darcy spencer is live in northwest washington will multiple cars are damaged.ust smushed out there. >> reporter: they certainly are. you're talking about that hail, it was actually kind of cool last night, kids really enjoyed seeing that. but if you're the owner of this toyota, you are not happy this morning. this is looking like loss. we're rooif on longfellow street at 13th. a huge tree that was actually across the street, fell across longfellow street and damaged at least two cars. probably totaled two cars. there a third car that was also damaged. let's show some video of that. you can see this large frtree u rooted and smashed into this car during the significance storms. there was strong rain and wind. a tree expert told me that it looks like that tree was probably rotten at the root. so probably why it fell over. it was already vulnerable. let's hear now from a resident. >> what was it like during the storm when you were at home? >> we was all sleeping, but we wake up, we hear some noise of the trucks working on the trees. >> what do you think when you >

a man treated for a gunshot wound he received in northwest washington. it happened in the area of new hampshire and quincy street. after being grazed by a bullet. reports say that the man walked to a stn on the shooter. >>> prince george's' county police responded to a shooting. allison barber joins us live. what is the latest. >> reporter: shortly after 3:00 p.m. police received a number of calls for reports of gunshots in this shopping center off of allentown road. when they arrived, they found a man in the wooded area behind one of the auto shops suffering from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on the scene. police have not identified the man that was killed. but i'm told that he possibly was in his early 20s, definitely an adult. the spokesperson for the prince george's police department police department says the shooting was the only one in the county as far as he is aware. >> i am not sure what happened in d. c. but in our county it is a sad situation that someone was killed out here today. that is why our detectives their power to find the i

i'm at second and k-street in northwest washington. this site was not on mayor bowser's original list. when the counsel held the first vote today it was -- council held the first vote it was. mendalson said he had the votes and he did. the first read the council passed without registered objection a bill to alter the mayor's plan for a smaller, neighborhood city shelters to replace d.c. general. by 2018. >> we will take substantial money because we will own the site rather than leasing >> the council plan says it will save $160 million over the mayor's proposal and he cited public hearings. and objections as the backbone for his plan. >> the ward six shelter site in southwest where neighbors objected move to vacant site at northwest in second and k. move the wisconsin avenue to ward three in idaho avenue next to police station. the mayor's controversial ward five site in the middle of a warehouse district -- >> a proposal that was not safe. was not dignified for the families. >> it would go to an old police station. 17th road island an

diane cho joins us live from northwest washington with what to expect. diane?iane: maureen, this parking meter says it is going to cost you $2 an hour to park out here in georgetown today. but starting tomorrow, that price is going up. finding parking if d.c. -- >> it's a nightmare. diane: -- can be challenging enough. >> i've been driving around for 20 minutes to find a spot. diane: not to mention what this man did today. >> it's not working. diane: but now get ready to pay more to park at a meter. >> this is ridiculous. i heard the news yesterday. i was irate. metered spots throughout the district going up to $2.30 an hour. motorcycle parking will be 25 cents an hour. in the formal demand zone that means it will go up $1.55 an hour. >> it's already pretty much impossible to park downtown. diane: the d.c. council approved the measure to make up for lost revenue. >> it won't stop me to come to d.c. probably. take the metro. diane: they expect it to bring in upward of $2 million according to ddot annually and will help d.c. pay for the share of the wmata operati

look in northwest washington, outside idaho avenue, headquarters wtop radio. look at that, starting to see periods of blue sky, and that's key. temperatures in the 60's now, but we'll see temperatures warm into the 70's, and with that, a pretty good likelihood of heavy to severe thunderstorms this afternoon. our storm watch 7 team is on top of it. >> need a reason to stick around for the next 30 minutes? i can give you about 1 million of them. it's time to play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, i'm chris harrison. welcome to the show. are you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [cheers and applause] all right. let's get right to it. our first contestant is a 25-year-old recent graduate and a third grade teacher who may just be leaving with a book bag full of cash today. from brooklyn, new york, please welcome jeanell allen. [cheers and applause] >> hello. >> hi, jeanell. >> how are you? >> good. come on over. >> all right. oh, yeah. whoo! [cheers and applause] [laughs]

conditions in northwest washington. it's not changing too much. i think we see more of that in the afternoon and through the day on friday. allergy levels. high for tree 308en -- tree pollen. moderate. the high mold spores because of the wet grounds. we dry it out over the next 48 hours. number wise. sunshine goes a long way. pop it up to 66 in reagan national. still cloudy north and west. mid-50's, upper 50's reported. 642 at 65 in baltimore. so, got a bit of a frontal system coming through. the showers are breaking up as they come eastward. we mention the isolated showers this evening and tonight. maybe even early tomorrow morning. after that, it's cloudy. the skies will brighten a bit. we take the future cast through the morning. few showers early on. but then they dissipate as we get through the day. it shows showers tomorrow evening. that is overdone. it will be partly cloudy. however, friday is the day. with everything out of the question as far as rain goes. we will enjoy sunshine. but it won't last beyond friday afternoon. the clouds are b

