in washington, i'm michelle macaluso.arry: spotlight on education focus on high school students in northwest d.c. that are teaming one imax to help the environment. wilson high school is one of four schools across the country selected to take part in the project. the school will get $5,000 so students can make two environmental documentaries. >> super group oriented from the ebeginning trying to get as much experience as possible. larry: they are four and a eight minutes long and used to support the u.n. nation priorities for climate action. how cool is that? alison: that is fantastic. and paid to do it. good stuff. charles six and today he introduced a bill to let the schools give priority to outdoor playgrounds or fields instead of the on-site parking. the mayor has the ability to create school parking zones. teachers and the staff would apply for the permit in the zone within a few blocks of the school. larry: coming up tonight at 6:00, a brutal attack. a woman spotted throwing haymakers outside a drive-through in geor

in washington, michelle macaluso. >> when is the last time an actor assassinateed a president? >> outrageous? crossing the line? how the white house is responding to the johnn larry: make sure you are ready to celebrate 4th of july safely. alison: later, a heart-stopping moment caught on camera. >> d.c. buil alison: some of the homeless does not trust the city and nathan baca is live for a housing center for women in northwest washington to explain. nathan? nathan: more than 80 women now live at the ywca on road island avenue but they have more than that. they have a key that opens up a door to their new home. nathan: she finally has a police to call home and keep belongings off the street. >> i have been homeless since 2008. i have never had my own place. never. i am due to be 51. nathan: district political and business leaders celebrating the opening of the ywca affordable housing center to end homelessness in the city by 2020. >> you can't see the 500 units but for us think about the families we have saved from being displaced. >> earlier the city displaced the homeless peop

in washington i'm michelle macaluso. le: right now at of 2:00 -- >> -- right now at 6:00 -- >> it's a blank. michelle: broken and battered with no idea what happened. the mystery spurring action in a story you will see only on 7. jonathan: caught on video, a man diving the window of a moving car. >> reaching the tipping point. the crash, the aftermath and the rescue on video. >> now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: first tonight at 6:00 only on 7, a mystery consuming a d.c. neighborhood and a woman who cams the community home. she woke up like this. in a hospital room battered and bruised, broken bones, concussion and no memory of what happened to her. the search for answers starts at the corner street in northwest washington. ryan hughes is joining us live now. the d.c. police don't even know what happened. they don't have a clue, do they? ryan: a lot of people are scratching their heads on this one. the woman believes she was hit by a car but there are a lot of conflicting reports. e.m.s. says yes but the p

on capitol hill, i'm michelle macaluso. back to you. alison: thank you. republicans are celebrating a historic victory in georgia. last night karen handel won the state's sixth congressional district in a special election. she narrowly beat democrat jon ossoff in the most expensive house race in history. handel thanked president trump for his support. she will be the first republican woman to represent georgia in congress. larry: republican gianforte sworn in today as the newest member of congress. he won a special election last month to fill a vacant house seat. but the night before the election, he attacked a reporter who asked him about the g.o.p. healthcare bill. gianforte pleaded guilty but received no jail time. alison: new information tonight about the steam pipe explosion that rocked downtown baltimore last night. five people were hurt. when the underground pipe steam, chunks of asphalt and other debris flying. nancy chen has the latest developments on this. this was something else. nancy: it really was. this explosion was so big it buckled the pa

an capitol hill, michelle macaluso. larry: larry smith at the "live desk." tonight theat dore roosevelt island is closed and find out why the popular trail is off-limits. plus, "7 on your side" team gets results after taking a smash-and-grab video from the car to mayor muriel bowser. how do you dedicate funding to metro? the change local lawmakers think needs to happen to make it a reality coming up tonight new at 5:00. see you in a few. nancy: thank you. incredible video out of sarasota, florida. five masked men bursting in a house. one with a shotgun. the homeowner was ready as the man advanced. he came at him with a machete. he disarmed a robber and everyone else ran away. the homeowner held one of the until the police arrived. they also found the four who ran away. not good for those involved. jonathan: one against five. that worked out all right. war against terror, u.s. forces are shooting down syrian wear plane in air-to-air combat that is accused of dropping bombs near american partner forces. russia is stepping in saying it will treat u.s. coalition