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jay: nancy chen -- nancy: nancy chen with breaking news, we are hearing from the parents of the 25-year-old government contractor accused of leaking a nsa confidential document about possible russian election tampering and sending it to an online news agency. tonight her mother and stepfather voicing support for her when they spoke to cnn's anderson cooper. i know that she served her country, she was a veteran in distinction for six years, the patriot. >> i know she did something wrong, she has always come clean with it. she has always been willing to accept the consequences. but i'm terrified for her right now. nancy: reality winner lived and worked in fort meade before going to georgia for stop she is facing a decade in prison. alison: meanwhile, a change in local policies that may have been triggered by fake news. cnn is reporting russian hackers infiltrated a news agency in qatar and posted a false story. anna-lysa gayle has what happened next. anna-lysa: based on the cnn news exclusive, the reports may be 's to cutng qatar economic and political ties, leading to a much bigger crisis. i

that is where nancy chen joins us. nancy: good evening to you. the shots ringing out across the river in del ray, security was stepped up here on the nation's capitol. stephen tschida is joining us now from the senate and the house office buildings. the changes have been noticeable but inside and outside. stephen: well, it's tangible, nancy. you can see the capitol police here, the presence is very strong today. i can tell you when i arrived here today you could sense the urgency. this was just shortly after the capitol. word of the shooting spread. shootings jeff duncan believes that politics motivated. >> i would make that assumption. because he has asked me if the team was the republican or the democrat team practicing. i responded it was the republican team practicing. he proceeded to shoot republicans. stephen: some striving for unity amid fear and worry for the colleagues. >> at a moment like this we are asking questions and figuring out what the motives were this is a time to unite and put the differences aside. stephen: despite the sense

nancy chen joining us live with the latest. nancy: good evening. we are 45 minutes right now from the first pitch at 7:05. a big night at nats park. 20,000 people are expected to attend the game. that is double the size of an average crowd here. we have a banner from abc7 newschannel8 for six people who were hurt in yesrd coming by signing this, sending well wishes. we will take it to capitol hill when we are said and done tonight. meanwhile it is heating up inside the ballpark where the players are warming up. someone else inside, tom roussey has a look at what is going on in there now. tom? tom: let me get out of the way. the first pitch is an hour away. this is what is going on, on the field at nats park. this is a number of the folks playing in the game. gathering on the field. this promises to be a very emotional night in light of what happened yesterday. it promises to be a bipartisan night i'm being told. this is always a bipartisan event. people from both parties get together to raise money for charity. i'm told this year it will be especia

nancy chen, abc7 news. larry: d.c. mayor muriel bowser defending the response to the di alternate vehicles. bowser said the police can only do so much. the community bears responsibility. >> if you are allowing them fuel up at the gace station. we have more to look at what they are doing to combat the swarms at 6:00. alison: it's another beauty of a day. doug hill in the weather center with more. >> we have had more showers to go through the area. this is the back edge of the showers that passed here an hour ago. let's talk about the doppler radar. show you a remaining this is just about done. more sunshine through the evening hours. the ballpark is fine. sunshine, 74 at the first pitch. the range of temperatures is 502 to 60. but tomorrow is beautiful at 83. then the heat and the humidity will build and build through the weekend to the low 90's. it will feel warmer. we will check out the fourth of july in ten-day in 11 minutes. larry: talk to you then. theresa may calling for an investigation in the high-rise fire tha

nancy chen is at the "live desk" and is monitoring the new developments for this? nancy: there are new developments. nine republican lawmakers oppose the plan as it stands and a fox news poll shows approval for it at just 27%. three other polls don't have it with any more of 17% approval. vice president pence is confident there will be a plan that can pass. >> before the summer is out, president trump will work with the congress and we'll keep a promise to the american people. we will repeal and replace obamacare. >> i said mr. president i would love to help you on healthcare. i cannot go down the repeal process. can you work with us and be the mr. fix it president and let's repair it? nancy: another blow to the republican congress today as the congressional budget office the federal deficit to spike to $693 billion this year. that is $134 million more than it originally predicted in january. lawmakers have until early or mid-october to increase the amount the governor can borrow before it hits the debt ceiling and starts defaults on the loan. at the "live desk," na

