at the "live desk," nancy chen, abc7 news. alison: awful, nancy. of a care-giver who left a disabled man inside a van in 95-degree heat last summer. abhor was sentenced today to 18 months in jail. she left her client campbell inside a van while she shopped at a mall for two and a half hours. the father says his son had cerebral palsy and has seizures. >> i don't know what goes through someone's mind when they do that. he can't do anything, can't roll down the window or do anything for himself. larry: the police are looking for a man they say upskirtedded a woman and little girl while shopping. it happened last week at the wal-mart. the man recorded a 10-year-old girl and 36-year-old woman. the child's mother confronted gray cross tour. if you have seen him call the police. alison: coming up at 5:00, a tearful plea from a former congressman after several sex scandals. larry: later, while one state moves to remove signs of the confederacy another takes step to keep it strong. >> i cried, i laughed, been mad. >> remember this guy suing for $17 over a

nancy chen at the "live desk." nancy: there are several blocks of times square is blocked off after the chaos around 12:00 noon. they are calling it an isolated incident and say there was no indication it's an act of terrorism. the driver 26-year-old richard rojas did a u-turn and jumped a curve to a sidewalk. he drove for three blocks hitting several people before crashing into a paircade. an 18-year-old woman was killed. >> we went around the corner and heard a big crash. we saw people running away. we went back to the corner and we sidewalk. around the corner. we saw a ticket person on the ground. police were running to help him. then the car started on fire. >> looking at the live pictures of the scene. the traffic is blocked off. rojas tried to run after the crash and reportedly punched an officer before a traffic agent tackled him and taking him into custody. they are working to determine if he had drugs or alcohol in the system. at the "n.f.l. "n.f.l. live -- e desk," nancy chen. alison: thank you. we have wo

nancy chen has the latest. nancy: this was a right. one from a police cruiser, the police arresting an 18-year-old after he was driving the stolen car on the grounds of einstein high school in north kensington. saw mario officer alvarado walking on school grounds. the officer tried to pull him over as he drove away. alvarado took off and he was arrested a short time later. an assault rifle that was stolen from the rockville city police department found a alsop stolen shotgun from the same police cruiser. charges, including possession of a stolen vehicle. now, a lookppening at some stunning images of a fire at a day care in. texas the good news is, nobody was inside or hurt. the flames are shooting out of the building next to the playground and the cause is under investigation. alison: an organ donor was found on social media. as jay korff reports, old friends are sharing a life-saving bond. >> we really cannot do much. we are on restrictions. , theyntil a few days ago had not seen each other in nearly 20 years. now harmon is staying te

jonathan: we have team coverage, nancy chen with the latest. nancy: ariana grande twitting moments ago on this horrible from the bottom of my heart, i'm so, so sorry, i don't have words. aficials are treating this as terrorist attack as the concert was ending just as the explosion went off just after 10:30 monday night. the arena said that it happened folks scrambling to find safety. publicist says she is ok, and cell phone video captured concert goers fling the arena after the attack. #roomformanchester is trending on social media. michelle? ofhelle: that arena is one the largest in the u.k., first responders dealing with a massive crime scene, as nancy mentioned. speaking with a former fbi agent. tim: attacks like this in manchester are hard for law enforcement to stop unless investigators have good intelligence before the attack. former fbi agent brad garrett says we give terrorists too much credit because it does not take much skill to carry out an attack, the entrance of the manchester arena, which would have been much easier than inside th

nancy chen is at the live desk to explain that one for us. nancy. nancy: it has to deal with how prosecutors charge and sentence various offenders. jeff sessions sending a memo to every u.s. attorney around the country, urges a crackdown on gangs and drugs and harsher sentences for nonviolent drug offenders. jeff sessions: i asked them to charge and pursue the most serious offense as i believe the law requires. most serious, readily, proveable offense. nancy: the 1 1/2-page memo rolls back the smart on crime initiative that was credited for bringing down the crime rate as well as the incarceration rate for the first time in 40 years. at the live desk, nancy chen, abc 7 news. larry: thiis in ceremony for peter. he's been the acting chief since former chief kathy linear retired and took a job with the nfl. the d.c. council confirmed him earlier this month. alison: well, tonight, d.c. police are working to find the person who shot and killed a grandmother. sitting in her wheelchair back in january. d.c. bureau chief sam ford met with vivian marrow's so

