jummy: we're learning new details about the rockville, maryland man killed in a u.s. counterterrorism operation in january. the white house says warren weinstein being held hostage by al-qaida was killed in a drone strike. our john gonzalez is at the abc 7 live desk this noon about what we now know about that mission. john? john: jummy, good afternoon. a stunning and tragic admission. the white house this afternoon says a u.s. counterterrorism operation accidentally killed this american held by al-qaida for the past four years. american doctor warren weinstein who lived in rockville before going to work in pakistan as a contractor was abducted by operatives in 2011. he and an italian hostage were killed in a january drone strike along the border of afghanistan and pakistan. the local doctor's wife says she and her children are devastated. the president spoke moments ago saying he profoundly regrets what happened. president obama: as a husband and a father, i cannot begin to understand the anguish that they're going through today. there are no words that can ever equal

through rockville within just a moment's time. as we head farther south, these showers are approaching the potomac through manassas and headed through the district in a little bit as well. it's going to be cool today. we're talking a 20-degree drop from yesterday. how nice was it on monday. that's a distant memory. we're into the 40s right now and into the 50s. if you're headed to the nats game, pack the rain gear. it's not going to be a washout but you will see light drizzle and some rain. temperatures only in the 50s. >>> looks like we have annual issue popping up on riggs road between ruritan street and -- ruatan street and adelphi. wasn't to use caution if i'ming driving alog riggs road. the -- along riggs road. the power should be back on by the 8:00 hour. on the beltway this is at river road. volume starting to build up on the inner and outer loop. no problems around the beltway this morning. for those of you traveling eastbound on 66 going through centreville and fairfax, you're looking at a smooth commute this morning. vol

weinstein's family lives along brad drive in rockville. they received the news of his tragic death last night. they are not home today and asked the public to respect their need for privacy. >> my name is warren weinstein. >> reporter: since dr. weinstein was taken hostage in 2011, his family has kept a positive attitude. the tree in front of their rockville home was decorated by neighbors on the third anniversary of his captivity. the yellow ribbons have faded and now so has his wife's hopes. >> we are all very devastated that her hopes aren't going to happen. you know, that his return is not going to occur. and i just -- i mean, she and her daughters need to be able to grieve. >> reporter: dr. weinstein's wife elaine on behalf of her daughters and families issued a statement saying there are no words to do justice to the disappointment and heartbreak we are going through. we do not yet fully understand all of the facts surrounding warren's death. the president is taking full responsibility for the counterterrorism attack on the al qaeda

live in rockville, kevin lewis, abc 7 news. leon: more problems for the secret service tonight after the inspector general's report found the alarm in former president bush's home was broken for at least 18 months. agents first noticed the problem in his home back in october 2013 but wasn't repaired until april of 2014. the former president and first lady used the house in maine as their primary residence. they issued a statement today saying they have total confidence in the secret service. alison: coming up at 5:00 today, fire isky. see what happened when this volcano started to blow its top. leon: a little later, an officer caught on camera hitting a man who was handcuffed. find out what happens to the officer in this case of misconduct. joce: and "7 on your side" tonight. we're live in the help center with a panel of experts ready to answer your questions about identity theft, the u.s. postal inspection service and the better business bureau representatives out there ready. give us a call at 703-236-9220. they're here to an

see behind me here at the rockville home people leaving flowers for the weinstein family. the last few years this neighborhood has been pulling for this family praying warren weinstein would somehow escape or be rescued from his captors. day didn't ex they didn't expect the u.s. drone would kill them. >> i profoundly regret what happened. >> reporter: president obama admitting a u.s. drone strike that hit al qaeda and pakistan inadvertently killed kidnapped aide worker warren weinstein. >> my name is warren weinstein. >> reporter: weinstein was kidnapped a week before the end of his seven-year team helping the pakistani people. videos showed his health deteriorating. back in his rockville, maryland neighborhood, yellow ribbons on the trees showed support for warren's family his wife and everyone praying for his eventual safe return. >> she was being very positive and holding out hope and keeping the house ready for him as a return. >> reporter: robert is a friend of the weinstein family. though the family isn't home today, he dropped off bread for them here. he, himself, h

. >> a rockville dad explains how his family was almost forced to sit in vomit on their flight home. stephanie ramirez will have the details coming up. >> and a turbulent report for airlines, who scored best and worst in this year's quality >>> it's kind of tough to find a bright spot in this year's airline quality ratings report. 2014 was one bumpy ride. the rate of lost or stolen bags jumped 13%. on time arrivals for all airlines dropped to 76% and complaints increased 22% with frontier leading the way. delta and jetblue showed some improvement and for the third year in a row virgin america scored highest across the board. information was used that airlines submitted to the u.s. department of transportation. >>> we know of at least one person who probably would have rather dealt with a lost bag. >> there are worse things, right? a rockville dad tells us his fay was forced to sit in vomit -- family was forced to sit in vomit on their flight home from florida. he told and shows our stephanie ramirez about the smelly situation. >> reporter: putting on gloves to go through his items. >