nancy chen is at the "live desk" with what the changes do and do not include. nancy? nancy: first, what the changes do not include. there is not an expansion of the cabin laptop ban instituted earlier in year. the department of the homeland security is threatening to expand the ban if airlines don't comply with the security measures. they have intensive screening of all passengers on any u.s. bound flight. the airlines are expected to tighten the security around planes and passenger areas. homeland security john kelly sid disruptions to travelers should be minimal. >> we cannot play in the national whackamole with each new threat. instead we must put in place new measures across the board to keep the traveling public safe and make it harder for terrorists to succeed. large electronics from flights from the middle east and africa. secretary kelly said if they meet the criteria the bans from flights of ten airports could be lifted. back to you. larry: thanks. part of president trump's controversial travel ban set to go into effect tomorrow. the administration has yet to

so now we want to head back to nancy chen at nats park. nancy: brad, thank you very much. see you then. meantime, interest in tonight's game is really at an all-time high. if you are coming down to nats park for the game, or if you are just in the area and you want to send your well wishes, i want to show you something. abc7 and newschannel8 has put together this banner for those who were injured in yesterday's incident. so you can sign it. leave a message of well wishing and we will send it over to the people who are affected on capitol hill. so please come by and see our abc7 team for that. some notes, though. if you are heading down here, security is tight. just like at any other event at nats park. there are metal detectors. all bags will be checked. tickets are going fast. you can expect a big crowd tonight. also, give yourself extra time to get down here. kevin lewis is already down here. he joins us also from the stadium. people really want to come together especially given what happened yesterday. kevin: absolutely, nancy. no doubt about that. more than 20,000 peop

satellite center, nancy chen, abc7 news. larry: well, leesburg man accused of giving top secret documents to chinese agent. kevin mallory of leesburg arrested. skytrak7 flying over the scene of the investigation. court records say he is an army veteran working as a special agent in the state department. this is charged under the federal espionage act meaning he could face the death penalty. alison: new d.n.a. technology bringing hope of capturing a serial rapist in montgomery county. larry: the new image showing the face of the man suspected of sexually assaulting women at ran done years later. kevin lewis spoke to a victim today. kevin? kevin: larry and alison, this man left behind his d.n.a. at three different scenes. delivered that evidence to a laboratory in reston. and this is the result following six weeks of analysis and processing. >> i was raped. there is no question about that. kevin: by telephone this 75-year-old woman spoke of being raped in her germantown condo. it happened twice. seven months apart. by the same

nancy chen has the developing story. >> this is the little girl. the police put out several alerts. she speaks primarily spanish and is between two and five years old. show was found wearing black pants and white tank and blue sandals. they are hoping that someone will recognize her and knows who the parents are. if you have any information call the metropolitan police department. larry: the secret service says a person arrested outside the white house is 17-year-old from silver spring. the teenager is facing unlawful entry charges after he tried to jump a bike rack security fence. >> on the fist day of the meteorological summer this is a beautiful view from national harbor. plenty of sunshine. it's 58 in warrenton. a warm spot. 83 at quantico. some of the warmer readings in a number of days. 2017 downtown herndon festival is underway. the weather could not be more beautiful. temperatures are dropping in the 70's. light winds, no chance of rain. overnight is clear. be cool in the suburbs. 53 in the northern and the western suburbs. 60 in downtown washington. clear skies, comfortable

nancy chen joins us now. even republicans are saying enough with the tweets. nancy: there has been a lot of outrage over the tweets. republican lawmakers saying it has gone too far. that includes house speaker paul ryan and barbara comstock. she said the tweets went too briefing house press was almost entirely consumed by questions about the president's tweets. >> the president has been attacked mercilessly on personal accounts by members of that program. i don't think it is a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. nancy: many brought up the comments from mrs. trump saying that she would fight cyber bullies. alison: a government accused of selling secret documents to china, kevin mallory of leesburg is out of jail tonight. a federal judge ordered him free on bond, that even though prosecutors are worried he could flee the country. mallory is charged with espionage. first stormwatch 7 forecast this thursday evening, quiet right now, just a few passing clouds not amounting to a hell lot. the dayt cranking up the heat and humidity one more time. daytim

