i am q mccray. julie: with that closure in place, what that means is that all traffic coming out of harford county is going to be diverted at 272. that would be exit 100 at northeast road. that is where the traffic is going to be divergent. -- diverted. detour, it's backed up almost this length, heading over towards wes paul s key highway. tom 40, you will continue head southbound, and there you can reconnect with i-95 south of the accident scene. coming out of harford county, all traffic is going to be diverted off the highway. northbound on i-95, all of your lanes are open, but you can see some of this activity and investigation, so you will experience a rubbernecking delay. that is our traffic watch. back over to you, lindsay. >> fears are mounting over the worldwide cyber attack that could be spreading. more than 200,000 computers across 150 countries were breached, and the attackers are demanding ransoms. the largest u.s. target is fedex. here is molly hunter. countries, hundreds of thousands o

larry: let's get right to q mccray, who is live on the scene for us.q: i can tell you that the prince george's county 4 -- fire department has made some real progress out here. when we first showed up, they were packages all over the freeway here, but they have since been moved over. you can see them all piled appear on the embankment. we spoke with the truck driver who says that this here is a shipment truck for amazon and he was moving these shipments from petersburg, va, just south of north to the baltimore area. he says that the fire started in moved intoell and the trailer. as you can see, the damage here is extensive. outer loop at branch avenue. julie has the rest of your traffic outlook. they: how much more do have to clean up before we get some lanes open? how much more has to be cleared from the road? as you can see, the done a really good job with that. they've cleared all the packages at this point and they told me that in about 10 to 15 minutes everything should be rolling again smoothly. mccray,ll right, q reporting live from branch avenu

q mccray is live to break down how much it all costs. happening today..the man accused of murdering two doctors in boston is scheduled to be arraigned on multiple charges. richard field and lina bolanos were found dead friday in their luxury penthouse.. with their throats slashed. bampumin teixeria was arrested after a shootout with police. investigators say the doctors.. who were engaged to each other.. were targeted. but it's unclear why. "the boston globe" reports.. there was blood smeared on the couple's wall, with a message of revenge written. authorities confirm tex-air'-uh recently got out of jail after serving time for two bank robberies. developing now.. a former fraternity brother is speaking out after a pledge dies in a penn state frat house. cordell davis says at first, he thought his fellow pledge tim piazza just had too much to drink. beta theta pi pledges had run the gantlet.. a series of stations where they guzzled beer, wine, and vodka as fast as they could. but pee-ott'-za had fallen down a flight february, and was unresponsive. davis sa

q mccray has more.erformed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] sure to affects fat thousands that drive-by joint base andrews to get into work is morning. here's a live look at what we're seeing this morning, forest hill road in suitland parkway, a fiery crash that we have confirmed this killed three people here this morning. the crash is actually around the corner, we have videos to show you now,

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q mccray has more. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] sure to affects fat thousands that drive-by joint base andrews to get into work is morning. here's a live look at what we're seeing this morning, forest hill road in suitland parkway, a fiery crash that we have confirmed this killed three people here this morning. the crash is actually around the corner, we have videos to show you now, we are talking about a maroon colored suv jeep and a car that was crash and burned beyond recognition. the crash happened a little bit after 2 a.m., but according to the officer that i spoke to hear this morning, he says that this road will be shut down for hours to come. that's the latest your live from district heights this morning. for a more in-depth look at your traffic this morning, here's julie wright. julie: this will definitely impact your commute into southeast washington with disclosure headed inbound, you c

q mccray is in route to the scene. hopefully we can find out more information about this waterman eight. southbound 270 towards montgomery county, a 24 minute ride towards 109. no accidents there, trouble spots in virginia, we woke up to a horrible crash dale city, that's all gone. now a 14 minute commute with another accident on the shoulder. that's our traffic watch. and in the next 10 minutes we will update that ride coming out of ellicott city. another check on today's forecast, it's fun to be a hot one. veronica, hold -- hope you brought the ice cream. veronica: i think it's in icebox. lovely looking sky out there, one thing we will see today is a bit of hayes. the highs for today, 90's in the dmz and in philadelphia down to the carolinas, hot to the easton portion of the country. and of the week, rain is going to break the heat, clouds and cooler temperatures come the weekend. still is nice right now. humidity, 92,e they should be getting off the sleeves with short sleep -- school was short sleeves, maybe even sh

on the national mall i'm q mccray. abc7 news. >> thank you. michelle: today would have been the 100th birthday of the 35th mt. of the united states. his childhood home is draped in red, white and blue where the postal service the commemorative stamp. at arlington national cemetery a wreath-laying took place at his graver site. at the kennedy center a week's worth of the celebrations wrap up as we speak. >> turn the attention to the tv. that is a gator. only in pool visit. came from this guy. oddly no one wanted to swim with him. imagine that? they took him to a more appropriate swimming hole. >> this is my pool! he did not want to get out. there is not a lot of chlorine. >> imagine a cannon ball into that. jonathan: no! >> that would be a laugh. my goodness. nice day to go swimming. it was great. steve: it looked deceiving. >> it worked mostly cloudy skies now. it's quiet and it's dry. but we have showers south of us. the high made it up to 85 at the reagan national airport. it goes to show what sunshine can do here. 8 o at manassas. 81 to fre