warren weinstein was an aide worker from rockville. he was kidnapped in 2011 and was killed in a drone strike. this is video from his house. you see three ribbons out in front. we're going to have more throughout the day on our wusa9 app and of course on wusa9.com. >>> moving now, it's -- [ no audio ] >> let's take a quick check of weather. we have a live interview coming up with dr. phil. we're trying to get that figured out technically. first and foremost, when you look at seven-day forecast, if you're going to a nats game tonight, you need to bundle up. >> the game begins at 4:00. you'll need the jacket regardless because it's going to be chilly, especially with that breeze. you can almost argue there's going to abwindchill -- to be a windchill factor. temperatures remaining in the 50s for the majority of the day. overnight tonight, we're going to dip close to the freezing mark in the far outlying suburbs. we're talking frederick, upper montgomery county, up towards the blue ridge. that's where you have the greatest concern of a fro

area family 73-year-old warren weinstein, a grandfather, from rockville. an aid worker who had been captured in pakistan by al qaeda. president obama is apologizing for the u.s. drone strike that killed him and another aid worker an italian man. also as part of those drone strikes there were a couple of them in january. two other americans were killed. these americans were working with al qaeda. and now, questions here on capitol hill how did it happen? how was the information verified before those drone strikes? and why did the u.s. not know it was killing innocent civilians? in this case innocent hostages. one of them an american. eun? >> tracie potts, thank you. >>> attorney general eric holder will walk out of his office for the last time this afternoon. the senate confirmed loretta lynch as his replacement. holder will speak one last time as a.g. at an event in his honor. >>> and a judge declared a mistrial in the case against dawit seyoum. jurors could not decide whether he was guilty of murder or not guilty by reason of insanity. prosecutors say sey

dropped into the upper 30s across much of loudoun county prince william, down to fauquier county. 38 rockville, 43 in college park. so off to a cold start for sure. plan on temperatures to hold in the upper 30s and low 40s and then jump up to mid and upper 40s by 10:00. as tom would say, find your fleece, everybody. as temperatures in the 30s and 40s means you need an extra wrap this morning. later on this afternoon we should be up into the upper 50s to maybe near 60 degrees. most areas though, melissa, will not be able to make much in the way of progress towards 60 degrees. you know we'll be keeping a close eye on the forecast here for next couple of days.

for now we are live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc 7 news. leon: thanks kevin. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for any new developments in this investigation. coming up in about 10 minutes from now we'll talk to the maryland private who has been keeping in touch with weinstein's family throughout this tough ordeal. breaking news coming from alexandria 25 minutes ago a judge declared a mistrial in the trial of the man who they say murdered d.c. corrections officer carolyn kroft last september. they shared an apartment complex. we're trying to figure out why that mistrial was declared. a new trial has been ordered for april 30th. alison? alison: leon loretta lynch has been confirmed as president obama's attorney general. today's vote ends a month-long delay in congress. republican lawmakers said the holdup was contended upon the passing of an unrelated human trafficking bill. that cleared both chambers this week. lynch is the first black woman to serve as attorney general. leon: to the weather. once again, we can say, we've said repeatedly this year, what is going on

live in rockville, maryland tonight, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> thank you.verage of the hostages killed continues in minutes. nbc 10 military expert colonel rick kiernan joins us to talk about the drone strike. and how the government plans to declassify documents from the mishap. >>> new information about a deadly hit-and-run accident involving a tow truck late last year. philadelphia police are now offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. police say in december a driver in a black tow truck hit and killed teresa posey in the city's holmesburg neighborhood. >>> their morning began with an emergency evacuation. >> people in 50 homes in montgomery county forced to leave because of a chemical leak in trooper section of lower providence township. nbc 10's deanna durante has been there all day. deanna, that's a whole lot of people. >> reporter: it is. a number of people were already at work. we talked to homeowners coming home. they had no idea anything happened until they saw our truck or the fire chief back on the street earlier today che

the parents rushed into rockville and waited until 10:30 tonight before they were able to be reunited with their children. >> i can't believe we're going through this again. i can't believe they kept the kids for hours. it's 10:30 at night. they've been missing for, you know, since 6:00. somebody called 911. the police called cps and they decided to bring the kids here and they didn't call us. >> when we asked why did they not bring them home and they just said we decided that it was the safety of the children was more important. >> reporter: will you let your kids walk unattended in your neighborhood again, play in the park unattended? >> they made us sign a safety plan that says we will not leave them unattended at all until they will follow up and noi'm t going to risk my kids being snatched again like this by cps. they're exhausted. it's 10:30 at night. if they let our kids at home, they would have been in bed two hours ago. >> the policeman said we'll give you a ride home when we

rockville at 37. fairfax at 39. factor the wind, it feels below freezing. getting the kids out to the bus stop, they need the winter jackets and it's going to be sunny and nice today but temperatures stay well below average. 60 degrees for your high today. 50s for the suburbs. i'm talking about rain for the weekend. i'll have that in your seven- day but first here is larry miller. >>> good morning you to. it is 6:00 on the dot. everything running on schedule for my metro riders. goes for the buses and trains. no issues there. in prince george's county we have an accident, an earlier accident causing some delays. this is the southbound side of the bw parkway between powder mill road and goddard space flight center. sky 9 is in place to show us those delays extending anywhere from two and a half to three miles at this point. we're asking people to add anywhere from 40 to 45 minutes to your drive time. coming up in my next report, we'll give you an update on this situation and take you to southern maryland and show you how the commute is shaping up in that are

