de las barras y las estrellas que llevÓ cuestionado, ahora es un gran protagonista. este hombre que se ha dedicado a jugar el mejor fÚtbol de su carrera. el jugador de los galaxy de los angeles anotaba, prÁcticamente le daba la victoria hasta ese momento al equipo de las barras y las estrellas. ambos equipos tuvieron que jugar con diez jugadores. jones habÍa salido expulsado, al igual que valencia. los cuartos de final continuarÁn el dÍa de maÑana con el dolo no hallarse entre colombia y su similar de perÚ untÓ en sÁbado se conocerÁ al rival de la selecciÓn de estados unidos. el mismo sÁbado pero las siete de la no

leon: too late for you.lison: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- we will talk about addressing hollywood's diversity problems. after years of complaints around the oscars. leon: coming up new at 6:00, a new report blasts the u.s. navy for the ten sailors captured in iran. the three strikes that led to doug: let's get you up to speed for the weekend. the weekend will clear out nicely. 85. low humidity on saturday. few more clouds, 83 on sunday. now as far as the fourth goes on monday it will be a warm in the 80's. not hot. the deal with monday's forecast is increasing chances of storms the greek flavors of our mediterranean collection.ve your choice of delicious chicken or hearty steak. creamy tzatziki sauce. try our mediterranean collection today. subway. fresh is what we do. leon: check out the cool video coming in from nasa tonight. the hubble telescope captured ultra violet image of aurora from jupiter. they are also using -- they are using this to see how the solar winds affect them. alison: beautiful.

leon: y bueno, por el lado republicano donald trump suman 1536 delegados.ngton la clase polÍtica reaccionÓ rÁpidamente la jornada histÓrica en la que clinton amarrÓ la candidatura demÓcrata a la presidencia. coincidieron en que el hecho de tener una candidata mujer abrÍa camino para la lucha de gÉneros. en el grupo anunciÓ ayer que la prÓxima semana darÁ informaciÓn sobre hillary clinton. leon: la otra contienda que acaparÓ la atención fue la del congreso general. y la mayorÍa de los votantes de san josÉ estuvieron a favor de una medida que incrementa el impuesto a la venta para generar millones de dÓlares al aÑo. ramÓn: que tal, buenas tardes, efectivamente los votantes de la ciudad de san josÉ aprobaron la medida de y rechazaron la medida c. >> la medida fue aprobada por los votantes. ramÓn: el vocero dice que los votantes aprobaron la medida con un amplio margen de 60%, por esto se pretende que la ciudad cuente con una mayor flexibilidad de presupuestos. se recaudarÍan 40 millones al aÑo con respecto a la venta y serÍan destinados a proyectos son conside

leÓn: gracias, william.o hijo muriÓ acribillado en la balacera de orlando. le presentamos las fotos de la fiebre futbolÍstica de la copa amÉrica. yo volvemos. nicaragua honduraschilecolombia --los reflectores en el caso de la masacre de orlando siguen leÓn:los reflectores en el caso siguen apuntando a luz. leticia: los informes dicen que omar mateen se habÍa comunicado con su esposa apenas dos horas antes de comenzar el tiroteo. raÚl: buenas tardes. hoy el presidente barack obama llevÓ a orlando, florida, para reunirse con los sobrevivientes de las vÍctimas fatales de la vemos sobretiros de la historia estados unidos. lo hace en medio de sentimientos ocultados. por un lado, agradecen su presencia. , por el otro, dicen que no han hecho lo que debÍan. en medio de este ambiente de dolor llega el presidente acompaÑado del vicepresidente. el mandatario se trasladÓ de inmediato al punto de reuniÓn de manera privada dio sus condolencias a los familiares de las vÍctimas. barack obama: lo mejor de la humanidad tambiÉ

leon: all right. thank you, michelle. time now for check of the traffic. of course, everybody in town cares about it this week because of safetrack. jamie sullivan is watching to see how the impact hit the roads. jamie: 66 has been a rough spot for us. especially this week with safetrack. then when you add in an earlier car fire that is still taking out one of our lanes on 66 heading outbound near route 50. they extinguish the car fire. but you can see the one lane blocked to the right-hand side. only the three left lanes get by. we have one lane the whole afternoon that has been taken out on 66. a little sun glare, too. normal congestion. take a look here. this is near metro that gives you an idea of the backup and a sluggish ride we have today. 10 miles per hour. about 35 minutes. just getting from this point closer toward the fairfax county parkway. you see a lot of red bow hind me. that is not the only slow spot. 395, six-mile backup past the pentagon to continue toward edano -- wilson bridge is b

