christopher reeve put a face on spinal chord injuries. it was his vision, it was his passion and brilliance that attracted young scientists to take on the cause and advance the choord of spinal research. s wife legacy is the foundation that has reached so many of those living with paral cyst with life changing resources. the president's budget and suggests that the program is duplicative. my colleagues in the house appreciate the nature of the work that the p.r.c. does. he p.r.c. has a variety of services, and programs including information specialists trained to help anyone from newly paralyzed individuals to persons who have lived with disabilities by providing support and information. the peer and family support program which builds peer-to-peer support to best understand the day-to-day realities and long-term challenges. the quality of life grants program, which is awarded over 2,900 grants totalling $22 million to broaden the impact of none profits across the country that foster community engagement hile promoting health. finally, th

richard reeve, abc 7 news. steve: the first forecast from stormwatch 7, nighttime lows eventually fall into the upper 60's, lower 70's. tomorrow a day of transition, the temperature starting off in the 70's, quickly rebounding into the middle to upper 80's by the afternoon and early evening. could be looking at thunderstorms. then friday, very heavy rain likely to overspread much of the dmv. i will give you the timing of the heavy rain, how much we could be looking at, and looking ahead to the weekend which promises to be brighter. jonathan: developing now, the police have identified a man who was gunned down in anacostia. he is victor williams. the police say that he was shot in number of times and so were the two dogs he was walking. they say that he was possibly killed by somebody riding a arrests. police needounty your help to solve a drive-by shooting in silver spring caught on tape. a home shot up, and they are hoping that this stunning surveillance video will help crack the case. residents were awoken to

up next tonight "cbs evening news", florida barrier reeve, third largest in the world is dying, and itt alone. u.n. study find mess carol reeve could be gone in 30 years, and now the race is on to turn the tied, manual, explains tonight from new york here is elaine quijano. captioning sponsored by cbs >> quijano: the president versus the media. are his nonstop tweets insighting violence? also tonight chris christie gets burned. >> i didn't get any sun today. >> quijano: but the camera shows the new jersey governor relaxing on a state beach that he closed to everyone else. british courts have ordered a baby taken off life-support against his parents' wishes. tobt the president and the pope weigh in. underwater gardeners are trying to rescue florida's dying coral reefs. >> looks like we got two. >> quijano: back from the brink, the eagles fill the sky once more. >> this is th

took reeves' phone, cash from his wallet, and probably waltzed right out of here.gging gone wrong. well, there's no signs of struggle. if this was a mugging and he didn't put up a fight, why risk shooting him, especially in broad daylight? singed fabric. nobody heard anything because the killer used a backpack

richard reeve reports on the surprising deal authorities made with a man behind bars: hancock, md 00-05 richard reeve/hancock, md (standup bridge) 41-48 55-103 trt: 118 oc: standard a warning today, from fairfax county officers arrested a handyman -- accused of molesting children -- while he was on the job. now they're concerned there may be more victims. this is "jerberth palma." police tell us, he worked in the county for 11 years. if your kids had contact with him - officers want to talk to you right away. an update now about chipotle -- one person who got sick after eating at the sterling location has been diagnosed with norovirus. the restaurant closed two days for cleaning an wednesday. in all -- about 60 people felt ill after eating there. norovirus is not a food-borne virus. health department officials have not said this is why everyone else got sick. time now for weather - heat advisory 10am through 8 pm - feels 105+ alert - remaining oppressively hot and humid through the weekend - tracking storm chances (strong/severe poss. this weekend) - heat wave breaks tuesday today: ho

richard reeve shows us the happy reunion.hard: she is grateful she survived the noontime crash. >> i was rear-eneded. the jeep i was in flipped. the window smashed. >> but when another car slammed into her from behind on busy route 12 she wasn't traveling alone. sam, 4-year-old german shepherd she was dog sitting riding shotgun. the impact shattered the jeep's windows. seconds later sam was gone. he had bolted out of a broken window. as a man heedaled her roll out -- helped her roll out of the jeep, others stemmed forward. >> we had passerby's who volunteered to look for him. >> minutes later the park police officers spotted sam sitting a half mile away on the g.w. parkway. >> he was scared. he wasin the worried. she is taking care of sam for her son-in-law. marine officer who is deployed in europe. this pup is a furry best friend of a loved one serving his country. >> he doesn't seem hurt but we will take him to the vet anyway. >> she is okay and grateful for the officers and the volunteers she calls wonderful. who stepped u