i'm andrea mccarren in rockville. i'll have a report coming up. >>> but first up we have breaking news out of washington, d.c.. thanks for being here. i'm derek mcginty. >> and i'm lesli foster. d.c. place made anry -- police an arrest in the -- made an arrest in the murder of 30-year- old david messerschmitt. deb? >> reporter: lesli just into the newsroom as you said just learned d.c. police making an arrest in the puzzling murder of 30-year-old capital hill attorney david messerschmitt. he was found dead in room 400 of the upscale donovan hotel about a month ago. and his wife had reported him missing a day before. now police had asked us to put on the air and for people to watch surveillance video taken from the hotel of a woman. a woman who they say was a person of interest. at this point they weren't saying if that woman is the woman they arrested. in fact at this point, they're in the saying anything -- not saying anything and also not saying the tip led to the arrest though at this point they have to talk to the

live in rockville, andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> just a quick question.t this case is not over, correct? this is the second time this happened. is there an ongoing situation in court with these children come tomorrow or tuesday or whatever? >> reporter: well, the parents had appealed. so this case was on appeal when this happened. in fact, they had been warned if those children were unattended one more time, they actually stood to lose custody of them altogether. this isn't quite a court case and, of course, because they're minors even though this is a very public case i did reach out to child protective services tonight and they were unable to discuss it, but right now it is a joint investigation into possible child neglect, an investigation by montgomery county police and child protective services, but as you could see, bruce, it has lit up social media. a lot of people on both sides of this issue whether they believe children should be allowed to walk around their neighborhood unattended by adults or whether in this day in age parents need to keep a cl

. >>> the plan for give rockville pike a facelift is moving forward today. the group in charge of the changes is meeting at 7:00 tonight. today they will talk about the changes you recommended based on a review by the rockville council. you will be able to see new pedestrian walkways parks and buildings when that project is complete. >>> an airline is apologizing for kicking a cancer patient and her family off a plane and the ordeal is caught on cell phone video. take a look. >> i have multiple piemy low thatew that. you're taking me off because i don't have a doctor's note. >> they were flying from hawaii back home to california. she suffers from multiple myeloma. she admitted feeling a little weak but her doctor said she was fine to flooi,y. >> i was crying. i was missing chemo. my children were sitting there and we were being pulled off an airplane like we were criminals or somebody with some contagious disease. >> as a result she missed her chemo appointment for the week. alaska airlines has apologized and said it will pick up all extra expenses. >>> tod

news4's chris gordon is live in the weinstein's hometown of rockville. chris? >> reporter: well, this is where warren weinstein lived where his wife valiantly fought for his freedom, and where neighbors are now grieving along with the family. the president's announcement taking full responsibility for the deaths hit especially hard here in the rockville neighborhood where dr. warren weinstein's wife elaine live ss. weinstein, a humanitarian aid worker was abducted in pakistan in 2011. he along with italian giovanni la tort at that wereportea were killed. >> what we didn't know, tragically, is that al qaeda was hiding the presence of warren and giovanni this this compound. it is a cruel and bitter truth that in the fog of war generally and our fight against terrorists specifically mistakes, sometimes deadly mistakes, can occur. >> reporter: elaine weinstein and her daughters say they are devastated and heart broken issuing a statement saying, those who took warren captive over three years ago bear ultimate responsibility. neighbor rebecca adele helped decorate t

we have a band here of moderate rain and sleet towards bethesda, potomac and rockville. it goes out to fairfax county into michaels. buoy about to get into heavy rain showers. this goes into southern maryland. prince frederick hunting town into charleston county you are seeing that. then we go back west. all this is moving east southeast. low to mid 40s in the valley. reagan national light rain. humidity 64%. weather headlines showers tonight into sunday. sun returns tomorrow afternoon. cool, windy monday with isolated thundershower. by tuesday our fortunes will turn for the better. tonight 41 to 46 with showers south. we could get breaks d.c. and north. south of town you'll hold on to showers, even into early tomorrow. 40s and 50s to start the day. a much better afternoon. the sun will return northwest winds 10. monday will be windy, cool, low 60s with isolated afternoon showers. looks better tuesday. can't rule out a stray shower. seven-day forecast on wednesday. second half of the week thursday, friday into saturday look good. sunny, dry, warming up into the low to mi

kimberly: a mother and their baby attacked in their rockville home by a man the police say was on drugs. diane cho spoke with her and she has the story that you will see only on 7. diane: kimberly, the terrifying ordeal happened, the mother so terrified she said she cannot live at the apartment complex anymore, so she stayed at a hotel until she could find a new place to call home. >> it was scary. diane: this mother says she does not think she will ever feel safe again after what happened in her rockville apartment. >> is he going to kill me, rape me, kill my daughter? everything goes through your mind. diane: she was in the living room wednesday afternoon when suddenly she saw a naked man standing outside of her window telling her to open the door. >> he was screaming really loud, don't play with me. diane: she grabbed her child and phone before paul mounaombi broken to her home. >> i laid in front of her to shield her, and they started punching me. diane: her neighbors heard her cries for help and called 911. >> the caller advises. diane: at some point, the man was distracted by her