she spoke no english and felt this all happened in northwest washington. now she's in the transdem academy playing volleyball and softball. she will go to florida a&m university. >> you can do anything you put your mind to. i just didn't give up. >> ashley's family said they are proud of her. a good reason to be. the fact that she's going to college is a huge accomplishment if you consider that her grandmother has a fourth grade education. and i just love her can-do spirit to keep pushing through. so many immigrants in this country struggle trying to adjust to a new country and culture. here she is just thriving. congratulations to ashley. >>> 5:07. walking out, why a group of local students plans to leave class today and whether your kids will see any disruption. >>> and we know concerns about the zika virus are starting to rise at the summer weather moves in. but we have some information the best bug repellant to keep the mosquitoes away. >>> and here's a live look outside this morning. the sun is already starting to peek over the horizon and you may nee

washington. there's a live view from the tower camera. that is that cell over montgomery county. raining off in the distance is bethesda. in northwestgetting a few scattered sprinkles. there's the view over downtown washington. just a few sprinkles there coming through. 6:00 p.m., still a chance of a thundershower or a thunderstorm coming through as well as by 8:00 a.m. by 10:00, we'll begin to clear out. back down to the mid, low 60s. by dawn on tuesday, partly cloudy and in the upper 50s. the impact for tonight is caution for yellow, but good travel for tomorrow and during the day. as we start off tomorrow morning at the bus stop, in the upper 50s with sunshine. a cool morning. it will be in the low 60s by 9:00. during the afternoon, temperatures climbing up to around 80 degrees. wednesday the low 80s, then here comes summer. it will be great beach and pool weather, but may be interrupted by some afternoon showers. a chance of some showers and storms on sunday and maybe memorial day itself. right now, monday is looking cooler. memorial day highs reaching the mid 70s with maybe an afternoon thundershower. that's the way it looks. >

richard reeve live outside the school in northwest washington with more on the crime alert. rich? richard: well, most of us think of a school as an enclave, place of safety. in this case, the four guys as you said went in overnight. this is back on april 2. and took what they wanted. now they are still at large. police have very good images of what they look like through the surveillance video. >> the surveillance video shows four figures. boldly stalking the hallways. >> roaming the hallways. >> roaming the hallways. >> neighbors for stunned by what she sees in the surveillance video. four masked suspects searching insidebarnard elementary school at 1:30 in the morning. >> i think it's crazy. i'm trying to figure out how they got in school. they had gates. they were locked. richard: that didn't make a difference to this crew that wheeled out a photo copier still in box and computer equipment, including big screen monitors. >> what do you think of them stealing stealing from the school? >> not good. richard: parents are surprised and there are check points inside. they bre in thro

until now. >>> i'm bruce johnson. >> and caught on video in northwest washington, a nightmare for twoaw students. >> the thieves shattered the glass of one student's vehicle and stealing the belongings of another. andrea mckaren has more of this brazen crime. >> reporter: bruce and jan at 4th and i street in washington. it turns out it was ahmad's first night in the d c apartment. the couple thrilled to be here and this happened. >> reporter: watch closely at this crime. the suspect rolls up on a bike and places his hands on the car and peers into the window. moments later, he smashes the glass and snatches ahmad's belongings in roughly 25 seconds. >> i lost my laptop bag that contained my math book and my entire law school career is on that. >> the thief stole his backpack and textbook and many sentimental items. >> i was so excited. >> ahmad was in dc here to chase the american dream. it was abruptly shattered along with his friend. he had driven ahmad and his wife to their new apartment. unloading their luggage they wento

we have breaking news from northwest washington, d.c. there is a shooting on illinois avenue. the police says the man is gravely injured and is now at the hospital. no word on whether or not any arrests have been made. now, we turn to the hijacking of a metro bus and the killing of a pedestrian. and it ended a bus at minnesota avenue. stephen is joining us now. stephen? reporter: the bus came through station.into this gas it ended here. the man who works here was struck and killed and we have video of the investigation. the suspect got on the bus, hovered over the driver, and attacked him with a weapon. the passengers got off the bus and we spoke with that he knows the victim and he --ws i >> the guy came off of the bus and that is what happened. ran over here -- i here we tried to get him out. >> the man was pulled from underneath the bus. apparently, he was pronounced dead a short while later. ,eople say that they knew him he worked here, and he was in his 40's. the suspect was taken into custody and taken to the hospital. anchor: thank you. metro program is fundamentally fl

reporting from northwest washington, sam for abc 7 news. kimberly: coming up next on saturday news extra -- a popular ph tourgery that adds oom, your backside, but what about the risks? fitness trackers are great for keeping you one track, but who else is keeping track of them? how that information could be used against you. josh: it will be tough to get outside tomorrow, more rain sunday. a big improvement through the week. kimberly: d.c. taking top honors once again is one of the most fit cities in america. the past nine years, the american college of sports medicine has put together the american fitness index, ranking fitness in the biggest metro areas in the country. d.c. metro leads the pack for the third straight year. minneapolis-st. paul, denver, portland, and san francisco share the top five. augmentation surgery, also known as the brazilian butt-lift, is the fastest-growing cosmetic surgery. i got to go inside the operating room to show the upside and some of the video link which you are about to see and hear is graphic in nature.

