that's the late nest new carrollton. the anjali hemphill, "fox5 local news". >> all right we're turning to weather now as we take a live look outside. we've seen a few thunderstorms pass through areas tonight. gwynn has a fist look at what is happening now. hey, gwynn. >> hi there, dealing with severe thunderstorm warnings and if you take a look at maps we'll show exactly the neighbors currently impacted and severe thunderstorm warning right now for carol county. storms are moving through here fairly quickly. and we are also talking possibility here of -- possibility here of 60 miles an hour winds gust. so do take heed because we already had reports in some of the other line of storms where we have trees blown down across roadways. so these storms are moving fairly rapidly east at about 40 miles an hour right now. and located from a line extending littlest town to near westminster and some of the neighborhoods in the path of this storm clover hill, walkersville, johnsville, uniontown. just be aware of this. we're watchin

. >>> so, new carrollton officers were the first to arrive. this happened:30 when they arrived on scene as approaching the building they heard two gun shots them themselves. and then they heard a third gun shot. what they believe was ric ricocheted on the street right next to them. and at that point they took cover. our officers where the prince george country employment arrived on scene as well. everyone took cover and set up a perimeter. at that point, officers witnessed three individuals walk out of the apartment building. those individuals are in custody that point. and in questioning what we're trying to determine right now is whether or not we have anyone else inside that apartment building. >> seeing live video now of what appears to be somebody in handcuffs walked away from the scene. again, police say it's still unclear if anyone is still in the apartment. plea people were taken out of of that building earlier and they are currently questioned. it's unclear how that person is related to this. neighbors though in the area are being ask

police set up a perimeter asking people to shelter-in-place. >> so, new carrollton officers were thehe building, they heard two gunshots themselves. then they heard a third gunshot, what they believe ricocheted on the street right next to them. at that point they took cover. our officers, the prince george's county police department arrived scene as well. everyone took cover, set up a sa perimeter. at that point officers witnessed three individuals walk out of the apartment building. those individuals are in custody at this point and questioning. what we are trying to determine right now is whether or not we have anyone else inside that apartment building. >> after a couple of hours, three people were taken into custody and police say they also found a gun inside the apartment. >>> time now 8:37. to fairfax county now where a day care owner is locked up for inappropriately touching children. this is 43-year-old vargas and he's facing charges for sexually assaulting two children. he was arrested earlier this week and he's being held without bond this morning and we understand he and h

amy: in new carrollton, prince george's county, that is not the only issue.the ped ped department of agricull -- manyth m.d. department of ary culture says a motorcycle -- a mosquito pool found in the area. this is too close to home. >> knowing i'll be bit by mosquitoes is something. >> they are not taking it slightly. they are on day three and they are continuing to spray the area. the maryland department of agriculture says to end water holding containers, avoid mosquito repellent. >> you want to make sure that the kids are safe. >> staying safe through spraying certain areas. for some to keep businesses like this hope it will stop pesky insects in their yard. in new carrollton, amy aubert, abc7 news. >> doug hill is back now with a severe thunderstorm issued. doug: just, id for northeast washington and southeastern county. this is blowing up overhead. barely moving but it has strong winds and downpours. a separate thunderstorm blew up in frederick earlier. we don't know the wind speed but if you see the power lines and the poles are down like that and the

they respond in here more gunshots, one coming very close to a new carrollton police officer. at that point they scrambled and set up a permit or and hunkered down. shortly thereafter, three people came out of the apartment complex. they were taken into custody and the entire place was on lockdown. a searched the building, cleared it, and a short time ago they realized there was no more threat. at this point we are trying to figure out the role these t shooting. actually, nobody was hurt, and the other good news, a firearm was recovered. jay korff, abc 7 news. among make sure you are the first to know about breaking news by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com/text. brian: outside right now, the first forecast, we have a thunderstorm lingering in the northeast, moving out of frederick county, along the mason-dixon line. ,n the maps, from frederick thurmont, basically along 15, over towards gettysburg. that is the last heavy pocket of cells pushing through. there are still a lot of showers way out in west virginia. at is the cold front that is bringing in the nicer air, and t

