richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: more breaking news, this in prince george's county, two condition, the other six with non-life-threatening injuries on crain highway southwest. no word on what led to the crash, but stay with us for updates as we get the information. also tonight, the obama administration will be issuing a directive when it comes to bathroom use by transgendered people. it will tell every public school district to allow transgendered students to use bathrooms that matched their gender identity. this letter will be side by officials at the justice department and the department of education. while not legally binding, schools that do not comply would be sued. the controversy started when north carolina passed a law requiring everyone to use bathrooms based on their gender at earth. north carolina department are suing each other over the issue. cameras were rolling when a woman was taken into custody after a bomb threat at joint base andrews. the woman is accused of having a claim of a bomb strappe

richard reeve is following that story. richard: the family dropped off their three dogs back on may 19, at this dog facility. things have changed. one of those dogs is dead, the family trying to find out what happened here. now prince george's county police and animal control are investigating. philly are safe at home now. >> you would trust someone with your dogs who are loving, sweet, innocent. richard: cell phone video one week ago show something different. sasha appears reluctant to get up, soars on her face, even a broken tooth. >> a were injured, malnutrition. >> philly is ok, but appears afraid and jumpy. one of her dogs was found dead. all of this happened after they dropped their pets off that axiom pet resort in clinton. >> i started crying. richard: for several days, they checked by phone on the dogs' status. on the 23rd she stopped by, found the dogs in rough shape and hugo was missing. >> we came back to check on them, two were injured and one was gone. richard: john fields, who identified himself as the manage

richard reeve had a tough assignment, live in arlington with how people spent the day. rich? richard: were doing a shot for channel 8 from this very same spot, it was a miserable, drizzling. right now, wilson boulevard, the sun is out, finally a respite from all the rain. ah, the sounds of spring. [lawnmower] maybe just a day without rain. >> are you tired of rain? >> 16 days in a row? richard: the break and precipitation -- >> it's wonderful, refreshing. richard: means volleyball along the potomac in d.c. >> it is heavenly to be outta here just a couple of hours in the sunshine. richard: dining out dru. -- dining out dry. richard: in arlington. >> 15% of the business. richard: work or play -- >> all through the country they have drunk conditions come and we are having wet conditions. richard: probably the best plan is to enjoy it while it lasts. great, i'm squinting for the first time in a live shot in about a week, and i understand we will get a lot more of this on sunday. richard reeve, abc 7 news. when severe weather hits, we have you covered. sign up for the abc 7 weather

he hope now is that the app was using will catch the culprit and get his stuff back to stop richard reeve has that story. richard: the package theft happened on this very stoop. the package was tucked behind the storm door, but the surveillance camera was watching, and so was the owner from miles away. in broad daylight. >> i was thinking, what is he doing? richard: a surveillance camera captures him at the front door in the afternoon, stealing two packages. >> grabbed the packages and ran back to the car. he did not realize was he was watching in real-time from 15 miles away. >> i'm amazed we have this technology. app allows remote video monitoring of surveillance cameras. the technology is pretty new, only a market about a year. it pops up on your device and almost real-time. in other words, sandoval was a wireless witness from his office miles away. >> it happens anywhere, it's just a matter of time. it's always good to know that it will help you. richard: the items were presents for his son's ninth birthday. >> i was heartbroken, but i'm glad we have the technology. richard: there's s

alison: richard reeve has what you need to know. richard: this is scary stuff. the police call it virtual kidnapping. so far, three cases in fairfax county. [phone rings] richard: it begins with a phone call. the scammers called an unsuspecting parent saying there shall has been kidnapped and demand a ransom. a child who is kidnapped was a 17-year-old girl at west springfield high. investigators say the woman acted quickly and intelligently. she took a second phone, put it on speaker, and c she repeated her address out loud. the police responded. meanwhile, a human resources officer confirmed the girl was ok and never in danger. at some point the call disconnected. voicey hear the child's either crying or stating they have been kidnapped, next thing you know the man's voice comes on and says i have your child, demanding a ransom in return for the child safety. i don't know. richard: was it scary? >> of course. in one: the police say of these cases, the targeted parent was a 33-year-old mother with a 10-year-old daughter. the police say the best thing to contact

richard reeve has what you need to know about this. richard: just imagine that you are that mother, how terrifying has been kidnapped. for a full half hour, she had no idea this was a scam. [phone rings] >> hello, this is susan. richard: it began with a phone call. >> i hear crying, mom, mom. richard: she was convinced it was her 17-year-old daughter. then a man's voice. >> he was barking at me, i have your daughter. another she grabbed line in another room and called 911 and put the phone on speaker. >> i said, you kid that my daughter come your holding her for money? richard: the man kept demanding money. she jumped into her car and went to a grocery store. >> she was screaming and yelling. richard: she emptied out her bank account as a store manager called the police. >> she said that somebody kidnapped her daughter. richard: the security officers at the school. if anyone had approached me and asked for money. i said no. officersuntil arriving told her, susan had no idea that she was the victim of a virtual kidnapping scam. >> in a c