it happened in a mansion in northwest washington. d.c.ice found wendt with dna from a slice of pizza left at the seen. wendt pleaded not guilty to 20 felony charges earlier in the year and is due back in court this august. >>> it's 6:32. that directive from president obama to allow students to use whatever bathroom they ch texas' lieutenant governor saying he is willing to go without billions are dollars in federal funds in order could keep the state's rules in place. now, many say the new laws are discriminatory against transgender students. students from our region say ending the rule could save lives. >> things like this make them feel worthwhile and the suicide that could potentially happen. >> the president is advising public schools around the country to allow transgender students to use whatever bathrooms match their gender identity. >>> more controversy this morning for presumptive gop presidential nominee donald trump. on friday he denied posting that his own spokesman in a 1991 telephone interview. a "washington post" reports de

. >> right here in northwest washington out on the storm team 4 weather deck, always bits of a breeze north and west. and it's gusting up around 15 miles per hour. it will get a little stronger as we get into the afternoon. look at all the green grass behind me. it has been growing. if you listen carefully, you can hear it growing. the grass growing like an inch a day with all the rain that we've had. now the sun coming out. the milky haze is some of the smoke from the alberta wild levels of the atmosphere about 2,000 miles away. sleeveless this afternoon with shorts and sunglasses, you'll be comfortable as we climb into the low 70s. storm team 4 radar showing the proceed from t flow from the north and west is drying things out. reagan national now at 64. may climb another ten degrees by mid afternoon as the wind picks up here in northwest washington. >>> we'll see you back inside. now to decision 2016. both sides are looking toward november now and this morning the presumptive republican nominee donald trump is fighting battles on two fronts. chris pollone explains why. >> reporter:

in northwest washington, back to you. jummy: a crime alert in arlington. police say they are looking for a man who broke into a woman's home and sexually assaulted her. this happened just before 5:00 yesterday morning on the 7500-block -- the 700-block of edgewood street. woman called 911. she believes he may have been lingering arnd the house the night before. the attacker is believed to be driving oa tan colored, four-dor sedan. -- family andd friends will gather to remember a mother who was killed in a shooting spree earlier this month. tonight's visitation will be held at the shrine of saint jude catholic church in rockville. tonight, a vigil will be held for gladys tordil. the man accused in the murders was her estranged husband, eulalio tordil. students are holding the vigil at paral at 6:30. begun in then has trial of a man accused of beautifully -- brutally attacking a couple in their home. he is charged in the 2014 home invasion. prosecutors say he wanted revenge after a law office fired his wife. the defense attorney says schmuhl suffered a bad r

large tree fell down right here on longfellow street at 13th street northwest washington. it smashed at least two cars it if not three cars right here on this street. the good news t hurt, and again, they have been out here all morning long trying to get rid of the debris, very large tree fell down, you can see them walking with it various branches to be chipped up this morning. if you're heading out to work this morning, you want to be on the lookout. there could be debris out there, so allow yourself extra time this morning. back to you. >> thank you, darcy. >>> a lot of folks had to duck inside as fast as they could to dodge the tennis ball sized chunks of hail that were out there, giant claps of thunder and a whole lot of rain. the rain drenched prince george's county county and led to water rescues. hail forced a lot of folks inside until the storm passed. >> it was coming down mixed with the heavy rain, could you hear it bouncing offer the inoff the cars. >> there was also a super cell lapla laplata, but no reports of a touchdown. we'll check this again with chuck th

that's the latest from northwest washington. i'm sam sweeney. jummy: ramada board chairman jack evans talked about safety troubles on news channel 8, our sister station. >> i don't know what people were doing for 15 years. that is an outrage. today, you have a 11 out of 16 board members, a new general manager, a new chair. there is a whole different approach to fixing metro. says the agency is finally getting back on the right track. right now, we switch to the forecast. the weekend is coming up. we have so much going on, doug. doug: lots of activities. the weather is not going to be perfect, but it is going to be better. tomorrow, periods of rain are possible, another cold front, a little sunshine squeezed in. it isattern that we have, not likely anytime soon where we get 15 straight days of rain again. we will put that in the rearview mirror. this is a live look at the skies right now in hagerstown. still plenty of cloudiness here. the clearing is west of the appalachians, west of the allegheny mountains. that is going to take some time, but w