we have metro delays earlier train malfunction at new carrollton.ine ongoing track work impacting the rails there as well but that' as we look at our roads right now out in loudoun county route nine charlestown pike closed between hillsborough road and harpers ferry road. so watch for delays as you make your way out in that area. taking a look at 66 from manassas to the beltway we are starting to see just a little bit of congestion grow as you approach 28. not enough to cause any major slowdowns just yet. 28 in chantilly looks good. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. hey, it's friday eve. that's exciting. back to you guys. >> all right. coming up on fox5 news morning, researchers find a new much quicker way to detect cancer in patients. >> and a moderation is the key when deciding to drink. following that rule could help extend your life. >> all right. we're going to commercial right now. going to break. live look outside. 77 is the temperature. 5:37 is the time. back in a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ pro tip for fruit lovers: giant has unbelievable

the light rail is planned to run from new carrollton - to bethesda.ast month, a judge reinstated the projects environmental approval. it does face some uncertainty though - as a lawsuit trying to block the project works through the court system. a big day - here at abc-7. this morning kidd o'shea is here annoucing the winners of our front of the line contest. trt 1:03 oc - nats we wil announce our next winner coming up in the 6 good morning washington. those idol auduitions are in annapolis on september 5th. right now! here's your chance to turn back time! cher is coming back to mgm-national harbor, and we have tickets! we are lookiing for classic cher show september 3rd at mgm. just call 703-528-7334 to win. its friday - and you know what means. we check in with 97-point-one wash f-m's "loo and chilli" for their box office preview. both loo and chilli are off this week - so joining us are hot 99.5's toby knapp and 97-1 wash-fm's tessa hall. 97-point-one wash f-m's "loo and tessa still much more ahead on good morning washington in our 6'oclock hour. r

you're reminded to take precautions to prevent bites crews have already been out spraying in new carrollton and will continue tonight in communities from lanham woods to chestnut ridge. after 81 years, the sign outside the iconic uptown theater is staying put. the prince of petworth blog first reported on the neighbrohood's outrage after a-m-c filed an application to change the sign on the cleveland park landmark. but, in a statement to abc7, a-m-c says it plans to keep the 19-36 sign, but will upgrade it with more energy efficient lighting. the olympics are coming back to the united states! the 2028 summer games will be held in los angeles. l-a and paris were in the running for the 20-28 and 20-24 games, but both wanted 20-24. the olympic committe told them to work it out for yestrday. this will be the first time the summer olympics have been in the u-s since atlanta in 1996. time now for weather seasonably warm around 90 next few days slight rise in humidity this week isolated t-storm chances today: mostly sunny to partly sunny, isolated pm t-shower can't be ruled out (20%), warm highs: u

orange line earlier train malfunction at new carrollton. rigid to vienna.eeing pleasant conditions but normal volume building on 295 southbound so watch for that t we'll have more traffic in just a few. back to you guys. >> thanks erin. 6:18. >> powerball jackpot continues to grow this morning. nobody got the big money yesterday. last night in the drawing so that means saturday's $510 million. and it will likely grow. there was, however, a 2 million-dollar winner in texas and two $1 million in california and florida. >> okay. so, i hear maryland, d.c. and virginia, i'm not happy about that. >> right. >> seeing a lot of really bad first pitches at the baseball field but last night at fenway watch the upper right and ouch. >> oy. >> there you go. young man named jordan winds up and let's just say a little high and outside and for the photographer, let's just say it's a pitch he'll remember. >> who added that sound effect. [laughter] >> who did that? [laughter] >> good for him there and oh, got away. >> listen... okay. [laughter] >> look at his face. i feel yo

money is needed in order to construct the 16 mile light rail system that spans from bethesda to new carrollton and college park. it's a 2 billion project and once agreement is signed construction can begin in a matter of weeks. >>> 4:35 is the time now. let's get a check of today's forecast and talk to caitlin roth. >> good morning. >> good morning warm out there to start. yet again it's a hot day. it will be the last one in quite sometime. we have a major cool down on the way in the 7 day forecast we'll show you coming up. 75 degrees outside. active yesterday afternoon and i'm not talking about total solar eclipse i'm talking about the thunderstorms we had. there was a tornado count threat in st. mary county and winds caused significant damage. i don't think it was tar identify owe but you are cleaning up a bit. quiet and hot. temperatures in mid 70s look at that upper 70s. 79 in stevensville and 77 cambridge. it's incredibly sticky out. there 95 high temperature today feel like 100 plus on gusty south breeze. cool down on the way. coming up in the 7 day forecast. here's erin. >> we have a pr