richard reeve has more on the law to stop drunk driving. richard: the le otta family says they are glad they did not have to go through the agony of a trial. the family says they do not want anybody to go through this again. crashonths after the dui that took the life of officer noah leotta, the pain is still strong. >> noah is gone and will never come back to me. richard: in court today, the family came face-to-face with the 47-year-old who pled guilty to vehicular manslaughter. >> i cannot get my son back. but there needs to be appropriate punishment. richard: the night of last december 3, the man drank five beers, five was tee shots at this rockville pike bar. the also took xanax and smoke marijuana before his vehicle and his cruiser. his blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit. >> he has had trouble hand richard: leotta was thrown 27 feet. >> we turned the tragedy into something positive. richard: he is talking about noah's law, expanding the use of ignition interlocks. the interlock is a breathalyzer that must be used

richard reeve has that story. vigild: a very emotional for the people who gathered here. she was shot and killed in her car in this giant parking lot area she was one of three people who were killed in this beta of violence, six people and all who were shot, and now the man believed to be behind all of this is behind bars. flowers, balloons, and tears, all part of this vigil to honor the life of one of the victims. >> tragic. we are torn apart about it. molina gunned down in the parking lot. >> it hit home, it's scary. richard: the 65-year-old mother was one of three people killed during the terrifying night of violence. this gas station manager ran outside the westfield mall parking lot and saw three people shot on the ground. >> it was very terrible to see such a thing. and i'm sorry for the people. innocent people. richard: one of the shooting victims was pronounced dead at the hospital. the accused gunman, 62-year-old eulalio tordil, now faces multiple murder and weapons charges. >> this is really shocking. richard: tordil's dramatic capture by the police took place i

richard reeve spoke with the child's father. richard: inside of this silver spring gamestop store - >> they were on top of me. richard: armed robbery caught on surveillance. >> they know exactly what they wanted to do and took over the store. richard: a father, mother, and seven-year-old son. >> they pointed the gun at us and told us to get on the floor. richard: 10 feet away, the boy walked back with a flurry of punches. a he recognized he was in dangerous situation with a stranger, and he was trying to defend himself. richard: both parents on the ground at gunpoint. >> he broke free from them and came over to us. richard: the robbers push the clerks on the floor at gunpoint. >> i heard death threats. >> they do deal with cash, so there is quite a lot of opportunity. richard: the two armed robbers, masked, fled. afterward, the seven-year-old spoke to his that. >> it was a fretting situation, but he told us, the good news, if there is any, we are all safe. nobody was really harmed. richard: terrifying moments for that family. the

in broad daylight, a family frantically searching for their little boston terrier and whoever richard reeve is live with the effort to find maggie and the reward they are offering. rich? richard: alison, the story will break your heart. the car glasses where the dog was taken during the day. street we down k found posters looking for information looking for information about maggie. these owners just want their puppy back. >> all this glasses my shattered glass inside window. richard: it was here at 9th and k northwest. >> water back to the car and that's the last time i saw her. , onerd: tuesday afternoon of the busiest sections of the city. running and erin for about an hour, he came back with his car window smashed, is doggone. >> -- his dog was gone. maggie has not been seen since. , affectionate with everyone. anything her, and -- anyone can do to help bring my baby back. put up posterss and the couple is putting up a 10,000 other reward. >> the darker it gets, the scarier it is. she is a sweet puppy. we just want her to come home. richard: they are holding onto hope. they love this pu

richard reeve spoke with her family tonight about the loss, the arrest, and the road ahead. saw, thealison, as you if you were ever sad or angry, she would be the first person to call. richard: last month, she went to a birthday party. among the teenagers there, david evers. >> he was arrested with intent to distribute. richard: alexia came home, went to bed, but never woke up. the cause of death, a lethal combination of morphine, oxycodone, ethanol, and other drugs. >> she had not tried drugs in the past. they were telling her, try this. this is really great stuff. richard: the police are still investigating to find the source of the drugs. >> i don't ever want this to happen to anybody else in this scheme unity. it is too painful. was ad: powell said this terrible wake-up call for her family and others. these are serious felony charge is convicted, he faces between five years and 40 years behind bars. richard reeve, abc 7 news. drug abuse is the subject of a national town hall tomorrow night. the focus -- heroin use. we will have a live reports from across the country, peop

