in rockville, brad bell, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that.a chilling scene as the georgia mother accused of killing four of her children and her husband face a judge. you could see isabelle martinez smiling and giving a up thises up. as you can imagine -- giving a thumbs up. the people next to her were baffled. martinez through her interpreter says she will represent herself despite the judge's recommendation she take advantage of court-appointed attorney. alison: follow federal immigration law or lose federal dollars. that is the blunt message the u.s. attorney general jeff sessions sent a group of cities in a letter yesterday. letter but it's a sanctuary city. today, some local cities say they are prepared to go without federal help. abc7's nathan baca live in one of the cities which is rockville. nathan? nathan: well, alison the city of rockville is one of the latest to say to the police officers they will not be working and trying to get immigration status from the people. but the attorney general jeff sessions is saying that may put fede

kevin lewis is in rockville. witnesses describe the chilling moments as tordil opened fire last year. kevin: yeah, nancy and alison. today we learned that tordil's surviving victims recall him smiling at them as he pulled the trigger, firing a barrage of bullets. the judge in this case calling his actions "cold and calculated" and then sentenced the 64-year-old to four life terms without parole. in other words, eulalio tordil will die in prison. in court, the defense stated that tordil led a stable life. that was until his wife filed a restraining order. two-day rampage in 2016. day one, tordil killed his wife and injured a man. on day two in montgomery county, tordil shot three people at the montgomery mall in bethesda, killing one. he also shot and killed a woman in aspen hill. three killed, another three injured. the wife of victim mike win fell looked tordil in the eyes in court today saying, "we never think of you. today, god willing, you will be officially irrelevant." >> miss molina fought for her life. sh

and that means traffic backups on rockville pike. this is a busy area. the national institutes of medical center metro are just steps from each other. transportation officials have approved spending 110-million dollars to make the area more walker and motorist-friendly. the federal project is called "m-d 355 crossing." crews will drill a massive hole to accommodate an elevator to move people straight down to the metro. there will also be an underground pedestrian tunnel. it will allow people to get from one side of rockville pike to the other.. from n-i-h to walter reed. but drivers can expect inconveniences until the project is completed in 20-20. coming up-- storm clean-up happening right now. and as the hours pass-- the temperatures outside will only get hotter. but there is relief on the horizon. your stormwatch forecast, coming up. - last day of our heat wave - not as hot, less humi - hotter, more humid late week - storm chances return late week - cooler weekend ahead today: mostly cloudy to partly cloudy. still hot, but a touch less humid by midday

. >>> justin finch joins us live from the rockville volunteer fire department. he's breaking down how they're preparing to help folks in need today. justin? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. already going to be a busy day. they're bracing for that. 75 degrees right now. it's going to grow significantly as the day wears on. the heat index set to touch triple digits so far. we asked, what can we do to prepare ourselves for what's coming our way. we were told simply, you want to get by one of these, an ac unit or a fan. here are more tips on what you can do before coming out for work and school. >> water every single day. that's going to help you. this morning, drink a bottle of water when you get up. that's going to help you significantly. second, if yo right? stay out of the sun and the heat as much as possible. >> reporter: very simple tips there. stay hydrated and cool. stay out of that sun. the water will be huge today. again, the advice here. if you can get as much as a liter in you today. that will help the heat and humidity today. in the next half hour, we'

rockville getting hit , rockville, d.c.s is not so much thunderstormses as it is heavy rainfall, but even heavier rainfall to the north. parts of delmarva as wevment we have a flash flood advisory in effect tonight through early monday warning and there is a flood warning in effect for hartford county. so one and a half inches of rainfall generally pretty much every where, but and i additional inch or so is possible. so hence the flood advisory is in effect. the flood watch is in effect. we ask you to be aware of that. winds not so bad, but look at disuls, 22-mile per hour wind gusts. yesterday they were bringing down trees and power lines every where. today they're a little bit more calmer in most places. don't be surprised if you start to see the winds picking up and get gusty as wevment 87 at quantico, 91 for fredericksburg to the south. 88 for manassas and for culpeper. we've got 78 at gaithersburg, 79-degrees at annapolis this hour while we've got 82-degrees at winchester. overnight lowe's tonight we'll be into the 70s

we're quiet through gaithersburg and rockville.lem free on 295 southbound from 50 to pennsylvania avenue. 50 inbound looks great. outside the beltway through bowie you're quiet. headed to the bay bridge this morning, i k of three day weekends in the summer, you're great across the bay bridge right now. no problem out by kent island. a wide view of our friday morning commute the entire stretch of the beltway is in clear. metro service picks up as 5:00 a.m. and we'll let you know if there's any metro rail slowdowns this morning. other than tweet me with your questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. >> 4:48 is the time right now. we're going take a look at pictures of bastille stay taking place in france. president trump and from french president emmanuel macron they're at a parade. it's happening today. this is in memorial answer of bastille day hundredth anniversary of the united states entry into world war i. >> looks like they got some great weather for the bastille day celebrations today as well out in paris. >> ♪ >> we could lear