the light rail project will run 16 miles from bethesda to new carrollton with 21 stops. commuters will be able to transfer to metro and amtrak. unless they are delayed the purple line should be up and running in 2022. >>> a race against time to rescue pets left behind by owners trying to escape harvey but up next a look at some of the harvey hoaxes being perpetrated on social media. if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes. that guests would compliment our wifi. that we could video conference... and do it like that. (snaps) if you'd have told me that i could afford... a gig-speed. a gig-speed network. it's like 20 times faster than what most people have. i'd of said... i'd of said you're dreaming. dreaming! definitely dreaming. then again, dreaming is how i got this far. now more businesses in more places can afford to dream gig. comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. >>> in houston, first responders are going whatever help is needed, police tweeted out photos today this one of officers fil

when it's completed, the 16-mile light rain will go from bethesda to new carrollton. it's scheduled to open in 2022. well, harvey still hammering texas. take a live look here. this is the houston area submerged in water. melanie: well, i know you are watching rain that might move our way. doug: we have rain south and east of the city and by sunday maybe showers from the leftovers of harvey if harvey keeps moving -- starts moving again which they think it will. rain chances tomorrow. clear now for the end of the week. good saturday. maybe-run sunday. right now labor day -- maybe rain sunday. right now labor day looks terrific. melanie: be sure to watch abc 7 >> welcome to whiz kids week on "who wants to be a millionaire." all week, we're playing with some very bright young people who are hoping to turn their book smarts into cold, hard cash. so don't move. it's time to play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome to the show. it's whiz kids week here on "millionaire." [cheers and applause] love this week. incredible kids. and ho

the new light rail system will span from bethesda to new carrollton and pass through college park.rly $2 billion project is expected to be finished in 2022. today's ceremony begins at 10 o'clock this morning. >> ♪ >> 5:15 is our time right now. and gorgeous morning out there on a monday following a fantastic weekend, gary. i just -- i don't even have enough good words to say how wonderful it was. >> i know, could you imagine the last weekend in august and we touched 80 on saturday but we didn't touch it yesterday. wow. i mean, come on. and we're going to stay cool for the next couple of days. we'll value little -- couple of warm days here or there th a second. a lot going on. 67 in town now. manassas 50 degrees so that's really dropped. winchester 52. there's a little room for these temperatures to keep dropping. we have generally fair skies, a few clouds off to the east and with high clouds coming from the north and west. okay, all eyes on this. this is our own potential little next named storm. it would be tropical storm -- would become tropical storm irma. right now they're just

neighbors in new carrollton can rest easier now cleared a shooting scene over an apartment building. price george's county police say fires were shot from a balcony around 7:30 last night. officers set up a barricade around the building and told people to shelter in place. no one was hurt and three men arrested. >>> we have big change to tell you about if you're taking metro this weekend that would make a major mess of your travel plans, starting today, the branch avenue and suitland station will be closed for the next two weeks. metro running shuttle buses too and from the naylor road station to help get you around. also, crews are working to stop leaks around the center and buses are running from stratton to grovemore. the message from the special is the first time we're hearing about this type of request. mueller's team is after documents related to former national security advisor michael flynn. there are questions whether or not flynn was secretly paid by the turkish government while working the presidential campaign. one of the president's attorneys says the white house is coop

officials sprayed for mosquitoes in new carrollton last night.he school year is just around the corner. and that means parents are digging deeper nto their pockets. according to the national retail federation "back to school" spending will top 83 billion dollars across the country. families with k-through-12 students are expected to spend an average 687-dollars. it gets worse after that. families with college students will spend an average of 969-dollars. shopping experts suggest parents look for deals online-- especially when it comes to textbooks and electronics. it's xx and we're just getting it's xx and we're just getting started. right now at 4:xx its the story washington is talking about this morning. communications director anthony scaramucci - out- aft this morning the fall-out and what "you" have to say about it. good morning washington. seasonably warm around 90 next few days slight rise in humidity this week isolated t-storm chances today: mostly sunny to partly sunny, isolated pm t-shower can't be ruled out (20%), warm highs: upper 80