leon: h.r.c. officials say the lgbt community has been the target of hate, fueled violent and discrimination and easy access to guns come pounds the issue. alison: uber is offering free rides to and from places of importance to the lgbt community in the wake of the orlando shooting. every passenger will get two free rides up to a $20 value per ride to select community centers, museums parks, bar, nightclubs in the top 40 markets. this started at noon today and will go through monday night. venues in d.c. include nelly's, cobalt, the d.c. center, whitman walker clinic, number 9 and town. well, coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- the new information about a gunman accused of killing a british lawmaker. as leaders pay their respects today. cheryl: a tennis ball and a racquet. we'll tell you how they help serve the disabled veterans. leon: the storm may have passed through but the clean-up continues. jaw dropping damage from the area. steve: i'm steve rudin. a beautiful day underway. we will head out

leon? leon: right now let's go overseas.e beginning to be tabulated in the brexit vote overseas. a big decision made in europe whether or not england is going to leave the european union. the polls closed a half an hour ago in england. michelle marsh is standing by live at the "live desk" with the very latest. michelle? michelle: minutes ago a u.k. party leader says it looks like the country will remain in the european union. no official word yet, though. this no doubt is a decision that will be felt globally for businesses and consumers. ag mention whether great britain should stay in european union or leave the 28-nation bloc. supporters of leaving say the move would give britain greater control of its economy and keep immigrants from flooding the island nation. but opponents say the united kingdom is stronger and safer it stands with the rest of europe. there isn't any exit polling at this point but we should start to get actual results within the next hour. if the referendum does pass, what won't be clear for a while is

leon: 31,000 people, 20% of the washington gas customers were affected by this. leon: the u.s. military going to take on a larger role in afghanistan. they are going to give military greater ability to help the forces battling the taliban. general nicholson is now going to be allowed to determine when american forces should advise and assist afghan army units. something that had not been allowed for the american special operation forces. coming up next, saying goodbye to a legend. we take you to louisville for the star-studded memorial for muhammad ali. the heat will be here this weekend. doug will let us know how hot it will get. stay with us. vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me doug: it's weekend time. temperatures are in the 60's news but a switch in the wind direction bring in warmer temperatures over the weekend. the forecast will call for a lot of sunshine ov

leon: thank you. today's abc7 instapoll is asking if your commute was more difficult because of safetrack today. so just log on to wjla.com/votenow to get ready to vote in a few minutes. alison: even if you don't ride metro you could feel the impact of safetrack as more drivers are taking to the roadways. chris papst is commute is shaping up tonight. chris? chris: well, for the past hour and a half we have been driving around hear on 66 going east and west. it has been looking good. probably less traffic than what you would expect on a monday. so let's take a look at it now. we are four or five miles west of 495 on 66 heading west. we are in the vienna area. this is what it looks like in front of us and behind us and what you expect it to look like at 5:0 a 5 on monday -- 5:05 on monday afternoon. we reached out to metro who said the overall ridership is down 1% from two mondays ago. but for the stations west of ballston which is where the track started for the safetrack program, they are down 26%. so

leon: absolutely.ally i love to hear the story -- erin: i love to hear the story about the impact she had on so many people. leon: absolutely. the seeds she planted will be there for years to come. all right. she will be missed. political opposites but they are joining forces. alison: the sweeping changes propose's in how two -- proposed in how two former lawmakers hope to help fight alison: "7 on your side" with health matters and helping kick-start your fitness routine. hey, everybody, down there. call the help center now. 703-236-9220. to ask the fitness instructor. we have the experts standing by. and among them a trainer for miss d.c., miss maryland and miss virginia and others. phone lines are open until 6:30. you still have a little bit of time. leon: now to a "7 on your side" health matters report. american academy of pediatrics is asking doctors the talk to teens about the risk factors behind suicide. similar to the story you heard this evening, doctors are saying teens living in a home with a

leon: after ending the sit-in. congressman john lewis who started the whole thing walked out to greet supporters who held a vigil outside through the night at the capitol. our kimberly suiters is standing by there tonight and she picks up the story from capitol hill tonight. what is the latest? kimberly: it is clear right now but just four hours ago there were about 250 pro gun control protesters out here. they were cheering, the democrats that supported them and jeering the republicans who >> do your job! kimberly: gun control advocates gathered 250 strong. among them virginia tech shooting survivor colin. >> i'm one of the very few survivors who were shot and lived. kimberly: with three bullets still lodged in his body, a rod in his knee and now hours away from the birth of his first child he stood before signs reading, "disarm hate." what do you say to people who say you have to arm yourself against hate? >> the idea that if only more guns in more places of our country made us safer, the united states of america

leon knows all about that. leon: thank you.team lebron james and the arrived to screaming fans, waving the larry o'brien trophy, walking by fans, giving them an up close look. you can tell just how much this means not just for lebron but the entire city of cleveland. hentime, lebron james jr., might be only 11, but he reportedly has already received attention from some of the best college basketball programs in the country. little lebron apparently has scholarship offers from duke and kentucky. when your dad's name is king james, i have to wonder, those are big shoes to fill, but he looks li willhe u.s. olympic team have at least one of their superstars on the squad. kevin durant confirmed he plans on playing for team usa the summer. quite a few others have said, nope. alison: maybe his son can go instead. erin: that is good, alison, lebron jr. leon: running a marathon is a major achievement, but we will show you someone who is not stopping at just one. alison: this man is setting a massive goal for himself. the 41-year-old fat