so that is the latest, i am q mccray. lindsey: coming up, a plane goes down in a ball of flames in the middle of a busy road. we have the draw dropping video. good charges becoming? thelatest following termination of a texas cop that killed a teenager. this is a live look over the scene in howard county. the search continues for an escaped inmate. there is a process -- hostile citing. now,a: on the roads right speaking of howard county, authorities have shut down at least one roadway with the investigation. .orsey run road is blocked also in manassas, a closure we have had since early this morning for folks traveling on 200 34 business. with annd is blocked investigation and cleanup. we're looking at interstate 95 traveling through howard county at maryland 100. we have some northbound and southbound delays. 95 through virginia, heavy earlier crash at the fairfax county parkway. northbound and southbound delays as well. southbound, rowley -- rolling maintenance vehicle. that is the latest from traffic >> abc 7 news at noo

southeast, i'm q mccray for abc 7 news. you.ey: thank mayor muriel bowser addressed the recent cleanup of d.c. streets to rid them of several illegal drugs and guns. suzanne kennedy has more on how the mayor plans to tackle more crime. suzanne: the mayor and the new chief of police say they are having great success in getting a legal guns and drugs off the streets of washington, d.c. mayor bowser and chief newsham announcing in a press conference at the arctic's enforcement used has already recovered -- narcotics enforcement unit has already recovered more guns here mandated in 2016 to last year, they seized 42 monster so far this year, they have 49. the unit has changed the focus from low-level drug users to suppliers who distribute drugs in d.c. communities. mayor bowser: public safety officials with the tools they need to crack down on ensurers, and two, to that residents get connected to resources they need to fight and recover from drug use and addiction. chief newsham: today, we would like to commend the narcotics enf

from the satellite center i'm q mccray. jonathan: thanks. flags are at half staff in the british embassy in northwest d.c. this is outside the gate. member of the local muslim community laid a wreath with the message "to manchester with love." there is no specific threat to venues in the united states there is more security than normal at sites all around the country. michelle: we will bring you information as it breaks and "world news tonight" with david muir has in-depth look coming up live at 6:30. jonathan: breaking news from capitol hill. the senate intelligence committee subpoenaed two of the former security advisor mike flynn's businesses. they are located in alexandria. flynn refused subpoena citing fifth amendment right against self-incrimination. they are looking into russian interference in last year's election. michelle: former c.i.a. chief john brennan is connecting the dots between russia and wikileaks. he told congress today they communicate through middlemen, that includes the hacking of the d.n.c. last year. >> it should be

q mccray has the latest.s a huge change being made by southwest and it has cost them a huge amount of money. half so far so good here this morning. the computer system allows southwest to easily change the number of planes applies every day. the new system also allows them to handle cancellations better. here is where it might hit your pocket book. charging passengers for services in the future. let's say they start to decide to charge people for picking their own seats. moment, theyat the do not plan to charge anyone for any of the freebies they are already getting. that is the latest from reagan national. i'm q mccray. airlines could soon extend elect flights to and from europe. possible disruptions could because. it will prevent passengers from carrying anything on larger than a carry on. police are intensifying the search for a man who assaulted a woman inside rosslyn. this happened sunday morning at the atrium condominium. the man posed as a maintenance worker to get inside and a woman in her 50's opened

q mccray has the latest. >> this is the scene residents woke up to, water gushing down the street and a car swallowed by a sink hole. >> it filled my car, with washing gushing underneath. >> authorities got the call about the water main break around 3:30 in morning. away, the car was toed but the water continued bushing down the street. they compared its force to a freight train. we are in the process of shutting it down, but wha slowly to assure we don't break other water mains. >> in the mean time, resident can't help but reminisce of the floor down the street about 10 months ago. >> my first thought was that it was like the street was flooding again. so i panicked. >> as water crews deal with the break, power crews made sure this poll didn't tip -- this pole did not tip over. >> that was q mccray reporting. only on 7 at noon, there is shocking video of howard university security guards dumping a woman out of a wheelchair and on to a sidewalk. you can see the woman's feet. they are almost sticking trade up. when they stop, she falls out of the wheelchair and she walk away. the woman

