richard reeve joins us now live in northwest. ali made some serious waves in our area. richard: he did, and some of the folks with the fondest memories are those in the boxing business. some of the guys right now are sparring. a lot of folks with many memories of this great athlete. >> i heard about it and i just got chills. richard: go to any boxing club in america and you will hear this. float like a butterfly, sting like a be. >> fast, i'm pretty, and cannot possibly be beat. richard: muhammad ali died friday night. >> he made me realize i should take pride in everything i do. olympic medal, three heavyweight championships, but so much more. >> by being a worldly person who believed in following his heart, i think he taught other people to do the same thing. richard: he changed his name, changed his religion, defied the draft, and was tossed out of boxing for three years. no, i'm notali said going to fight. shotrd: this videographer these pictures during a visit to d.c. in 1985. he was 18. >> knowing that he is gone is like a pit in your stomach. richard: in his later

richard reeve is live in rockville with more. richard: a pretty unsettling stuff, especially for parents of young children, the latest incident about two weeks ago at the same property. what is most concerning is it view of fear.ll >> you don't feel safe. richard: between september 2015 and may of this year, this man either exposed himself, put his hands down his pants in public at least five times. >> i think it's outrageous. richard: may 26 in rockville. investigators say the man leaned against a wall and exposed himself while watching a group of young girls. >> it's very dangerous, especially because this is a quiet q&a with little kids. richard: class of temper, down the street, a man followed a woman, that exposed himself in this cul-de-sac. >> i think it's terrible. i think there are people who are not healthy. 30,ard: in between, march 31, and april 1, the man put his hands down his pants in full view of people in this gaithersburg business part. >> have not had a problem until now. richard: they said he would sit curbside

richard reeve has the latest on the crime alert and the emotional reaction. >> i do not hear any gunshots. richard: this orleans avenue house, now a crime scene, is where this person lived and died. he was the friendliest person you would ever meet. livesd: his sister, who around the corner, is grieving and in disbelief. her home was always open to anybody who needed somewhere to go. richard: the police responded to a shooting call at gray's house, where officers found her and two other people shot to death. >> the house and shot for people f our people. shotrd: a man said he was walking up to the scene after walking the dog. the authorities have identified the others as 55 euros in parks ablative landover, and a man from forest phil. parks fromold jan landover and a man from forestville. jackson street, samir was on his front porch with his young children. he is puzzled and concerned. >> you think you are in a good neighborhood. you just have to be more cautious. i don't know't -- how i will go through every day without seeing her again. richard: richard reeve, abc 7 news. kimberly: we h

leon: richard reeve is live in alexandria and he has a look at what is happening right now. rich, what is the latest? richard: leon, this was a terrible crash. the impact was so strong that it killed one person. the authorities are trying to figure out how this could have happened. , thes a chaotic scene crash shutting down the gw parkway in both directions. that is the shuttle bus on the left side of the screen. just before 5 p.m., the northbound tour bus collided with a southbound passenger vehicle with two people inside. the impact sent both vehicles off the road, the bus flipped over, slid on the driver side, trapping the driver, and an unknown number of passengers. 18 passengers, plus the driver, had to be transported. we were critically injured. everyone on the bus including the driver are chinese citizens. good samaritans and other drivers helped lift the bus off its side to help those who were trapped. >> these brave citizen stepped forward and help the people in their time of need. it was incredibly noble. richard: the authorities trying to determine if speed or alco

richard reeve is covering metro tonight more on the impact to thousands of riders. >> reporter: calle mantra. >> think we'll have delays and people will have to get off earlier. >> reporter: at the minnesota avenue station, shuttle buses, not trains, are rolling points west to the eastern market station. >> this is where uber comes in handy. uber and anything else. >> reporter: the second surge means no trains between eastern market and the minnesota avenue and benning road stations, orange, blue and silver lines will be affected. the stadium armory and potomac avenue stations will be closed for 16 days. >> basically, i asked them, you know, i can get into the city? they said, no, you have to take a shuttle to eastern market. >> reporter: virginia will also be affected. no blue line or bus service from rosslynn to arlington national cemetery. for many, this is just a dry run for a monday morning commute. endless people right here, right there, right there, way up on the buses. >> reporter: deanna pittman is working the early shift on monday in a downtown d.c. hotel. >> i think it's g

