mike conneen was therefore the heartfelt homecoming. mike: 57 members of fairfax county's urban search and rescue team received a hero's welcome today. there were hugs and kisses, and also thank you's from the washington nepalese community. on april 25, team members were in the middle of a training exercise. when news broke of the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in nepal, killing more than 8200 the immediately deployed. five days later, they pulled a 15-year-old boy from the rubble. >> we were able to assess him medically. for being in there so long, he was fairly healthy for the situation. mike: this week, a massive seven point three magnitude aftershock. trapped under what had been a four-story building, the team rescued a 41-year-old woman. >> we did a lot of good work over there, but it's good to be home. mike: each night, they would update families from the chantilly headquarters. still, it was a difficult three weeks. >> we stayed away from the news. very happy he was part of this and proud of him. mike: they said when they sa

in northwest mike conneen abc7 news. alison: the senate democratic leader has a borne to pick with the national football league a dale after the nfl suspended new england quarterback tom brady for his role in a plan to deflate footballs harry reid called on the league to act just as quickly on another matter. >> harry: i find it stunning that they are more concerned with the air in a football that a name that denigrates people across the country. alison: senator reid previously called on the nfl to push for the washington team to change the name. team owner dan snydre said he would never change the name. leon: we are two hours away from swearing in of the youngest mayor in maryland history. 19-year-old brandon pollen is his name and he will become the mayor of indian head tonight after winning last week's election with 239 votes. more than doubling the total of the incumbent mayor. today he told abc7 the victory shows that young people need to get involved. >> young people can get involved. >> anyone can get involved. yo

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>> in southeast washington, mike conneen, abc7 news. leon: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert and a fix for a glitch that can disable your iphone. we told you earlier about the text message with the arabic characters that can cause your phone to crash. apples is it has a temporary fix. if you get locked out ask siri to read unread messages and then ask her to reply to the malicious message. once you get back in you delete the message conversation. alison: mickey mouse is going to put the ears to good use. duke energy is going to build a solar farm near walt disney world in florida. it will provide power to the park. the 48000-panel array will be shaped like mickey mouse's head. it should be in service by the end of the year. only fitting. leon: yeah. it works. all right. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- on the move. >> find out why the lighthouse needs to shift. alison: plus, going for the repeat. meet this week's working woman and the team makes a splash at the world canoe championship. leon: then new at 6:00 -- another court ca

mike: mike conneen, abc 7 news. kellye: new information about a vicious attack at a metro station. the man in this video throwing the punches is elijah smith. abc 7 news has learned he was arrested after a local actor was attacked in silver spring about one year ago. the police say right now they do not have elijah smith in custody. the man behind a series of movie theater bottle bombings will spend 18 years in jail. manual joyner-bell hit theaters in maryland and virginia that were filled to capacity. prosecutors read text messages that he sent that day making fun of the moviegoers who ran out in panic. nobody was hurt in the attacks. even if you never met him, you know his name. monsignor leonard hurley died this week at the age of 84. he is the namesake of the father hurley boulevard, named after him after his work in germantown helped shape the community into what it is today. coming up on washington weekly, drunk and still driving, a staggering number of repeat offenders and why one bill that could stop them is facing a huge hold up. devon: a fine summer day today. we will tra

leon: but as mike conneen reports, some want to extend it beyond one day of the year. mike: on the fourth annual bike to school day one d.c. parent expressed his frustration in a blog post. >> we do all the events and year avenue year after year, we have the mayor come and what does it mean? mike: last year, tim decided to let his then fourth grade daughter bike to school. he was most concerned about her crossing 17th street southeast. she calls a virtual freeway. >> it just takes one person to be texting while driving and it ruins our lives. ruins their lives too. mike: residents want this to change from one-way to two-way or have a camera or something. >> they have a sign. mike: not just speeding drivers, parents are concerned about infrastructure. corners that lack curve cuts and crosswalks that change too fast or don't change at all. >> the biggest is not having the bike lanes open. mike: of course the safety issues are not unique to children. >> you really have to be on alert wherever you are. mike: still many cyclists give ddot credit. >> the city is putting in bi

mike conneen, abc 7 news. kellye: in the coming week, we are expecting more names to be added to the list. former rhode island governor and senator lincoln chafee is said to announce wednesday he will seek the democratic presidential nomination. a former republican, he will make the announcement at the george mason center for politics in arlington. and donald trump is also making his plans clearer tonight. he said he will make a major announcement in new york june 16. trump will head to the early primary state of new hampshire the next day. abc 7 is your station for complete vote 2016 coverage. stay up-to-date on the latest developments on the campaign train trail -- on the campaign trail at wjla.com, facebook, and twitter. a second man has come forward accusing former house speaker dennis hastert of sexual abuse the alleged abuse taking place several decades ago when he was a teacher and coach at an illinois high school. the federal indictment accuses his am paying that's accuses him of paying $1.7 million fo

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scott: as mike conneen reports, the local vs. federal conflict raises many issues district autonomy, abortion rights and religious liberty. district voting rights activists are up in arms. house lawmakers voted mostly along party lines to block d.c.'s recently passed reproductive health nondiscrimination act. democrats have again accused republicans of a war on women. they say attacking a local law that protects workers in d.c. who use birth control or abortion services. >> this is not the business. reporter: because the d.c. law takes effect on saturday this g.o.p. led effort is largely symbolic. unlikely the senate could consider the measure in time and the white house has already threatened to veto referring to the house bill this legislation would give employers cover to fire employees for the personal decisions they make about birth control and their reproductive health. still, house republicans pushed it through. >> we have a number of members that are concerned about this issue and the issue is one of religious liberty. mi