. >> happening today, the 18-year-old rockville in court.enry sanchez was originally facing rape and sexual assault charges after a 14-year-old girl claimed he assaulted her at rockville high school. at the montgomery county states attorney office later dropped those charges but prosecutors are still pursuing child porn charges against sanchez and another teen after they say they had nude photos of the girl on their phone. >> also today the man accused of killing his girlfriend is due in court. michael procter allegedly murdered 41-year-old turkesa page. he told police he killed her and tossed her body in a dumpster t her body has yet to be found. procter is charged with first and second degree murder. >> another possible hurdle for president trump's travel ban. a federal judge in hawaii has filed a request to expand the list of family relationships needed by people seeking visas from six muslim majority nations. the judge wants to include grandparents grandchildren uncles and aunts. last month the supreme court exempted visa applicants from

this area up here, this is around towards rockville. some heavy rain fall. look at the rain fall here, 1 to 2 inches per hour. that prompted a flood warning. a flood warning right there. you see that green. let's go ahead and zoom and show you where i'm talking about. flood warning until 10:15, may be rising. we've seen 1 to 2 inches, if you live around rockville or aspen hill or around the kensington area, watch out and turn around, don't drown. and could see some creeks or over coming their banks. now, back to the west, winchester and right along the blue ridge here, we're seeing heavy rain, so slow go of things along i-81 and out 66 once you get past or near the blue ridge. this is all part of the same system that was there yesterday. i wouldn't call it a little bit of a trough right along the east coast. more scattered showers and thunderstorms around the area. you can make a line. look at that line, right there, right along in west of i-95 for the most part and now starting to see some pop up. you can see the dark clouds in towards montgomery county as

back to you. >> justin finch, like in rockville for us. thank you. >>> we did a quick survey of our area. d.c. lawmakers have passed similar legislation raising the hourly minimum wage to $15 by 2020. in prince george's county, the minimum wage will go up to $11.50 this october. right now, virginia's state minimum wage is $17.25 an hour. congress is considering a $15 federal minimum wage by to 24. the federal minimum wage hasn't gone up in eight years. >>> in northern virginia, a couple. police say the couple were found dead after an apparent murder-suicide. officers found the couple inside a home yesterday afternoon. both had multiple gunshot wounds. investigators don't know what led to that shooting. >>> neighbors in one centreville neighborhood were able to rest easy last night after a standoff ended peacefully. chopper 4 captured the drama from above last night. take a look. this is over golden oak road. the man who was responsible for the standoff was wheeled to a waiting ambulance. earlier in the night, a 12-year-old girl and her mot

justin finch made his way to the rockville station. he's talking to riders on how they plan to stay cool today. tall order this morning, justin. >> reporter: eun, tall order indeed. the temperatures are in the 70s. already sticky. people are sweating. pretty gross out here. passengers are to the rockville platform here. lots of rolled-up sleeves, tank tops. iced drinks. doing anything they can before it actually gets hot. here's what you need to do as you're making your way outside. the rockville volunteer fire department says get at least one liter into you today. you want to cling to the cool places. ac, all that stuff there, make sure to check on the elderly, your children, your pets as well and any underlying medical issues. but there are some people right now on their way to work and they work outside. they're telling us that yesterday was tough and now they have to tough out today, too. >> yesterday, i know it could be worse today. you got to do what you got to do. drink water. pour water on your head as much as you can. keep >>

and it's causing problems for commuters on rockville pike. the national institutes of health, walter reed, and the medical center metro are just steps from each other. the 110-million dollar project is aimed at making the area more pedestrian-friendl y. an elevator will move people straight down to the metro. an underground pedestrian tunnel will allow people to get from one side of rockville pike to the other.. from n-i-h to walter reed. the project is set to be completed in 20-20. we're getting an update this morning on a major traffic project in the district. the section of beach drive between rock creek parkway and tilden street is expected to reopen any day now. when that happens, the stretch of road to the north will close. we'll get a progress report from the national park service at 9:30 this morning. the three-year-project is project is on completed by fall 20-19. and remember - seven is on your side, on the raods. sign up for traffic text alerts to get instant updates right on your phone. just go to wjla dot com, slash text. this mo

that will help people get from the side of rockville pike to the side of rockville pike. reed, ando walter vice versa, a lot safer. >> i think it is good. >> it will help a great deal. i cannot wait until it's done. will have to deal with inconveniences until the project is complete in 2020, including underground explosions expected to rattle life above. there will be one less lane in the months to come. q mccray, abc 7 news. kimberly: so here is another reason why you want to sign up for traffic text alerts. avoid the trouble on the road by heading to wjla.com/text. russia. in one tweet, president trump called the various russian investigations "a phony witchhunt." he said it was sad that republican are not protecting him. his newts came after communications director said the president still remains uncertain of russia actually interfered in last year's election. >> i don't know who this anonymous person is who said if the russians did it we could not to attacked it -- we could not detect it. >> how about it was the president. he called me from air force one and basicall

outer loop before rockville pike the crash on the left side. kind 1/2 that left lane. folks are trying to stay right to get by that one. you can see the slowdown at the top of the beltway is our biggest issue road wise. travel times and a reminder all the green showing you where it's ai morning commute almost everywhere this morning. i can thank you for that, right? >> yeah. down here, melissa. we are more than welcome to join us. we have enough room under the umbrella. >> dueling umbrellas on the weather deck. more humid, to make it start raining. 100% humidity out here now. not raining all that hard but it certainly will be a few swipes of the wipers this morning. and this little rain chance should be in and out of here relatively early and that is welcome news. so temperatures are in the mid to upper 70s by late morning and then highs today up into the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. there you can see the rain chance this morning. so there will be a risk of some showers early. should be mainly dry for the afternoon with enough sunshine again to get us up close to 90 d