richard reeve joins us with the latest. richard: the detectives are still here. andhe police beyond, the bright light, that is where investigators are working. checkegan as a welfare shortly before 9 p.m., also a 911 call. officers arrived and found two adult males. they say they're whisked from a two-way body, not telling us the cause of death. washey are saying there trauma to the body. now, a double homicide in prince george's county. we will keep on top of the story all through the night and into the morning. richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, rich. the other big story tonight -- >> metro or no? >> definitely. leon: tens of thousands are expected in the district this weekend, more than 100,000 people for the capital pride parade. that does not include the jazz fest or other events. the question is if the metro safe track can hack it. tom roussey reports. safe track work began on the orange and silver lines last weekend. weekend may be worse. there is a lot going on, the and aazz festival foundation expects about 1000 people at its annual walk saturda

they told those reasons to richard reeve, who joins us live from northwest with more. rich? richard: what an amazing gathering. look at all these candles, the messages of love. as you said, there were hundreds and hundreds of people in dupont circle, absolutely filling the place. -- ais the central focus message of love and concern for those in orlando. >> would you elect to leave your contact information? richard: a time and place for healing. at this methodist church, they came one by one. >> to provide a safe space for people to be open to sharing. richard: multicolored ribbons at this dialogue session after the orlando shootings. >> feels very personal. it feels like an intense violation. >> we wanted to realize that it was a horrible dream. it was not a dream. people died. richard: people shared raw emotions. >> it is the beginning of the healing process. richard: even a hug is so important. aids, we survived over a million brothers and sisters lost them. we will survive this. 49 for thoseconds, for those injured, a moment of silence. there were tears. so many lives lost

richard reeve is at r.f.k. live. richard? richard: a busy day for bernie sanders. we have a lot of security here as at many of the events. this is his first public appearance since the meeting with president obama at the white house. we have seen already quite a sizable crowd here. mr. obama, sanders met for one hour. the president congratulated the senator on them cap pain. there is a lot of pressure on sanders right now to step aside and support hillary clinton in the fight against donald trump. after the meeting sanders stopped short to endorse clinton and said he plans to press his agenda at the democratic convention and said he would work with clinton to defeat trump. sanders said he is participating in the d.c. primary on tuesday. he is a big supporter of d.c. statehood. senato in favor of d.c. statehood. the state of vermont which i represent has about the same number of residents that washington, d.c. has. except we have two united states senator and one congressman. d.c. does not. >> there is something wrong with you. not very good. richard: sanders is pai

richard reeve has that story. motion, aa lot of a packed meeting, people most concerned about homicides in their midst. the captain said she is dealing with a smaller police force but hopes that higher visibility will make a difference. >> what are you going to do? richard: it was a no holds barred debate, a pack meeting. >> we cannot even walk down the sidewalk. richard: residents voicing their concerns about crimes in the community. >> i'm calling 911 every single day, and i'm tired of that. richard: the tipping point, a shooting of a 17-year-old girl in southeast last april. the child walking home with her family was an intended target. we are seeing shooting scenes with 50 rounds fired. richard: the district, compared with 51 at the same time last year. d.c. police chief cathy lanier says what is most troubling is the continued circulation of synthetic drugs and the presence of high capacity weapons. we are recovering guns with 100-round magazines, and handguns. is this been there 14-year-old, attacked several

richard reeve is stepping and now for us in charlestown with the efforts happening right now. rich, tell us about it? richard: leon, an amazing effort, $15,000 of donated items. of thingsthe kinds desperately needed, simple things -- paper towels, and atkins, paper cups, the kind of materials they are looking for. don't call it a mission of mercy. >> first reaction was to help. richard: call it doing the right thing. >> the parents have no help. richard: badly needed supplies. >> makeshift shelters. richard: headed to the west virginia flood zone. >> no drinking water, no electricity. richard: this martinsburg gun shop owner travis bishop -- >> the tractor-trailer overtaken by mother nature. richard: saw the devastation and wanted to do something. >> they have restored faith in people's doubts in humanity. he got on social media, after seeing opposed by a friend. >> when i saw my friend losing his house and having to leave his house immediately because of the floodwaters, i said i cannot just lay here and do nothing. richard: this morning, donation started piling up. >> at time

