wootton high school michael doran died yesterday. zachary kiesch has the latest. >> reporter: that's right, erika. grief counselors will be here at about 9:00 this morning. they'll be here both today and tomorrow. trying to provide any bit of relief they can after this huge loss of michael doran yesterday. he was found in his bethesda apartment and police believe he died of natural causes. i had an opportunity to talk with dr. doran earlier this spring in the face of another tragedy. it was clear early on he didn't look at the youngsters as students but as people. he cared deeply about them. he earned the reputation as a fierce advocate of them and he's gone. and again, this morning they'll have grief counselors here trying to provide support of this man, this educator, that was just 64 years old. >> honestly it's heart breaking. he was one of the best men anybody knew. he was always happy. always worried about everybody's happiness. he wasn't just worried about making the school better, he was worried about making the wootton commun

wascipal michael doran found dead in his bethesda apartment wednesday morning. the cause of death is not known but without play is not suspected. >> it's hard to see everyone here. it's summer and we were enjoying ourselves, and something like this happens. richard: a growing memorial at his car's parking spot. >> he did a really good job when tragedy struck. richard: under his leadership, the school mourned the loss of two recent graduates in a car crash. about the whole school coming together to pitta respects for the loss. richard: in this celebration of life service, many remembered a man connected with kids and loved his students. >> he radiated positive energy and love. he cared about everyone so much. hats, schoolers, jackets, a lot for the students say the hardest day will be in a couple of weeks, the first day of school, when their beloved principal will not be here to greet them. richard reeve, abc 7 news. a possible ahead -- terror attack abroad thwarted by americans. how their actions may have saved a lot of lives. plus, a baltimore cheerleader sente

principal michael doran was found dead in his home. mola lenghi is live after talking with parents who are grief stricken. >> reporter: debra, people all night have been visiting this makeshift memorial on dr. doran's parking spot. it seems that no one will ever be able to fill his spot. let's be honest. for most students, high school is a chore. unless your principal was dr. michael doran. >> he was kind of the people that brightened your day. >> he was an amazing guy. >> reporter: school was more than classrooms and grades and a bell schedule. >> he was fun but he was serious. >> reporter: former student jacqueline trujillo remembered doran sitting with students at lunch, moving around from table to table, getting to know everyone. >> it doesn't matter where you were, if you were an athlete or in theater. >> reporter: he accepted channel lengs as easily as issued them. >> sounds so simple. kind of complex. it's just be good, do good. >> reporter: how often due hear about students turning to their principal for advice? usually princip

michael doran. it's clear that this principle was no educator. proof of that is the old parking spot. flowers, cards, notes, all heartfelt tributes. he was found yesterday in bethesda. the cause of death not known. what subpoena clear is the impact dr. doran had on his students here. he had an 18 career. 12 of those years he was the principal. most students only talk to their principal or a passing conversation in the hallway. we talked to several of his current and former students and parse all grief terrific, shocked, and in agreement on one thing. this principal cared about his students. >> he is. he was. and i can't believe he was gone. >> i was pries presence. >> the fact we were able to turn to our principle for help and guidance is a blessing. >> now i want to share a couple social media tributes. this one says thank you for being the best, funniest, most caring principal. here's another one. rest in peace principal doran. heartfelt tributes. the cause of death not yet known. grief counselors will be here today from 9:00 until 2:00. same a

michael doran. >> he had a profound impact on all these kids lives. we are verified. jay: the keepsakes grows outside of wooten high school in rockville, at the spot where the school principal parked his car. charismatic,ny, and he deeply cared about the student body and every staff member. school does not start for another couple weeks, prevented not stop people from sharing memories of a man who made certain his community knew that he care during his years as school to ball. >> -- as school simple. imagine him not walking the halls or having a silly tie or shirt. jay: he was found dead in his bethesda apartment wednesday. without play is not suspected. his unexpected loss has the community reeling. in june, two students were killed in a car crash. now the person that students look to for guidance, leadership, and a laugh will not be here when school opens. >> the community revered him and respected him. i think he knew that. i have that we can affect on that now that he is not with us anymore, which is really sad. kellye: hundreds of people attended the memorial for