i'm q mccray. alison: don't get caught unprepared for severe weather. go to wjla.com and sign up for the weather alerts sent to your phone from the stormwatch7 weather desk. you can customize which updates you want to get. well, huge twist now after shocking allegations of rape inside rockville high school. today, the rape charges were dropped against two male students accused of attacking the 14-year-old classmate. this story gained national attention. abc7 montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live with the deciding factor here. this is big kevin: it is, alison. as the investigation unearthed more witness interviews, high school surveillance video and forensic evidence, authorities admit they became increasingly skeptical of the girl's story. yesterday, the police department brass and the top prosecutors met to decide the best move. the decision to drop all the rape and the sexual assault charges against 18-year-old henry sanchez and 17-year-old jose montano. however, both men are not in the clear. montano's now facing charges of possession. distr

from southeast, i'm q mccray. up.y: flyers, listen the ban on electronics mason expand to flights entering the u.s.. including flights from europe to the u.s. from foreign flights on 10 specific airports, many in the middle east, are not allowed to bring on board any device larger than a smart phone. still no word on which inbound flights would be affected. for residents upset about the noise of the airplanes going in and out of the reagan national airport, they will discuss recent flight path changes tonight at the walt whitman middle school in fairfax county. howard county police are searching for a stolen puppy and they need your help. look at those eyes, becca is a four-month-old female husky mix. she was storm from the cat and dog rescue in ellicott city. no signs of forced entry, nothing else was taken, if you see her at a pet store or a clinic elsewhere to please call howard county police. a bear is on the loose, this is one of my favorite twitter videos today. valley, sevenriel yards away from a house afte

q mccray. alison: right now the d.c. fire and the e.m.s.crews are working to rescue some little ducklings from the storm drain. this is happening southwest at the intersection of main and 12th. this is a tweet we got from d.c. fire. look at the momma duck. she is watching. standing by. crews are working to get her babies. we will keep you posted on the rescue efforts. >> she's not attacking. alison: she knows they are helping her. larry: smart mother goose. win or go home again for capitals tonight. they trail 3-2 in a best of seven series. robert burton has a game six preview coming up >>> i question myself, do i know what i'm talking about? everyone is telling me i am wrong. it's hard to think. davis who was at a frat house when 19-year-old timothy piazza died after a hazing rid wall. eight fraternity brothers are charged with involuntaryy& manslaughter. the woman who shot her exdaughter-in-law and the new husband will spend the rest of her life behind bars. the man died. caroline conway sentenced with life without parole. she shot them i

i'm q mccray, abc7 news.larry: well, they paid $1,700 to memorialized a loved one and now ocean says are asking those who bought the benches to fork over at $110 o to restore them. they can pay for cleaning, donating the bench to the city or taking it home. if the town can't reach the owner the bench will be removed and stored. >> we are on storm watch monitoring the aftermath after deadly tornadoes hit the plains. over night, more than 25 reported tornadoes touched down from texas to wisconsin. the storms are blamed for killing two people and damaging some 100 homes. dozens were hurt and the number is expected to rise even me through. larry: feels like every week we are hitting a part of the country. >> reaching the peak of the severe weather system. it was in the texas, oklahoma panhandle and it has shiftedded north and iowa and nebraska is getting the worse of it. we will share it on radar in a minute. it's beautiful if you like the warm weather. we'll show you a time lapse at the earth and the space lab i

q mccray live with how they are trying to fix the problems. q? q: this was the issue of sewage that brought us to the montessori school today. but when we got here, we found out that sewage was the tim of the massive iceberg of problems at the feces, urine and toilet paper covering the floor. >> the smell, if you could have smelled it, you would have been appalled. >> these are pictures of montessori. the kids' lunches are cooked off-site and delivered to the students. the broken pipe will be repaired by may 30, the school said. >> it's disgusting and disturbing that this is the third time this has happened. >> but there is more. parents say rats roam the school. roaches creep around. the it toes back up. and the a.c. you wanteds roar in class time. >> everything is a problem. it causes stress. q: they agree that the teacher and principal have outstanding learning environment. >> we appreciate that. q: the problem was tha

i'm q mccray. i have a live report.lison: new at 5:00, we are getting new video in the newsroom of a deadly police shooting that took place last january. we will tell you why the officer will not be charged and let you hear the 911 calls from people inside the townhouse when i join you back here at 5:00. of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation and renewable sources like solar, wind... and cleaner energy like natural gas. and we'll continue to innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities. more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy. nancy: welcome back. 4:30 on the holiday weekend. i'm in the weather center with doug. there have been better holiday weekend. doug: there have been ones that are far worst. we make the best. this is not warm. monday is the warmest day. we have shower and the storm chances. tomorrow is the best chance. it okay. it won't work. >> we m

