rebecca cooper explains why the justices struck down part of the state's tax code. rebecca: the dollar cost to the state will be high, even though most taxpayers will not be impacted. if you live in this region and live in one state and work in another, maryland, virginia, west virginia, d.c., and delaware all have agreements do not double tax earners who live in nearby states. but somebody like jacob will save money. a maryland resident, he often take short-term jobs in other states beyond this region. >> i've worked in california at a ski resort, in alaska, boise, idaho. rebecca: he is conflicted by the ruling. >> it benefits me, so i'm happy about that, but i also want to give back to the community, the school system needs taxes to do that. rebecca: jeffrey katz is a tax attorney in bethesda. >> montgomery county in howard county, if you look at the aggregate state its $260 million. rebecca: robert oversees transportation, infrastructure and the environment. those are just some of the budgets that could take a big hit. >> we have had a lot of pressure on the schoo

rebecca cooper has a look at the dress rehearsal. rebecca: that is right kellye, the stages still lit, but the gates are closed. it is time again for the special way where members of the public in the district come together with celebrities for a special concert to honor those who serve. >> ♪ ooh ♪ rebecca: warming up with her chorus and her husband in the front row singer gloria stephan dedicated this song to those who served, including her own father a cuban immigrant proud of his service, despite the debilitating effects of agent orange. the boy scouts from frederick troop 2017 visiting the mall said they would like to thank a soldier directly. >> we would like to thank him for all his service. rebecca: as the west lawn filled with patriotic music and performances throughout the rehearsal this 19-year-old said that being in washington for the performance was her dad, served in the air force, something she dreamed about as a young girl growing up on military bases around the world, watching on tv. >> i would always see it every year

rebecca cooper is standing by live right now. rebecca? rebecca: kellye, this is the corner of north and pennsylvania avenue's, where the cvs was burning. what you are seeing is some of the people being arrested for breaking curfew. the young woman in the police van right now is yelling at the policing that she is a towson university premed student. she said she does not want to go in the van, this is the van that freddie gray died in. it's not the exact van, but these are the kinds of things that you are hearing the protester saying, here and opened affiants. video from earlier we were going on live at 10 p.m. with new channel 8. there were a lot of evil people out here in defiance of the curfew. as we were about to go live, we had a gentleman try to step into our live shot wearing a t-shirt with an expletive about the police that we cannot show. we cap to moving, trying to get out of the shot. as he was yelling at the police, he was pepper sprayed and started yelling loudly in the midst of the crowd. a lot of media here and a lot of youn

that is where rebecca cooper spent the day. including a man who served the 82nd airborne. rebecca: if you walk far enough and you get to section 60. buried here are the men and women killed most recently in the battles in afghanistan and iraq. >> every day i wake up and i thank the lord for being here. when i feel down or upset or in pain, there is somebody's face that pops up in my head every time. it's bobby's face. rebecca: called the saddest acre in america. they toast friends not at wedding or graduations but at their graves. 14-year-old james who lost his dad said even the minor school events take on a special sadness for children of the fallen. >> it's rough sometimes. i remember they had a dad doughnuts for dads or something. they came in. i was just there. it's rough. rebecca: the voice quivers trying to explain the loss. >> i don't really know. rebecca: the oldest megan was 12 when two men knocked on the door. >> it was horrible. rebecca: the pain mixed with pride doesn't get easier next memorial day. it's just something that children of soldiers learn to live wit

rebecca cooper is in the news room where she says there is already voices of dissent? rebecca: that is right, it was an exciting day for maryland supporters of martin o'malley who was in iowa tonight trying to make his case. the former maryland governor and baltimore mayor says there is more for more than just hillary clinton in the race. despite his supporters, there are detractors as well. it was a crowd of about 75 iowans that he made his first official visit as a candidate. mr. o'malley: i believe we are looking for alternatives. rebecca: the former baltimore mayor and maryland governor has been making the argument all year. today, and excited o'malley made it official in baltimore. mr. o'malley: to you and all can hear my voice, i declare i may candidate for president of the united states! rebecca: he listed every ethnic and religious group as well as others. mr. o'malley: young and old rich and poor, workers and business owners, gay, lesbian, and transgendered and straight americans, all of us are needed. rebecca: but he has made a clear that he plans to run to th

rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. maureen: former new york governor george pataki is now part of the field of potential republican candidates. >> i announced i am a candidate for the republican nomination for president of the united states. maureen: he announced his candidacy in new hampshire today after he released a youtube video in which he describes his background and his reasons for running. he served three terms as governor of heavily democratic new york but has been out of office since 2006. he envisions himself as a unifying figure in a divided nation. it is the eighth of public and to officially enter the race. -- republican to enter the race. martin o'malley is one step was or to a white house run. supporters launched a super back to raise money for his residential campaign. super packs can raise -- pacs can raise unlimited amounts of money. he is excited to announce his candidacy on saturday. another round of heavy rain is bringing problems to taxes. as people are being ordered to evacuate their homes near

rebecca cooper was the first to break the story. a whirlwind development. rebecca: that is right kellye, we arrived when we learned there was an arrest directly connected with his double homicide in rockville. it was at an alaskan cruise ship stop. the juneau, alaska, please confirm the man is arrested. he lives here, he was arrested on a few fugitive from justice warned from maryland. this home is just to the south of the vilardo home, longtime neighbors. we found multiple law enforcement officials here montgomery county police saying they are not ready to confirm the arrest, but that we learned that multiple law enforcement officials believe that with this arrest, this double homicide they believe has been soft. the police detectives and crime scene investigators have been at this house all day, combing through the garage and the home of the neighbors just to the south of where the murder took place. the only thing separating the homes is the wooded area where the body of the man was found. his wife, jody, was found in their home. the police said it appear

rebecca cooper spoke to the homeowner about the lawsuit. rebecca? rebecca: kimberly the homeowner worked hard to renovate the property and used it for a good cause but the attorney general says it's egregious and a public nuance. now he is responding. it used to be two barn-like garages owned by the founder of results gym who converted it to a glamorous mansion with a rooftop pool. an intern first suggested he rent his home on sights like air b&b for private work and events to help fund the charity work in haiti. >> every night we rent the house out one night pays for a house in haiti or an entire farm. $650 to dig a water well. rebecca: but in the lawsuit the d.c. attorney general says it's a single family home with none of the required permits for an event space. similar rentals listed like this home in logan circle make it clear for private housing and not a venue for events. neighbors who didn't want to go on camera say noise from the party can be a problem. jeffrey tells renters there is a 10:00 p.m. curfew for events but noise is a given in th

rebecca cooper continues our coverage with this side of the story that is just now emerging. rebecca? rebecca: that is right. for many there is a sense of relief that things have returned to a peaceful nature in baltimore. people are tired. we are at the staging area where thousands of officers and national guardsmen from around the mid-atlantic have come. multiple jurisdictions in maryland. that is the maryland national guard over my shoulder. we have people trying to get a quick nap after long patrols over multiple days. they are tired here. we also spoke to the people in the city will not be attending today's rally. some because they say it is time to move forward. others because they say they are still frustrated. today on buena vista avenue in baltimore, these young african american men say they won't be attending the rally. they don't think anything will change, even after the announcement of arrests of the officers accused in the death of freddie gray. robert miller also won't be attending the rally. he says he has to go to work. but he is frustrated about what happened

rebecca cooper spoke with some of those owners.ams are really just one reason for a lot of celebrating tonight. reporter: kellye, you know what a rough winter was for the local economy and they are so glad that the weather, the playoff wins for both the capitals and wizards especially this big win tonight and many other events are happening this weekend that are giving people cause for celebration, to get out and spend much needed dollars here in this economy. throughout downtown d.c. tonight washingtonians and out of towners seem in the mood to celebrate. wizards fans say that cliff hanger ending gave them extra incentive to hit the bars and restaurants after the game. >> after that three-pointer you better believe it. we definitely need a drink. i mean, a couple shots, at least one glass of wine or maybe one bottle of wine to be honest with you. >> i don't want to leave to be honest with you but i got to go back to work. reporter: all this weekend all the new college graduates are celebrating. >> have to spend some of that gradua