. >> booktv attended a party in northwest washington, d.c. for the publication of steve hilton's booktv, "more human." he mingled with guests and spoke informally about the book. prior to the start of the party he did interviews with several news outlets. >> we are here at julianne robert's house celebrating the launch of your book "more human." tell us about the book and where the idea came from. >> i have been living in america for four years. i have been observing what is going on and i have been involved in the action. if i think that motion of allowing the corporations to accumulate the health and that is a conservative approach. it may not be the approach of the republicans that is a different thing. >> how are you doing? [multiply conversations] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible

she's accused of robbing a bank today in northwest washington.s shows her at the bank of america on 49th street near massachusetts avenue. she handed the teller a note demanding money and ran with the cash. anyone who can help agents solve the case will get a reward up to $5000. >>> imagine ridi the moment it opens at 5:00 in the morning until it closes at midnight. that's what our colleague is doing tomorrow. it's called mission metro. he will be talking to riders on all the lines for suggestions on how to improve the system. adam will be live in all our newscasts and will be on twitter, facebook, snap chat, our news app all day. search #wusa9onmetro. >>> summer cook out will cost less this year. beef prices have dropped. burgers to brisket will cost 2% less because cattle ranchers expanding herds and the cost to feed cows is going down. >> now we just need some sunshine. >> there will be a couple days we can barbecue over the weekend which is law. you have to pick a day and cook out. >> absolutely. >>> we had some big thunderstorms roll through

in northwest washington, richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: breaks your heart, thank you, rich. good luck, folks. breaking news in the race for the white house -- the deadline has passed for democratic voters in oregon to mail in their ballots. counting will take time. across the country, the primary in kentucky is still too close to call. jonathan elias has the results at this hour. jonathan: with the republican race over, tonight is all on the democratic side. in kentucky, hillary clinton is leading senator bernie sanders with 90% ballots counted, ahead by about 1900 votes. the kentuckyour, secretary of state is declaring clinton the winner, pending certification of the vote. there was a democratic primary votesgon, but the state entirely by mail and residents have until 11:00 our time to get the ballots postmarked. delegates, that is what the races for. they are awarded proportionately. the outcome of tonight's contest, clinton is expected to end the night with roughly the same delegate lead over sanders as she had at the beginning of the evening. jonathan elias. back to you.

live tonight in northwest washington d.c. marina morocco "fox5 local news" does friend and family gathered tonight in district to remember a mother killed one year ago today. tam ra glis was fatally shot during a mem or yool day barbeque outside her apartment near corners of 0 and 7 street. this is mother and young son also attended tonight's vij il ilt. they say they are amazed by the outpouring of support. meanwhile the investigation into her death remains unsolved and police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. >> a 7-year-old montgomery county boy is getting high praise for bravery after a armed robbery in silver spring all caught on surveillance. just before walked into the gamestop store armed with handguns and watch this video closely. we'll play it several times. you see the 7-year-old fight off one of the robbery suspects who tried to grab them. he does it pretty quickly. i spoke with the boy's father today that did not want to be identified and he says he and his wife were speighted from their son

. >>> and there is a detour for drivers in one northwest washington neighborhood after a tree came crashing down. neighbors blame the wet and rainy weather for the fallen tree there. the 60-year-old oak crashed into a toyota tacoma. they say the whole situation could have been a lot worse. >> we are glad it happened on a saturday and there is an elementary school. that is where a lot of parents drop off and pick up their vehicles. it was an empty vehicle, a saturday afternoon. we are thankful nobody was hurt. >> ironically, they had planned to trade in that suv tomorrow for another car. >>> well, let's check out and see what is going on with the weather for tomorrow. meteorologist howard bernstein is outside for us. >> we were well into the 70s today. tomorrow, we will be lucky to get into the low 60s in many areas. all that rain in the afternoon, tonight the winds and colder air are moving in. as we go up toward pennsylvania, we see some showers here. we will see make it to winchester. in the mountains, we might get a wet flake. cumberland 46. the low 40s with some windchills actually belo

reporting live from northwest washington i'm sam ford, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, sam. we have news on a separate attack on metro we brought you first on 7. metro general manager paul wiedefeld says the agency is making changes after a woman was raped on a red line train but the public was not warned. wiedefeld says the transit agency will soon publicize all violent crimes the same day they occur. as for the april 12 attack on the red line train we have now learned the suspect had a previous run-in with metro police. he was accused of lewd acts on metro weeks ea police were waiting for a warrant. leon: meanwhile, metro g.m. is considering more security on board trains throughout the system. >> basically, you know, increasing the presence in the system to basically using sworn officers from around the jurisdiction. leon: paul wiedefeld making the promise after acknowledging the system is too big to have officers on every train. the words coming after a capitol hill hearing where wiedefeld updated congress on metro rebuilding plan. maureen: as wait time at airports get lo

in northwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. melanie: we are just now learning that john kasich does indeed plan to suspend his campaign at 5:00 tonight, and we'll have that for you a little later today. developing right now -- we are learning more about the man killed after being struck by a hijacked metrobus, this as newly released cell phone video shows the aftermath. morning a man with a weapon attacked the bus driver. the passengers and the driver were able to get off. the suspect was apparently the only person on the bus when he crashed it at a goes station along the avenue in northeast. a pedestrian was killed. he has been identified as 40-year-old anthony payne of northwest d.c. his friend says he had just talked with payne at the gas tation that morning. >> i just recently talked to him. it hurts to grow up with somebody like that, and now he's gone. melanie: police arrested keith will you bing of northeast and charged him with second degree mumpled he's expected to appear in court this afternoon. stay with abc 7 for fu

getting a little breeze here in northwest washington and the birds are chirping, and we've got sort of a pastel blue sky and we've got flying insects as well. and -- they're out now as we've got the heat and humidity returning. pollen count sup as well. you probably have noticed that as we have the tree pollen, mostly oak and pine, back in the high range. dry the last couple of days and also the mold spores building. great day for a bike ride. not much wind. mild and muggy through the rest of the morning. low 80s by noontime. warm and rather humid. sunny and hot during the afternoon. up around 90 degrees by mid-afternoon with a light wind. i'm back way look at our rain chances here for the restf >>> tom, we'll check in with you then. thank you, and as tom mentioned, a lot of folks headed out. in fact, 38 million americans expected to travel this holiday weekend. a lot of people on the roads, in the air. there is good news for those of you who still have to head out of town. we can tell you gas prices at an 11-year low. suddenly, yeah. creeping back up. on the rise, national average $2.

