q mccray, abc7 news. michelle: count on the abc7 traffic watch team to keep you ahead of the problems. go to wjla.com/text to sign up for traffic alerts to the phone. jonathan: interstate changes, the maryland governor making a promise about the big changes coming to 270. >> it will save commuters 40 minutes. >> the $10 million overall will begin this fall. montgomery county says more if is need and they are posing expanded h.o.v. lane and reversal hot lane. michelle: the congressman who led the investigation in server and the i.r.s. scandal says he is calling it a career. >> i just turned 50. sleeping on a cot in my office. i spent 1400 nights away fromfy family. time to recalculate. >> jason chaffetz says he will not seek public office in 2018. jonathan: to the united states show of force against north korea. uss carl vinson and the strike group are expected to arrive in the see of japan next week. the departure is days that president trump said it was headed to the korea peninsula. the white house main

q mccray is live with the latest for us. q mccray? we are live on the golf course and country club. we are going to zoom in. there are pieces of the represent all over the golf course. we saw military experts here checking out the debris. you will notice the yellow caution tape. there is another piece over there. this happened this afternoon. we have the cell phone video to happened here. according to a milliontary official, this -- military official, this u.s. army helicopter crash landed on the third hole. through crewmembers were on board. two were medevaced to a hospital. we are waiting to see what happened to the third crew member. we are working to get the information for you as well. again, this is leonard town. quiet and a close knit community. everybody knows each other's name. we spoke to an eyewitness who says that he was baffledded. he has never seen this. take a listen. >> you see it on tv all the time. you think it's cool. it's not. it's not. nothing good about it. q: so again, we are waiting right now to get the latest

q mccray is here with how we got here. q: as you mentioned the congress avoided a government shutdown for at least the next seven days. the clock, though, it was ticking. the deadline was tonight at midnight. i took a vote to get the one-week extension passed. giving lawmakers more time to negotiate a broader budget deal. as lawmakers also pushed off talks of a new healthcare package. the spending measure passed the senate by a voice vote after clearing the house on a bipartisan 382-30 vote. >> people on the appropriations committee stayed up till 1:30 last night. they made a good deal of progress. but we still have progress to go. not all the poison pill riders have been eliminated. some have. a good number have. q: the aw trillion budget package under a new deadline next friday. the bill will go to president trump's desk for approval. from the "live desk," i'm q mccray. abc7 news. jonathan: thank you for that. saturday mark warner -- senator elizabeth warren calling out trump and is troubled there are reports he is going

q mccray joins us now live with what drivers out there need to know. q mccray, a big change? change. you said it. whether it's good or bad depends on the direction that you are driving. athbound you are in luck. westbound, not so much. this will change howl people drive in d.c. the on-ramp to i-395 southbound to mark a major milestone in the $1.4 billion third street tunnel project. they have been working on the project for 12 years now. essentially the workers a

i'm q mccray. back to you. nancy: thank you. the helicopters are the main stay of the short range transportation for the army. modified versions of the aircraft are in use across branches of the military. the senior investigative reporter lisa fletcher joining us from the "live desk" with more on the crash history of the blackhawk. lisa: the blackhawk is the army front line utility helicopter that is used for air assaults and evacuation. it's a workhorse and considered dependable. especially in extreme conditions like sand, heat and bad weather. given that 4,000 of these have been built and rotated in and out of the service since 1979, there are bound to be accidents. at least 60 soldiers were killed in crashes in blackhawk s in noncombat the worst was when two slided in kentucky. 17 conditionals were killed. in 2015, 11 died when the blackhawk went down in the waters near elgin air force base in florida. the fuselage of a helicopter is not pressurized so it's not with the same issues that planes incur and the helicopters have a

reporting from capitol hill, i'm q mccray. nancy: as q mentioned the rule that stops the drug enforcement agency and the department of justice from interfering with the state marijuana laws expires next week. 29 states have the medical marijuana laws and it is legal to use it for the recreational purposes in seven states as well as the district. larry: a quick birthday wish right now for the former paul stephens. he turned 9 years young today -- 97 years old young today. nancy: decent weather for a birthday. steve: not bad. we made it to the 80's. the average high is 69 degrees so we'll take it. one more day of the warm weather. then we have the weekend. changes in the forecast. looking brighter later in the day on sunday. the clouds are increasing. showers and the thunderstorms are out there. the temperatures are 64 in elkins, west virginia. we show you the 24-hour temperature change compared to yesterday at this time. we are 20 to 25 degrees warmer. so a we will see the warm air that will stick around for day tomorrow. follow