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and rockville pike, right in front of walter reed. the transportation reporter is working for you with what you need to know. >> reporter: it seems like everywhere you turn, you find this. >> summer construction. >> are you kidding? this corner right here is the worst. >> reporter: this driver, barbara, has a wish get it all done at once, not over and over again. >> just grind it all down and put all new stuff on it. >> reporter: well, there is plenty of grinding. the work heating up. >> it starts, it hasn't stopped. it just goes on and on and on. >> reporter: let's take a tour of some big projects starting in virginia. construction barrels line the side of i-66 in northern virginia where the tolls are underway. this road is actually going to be widened in the future. tolling on i-66 inside the beltway starts in december. in maryland on rockville pike walter reed medical center, a huge project to take a pedestrian tunnel under the pike so people have an easier time getting from the metro station to the center. during the coming weeken

also breaking right now - a fire ripping through part of a rockville home. our melissa di-pane just got to the scene - melissa? im sam sweeney at the live desk with breaking news from that's where an n-y-p-d officer was shot overnight in the bronx. police say the female officer is in extremely critical condition. she was sitting in a command post vehilce in respone to a recent shooting when a suspect walked up and opened fire, right through the car window. other officers ran outside and fired back - shooting and killing the gunman. another person beleived to be a bystander was also shot. their injuries are not life threatening. for updates on this story and other breaking news - follow me on twitter "at sweeney abc". president trump heads to europe this morning for the g-20 summit. tomorrow, the president will stop in warsaw, poland before making his to germany. the biggest diplomatic test of his presidency so far will come friday, when he sits down with russian president vladimir putin at the g20. it's the first face to face meeting fo the two leaders. says

in rockville, bruce leshan, still waitressing today. well she says she is quitting and moving. but not to l. a., to st. louis. somewhere she and her husband are going to take care of her dad with a little help from josh. >> lot of excitement about josh. >>> after night of fireworks across the dmv. at least one person was hurt when one of those fireworks exploded. it happened in prince george's county off addison road and district heights, fire officials say it was a teenager whose hand was severely injured. the fire marshal's office is investigating. by the way, those backyard style fireworks are illegal in the county. the fire chief says the primary concern right now is making sure that teen is going to be okay. >>> also in the county, detectives want your help to find the person who shot and killed a man in suitland overnight. it happened around 1:30 this morning on darrell drive. officers found tyrek walker he was 18. anyone who knows anything about the case should contact prince george's county police or crime stoppers. the number is 186-6411 tips. >>> in charles county, in

now it's moving along 270 in rockville.ater rescues earlier today just to the east of this. now more rain piled up on top of that. so if the water hasn't had a chance to recede, now we're going to see another dose of 90's the evening -- heavy rain into to evening hours. it's going to get worse where we're already seeing blooding issues. -- flooding issues. some rain headed into charles un through tonight as well. the flash flood potential will continue into the overnight hours and through the district, especially when the sun sets, it's going to be dark and conditions will worsen along some of those streets. north, the heavy rain and lightning near germantown, a little better north of frederick. futurecast, this lingers through saturday. that's coming up in a little bit. >> stay indoors. montgomery county firefighters raced to rescue terrified people calling from their cars trapped in high water. by the time rescuers arrived, everyone got out safely from those five rescues. bruce johnson looking for trouble. how are things

. >> here in rockville where a man authorities put behind bars had been on the run for more than a decade. it happened on a web site that millions of americans use each and every day. >> back in 2005, he was found guilty of committing multiple sexual offenses on the two daughters of his live-in lover right here in this gaithersburg apartment complex. one girl was 8. the other only 6. he never spent a day behind bars for those crimes. as a matter of fact, his trial even went on without him. >> we left and went back to -- he left and went back to el salvador. in recent years, he was able to come back to the country, spend time in texas and here in the dmv hiding in plain sight. >> officials say that's because he ditched town before his day in court. how was he caught? his two victims recently spotted him on facebook posing with members of his extended family in houston. immediately after that, they authorities in montgomery called their counter parts in texas. he eventually surrender to police. in court, one of the girls said "i just want justice. i want him to pay for what he did." 11 year