when complete-- the 16-mile purple li bethesda to new carrollton. and we're just getting started. flood waters rising in texas, as harvey hammers the lone flood waters rising in texas, as harvey hammers the lone star state. emergency response crews from all over the country, now race to help-- as rain continues to fall. good morning washington. - dry & cool for back to school today - potential for a tropical storm (irma) to develop off se coast later with cool showers) - harvey continues to bring life-threatening flooding to east tx - dry start to labor day weekend; rain from harvey by sunday today: sunny start; increasing clouds. unseasonably cool and breezy. highs: 76-78 winds: e 5-10+ mph tonight: mostly cloudy. stray shower. lows: 58-67 winds: ene 5-10 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy. cool with showers. highs: 70-74 winds: ne 5-10+ mph back now to

heading below speed on 50, new carrollton right now, that's about a 13 minute ride continuing inboundew york avenue. out, there to bail is an 11 minute ride expected there and from cow worth avenue towards east capitol street, it's only a nine minute commute. back in the neck 10 minutes and we will update your ride and 270 and right now we will say hello to our pet of the day. this is a apollo creed. yes, showing off his redskins pride and right hook. thank you to felicia for showing this off. want your picture to be the pet of the burst.com/wjla. wonder how apollo creed would have gone up against a may weather this weekend? [laughter] larry: let's not go there. preseason game, then the redskins are off for the real deal. taking it all the way back to the house with a touchdown, the redskins answer back as they wind up winning this one. well, we still have three more hours to go, over to news channel 8 for more from "good morning washington." >>> good morning, america. breaking right now, the strongest storm to hit the u.s. in more than a decade. dumping even more torrential rain over

rews hit new carrollton last night. a mosquito tested positive for west nile virus. back-to-school spending is expected to top $83 billion. families with k-12 students will spend an average of $687. families with college students will spend an average of $969. look for deals online, especially textbooks and electronics. join abc 7 to stuff the bus. we will be at safeway on 14th street southeast. join us to make getting back to school a little easier. looking for deals for college students. do you have any? >> online for textbooks and electronics. >> how are things looking outside? veronica: i want to show the travel weather. important stuff here. we count down so many days left until summer is over. 89 today. the bigger change comes today into tomorrow. we will have more 90's across the area. better chance to see showers and storms during each afternoon. , the hottest day out of the work week. we will get some spotty showers. new york city, atlantic city, ocean city, all looking good. higher threat of showers and storms around this area. a 30% chance this afternoon g

continuing war with don't trump always here in new carrollton stick around for renegade inc. hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things considered. in a revealing video c.n.n. has shown as many critics have claimed the network is more interested in the bottom line and a political agenda rather than reporting on real news on this edition of the program we asked c.n.n.'s evidence free war against donald trump is really at the expense of real journalist. crosstalk in the present and future of c.n.n. i'm joined by my guest steve malzberg in new york he is the host of the steve malzberg show on newsmax t.v. also in new york we have the media personality lionel he is a legal analyst and news be code or at lionel media dot com and in washington we cross to richard goodstein he is a democratic political strategist and former advisor to the president clinton and hillary clinton's presidential campaigns all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate it steve let me go to you first here. cnn's motto is. the most truste

down 50 stacking up out of chevrolet towards vienna, dealing with delays due to a malfunction at new carrollton. route five, branch avenue, it's kind of behind the trees, but that's along heads up as you work your way south towards the wilson bridge. another update on the west side of town, let's get a check on today's forecast. when i see sunshine? veronica: yes but later today, the clouds are starting to clear. eileen and myself think it's a matter of time. fog starting to form, under a mile, manassas, leesburg, getting close to dropping in mount airy and frederick, maryland, just west of the area. you can see the fog, the pavement drying out. 58 gaithersburg through montgomery county and germantown. the high today will rise into the upper 70's. it will feel a bit like september. tomorrow we will start tracking clouds and an isolated shower. moisture from harvey moving in. take a look at it here, making a beeline through tennessee, getting close to us by friday, late. right now texas is getting hit with more rain as harvey makes landfall for a third time. floodwaters continue to rise. omar? o