nancy chen has the latest. nancy: the video was tough to watch, but the man was not seriously hurt. officer hernandez was chasing the guy who they thought had a gun, but no weapon was found. the video shows him driving after him and then hitting him with his cruiser another officer was chasing on foot. a jury found officer hernandez guilty of second-degree assault, the state's attorney saying that she believes his actions were not warranted. actionser hernandez's on this day not only violated the community but was in opposite of the value this tomunity would like for us be tough but fair and respect humanity of the people we police and prosecute. nancy: hernandez will be sentenced in july and faces a maximum of tenures and present. he was found not guilty of misconduct in office. manon: new video of the accused of sexually assaulting a woman at an arlington apartment. see him running away, the attack happening earlier this month on key boulevard. likely leadt he was in by a kind stranger, then posed as a maintenance worker as he knocked on doors. the police. and now tonight -- >> he

alison: nancy chen has the pictures that the police want you to see. nancy: these are clear images of terrifying moments. the police are trying to track down the people behind them. friday, with three suspects barging in. one had a gun and waved it around. the other stood guard. over the counter, everyone inside order to the ground except for a man working told to get an medication, apparently because it contains codeine. moments later, across town near american university, two suspects barging into a drugstore and amending the same type of medication. areindividuals in this case believed to be like to another drugstore robbery friday and prince george's county. jonathan: fast-moving developments in the probe of russia and the u.s. elections. coming up tomorrow, the senate intelligence committee issued a subpoena to the former national security adviser michael flynn, asking for documents about his directions with russian officials. so far, no comment from f russian investigation will go on even after the president fired fbi director james comey yesterda

at the live desk, nancy chen, abc 7 news. jonathan: a deadly amtrak derailment in pennsylvania. tonight, official word no criminal charges will be filed against the engineer of that train. the train was going more than double the speed limit and the engineer was distracted. prosecutors say there is no evidence of criminal intent or recklessness. a people were killed in the 2015 crash. alison: students in south carolina are safe tonight thanks to their school bus driver. look at this scene. the driver got everyone off the school bus before it erupted into flames this morning for stop nobody was hurt. exactly how this happened we still don't know. iss week, 7 on your side giving you an exclusive look at an elite rescue group. jonathan: they are called virginia task force one, made up of local volunteers to rush into danger all over the world. is flyingm barber with them out west for their intense week of training. >> purpose. helicopter in bus crashes make it look like a disaster zone, but that is the purpose. >> we want to make sure that it is fresh all the time. tim: he is part

nancy chen, abc 7 news. jonathan: right now there is an all-out search for this guy who killed five people in a crash and 4014. today he did not show up for sentencing. has beenis gps tracker removed, so he went off the radar. tom roussey is live with the search happening now. tom? alison, he is still out there at this hour. kenneth kelley supposed to walk into the courthouse and not expected to walk out as a free man, facing decades in prison. he did not show up today and the hunt is on for him. >> if he had any kind of remorse, and economy heart, he would have been here. tom: the victim's family members were furious once it became apparent that kelley was a no-show. >> you killed five people. his lost a mom, mom's lost kids, five people. tom: it was one of the county's worst crashes in decades. kelley drove 70 miles per hour drunk and smashed into a car on livingston road and oxon hill, killing two sisters and children aged 13 and one. a passenger in kelley's car died. in late march he pled guilty to 28 ch

nancy chen, abc 7 news. alison: meanwhile, new developments in a cold case that baffled investigators for nearly 30 years. officials now say that a woman from fairfax was the jane doe who was unidentified since she was killed in 1990. she was crossing a highway in huntington beach, california, when she was struck and killed by two cars. she was 26 at the time. her family just thankful to finally know what happened to her. jonathan: president trump contradicting the white house about firing fbi director james comey, saying it was his idea to fire comey. the white house had firing was recommended by the deputy attorney general. went on to call comey a showboat leading an agency in turmoil. looking ahead on the matter of possible russian interference in the election, the president said the firing of comey would not have an impact on that probe. only on 7, exclusive access to elite rescue training, the spotlight has to do with the rescuers. alison: tim barber shows us how some local pups will soon be saving live

the deadly bombing at the concert in manchester alison: nancy chen is tracking the developments. threat level raised from severe to critical, the highest level that it can be. the progress my minister says that it -- the british prime minister says that another attack may be imminent. the man who carried out the the ariana grande concert has been identified as salman abedi, with 22 victims isis has claimed responsibility for the attack but investigators have not confirmed it. jonathan: tributes around the world, memorial events at the sight of the attack and thousands of miles away in d.c. alison: tom roussey has how the world is uniting in the shadow of terror. tom? in: throughout the night and the last half hour, folks have been bringing flowers. there is one big display, several bouquets on the ground, and a message, "united with manchester." just an example of what's going on throughout the world. feeten flowers lie at the of winston churchill outside of the british embassy. earlier in the day -- >> an overwhelming sense the market muslim community is boggled. tom: they set u