reporter: i am rebecca cooper.ngine company number six where firefighters are in mourning a fallen colleague. it is a profession even more dangerous than you realize. a live report coming up next on abc seven news. alison: and don't forget to go to wjla.com to sign up for text alerts from abc 7. you can get traffic, weather and breaking news alerts sent alison: investigators say it is too early to know why a d.c. firefighter collapse and died after battling this fire on 7th street northwest yesterday. we do know that lieutenant kevin mcrae's cousin was the last firefighter to die. the collapse of a heart attack after battling another fire back in 2007. medical experts warned of firefighters already much higher of premature death from things other than smoke and burns. rebecca cooper is live to explain. reporter: we are at engine company number six where firefighters are indeed morning for the loss of lieutenant kevin mcrae. the family having lost to family members fighting firexperts say this is one of the most dan

rebecca: i'm rebecca cooper. it was on this corner mr. police say an uber driver allegedly attacked one of the passengers. we will tell you what happened and what you need to know if you use private car services. leon: tonight uber tells abc7 it's cooperating with police after a report that a driver kidnap and assaulted a woman in northeast. rebecca cooper is monitoring the developments in the case tonight. rebecca? rebecca: while they say they prefer the service and don't have concerns about safety. >> none whatsoever. i'd put my mom in it. rebecca: police say it occurred at 11 and g street at 2:45 a.m. on sunday. a driver sporting an uber sticker allegedly attack and attempted to rape his female passenger. concerns about the safety of startup car services prompted some city to pass tougher restrictions like houston that requires drivers to be fingerprint and undergo citied a my centered background check. in d.c., the current law says the private drivers must be 21 years old and pass criminal sex offender and driver offender background c

this is "washington business report" with abc7 nanational correspondent rebecca cooperer. rebecca: thank you for joining us for a look at bususiness and finance in the washington region. today, advice fr a cch with a winnining formula in the small business but light. in our round table, with d.c. tech in the national spotlht local innovators want to knoww why is thehe pentagon looking past its own backyard for solutions? if you had $200 million, , how would you spend it? the owner of the washington castles is one o of the region's biggggest investors, and he is using theoney to entnter the travel market. expedition inc. is one of f the world'ss top travel mpanies. this interview was preempted last week due to the commencement ceremony, so in this week's 101, lessons from the bebest on investing. welcome. we should say the big adventure, your wife could give birth at any momentnt. salllly, thank you for holding off until we do the show. we don't know how long. we won't keep you. ellilis about adventure travel. mark: thanks for -- tell us about adventure travel. mark: it's an

rebecca cooper now at the live desk to explain. what is the story here? rebecca: the officers were responding to another driver reporting getting sideswiped in a hit-and-run. two officers responding found 34-year-old david washington motionless in his car. he ignored their order. a third officer respond and the video and the audio from the body cameras all three officers were wearing that you are about to see now. when the first two officers responded to the hit-and-run they found driver david washington strapped in and motionless. >> put your hands up where i can see them. >> let me see your other hand right now. >> hands up. both of them. rebecca: washington remains motionless despite several officers yelling to see his hands. >> put them up in the air right now. let me see your other hand right now. rebecca: his right arm on the wheel and his body motionless washington's left arm can't be seen. after repeated orders the third officer now using his taser. washington then sprayed told to get out of the car but washington tries to use his right arm telling