metro orange line dylan with delays toward vienna due to a train malfunction outside new carrollton. 95, this is a slow stretch for those coming north of 17 trying to go past acquire. just volume. 18 minute to meet northbound up toward quantico. the outer loop, 40 minutes from college park continues toward 270 with all lanes open. kevin durant day upon us. at 10:00 this morning, the parade will kickoff from hill road over toward addison road and wrapping up a goodwin park. back in 10 minutes to update 6 running president trump. larry: the newest all this morning after his off-the-cuff comments about the protest in charlottesville. adrianna: sources tell cnn that president trump has no regrets after this week's explosive comments. pres. trump: i think there is blame on both sides. you look at both sides, i think there is blame on both sides. adrianna: the comments are costing president support from the business community, who he heavily courted during his campaign. a key advisory council of top ceos from powerhouse companies like pepsi, ge, ibm, will and disband.oting to in phoenix, a

agreement with maryland with the money going towards construction of a planned light rail from new carrolltonbethesda. a ceremony will be held this morning to celebrate the completion of the first divergent diamond interchange at the intersection of 66 and it is expected to release other intersections as they are best there are no 90 degree turns. there cannot be any t-bone collisions. i need you more than ever if you only hold me tight ♪ the solar eclipse came of the soundtrack. that is bonnie tyler, singing the song on a cruise ship. the song is now number one on itunes and spotify. >> ♪ i need you more than ever autria: what would simon cowell have to say about that? [laughter] veronica: maybe she didn't have good acoustics. [laughter] autria: enjoy the royalties from itunes. [laughter] eileen: song, my goodness, pretty perfect for a day like yesterday. you know, today it is all about the heat. here comes the sun, little mama. that is what we're showing you hear from the weatherbug camera, 68 degrees. our friends at atlas just tweeted me and said that with it being so hot, now is the time

the 16-mile rail will connect bethesda with new carrollton with 21 stops along the way. acee wilkins is working for you with new reaction from the community. >> i guess it's going to be good. i'm not really sure. >> reporter: some people who live here don't know what to make of the coming purple line. they just know some of their neighbors are gone, their homes purchased by the state. >> i was a whole row of houses that got knocked down. >> some of the front yards here belong to the maryland department of transportation. >> they purchased a corner of it. i'm not exactly sureha >> others are worried they may lose much more. >> way too much stress. >> it will sit directly across the street from the purple line. the train will go down the center just steps from her front door. >> it's going to do a lot of damage on this house, just the traffic itself, now. does a lot of damage. >> the gas station has stopped selling gas and may soon be closed to make way for a purple line depot. >> it's disaster, you're losing business and we have a prime location. >> there was a plan to tak

it will span bethesda to new carrollton and college park. it's a $2 billion project.ed construction can begin in a matter of weeks. >> 5:35 is the time now. big day yesterday big event i have to >> did you watch. >> no, i did not. >> oh, my gosh i said it totally exceeded expectations. i was managing them because i was not really sure what 80% meant and all that you know. >> it looked like a cloudy day to me. >> no it was. >> it got dimmer it was looking tat with glasses on to see what was occurring. it was very cool. >> i loved the little girls next door when it first started it's starting it's startling we went out and watched the whole thing. >> it's cool. >> it happens pretty quickly doesn't take up the whole day it exceeded my expectations a lot of us are what do we see here. we saw. it 7 years away is next one. >> wow. >> mark my calendar. >> plenty of time to prepare. >> not in our area you have to travel a little. >> save money get glasses i'll be ready. >> we'll all be ready 7 years from now those glasses you have wilt still work 7 years from now. 76 reagan n

we spotted crews along the light rail line to connect bethesda to new carrollton crossing montgomery county and prince george's county. kevin lewis is joining us to tell us why the maryland governor is convinced that federal funding is on the way for this. kevin: governor larry hogan spoke with the u.s. secretary of transportation twice in the last week. now governor hogan saying he expects $900 million in federal funding to floor to maryland in short order. we found proof of the optimism on display today. demolition application sign and the water filled barriers at the ready beside the apex building along wisconsin avenue in downtown bethesda. today a large metal sign that notifies of the project. the land will be home to the purple line main rail yard. the plans call for the row of the businesses and the restaurants to be torn down to make way for one of 21 total purple line stations. back live you can see they placed a chain link fence on is slated for demolition. jonathan: still ahead the pow irball jackpot is monstrous. alison: we look at how it stacks up against other historic