q mccray is live at reagan airport - q? .veloping right now--- a hate crime investigation at las vegas synagogue... this morning police are focusing on one man. sam sweeney at the live desk with this story. larry, synagogue members inside smelled smoke... thought it was a trash can outside... but then quickly realzied a car was on fire. take a look at the video. police say arsonist first went into the synagogues bathroom... they have video of that. then he left, and stuck something under this white cars hood. flames erupted. the suspect took off, but came back about 10 minutes later to take pictures... which is actually pretty common in arson cases.. however, this morning he is still on the run. at the live desk ss abc 7 news. happening right now- a search for the person for who left anti-semitic graffiti on the georgetown campus. it was fnd near a jewish gathering space. the university says it condemns the act of hate- and is asking anyone with information to come forward. a local taxi driver is being held without bond, afte

from nats park i'm q mccray, abc7 news. larry: the worst punishment is the giants probably won't make the postseason. the sports team is closely monitoring this. we will let you know the moment a ruling comes down on a suspension. later in sports our robert burton will break down reaction from harper himself and also the effect of all of this on the nats. michelle? michelle: new information on tiger woods' police now say he wasn't drinking alcohol. in fact, his breatherrizeer results are .00. woods said he had unexpected reaction to the medication following the recent back surgery. police say they found woods passed out behind the wheel of a running car. after they woke him up, his speech was slow and slurred and he couldn't walk a straight line. he is due in court july 5. well, despite renewed talk of a staff shakeup at the white house, press secretary sean spicer said today the president is, "very pleased with his staff." spicer's comments came hours after white house communications director mike dubke resigned. dubke has

q mccray is live on capitol hill. in about six hours or so, some of the most elite are prominent members of the alpha kappa alpha sorority will be having a news conference on capitol hill. it so haven't some of the most prominent members does it so happens some of the most prominent members of the sorority are members of --gress, commerce women ofgresswomen are members congress. they're standing in solidarity with the other aka students at au after what happ monday. racially insensitive acts of bigotry is what they're calling it at american university earlier this week when bananas and nooses were found on the campus. a.k.a. is the abbreviation for the alpha cap alpha sorority. onwas established in 1908 howard university. the news conference, these congresswomen, they will be standing in solidarity with the students and they expect to denounce the actions that happen on campus on monday. that being said, we found out about another act of hate and bias at another university, the university of maryland where a was was f

quiz'm q mccray.wall of justice, we are featuring two fugetives and two men wanted for the same charge. fowler facing theft charge and the same is for corey golden. the melt police offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to smith's arrest. he also goes by a nickname. he is wanted for stabbing a man. and prince george east county, jenkins wanted in connection to a home invasion and harris is facing reckless handling of a firearm charge. let's put the wall of justice in motion. detectives say harris is arm and dangerous. he is 30 years old, six feet tall, 290 pounds. has black hair and br he is wanted for reckless handling of a firearm. and apparently no stranger to law enforcement. he is wanted for possession of a firearm by a felon. if you are watching, the prince george's county police want you to turn yourself in now. if you are at home and you recognize the man, call the police. we will see you next week with another edition of "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. i'm q mccray.

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right n larry: q mccray is there, where a downed light pole is causing the headaches. q? pepco just showed up on the scene, just a couple of technicians down the way. they have a lot of work ahead of them. we have spoken to pepco officials over the phone and they tell us it will take that gentleman about two hours. to fixan to the right, this power pole over here. you will -- notice that it is missing its face, hanging by its wires. it was hit by a car. you will see the traffic to here is a mess as well. it will reportedly take two hours to get things back to normal. if you are looking to head south on minnesota avenue from arroughs, that's for there is problem if you a where you are going to have to make a detour. that's a live look at the scene and that's the latest from "good morning washington." we are always on your side for the morning commute. had to w it -- wjla.com/text. still: police in maryland have very few clues almost 72 hours after this man's escape. john gonzalez is live in jets up with more on the manhunt. john? john: autria, larry, good morning, this fug

. >> i'm q mccray. in mobiletrak7. heading out of town right now as we speak. we have a better look at the traffic out here as yaw head out on memorial day weekend. we will talk about the hot spots that you like to hit up on the drive. that is c alison: you may have heard of the wawa plan to open a store in d.c. but that got me thinking to the favorite places to stop on a road trip. q mccray is hitting the road to watch the traffic and ask about the favorite pitstops. how are you doing? where are you? q: driving through arlington county. when it comes to the drive it's so far moving smoothly. there is a little back but that is about it heading north and southbound in the area. when it comes to people and stopping, making a pit stop on the way out of town there are a few hot spots to hit up. >> i like that. and the chick-fil-a. they have the good spacey chicken sandwich. yeah. >> i'm looking at your wife. she is shaking her head. >> i just want gas. >> what is your favorite spot? >> chick-fil-a. >> what is your favorite >> wauwau good for subs. the hoag gives ar