that's the latest from northwest, i'm q mccray. also happening today, aaron hernandez, the former nfl star and can -- convicted laid to rest. be he hanged himself in a massachusetts prison last week just days after he was found not doublein a denver -- murder trial. he was already serving a life sentence without parole for the friend,f his former oden lloyd, in 2013. his family may sue for negligence over his prison suicide. clawinghe capitals their way into round two of the playoffs, pushing their ticket on sunday, five of six games in the series were decided in overtime. scored thensson game's winning in series clinching goals as well. finish, winning two to one in overtime. now it is off to face pittsburgh. game number one is thursday night at the verizon center at 7:30. game number two, they had to pittsburgh for game three next monday and game four, also in pittsburgh. they knocked the cap -- the caps out one year ago. we have a bone to pick with them. chaos overnight paris. why cookies just be the start of what's to come? yea

i'm q mccray. that.or happening right now, our 20 of a massive firefight in college a fullea autria: nearly day after it started, john gonzalez is in college park where things stand. john? john: $40 million in damage is the most expensive fire in the his a prince george's county, one of the largest overall construction trucks here, now sharing the road with a number of fire trucks. the area is still closed off. montgomery county fire, assistant prince firefighters with this. that, right there, is a montgomery county fire truck. the latter is still up, firefighters are up above, still dousing the building nearly 24 hours after the fire started. still a number of hotspots flaring up at this hour. development getting ready to open. new construction, no most of it is destroyed. during the height of the fire it took over 200 firefighters. five alarms were sounded as firefighters stretch the lines and alerted construction workers to get away. the flames, spreading quickly. so much heavy, six smoke that route o

i'm q mccray. larry: thanks. crime alert. the d.c.r the two guys that say the two robbed someone with a gun inside a building on 14th street and got away with cash if you know something, call the police. michelle: still ahead at 5:00, if 4-year-old falls from the back of a bus. how the girl is doing. why somebody will be charged in this case. >> oh, my god. we have a major problem. he can be there in an hour. >> also ahead, the bus rental disasters. you pay in full and the ride never shows up. the "7 on your side" i-team tries to get answer ♪ hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® zyrtec® starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec®. muddle no more®. try rhinocort® allergy spray for powerful nasal allergy relief. michelle: well, school field trip, birthday party, weddings. we rely on charter buses for many events. what do you do if they don't show up or there is a problem? you call kimberly suiters for starters. sh

nancy: q mccray is on the hill and the members knew it would happen. q: this was expected.t's 4/20 today. you are supposed to be laid back but it dot chaotic here. there is a joint giveaway going on now. that is not the case. the you members were arrested. d.c.m.j., the district of columbia marijuana justice. they were located on a d.c. sidewalk and handing out joints to anyone 21 and over with the proper identification. they thought what they were doing is legal but according to the capitol hill police that is not the case. seven members arrested including the cofounder. take a listen. >> i think they are violatin i am on district land and have a right to give away marijuana. you can give out an ounce each. this is a federal intrusion on the district of columbia. q: i reached out to the capitol hill police and they told me everybody was arrested today will be charged with possession of marijuana. now why would this group set up here on capitol hill? well, there is a reason behind that. i'm working on that story for you which will air in the 5:00 hour. that's the latest liv

q mccray is at the abc7 "live desk." q? q: the cleveland murder video raises a lot of questions, especially for social media users. even facebook c.e.o. admits there is a big problem. >> we have a lot of work and we will keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies from this happening. q: facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg made it clear, there is a seriou posts like steve stephens of a murder should never make it to the social media platform. >> technology is the great enabler. on the other hand, it's technology that is putting us in the position of distributing content that is disturbing, inappropriate. q: digital strategist amanda works for chief. there has been a growing trend of people posting crimes online. >> so platforms can't do anything about the crime. so making sure that you are reporting it to the proper authorities is really important. q: flagging and reporting the online content alerts the platform of the issue but you shouldn't stop there. >> first and foremost, if you see a crime you need to make sure that you, y

that is the latest from woodbridge, q mccray for abc 7 news. lindsey: more than 24 hours later firefighters in college park remain on the scene on one of the largest fires in history. plenty of activity on berwyn house road in college later,ore than 24 hours still dousing the building. you can see two ladder trucks are still throwing a whole lot of water on this building, a tremendous fire, one of the largest in prince george's county history, and the most expensive. nearly $40 million in damage three minor injuries including two firefighters, this was a new building under construction with about 250 apartments. the question is, is there structural damage? investigators have not been able to get inside because some hard-to-reach areas are still burning, hotspots still flaring up. five alarms sounded. you were in the building. what we you doing? >> painting. john: what happened? >> we don't know. somebody called everybody to go out because the fire started on the 64. john: there was so much heavy smoke, a senior center was evacuated across the s