the 16-mile light rail line will connect with bethesda and new carrollton. a ceremonial ground-breaking was held yesterday with the added promise of $ 900 million in federal funding. if construction goes as planned, you'lle in 2022. >>> a great way to beat the bad traffic here is to hop on a bike, right? you're getting your exercise, helping the environment and saving money. that's the way it's supposed to work. capital bike share is available all over the area. but some riders are telling us now it is costing them more than it should. consumer reporter susan hogan took a look into it. >>> it's a popular way to get around with, more of you choosing capital bike share to pedal to your destination. >> this is only my third time using it. i'm new to the area. >> for a fee, you can ride around as long as you want. but what you pay really depends on how you understand the fare structure. >> so my understanding was it was going to be $2 for a 30-minute ride and i thought well we are literally going to have the bikes for ten minutes, for riding down the hill. >> th

of course this is going to be 21 stations, 10 in montgomery county, 11 in prince george's to new carrollton. it is not going to be part of the metro system. a lot of people get it confused that it will be part of the metro system. this is entirely a state of maryland project. and it will be a light rail-type system. kind of like the street car that's in northeast d.c. and how that operates. it's going to carry hundreds of thousands of people over years, and it's expected to bring economic development to the state of maryland all across montgomery and prince george's counties. the u.s. transportation secretary was here because the feds gave $900 million to this project. that's how confident they are in it. she spoke about it. >> when it's finished, commuters will take an estimated 41,000 daily trips. by 2035, that could increase to 56,000 daily trips. >> reporter: certainly a hopes on this project. a lot of people have been wondering about the legal battles with the purple line. there's been a whole mess of legal issues and court decision that's have been holding it up. the governor says tha

the light rail is planned to run from new carrollton to bethesda. it faces an uncertainty after a lawsuit trying to block the process works through the court system. larry: the west wing at the white house is back open. they renovated the area while trump was in new jersey in a work vacation. the wing has a new heating and air system. we are told that the president requested all materials used be american made. alison: still to come -- is your refrigerator running? it's not a joke. this is call for action story you need to hear about. new energy efficient refrigerators want to tinker with. "7 on your side" stepped in to help. larry: teaching civil war history the newest debate as the kids go back to school. it's more complicated you think. the lessons you learn depend on where you grew up. steve: a lot going on. moving ahead of the weekend to talk about something going on tonight. friday and saturday. this is the outdoor film-fest. if you have never been it's outstanding venue. the weather is awesome out there. tomorrow or tonight, low humidity. mid

lanham woods, oakwood knowles and the new carrollton area was yesterday.hey found the west nile virus in mosquitoes collected last month. >>> developing, take a look at this video out of moscow. it shows movers with the grounds at a residence in moscow. it comes on the heels of vladimir putin ordering the u.s. to cut hundreds of the staff stationed there by next month. >>> 6:09. the white house is on defense following a report in the "washington post." the newspaper reports that president trump was responsible for the way donald trump jr. responded to questions with about a meeting at trump tower. angie goff has the story from the newsroom. >> aaron, eun, the paper says that president trump himself dictated his son's original statement last month. trump junior claims the meeting was primarily about russian adoption. later, he suggested that the neating was a way to get dirt on his opponent, hillary clinton. here's one theep the president, who believes he's the best politician, he's the best advocate for himself and now it's clear that he has the best sort

starts now with breaking news jonathan: that breaking news is from new carrollton, a peaceful end tofor neighbors told to shelter in place. jonathan:

the new light rail system will span from bethesda to new carrollton and pass through college park.ion-dollar project is expected to be finished in the year 2022. today's ceremony begins at 10 o'clock this morning. >> ♪ >> now to a developing story from northern virginia. one person is dead after an overnight hit-and-run on i-95. now, this happened in the northbound lanes of 95 near 234 in dumfries around 11:00 last night. witnesses say one vehicle crashed into another vehicle, then took off on the ramp for exit 152-b. the person in the second car died. police are now looking dark colored vehicle. >> ♪ >> let's get to a f fox5 exclusive. a woman standing in a checkout line and a witness saw a man hold his phone under the victim's dress. she talked exclusively to fox5. >> he just like put the camera real low and like pulled it up a little bit like flashed and everything under her skirt and so i stepped back 'cause i don't know it made my stomach hurt a little bit. i want a lot of women just to know it's a guy out here in your area that will actually upskirt you. >> the man got away.