. >>> i'm megan mcgrath in northwest washington where a teachers protest is expected to take place later on this morning. d.c. teachers have been working without a contract and this morning they are expected to stage a protest walk with three different schools participating. take a look at the map. this is the route they're expected to take. at 7:00 this morning, teachers fromil middle and deal elementary, they will be gathering in the tenley area and they end up at the lawn at the corner of deal middle school. is this all taking place during a one hour time period. so from 7:00 to 8:00 this morning, they're ending at 8:00 so they can get the teachers back into the schools and not disrupt the classroom time, not disrupt the school day. however, is this a very busy time, busy roads, nebraska avenue a big commuter route, there could be a lot of people walking perhaps with signs later on this morning. so it could be a bit of a distraction. so keep that in mind as you head out this morning. back to you. >>> score! >> i can't even watch it. that's what the caps have to do thousand. three game

. >>> i'm megan mcgrath in northwest washington where a teachers protest is expected to take place laterng. d.c. teachers have been working without a contract and this morning they are expected to stage a protest walk with three different schools participating. take a look at the map. this is the route they're expected to take. at 7:00 this morning, teachers fromil

>>> we are following breaking news out of northwest washington.ing at the national cathedral and makes his way to the top. what we learned from police at the scene. >> a robotic lawn mower? you may never have to grass again. >> tracking more rain. another yellow weather alert day. here is allyson rae. like a broken record, allyson. >> i am a broken record. here is what we are dealing with. another yellow alert. showers will be hanging out through much of the morning. through the afternoon, cloudy, less spottier. if you need to mow the lawn, maybe this afternoon will work. showers fredricksburg to morgantown to marshal and winchester and barryville south of charleston. we are dry for a lot of areas. a lot of mist. see how the showers take off to the west. it will be a cool one into the 50s. cloudy skies 9 rest of the day. if you see -- the rest of the day. if u lottery tickets. you will be lucky if you see sun. upper 50s. sport showers. tomorrow could be wet. we will -- spotty showers. tomorrow could be wet. >>> clear roads in spite of the weather.

anchor: breaking news out of northwest washington. we are standing by the scene with this update.f you look down the street, you can see a steady rain and officers investigating another fatal shooting in the district of columbia. understand -- what we understand is that an adult male was found shot here and that person is deceased. beyond that, we have few details. you can see the road is closed. a huddle of ranking command officers, along with homicide detectives. we will be out there and we will see if we can get more information and learn what we can from the chief and get it to you, as soon as we can. sound of bagpipes filled the neighborhood today. ♪ familiese officers and went to st. patrick's church for the service that honored those who risked and give their lives in service of others. anchor: there is a new battleground in the war on terror. would you believe it is in a laboratory? about: up next, questions the iconic image. why the marine corps is >> we are outside the studios and we are going to graphics. some good news for you. and it isorge county set to expire at 5:4

washingtonas state spent their weekend battling two wildfires.il both are separate sections off northwest washingtondomi they burned more thand tha 150 acres of land. l >> communities in canadamuniti assessing the damage after the r massive alberta wildfiree there.ther the fire destroyed somestroyesoe communities.co more than 88,000 people wermme0e forced out of their homes. out in the area of fort mcmurray mcr more than 1600 buildings weregsw destroyed. could take weeks to startke wee planning for families toieo return to the area especiallyspl since small fires are still a s flaring up. ♪ ♪ >> ♪ >> all right. live look outside right now at 4:44.4:44 the wind was ho how howlingng yesterday.st one of my neighbor's tree wasr's blown down and that's how bads b the wind w >> it was insane. we were talking earlier, itli, t was sunny, you thought it was warm when you walked outsiden yo and it was like oh, no, back inside, gary mcgrady.rady. man, winter making a comeback ab all of a sudden it felt like.sui >> the snow was not far away.wa snow was up into pennsylvaniaena yesterday. i was outside most of th

we recently spent time with the team in northwest washington. >> how long have you been on the challenger's team? erin: for players like 15-year-old sam, it's all for the love of the game. >> i love it. >> this is fine. >> since 1983, northwest little league has offered a unique challenger program for young people with physical and mental challenges. >> i remember, wait on it back and then step through. >> jim coacd years. erin: how important is jim your coach? >> very important. >> he helps us play baseball. how did it make you feel to see the development and the joy that the kids get out of it? >> that is what is incredible. the joy that the kids get. you can hear them on the field saying i love having fun. they get so much out of playing. it's also a chance for players like robert stone who can't speak because of a rare disease. to be part of the team. game day. put a shirt on. totally psyched. erin: this is a time that all the players look forward to every sunday. leon: nice work. still ahead tonight on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- developing a vaccine. alison: we will tell you the role a mar