i'm q mccray. michelle: at 6:00, a soldier murdered days before college graduation.ew information on the man arrested. what many believe was a hate crime. jonathan: a would-be victim fires back as two armed men try to force their way past him. michelle: a lesson in perseverance at the naval academy. meet the man joining the rank of campus legend. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: he was a young army lieutenant days from graduation. instead stabbed to death at the university of maryland. a judge now ordering man charged in the case sean urbanski to be held without bond. the f.b.i. joined the case to investigate whether it's a hate crime. the loss of lieutenant richard collins affectsll >> he was a person i heard people say has a promising future. the truth of it is he was already a person who accomplished so much. jonathan: vigil will get underway in an hour from now at bowie university where collins was set to graduate. tom roussey has more on remembering the life lost. it was senseless. tom: absolutely. this was supposed to be a happy week

from the "live desk," i'm q mccray for abc7 news. alison: thank you. meanwhile today, president trump expressed his condolences reiterating his desire to get rid of extreme. i. he also had a message for the terrorists. president trump: i won't call them "monsters" because they would like that term. they would think that's a great name. i will call them from now on "losers" becau t they are. they are losers. alison: that message was conveyed while in bethlehem as he wrapped up this leg of the first overseas trips with stops in the middle east. jonathan: anti-terror raids are happening across manchester and the u.k. for that it maer. the hope is prevent another attack happening if one is in the works. we are joined by former f.b.i. agent brad garrett. you have experience in counterterrorism. what is the main concern right now overseas or is this more of a knee-jerk reaction? >> they are concerned about other attacks. was this particular bomber connected to other bombers? they may link him to others via the bomb itself, how it was built. what was it made

q mccray, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. the world war ii memorial was dedicated 13 years ago today. this morning the veterans of the great about their service. more than a dozen veterans helped lay wreaths at the freedom wall in honor of the brothers and the sisters who did not come home. larry: down the hall, people flock to the vietnam veterans memorial. richard reeve picks up the team coverage with some of the stories. richard this is an emotional place. you can see we pan over at the names on the wall here. this is what touches people so much. we will pan down and show here the pictures as well. right near the memorial here. we met two army veterans who met each other for the first time here ten years ago. every memorial day they come to touch, honor, remember. touch the smooth dark stone for one of the names etched here. >> we weren't well-treated when we came back. >> he was combat infantry regimen known as the "wolf hounds" in 1967-1968. >> i was hit with a rifle grenade or a rocket or something. i was the only one moving at the time. >> seven months in his tour, he was shot

that is where we find q mccray. q: these people are here to protest anything going on in our society. with me right now is one of the organizers of this protest. >> i am with many languages one voice. we are here as immigrants, people of color, as queer folk, like folk and poor folk. he feeling under attack by the policies of president trump and the administration and the quiet compliance of mayor bowser. >> thank you for your time. be taking part in a larger protest. it begins at 2:00 in dupont circle. we are being told that tens of thousands of protesters will take part in a march from dupont circle to lafayette park to send a message to the white house, to let the white house know that they are tired of the deportations. they are here to stand in solidarity. there are several businesses in mount pleasant. they have shut down today in solidarity with migrant workers. we will be at every protest to let you know what is going on. in about 30 minutes, the new u.s. agriculture secretary is set to visit this and his pl

q mccray, abc7 news. jonathan: the rockville city council tonight could vote on a bill to ban outdoor smoking and vaping. it would apply to pat owes and bars -- patios and bars. if approved, rockville would be the largest city with an outdoor ban. more than 200 cities, counties and four smoking bans in effect. let's check in with larry smith. time to look ahead to see what is coming up next at 5:00. larry: a popular grocery store set to open a chain in d.c. but what do the neighbors think of wegmans moving in? solving infertility with a printer and how it is giving help to struggling families. and the dakota access pipeline that could help the protesters make an argument against it. that's new at 5:00. michelle: thank you. they represent 1% of the students in d.c. public schools. but have the greatest needs. in tonight's "spotlight on education" kellye lynn takes us to a school that is devoting to serving students with intellectual disabilities. kellye: there is a special approach to helping young people

i'm q mccray. larry: good news there. thank you for that. president trump on a plane to begin the first foreign trip since taking office. he left two and a half hours ago. the president is set to visit several countries in europe and the middle east with the first stop tomorrow in saudi arabia. the trip comes at the end of an exhausting week of news in the wake of the firing of f.b.i. director james comey. in the last two hours, the "new york times" reporting that president trump told russian dim low matt -- diplomats firing the "nut job f.b.i. director" relieved great pressure on him. between the memos and the appointment of the special prosecutor, today's abc7's instapoll asking if your opinion of the president changed this week. let us know wjla.com/votenow. watch this report. reporter: a defiant president trump flat-out rejecting reports he interfered with any f.b.i. investigation asked by the sinclair correspondent. >> did you at any time urge former f.b.i. director james comey in any way, shape or form to close or back down the investi