nancy chen, abc 7 news. who shot up, man and pizza in northwest washington because of a fake news story has been sentenced to four years in prison. edgar welch made this video while driving from north carolina to the district in december. in the video he said he expected a confrontation and that he might be killed. intentent to comet pizza on freeing child sex slaves. alison: the man who disobeyed an order to stay out of the district after his arrest at the trump hotel is behind bars. the judge ordered him held until his next court date. he was arrested after the police found guns in his car and at hotel, and again when he returned to the district in violation of the court order. >> i hope there are tapes. jo today from president trump about his tweet in may in which he claimed to have tapes of his conversation with former fbi director james comey. --ay, the president said confessed he had no such recording. comey was fired in the midst of the investigation into russia's role in the last u.s. election. and t

nancy chen is here with this. this as we approach the one-year anniversary. right, horrifying images from inside the nightclub while the shooter was still barricaded. [gunshots] this is video from the body camera of first responder startedafter mateen firing inside of the nightclub almost a year ago. a chaotic scene as they sweep the club, guns drawn. other injured. the siege finally ending with the police storming the bathroom where the gun man was hiding, killing him. the local community is planning orlando united day for the one-year anniversary on june 12. jonathan: there is an investigation under way after a lid the m ion battery -- lithium-ion battery call fire on a jetblue flight that made an emergency landing in michigan after a bag holding a laptop started smoking. damage to hurt, no the plane, but passengers were shaken. >> shocking and scary. i've been flying for 17, 18 years, and none of that has ever happened to me. over in-flight fires have grown and the trump requiring laptops be placed in the cargo hold of international flights. alison: scary

nancy chen is at the live desk. from the stateo of minnesota shows the moments immediately after the police over.r pulled castille the starts as a traffic stop in which you hear castille tell the officer he has a gun. a warning, this footage may be disturbing. the brake light, the passenger side, the third brake light, back here, is out. you have license and your insurance? >> sir, i have to tell you, i do have >> don't pull it out. don't pull it out. >> he was not reaching. >> don't pull it out! don't move! don't move! >> oh, my god! oh, my goat! -- oh, my god! >> don't move! nancy: the officer was acquitted of the shooting and until now only those in the courtrooms all that video. entire you will find the 10 minute video in its entirety, including hearing with the police officer told his colleagues after the shooting, all on her website, wjla.com. just search castille. meanwhile, a settlement tonight and the wrongful death lawsuit by the family of michael brown. police officer shot brown to death three years ago,

on capitol hill, nancy chen, abc 7 news. jonathan: a preplanned event in d.c. taking on new significance. it was planned to remember the victims of the sandy hook massacre. advocates trying to reform gun violence. anna-lysa gayle has the emotional event. anna-lysa? anna-lysa: hours after four innocent people were injured in a shooting in alexandria, the sandy hook promise foundation was reminded nonviolence is a problem -- gun violence is a problem. >> another act of gun violence, the pain of the day that i lost dylan comes rushing back. anna-lysa: wednesday mornings shooting brought back painful memory. her six-year-old son was one of 20 children in the sandy hook shooting nearly five years ago. >> the shooting in virginia was the 154th mass shooting so far this year. we have only had 165 days. >> for everyone of those bullets fired on the baseball field this morning, thousands are fired around connecticut and this country. representative tim murphy says mental health awareness must be part of the solution to the issue of gun violence. >> we have to wake up an

nancy chen, abc 7. alison: thank you.ack here at home and happening right now, investigating a deadly crash on the beltway. this is in greenbelt. one person was killed. two others were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. sky track 7 is over the senior kenilworth avenue. the crash is under investigation. jonathan: a guilty plea in a charity fraud case. the washington post reporting that john birch you guilty to investing $150,000. he's the former head of a d.c. charity for vietnam veterans. the money for unrelated meals and hotel stays. he's facing 18 months in prison and a $55,000 fine. sentencing is set for october. brian: here's your stormwatch 7 first forecast at 11:00. topics are heating up. thatou fascist leader. tomorrow, heat and humidity. temperatures in the low 90's. it will be steamy. tropical moisture from cindy combined with a cold front will come together to bring the potential for big rain friday night into saturday. upper 60's in the suburbs, low 70's downtown. the muddiness will be bac