in arlington, rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. ahead bumped from the ball room just three months from their dream wedding. a mixup with the redskins that left a couple scrambling to find i love the new place. thank you. we used a designer from havertys to help blend all of my y stuff with dave's one good chair. i love it. that reminds me of when we blended our furniture. yeah. ryan helped me get all my stuff just the way i like it. and emily helped me get all of my stuff right to the curb. that was a great day. yeah. refresh your space with an extra hundred off every thousand at havertys. us enjoy 36-month, no-interest financing. havertys. discover something you. kellye: we have an update on johnny depp's dog drama. his dogs are back in the united states. he is accused of smuggling them into australia, where the agriculture minister threatened to put them down. they promptly boarded a flight back to california, just hours before the government deadline. pistol and boo, his dogs, back on u.s. soil. devon: i understand the love for

rebecca cooper has more on the bridge's history. rebecca? rebecca: memorial bridge was built to symbolize american strength and unity. from the beginning it has come to symbolize washington squabbling. first proposed in 1886 as part of the solution to major flooding downtown. this being washington, political squabbles over everything from the design to the name delay construction until 1922. originally planned as a memorial to both president lincoln and general grant the compromise in congress doubled the memorial bridge. without taking sides for the north and the south because it was to symbolize connecting the south and virginia to the north and to the north d.c. the bridge has seen plenty of wear and tear ever since. 68,000 vehicles cross memorial bridge every day. despite the inspectors declaring the bridge structurally deficient. the 2013 infection warned of the severe corrosion and the numerous other problems due to age use and neglect of repairs while congress battles over funding. the 2013 report says that inspectors don't think the

rebecca cooper is live in bethesda tonight and got a look at why they put down the safe tax code. what has happened here? rebecca: the howard county cup that took the case to supreme court said they shouldn't have to pay maryland county taxes on income they earn from out-of-state businesses. today in a contentious 5-4 supreme court ruling the supreme court agreed. >> the dollar cost to the state will be high, though most maryland impacters won't be impacted. if you live in one state and work in another, maryland, virginia, west virginia d.c. and delaware have agreements to not double tax earners who live in nearby states. but someone like jacob will save money. maryland resident that often takes the short-term job in other states beyond the region. >> i have work in california. at a ski resort. i have worked in alaska on the dome highway. i worked in boise idaho. i have been all over. >> but he says he is conflicted by the ruling. >> it benefits me so i'm for that. but i'm also all for getting back to the community the school system. obviously you need taxes to do that. >> jeffrey

rebecca cooper check out the confrontation -- competition. reporter: an eighth grader already busy with soccer, the practices spelling daily in the back of his parents car. and any place else he can find the time. >> the year before, i do not make it of the first round originals. but my mom told me i had to try it took me a long way. reporter: he got knocked out with this working on new set a spell. >> you cheering on -- reporter: while the spellers show grace under fire, family members in the audience notice out nerve-racking this world-famous competition can be. reporter:>> we were holding hands and praying and hoping for the best. reporter: ankita, and eighth grader from manassas him at that the crowds attention by joking with officials and seeming excited about every aspect of her assigned word. >> can have the definition please? >> a dancing classic ballet -- reporter: she failed to make it to the finals by a mere five point. >> i minute big fog. -- i am in a big fog. reporter: we will say congratulations to all the competitors at this -

in arlington, rebecca cooper. leon: i know how much you love yours. have you checked this out? alison: i haven't. i should change my password. 167 characters is a -- 16 characters are a lot. leon: you and steve rudin should get on it. alison: that is it for abc7 news at 5:00. leon: coming up at 6:00 we are following two breaking stories including a killing of a wealthy couple before their house was burned blocks away from the vice president's home. alison: plus people react to the sentencing of a robbie who secretly regarded women as they undressed. >> it's a nightmare. leon: a family afraid to use their own home's water. "abc7 news at 6:00" starts right now. >>> from abc7 news breaking news alert. maureen: first at 6:00 a search for a killer after four people are dead inside a burned home. near the vice president's mansion. within the past 45 minutes police identified the victims found in the luxury home that burned yesterday on woodland drive. abc7's brianne carter is live outside the d.c. police headquarters with what she has just found out. brianne: we are hearing from poli

