melissa dipane is in brandywine now with more on the wrecks. melissa: it was a busy 14 hours for the first responders in this part of prince george's county is well known for the crashes. a fatal moto route 5 north of brandywine road in accokeek. police say the rider gerald rashad stockton lost control of the motorcycle, drove on to a grassy median and flew off the bike. stockton was taken to the hospital and was pronounced dead. ten minutes later and nine miles away, 67-year-old james hill was turning his minivan to indian head highway when he was hit and killed by a speeding ford. a third car hit the ford. the driver of ford suffered non-life threatening injuries. >> there were some witnesses who say there were three or four vehicles driving at high rate of speed and driving recklessly. melissa: the third faye central crash happened this morning in brandywine. >> a single vehicle left the road and burst in flames. an officer was on the scene in a minute and he attempted to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher with good samaritans that s

alison: meanwhile, our melissa dipane has the back-and-forth on twitter. melissa: another day, another tweet. today president trump tweeted out this negative tweet about mika brzezinski calling her crazy, saying she has a "low i.q." he even commented about her appearance at a new year's eve event at mar-a-largo. folks we talk to say it's an unfortunate new norm. >> it's what we have seen so far in this presidency. everything is fair game. it seems like a total hypocrisy. i don't find it surprising. >> others fear it's a distraction and his plan. t daughter and everybody else run the country while he makes up stories to keep people distracted because he doesn't know what he is doing. >> i think people should ignore all of this. this is just a distraction from looking at the underlying issues. melissa: this tweet is just one of many not so nice tweet sent by the commander-in-chief. despite his wife's melania's first lady platform to fight cyber bullying. others say the name-calling sends a message to kids like her young son. >> i know trump is kind of mean. >

melissa dipane has more. melissa: investigators are looking for any tips they can get. the postal inspector sent out the postcards to two neighborhoods in the area that were looking for tips. the shooting happened at 7:25 the night of november 23 and 2013. tyson barnette was delivering male near the intersection of jutewood avenue and reed street in cheverly. that is where they found him shot to death. the police also need help identifying an s.u.v. seen on surv murder. >> it has been a long time. people move. it's possible they may have heard something and want to help us solve the crime. melissa: there is still no motive in the case but there is up to $100,000 reward for arrest and conviction in the crime. if you have any information, call the police. live in landover, melissa dipane, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the t.s.a. got a bad rap but you won't believe what one agent found and returned. the discovery and happy reunion coming up next. nancy: plus, bringing a knife to a gun fight actually worked. the incredible video of

live in the satellite center, melissa dipane, abc7 news. larry: thank you. alison: former president bush was in washington to speak at a forum on veteran issues. >> it's nice to be back in washington. albeit briefly. alison: mr. bush spoke at the event. it's hosted by the george w. bush foundation. purpose is to create an action plan to approve the lives of veterans and the families. mr. bush recently published a book titled "portraits of courage" that shares veteran stories through his own oil paintings and his writings. larry: right now crews in idaho are starting to move a giant sequoia. we told you about that last week. the 800,000-pound tree grew from a seed sent by a natur the tree is being moved on rolling tubes to make way for a hospital expansion in boise. this move is incredible in its scope. it should be finished by sunday afternoon. alison: that is spectacular. another sort of history hitting the auction block this weekend. look at the first map that walt disney made of disney land. he called at it presentation map. it laid out his idea for what

melissa dipane, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up the clock is ticking for president's travel ban to go back into effect. we look at the impact. alison: later, a dangerous find near the zone of the explosion in baltimore two weeks ago. jonathan: the changes five years after the storm that left the region powerless and introduced us to the term derecho. steve: i'm at the folklife festival. the theme is circus. they are struggling all around me. the only bed smart enough to change sleep as we know it. it senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides to keep you comfortable. and snoring.... does your bed do that? right now save on sleep number 360 smart beds. plus, it's the lowest prices of the season with savings of $500 on our most popular p5 bed. ends saturday. jonathan: "7 on your side" before you hit the road for the holiday getaway if you are heading to the eastern shore. gas buddy says the cheapest place to fill up along route 50 is the crown on dorchester avenue on cambridge. look at this. $1