this all happened just before 10:00 last night along horn bee drive in rockville. the victims were all ejected present the golf cart. the women suffered serious, but non life threaten ing injuries. a teenager was also hurt and treat ed with minor injuries at the scene. they may have hit a speed bump causing the golf cart to tip over. a man was attacked by a dog. house minority leader nick kipp key posted this picture to his facebook. he was walking outside with his framly when a pit bull attacked him and his dog tuck tar. kipp key says he was bitten on the arm and taken to a nearby veterinary clinic, both are expected to make a full recovery. no word on if the owner of of that pit bull was tracked down. still ahead, vowing to make changes. what the new white house communications director has plan ned for the future after the break. this is fox5 local news at 11. tonight d.c. police need your help finding the person responsible for two armed robberies in the city. thank you for joining us, i'm marina maracco and i'm teisha lewis in for lauren. these hold jups happen

we're live here in rockville. i'm justin finch, news4. back in to you. >> good advice there, justin. thank you. >>> no doubt about it, the air-conditioners are getting a full workout today in our area but that's actually going to put a big strain on energy companies because of demand, pepco and bge are offering a credit on normal. we've posted the top ten places you can get cool on our facebook page. keep the nbc washington app open today as we update the forecast and any conditions, changes in conditions all day long. >>> right now, cory stewart is in wood bridge announcing his intention to run for u.s. senate. stewart chairs the prince william county board of supervisors. he's also a staunch supporter of president trump. remember stewart nearly pulled off an upset victory last month in the virginia primary for governor. our northern virginia bureau chief, julie, is there. you can follow her on twitter for updates. >>> also right now, president trump is in paris where he's meeting with president emmanuel macron in about an hour from now,

all right rockville right now, we've got it across the area. looks cloudy.s is just haze, it's not cloudy from a rockville camera, plenty of warm temperatures at 97 degrees. the heat index is the big factor, that heat index right now, 102 dc. 104 annapolis. that's why we have a heat advisory in the area, because of the heat index close to 105. no rain today, no thunderstorm activity today. we did see a couple of right along the bay here earlier. they're all gone. we'll continue to be. the full forecast tomorrow. we told you, by tomorrow, 94 degrees, make sure you have the sun block on. make sure you're hydrating and we're going back to 98 tomorrow. we think tomorrow as hot if not as hotter as we move on through the next these days on the hot sun. we've got weather alert days, friday, saturday, sunday, saturday's weather alert, not just for the heat, amelia is here with more on what we can expect. >> there's about a 60% chance that you're dealing with some thunderstorms later in the day. take a look, the storm prediction center issues outlook. this is what yo

the rockville woman has been ruled "still not competent" to stand trial for kidnapping her 3-year-old daughter sarah and 2-year-old son jacob in 2015. the children have not been seen since. since her arrest 2 years ago, hoggle hae been undergoing treatment at a mental health facility. also happening today-- the man charged with briging an arsenal of weapons to the trump hotel will be back in court. last friday, a judge denied a motion to release "bryan moles". prosecutors say he drove from his pennsylvania home to the district back in may, with a military style rifle. he pleaded not guilty and has been ordered to have a mental evaluation. a congressman responding after backlash to this video. what he sys started filming himself inside a former nazi concentration camp. fios is not cable. and we believe everyone deserves faster internet. so with fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs 20 times faster than most people have. and it's just $79.99 a month online for the first year. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month. plus h

bad news if you look for relief in rockville, the rockville swim and fitness club says the spray ground is closed until further notice because of a problem with a pump. q mccray live in southeast washington where the other folks are trying to stay cool tonight. hi, q. q: hey, what is going on, guys. it's roasting out here right now. can you tell by the beads of sweat rolling down my massive forehead? it is 121 degrees. that is how hot as fault is. that is not stopping people to come out to enjoy truckaroo. a bullpen a block from the park. people enjoy all kind of foods oh. how are you say staying cool? >> i have a cool lemonade and a around witch. q: that looks -- a sandwich. >> that looks good. you can get a turkey sandwich but imagine being in this heat. and not being able to sweat or process hot temperatures. well, the boy i'm about to introduce you to is an everyday reality for him. mcnamara loves to play and laugh just like every other 8-year-old. in a heatwave, he has to be cautious. >> dip in cold water or something cold it will cool my head down for a long time. >> he has ectode

that was the rallying cry at a gathering in rockville today. jenny whose son died in 2004 lent her voice. she suffers from the same disease that claims her son and three other children, she's trying to carry on her son's legacy. mat tea was, as you may remember an award winning potato and advocated for peace >> we're celebrating the city of rockville maryland chosen to celebrate mat tea's birthday every year as a day of peace the citizens of this area. it's part of a bigger campaign. our campaign is that the country, that the president, chooses to initiate a claim day of peace for our country for all citizens. >> step panic said she would like to meet with president trump and talk about her initiative with him. >>> maryland mother is pleading for help. wants to find the person who murdered her son. this happened just last weekend. >> someone shot and killed anthony outside a hyattsville apartment complex, russell's wallet was stolen. her mother is hoping someone would step forward to provide information that leads to her son's killer. paul wagn