richard reeve was therefore the rally. he joins us live from rfk stadium to tell us what he saw and heard. even though the nomination has been clinched, how was the mood? richard: people are still true believers. in the parking lot, virtually deserted right now, but earlier familiar territory, the 1%. it was a rockstar reception for sanders outside of rfk stadium. >> bernie, bernie, bernie! >> we hope you continues to speak for those who cannot speak. richard: several thousand people attended the rally. sanders railing against wall street and the 1%. mr. sanders: we should not be living in a country where the very, very rich get richer and the poor get porrer. richard: this is for the true believers, those who do not think the delegate votes show that sanders is a viable path. >> i want to see what happens at the convention. richard: he repeated his stance, free college education at all institutions, but he was also talking about tax breaks for the continues to strike. -- continues to shrink. mr. sanders: when it comes to p

as richard reeve reports, he is charged with sex abuse. ard: at bethesda chevy chase high school, students and parents are in shock. >> i was like, what? why would you do this? richard: many learning wednesday that former science teacher thomas scriber is under arrest, used of taking inappropriate pictures of students. like something like this happens with our kids. richard: the i last october, when a 14-year-old girl said that scriber took pictures up her skirt with his cell phone. >> really surprised. richard: a special victims unit detective followed up, and with his consent went through the phone. a worn search revealed more search-- a warrant revealed more photos, focused on buttocks and breasts. >> i'm glad that i took my child out of the school three years ago. >> i hope that you can find forgiveness and your family can get help. richard: the school said there was a serious breach of trust, integrity, and the law. our employees to be held to a higher level of character. scriber is in jail tonight. years behind bars. richard reeve, ab

richard reeve has been in the elements all night and kicks off our team coverage in middleburg. middleburg, virginia, got slammed by hail, dimpling on car hoods, windshield smashed. trees down. the back window completely gone in this car, a tough day in this region. >> a delusion of water and a ton of hailstones. richard: windshield after windshield, virtually any vehicle parked outside was fair game during this june hailstorm. golf ball-sized hail fell in this area as well. >> it got to the point where i could not leave, so here i am. richard: the storm started with heavy rain, clearing up to reveal a rainbow and sunshine. but this was not an easy day for drivers. >> a lot of darkness and a lot of rain and wind and lightning. not good. richard: the real headache, all the hail that left debris of the streets and kept tow truck drivers busy. >> the windshield is shattered. if you look at the hood, it looks a bunch of dents. richard: a lot of folks trying to assess the damage. looks like there will be a major cleanup in this area tomorrow. richard reeve, abc 7 news. alison: wow, u

we head to richard reeve. richard: steve, it has been a challenging day for anyone behind the wheel trying to get around. let's show you where we are right now. just outside bowie. you can look and see the skies still look nasty out there. anything else is downed trees. a large group of downed trees on 70 west just outside of columbia. we are in the parkway and there were more trees down there. we are on the way to the town center in bowie to check out report of another fallen tree. it has been a big headache for a lot of people hitting the roads, trying to get around the debris. we saw a lot of debris also heading eastbound on 70. it wasn't nearly as severe as the westbound lanes. the westbound lanes got terribly tied up. it got down to one lane at one point. like i said, right now we are starting to get into the brunt of the commuter hour. this will be the big challenge for people on the roads. back to you. jonathan: rich, thank you. drive safe. brianne carter joining us live from centreville, virginia. the

reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: a lot to clean up. thank you. perfect example of why you need to stay connected with the storm watch 7 team. on facebook, twitter. the stormwatch7 app and wjla.com. even when the power goes out you can get live updates. you just need a cellular connection. make sure you have a full charge before the storms hit. stay connected with abc7. abc7 first broke the news that d.c. school students would be tested for lead. you will remember that. now changes how they will define elevated level in the water. lowering the threshold to raise red flags. but as d.c. bureau reporter sam ford reports there is a safety measure going into place at all schools and rec centers. sam: filters like these are installed in over source and building that accommodate children. 4,000 in faucets and points citywide. >> oil will take public school, libraries and rec school board. sam: kevin done hue says it will cost -- donahue says it will cost millions of dollars. it used to be any lead level for 15 parts per billion is unacceptable for young.