nancy chen has more. nancy: they were trying to land when it went off the runway. a wing was detach and that caused them to crash. the pilot and copilots were killed and were the only ones on board. >> if you look at the runway or the gouge marks. we know what the weather was. we declared a state of emergency a minute after the airplane crashed. >> that plane is operated by a contractor working for ups. the runway is closed while they figure out what happened here. >> we are on storm watch. the strong winds damaged half a dozen other buildings. the national weather service sending out the crews to confirm if it's from a tornado. en ef-1 tornado touched down in granville this morning and you can see damage behind us. alison: we heard it was on the ground for a mile. >> we get the drones to put up or a good idea. it takes the expert to do this all the time. >> we had a deluge this morning. >> it caused issue and the localized flooding. but it came in a rough way but we whittleed away at the drought and the look of rain. this is a backlash of the system. there are hea

nancy chen is at the "live desk." : this is a major reversal from slager who claimed he opened fire in self-defense. look at the chilling video of the traffic stop. fire. today slager pled guilty in federal court to violating the civil rights of walter scott. as part of the deal, the state prosecutors agreed to drop a pending murder charge against him. federal authorities not releasing delays about the plea deal but slager led away at the end of the hearing and faces possible life sentence. back to you. larry: thank you. toy guns so real police say they are putting children's lives in danger. cleveland police patrolman's association is suing the companies that make them. >> the remedy we will be looking for is that the gun would not replicate a real gun. that that gun would be of such a color, have such a tip. larry: the cleveland police union lawsuit wants toy guns to look different than real ones. it's too hard to tell the difference between real and fake and could lead to deaths like the one the 12-year-old boy tami

nancy chen has more. nancy: they arrested five people in connection to the bombing outside the ariana grande concert. today the special deterrent force revealed on the facebook page that one confessed knowing all the details and he and his brother belonged to isis. >> the fact that he lived there for so long. >> they confirmed that abedi was working with a broader network. the terror level is at critical. the highest on the scale. 20 people remain in the hospital. 22 were killed. larry: the terror attack in washington felt in washington as the thousands are planning to attempted memorial day events. stephen tschida has the latest from law enforcement. stephen: the stage is behind me. a lot of the people who plan to attend mindful of the critical terror alert in england and wondering what is the situation in the capitol? the carnage from a terror attack in crowded con seventy venue in manchester, england, now on high alert. in d.c., the crews scrambled to get the stage set for sunday's massive memorial day

nancy chen has the story. ble. 23-year-old madeline was visiting family in montana when she went for a hike with her dog. the pair ended up taking a wrong turn in the woods near glacier national park. they were lost in the wild earnest with no food. they launched full scale search by land and air that intensified when the grizzly tracks were found in the area. they finally found them and the helicopter called in to to safety because of the rugged terrain. >> just want to say thank you to everyone that put in all of this effort to help me. >> the first words when they found her was can i hike out with you? >> they were five miles away from where they entered the woods. they were cold, tired and hung are you but were both in good spirits and unharmed. she reunited with her parents last night. thank you. alison: a different ordeal of sorts. a california couple came one a unique way to take the love to new heights. they traveled to mount everest to tie knot. they climbed 17,000 feet to the every rest base camp and

nancy chen is at the "live desk" to explain why. nancy: british prime minister theresa may says the bissed on trust. but after photos of the crime scene in the "new york times" the trust appears to be strained. >> pictures of the arming device of the bomb. the public doesn't need to see that. there is no good purpose served by that. i don't blame the british one bit for turning off the flow of information..& nancy: sources say the british prime minister did speak with president trump today about the issue at the nato summit. tonight, libyan anti-terror officials say the alleged bomber called his mother hours before the attack and asked her to forgive him. so far eight people have been arrested in england in connection with the investigation including salman abedi's father and two of his brothers. alison: another setback for president trump's travel ban. a federal appeals court upheld ruling on a ban. the chief judge wrote that the ban drips with religious intolerance. even though the administration says it was motivated by national s

nancy chen has this side of the story. >> two questions here. did the president break the law and did he compromise the national security. we heard that president trump shared the highly classified intelligence with the russian officials in a meeting in the oval office. the white house security officials are backing the president saying he was never told where the information came from. >> the president was meeting with the foreign minister about the terrorist threat. this is the context of the information where it was holy appropriate to share what the -- wholly appropriate to share what the threat was. >> anybody in the government and you'd talk about the possibility of a serious crime. the president has the ability as a legal matter to declassify anything. at any time. >> the c.i.a. chief mike pompeo set to brief members of the house intelligence committee. we have more and what happens there >> hillary clinton is launching a program called onward together and it's aimed to encourage people to get involved, organize and run for office. >> ton