richard reeve reports. richard: it was here on this remote piece of property in hancock, maryland, where investigators unearthed human with a womanstent missing since last july. the authorities were led thereby the property owner, 68 years old company was released from jail thursday on the condition that he direct the police to the remains. there were no indications of homicide or foul play. prosecutors agree the deal is unusual. with a woman come was already serving time for using her credit cards and checks after her death. illegal weapons were found other property in september but he has never been accused in her disappearance or death. this is the property. prosecutors made the deal they say first and foremost to give the family closure. the likelihood come investigate or say come is the woman died from a fall when she injured her head. they are not sure when that happened. >> i certainly think it is pretty obvious, but we are in charge of prosecuting criminal offenses. richard: the man will have 90 day

richard reeve has that story.hehard: family members say was the glue that held the family together. within 100 people came out to emotional gathering -- hugs and prayers marked the emotional gathering. rememberhere to 37-year-old anthony russell, gunned down in his chillum apartment complex. >> i'm asking for justice. richard: just before 5 a.m. the morning of july 8, officers found him fatally shot. he left a dice game on a scooter just hours before. fore lay here on the steps three hours. richard: his family believes this was a robbery. his pockets were inside outcome his while it and cell phone missing. the police are looking for any clues, no matter how small. a something as simple as vehicle out of place, a stranger sitting in a car. >> i wanted soft. i once -- i want it solved. i richard: family members say that he was building his business, fixing and selling cars. the police are checking surveillance video and they have posted a $25,000 reward for information. from the live desk, richard reeve, abc 7 news.

in haymarket, richard reeve, abc7 news.jonathan: after 81 years the sign outside the iconic uptown theater is n first reported on the neighbor's outrage after anc filed application to change the sign on the landmark but we have received a statement from a.n.c. saying they now plan to keep the 1936 sign. they will, however, upgrade it to more energy efficient lighting. alison: that is good. the laurel police department praising one of its own for helping a woman in need. officer bennett johns paid for diapers after a grocery store said the woman tried to steal them. the woman ran out of money after buying groceries. in a facebook post the department said officer john paid $125 so the woman's -- paid $15 so the woman's child would not suffer. she was issued and ticket and told where she could get help. jonathan: the officers do so many nice things. good to report those. let's talk about the alison: today is nice, too. doug: you see the clouds over the mountains but it's generally a slow climb in the temperatures. you probably

richard: in northeast washington, richard reeve, abc 7 news. jonathan: a 7 on your side update, the nhtsa expanding its investigation into ford explorer suv's. leak into the cabin, causing exposure to carbon monoxide. the agency says it has nearly 800 complaints about this issue for stop federal investigators are working with the police departments that use those suv's for patrol units. 7 on your side first reported on this issue last week. all over thes country are doing extra inspections after yesterday's deadly thrill ride accident at the ohio state fair. astanders watched in horror the fireball ride went out of control, throwing several people to the ground. seven people were hurt, one person was killed, and 18-year-old, who had just enlisted in the marine, preparing for basic training. abc news spoke with people who were next in line for the ride. >> we were watching this and what was going through your mind? >> i grabbed my sister and said that could have an us. >> we heard people screaming. alison: the fair all rides will be shut down pe

nancy: richard reeve is live in the neighborhood. what are the police saying, rich? very dramatic finish to the six-hour standoff in that apartment where the man was holed up. we have video to show you of the man being walked out in cameras rolling just yards away when he was brought out. apparently he had resisted arrest at about 3:30 this afternoon. the police got a call about a domestic situation. they found a man and woman outside. the man ran back inside with the kids. they finally sent officers into inside. meantime, they had to pull back for safety reasons. >> they said the guy is armed with a gun, so they want us to stay back. there is a man crossing the street, they told him to get out. >> i cannot really get home, so i want to make sure my family is safe and everyone else is safe, too. richard: folks back home now in this complex. the authorities have brought that man to the hospital for an examination. they say they will charge him with domestic violence charges. richard reeve, abc 7 news. nancy: make sure that you stay ahead of breaking news. sign up for