>> guest: i just finished richard reeves' book on president kennedy, "profile in power." excellent book. i mean, really a delight to read. brilliant prose. a little gossipy. rather create corral of -- critical of jfk, but the maturation of this man in his brief, all-too-brief time in the oval office, none theless, pretty admirable. and some, you know, having lived through those days as a young person, it was a delight really to go back and live through what kennedy did as president. >> host: what made you pick that up? >> guest: i had been to a lecture at the library of congress. they have a series of presidential biographies, and they, the last one was richard reeves. and they usually give you a copy of the book to read. and i had read this book, actually, a number of years ago, and i thought, well, i'm going to revisit it. having heard the lecture and reeves personally. and i'm so glad i did. of it was a delight to read. i'm also reading jane mayer's book on dark money. that's less of a delight to read not because of her, but the stories are pretty disturbing. a story a

richard reeve looks at some of them. richard: the alert triggered by the large number of tourists heading overseas, going to large venues. the government says this allows for greater targets for tax. -- for attacks. france has extended their state of emergency through july. the soccer championships will be held there, as well as the tour de france. world youth day is this expected to draw 2.5 million visitors to poland. at dull say they are not overly worried, but they will be cautious. >> just always be aware of everything and everyone around you. you would rather be safe than sorry. a little extra time for security does not heard anyone. cannot just bele scared because of some threat or danger. kellye: coming up -- four men plead guilty to dealing drugs in prince george's county, but not all of them are going to prison. group back in rhythm after in outpouring of support. that story coming up. we are tracking showers and thunderstorms for the overnight hours. an don't let dust and allergies get between you and life's be

richard reeve is live at with reaction to the attacks. rich? richard: busy dulles airport. a lot of travelers are asking, should i go or not go, in the wake of the attacks. we are looking at the turkish airlines counter. until a few minutes ago, they were very quiet. you see a customer or leon: their -- customer or two there, and billions of dollars in tourism money at stake. the ticket counters are busy at dulles airport. but the istanbul attack is very much on the minds of travelers. >> it is a terrible thing that happened. a terrible thing happening throughout the world. richard: by contrast, the turkish airlines counter is quiet. the next flight, 7:15 wednesday night. >> it's worrying. richard: jeffrey travels to turkey once every two months, and just four weeks ago he was in the very same istanbul terminal that came under attack. >> there should have been more security, down at the at the entrance to the airport. richard: here in dallas, you see -- dulles, you see officers and k-9 units, but visible security is not overwhelming. angie lives just a few doors from the tu

the team coverage continues with richard reeve live in mobile track 7. >> we are traveling around all day long. this is bowie. the guys are now working to clear off the road. we have been following the trees u we came up on the scene and we are like that is a big pile of trees. a small compact car. two folks inside mother and son on the way to piano lesson. they are both fine. they didn't want to appear on camera. driving along. the tree fell on them. this is something we'll see on a lot of areas in the market. it's funny. up and down the road we had isolated trees. these are the winds that steve rudin has been talking about. alison: what a scene that is. thank you. in waldorf crews assess the damage after a tree fell in a house. coverage. brad: the storm came through here and it was horrifying. wind, rain and this house here. it brought down the power lines and it sparked a fire. the small ranch house has been gutted. the fire starting in the back and burning forward. the firefighters are still on scene trying to make sure that there are no hot spots. popping up -- mopping up. the fi

richard reeve has more on just how loud things are. rich? richard: for the moment, quiet. fly over here every couple of minutes. we brought audio monitor here to measure how loud it gets here. we are not alone. the airport authority installed one there, too. everyone hoping for quiet. gravelly point in arlington, aviation fan's delight. it's noisy. 86 decibels. you have to shout to be heard. a loud talking point for the neighborhood. >> it's very frustrating. >> you are talk louder. >> yes. >> ty'm just use to doing it. richard: christy says the plane noise is her morning wake-up. the flight comes every couple of minutes. >> we will often be on the back porch. if there is a plane overhead we stop talking for 20 seconds until we hear each other again. richard: reagan airport is busy with 850 flights a day. now they start at 5:30 in the morning and continue until 11:30 or later. >> a few years ago there were just a handful of flights. but now there are several dozens. reporter: a new air traffic control called next gen concentrate flight paths along the potomac. the sound is

richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> news updates, even when you are away from your television. be the first to know when a big story happens. all you have to do is subscribe to text alerts. texts tola.com/ customize which notifications you get. 24 hours ago, a strong line of storms moved to our area, and this morning a little rain as well. doug hill is monitoring the weather situation to keep an eye on what is coming. a big fourth of july weekend coming up. doug: later friday there could be showers and thunderstorms during the day, and in the weekend things are brightening up or saturday and sunday. today, doesn't get any better than this. right after the cold front and storms last night, beautiful sunshine, low humidity, some fairweather clouds. very comfortable. if you are planning to do some outdoor dining at a restaurant or cafe or even in your own backyard, it will be gorgeous. light winds, clear skies, and temperatures dropping lower 80's to upper 70's a li just to calculate evening. as we overnight -- head overnight, upper 50's in the western zones and 60's in the metrop

live there the national mall, richard reeve, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, richard. the abc7 instapoll is up and running tonight. we want to know how concerned you are about security for july fourth. weigh in now on wjla.com/votenow. you will also find a guide on what you should know i mall on the 4th. that is on wjla.com. leon? leon: there was no shortage of concern this morning. for 90 minutes fear this morning after someone reported seeing a gunman at joint base andrews. >> the messages that were coming through on my phone were this is not a drill. this is real. if you are on base, shelter in place. if you are trying to get on base, turn around and leave immediately. leon: that call triggered an immediate response as the police swarmed the area, searching for a gunman. but it all turned out to be a false alarm. blamed in part on simple miscommunication. tonight many are questioning how a mistake could happen? in fact at the base that is very home of air force one. our chief political correspondent scott thuman explains how the top echelon of the federal government

richard reeve is live with what you need to know. it seems like you need a notebook to keep this straight. richard: absolutely. less than an hour before the surge behind me up for no rail service. a lot of folks asking me how i will get to work. commuters at the benning road's station greeted with this surge message. no trains running. >> i think is going to be chaotic. richard: safe track phase two officially begins saturday. new trains to eastern market, minnesota avenue, and benning road. the stations close for 16 days. >> it is also where we have three interlocking's, which are complex areas where trains go back and forth between different lines. richard: metro needed a complete shutdown of both stations to get repairs done. shuttle buses. >> i hope they can keep rush-hour traffic moving along. richard: four rail commuters, it is crunch time. the weekend is a dry run. a secretary at the >> it is crazy because the delays are affecting everybody. either way, i am late every day. >> is going to be hectic. i may consider driving. rich

richard reeve has more on a letter that went home to parents today. richard scribner has been with the school since 2003. he is 38 years old and faces three count of sex abuse of a minor. the case came to light last october when a 14-year-old approached the teacher and says that scribner took they got a warning for the phone. there were pictures of their breasts and butttocks. he has turned himself in. but parents say how could it happen? >> this isn't new. now we have technology. so stuff has been going on for a long, long time. it's good it is coming to the front. i don't know what the answer is. >> yeah. a lot of parents concerned about this. scribner has been fired from the job. he faces various charges as we said. he is now in jail. we are trying to check out what his status is. whether he has been bonded out or not. live in bethesda. richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: thank you. meanwhile we are following a developing story out of western michigan. this is where an arrest now. after a group of cyclists were hit by a pickup truck. five were killed.

richard reeve has the latest complaints and the fight for quiet out there. u can hear them in the background now. richard: they come every couple of minutes. we brought an audio measuring device. we explain about minutes. look behind me. they have an airport mounted audio monitor to try to check to see how noisy it is here. like we said. those flights have been coming in every couple of minutes. we started the story in gravelly point. that is an aviation fan delight. 850 flights a day. it is loud there. we used the audio monitor and found 86 decibels. you have to shout to be heard. now another problem here is flights are starting earlier. 5:30 in the morning. after 11:00. in this neighborhood we found lower levels of noise. 70 decibels. you can talk but you have to talk loudly so people can hear you. some buildings in the area like lee street where we walk around it magnified the sound. i bounced off the buildings. listen as we are interviewing a gentleman and a plane flies over. >> we have a plane coming now while we are talking. >> yeah. >> we are having to

live in rockville, richard reeve, abc7 news. leon: thank you, rich. first virginia public school to integrate now has historic status. the arlington county school board designated the stratford school as a historic district. now the school integrated in february of 1959. the historic designation means the county board has to approve any changes that are made to the building. currently it's home magnet program but scheduled to be expanded to a county middle school. alison: time now for a check on the roadways today. jamie sullivan is on traffic watch. hi, jamie. jamie: look behind me. you can see the heavy traffic. this is along the capital beltway. if you travel from virginia, tysons to maryland and through montgomery county this is the pace you will be at. you don't get a break on the inner loop until you're through bethesda to silver spring. the outer loop is not as bad but there is volume. police activity still in place. champlain street northwest is closed off between florida avenue and ontario road northwest is blocked in that stretch. if you are