nancy chen joins us with the latest. ncy: this video came into the newsroom just minutes ago, showing the man walking out of the bus, firing several shots at police officers. it started with a call about a man robbing two people. police cornered him inside of a bus and the shooting ensued. leg. >> the next thing you know, bullets were flying. >> i was crying. bystander who was involved is said to be in serious condition but will survive. the police have body camera footage of this as well as footage from the mta bus as the investigation continues. steve: the first forecast on this wednesday evening, skies are finally beginning to clear out a little bit. and means more sunshine warmer temperatures on the way tomorrow. highs in the lower to middle 70's, sunshine later in the day. and get ready for a heat wave, a real heat wave on the way with heat and takes values at 100 or above. i will tell you when in a few minutes. alison: look at this unbelievable video from north dakota. a tornado caughthththtn tape lae for 10 to 15 m

nancy chen, abc 7 news.e: the temperatures fallen nicely as we move through the evening and overnight, mainly clear skies, 57 dulles, 59 winchester, middle 60's at reagan national. the stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, skies clearing out nicely around the media metro. to the west, scattered showers in garrett county and allegheny county, not amounting morning, looking good, although a bit of considering the time of year for stop mid 50's bethesda, woodbridge about 54. the futurecast, looking fantastic. through the morning, a bright sunrise, 5:45, sunshine and the forecast for the midday. 12 noon looks perfect, with temperatures around 80 degrees. tomorrow night, and outdoor activities, it will be a firm go. if you like it hot and humid, you will love what is on the way for the end of the weekend and into next week. high's tamara rebound into the late day, but it stays dry. 87 saturday. look at 70, near 95 degrees, heat index values closer to 100. maybe you will escape to the delmarva beaches, rehoboth beach,

nancy chen at the "live desk." some of the drivers were stuck for many hours. >> a huge mess. there were two accides morning. the virginia state police say the two vehicles collided and a pedestrian was hit. it stretched to alexandria and over the wilson bridge. >> that is crazy. we have been sitting here for three or four hours. >> this is like 5:15. when you saw an emergency vehicle going down and it was serious. >> they had a boat and they were towing it and it was hit by a box truck. there are no charges filed larry: thank you. doug hill is in the weather center with a look at the forecast. >> this is a hyatt regency. there are fair weather clouds. sunshine. key with the temperatures that are below average. the humidity levels are low. there are larger clouds that are showing up on the satellite. if you have plans for the afternoon or the evening, spectacular. mostly sunny skies. we are dropping more in the morning. upper air disturbance will pass through mid-day. we will ch days in ten minutes. alison: new information tonight. about this deadly fire in d.c. over the weeke

nancy chen has the latest developments on this. this was something else. nancy: it really was. this explosion was so big it buckled the pavement and sent dusts stories high on utah street. right now the company that owns and operates the pipeline is investigating exactly what happened. it's providing steam and hot and chilled water service to the city downtown area. more than 200 customers there, right now, they are without service. today the crews spent much of the day setting up the barriers. once everyone clears the area, they hope to access the steam lien to determine a cause of the explosion. >> looking at what seems to be some sort of a natch hall disaster. >> a big hole in the ground. >> large boulders everywhere. there are cars with windows smashed. nancy: what is interesting about this in particular they say they have a inspection and maintenance program made to identify issues within the network before it occurs. why they weren't able to catch it before it happened is anyone's guess. the company is weighing what happened there as well. larry: thank you so much. talk t

and nancy chen is live with the consumer alert. nancy: a bankruptcy filing means there wouldn't be as much money left over for the dozen of people who sued the company. more than ten deaths and many more injuries blamed on the exploding air bag one lawyer analyzing the sellout but the conclusion is finding 5 to 10 cents on the dollar when it comes to the payouts. abc7 has done extensive reporting on the takata abags. head to wjla.com and search "sudden impact." back to you. alison: thank you. meanwhile, the department of justice are parterring -- partnering with dozens of city to reduce crime. they are going to work with leaders for strategies with each location. >> the program will enhance the support of the state local and tribal enforcement to more effectively investigate and prosecute the violent crim larry: you have probably heard about a congressional district in georgia. the sixth congressional district. $40 million spent to who will fill tom price's seat. he is in the president's cabinet. we look at the small slice of suburb