melissa dipane has more. melissa: i spoke to a number of peek about johnny depp -- people about johnny depp's statement, the one last night, making headlines. a law professor said some of the statements may have crossed the line. actor johnny depp, comedian brian sean griffith and singer madonna adding to a growing list of celebrities demonstrating the displeasure with president trump. this isn't the first time celebrities made commenteds about people in power. in obama's administration ted nugent made comments about the commander-in-chief. and americans have the right for freedom of speech but it does in out cover harming others. this is the statement he made last night in the u.k. >> when is the last time an actor assassinated a president? i'm an actor. i lie for a living. however, it's been a while. maybe it's time. melissa: will depp be investigated by secret service? spokesperson said they monitor threats but they cannot comment on this matter. johnny depp issued a statement apologizing for what he called

as melissa dipane shows us the long grass can get in the way. melissa: it's not an eyesore.t's a hazard. the too tall grass waking in a ton of complaints for county supervisor. they are set to send a second letter to the virginia secretary of transportation to increase the cut cycle. >> if you have 72,000 cars a day going up and down the road, people are making left turns in rush hour and they are trying to see around three over four feet of grass. because somebody won't cut the grass. that is sun acceptable. >> -- that is unacceptable. >> the mowing was cut from six times a year to three. but the supervisors say the recession is over and it's time to start cutting the grass instead of cutting corners. >> such a basic thing. they expect the taxpayers money to be used for. i agree 100%. >> jennifer mcchord says statewide they are nowed by the contractors three times between june and october. costing taxpayers between $3 and $5 million. any areas considered hazardous can be cut again by all that money comes out of the road maintenance fund which also covers potholes, paving an

melissa dipane is live in landover right now where posal inspectors and the police are knocking on doors drum up information. melissa? melissa: officials are looking for any tip they can find. the united postal inspector sent out postcards last week to two different neighborhoods in the landover area looking for tips. a life cut short and turned cold. investigators hoping to find out who killed letter carrier tyson barnette in 2013. the shooting happened at 7:25 in the evening of november 23. barnette was delivering mail near the intersection of jutewood avenue and reed street in cheverly. that is where he was found shot to death. >> he was a young man. unfortunately cut down in the prime of his life. he was doing his job. he was out delivering mail. we want to bring justice. melissa: they want to identify an s.u.v. seen on surveillance video near the murder. they say it's important to get the suspects off the street. >> this was a violent crime that occurred not far from here. so anyone who is capable of doing something like this to tyson barnette is capable of doing it to anyone. melis

at the live desk, melissa dipane, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. marriott letting you change how you change your travel plans. they are doing away with the 24-hour consolation policy. instead now you need to give the hotel at least 48 hours notice if you plan to cancel a reservation. i applies to hotels in the united states, canada, latin america and the caribbean. michelle: coming up at 4:00 -- angry protesters break out in the wake of the deadly fire in london. find out what the people want. >> although we are pleased with the verdict in reality, there are no winners here today. >> coming verdict in the woman who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself through text messages. nancy: but first, perhaps a new definition for amazon prime. a look at the big merger between the online (woman) when you have type 2 diabetes, there's a moment of truth. and now with victoza®, a better moment of proof. victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill, which didn't get me to my goal. the leading branded injectable. the one i used t

melissa dipane joins us to explain what else the developing story means. issa: there has been a huge uptick to travel to cuba since regulations were loosened by the obama administration. american tourists filing for visa can do so for one of 1 the exemptions. but today, president trump is tightening the >> coming to cuba is not only wonderful for americans to find out the other side. but it's a very interesting place. >> american travel to cuba is about to get harder. today president trump announced he is limiting nonacademic educational purposes to group travel. meaning individual travel will not be allowed. if you are in a group you can still go. the people to people educational visa has been keeping businesses very busy. they have had thousands of visas and travel plans booked for next year. they do not expect it to change for them because they work with a company that offers group travel saying traveling in a group is a tourist benefit. >> i'm sure mr. president, trump has a view for this. i call it good change for people. it will make it easier for the

melissa dipane is live at one of the scenes in brandywine. melissa: it was a busy 14 hours for the first responders in this part of princess george's county, well -- prince george's county well known for the crashes. a fatal motorcycle accident just before 9:00 last night on route 5 north of brandywine road in accokeek. police say the rider gerald stockton lost control of the motorcycle, drove on to a grassy median and flew off the bike. he was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. ten minutes later nine miles away 67-year-old james hill was turning the minivan to the indian head highway when he was hit and killed by a speeding forc a third car hit the ford. the driver suffered non-life threatening injuries. >> there were witnesses saying a group of three or four vehicles traveling at the high rate of speed, driving recklessly. >> the third crash happened before 11:00 at brandywine road at gibbbons church road. >> left the road and burst to flames. an officer was on the scene in a minute and he attempted to put out the flames with the goo