q mccray is an storm trak 7. , very sensitive to heavy rain as you are finding out firsthand. q: that i am. you have talked about precipitation, a lot of it here. this is from runoff. it looked worse two hours ago when there was a car in the runoff. we had video to prove it. the driver of a white kia try to make their way through this water. the car the driver had to be rescued. we have been busy. we were in northwest workers say there was a different type of storm damage. tree removal crews have their hands full, first in the 1800 block of randolph street northwest, a tree came down and took power lines with it. had it fallen in the opposite direction, it would've hit a house with the family asleep inside. back up the power before sunrise but had to replace a transformer. seven minutes away, a tree crashed on a road in the 2000 block. westbound lanes shut down for hours as a crew clear the mess. the eastbound side was not affected. here is another live look at the mess on the lawyers wrote. -- road.' they know that when it rains heavily, and cause floods. you can see people t

q mccray has more on what was addressed. >> it was an impassioned and energetic rally in silver spring. a lot of the people were frustrated, a large crowd cheering on the lawmakers and city and county officials who were here to push for action. they want federal funds, approximately $900 million to build the much anticipated purple line, a light rail that would connect bethesda and new trawled and. connecting prince george's county and montgomery county. a federal judge thought the fed -- what the federal funds and sa into account ridership levels on metro, that was five months ago but yesterday the congressional budget set aside money for the purple line extension project. officials today want the federal judge to release the money now. >> i cannot begin to tell you how frustrated we are by the inaction of this judge. he was given two choices, either make a decision to allow the project to go forward, or he can keep other issues on the table. >> the purple line extension project will cost upwards of $3 billion to complete. one-stop would be here at the new silver spring library. offic

q mccray is live in bethesda at the biggest trouble spot in the county. happening tonight. it's win or go home for the wizards as boston celtics in game 6 of the second round of the nba playoffs. the wizard were blown out in game 5 at boston. the good news for the wizards is that the game is at home and during this series every home team has won. game 6 tips off tonight at 8. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. shower) - heaviest rain tonight & through 2pm tomorrow - warmer & breezy sunday - hot & humid coming today: cloudy and cool. isolated shower/drizzle. highs: 52-56 winds: e 5-10 mph tonight: rain likely. lows: 48-52 winds: e 5 mph saturday: rain through 3pm. cloudy and cool. highs: 52-56 winds: ne 5-10 mph 97-point-one wash f-m's "loo and chilli" join us with their box office preview. 97-point-one wash f-m's "loo and chilli." thanks guys. still much more ahead in our 6'oclock our. john gonzalez what are you working on? intelligent technology can help protect it. the all-new audi q5 is here. >> now "good morning washington ." a breaking news alert. were sleeping,o

britney spears cried tears of joy at the radio disney music awards in los mccray is on the scene.. >> this is a stormwatch 7 weather alert. we are on your side, timing out all of this dangerous weather. a main artery for the morning rush, closed. a light pole on the verge of falling and the workaround you need to know about. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] get startedant to with veronica johnson this morning. tracking severe weather heading our way. it's all part of the same system that brought severe weather to the deep south, especially down through areas of louisiana and mississippi over the last 24 hours. you can see the system now, the green ahead of the cold front hours ahead of seeing any rain here.

q mccray is live in soutehast. while shock still sets in over the firing of fbi comey, the search for his replacement has already begun. sam sweeney tracking this from the live desk. larry, the immediatte question now, what comes next. this is uncharted territory. the next pick will be scruitinzed like no other. both republicans and demorcrats saying this morning comeys successor must have unquestionable credibility, zero connection to trump professionally or politically. as we know, the president treasures loyality, but in this case, he is going to have to find an outsider. former deputy director andrew mccabe immediately became the temporary director. he could be made permanent, but he is also under review for his ties to clinton. his wife received campaign funding from a clinton fundraiser in 2015. some of the names being floated... rudy guiliani-- but he would face an alomost impossible senate c would like to see hillary clinton in cuffs and an organge jump suit. another name who may have a better chance.. form

q mccray is live at the vienna metro stop with more..r transportation reporter brianne carter will be at meeting. stay with abc seven as we bring you all the latest developments on the rails. new developments.. as homeland security considers expanding the electronics ban on planes.. homeland security officials will speak with domestic and international airline industry representatives today about the security secretary john kelly will speak with lawmakers on capitol hill. the proposed expansion would increase the number of flights where large devices like laptops are banned from carry-on luggage. right now the ban is in place at 10 airports in eight countries. developing now - voicing concerns over loud noises from planes in fairfax county. last night - community members talked about ways to take action against disruptive plane and helicopter sounds from d-c-a. the group says it will continue to try to work with local officials and the federal aviation adminstration to reduce the noise. thousands of dollars could be yours and you don't e