rebecca cooper joins us there live right now. rebecca, this playoff push is just another reason for these owners to celebrate. reporter: that's right. the streets were packed earlier. not just for the playoffs but other reasons people are celebrating this weekend as well. most of the people have now gone inside this game tonight. but these streets were crowded and the restaurants have all been crowded with people coming to town for a variety of different reasons. and lots of wizards t-shirts. earlier this week we saw the same thing for the caps game. you can take a look inside the green turtle sports bar right here at verizon center. what a difference between the time when -- it wasn't that many years ago when before we had verizon center, this was one of the most destitute parts of town. now it is one of the strongest parts of this region's economy. people spending lots of money. in a very good mood. don't forget we're headed into record territory for these teams. 14 is the furthest number of games that washington teams have ever

this is "washington business report" with abc 7 national correspondent rebecca a cooper. [captioning performed by the national captionininstitute, which is resesponsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicaprg] rebecca: welcome to "washington business report." thanks for joining us for a first look at bubusiness and finanance and how it affects you. this week felt like it wld be a bleak weekek for your llet. janet yellen said stocks are overvalued. several tech stocks like twitter and yelp took big guys. the week ended on note, a reason for optimism. we will tatalk about that in the rounable. it is commencement time. we havave valule tips on the do's and don'ts when itit comes to hiring new graduates. but first, it isis mother's day. you ght be temedo takeer simply at face value o on e fact she is the glamorous mom on t plplaygroundnd. don't be fooled, susanna quinn is the crereator oa new app calls e >> generating bigig numbs -- the >> -- veluxe generatiting big numbers. weat down with this workg mom to find out how she turned her concept into a business maki

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rebecca cooper is following this developing story and has much more coming up on five -- "abc7 news at 5:00". alison: a little boy abducted by his father at a metro station this morning has been found safe. police took goode in custody in alexandria and say he abducted his son around 8:15 this morning at the king street metro. they say goode took the boy to his grand mother's house and she called the police. goode is being held on four outstanding warrants and charges in this case are now pending. well a story tonight out of seaworld. story of a new addition. the lengths they are going to to help the oil-covered sea lion. plus -- >> it is the weekend to open up the spa and jump in your swimming pool. but there is a population that is most at risk around water. we will tell you who it is and how to protect them. scott: but first, the capitol police and toilet training? why they are now undergoing training for proper procedures in the bathroom. that's com there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you want to wah what if you could pay for the types of channels you want and n

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we have team coverage with rebecca cooper and suzanne kennedy. let's start with sueson. -- suzanne. is live on the bridge. suzanne: big changes on the bridge. you can look behind me and see one eastbound and one westbound lane closed. 60,000 vehicles a day use the bridge. it's showing the wear and tear of eight decades of travel. it's what is on the other side of the bridge causing what is going on here. another lane of the 83-year-old memorial bridge closed. federal engineers have found structural problems with the iconic span. >> they identified some steel beams that corroded quicker than we thought they were going to corrode. we found problems with the decking. the concrete surface of the bridge. >> one lane was closed ten days ago. a second last night. what that means is a ten-ton weight limit is in effect indefinitely. forcing the metro to the key rezvelt or 14 street bridge -- roosevelt or 14 street bridges. word hasn't gotten out as the buses continue to cross the bridge this afternoon. bob hill has been driving tour buses for four decades and he says the new policy could cos

this is "washington business report" with abc 7 national correspondent rebecca a cooper. he national captionininstitute, which is resesponsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicaprg] rebecca: welcome to "washington business report." thanks for joining us for a first look at bubusiness and finanance and how it affects you. this week felt like it wld be a bleak weekek for your llet. janet yellen said stocks are overvalued. several tech stocks like twitter and yelp took big guys. the week ended on note, a reason for optimism. we will tatalk about that in the rounable. it is commencement time. we havave valule tips on the do's and don'ts when itit comes to hiring new graduates. but first, it isis mother's day.