it is about a 26 minute commute from 109 headed to gaithersburg towards rockville. all lanes are open. an easy drive early this morning. little 95, story is a different. we have some volume delays at north from fredericksburg headed towards a stafford, an 18 minute ride northbound but without incident towards the springfield interchange. tonight, back home, atlanta braves versus washington nationals. hopefully we can get this game in. mother nature will first pitch at seven of what. avoid the hassle of traveling downtown during rush hour and take the metro's green line. that is it for traffic. adrianna: breaking news right now at 6:02. violent protests outside of the g-20 summit. they continue in hamburg after a full day of demonstrations yesterday. water cannonsuse to clear a blockade of protesters. e set ont, two cars wer fire and 76 police officers have been hurt. demonstrators say they are protesting globalization and capitalism. gettwo day summit is set to underway later this morning to president trump fired off two tweets. "i will represent our country well an

the third street project also known as capitol crossing and rockville pike in front of walter read. the reporter adam is working for you with what you need to know. >> it is that time of year again, no, not necessarily the fourth of july. i'm talking about summer construction season, these barrels are out all across the dmv in virginia, in the district, in maryland. we've got major road work projects that are really gearing up. as you come back from the nourt of july holiday, they are going to be projects you have to pay attention to, we're talking about big time roads effected like i-66, rockville pike. 395 in the district. it is not going in these work construction zones. coming up on news 4 tonight, i'll detail the works specifically that's happening. what you can watch out for, back to you. >> all right. thanks. it's kind of like a good news bad news thing, you don't have thunderstorms we do have some rain. >> that's what everybody does not want at this point. somebody is saying i'm trying to fire up my grill. i think for most of us, they're going to be okay. as the sun goes dow

at last check the beach drive is closed from the rockville pike and connecticut avenue. the closure is possibly going even further. height of the day's rainfall in montgomery county between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. wheaton, gaithersburg olney getting hit hard. they had to shut down a road south of cons avenue because of the -- connecticut avenue because of pooling water around 12:00 noon today. a lot of residents took photos, documenting the flash flooding and posted them online. i, myself, haven't heard of water rescues taking place today. that is the latest from the mobiletrak7. back to you. jonathan: thank you. nancy: head out now to ryan hughes in alexandria. there out there. the neighborhood has seen this in the past as well. ryan: nancy, the residents here are used to the flooding. we are getting a break from the rain. the flooding continues to come here on fenwick drive. this is the huntington area of alexandria. if fire officials are knocking on doors and telling people to get the vehicles to higher ground. there was a vehicle that had the back tires the water

but the most recent was on june 29th. 11 teachers at nine different schools from rockville to silver springs to bethesda report having what's or purses stolen from attended classrooms or offices. stomp during school hours. police say at three of the schools, the suspect was even confronted and questioned by staff >> he offered a short excuse, very brief excuse, one time he said he was a member of the cleaning crew. one time he said he was trying to locate a summer camp. again, at that point he quickly left the school. he knew people were questioning him and he quickly left. >> reporter: police say the suspect would use the money and credit card as the nearby grocery store, target or best buy. so far, suspect has $500 in cash and racked up more than $13,000 in fraudulent credit charge, which investigators believe will go up. meanwhile, a spokesperson for montgomery county schools tells fox 5 they're working closely with the police to figure out how the suspect gaine a inside. as they say everyone who enters the school must be buzzed in. >> there's no evidence of forced entry, no obvio

it's going to be very uncomfortable. 88 degrees in rockville. temperatures will take a little bit of our, and we will see humidity 96, wednesday. thermometer thursday. if the dewpoint temperatures we always talk about, the true measure of moisture in the air, that will make it feel even warmer. at the moment, warm spots include warrenton and fredericksburg. 85 in baltimore. the feels-like temperature's are already on the high side. washington,e 89 in 90 in fredericksburg. area, 89-92iewing will be the air temperatures. 90-94, the feels-like temperature's. maybe an isolated storm. we will talk about the rain chances for the next week and our 10-day outlook coming up very shortly. adrianna: breaking news from montgomery county, an andrew air force base to make an emergency landing. that happened at the lee jordan field in takoma park. officials believe the reason was a maintenance issue, and there are no reports of any injuries. developing now, president trump's oldest son, thrust into the spotlight after a report revealed donald junior met with a

main and local lanes there through rockville rolling along just fine.you widen out you can see we look pretty good elsewhere. no other major issues. the green line problem just cleared up. we look at travel times coming up. >>> good morning everybody. it is a very warm and humid start to the day. we're at the hottest time of the year, sheena. 89, 71 for the next five or six days. the average temperatures start to fall. >> we don't like that. our summers are slowly going to be fading away. i really like summer. i don't know if i'm going to like the heat. it feels like 81 already. look at your commute. dry roads this morning. we can be happy about that. we'll see dry conditions mostly. 88 degrees. heating up quickly. you'll want the air on. a lot like yesterday. isolated storm chance and we go into tomorrow. we'll be hotter. for the rest of the week, feeling over 100 degrees. you already look exhausted. >> i can't stand this part of the summer. >> you like it. >> no. >> we'll be in the ac in no time. we're going to get back in the air conditioning. speaki