q mccray is live in falls church - q? coming up at six - a terrifying drive in michigan.er windsheild shattered... plus - delivery man turned bartender? the new venture from amazon bringing your favorite adult beverages, right to your doorstep and... a new way to get rid of that extra fat without exercising.. dieting or going under the knife. we'll find out what it is - and if it's worth it - coming up at six. the nats in steel city last night taking on the pittsburgh pirates. the start for the nats, he took it scoreless into the sixth until josh bell stepped to the plate hitting this 3-run home run. the pirates then add another three runs in the seventh making it 6-1. that's where it stays. pirates route the nats 6-1. they've split the series one to one so far. the rubber match happening this afternoon 12:30. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - code orange air quality alert today - two more summery days - storm chances return - much cooler weekend today: hot and humid. isolated pm thunderstorms. highs: 91-94 winds: sw 10 mph tonight: isolated storms early. mild an

q mccray is there for us. >> you can imagine that the memorial day weekend is the busiest weekend ofhere at the arlington national cemetery.rowds ar presence. >> the new rules were set in november. the drivers have to show i.d. that i have to go through the security screening. this couple was fine with that. >> there is security screening. i can understand it. this is not a big inconvenience. >> we look at the bags. >> they are only allowed to cigarette four access points. joint base meyer hall.eethis is ever more vigila. >> they welcome three and four million visitors year. >> the air force is investigating accusations that the mortuary director offered to show john glenn remains to the pentagon inspectors. he was buried last month on what would have been his 74th wedding anniversary. >> pending the burial it was kept at dover air force base in delaware. >> he has been encement ceremony today. vice president pence addressed the graduate. the first term president typically delivers the speech. but the president is in italy at the g7 summit. alison: hillary clinton delivered the comme

q mccray is live. this controversy has been brewing for years. it of this school.ocus in on the sign. jeff stewart was a general for the confederacy during the civil war and that is why some people want the school name changed. was chosenb stuart for a name as part of the massive resistance campaign against the civil rights movement in the 1950's. had area is where stuart his in kampmann during the civil war. the push for change has some star power behind it. the naacp has star power behind it, their protest petition was started by actress julianne moore and producer bruce cohen to rename it. in honor of thurgood marshall. autria: it is starting to heat up outside. summer is around the corner. with summer comes the pool and the not 100% bikini ready? an extreme way to beat the heat could help you beat body fat. is it worth it? the cold, hard scoop on cool sculpting. >> in the northwest offices of plastic surgeon, we are freezing fat. >> cool sculpting works well if you are the right candidate. >> those within 20-30 pounds of their ideal body weight. >> the science

break at q mccray street 25 hours ago. the 12-inch main predated the civil war. more than 150 years old. alison: wow! well, 7 on storm watch tonight because we have a slight risk of storms in the area. chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking the storm chances. doug: we have one west of north and west through frederick county. another patch to winchester. go to the big map and drill down in the areas. the first stop is coming out of winchester. showers and the thunderstorms are building there. this cluster betweengategate and frederick is moving north and north east. heading to howard county. and baltimore county at 5:4 batch, this is headed to the berriesville, leesburg in 45 to 50 minutes. more chances of the isolated chances of the thunderstorms through the evening. you the activity tapers off quickly. muggy overnight. tomorrow is a better chance of the thunderstorms. we leave you with the current numbers that are ranging from the upper 7 o's to lower 9 o's. we will check the weekend coming up. alison: new information just in to our news room. heart-breaking

q mccray in the abc7 satellite center with what it means for a nation still in mourning. q?is what we found out. with the terrorism level increased from severe to critical, that means manchester police will be out in full force with armed soldiers if need be. they have been instructed to keep an eye on the sporting venues there while a community griefs. i have jill outside the manchester -- a vigil outside the manchester cathedral for

larry: those red top parking meters finally mean something in d.c., q mccray has more.y these new rules in effect as we speak. here is what you need to know. if you are going to park at any of these meters, you will have to have a disability parking permit visible on your car or a license onparking the car. the red top meters that we are talking about today, the only ones affected are the ones in the central district -- central business district of downtown d.c. you have four hours to park your and the cost per hour is $2.30. they'll to follow the new rules and you could be fined up to $250. the redw rules affect top meters in the central business district. if you were to park at one of these meters outside the district and you have the right placards, you could park at them for absolutely free. for "good morni people who work for metro say that more funding is desperately needed. they voiced concerns yesterday , sayingly in northwest that a lack of adequate funding is making it difficult for them to do their jobs properly. >> we have equipment that really needs to be r

q: i'm q mccray.we will have a closer look at what to expect on the roads and talk about the hot spots that the drivers like to hit up as they are heading out on the holiday "tom went to washington to take on the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks... that's what tom perriello is about." progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello... and before and after congress i led non-profits to battle climate change, poverty and president bush's attacks on civil rights. now i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality. e together, we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. >> a lot of people hitting the roads for the longer memorial day weekend. alison: a road trip is not a road trip without a pit stop or two. nancy: we have our favorites. if they have gummy worms i'm on board. q: those are my favorite! i love the gumny worms. there is nothing wrong with that. here we go. this is something to stop people on the