since a father, mother, their son and the housekeeper were all found dead inside the home in northwest washington. so far just one person has been charged in the death. roz plater live outside the home withup date on the investigation. and where it stands now. roz: that is standing but it is boarded up. online records indicate it was sold last november but it's still here. painful reminder to the murders that happened in the neighborhood a year ago. the first neighbors knew anything amiss was smoke was spottedded coming out of the home may 14 inside the multimillion dollar mansion. the firefighters and the police made a gruesome discovery. businessman, his wife their son and housekeeper were found dead. they were held captive overnight and tied up and torturedded before they were brutally murdered. after finding his d.n.a. on a pizza crust they arrested 35-year-old former employee daron wint. was indicted and has pleaded not guilty to the crime. he probably d arrested. there is no new information they are ready to share about the investigation at this point. he was supposed to be court friday for

diane cho live in northwest washington with a look at what it will mean for the city's bottom line. diane? diane: yeah, if you pay with loose coins it will take more to feed the meter. starting tomorrow. the prices are going up to $2.30 throughout the city. in some areas it's more than $1.55 per hour. in the premium parking areas it could go up by 30 cents an hour. ddot says the new rate is expected to bring in $2 million a year for a.a.a. says between price increase and the new fees it could bring in $12 to $15 million for for the city. most tell us it's frustrating enough to feigned a spot to park legally and that isn't helping the matter. >> it's impossible to park around the city. i circle around 15 to 20 minutes to go to an appointment. it may make me do other choices including not doing business in d.c. diane: the rates were approved by the d.c. council last year to make up for lost revenue. in georgetown, diane cho, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. new developments regarding the duke ellington school of the arts. new report from the d.c. auditor shows that the cost of modernizing

with that said, it is 63 degrees in northwest washington. through the day overthe city we enjoy bright blue skies. but late afternoon, the clouds starting to show up. high clouds south and west. more will develop tonight and become cloudy with a chance of rain by morning. pollen count. big numbers. low reading on the weeds. mold spores in the moderate range on monday. temperatures across the area are well below average. six to ten degrees below th may. only getting cooler tomorrow. we'll be stuck in 50's with the rain. we should be in the lower 60's for wednesday to make it milder here. as far as the country goes or the eastern half, everybody is in the same game here with the cooler than average temperatures. even places like raleigh and charlotte. last week in the 80's day after day. they have cooled down as well. all due to the big area of high pressure overhead that gave us the gorgeous sunshine. center line moving out to open the door for the approaching cloudiness and the areas of the showers in the frontal zone. it is stretched out fa

on monday afternoon, a 16-year-old boy was robbed and kidnapped on metro, then forced to a northwest washingtonre he was sexually assaulted he believed at gunpoint. riders are concerned about the latest crime on the rails. >> it's crazy. it's sad that we're on public transportation pane there's also this crime happening. >> reporter: the 16-year-old boy tells police he was walking into the bethesda metro station when the suspect 25-year-old dot-cmn simons began talking to him. the boy allowed him to use his phone and then the suspect walked away with it. simons ended up giving the boy his phone back, but then allegedly ordered the teen to get back on metro. they got off at friendship heights. the suspect then told the teen to go to a bathroom stall at the chevy chase pavilion across from the friendship heights metro station where he is accused of sexually assaulting the teen. simons let the teen go when he threatened to scream. earlier this week, we

the events continue today throughout the district. >>> four people murdered in northwest washington.ned exactly one year ago today. three members of the same family and their housekeeper killed. >>> we now know when metro will when all the changes begin. june 3rd, first day. just under three weeks from today. >>> the d.c. department of health is holding a fight the bite event today. mosquito prevention on the zika virus at emory recreation center in southwest and starts at 10:00 a.m. minutes away. >> yes. pretty cool. >>> kicking off today in falls church calmed play street, capping north virginia and riley streets beginning in a few minutes, at 10:00. wrap up around 2:00 this afternoon. what does it mean? streets will close to traffic so that adults and the children will have more space to play. the city is sponsoring activities during that closure. you may recall that new york city actually start add similar program, started it about 100 year confers ago. if you don't recall. >> a little old-fashioned fun. i love that. >> pretty cool. >>> today d.c. officials are helping kids tripe