weekend, look and it by the rain chances -- bookended by the rain chances. 75 degrees right now in rockvillebut a quiet night. not as cool. the satellite and radar, don't mind the green, that is not rain, just a little ground clutter from the radar, picking up trees in that sort of thing. 74 degrees in d.c., 74 annapolis. further west, can we get into the 60's. 68 manassas and winchester. winchester this morning woke up at about 59 degrees. it will not be quite as cool tomorrow morning but a comfortable start. m.,urecast, about 6:30 a. most of the morning, things are fine. around lunchtime we fire up some showers and thunderstorms. there is a lot more drier wear ther on the map dan rainy weather. where you are likely to need the amber alert is up and down the i-81 coo montgomery county. going with about a 40% chance. then we are dealing with wet weather through the day tomorrow. it will be hot and humid. tuesday, i think the chance of rain will pop up around the d.c. area. that looks better, the timing about the same, right around lunchtime, just a bit more green closer to the metro. still a

reporting in rockville, nathan baca, abc7 news.onathan: now at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- a teen hurt by backyard fireworks in prince george's county. we are live on the sce now. michelle: plus, rising tensions with north korea as president trump heads toump for the g20 summit -- heads to europe for the g20 summit. jonathan: new concerns about the billy goat trail. that's next. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: we start right away at 6:00 with new information about a former's teacher's aide and coach accused of sexually assaulting at least ten students in charles county recently. he also revealed to police he is hiv positive. michelle: we just learned that carlos bell the man who told police he has hiv worked for the charles county department of community services in 2008. he worked for an aftercare program that provided services for j.p. ryan elementary school and william b. wade elementary school. jonathan: last year he volunteered as an assistant coach for the track club known as "the comets." police want t

this is right around here, coming out of rockville just to the north and west, zoom on in to this area one more time to show us where exactly where this is. or back to the west, you'll see heavy rain fall, a lot of lightning -- when i say heavy rain, we talk about chance of flash flood warning in effect. this is right around and, you know, this is a hilly area in here. watch out, especially some of the creeks and streams could flood very very quickly. flash flood warning until 7:15. never drive through roaded ways, we always see one car that decides to drive through next thing you know, you've got water rescues out there. this storm now, two warnings, one from this one and one from of montgomery county, all 0 this is wind. this is wind that's propagating off to the west. what's going to happen, you'll see more storms developing, here is another one right here, so we'll continue to watch this. the biggest area of storminess, dc, right on up just to the west of philadelphia, another boundary back to the west is shooting off some thunderstorms, too. what we're going to continue to watch f

many councilmembers received threats after the rockville high school rape case made global headlinesh. i think they are responding to done certains about that. >> they spent $300,000 on security equipment and construction. and plans to shell out 600 grand each year in staffing. banned items are guns,inis, explosives, mace,sy czars ands tasers to -- scissors and tasers to name a few. >> it's annoying. we go through the security in courthouse anyway. kevin: as of 2:30 this afternoon, the security guards here hadn't confiscated illegal items which is good but they are here and prepared to do so. michelle: yesterday, the declaration of independence turned 221 years old. it was given to this family in 1754 in a land grant from king george ii. they have been able to ke generations. >> to look back and think we have been able to hold on to it this long, especially in a county that is urbanizing so fast is getting harder and harder to hold on to it. michelle: for sure! the family says it is important to have this kind of lineage because it gives them a sense of home that is hard to find now.

at montgomery college in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news >> thank you. firefighters are still working on a fire involving multi-approximately row homes in -- multiple row homes in south baltimore. the flames spread to eight homes on hazel street near curtis avenue if you are familiar with the area. two of the homes we are learning are vie can't. one person was taken to the hospital and a firefighter suffered minor injuries. the cause of the fire is unknown. jonathan: well, as we get ready for independence day, a sign of freedom missing in the d.c. area. replica of a liberty bell. as ryan hughes reports there is a push to find out what happened to it. >> i have basica search as far as i can. >> josh has a knock for solving historical mysteries inside the wilson building. last year he found a plaque in a broom closet without a title. these are the names of the district employees who served in world war ii. now his latest quest finding a 2,000-pound replica of the liberty bell. >> d.c. with the thousands of the memorials and the monuments i think it fade in

starting july 17, crews will begin blasting into the ground below rockville pike. to create the space for a new elevator shaft. they will start digging a pedestrian tunnel under the roadway. michelle: next at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- the annual adrenaline russian. running with the bull -- annual adrenaline rush, running with the bulls. update on two americans who couldn't get out of the way. alison: she doesn'tly threw away her rings but where they were found in virginia will shock you. alison: it's that time again. returning of the bulls in pamplona, spain. it's dangerous. two people were gored including two americans. the injuries were not serious. the bulls came from a ranch known for raising the most violent bulls. michelle: a georgia mother accused of killing her husband and four of her children had unusual behavior during her court appearance caution you to cut out the display for the cameras. it's really not a good idea and probably not to your benefit. michelle: she smiled throughout the hearing. put her hands out for the cameras. and even gave a thumbs up at