richard: richard reeve, abc 7 news. nancy: still ahead -- raccoons maul a man at his home in arlington. >> they were chewing me. nancy: what is believed to be the reason for a series of attacks. plus -- >> do you understand your rights? >> yes, sir, i'm a cop. alison: a suspected drunk driver busted, but the twist, yup, the driver is a cop. t-bone. is the nancy: car chase in southern california, a man leading officers in a chase ending in that violent crash. he then jumped out of the car and ran. the police caught up with him. sh camera video shows a rookie police officer arrested for drunk driving in new jersey. >> you understand your rights? >> yes, sir, i'm a cop. alison: the video was provided by a newspaper that shows officers stephanie regina's arrest last august. before she surrendered to regina led the police on a short chase. once in custody, she repeatedly told the arresting officer she was a cop and tried to get out of being busted. it is not clear if she is still with the department. nancy: a small airplane

bowie, richard reeve, abc 7 news. kimberly: another murder in prince george's county, this one in chillum. a man was found shot to death on cypress creek drive. no word on a suspect or motive. a deadly week in print so this county. a man was shot to death on the beltway last saturday. 10 people have been killed in the county since then. one of those cases was considered self-defense, but the others are all classified as murders. president trump headed back to the u.s. right now after spending two days at the g 20 summit in germany. that summit was messed with fierce protests from the outside and some critical meetings inside. face-to-face today with china's president amid growing tensions with north korea. a very substantial problem we all face, a problem that something has to be done about. kimberly: shortly before that meeting with china's president, the u.s. military engaged in a shoe of force over the korean peninsula. bombers flew side-by-side with south korean and japanese fighter jets. the mission followed nort

richard reeve, abc 7 news. steve: the first forecast from stormwatch 7, the temperatures cooling down nicely. 75 degrees at reagan national. to the west, already in the 50's and 60's. the stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, it is all quiet right now, still dry through the overnight into early tomorrow morning. the heat and humidity is back on thursday. we are also tracking the next best chance of stronger thunderstorms, part of a cold front. i would you be the timing on that and the upcoming weekend coming up. jonathan: new tonight, reversing a disturbing trend in hate, anti-muslim crimes rising in our backyard. anna-lysa gayle has how one organization wants the community to be part of the solution. anna-lysa: in just the first half of the year, anti-muslim hate crimes are up 91%, compared with this time last year. that is according to the council on islamic american relations. in montgomery county, the number of hate incidents jumped 42% in 2016. >> maryland has not been immune to the spike in hate crimes and bi

richard reeve, abc 7 news. nancy: court records show that allen has a criminal record dating back to 1991, pleading guilty to a variety of charges including grand larceny. alison: a murder mystery in riverdale, a sketch of the suspect but we do have one of the victim. the victim has not been identified. the police say he was found dead sunday along 60th avenue and it was ruled a murder. were canvassing tonight. there is a 25 thousand dollar reward if you can help identify the victim and catch the killer. d.c. police arresting one man in the shooting of a toddler, looking for a second. today they put derek watson behind bars but are still looking for washington-sulu. shooting at each other when a stray bullet hit a 13-month-old child. the baby is now recovering at home. protesters calling it state-sponsored discrimination. alison: texas a new epicenter in a transgender bathroom battle. >> hey, hey. ho, ho. hate has got to go. alison: in question and what happens next. nancy: arrested for wearing this. a woman de

michelle: that was richard reeve reporting. last night some people flocked to see amateur fireworks. the displace in north aftermath is a huge mess. trash and debris scattered throughout part of the city. the head foreman of minor elementary school says he has been on clean-up duty for 23 years. he says people need to realize what gets left behind after the light show. jonathan: new york city is mourning one of the finest tonight. horrible story here. officer miosotis familia was ambushed while working the midnight shift in the bronx. mother of three, shot in the police r.v. stationed in the area after previous shootings. >> she was on duty. serving this city, protecting people. doing what she believed in. doing the job she loved. after the shocking and the sudden attack, the fellow officers came to her aid immediately. jonathan: familia's partner radioed for help and other officers chased down the killer. the man was shot and killed in police with a shootout that left a bystander wounded. michelle arrived in poland for the g20

richard reeve in murfield. rich? >> we are in marysville, virginia. you can see right now if we look at the road, things are just at a because of the conditions we have been dealing with. right now the rain for the moment has stopped. we are trying to get to the metro station. a huge tree hit a metro car. we have pictures to get for you. of people trapped in the train. an amazing scene. the rain has stopped but aftermath is happening. back to you. alison: rich, thank you very much. keep us posted on the situation out there. we want to remind you, you can stay connected with the stormwatch7 team anytime at wjla.com or through the facebook and twitter feeds. you can download the app for your phone or tablet to track radar at any time. larry: breaking news now. the tractor trailer fire shut down eastbound side of i-66 to 495 south in fairfax county about a half an hour it's not clear what sparked the flames. expect delays in the area. alison: today on the westbound side of i-66 in the rosslyn tunnel, there has been an accident there as well. this is past