richard reeve has a look at what you can expect. rich?hard well, maureen, the barricades are already up. the u.s. park police say it will be an all hands on deck situation. they are prepared for anything, including things like this little guy. >> i encourage folks to come down. enjoy be prepared and be aware. richard: hundreds of thousands of tourists are beginning to arrive for the holiday weekend. u.s. park police caution no guns, no alcohol, no marijuana and no glass containers are allowed. another banned item, drones. in october they took howard solomon iii of d.c. into custody for flying a drone near the white house. he did it again this past week in anacostia park. each offense an $85 fine. in wake of what happened this morning at joint base andrews, and in istanbul on tuesday, park police say they are ready to deal with security issues. >> among the national mall here the daily security presence is always robust. however if you have been here for one of the large scale special events it's dramatically increased. precautions have be

richard reeve is live now with the latest. how does it look? richard: hi, alison. these are calling this an all-hands on deck situation. you can see they already have some barricades here on the national mall. the washington monument. this is in the stir -- center of the secured area. that is the secured area near the monument. you will have to be wanded and checked to get in. tourists are already arriving for the big weekend. hundreds of thousands of people here. here are the basics. no guns, no alcohol, no marijuana. no glass containers. we are told there will be eight access points to the secured area. 15th street, constitution avenue, independence avenue, henry bacon drive. the fireworks are to begin at 9:09. it's recommended you come here several hours earlier. now we asked authorities what about security in the wake of what happened this morning at joint base andrews and in istanbul this past tuesday? they say they are prepared. >> the daily security presence is always robust. if you have been here for a large scale special events it's dramatically increased.

richard reeve is where the families sounded off a couple hours ago. what do they say? ard: a copy of the complaint here. you can see it here. it involves violations the folks say of the civil rights act which involve discrimination in the workplace or in schools. now they say that the kids of color, kids who come from poor families are under disadvantaged because of this. take a look at the pictures. you can see how diverse montgomery county schools are. 145,000 students here. now only seven elementary schools offer what they call a language immersion program. each school has only 50 slots. now here is the problem according to the complaint. they have a district wide enrollment that is 31% white. the immersion program is 47% white. now, there is a lottery. but siblings of students get automatic admission. that means the complaints that there are fewer sea they also say there is a lack of meaningful outreach. parents that want the kids in the programs can't get to the meeting because they are held in the day and the application process is overly complicated. there are a

. >> richard reeve spending track in mobile track 7. he steps in now with the latest. rich, where are you and what do you see? richard we are in town center boulevard and this street looked different. check this out. this is a tree that split apart. a live tree. the trees that fall down are dead. this is live. let's show you the video of what happened on this street. a bunch of trees fell down. a mother and son were driving along here. they are exactly the wrong place at the wrong time. their car got crushed underneath. underneath the tree. amazingly they are fine. tree buried this is incredible. clogged with the trees and the car is trapped underneath. come back live and show you the car is towed away. look at that. that is the car. just a little bit of damage on the windshield. scrapes on the roof. that is it. a more can for the folks. if we back up here we can see how the street is pretty much wide open now. a lot more trees in the area. and more work to do. leon: wrong place and wrong time but lucky. there are homes in the dark. there are 31,000 now without power. m

richard reeves. you have to speak in an american accent. >> i can't do that. talk a bit about how this all happened physically. the famous british philosopher said everybody is in favor of the decentralization power down to approximate the level which they currently sit. [laughter] >> steve and i worked together in government, editing out experience board that out is whether governments tend to be hugely in favor of states getting power and county is in favor of councils and power. the trouble is could you want to give power to are in the structure moment don't have a -- all the people who are currently in positions of power will want it to go down as for you wanted to. so talk about the politics of bringing about this change. >> such a great question. i don't want to give a flippant answer, but the truth is what you describe, i will repeat what you said i completely agree with your characterization of the problem. and, therefore, i think, and it really reflected on this when i was writing it because i'm a practical person and i've been in government. i've tri