crews lifted the statue off its pedestal next to the red brick courthouse in rockville. the 13-ton statue will be relocated on private property near white's ferry. the county says it did not announce the removal beforehand to avo protests. the relocation cost about 100-thousand dollars. a man is suing four democratic representatives for displaying rainbow flags at their offices on capitol hill. congressman don beyer of northern virginia is among those targeted. chris sevier says flying the l-g-b-t pride flag is unconstitutional. he says it promotes obscenity, and is a symbol of actionable treason and a threat to democracy. beyer released a statement last night, calling the flag a symbol of acceptance, diversity, and love. this evening we'll learn more about the 42nd marine corps marathon.. organizers for the october 22nd race will announce its transportation plan and this year's course. there were drastic changes last year, because of metro's safetrack initiative. the announcement will be made at 6:30 p.m. at medstar health's sports medicine facility. that's on 20th stre

.>>> a confederate statue that stood in rockville, maryland for decades has a new home. another part of the story got attention of our verify team. the statue is now on the banks of the river in dickerson, maryland. the move last weekend did not come cheaply. the price tag nearly $100,000. we wanted to know why it was so expensive, so our verify researchers got the numbers. >> we have the document showing the breakdown from the county executive. the cost of the crane was $30,000 and the company moved the statue of th cavalry men and it was actually the low bidder for the move. when you add in the cost for stuff like tree removal we get up near $100,000. the county said they did not have examples to compare the cost but our station in new orleans says it cost $2.1 million to remove three statutes there earlier this year. if you have something you want us to verify send us an email. >>> you never know where a simple clue could lead. how about potato chips helping police catch an animal smuggler. a box was intercepted coming from hong kong and when the box is opened they fo

at rockville high school is due in court. henry sanchez was facing rape and sexual assault charges after a 14-year-old girl claimed he assaulted her at rockville high. the montgomery county states attorney's office later dropped those charges but prosecutors are still pursuing porn charges against sanchez and another teen after they say they had nude photos of the girl on their phone. >> new developments overnight in the case of those four missing men in a pennsylvania. our sister station in philadelphia reports a second person of interest was picked up last night in philly and is being questioned. >> this comes just hours after officials say 20-year-old the killing of those four men. maureen joins us now with more info on the latest information. mo. >> all right, that's right, not only did dinardo confess he shared a few words with reporters as he was led into a police van last night to head to jail. >> cosmo, why did you do it. >> what would you say to these families. >> cosmo you admitted to killing four people. why did yo

other issues in rockville.aking news, tower oaks boulevard nasty scream there and look at red line coming through rockville. right now are you completely jammed urbana to the beltway it's about 45 minute delay have patience there and and as we drive times 20, to 10 the to beltway that should not be green that's 67 minute ride that stinks and 95 to 270 spur yellow, 28 minute ride and southbound icc to beltway 16 minutes all jammed because of outer loop and upper loop slow down and bottom side of oxon hill to wilson bridge heavier traffic there. 395 increased volume. 15 minute delay from beltway to pentagon. through annandale jams up and slow through tysons as usual and 295 southbound jammed usual spot 50 down to freeway and 50 inbound 202 to cheverly. we got you covered for your commute. 95 northbound dale city we have not had one delay. >> allison and steve. >> happening today one of the men charged in massive brawl outside turkish embassy in northwest d.c. is due back in court faiinging aggravated and sim aass

father hurley to about rockville that's where you start to see traffic.e hitting the brakes there maybe about gaithersburg with the southbound traffic at this poi up, just congestion there. just congestion top side of the beltway outer loop 95 to georgia avenue very heavy. it looks like we're heavy on colesville road southbound trying to get to the beltway as well. that's a look at traffic. maureen and steve back to you. >> thanks caitlin. one of texas' most wanted locked up in virginia this morning. police in arlington arrested the 20-year-old on saturday. >> they say he's an undocumented immigrant and a member of ms-13. fox5's bob barnard is on this story, he's live in arlington now with the latest. bob. >> reporter: maureen, this guy is wanted for two murders in the houston, texas area. one in june, one earlier this month. he's now locked up here at the arlington county jail. his name is douglas alexander herrera hernandez. he's 20 years old. his nickname is terror. he was arrested on saturday just walking down near 4-mile run park. he was arrested by

dealing with the usual delays south of 50. 270 southbound traffic flowing freely from 70 down into rockville're not seeing any problems if you have an early morning flight to catch on the way to bwi reagan national and dulles. metro service picking up to be on time at 5:00 a.m. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. back to you. >> coming up on fox5 news morning, a shooting in maryland leaves two people dead. >> we've got a live report after the break on what led to the deadly shooting as police try to piece together exactly what happened. >> and as we head to break let's take a live look across the d.c. region. it is 4:56. it is a beautiful morning. i know it's monday but we can do this together, all right? back after this. 73 degrees your temperature, okay? >> ♪ e, okay? >> ♪♪ pro tip: giant has great prices on produce. so, when it's your turn to do the shopping and you need to get... raspberries for john... strawberries for amy... bananas for mom...wait, what's a jicama? take a fresh look at giant's produce prices. >> investigation unfolding in you suitland maryland w