michael doran's son sam doran. >> this was a really glorious pain hearing how much everyone loved him and hearing the stories that showed how much he loved them. this community was incredibly special to him. >> reporter: the community showing that appreciation right back with a thunderous standing owe basing, the hundreds of people in attend -- ovation, the hundreds of people in attendance at his celebration of life ceremony thanking him for everything that he did which several people summed up to be love everyone. >> he believed in the ability of every one of his single students and staff. he expected greatness and his leadership paved the way to everyone producing greatness. >> reporter: there was no shortage of fond memories shared, people telling their stories of how doran educated by forging strong relationships first, the mother of at one point a new student. >> he would sit with her group during lunch. >> reporter: he served as principal for 12 years at thomas s wootton high school most recently leading the student body through a tragedy. students talk about how hard it will be

a memorial service will be held tonight for wootton high school principal michael doran. police found him dead in his apartment on wednesday. they believe the 64-year-old died of natural causes. it will take place at wootton stadium at 6:00. grief counselors will be on hand to support students and families. >>> i'm kristin wright at the live desk, following a big explosion in los angeles. it happened downtown. it was an underground blast from below the 19 story office building. there are firefighters doing into the building there. these are pictures from inside of this office building. the explosion is loud, felt for blocks. even knocked the power out down the street at the staples center during a shania twain concert. the explosion sparked a fire. you can see the smoke there. there were people hurt. several sounds like not badly though. our sister station is reporting that a generator may have exploded. back to you. >> thanks. >>> 6:05 now. a gas explosion destroyed part of a new york city high school. take a look here. this was john f. kennedy high school in the bronx.

michael doran. the school officials say the principal here for 12 years was found unresponsive in his bethesda apartment earlier today and pronounced dead short time later. all afternoon people have been coming here to put keepsakes on his parking spot. this is an awful summer for the wooton community. in uptwo students were killed in a car accident. even we spoke with today is echoing the sentiment of the school system. today say he had unwavering commitment to the students. >> that is all anybody can talk about. we are devastated as a community. >> he wasn't just a principal. people thought of him as someone who cared about him. it's nice to go through high school knowing someone is interested in your well being as much as you are. leon: tough times for the wooton community. we wish them the very best. jay korff reporting live. turning to the weather. change is underway outside. tomorrow morning we should see more. steve? >> we have changes on the way in terms of a cold front that is going to move

michael doran. dr.ed suddenly wednesday and right now it's still unknown what caused the death. the students and parents both remember him as a caring and devoted leader at the school. the individual jell will be at 6:00 tonight at the high school stadium. >>> and reboot the suit. the national air and space museum is reached its fundraising goal to conserve and display the space suit worn by neil armstrong on the moon. the kick starter campaign raised nearly $720,000 over the past few days. more than 9,000 people contributed to the cause. erica coo. >>> a beautiful day, returning to the sunshine a little bit breezy. but with a high of 88 degrees. that breeze is going to feel very pleasant and comfortable. a great weekend on tap with high temperatures staying in the upper 80s that humidity stays comfortable. so that's the reason it's going to be pleasant to be outside. >> sky right now over the scene of that woman report of a woman actually running on the beltway. this is on the outer loop of the beltway

michael doran, the school's principal who died suddenly on wednesday.f the students were supposed to start school a week from monday were key on putting on this memorial saying the doctor was always an inspiration. school staff, administrators here expecting around 2500 people to participate. that's how many lives dr. doran impacted and we will have more on the memorial coming up at 11:00 tonight. in rockville, stephanie ramirez, wusa9 news. >>> and the cause of dr. doran's death is still not known. he was wootton's principal for 12 years. >>> we are learning more tonight about the federal employees who used their work e- mails to browse the cheating website ashleymadison.com. the associated press now says two assistant u.s. attorneys, an i.t. administrator at the white house, a division chief and a government hacker at homeland security are just a few of the 15,000 government accounts they found. defense secretary ash carter also said the pentagon is looking into some of the folks on the list who used military addresses. >> of course it's an issue beca

michael doran tonight. dr. doran died suddenly on wednesday. his memorial tonight starts at 6:00 p.m. and it's at the high school stadium. >>> the cheating website ashley madison is scrambling to deal with the release of more confidential material. now hackers posted internal documents and details of additional users and as michelle miller explains, the pentagon is now concerned. ♪ >> reporter: in their latest data dump. hackers calling themselves impact team appear to have taken aim at ashley madison's top executive. the ceo. multiple outlets report that along with a trove of internal files the group posted this message -- hey noel. you can admit it's real now. the statement came just days after hackers exposed cheating spouses around the world. releasing 32 million members dating profiles and personal information. around 15,000 e-mail addresses appeared to trace back to u.s. government accounts. the defense secretary ash carter confirmed thursday that the pentagon is looking into some of the people on the list who used military addresses. >>