. >> reporter: i'm kristin wright in northwest washington. parking meters are going up, up, up.ing up, we'll tell you by how much and what group is outraged abt it.ou >>> to a developing story out of afghanistan where police are looking for dozens of people kidnapped. this after the taliban stopped buses carrying hundreds of people an shot and killed 16 on the spot. up to 30 others were abducted and this happened in the northern part of the country. now back to you. >>> good morning. four things to know as you head back to work and school after the holiday weekend, there is some fog west of the metro area about 30, 40 miles west, some patchy dense fog. watch out for that. and there is a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm when you're heading back home later today. and then warmer than average temperatures will be in place later today as well as into tomorrow. and we do have some storm chances coming in later in the week. right now we do have dense fog advisory in effect these counties in this is in effect until 8:00. your bus stop forecast, that is coming up in about ten

include northwest washington and that small portion of montgomery county. problem being rock creek. looks like that water is going to be running real high short term. heads up if you live along rock creek. as mentioned most of the thunderstorms moved to the east. still lightening crossing the bay and over to delaware. we're not seeing as much rain to the north. unfortunately, as we get in on some of this heavier acti areas that got hit really hard earlier this evening with heavy rain and also tremendous reports of hail. if you didn't see the hail pictures, we're going to show them to you again at 11:00. meanwhile, as we follow this kind of train of moisture that's around our area, it's not done yet. we still have more rain in the pipeline and this goes all the way down to the gulf of mexico. what should you expect? futurecast is doing a good job. here's what's showing us more rain develops overnight. thunderstorms may go away. light rain will replace it. more rain on saturated ground including at 8:00 in the morning, we'll still have to be watching and moni

northwest washington where he was sexually assaulted he believed at gunpoint. riders are concerned about the latest crime on the rails. >> it's crazy. it's sad that we're on public transportation pane there's also this crime happening. >> reporter: the 16-year-old boy tells police he was walking into the bethesda metro station when the suspect 25-year-old dot-cmn simons began talking to him. the boy allowed him to use his phone and then the suspect walked away with it. simons ended up giving the boy his phone back, but then allegedly ordered the teen to get back on metro. they got off at friendship heights. the suspect then told the teen to go to a bathroom stall at the chevy chase pavilion across from the friendship heights metro station where he is accused of sexually assaulting the teen. simons let the teen go when he threatened to scream. earlier this week, we moving red line train back in april. metro is being criticized for not informing riders right away when these crimes happened. >> how did we not hear about the rape that we learned about earlier this

this was in northwest washington over the weekend. so take a look at this video here that metro security cameras captured from the platform of the rhode island station. the car begins to wobble and then they begin to twist and turn and it turns into a log jam mess. by the time it came to a stop 16 cars jumped the track. now a look at the aftermath. we are told it could be days before rail travel back to normal. but the has mast clean-up that followed. brianne carter what is the latest today? brianne: the clean-up continues and the smell in the air continues as well. take a look at what is happening below us. they are working to remove the area where the track once was. speaking of the tracks the damage tracks remain. they are immediately lay new tracks here. capture on camera watch as the 16 c.s.x. train cars collide in this just release video. you can see the derailment it as it happens. now more than 24 hours after the derailment, the clean-up continues. today crews work to upright and remove the damaged rail cars. after the ethanol

brianne: in northwest washington, brianne carter, abc7 news.han: today metro is operating on sunday schedule for the memorial day holiday. that means it will close at midnight. of friday the entire system will close at midnight every night as part of wiedefeld's safe track program. michelle: around the region this memorial day, president obama marked his final memorial day in office with the traditional r cemetery. afterwards he recognized the 20 americans who have died in afghanistan since last memorial day. jonathan: thousands of people line the streets of rockville for the city's 72nd memorial day parade. john, a world war ii vet served as this year's grand marshal. it was the final event in a week-long hometown holiday celebration which featured music, lots of food and a lot of fun. just a few yards from arlington national cemetery. the air force honored its fallen. michelle: this morning's ceremony at the air force memorial had speeches and music. jonathan: joe biden spent the memorial day honoring his late son army major beau biden. they

waiting to hear what is next for this building that began to crumble because of high winds in northwest washington. look at that hole. d.c. fire says the partial collapse happened in an old tomato packing plant that is under renovation. it happened yesterday. no one was hurt. >>> you ask expect the washington monument to remain closed this morning as it undergoes repairs to the elevator power supply. due to some power issues. the monument has been closed several times in recent months because of elevator problems. officials say this will reopen as soon as repairs are complete. >>> we're working to keep you safe this summer. simple steps you can follow in the yard to avoid a serious accident with your lawnmower. >> and whopper 4 headed to eastbound 7 at colvin run road, we have a crash there. sounds like an overturned vehicle. backups building. >>> plus an emotional story this morning as a young girl tries to make a bedtime a little more enjoyableor a fba vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does jus

in northwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: time for a check of the roadways.mes on -- jamie sullivan on traffic watch. jamie: this is fire department activity. both directions are blocked off between ray burn road and we have closure with the police activity and the shooting. powder mill to near cherly hill, all lanes are blocked. the blue, orange, silver, service is suspended. silver line operating to boston. use orange and blue to transfer. if you travel between d.c. and virginia yellow is an option. steve rudin? >> shower activity inside the district. this won't amount to a lot not early on. 270 you can see shower activity beginning to develop. tonight, 48 to 53 degrees. aaron of rain and patchy fog. waking up tomorrow morning a light sweater and umbrella. we will keep clouds and period of the heavier rain in the forecast moving through mid-morning to the afternoon. expect delays with the heavier rain at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00. before the area of low pressure moves out of here. mother's day looking nice. we should rebound to 75 for daytime high. back after this.