this is q mccray who is tracking the reaction. a lot of folks online. they talk about bryce had every right to go after this guy. q: that is the big question nats fans have on their mind. for starters, they want to know if they will see the favorite player take the field on june 8 against the baltimore orioles. until then there are still eight game left on the west coast road trip. how many could bryce harper miss? they are questioning if he should have charged the mound or not. >> you just threw a 98-mile-per-hour object, a weapon at harper. >> the baseball brawl that is the talk of the sports world. the hottest topic on the d.c. 106.7 the fan. they had plenty to discuss today. the calls kept coming in. say? q: the biggest question, should nats great bryce harper, arguably the best player in the majors have charged the mound? fans are split. >> he should have. >> do i think he did wrong by charging the mound in yes. q: but everyone agrees that giants reliever hunter strickland instigated the whole thing. >> a clownish, foolish behavior. three years ago

that is the latest from northeast, q mccray, news news. larry: wow! q, thanks. remember the last time we saw the sun? i can't. we're on stormwatch tonight waiting on another round of rain. doug hill is working out the timing now. doug: that will be much later tonight. for the moment we are looking at the sky over the rockville campus. plenty of clouds but no rain. 60 degrees. the temperatures are 15 to 20 degrees below average. removed from the d.c. metro at the moment. it will move in our direction. thunderstorms, tornado watches. issues through the carolinas. but that area will push off well south and east of the viewing area. the nats taking on the mariners tonight. first pitch is 7:05. cloudy through the evening. slight chance late in game for a sprinkle or two. the rain moves in. heavy in spots. isolated rumble of thunder. after a cool start we head to upper 70's. larry: thank you. track the rain with the stormwatch7 app at the app store and google play. alison: new arrests after a day of raids connected to the terror attack in manchester. the suicide bombe

in silver spring, i'm q mccray, abc7 news. nancy: let's talk about the beautiful day. i was telling doug earlier. so many people on the patio enjoying the gorgeous day. jonathan: i hope a lot of folks got to get outside. it was a chamber of commerce day. doug: coming from boston, nancy, once you get through the next week it's pretty much like this from now until november. nancy: wonderful. doug: every single day. alison: don't lie to her, doug. [laughter] enjoy it. it will get nasty. but we need rain. chilly weather next week. nancy: oh. all right. doug: i'm good now. a live look at the rockville campus fair weather. the cumulus clouds will dissipate around sunset. we will have chris call clear skies to -- crystal clear skies tonight. it will turn cooler dropping in the 40's to low 50's. what has not changed yesterday is the huge number on the pollen count. high end weeds are not doing their thing. they will come into play late june. that will start to be an issue. big pollen counts. the winds make it worse. the diamondbacks are in town. 7:05 at the park. 73 and sunshi

q mccray is live on the scene. >> reporter: well, as you can see here to my right the water continues is hear right now. they're making sure this power pool is stabilized. they don't want it to carry over because of the sinkhole on to main et cetera in the 8600 block they said it started around 3:0o have this road open until tomorrow morning. the road has been compromised. they think they will have the water main repaired by this afternoon. now, for another look at your traffic, here is angela. >> reporter: thank you so on the roads, that closure im pacting the ride beltway national pike still feeling the pain. around the area a couple capital beltway accidents impacting our morning rush on the big picture map you can see on the left side , through fairfax county, we are jammed up. also in prince georges county, we are jammed. on our traffic land cameras a live view of the crash, inner loop, at virginia 7. leesburg pike. it has been moved to the shoulder. melanie. >> anchor: all right. thanks. a hot one today. here is molly. >> taking a look at the feels like temperature soaring well

george mccray -- yeah. just like that. exactly. [wind sounds] howling wind last night.30 miles per hour all night. well, some people love the fog, some don't. i understand. this is the pattern we're in for a while here. we are going to have a windy pattern. fog returns. mostly cloudy drizzle tomorrow. i do think that the fog will get chewed up. it will be so cool inland nothing to support it. breezy to windy with below average temps. santa rosa 64. i would not be surprised if some areas in the north bay are down 20 degrees, maybe 5 # to 60. redwood city from 85. just like that, boom, fog came flying back. the water is so cold. and the system coming in has really cranked up the delta breeze. 35, gusts to 40. that will do a cooler pattern all the way out to sacramento and much of the valley. 48, 51, 52 object the water temps. as long as they're that cold, cold all the way down to santa barbara. 62 at santa monica is the only 60 that i see so far. upper 40s, 50s. here are some of the higher elevations cooling down here as the system works its way in. 50s for many. 60s out