q mccray is live in northwest with more.. q? developing now in arkansas.. is recovering..fter a terrifyng incident. she fell out of the back of a moving church bus.. onto a busy highway. sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. autria... you will gasp as you watch ths time..you can see exactly what happened on dashcam video. the bus is driving down the road. the door swings open, then you see the girl hanging on to the door... she doesnt last long. she falls right out on to the road. the bus driver was unaware the girl fell out.. and kept driving down the highway. amazingly, a certified e-m-t and volunteer firefighter happened to be driving behind the bus.. his dashcam rolling. when she fell out.. he rushed to her aid.. as his girlfriend called 9-1-1. the girl suffered only a broken jaw, and will undergo surgery. the church says it's no longer using that bus. it's still unclear what caused the door to suddenly open. it will be a day of patriotism at one loudoun county high school... but it seniors at loudoun county high in leesburg- who call themselves the young conserva

jonathan: q mccray reporting. today, if you saw folks out there in the law enforcement, this is what is going on. a full scale terror attack drill is underway. they are training in the six different locations to prepare for any kind of possible terror threat. two include nats park and george mason university. michelle: caught on video, danger in the sky. the daring rescue to save a woman trapped on a crane. how did she get there? jonathan: risking a life to save another. this was only getting started when somebody else was pulled to safety. doug: after a few days of weather that felt like what you'd find in ireland now we are going to feel like it's but this is washington. it will be terrific. that is coming up. are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. jonathan: the big e response to a fire and it goes on another day. the firefighters are still pu

q mccray is live on the scene. meanwhile-- former president obama did not mention his successor... his first public appearance, since leaving office in january. instead, he spoke to students at the chicago ... about the importance of getting involved in issues they care about. the former president will give his first post-presidential speech on may 7th... when he receives the "profile in courage" award from the kennedy library. wildlife officers are searching for a monkey that was spotted several times in central florida. the monkey is a rhesus macaque and neighbors who have seen it say- it's adorable. however-- animal expers are warning people not to approach the monkey and don't take pictures. those monkeys do not like being stared at. that's what one woman learned the hard way. keri locke saw the monkey and tried to take a picture. eventually- it charged at her and her children. that breed is native to asia, and appears to be spreading in central florida. you can't help but notice those going out of business' signs in malls. you might find some good deals, but buyer beware. cons

q mccray is at the live desk with breaking details. >> the prisoner is a patient who escaped from a hospital. you are looking at the pictures. we know that the search continues for him in h it is of a correctional institute or the prisoner was being held. he somehow escaped from clifton perkins hospital center. he got away and howard county police are pulling out all the stops trying to find him. they pulled over a big rig and searched it. ,fficers are suited and booted carrying high-powered rifles and searching vehicles. they say he got away in a wooded area near the hospital. this is the picture of the guy they are looking for. his name is david watson, 28 years old described as five feet eight inches tall and a hundred 40 pounds. he was last seen in the area of dorsey run road which is near the hospital in a very heavily what it serving time for the attempted murder of several police officers. if you see him, call police. do not approach him. a breaking news situation and we will do best to bring you the latest details on the search throughout the day and this newscast. stay with us. back

q mccray has a look at the impact in your area. q: i have the 49-page ruling in my hand. hyattsville, takoma park and washington, d.c. you can imagine they are pleased with this 49 page ruling. they will continue to receive federal funds. according to trump executive order it would take away funding if they refused to turn over the immigrants. but the judge issued an injunction to stop the president's plans for that is a step in the right direction for people we spoke to today. >> a good ruling. they should keep the funding coming to washington, d.c. the capital of the united states. it deserves a funding to keep the city top notch for visitors coming from around the world. q: president trump responded to the ruling this morning. the first ninth district court ruled against the ban. now it hits again. sanctuary cities. ridiculous rulings. i also spoke to the city manager of takoma park. wait until you hear how much they could lose. that is something i'm working on now. that is the latest from pont circle. alison: president has a new tax plan to cut corporate from 35% to 1

q mccray tells us about the mission to fulfill her friend's dying wish. ile that would light up any tv screen. delores said her good friend remained that will until he fell ill. the d.c. army veteran died on february 5. he was 85. with no surviving relatives she was given power of attorney. there was one problem. >> i didn't have the money, i didn't know where i'd get it from. she contacted an advocacy group that helps people in need. >> she was trying and said she needed help. she had his body and he deserved more than what was about to happen. which was city. >> immediately recognize the smile from 20 years ago. >> him being open and gay we crossed paths. i named him dr. de carlo. i fell honored. i said i have to do something for this guy. q: she set up a go fund me page and found out her friend was a trail blazer. >> he was here and part of the dance troupe said to have broke the color barrier in 1952 at the cotton club in new york. q: in 12 days they had all the money they needed. instead of the cemation, he will have the open casket service she promis