molly hunter, abc news.indsey: german police have arrested a 28-year-old man for trying to blow up a bus carrying a professional soccer team earlier this month. he may have done it for money. the federal prosecutor's office in germany says the men have speculated on the team's share value dropping after the attack. they say prior to the explosion, there was an abnormalcy in the stock market with someone buying options, expecting a sharp decrease in prices. he is the only person involved. one of t injured. a memorial for the army specialist killed and the black hawk helicopter crash. the service for him was held this morning at a chapel in fort belvoir. the chopper went down on a golf course on monday. two others were injured. the cause of the crash is under investigation. parents are on edge in prince george's county, where a substitute teacher and coach is facing child pornography charges . he worked at bradbury heights elementary school, as a coach with south county sports academy . sam sweeney has more on

molly hunter, abc news, london. >>> live to washington, d.c.e've been waiting all morning to see what would happen here with the supreme court nominee con fir ration for neil gorsuch. senate democrats have secured enough votes to filibuster his nomination. republicans are vowing to confirm him anyway. they are going to do that possibly by using a senate rule changing it, and going for the so-called nuclear option. this means it's simple majority of 51 votes would overcome the filibuster instead of the current 60 vote requirement. we'll continue to watch that. >>> okay. a chance to step outside for lunch today you'll see it's lovely behind me. we are enjoying a gorgeous day outside again. check out the view from the explore tor yum camera at pier 15. blue skies, cooler today, and soak it up while you can. guess what returns by the end of the week? rain. our meteorologist is tracking what's in store. say it ain't so. >> unfortunately, it is so. live doppler 7 shows clear conditions in the bay area. currently 62 in san francisco. now, we're above

molly hunter, london. >>> bill cosby is in montgomery for another hearing in his sexual assault case. "action news" was there as the actor and comedian walked into the courthouse in norristown this morning. today's hearing centers on something band 20 years ago before he met his accuser. vernon odem is live in norristown before the showdown over the evidence. vernon. >> reporter: good afternoon, sarah we're talking about a drug called quaahludes that was popular and widespread years ago. this pretrial hearing will last all day long in the build up whats likely to become the biggest celebrity trial in american history. bill cosby returning to court this morning for yet another in the endless chain of pretrial hearing. the question before stephen o'neill can prosecutors use quaahludes in depositions. s lawyers do not want to hear that he gave the women quaahludes or money for educational fund. they have brought in 2,000 jurors from allegheny county in the wake of the pretrial publicity surrounding the lurid allegations. bill cosby now 79 is accused of drugging and molesting andrea const

molly hunter is in london. >> reporter: vladimir putin arriving to lay flowers for the victims is what is being called a terrorist act. >> we've seen similar terrorist attacks in the metro and moscow but never in st. petersburg. >> reporter: cell phone video showing the carnage on the subway platform shortly after the bomb exploded inside the subway carriage as it travelled between two stations. natalia was on the train. >> translator: it is good the train did not stop, it was going on full speed and we were lying there and i thought oh, god, just let us reach the station. >> reporter: once the train stopped, chaos as passengers climbed through mangled subway door. they cried for help. on the platform i saw many people lying, another woman said, there was blood. less than an hour later they disassembled another bomb. president trump reacted to the terror attacks back in washington. >> terrible. terrible thing happening all over the world. absolutely a terrible thing. >> and the entire st. petersburg subway shut down for about six hours. that city ground to a halt and no claim of respon

molly hunter, abc news, london. larry: tonight, without warning. a massive degree branch comes crashing down steps from the capitol. the man who died on the job. a plan to ease pain on the area's busiest highways from end to end. cardiac caps. >> it gets disappointing to be a caps fan year after year. larry: what the other guys are doing more celebrating. time to hit playoffs panic button? >> now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. >> oh. >> the crews catching this video of a branch falling less than an hour after a man was killed by another branch on capitol hill. this is happening at the long worth house office building at the intersection of the independence and the new jersey avenue. that is where sam ford is tonight. sam? sam: at 9:is a a big branch of -- 9:15 when a big branch collapsed to crush the capitol grounds worker, a pipefitter on the irrigation pipe. the tree described by the architect employees at 7 o to 80 year -- 70 to 80 years old. mcclanahan was rushed to the hospital where he later died. an hour yeah after the first collapse --

mollie hunter, abc news, jerusalem. >> many people are asking what's next. reggie from abc 7 mornings asked abc news political director rick klein about what president trump's next options are. >> so, rick, what we saw here was one targeted attack and a lot of people around the country, the world and in congress are wondering what happens next. do you see support in congress for a longer, more protracted battle with syria? >> i think there's two big questions here. first, what is the trump doctrine. what is it that president trump wants in syria. does he want re ream change, does he want to ensure there are no nuclear weapons that are used. does he want to see a degradation of the syrian military popping up opposition forces in the battle with isis. the second question is what is that appetite in congress that you mention. i think it's a critical one. >> klein says congressional support for an extended involvement in the middle east, may be weak. he points to the unpopular invasion of iraq as an example. >> former democratic presidential candidate hillary cl

abc's holly hunter live in london for us tonight with more. good evening, mollyr: monica, good evening. now authorities here in russia have launched a terrorism investigation. no confirmation yet on who they're looking for. a possible terror attack in saint petersburg. underground an explosion tearing through the subway. now president trump reacting back in washington. >> terrible. terrible thing. happening all over the world. absolutely a terrible thing. >> reporter: the death toll still rising and dozens injured. it was an unidentified device exploding on a train traveling 22en two stations. at 2:40 p.m. monday the explosion, then seconds later, smoke filled one of the stations. one eyewitness describing it all on a text message. there was a jolt and a bang, sparks smoke appeared with the smell of gun powder. some panicked he said is. in the neighboring carriage there was no light. these pictures posted on social media showing the immediate chaos unfolding. emergency crews rushing to the scene treating the injured rescuing survivors. 20 minutes later another bo

hunters view replays old buildings that are being torn down. today's event marked completion of a second group of apartments. many have bayvis stas in one of the sunniest spots in the city. supervisor mollyen who grew up in the same area acknowledged the hard work that made the new housing possible. she promised more development. >> this is not easy but we're not done. we're only scratching the surface so if you like what you see and you want to remain here, there is more to come. mark my words. there's more to come. and we are not gonna stop just right here at hunters view. >> nearly two-thirds of the tenants from the old complex are knew in the new units. this project was more than a decade in the making starting with a push by gavin newsom when he was mayor. >>> a fight for the american flag. the uc-davis student center says they will no longer fly it during the meetings. that decision was made last night. reporter lemor abrams is at the university getting answers on what sparked this controversial decision. >> reporter: it's not an outright ban on the american flag. but the decision makes it voluntary to fly the flag in student senate meetings and it's sparking outrage on campus. the