richard reeve is joining us live from the l'enfant plaza with more on what is talked about as the plan goes forward. what have you learned about the plan? richard: get to that in a moment. kevin lewis reported about the situation at federal center having a ripple effect at l'enfant plaza. they have shuttle buses right now but there is frustration to go all around. this is just one day before the track maintenance plan is introduced tomorrow morning. firefighters on alert and startled, frightened metro riders at federal center. >> a big, explosion of light. richard: ray duke was riding in from shady grove around 6:25 app. the train pulled in, the lights dimmed. suddenly -- >> a bright light. i'm thinking what is this? then the doors open. a woman runs out and says get off the train as fast as you can. >> an arcing insulator that forced the single tracking in repairs. >> whatever they need to do to make the metro the safest it can be for riders is what they need to do. and soon. >> this is one day before metro g.m. paul wiedefeld will announce his track maintenance plan. it will likely i

richard reeve focusing on those who will see te biggest effect of this. start it off with transportation reporter brianne carter who has live with what metro has planned or up their sleeves. brianne: this station, the west falls church station see the most number of days of single tracking. this plan win the work that would regularly require three years to have them complete it in jit f 15 sod safety surges startsers will be impacted in october. when red line service will be shut dow insulators, clear drains.but th. place.ervice are still in >> whether we can cut back on the fare given the needs of the system we will have to look at. that is a challenge. brianne: heads up the last weekend in may is the last weekend of extended weekend service. so weekend trains will stop running june 3 at midnight. that will continue throughout alts as well. one thing e, too, it will impact this. commuters on the road as well. the general manager reached out to all of the local jurisdictions to see what they can d will be a commuting chaos in terms of areas tcur will real

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 throu

richard reeve live from fairfax. at least you are dry. >> minor miracle in fairfax. you can see shadows on the ground. that means the sun is on the sky. a lot of aaron around folks are getting tired of it. >> the sky is crying. so the story goes. >> a little rain is okay. heavy rain is >> it's like a rain forest. >> in sterling virginia, near thunder road and national weather service driver -- >> stagnant weather pattern. >> the national weather service. >> i lived in nevada for eight years. having had to endure log period of endless sunshine and someone who enjoys weather i'm okay with this. is there for most of us, this gloom and doom is debting old. including for the lacrosse team. >> raining for two weeks straight. it's enough. >> busy bike trails are deserted as the rain is falling. >> it will eventually be nice again. >> maybe. >> maybe. maybe it will >> i'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the tote board at the national weather service show we get more rain every day this week. sunday is supposed to be really nice. richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: you c

richard reeve covering metro tonight from the l'enfant plaza station. rich? richard: for a lot of passengers that rescue plan or repair plan couldn't come too situation at the federal center station. we understand that there is debris on the track that several lines are hampered right now. we have heard complaints from people here at l'enfant plaza. let's talk about what happened this morning. a rider told us he was going in 6:25 this morning. he was coming in from shady grove. he saw a flash and he heard an explosion. you will hear from him in a second. repair crews had to single track the area and remove an inlator. now tomorrow as we said, metro g.m. paul wiedefeld will introduce the comprehensive maintenance track work plan. that will have riders, single tracking. abbreviated train schedules on the weekend. possibly even multiple stations at one time. for the short period. they will have to use buses instead. they will give, that will give the metro crews time to have more than 33 hours a week to make fixes. as we said today, we had yet another incident at

richard reeve is live in southeast washington with the story. rich? richard: leon, this is a very busy intersection. and show you,er this is the gas station where icectly one year ago charn milton was killed, and her family is still looking for answers. >> we have to change the mentality here first! richard: a cry for justice from the father of charnice milton. community27-year-old reporter, was gunned down here one year ago. two gangtwere members who were beefing. one of them grabbed her, put her directly in front of him. richard: of dirt ando groups atv riders were rolling by. toa parent should not have bury their child. richard: they believe the intended target used milton as a human shield. >> for everyone involved and this community, people need to say what they know. richard: family and volunteers are passing out leaflets, hoping and praying somebody will come forward. among the ms. sandra, whose daughter was shot to death two days before milton. >> we met each other at the funeral home. we were both preparing to bury our daughters. >> the least

richard reeve is joining us trying to find out who the masked men are. are they closer to catching who they are? richard: they are still looking. that is why they release the video. for a lot of us the school is enclave of safety. but this school was a target by the four mask thieves who struck in the middle of the night. they are still at large but they were caught on good surveillance video. surveillance video show four figures dashing down the hall. two suspects are wearing ski going from door to door almost as if taking inventory. from the end of the hallway they wheel out what appears to be a photo copier in its box. another shows a man with computer parts, large-size monitors. police say the thieves broke into the school through a glass door. this is a school rigged for security. there are gates outside. fellow checking points once you get inside. but that is during the day. at night, they appear to roam the street freely and take what they want. all caught by surveillance camera. >> what do you think of the video? >> it's crazy. outrageous. first a

reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. leon: thank you. getting through security a the world's busiest airport is about to get slower. atlanta's hartsfield-jackson international airport is closing one of the three security check points for three weeks. officials say it's necessary to update equipment. alison: the t.s.a. is increasing the number of security screeners at major airports all around the country. the goal of course to keep the lines moving in the busy summer travel season. to keep people from missing the flights of course. passengers we spoke with say the flyers can do their part to help. >> this is difficult problem. i understand that. so be it. stay safe in the air. alison: the t.s.a. admits there is only so much it can do without additional funding from congress. the agency has cut staff in le cent years. you know they overestimated the popularity of the precheck security program. leon: coming up a left at the gate. a family said they did everything right but they were left behind. jennifer: a rockville mother shot wile drivi

richard reeve is live at the site of the vigil and he checks in. this is the first time the event has been held on the mall. richard: that is right, leon. so many peep have been attending this event. they decided to move it to the national mall. emotional look behind me and you can see the officers at rigid attention now. family members of the fallen are guided in to this enclosed area one by one. they each carry a rose to symbolize their fallen loved one. this is a time to honor and remember. >> recent months have been a difficult and a deadly time for d.c. area law enforcement. last december montgomery county officer noah leotta was fatally struck while working a d d.u.i. assignment. suspected drunk driver hit the 24-year-old officer walking back to his cruiser. february of this year, 28-year-old ashley guinod a prince william county officer shot and killed responding to domestic incident in woodbridge. she had been just sworn in the day before. in march, prince george's county detective jacai colson killed by friendly fire while officers were con

live in springfield, richard reeve, abc 7 news. kimberly: the man shot by secret service agents outside of the white house friday after being asked to drop his gun is in critical condition. the secret service says that jesse oliverio of pennsylvania never made it inside the white house complex. he has no known connections with terrorists. [commotion] scene at anld apartment at the university of maryland campus very early this morning. it happened at a graduation party, and it's still not clear how things escalated to what you are about to see in this dramatic video. same.ideo recorded at the -- at thescene. marylandersity of gathering for a graduation party. >> you think that you are enjoying the celebration, and within a matter of 10 minutes you are on the floor blinded. amy: she said she was pepper spray twice. the police got a complaint about a laurel the party -- about a loud party the swing. >> it escalated on to people on the ground unable to breathe or see. it does not make sense. amy: she said partygoers were leaving when i

from the national mall, richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: controversy over breaking news we brought you last night, at issue guidance from the obama administration saying that public school should allow transgendered people to choose their own bathroom. some pushback against the directive. in texas, one superintendent said the letter they received from the feds wish read it when it arrived. well not legally binding, public schools that do not conform to this could be sued. alison: researchers have found a way to expand the smart screen on your smart watch by using your skin. researchers at carnegie mellon university did this. you can swipe using a finger on your own skin. the watch will respond to that. you have to wear an additional wristband and a ring for the electoral signal to respond. apps leon: we will ask steve rudin. steve: so many. leon: today was the big reveal of who won the huge powerball jackpot. a mother of seven bought the winning ticket at a 7-eleven in new jersey. a spokeswoman said they picked the winning numbers thr

as richard reeve founder, frustration is mounting. water, water, everywhere. >> ready for sunshine. richard for 14 days now the d.c. area has been under a cloud. >> i hate the rain. i'm from new england. it doesn't rain that much. it's pretty sunny in the summer. >> a bit of this and we will hit a new record. two weeks of straight precipitation. for outdoor gear saleswoman melinda that is good news. >> i am wet and need something to keep me wet. >> rain jackets heading out the door. >> cut the tags on so they can throw it on there. >> making for deserted hiking trails. isn't may where it gets nice after april showers? >> yes, yes. we have been trying to get sun. can't get none. richard: national weather service shows rain every day through the rest of the week. on sunday it seems to be clearing now. at 5:00, you will hear from a guy who likes all the rain. not a farmer. in fairfax, richard re thank you. stay with our abc7 storm watch team on the go. download the weather app from google play and the itunes store from apple. we have the real-time weather updates right there. in marylan

in rosslyn, richard reeve, abc7 news.ichelle: metro general manager paul wiedefeld will join us live monday on "good morning washington" to talk about the maintenance plan. we are on the air a michelle: all right. mobiletrak7 on the road for us tonight near rockville. you are seeing the wipers going, because yes, it is raining out there once again. drivers deal with heavy rain in the evening commute. you are looking live at route 28 in rockville. check in with steve rudin for a look at when this might end. steve: it end in the next few hours or so. the heavier rain will come to an end. scattered showers through the overnight and early tomorrow morning. it does not feel like may around here in washington. 54 degrees. that is it for the current temperature. show you the wider view. we are in the 50's for hagerstown, winchester, manassas, culpeper, charlottesville. you get the point. it's cool around here. area of low pressure, that is the culprit. that will keep us soggy for the next few hours or so. with all the m in from