this morning the meteorologist eileen took a trip to barnard elementary school in northwest washingtonwhile there she showed the kids a special video we did behind the scenes. how we put the weather together. how we get on tv. how to make the weather graphics. conducted a few interesting science experiments for them. use the kids as problems. the kids love to get involved in that. then they got to go outside and soak up sunshine. check out the storm chaser. first-hand. what a great day to be outside. running the abc7 kidnap was stanley. we also have a weather question from [inaudible] doug: how do you use math in your job? good question. well, we actually more often than anything else use basic math every single day. advanced math goes in the computer models we use on a daily basis. a lot of it involves calculus and stuff over my head. we like to tell the kids, this is the way it works. if you have any interest in getting atmospheric science the more weather and the science and the high math classes you can take the better in school because it will help you in this. a lot of the calcul

both incidents happened in northwest washington in the second police district, an area that has seentudent attacked caught on video happened just last month near the intersection of davenport and 42nd streets. that's where mark segraves joins us live with the latest. mark? >> reporter: good evening, jim. this is georgetown day school's t tenley town campus. this is where the student was beat en and robbed while classe were going on inside. it was about 1:30 in the afternoon. the student was leaving the school. one of the three suspects attacks, beating him to the ground, kicking him, and then going through his pockets. >> there was a robbery that occurred. right now it'sly investigated. we don't have any suspects. but there's been a video released. >> reporter: this attack happened two days after a student at nearby wilson high school was stabbed on his way to school. >> more recently, there's been robberies and attacks around the tinnily area near >> reporter: crime is up in this part of northwest d.c. robberies, robberies with guns, assaults, assaults with guns, burglary, and theft

we've had light rain coming through, it's moving in from the west under this northwest washington.green on this sunday morning. so is radar. light rain all coming in from the north and west. that will continue to track our way here and move its way in on through here over the -- during the afternoon hours coming in from the west. so getting some of that steadier rain that will begin to move on through. and as it does move through, temperatures will be holding steady in the mid and upper 50s. so the umbrella, poncho and rain boots. do what you can to stay dry if you have to be out for a length of time for the rest of this sunday. programming news though is on the way. a look at that this half hour. >>> at 9:32, today is national learn to swim woodbridge, theree a memorial event and water safety assembly. the memorial will remember a 7-year-old who died last memorial day after drowning at the lorton station community she didn't know how to swim. after the memorial, swim instructors will teach students rather safety tips and what to do in a water emergency. >>> we're just learning thi

to put out flames on the top floors of a high-rise at the corner of 7th and oh streets in northwest washingtonfirst responders across washington dedicated a fire call box at the intersection in his honor earlier this morning. the fire department no longer uses call boxes but this one will remain in place as a memorial to mccray. >>> if you live in the district, there's a zika prevention kit with your name on it. the d.c. department of health will hand them out at the community sessions happening in all eight wards next saturday. at the sessions,ç folks will learn how to properly use insecticides and what to do if they're worried about a mosquito bite. "the washington post" reports that officials stress there's no reason to panic. they just want to get the information out there about the potential dangers of the zika virus. >>> happening later today, los angeles prince fans wia icon. the free concert will be held at city hall, featuring several r & b stars. prince died in april at his minnesota estate. he was 57 years old. >>> it's a big day here at news 4. we're introducing a new commitment t

weather day, the very own meteorologist josh knight visited brightwood education campus in northwest washingtonor the lunchbox weather program. he showed up and he did presentations. a weather experiment here and there to show the kids how things work, like thousand create a cloud. he brought the kids outside. let them check out the storm chaser now. sienna. this is a question to answer. take a listen to the question. >> why does a hurricane have eyes? doug: a good question. alison: it is a good question. doug: it doesn't have a 30-second answer. but we will explain the best we can. why does a hurricane have an eye? you have to know how it works. the circulation around the center point of the hurricane, the eye wall has the strongest winds in a hurricane. what happens the hurricane eye is totally clear and sometimes there are a few clouds but generally the calmest point and the lowest bare metic pressure inside the entire hurricane. what happens is around the eye wall, the winds are at the highest possible speeds. inside the winds push upward so fast they go over the top. the storm. so all the

in northwest washington, richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you very much. here again is that raw video. posted to youtube by d.c. police. they really want everybody to look at this. this is from inside the school. again, they have good security there. michelle: right. you can see the burglars fully masked, walking down the hallways, opening each day along the hallway there. jonathan: it seems like they knew what they were looking for and went after the printer in the, bo. they are taking whatever they can that is valuable. they took some of the computer equipment. thigh knew the school and knew where they were going and what they were looking for. i'm sure it will help the police. michelle: as well as you can go. jonathan: yeah. michelle: low as you can go. is that if you want to watch the full video. the police would encourage you to do so in case you know where they are, go to wjla.com. we posted it there for you. abc7 fighting back against you can keep an eye on crime in your own neighborhood. right here you see we put on the screen the spot crime. fight