richard reeve live with the measures being taken today. rich? richard: safety and security ramped up for independence day. take a look at this. you don't see this every day. at 23rd and constitution, metrobuses used to block any vehicle that might want to come through. you have to go through the access point to get to the national mall tonight. we'll back pedal and you can see the park police. we have national guard people out here to check and make sure that the intersections are secure. law enforcement agencies not revealing specific changes to the plans this year but in the wake of the attacks in nice, france, and london where vehicles were used as weapons, we'll see a lot of intersections blocked off. at 14th and independent, for example, there is only pedestrian access to get closer to the mall. it's closures and b tot saying it con but you never know. stay local is good. richard: some of the usual access points like the 14th street bridge, the 12 street tunnel. those are closed down now. so you will have to walk or take metro to get into d

done so what's happened to corbin's parliamentary labor enemies anyway well his new liberal rachel reeves in the political wilderness raising the topic of loneliness loneliness is bad for your health smoking fifteen cigarettes a day well the prime minister joined with the honorable member of the south ripple mysel it encouraging members from across the house to attend the john cox loneliness commission event in speaker's house immediately ask the prime minister's questions today to find out what all of us can do in all communities to tackle this blight on all sides here that's andy corbin pro austerity blairite rachel reeves talking about loneliness and a name checking murdered u.k. labor m.p. jo cox's posthumous charity the joe cox foundation gives money to al qaeda linked white helmets in syria something the jeremy corbyn leader of the labor party has yet to acknowledge let alone this week's massive orders or collateral damage by the us coalition. twenty four hours since the national institute for health and care excellence released a report on the dangers of air pollution levels in the

richard reeve has more. in the day ahead, a prince george's a prince george's county police officer will be sentenced for second-degree assault. in june of last year, officer juan hernandez responded to a call about an armed person. hernandez pursued the suspect into a field, and struck him with his cruiser. the victim did not require medical attention. no weapon was found. hernandez faces up to 10 years in prison. he's still with the department, but remains suspended. the redskins are gearing up for day two of training camp this morning. the players are hard at work, practing twice a day - but the big story, kirk cousins. the skins quarterback, addressed the media for the first time yesterday after signing that franchise tag for the second straight season. some say cousins is rolling the di but he doesn't it see it that way. the redskins first pre-season game is august 10th against the ravens. nationals fans are waking up with something to smile about. the team chalked up a record setting performance agains

richard reeve has more. an deadly shooting of justine damond in minneapolis.. police officer mohamed noor allegedly shot on july 15th, after she called 9-1-1 to report a possible rape. neither he nor his partner had their body cameras turned on. and that has the mayor of minneapolis upset. starting saturday, a new policy will take effect. officers will be required to turn on their body cameras when responding to any call. officer noor and his partner have been placed on administrative leave. noor has not allowed investigators to interview him. an 18-year-old man is in custody, after allegedly abandoning his two-week-old baby in a parking lot. it happened monday, in suisun city, in northern california. the incident was captured on surveillance video. the two-week-old boy was left in the parking lot.. in his car seat. mitchell, was later arrested, after crashing his car. he appeared in court yesterday, and pleaded not guilty. bail was set at 500-thousand dollars. the baby was taken to a hospital. at last word, he was in critical but stable condition. seven's on y

coming up at 6:00, we'll dig deep looking closer to in jessup, richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: a tragic find in gaithersburg yesterday morning. a 4-month-old girl unconscious in a van. she would later die. today police are trying to get to the bottom of how this could have happened. q mccray is in gaithersburg with the developments in the investigation. q? q: we have been hard at work. we contacted the montgomery county homicide unit, the county health department services department as well as management at the motel 6 and the baby's family. we know now that the baby was with her family at the motel 6 when she passed away yesterday. we have a picture to show you now. 4 months old. beautiful baby girl. her name brooklyn ruth irby. her parents and her grandfather spoke exclusively to abc7 news. they told me they hit hard times recently and are homeless and were raising brooklyn in a van parked here stat the orchard road in gaithersburg. it was yesterday at 10:30 in the morning when brooklyn got sick. they dialed 911. by the time the paramedics arrived she had stopped brea

reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. "7 on your side" in health matters. by now you have probably heard it could be a bad year for ticks. if you find one, remove them with tweezers. grab the tick as close as possible to where it attaches to the skin. pull it out in single motion. don't squeeze too tightly. when you are done clean the wound and your hands as soon as possible. alison: scott lennox and dave mesicc of a show called "hooked on d.c." said they didn't catch a single fish but they spotted a whale shark in the fourth of july. they were filming off the coast of ocean city. this guy josh jumped in the water to swim with it. the whale sharks are the largest known fish species. they can grow up to 60 feet long. they can weigh nine tons. larry: wow! >> they are rarely this far north since they prefer water less than 72 degrees. this is really something. larry: a chance he couldn't pass up. alison: braver than i would be. larry: o >> we are trying to put the discovery back to discovering new

richard reeve is live on the scene. what have you learned so far? >> moments ago you can see the detectives now are entering the home inside there. they have to get a search warrant after the initial call that went out. they found two deceased people inside. they believe this is isolated incident. neighbors tell us two elderly folks in the 80's live inside the house. they had not been seen for a couple of weeks. there is no public threat. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. steve: i want to give you another update. this includes fairfax. it's moving east. at around 20 miles per hour. capable of producing gusty winds. this line stretches out to manassas. those areas are not under the warning and the storm is not as intense. the temperatures will fall through the 80's moving to the evening hours. this is going to fall for the next several days. it's moving east at 20 miles per hour. a full update in 20 minutes. larry: thank you, steve. they have spent month fighting for their child's life but now they say they have run out of options. larry: the

in the newsroom, richard reeve, abc7 news. >> i'm not giving you anything.lison: still ahead at 5:00, out of the game? why "star wars" fans are still waiting for rye 18 months later. larry: plus, the to a long-term deal. erin hawksworth going one-on-one with former redskins q.b. joe theismann. wait until you hear what alison: a monument honoring one of virginia's greatest athletes unveiled today. arthur ashe mural connects the basketball court to the tennis courts. you can walk through and read timeline of te richmond native success. the artist says he hopes that the mural will highlight the impact that ashe had on his hometown. larry: well, ashe will be honored in l.a. tonight when an award named after him presented in the espys. a show where the athletes from all sports face off for a different kind of trophy. >> hitting the super bowl. >> bringing this sucker home. >> against the world series. westbrook against michael phelps. tonight celebrates the best performers of the >> some of the big winners are already announced. >> you are trying to be mr. showof

reporting live in arlington, richard reeve, abc7 nancy: thank you. next at 4:00, it was billed as one of the most epic sporting event of our time. why some viewers are furious over michael phelps' so-called race against a great white shark. michelle: "7 on your side" with an impor michelle: "shark week" kicked off with an evented anticipated. billed as a race between michael phelps and a great white shark. nancy: but t.j. holmes has why it didn't live up to the hype. reporter: jaws were dropping over the highly anticipated race of the summer. michael phelps versus the great white. >> i will try. never backed down from a challenge. this one will be a tough one, though. >> shark experts tested the speed of the great white. calculating a strong 100 meters in 36.1 seconds. then the gold medalist tried to beat that time. the shark next to him is a animated replica, super imposed on the screen after the race fell s gave the shark a race for his money but it wasn't enough. the great white won by two >> i don't like taking silver medals but i'll take one aga

reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. 4,000 people are under evacuation orders as a wildfire spreads north of sacramento. crews say the fire destroyed at least three dozen homes. fortunately, no one has been hurt. michelle: of course, they are convenient for all types of cleaning but you are not supposed to flush wet wipes. as melissa dipane explains, they create a lot of problems for district sewage. melissa: they remove your wakeup, clean your hand and hiney. but vince morris with d.c. water and sewer says they have a big problem with the wet wipes clogging sanitation pipes. >> if you are not sure, don't flush it. put it in the garbage. melissa: they already passed a law to make sure that the custom mark them as flushable to non-flushable to prevent the wrong wipes clogging pipes. >> do not label it as flushable something that is not flushable. it's simple. melissa: d.c. is the first in a nation to pass a law. it will go into effect next year but members of congress getting pushed back from the paper p

reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. today north carolina's governor got a first-hand look at the damage at the bridge where three cables were severed last week cutting power to a big chunk of the outer banks. right now crews are taking two approaches to try to restore the power out there. people may not have power back for one to two weeks. >> i have issued emergency orders so heavy equipment can be hauled in so generators can be put where they are needed. >> the governor there says the right now evacuation orders are still in effect. coming up at 5:00, we will look at what options you might have if you have a trip to the outer banks planned in the next couple of weeks. jonathan: a huge storm blasting die wan over the weekend. look at the empty streets. this is a category five. that would be the strongest. sustained winds up to 160 miles per hour. sustained. in three days they have had 43 inches of rain. the power is out for a huge affected area as you can imagine. now the storm is moving toward japan and it could be th

sue reeve, known as mrs very picky on twitter, reminds us, there you are, reminds us that only non— perishableis good for food banks but they have a coming plan to turnit banks but they have a coming plan to turn it into easy cook meals. exactly. they don't have to hang them and pluck them. if you can do that it seems ideal. the hunting lobby are going to be pretty furious. why? they don't like shooting pheasants and partridges. you mean the antihunting lobby? they don't like shooting pheasants and partridges. a lot of people go on corporate shoots and they don't even ta ke corporate shoots and they don't even take them home. if the food is wasted then put it in a food bank. it's notjust food banks, it is froze n it's notjust food banks, it is frozen pies and curries and things like that. pheasant curry, i've never never tried that! there's a thought, saturday night, sunday lunch, not sure! that's it for the papers this hour. thank you nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror and political commentatorjo phillips. coming up next it's meet the author. you've decided to cast away histo

and richard reeve has details. we put the warning out every year. the firefighters are quick to do it. we still see it happen. it's horrible. this 14-year-old boy lost three of the middle fingers and he had burns around his body from the fireworks. look what we found near the scene. here is what we know. he was hanging around with friends at 10:30 last night. at some point someone threw or tossed a firework in the direction of the 14-year-old and it went off. he say it was a terrifying, upsetting scene. >> it went off. he was blocking it with his hands. he was throwing it out of the way because it was going off. he put his hand out to block it or knock it down and it blew up. his three middle fingers are gone. >> we are told that the parents are visiting visiting we 14-year-old at children's hospital. but a lot of the stuff is around here. many parents are upset. they are trying to figure out a strategy to keep this stuff out of the hands of their kids. we have more coming up at 5:00. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. nancy: important story.

reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of an attack that killed five officers. today, their colleagues honored them at the ceremony. a private donor unveiled a new memorial dedicated to the officers. the shooter in the attack was a military vet who says he was upset about the recent police shootings of black men. in georgia, a mother in custody questioned after four of her children and their father were found dead. all of them stabbed. it was just outside of atlanta where this grim discovery was made. the mother is now a suspect in this. the children all appear to be younger than 10 years old. one other child in the home was also injured and rushed to the hospital where serious injuries. alison: nearly four years after that deadly asiana plane crash in san francisco, new video shows the landing and then the evacuation. it's a 47-minute video. it shows the crash and then it shows everyone trying to escape this burning plane. three people died. 187 were injured. the boeing the runway s

only on 7 tonight the boy tells richard reeve what happened. richard: turner and his father love basketball. >> i'm so hurt behind this. richard: that hurt is still deep after backyard fireworks went off near his right hand. tearing off the three middle fingers. the hand wrapped in bandages. there are more where his shirt caught on fire. he can't remember if he was throwing the firework away or if someone was tossing it at him. >> part of my head, my shoulder. it could have been worse. >> somehow the flames were put out. ice water and called for help. this has turned into a life changer and a tough lesson for a 14-year-old. his parents are livid that the unidentified man who they say gave their son the fireworks. >> my son could have been gone because a dummy making a dumb decision. >> doctors at children's hospital wants the 14-year-old hand to heal before considering options like prosthetic fingers. important because he has dreams of playing basketball with the nba. a dream he is holding on to. >> everything happens for a reason. my future mi

i really enjoy dressing up as a mermaid and entertaining children, swimming in coral reeves and doingpecial things that not a lot of people get to do. >> on this day hannah is packing for the annual mermaid convention and let's say the dress code was very specific. >> this one was custom made for my measurements. i picked the paint job. this cost me $2,100. these are made out of silicone. >> she's set and ready for what promises to be a fantastic weekend. they say it's better under the sea, but these guys really mean it. >> being under water is an extremely exhill rating feeling. your adrenaline is pumping and you're kind of scared but feeling relaxed being under the water. >> here at one of the largest mermaid gatherings in world we meet chris, an actor who turned merman who has been part of this community for the last four years. >> i would call a pressure mermaid a giver of dreams. go get that dream. go be you. >> chris says a big motivator for him is upping the image of him in the mermaid industry. >> create a world for them where they don't have to be afraid. i was picked on in s