transportation says it will sign a $900 million funding agreement with of a planned light rail from new carrolltonures in the triple digits. make sure you are staying hydrated if you are outdoors. marginal risk for storms in the dc area but the main threat off to our west due to an approaching cold front. we can see by lunch time still looking dry and it's not until after 9:00 or 10:00 tonight that the showers could be possible and a few claps of thunder. later in the week we are gearing up for a nice cool down. >> and we will head over to 395 right now. northbound where the hov lanes are blocked at duke street because of the ongoing accident investigation at washington boulevard. nobody is getting by. very heavy on northbound 95 and street bridge. college park to silver spring is slow and inner loop at st. barn >>> welcome back to "gma." listen to that audience behind us on this tuesday morning. okay, we're all playing with these fidgets right here and there's a new article in "the washington post" saying the fact we're doing this proves that it is no longer hip. basically. the kids all dit. my k

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>> and if we get the green light 2022 is when it should all be said and done from bethesda to new carrolltonect. >> yes. >> in the seconds we have left. >> that's right, five year project. >> five year project. in the seconds we have left there's also going to be heavy hitters gathering today along with former transportation director ray la hood but directors of the dmv talking about funding and long term needs for metro. >> that's right. hyattsville going to mount vernon 2:00 p.m. news conference you mentioned secretary la hood mcauliffe and bowser of virginia and maryland respectively. this an important summit where secretary la hood was brought in to create a consensus about found ing the money that metro says it needs over the next decade a total of 5 billion additional dollars to maintain and expand the system. and secretary la hood will be delivering a preliminary report to the three leaders today but as of now there's simply no consensus on how to raise the money metro says it needs and who should pay what. so, you have d.c. maryland and virginia all arguing over who should pay what p

a light rail is scheduled to run from carrollton new to new bedford. >>> hurricane harvey taking aim all eyes on hurricane harvey, the gulf of mexico continue to strengthen, expected to make landfall overnight tonight as a category three hurricane with severe flooding ongoing early into the middle half of the week. meanwhile, for our area we are expecting lots of sunshine for the afternoon, temperatures in the mid to upper 70s, staying there for the weekend. looking very nice. if you have the nationals tickets, the forecast is the same, dry with highs in the 70s. >>> and even though it is friday, molly, we have quite the bac the beltway near i-95 and college park, heading around past georgia avenue to connecticut avenue the latest of a series of incidents on the side of the roadway, and on the beltway in prince georges county, delays on the inner loop, southbound to 450, annapolis road where there is now an accident on the side of the road as well. in here is 95 in maryland, you'busted tail.rd. and impressed the boss. maybe, it's time to be your own. transform your career with straye

carrollton. broken down bus has only the left lane getting by. back in to you. >> thank you, jack. >>> texas tragedy, new dashcam video released overnight. a look at how the gruesome discovery unfolded in a human smuggling case. >> plus, the first pitch that could bring any man to his knees. the video that you probably are going to >>> yoo i can't watch it and i'm a woman. >>> fair to say it hit the strike zone. >> it's the most painful first pitch we've ever seen at a ball game. take a look at the pitcher's face. he even knows it. he's a red sox super fan and he actually pitches on his high school team. >> that photographer probably wishing he wore a cup, actually. he got a really amazing photo, we believe, for a price, obviously. if you see the video there. >> maybe the nerves. >> he said he wasn't hurt, though. >> that's good. that's good to know. no one was hurt in all of this. >>> it is 6:27 now. >>> tracking down white nationalists and nazis. apple and paypal are taking action. how the tech giants are targeting groups spreading hate. >>> stealing your money. a warning about another skimmer scam. th