news4's chris gordon live along rockville pike with the new push to make this happen. chris?they believe the key is federal funding to wutcut down on congestion here along rockville pike at old georgetown road nap's the intersection with the new multiuse development. and further south along 355, if you've driven between nih and walter reed you know that traffic is getting worse. in montgomery county it seems there's construction almost everywhere you look. it's a sign of economic development. but the rapidly growing population is causing traffic gridlock. county transportation planners want to get people out of cars and onto public transportation. their number-one priority is building the purple line. >> my mission is moving people not just cars. >> reporter: the purple line is the proposed 16-mile light rail system linking prince george's county and montgomery counties where the end of the line would be a station here in bethesda. >> it would be very good because red line goes from here to d.c. in order to get to the center. that's a long line. >> definitely use the purple l

here at the family home in rockville, we ran into a friend of warren weinstein who describes him this way. >> he was a very very warm, very dedicated guy. he loved what he was doing. >> reporter: now robert kopaken brings bread to warren weinstein's family as they begin their time of mourning. >> i remember one time when he was home on leave since i had lived and worked in pakistan many years earlier, i said warren, i don't think you should go back. he said, no, i'll be fine. >> my name is warren weinstein. >> reporter: since dr. weinstein was taken ho his family has kept a positive attitude. the tree in front of their rockville home was decorated by neighbors on the third anniversary of his captivity. the yellow ribbons have faded and now so has his wife's hopes. >> we are all very devastated that her hopes aren't going to happen, you know, that his return is not going to occur. i just -- i mean she and her daughters need to be able to grieve. >> reporter: dr. weinstein's wife elaine on behalf of her daughters and their families issued a statement saying there are no words to do just

that includes a rockville aid worker warren weinstein was kidnapped in pakistan in 2011. president obama said that weinstein died in a january drone strike and he profoundly regrets what happened and he said there was nine tell jens indicating hostages were held at the strike target. tonight weinstein's family and his rockville neighbors are heartbroken. >> i can't even comprehend right now. >> an italian aid worker was also killed in the strike. weinstein's family said his captors are ultimately responsible for his death. >>> there's new video tonight that shows family members of convicted marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev arriving in boston. family was escorted by federal agents to waiting advance outside logan airport. it is unclear if the relatives are in the country to testify in the penalty phase of tsarnaev's trial or simply to support him. tsarnaev's attorneys are trying to spare him the death penalty. >>> a student organization at the university of maryland is postponing a screening of the film "american sniper," and that decision is sparking controversy on campu

scott: the police arrested a suspect of a sexual assault in rockville. now they want to know if there are more victims. the police say that warned giddings sexually assaulted a woman with learning disabilities. tom roussey has the latest on the investigation. tom: scott, the police want everyone to take a good look at this mug shot we are about to show. this is warren, 23 years old, facing a host of charges related to this alleged sexual assault. giddings lives in charles county, in waldorf, but he is accused of the sexual assault in rockville. montgomery county police say the alleged victim has a cognitive learning disability, she is 20 years old. she met giddings on an online website. >> they exchanged messages through the online site and again through texts they agreed to meet at the victim's house. then the victim was assaulted. tom: giddings is facing 10 charges tonight, nine of them having to do with the alleged sexual assault but he is also accused of stealing a tablet computer of the alleged victim. he is in jail as we speak on $150,000 bond. mon

on the campus of montgomery college in rockville. a lot of cloud cover but dim sunshine getting through. i think we'll see a little more in the way of clearing should make a nice sunset. 66 degrees in rockville. quantico at 63. coming our way tonight, slow clearing trend and concurrent drop in terps everybody temperatures into the 40's. in fact, the overnight range of temperatures 42 to 50 degrees and wake up to some sunshine and just a few clouds. through the day tomorrow think we'll be in fine shape as high pressure, that big blue h over ontario in canada will bring us partly cloudy skies and the clouds will be pushed to the south. the rain will be even further south and as a result we'll enjoy a very pleasant day tomorrow. rain is on the friday forecast. for the morning, partly sunny to mostly sunny. it will stay that way until late afternoon when the clouds will return. 67 degrees for a high. chance 40% of rain and 70 degree temperatures on friday. saturday looks great. sunshine, 75. clouds return with rain by sunday afternoon an

silver spring, rockville, germantown.s expected the heavy rain is there pushing out to laurel in just a little bit. here's your forecast for today. temperatures are not going to move much. anything -- if anything they fall during the day. mid-50s by the end of the day. i'll show you who dries out first. keep it right here for your first alert full day forecast. first let's go to larry. good morning. >>> i want to let my metro riders know the trains and buses running on schedule so you'll have no problems getting to your destination on time. sky 9 is giving us a look at the beltway. the outer loop of the beltway at silver spring where we have volume starting to build up f. anything we're seeing slick roads. no major incidents to report. also want to give you a quick update on the pedestrian struck at georgia avenue at forest glen road. looks like they've been removed from the scene. that area should open back up soon. for those of you out in virginia traveling eastbound on 66 coming from gainesville going through manassas,