chef keanu reeves you've got charlize theron.ecause -- >> that's what he does. >> so the audience's deserve good action a lost action we see today is very quickly cut together. a lot of cgi effects it really comes off as fake. when you have an actress whose actually doing her own stunts. >> right. >> doing 20 hits in one shot it really comes across as real his tick. >> do you think as the director from a stunt background he was like i'm going to build this movie around the stunts. >> of course. >> as pop posed to everything else. >>> he was brad pitt's stunt double in fight club. he was keanu reeves stunt double on the may trick. hey spoke to charlize theron about the action intensity she crack two training for this film she tells me how she fixed it. watch this. ♪ >> i was reading you cracked two teeth when you were shooting this. i know you just spoken about this. can you talk about like what you actually had to do to fix it? how you actually cracked them? >> i clenched apparently really hard on my jaw while i was training and

. >> and most resently starring opposite kean know reeves as lead prosecutor in the whole truth. but his favorite role, playing peyton manning's caddie in a kpeeshl. >> no disrespect to everyone i've worked with, highlight of my career. >> between the bright lights and working behind the screens e scenes, he says he really finds himself missing police work. it's a big part of the reason he comes back here to the communities he once patrolled. >> as a part-time sheriff's deputy he's hoping to help at-risk kids through an outreach program he's developing with david decatur. >> we're always trying to be creative and think of ways we can reachay of people who maybe we haven't reached out to yet. >> operation lead stands for law enforcement arts division and would give kids a chance to act and produce short films with deputies. the goal, bridge the gap between police and community. >> it's the dynamic of how do i meld both worlds together? and i think it's as simple as how is it to live in your shoes for a minute. >> clock says this project helps keep him grounded while working in an

keanu reeves, in just sort of recent years, as john wick has become the same sort of incredible, like yeah. >> seth: so it seems to be a perfect person to train with. >> well, he's -- yeah, i mean, i feel like he's done a couple of action films, but he's great in this character. >> seth: yeah. >> and he was definitely -- it was because he's really good friend of mine, it was good to have him there because it's so hard to train on this level four or five hours. >> seth: and you did, then, get injured, right? knee, tooth? >> i was bruised. i didn't have any massive injuries, nothing that would make like a really cool story. >> seth: were you bummed out? were you bummed out that you didn't fully? >> i was a little bit. like this story had been running around the press that, you know, i cracked two teeth. and it just sounds like somebody, like, busted me in the face. but really, i just did it myself, clenching on my own jaw. [ light laughter ] >> seth: oh, well that's -- that's a lot worse. >> it's not as -- it's not as cool, you know? >> seth: "and it was -- it was back at my hotel room

our richard reeve will be getting a tour later this morning.ch for his reports later today on abc7. happening right now - a first of it's kind flight. a plane, set to arrive here in our area, after taking off from halfway around the world. sam sweeney is live at dulles - and sam, about an hour to go until the big arrival. coming up at six - new details about the case against bill when the comedian will be heading back to court for a re-trial. plus - a car catching fire with a man inside. the unbeliavable rescue, caught on camera. and - silencing soccer mom and dads. why they cheering - coming up at six. a prince george's county native is making his hometown proud. frances tiafoe playing in round two at wimbledon yesterday. he's the 69th ranked tennis player in the world -- at just 19 years old! some of his biggest fans gathered at his old stomping grounds in college park to cheer him on. those watching tell us tiafoe is a big inspiration. tiafoe lost yesterday -- but his coach -- who was also cheering him on -- predicts greater acheivments ahea

and most recently starring opposite keanu reeves as the lead prosecutor in the whole truth.is favorite role so far -- playing peyton manning's caddie in a commercial. >> no disrespect to anyone i worked with actor-wise. highlight of my career. >> reporter: between the bright lights and working behind the finds himself missing police work. it's a big part he comes back here to the communities he once pa patrolled. he is hoping to help at-risk kids. >> we're always trying to be creative, think of ways we can reach maybe different demographics or different groups of people who maybe we haven't reached out to yet. >> reporter: operation lead stands for law enforcement arts division, and would give kids a chance to act and produce short films with deputies. theal, bridge the gap between police and community. >> it's that dynamic of how do i marry both worlds together. i think it's as simple as how is it to live in your shoes. >> reporter: clock says this keeps him grounded working in an industry where it is all about yo base to allow me to settle in to whatever is happening with