richard reeve is live with how the effort struck close to home for some. rich? t circle is still busy at this hour, a lot more people out later with the warmer weather. the guardian angels are on patrol in northeast washington, here at dupont circle and impassioned rally against the violence. >> just trying to show a presence. richard: the guardian angels and stepped-up police security in northeast. >> it gives people a chance to feel safe. richard: for some, on the cusp of a long hot summer, safety is a much want to currency. >> i got a call there was some shooting going on. richard: at 10 a.m. wednesday, somebody gun down a man in front of the liquor store. the victim is still alive. >> it's really sad. that should not be happening in broad daylight, should not be happening period. richard: the district has they share, three more than on the same day in 2015. this person's nephew was killed during a marijuana deal gone bad. this gathering of homicide victims families. >> he was in the middle of breaking up a fight. he was gunned down. ishard: this person rememb

in southeast washington, richard reeve for abc-7 news. >> unfortunately that's probably a pretty good idea. >>> some commuters aren't taking their chances with safe track. many are trading the rails for two wheels. the washington area bicycling association says the number of bike riders is up by at least 60%, and they expect that number to rise with phase 2. capital bike chairs also becoming increasingly popular. >> we know that everyone is not going to be comfortable on big roads and so we want to make alternatives so it's an attractive option for people, when it works! >> the best advice experience riders offer is, if you think you want to tuft off your bike, it's best to stay -- dust off your bike, it's best to stay with traffic lights and use the bike lanes wherever you can, if you use bike share, dock every 30 minutes or you'll have extra charges. >>> stay a step ahead of safe track with alerts sent straight to your phone. text the word metro to 43817 or sign up at wjla.com where you'll find everything you need to know about safetrack. >>> new tonight also from montgomery county,

richard reeve reports. >> what do we want? >> safe streets! >> don't come over here committing crimes. don't come over here with drugs. richard: they are walking the beat friday night in carver terrace. >> it is something amazing to do. richard: about a dozen people, citizen volunteers, accompanied by two police officers. >> we are the firewall. richard: the goal is to walk and have a presence in a neighborhood that has seen its share of crime. >> the more you get to know one another, the more comfortable you feel. richard: change is not easy. april 30, just before a public safety wall, domestic homicide, a walk, a man was gunned down in the streets. they hope the outreach will keep the neighborhood safer for her kids. >> knowing people my age are getting shot, that is the whole point of the safety walk. the future belongs to the little ones. we have to make sure the future that they inherit is a safe one. leon: developing from dallas tonight -- >> [yelling] gunshots] isn: an investigation underway after shots were fired outside of a baggage cl

richard reeve picks up the team coverage. richard: there is debris everywhere. there is thousands without electricity. the roar of a chainsaw. the scream of a woodchiper. >> we didn't see anything. that is what made it scary. richard: glenelg, maryland, slammed by a tornado. >> trees are down. trees are in the wires and electric poles have to be replaced. >> the midst of the clean-up chaos is she and her brother were huddling in a downstairs laundry room when the massive tree went down in front of the house to back. >> all you can hear is the glass shattering. crushing and breaking of wood. >> this is what 78-year-old carolyn johnson's front yard looks like. >> i heard boom from the trees. the trees snapped in two by 80-mile-per-hour winds. pile of unwanted wood everywhere. >> it was so fast. i didn't have time to get scared. >> this is hobbs road, tornado alley. >> block party is out. >> the only source of the power, generators like this. cookout to thank the utility crews for the work after a destructive day. >> no one was hurt and no one died. no where you kn

richard reeve is at r.f.k. live. richard? richard: a busy day for bernie sanders. we have a lot of security here as at many of the events. this is his first public appearance since the meeting with president obama at the white house. we have seen already quite a sizable crowd here. mr. obama, sanders met for one hour. the president congratulated the senator on them cap pain. there is a lot of pressure on sanders right now to step aside and support hillary clinton in the fight against donald trump. after the meeting sanders stopped short to endorse clinton and said he plans to press his agenda at the democratic convention and said he would work with clinton to defeat trump. sanders said he is participating in the d.c. primary on tuesday. he is a big supporter of d.c. statehood. senato

>> guest: i just finished richard reeves' book on president kennedy, "profile in power." excellent book. i mean, really a delight to read. brilliant prose. a little