al-qaeda took the rockville man hostage in 2011, but this past january he was killed by his own country mistake in an anti-terror drone strike. however, some stand by the u.s. military drone strategy. >> in many ways i actually think drones are more precise and minimize the unforeseen consequences, but again it's just the weapons platform. the real issue is what's the mission in which you're using the platform? >> the conversation continues sunday on capital download. join me and our co-host susan pain sunday morning 8:30 -- page sunday morning 8:30 here on wusa9. >>> pepsi announced today it's dropping aspartame and replacing it with splenda. it will hit store shelves in august. >>> a new way to skip the line, the mexican food chain going to bring the burrito straight to your door only available in select cities. lucky for us d.c. is one of them. >>> three, two, one and liftoff of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. >> wow, that launch was 25 years ago today and since then hubble has given us some spectacular views of outer space. na

reporting live in rockville, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> certainly a tragic error. the white house does say the united states government will compensate the families of both hostages killed. >>> starting tomorrow night d.c.'s transportation department will start to readjust the timing of traffic signals at hundreds of downtown intersections and, of course, the goal is to keep things moving. so areas to be covered include 23rd street northwest, north capitol street, u street, m street and wisconsin avenue. engineers expect the project to take about a month. >> yea. >>> it sure did feel like march and guess what, it's going to get colder tonight. topper says we could even see 30s and frost and chills and all that stuff we thought we left behind. >> pretty much. that's why we say don't plant flowers until mother's day. we have a freeze warning to the west either side of i-81 in frederick county north. in terms of futurecast by 7:00 clouds will be thinning out and a chance for a couple sprinkle, 50s. by 8:00 we're 49 in gaithersburg, 48 in hagerstown, clouds beginning t

one of wilson's furious relatives grabbed our camera after a bail review hearing in rockville. prosecutors charged robert wilson, 23, from oxon hill with felony child sex abuse and three more third degree sex abuse counts. >> i'm very, very upset about what's being said about my nephew. i don't believe it's true, but if it is true, i wish he would have told somebody so we could have got him some help. >> reporter: police say will son would meet the girl starting when she was just 13 in the school, in a stairwell where there were no cameras. >> i'm so outraged. i'm just trying to hold back tears. >> reporter: in silver spring, bruce leshan, wusa9. >>> montgomery county public schools have been hit repeatedly by child sex abuse cases and are out with a statement saying it has improved the practices and protocols regarding child abuse, but tonight there are more parents skeptical and worried. >>> the community at the university of mary washington is mourning the loss of a beloved student from mclean murdered 1 week ago from today. grace mann was an activist who fought for evaluate

sam sweeney is in rockville with why police believe there may be more victims. sam: it's the most disturbing of crimes. police say this 23-year-old waldorf man sexually assaulted a 20-year-old mentally disabled woman. >> this 20-year-old female is a woman who functions at the level of the middle schooler. sam: the two chatted on the dating website plenty of fish and agreed to meet in a rockville home back in february. that's when police say giddings made his move. >> after the assault, he took her computer tablet on the way out. sam: the victim told a staff member at a county program she attends. they notified police. now montgomery county investigators believe there m be more victims. >> they think that giddings was trolling if you will and in many places in order to establish multiple contacts. that's another reason why they believe that there may be other victims. sam: giddings faces multiple counts including three counts of first degree sexual assault. he's currently being held on $150,000 bond. reporting at the montgomery county police headquarters i'm sam

i mean pretty far north and west of town, probably not rockville but maybe clarkbsurg, frederick, leesburg that's why we say don't plant flowers till mother's day. by 10:00 tonight it's just hanging onto the shower through fairfax. i don't really see that happening, but it will be very localized and generally clear overnight. by morning chilly, 39 in gaithersburg, manassas, mid-40s downtown. tomorrow night is the cold night. by 9:00 tomorrow morning temps in the 40s, clear skies, 50 downtown. by 1:00 or so you see clouds start to stream in, a couple showers popping up toward martinsburg and maybe into frederick, mainly the showers confined to the potomac highlands and the mountains, but a couple sprinkles could roll through in the afternoon. again take your sunglasses, not your umbrella tomorrow. 46 on the day planner at 7:00, 50 by 9:00, mid-50s by 11:00 and maybe a sprinkle by 1:00. still cool on friday, 61. 63 on saturday, some clouds coming in late, maybe a shower saturday night. sunday a couple showers possible, 64. we're looking at monday 64, a couple showers tuesday. we took out tha

. >>> police arrest a man in a rockville neighborhood who was exposing himself to both girls and women. kevin mchale is accused of seven incidents in the past month. hank silverberg is live they're -- near earle b. wood middle school with the details. >> reporter: some of those indents happened on a path going right to the middle school area. 27-year-old kevin mckale would ride around the neighborhood in a gold minivan looking for victims. over the course of a month police say mchale drove his minivan around the area looking for women and teenage girls. he would allegedly make lewd comments and expose himself in, one case exiting the car in nothing details are unnerving to some of the youngsters who live here. >> i wouldn't know what to do. i would panic, i guess. >> reporter: some residents were not aware of the incidents that included eight victims, five between the ages 13 and 17, but it was highlighted and talked about on social media. >> it's just a terrible incident to happen where there's so many kids around and it's really surprising. everybody says that it's a quiet neighborho