marlow mendes also known as marlon reeves mendes faced a federal judge today, he's accused of hitting an immigration officer after being drunk in public. how does this keep happening? we talked to an case is rare and most of his undocumented clients are not a threat. >> they are not criminals, margins of them. they have abided by the laws. they pay their taxes. we shouldn't trivialize illegal immigration in general just because most illegal immigrants are not say violent felons who were priestly deported like this guy. >> reporter: now just last week, the house passed kate's law, a bill that increases prison time for undocumented immigrants who keep entering the country after deportation. president trump supports it, but it has to pass the senate before making it to the white house. it's named after kate steinly, a woman killed in san francisco by a fella who was undocumented and had been deported several times. >>> tonight north korea said it's reached the final phase of it's showdown with the u.s. and a top american general says only one thing is stopping the from going to war with

reclassified broadband services as a utility using title to the communications act and doing so the reeve classification of voice court challenges paving the way for strong regulations that require internet service providers to treat all web traffic in the same way the principle is known as. net neutrality which advocates say is crucial for the internet remain open to the free flow of information and innovative services so internet speeds will be like first class economy class and carriage class on the airlines you know or they'll be the super luxury class arrival gate at the airport and then they'll be the plus arrival so there are going to balkanize are going to divide the internet with speed and any content that they don't want that challenges a kleptocracy will be put on ultra slow lane the idiot lane anything that supports the kleptocracy will be ultra fast and easy to get to and the course is detrimental to democracy obama was right to go down that path the current administration is wrong to reverse it all these lobbyists are working for hillary of course of jump ship and gone down

what's your reeve action to the president? >> powerful, powerful.his is a guy who shows so much respect and admiration for people who wore the uniform. you can make the point that president trump lost the popular vote by 5%, but he won the veteran vote by 30%. and he pays it back. he genuinely cares about those who served their country. judge jeanine: the speech was powerful, it was passionate. he was hitting on those themes of good versus evil. when said there is no place i would rather be on my first 4th of july celebration as president than with you the veterans. there was no doubt in my mind that he meant it. >> 100%. this is a genuine guy. people who say they don't trust them, they haven't met him. you and i both know this is coming deep from his heart. i know his kids. and you know his family as well. he genuinely respects those in uniform because he knows those things that we all cherish in life wouldn't be possible without the people in uniform. judge jeanine: one of the most significant quotes was he said in america we don't worship governm

reeve's been supplying al qaeda and syria with weapons but then this is where you get to this point of saying when you try to ask somebody what's the moral equivalency here you're telling me i'm supposed to be upset that they do this or that these weapons found here i don't have proof that it actually is part of a conspiracy it's just there it must be but then when you try to have some contacts and say if it's immoral for them to do it then shouldn't it be just as immoral for us to be giving al qaeda and syria weapons saying they're going to fight isis or saudi arabia or i'm sure a young man with the right there is not me different than what you get is it's not about islam like no it's called context it's going you have to take a moral inventory and you have to say if this is so awful then then what are we doing. as a nation that is also awful and this is why what are we doing as a measuring we have ten thirty three programs that give military grade hardware and weapons to rassmann agencies even the ones that are don't actually exist so yeah this is incredible so the government account

a police car constable, lee wall, a police car constable, lee wall, a police officer, and malcolm reevest happened. —— blamed mr pogmore. thank you, danny savage. we can probably all think of adverts that portray women as always in the kitchen or men failing at simple household tasks. well, now the advertising standards authority is to crack down on ads that feature stereotypical gender roles. a review carried out by the asa has suggested that such commercials have a cost — for the individual, the economy and society. here's our media correspondent, david sillito. oven pride — so easy, a man could do it. so easy a man could do it? orthis? girls do ballet, and of course boys, maths. orthis? the advertising standards authority is looking at tightening up its rules on how men and women are portrayed in adverts. it's going to be ok for an ad to show a woman shopping or cleaning. it's going to be ok for an ad to show a man doing diy tasks in the home. what we're going to be looking at is ads that go beyond that, ads that paint a picture that it is for example the woman's role to tidy up after