leon: thank you. developing in baltimore police say a man shot his father in repass services for his brother. i it takes place after a funeral. the shooting was triggered by an argument over the remarks at the memorial. the victim is in stable condition at the hospital. one person is in custody. but the name is not yet been released. alison: pilot error is -- maureen: pilot error is to blame for a private plane that crashed in a gaithersburg neighborhood in december 2014, killing six people. report by the national on the jet's de-icing equipment. ice accumulated on the wings of the plane as it approached the montgomery county air park and the plane stalled. ken gemmel lost his wife and two of his three children when the plane fell onto their home. >> the first step good to know this accident was preventable. hopefully down the road it will never happen again with the work today. ntsb recommend enhanced winter training for the business jet pilots. leon: matters on the ground now. day two of safetrack w

leon? leon: there was no shortage of concern this morning. for 90 minutes fear this morning after someone reported seeing a gunman at joint base andrews. >> the messages that were coming through on my phone were this is not a drill. this is real. if you are on base, shelter in place. if you are trying to get on base, turn around and leave immediately. leon: that call triggered an immediate response as the police swarmed the area, searching for a gunman. but it all turned out to be a false alarm. blamed in part on simple miscommunication. tonight many are questioning how a mistake could happen? in fact at the base that is very home of air force one. our chief political correspondent scott thuman explains how the top echelon of the federal government are responding. scott: with hands in the air people are ushered out of buildings at joint base andrews over fear of active shooter. at the same time there halted and homeland security secretary jeh johnson warned he may have to leave a hearing on

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leon: amazing scene. first, we start on stormwatch as strong storms are approaching the region with some having the potential to be severe. alison: we have the chance of gusty wind and heavy rain triggering a flash flood watch in some parts. leon: steve rudin, what is the word tonight? steve: the futurecast just in, with showers and heavy rain in the early morning hours from about 7 a.m., the heaviest activity off to the west. comes across the district in southern maryland, then over the bay, and that is just the beginning. we have mo potentially become strong to severe. i will track the storms and let you know where they are coming up. 7 when stay with abc there is severe weather on the radar. we have you covered as soon as you wake up with "good morning washington" having team coverage with veronica johnson, eileen whelan, and jacqui jeras. and we have updated forecasts around the clock at wjla.com. leon: something happening right now, democrats taking a stand on capitol hill, lawmakers sitting in to de

leon: thank you, jay. breaking news from montgomery county, where a motorcyclist could die after an actor said it -- after an accident on the intercounty connector. they say the biker somehow came off his bike and was hit by another vehicle. we will let you know if we get any more information. about: new information the teenagers killed when their pickup truck hit a tree in clarksburg. the police released a thatfound the ford f-150 jacob dennis was driving crossed the center line and hit a tree. , and carry shiflett greene all died. they were all high school juniors who i just left a party. >> it's really sad we have to continue to have these type of accidents. it really inspires me to recognize that we have to do more. alison: the police say that jacob dennis was cited for speeding in november and greene had crashed the truck he was driving into a tree last october. investigators believe that speed and inexperience were factors in the crash. a former wound high school quarterback is heading to prison for

leon: thank you, tom. meantime, the death toll rising now. 20 people dead in west virginia in flooding. today, there are fears the death toll could rise again. awayloodwaters swept homes, cars, even a tractor-trailer, but the good news is the rain has finally stopped and now people from all over the region are stepping up to help. richard reeve is stepping and now for us in charlestown with the efforts happening right now. rich, tell us about it? richard: leon, an amazing effort, $15,000 of donated items. of thingsthe kinds desperately needed, simple things -- paper towels, and atkins, paper cups, the kind of materials they are looking for. don't call it a mission of mercy. >> first reaction was to help. richard: call it doing the right thing. >> the parents have no help. richard: badly needed supplies. >> makeshift shelters. richard: headed to the west virginia flood zone. >> no drinking water, no electricity. richard: this martinsburg gun shop owner travis bishop -- >> the tractor-trailer overtaken by mo

leon: m.v.p. lebron james collapsing on the floor in tears. >> i poured my heart, my blood, my sweat and my tears to this game. against all odds. leon: the first major sports championship for the city of cleveland in 50 years. fans sitting on the edges of their seats. including the first family. they waited for the game to end before boarding marine 1 in yosemite. steph curry lead the warriors to first half seven-point lead. by the second half it was gone. with just one minute to go. all tied up. 89-89. and then, with 53 seconds left. point guard kyrie irving impossible three-pointer puts cleveland ahead for good. >> i thought i had a good chance. i d glad it went in our favor. leon: victory, a full circle for lebron james. his jersey was infamously burned when he left for miami. but now back with cleveland, bringing home the ultimate prize. >> i wish it would have been us. but at the end of the day, we congratulate them for accomplishing what they set out to do. >> only two teams ever forced a ga

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