right now, take a look toward rockville. rockville was in the 70s. now down into the 50s.ve seen the rain come through. the rain just stopped in rockville. you can see the rain continuing. you can see at the dark clouds off in the distance. 61 in d.c. winds out of the northwest. that's the sustained wind. look at the gusts. upwards of 30 miles an hour. 32 in winchester. 22 toward fredericksburg. it has been a breezy day. we have seen winds at 40 miles an hour through the metro region today. what a change. 70 in fredericksburg. 53 on the back side toward hagerstown. 54 in marnltsville. temperature will drop quickly. look at the radar. we have some rain around fredericksburg this will all go through southern maryland. and then montgomery county howard county. we'll zoom into this area. their this is moving into the east. up toward montgomery gaithersburg. it will clip parts of d.c. into the d.c. metro area. so heads up there. you may need the umbrella. now satellite and radar really shows our frontal bound rich i want to show you what's raepg happening. this is a strong cold

this is the hail around rockville. about 8:15 hail about the size of a quarter. we do have a tornado watch that now includes eastern sections of maryland and parts of the delmarva points north, chester town and dover up into portion -- chestertown and dover up into portions of new jersey. we just got this minutes ago coming to us from huntington not far from plum island where they actually saw a waterspout. this is a funnel cloud, thankfully no damage, no injuries. we'll come back and talk about whether or not you'll have a dry commute to work and changes by the week's end. >>> we've checked all night with local police and fire departments and so far no major damage has been reported from tonight's storms. >> it sure did look and sound pretty rough a couple hours ago. our mola lenghi was out in that heavy rain. tonight he is live in bethesda with a look at how tough it became. >> reporter: it's been pretty calm in bethesda the last hour and a half, two hours. it just started raining again, nothing too intense yet, but it did get pretty nasty a few hours acquisiti

posted the information on our facebook page and find it on nbcwashington.co>>> the group planning rockville pike's future is meeting today. the planning commission will talk about recommendations from the rockville mayor and the council, happening at 7:00 tonight. the council says its recommendations are based on your input at several public meeting. plans include new pa december preenpa december preen walkways. >>> and a local principal snucktuck in her home country. denied entry into the u.s. from canada. according to the school's board, smith was told at the border her paperwork is out of date. this is despite several visits to dand this year. the school has an interim principal in place. >>> you can now check out the beauty of the cherry blossoms whether stuck in traffic or at your desk. a live look at the cherry blossom cam. peak bloom, days away probably between tuesday and saturday we're hearing. cherry blossom inspired drinks and dishes on the nbc washington app. search cherry blossoms. the festival continues until april 12th. >>> a gorgeous weekend to head down to the tidal basin.

mainly it's green around leesburg and germantown north of the spur in rockville, a little yellow showing up south of manassas. we'll zoom in. a couple of these could produce heavy rain, but the threat of severe weather is pretty much over. this will hit dale city about 11:23 and lake ridge about 11:27. in term of everything getting out of here, 2 a.m. we'll still have showers back north and west, but by 6:30 we're clearing out. temperatures are beginning to tumble. we'll come back and tell you how far they'll fall and track some wind gusts tomorrow as well. >>> dozens of protesters are lobbying very heavy allegations at a northern virginia church from tearing families apart to the sexual abuse of children. >> those few dozen protesters refused to call calvary temple ministries a church. instead they accuse it of being a cult that abuses and brainwashes its members. andrew lawrence left and then was left. >> i made a decision to get out. when i did five days later, my wife left me. >> reporter: he and many of the protesters outside calvary temple ministries left the sterling church like m

this is along 95 and stretching over to fairland, near gaithersburg, rockville, germantown, your drive right now. a little bit of rain north of college park. bowie seeing some rain as well. we are starting off with cloudy skies, a purple hint to the sky as well. 45 degrees. doesn't feel that nice. feels only 40 degrees. temperatures into the mid 50s today. game time should be dry, but more rain later on tonight. what do you have going on? >> we have an accident right now on the bw parkway. this is northbound at the prince georges county line. and it's causing delays all the way up to powder mill road. so you want to be mindful if you're traveling northbound on the bw parkway. the traffic on the southbound side of the bw parkway is free and clear of any issues. eastbound on 66 making your way for front royal, no problems there. a live look right now shows traffic is moving freely. so you'll have no issues. and the 14th street bridge, we are starting to see traffic pick up. give yourself additional time. andrea and nick, back to you. >>> a memorial service is scheduled for one of the las

reporting live in rockville, bruce leshan, wusa9. >>> now to the protests over the death of freddie gray, they popped up again today in baltimore as the investigation into how he was injured in police custody continues. garrett haake is live at city hall where today's demonstrations began. today's demonstrations started about two hours ago and for a while this entire park behind me was completely full of people, but today the city of baltimore was prepared for the crowd. they shut down several streets around city hall and, in fact, even told nonessential workers here to go ahead and take off early for the day. this is now the fifth day in a row that hundreds of people have taken to the streets of baltimore to express their anger over the death of 25-year- old freddie gray and to demand answers to just how he was so seriously hurt while in police custody. they filled the park in front of city hall, which the city largely closed down on their behalf, and organizers said these protests will continue and they hope their scope will continue to grow. >> i think that there's got to be persisten