nancy chen at the "live desk" with the details on this. nancy: just bizarre and tragic. michelle carter charged with manslaughter in conrad roy's death. prosecutors opening the case she sent him in the hours before his death. >> tonight is the night. now or never. all you have to do is turn on the generator and you will be free and happy. >> roy's mother was one of the first witnesses. she described the moment when she found out her son was dead. >> at some point did they tell you what was found inside the truck? >> yes. >> what was that? >> my son. >> any other items they informed you about? >> that he died by carbon monoxide poising. nancy: lynn roy testified carter sent her text messages expressing sympathies after the death. they had tried to help conrad get help for years. back to you. larry: thank you. up next at 5 zephyr, we turn to maryland's next -- coming up next at a:00, wi turn to purple line. alison: what is done to ease the traffic cubles surrounding the opening of the new chick-fil-a in the area. q: we have all been dealing with construction in the third s

nancy chen is at the "live desk" with what is coming up at 5:00. nancy: good afternoon. at 5:00 we are following breaking news. a young child drowning outside a northeast d.c. home. plus a transformation in ashburn. we will show you what the historic african-american school looks like now months after becoming a target for vandals and also explain how seventh graders help the school secure a place in history. a and man finds a live grenade. his surprising first question ahead on "abc7 news at 5:00" when i join you then, alison. alison: okay. nancy, thank you. a little girl's mission hug an officer in every state. >> some people are like mean to him. i want to make them feel better. alison: her name is rosalyn baldwin. she is 7 years old. this is some number 15 yesterday. in chicago. her mother is taking her on a cross-country trip that started at home in louisiana. every officer two gets a hug also gets a sticker and they alongside their badges. >> i think her message is getting across. it's the little things that make a big difference. >> i have a boy and a girl. every

abc7 has team coverage tonight led by nancy chen at the capitol and jonathan elias at the scene of the ambush in del ray. jonathan: it has been 12 hours since the shooting at the simpson field behind me. earlier this morning this is where the member of congress, republican members were gathering for a practice to get ready for a charity game tomorrow night at nats park. after 7:00, a busy place. a lot of folks walking a dog, getting a walk in before they headed to work. that is when it was interrupted by gunfire. not a couple of shots. a lot of shots went off in the park right now. the game we understand will go on despite what took place on the field. let me show you a mass cam version, a bird's-eye view of the field. you can see house majority whip steve scalise was on second base. the gunman was over by the third base line standing in the grand stand to shoot over the fence. that is where we understand he

now let's go to nancy chen at the "live desk" with a look at what is ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00". hi, nancy. nancy: ahead at 5:00, new video we are just getting from the night a man killed a woman as she drove down the street. plus, the culture toll of isis. a terror group made it part of their mission to destroy priceless artifacts and art representing thousands of years of world history. ahead at a:00, how local students are helping bring the art back to life. a suspected thief tattooed for his crime. that is when i join alison in a few minutes for "abc7 news at take a look at this now. call it divine intervention. a private plane spiraling out of control came crashing steps away from a church that was full of people. the pilot said once he realized once he was going down he saw the church and jerked the plane to avoid hitting the building. he managed to smash through a power pole and slammed through s.u.v. instead. two nurses inside of the church rushed out to his aid. >> i think he was in a state of shock because he was moving, getting anxious. i was telling him just remember t

jonathan: nancy chen at nats park. that news on newschannel8. we'll have complete coverage for the results and what happens in the game. there should be interesting moments in light of what has happened yesterday. michelle: we hav on the story at wjla.com. including interviews with plenty of the witnesses that saw all of this and congressional reaction. we also have the full video of the shooting posted in its entirety. jonathan: we are following breaking news right now out of maryland. this is a huge fire burning at a commercial complex. black smoke can be seen for miles. this happens to be on main street. that is about all we know at this time right now. but you can see the fire crews have it surrounded. they have ladders up and shooting the fire hoses from up high down on the fire. but it looks like it has burned through the building quickly. all the roads in the area as you can see are completely closed off. as soon as we get an update on what is happening we'll let you know. michelle: he was a main stay on the d.c. council for 16 years and