this time it's principal michael doran who was found dead in his about bethesda apartment -- in his bethesda apartment this morning. while talking with doran yesterday, he mentioned not feeling well and said he was on his way to the doctor. doran served as wootton's principal for 12 years and when we stopped by the school this evening it was clear he had touched many lives. >> he is one of those people that you could say like everyone had a connection with him and even -- it doesn't matter where you were, if you were an athlete or -- everybody had a special connection with doran. >> he's a fantastic guy. everything about him, he was charismatic, funny. >> he cared about the kids and the kids felt that. he just loved what he did. >> the school will hold a celebration of life service for doran this friday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., in the wootton stadium. >>> just feet away from a barn explosion, hear from the firefighter who stepped away from the building just in time. >>> and the soap opera known as the national zoo panda watch, we've got good news today. looks like there's possibly a baby on the w

michael doran. he was regarded as a caring educator.s vigil included stories from students, educators, and his son, sam. >> this was a really glorious pain hearing how much everyone loved him. this community was incredibly special to him. >> the funeral will be held at the saint francis episcopal church. >>> julian bond will be remembered today. eleanor holmes norton will join friends and supporters to remember bond who died on august 15th. he was a state hood advocate. the ceremony features a release of flowers into the tidal basin. >>> things may not be as bad as everyone first thought when it comes to rg3's concussion. >> he might play in next week's preseason game against baltimore. he was under constant pressure thursday night against detroit. he took three sacks and a lot of hard hits during the brief time he was in the game leading up to the concussion. fans have a lot to say on the issue. there's a lot of blame to go around. >> they shouldn't have played him. the offensive line is not protecting the man. >> everybody is not to b

michael doran has died. the school officials say dr. doran was found up responsive in his bethesda apartment this morning. the cause of death has not been determined. he worked in the montgomery county public schools for 18 years. his career in education spans more than four decades. kimberly: commotion in a court hearing for a former police officer charged with killing an unarmed man. adam torres, the former police officer painted in court. we are told he is recovering and is in good condition now. jeff goldberg was there and explains what led to it all. jeff: paramedics enter the courthouse moments after the fairfax county police officer adam torres faints and collapses. >> it's dramatic. on the human side you can't help but feeling sorry for the situation. jeff: just at a judge announced a trial date, torres fell over leading to gasps from those watching and his family. prior to the gasp, they argued he should be free on bond saying he is not a night risk. they said when he fired the fatal shot in john geer two years ago he is though

a memorial service will be held tonight for wootton high school principal michael doran. police found him dead in his apartment on wednesday and they believe the 64-year-old died of natural causes. the service will take place at wootton stadium between 6:00 and 9:00 tonight. grief counselors will be on hand to support students and their families. >>> right now a man who has been in prison four times for threatening to kill american presidents is in a d.c. jail. it's a story you saw first on news4. archie monroe glass has admitted to threatening to kill them on four occasions. he was released from a federal prison in oklahoma, but court records said he violated his parole and made two trips to d.c. this year. the secret service stopped him outside the white house and that has a lot of people upset. eleanor holmes norton said somebody dropped the ball. >> i'm surprised because the secret service is known for catching or at least tracking people who threaten the president. what happened to them this time? >> news4 learned glass stopped taking his psychiatric medication befor

wootton high school principal michael doran died yesterday just before the start of a new school year. police believe the 64-year-old died from natural causes. >>> we are working to learn more about a deadly crash in clinton, maryland. prince george's county police tell us two cars collided on branch avenue overnight. two people died. >>> and the redskins take on the detroit lions at home tonight. it's the team's second preseason game. there's a good chance you are going to get rained on if you're headed that way. >> yep. 5:31 right now. good morning. welcome back. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez. we want to get straight to your weather and traffic on the 1s with tom kierein tracking all the wet weather coming our way. >> we had one line of showers come through in the last couple of hours. now it's moving off to the north and east, now in northern anne arundel, bowie up to crafton and up to columbia and howard county. elsewhere, the pavement is sort of damp in northern virginia. but it's still wet in prince george's county. it looks like this area in green under a flash flo