our rockville camera a gorgeous shot. 355 towards bethesda and rockville. blue skies today and that sunshine. temperatures right now 72 degrees. we hit 76 a little earlier. winds 6 miles per hour. we're looking at sunny skies and we'll continue to see mostly clear skies. down to 73 in man as. 77 towards frederick. a beautiful wednesday. we already know about that. no rain across the area but it's not too far off. let's look at the wider version. not a lot of cloud cover in our area. notice what's coming up from the south. that's where your cloud cover is and your rain is. this is system number one moving in. here's system number two coming in from the great lakes. these two systems are going to combine to give us the rain tomorrow. they will create a little bit of a nor'easter off the coast but it's not going to be a very big storm. we've changed our forecast to reflect that. the coastal area of low pressure down to the south coming out of the gulf, the northern area making its way in. this upper level low will provide us with the rain during the day tomorr

it's already infected trees in rockville.christie king from our news partner wtop explains why these experts are worried. >> once you notice ash trees are infested it may be too late. they'll have to be cut down. >> the other possibility is we have good chemical protectants we can use to protect and save our ash trees from emerald ash boarer. >> reporter: ash trees need to be protected. that i play an important role. >> cooling cities remediating storm water runoff taking pollutants off the air. >> it was christie king reporting. for help identifying ash trees and the emerald ash borer killing them head to nbc.com. after the break, the questions that the supreme court will need to answer during tomorrow's case on same-sex marriages. >>> right now, there are extra security officers at ravensworth elementary school in springfield. fairfax county police say a man tried to abduct a boy in front of the school on friday. it happened after school was dismissed. police say the boy was near the main entrance when a man grabbed him fro

news4's chris gordon is along rockville pike tonight with how it could times. hi chris. >> reporter: hi doreen. you've ever ridden along rockville pike you know what it's like to get caught in gridlock. and now montgomery county traffic planners would like you to consider g your car. montgomery county's ride-on buses transport people from their neighborhood to metro stations. prefer to drive or to take the ride-on? >> ride-on. >> reporter: why? >> it will save me on gas. and probably traffic as well too. >> reporter: rideon has a new home this $85 million bus facility. it has a green roof and solar panels with the highest environmental rating. rideon how operates poo 350 buses but needs to buy about 30 more each year to handle montgomery county's needs. >> our population is projected to grow 20% by 2040 and our employment by 45%. >> reporter: but federal funding to buy more buses is uncertain as well as money for metro rail and bridge repairs. building the purple line. and improving pedestrian infrastructure as well as possibly bringing rapid transit to rockvil

if going from bike to pike, buckeystown pike to rockville pike, a 30-minute commute. eastbound on 66 from old tavern road into town to constitution avenue northwest, a 44-minute commute there. if you're traveling northbound on i-95 from courthouse road to backlick road, you're looking at a 29-minute commute. no issues on 395 on to the 14th street bridge so you should have no problems there. if you're going to be traveling westbound on 50 for my friends out in prince george's county from crane highway into town blacksburg northeast, you're looking at a 15-minute commute this morning. let's step outside and show you how things are shaping up live. want to let you know things free and clear on the beltway. a live look at mine road here on 66 shows you that traffic is moving. over to you. >>> the nation's largest retail pharmacy train is planning to shutter a number of its locations. >> make room on your calendar for national bald eagle day. we're brookside chocolate now has a crunch. brookside crunchy clusters - crispy multi-grains and sweet fruit-flavored pieces dipped

live in rockville tonight, i'm kevin lewis, abc 7 news. alison: coming up at 5:00 -- a rare glimpse inside a local facility training american soldiers for a new form of combat. leon: and a little later the steps the i.r.s. is taking to try to cut down on fraudulent returns this season. alison: and before you head out to the stadium, the changes the city is making for drivers looking to leave their cars near nationals park. alison: the nfl has hired its first full-time female official. the league announced this season sarah thomas will be overseeing games. thomas comes back with a really strong resume too. she started working in 2 e 007 and the first woman to officiate a bowl game in 2009. thomas has also been doing some sideline work for the browns. the browns leon saints and the colts. leon: doesn't say a whole lot. working with my browns, that ain't saying a whole lot. alison: good luck to her. doug: there's no hope, right? leon: yeah. i'm hoping to get the game in tonight. i have tickets for the game. for the nats game. doug: we'll have

warren 73-year-old grandfather from rockville. he had also lived and taught in new york.e was an aid worker at the time of his capture. the other one was an italian and two other americans killed in the january drone strikes. the other two americans were working for al qaeda. >> live on capitol hill tracee thank you. >>> we still don't know how a man's spine was crushed while in the back of a baltimore police van. a lawyer for the police union says that freddie gray was not strapped in a seat belt as required by department policy. gray was arrested two weeks ago and died from his injuries. last night, tension between police and protesters flared up when demonstrators surrounded a police car. things were peaceful though at a prayer vigil. >> we need justice in the city of baltimore. we need justice in every street corner, in every neighborhood like never before. >> gray's funeral is set for monday. the six officers involved in the arrest are on paid suspension. >>> the new trial for the man accused of murdering a d.c. corrections official will start next week. a judge decl