andrews, rockville 88. south and east, upper 80s. springfield, at 84 degrees.s evening, we're looking okay. dry. tomorrow spotty to scattered storms. i'll detail that couple minutes. >> a couple overcomes amazing odds after the wife finds out she is an organ match for her husband. >> governor chris christie is catching heat for lounging on ,, for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ oop >> caught on camera, part of the plane in flames on the runway yesterday afternoon. all 63 passengers and crew on board got off safely. the faa says the plane reported a tire on fire which then spread to the engine. that plane has been taken out of the service. >> >> new jersey >> new jersey governor chris christie is catching flack. new jersey sta

makeen armed with crowbars short work of this rockville gun store, stealing 31 expensive guns in less than 90 seconds. tonight the police are still searching for the men responsible. near boston'ss logan airport on a busy travel day. a taxi plowed into a group of people, injuring 10. alison: nancy chen is at the live desk. accident. nancy: sources telling the abc affiliate in boston that the driver hit the gas instead of the brake. this happen where taxi drivers park near the airport. the driver ran into 10 people before then hitting the building. he is being interviewed by investigators. a lot of damage. the taxi visible with the airbags deployed, the front crumbled by the force of the impact. nancy chen, abc 7 news. alison: nancy, thank you. college7, a montgomery worker accused of stealing vans and other items from the school. the grand total of the thefts, more than $35,000. the police say that michael truckse stole vans and and drop them at an auctioneer. he worked in the office of procurement. the school says he is on unpaid administrative leave, but his police also say that he

today the company staged a live demonstration in rockville with their ceo who stood behind the glass. someone tried to smash it with a baseball bat and shot at it with three different types of guns. >> must believe in his product. >> retailers are going green for back to school shopping this year. >> many shoppers are looking for secondhand clothing or clothing made from recycled the national retail federation predicts back to school and back to college spending will reach about $83 billion this year. >> is that material less expensive, i would hope? >> you know, it's recycle. >> get ready to pay up. some analysts believe the phone could cost between $1,000 and $1400. it's gone up every half hour. apple watchers are also predicting the company will release not just one new iphone model this year but three. the iphone 8 is expected to be released later this year. >> sam curtis tweeted us and said the iphone better taste like prime rib for a thousand bucks. emma celebrated national ice cream day by trying her first ice cream cone. first a little hesitant but after that i w emma's mom po

news 4 derrick moore joins us now live in rockville. derri derrick, is the bus driver going to be okay? that's the first question. >> reporter: well it looks like he's going to be okay. he's already been hospitalized. he's shaken up by this. take a look at this video. this shows you some of the injuriesuf he is that bus driver. montgomery ride on, he suffered these injuries tuesday and police say the man at the scene in the surveillance video that we'll show you from another bus is the suspect in that attack. now, it all started at about 12:15 a.m. on tuesday, on this bus running the 55 route, which runs between german town and rockville. it happened, specifically, near the shady grove metro station. that's where police pick it up, take a listen. >> the bus driver and the suspect were involved in the verbal altercation, at which point the bus driver attempted to contact the police to report the altercation. the suspect grabbed the phone and began assaulting him with the phone. the suspect continued the assault until the bus driver was a

traffic alert and bethesda where northbound lanes of rockville pike are closed. they will stay closed until 5 a.m. monday. this is the first of five weeks of closures to allow for demolition work under the road to create a tunnel between walter reed hospital and the medical center metro station. itsking of metro, it has own closures. the biggest will be on the blue, orange, and silver lines. no trains are running between federal triangle and foggy bottom. trains are single tracking in spots, putting a 20 minute gap between trains. in tennessee is dishing out an apology after social media posts had hundreds lining up to get their utility bill paid. formerhad spread basketball player zach randolph was donating $1 million to pay pe their kiosk services had a glitch. the company closed the problematic kiosk and reopened them later. an update to a story we have been following in maryland. baby giraffe julius is intensive care. sinceraffe has struggled being born last month and got a plasma infusion from a giraffe in ohio shortly after being born, but now it has irregu

and take head injuries out of the game >> get your helmet and badges on >> we hit football camp in rockvillech instills proper hitting technique in his players from young age. >> that's why we got to watch out >> for example, with tackling, keeping their head out of the tackle as much as possible and to teach them the helmet is there to protect but not a weapon. >> reporter: no matter how careful a game football becomes no denying a connection between repeated head injuries and the brain disease known as cte, a new study out tuesday shows some of the best evidence yet linking former footballers to the disease. the study published in the association looked at 202 deceased former player, nearly all had traces of cte. some symptoms are emotional instability, depression, and difficulty thinking. 111 nfl players whose brains were examined, 110 tested positive for cte, that's a staggering 99% of that sample. those are professional players, the worry is trickling down to the youth level. >> what will happen, what are the long-term effects of him getting hit. >> reporter: football mom has lots of qu