nancy chen is here with a life-saving example you have to see. nancy: this all unfolded in topeka, kansas. a police officer saw a little boy walking close to a pond when the 4-year-old fell in. now we will let the footage caught on the body come ra tell the story from there. >> hey! >> i need help. call 911 for me. we have a get that fell into a pond. >> i got a civilian. i got him out. he fell in the pond. almost drowned. i got him out. >> heart stopping to listen to and to watch. as you heard him say yes, they got him out. it turns out that the little boy the parents had been searching for him after he was unlocked the backdoor. his father was in the bathroom. his name is elijah and his family says he is all right. but terrifying to see him. you see how quickly the officer jumps in. he does not think twice and he saved his life. larry: love the body camera there to show the heroism. we forget they are people, too. nancy: absolutely. heroes in what they do. larry: very heroic. thank you. alison: well, you know today would have been the fourth bir

a lot of us parents want the know the new research nancy chen is here with a warning for everyone. >>you see kids younger and younger using the technology. the new stoleddy deals with the babies and the -- study deals with the babies and the toddlers because they love to touch the screens but it would take a toll on their speech. researchers at the university of toronto studied more than a thousand kids under the age of 2. they asked the parents about how much time their kids spent on handheld devices all day. then they asked about the children's language skills. they found that the kids who spend nearly half an hour a day looking at the screens had a higher risk of significant speech delays versus those who had no screen time. nancy: they say everything should be in moderation but they want to do more research to find out if the tablets are directly related to the delays. larry: okay. well, police in cambridge, new york, say they have solved a paranormal picture that had the internet puzzled. take a look at the ghostly photo that appears to show a little girl in the woods. it went vi

nancy chen is in the satellite center to monitor developments in the war on terror. nancy: this happened at the height of rush hour on a busy road filled with the embassies the bomber was in a water truck that exploded killing 90 people. four others were hurt including 11 americans. the deadly actually attack. they condemned any attack against the civilians and we are told women and children are among the dead and the security guards at the embassies. this comes in the first week of the holy month of ramadan. alison: thank you. disturbing accusations about an incident at the arlington national cemetery on memorial day. unidentified man, this person in this photo. authorities say this suspect repeatedly inappropriately suched a young girl. a girl he didn't know. anyone with information is asked to call the f.b.i. larry: this video shows them dumping a patient from a wheelchair. the hospital is updating the training efforts to ensure it doesn't happen again. we have more at 6:00. alison: there has been movement today in a story developing for decades. in northwest washi

nancy chen at the "live desk" with new information about ingmar gaundique. ncy in nancy: tonight, gaundique is back in el salvador. immigration and custom officials say he was deported friday night. he had been in i.c.e. custody since june. he was convicted in 2010 for murdering the congressional internal in 2001. but that conviction was overturned last year after questions about a jailhouse informant testimony. news release from i.c.e. today said he was being deported because he is a documented member of the gang m s-13. larry: the search is on for this man. police believe he posed as a maintenance worker to get in a woman's apartment and sexual assaulted her. jeff goldberg is live with more information about the case jeff: all day, the arlington police were speaking with the witnesses canvassing the area around the atrium condo complex in testimony rosslyn section of -- complex in the rosslyn section of arlington. they released video of the man they are looking for. the suspect gets on the elevator at 9:47 sunday. right after police believe he committed the

nancy chen has dash cam video from the incident. >> this video in court is very dra it maic. we want you to know that the man hit was not hurt. the dash cam video showing him driving after the suspect and hitting him with his cruiser. if jury found him guilty of second-degree assault. he will be sentenced in july and face ten years in prison. larry: thanks. this is from the newsroom as well. new video of the man police suspect of breaking into an apartment building and sexual assaulting a woman. this happened sunday may 7 in arlington. if you recognize the man please call police. >> this is taking hours. alison: 44 years ago today the senate started hearings on the watergate scandal involving president nixon. tonight members of the judiciary committee are asking for memos from former director comey and any white house recording of his conversations with president trump. we are more. scott: the senate intelligence committee asking for information from the former director comey. there is a hearing for wednesday from jason chaffetz wants to say he wants james comey to testify in

at the "live desk," nancy chen, abc7 news. larry: thank you. ariana grande returning to manchester this weekend hosting a benefit concert for the victims of the manchester terrorist attacks. sunday's concert will feature the acts like justin bieber. they are searching a new building in connection with the deadly explosion. the significance of the building was not made public but the website posted video of a bomb disposal van arriving at the property. alison: there are mixed reports tonight about the future of the ban earlier today politico reported that the united states told the european union the ban was not going to happen. but then an hour later a department of homeland security spokesperson said it was wrong. we are keeping an eye on developments on the possible ban. we will let you know when somethingdy fintive happens. larry: the d.c. residents work to stop violence after series of shootings in the past few days. stephen tschida is in the northwest where crimewalk just wrapping up. >> a march to end the violence. a shooting spree saturd