drone strike that killed a rockville man.rren weinstein's family did three years ago putting a spotlight on how the u.s. responds when terrorists kidnap americans. alison: join david muir for "abc world news tonight." what's on tap? david: tornadoes, flash floods and the news conference just now after that collapse caught on tape. students plummeted. the american interstate fears over a possible serial shooter. hear the 911 call tonight from the driver who did not realize she had been shot. how she's reaching the volcano tonight. we'll fly you up to it and bruce jenner in his own words tonight. leon: take you to a situation playing out in massachusetts. we're looking at chopper video over a scene where construction equipment has hit some power lines. two workers, we understand are stuck and you can barely see over that structure. they were in a cherry picker. they were near a construction site. and right now, they're trying to get the power shut off to the lines there in the area so they can get those two workers down. at thi

sky 9 still over the situation in rockville.is at montrose road and east jefferson street blocking the turn lane. we understand it's a three- vehicle accident, pretty serious. drivers will be able to get by as you can see from the drivers there on montrose road. traffic being detoured by police on scene. >> cbs this morning is next with a preview of the fight many have been waiting years to see. james brown sits down with manny pacquiao and floyd mayweather ahead of saturday's fight. >>> she's being called by some as the mother of the year. you'll meet the mother who pulled her son out of the baltimore chaos and let him know what's up. >> larry and i will be back in 25 minutes with more news, weather and traffic. >> you can get news, weather and traffic 24 hours a day on our mobile app. >> the app is where it's at. have a i love the taste. always smooth, never bitter. my cup of coffee is always awesome when i go to dunkin'. man: i see the steam rising off the cup 'cause you know it's a fresh pot. man: one cup a day for sure. two

kevin: chaos at his rockville apartment complex. he went on an alleged naked rampage. the 22-yec units and the used a lawn chair. he reportedly tried kidnapping a seven month old girl. police say he punched and choked the infant's mother, shouting, call me your king and bow to me. responding officers found him pacing and panting in this nearby forest. remakes told cops their friend was acting out because of bad weed. >> i wouldn't believe that if i were the police. there's something else going on. kevin: no answer at the apartment. >> if he is taking bad week that is bad for him. if he is running around naked thatd for the community. entering a house goes to a very different level of insanity. kevin: police tell us he turned on the stove burners in the victim's apartment. she told us that he is a montgomery college student and itizen. he only acted this way because he was on drugs. kevin lewis, abc 7 news. leon: take a look, an elderly couple was driving in this parking garage when they accidentally hit a concrete wall. the car went over the edge. they were able to sto

rockville's planning commission is meeting at 7:00 about the future of rockville pike. they will talk about changes from richard montgomery drive to bow avenue. tonight input from five public hearings will be considered. the goal is to make the pike more pedestrian friendly and help reduce traffic. the final version of the pike plan will be sent to the mayor and council for approval. >>> pulled from a bridge 12 stories high. hear from the officers who made all the difference and why they say this could have turned out very differently. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood in northwest washington the petworth community, where the d.c. attorney general has launched a crackdown on the sell of synthetic drugs. i'll have the story coming up. >>> millionaire real estate heir robert durst will be arraigned tomorrow on two gun charges in new orleans. a grand jury indicted him today. the guns were allegedly found in his hotel room last month. his attorney says the search was illegal. today's indictment will further delay his extradition to los angeles where durst is charged with murder

bladensburg and elizabeth seton high school, ashburn 47, and rock creek valley elementary school at 45 in rockville. the wind is much lighter. we will not have the gusty wind factor we had yesterday. traveling that you may be doing more friends, family heading into town, up and down the east coast, very tranquil weather conditions. nice, dry, and warm as we climbed to 70 degrees. before the warm weather tomorrow afternoon, we have chilly temperatures overnight. these are forecast low temperatures. as we get into the suburbs likely the middle 30's. d.c. only about 45 degrees, but because there is the potential of patchy frost to develop, the national weather service has issued a frost advisory that includes howard, all of montgomery county fairfax prince william, spotsylvania county, and points west. if you are gardening today, make sure that you bring the plants in if you have not already, or cover them. after a cool start in the morning, it will be lovely. the cherry blossom 10 miler and 5k happening at 7:30 tomorrow, it will be cool, but by 10:00 55, 64 1:00 p.m., upper 60's near 70egrees with re

. >> i handed out flyers for the meeting coming up in rockville. not one person was for this developer. not one out of 400. kevin: the developer played $5 million for the land and was the only interested buyer. >> 40,000 residents could have access to an 80-acre central park amenity with new housing that we have not had in the community for decades. kevin: so for the developer has the village in county support. construction would begin in 2015 if all goes to plan. i'm kevin lewis. back to you. maureen: it's a little cloudy out there. doug: one thing that is constant is the low temperatures. let's take a look at this. as we look out, it's a little cloudy, but very comfortable. nice breeze. like 25, 35 mile-per-hour gusts. but temperatures are in the lower 70's across the region. 42 is the morning low. as we get through the evening temperatures are not going to drop all that much. we will stay in the 50's. 70 three reagan national. 72 frederick. a much cooler 50 degrees at annapolis. the winds from the u.s. naval academy. cooler. we have a lot more t