roz plater spoke with family and friends of the washington family and is live in culpeper. roz? >> some of the folks who came to the vigil did not know the washingtons, and this is a community of families and children. they are upset about the loss of the three innocent girls. a neighbor say they never saw it coming. broken, hundreds came together in song and prayer and tears. >> i got kids. i got six. i don't know, it's just -- it's hard. >> sunday night come after the family did not show up for church, shawna washington's mother stopped by the home and medium thinkable discovery, all five family members shot and killed, including the three daughters. >> you just feel like life is more precious. you just hug your kids closer. >> culpeper investigators believe it was a murder/suicide. clarence washington killed himself after shooting his wife and children. >> i came out to pay my respects for the family and to show that they meant a lot to a lot of people. and overe heard over that from the outside the family seemed happy. often at community events, hard-working parents, the dau

roz plater is live at the police headquarters with the latest. roz, any leads yet? been know they have collecting evidence and carrying out the search warrant. the police say they believe the two attacks were probably random on the off-duty officers. this is a massive crime scene, stretching three locations and two jurisdictions. tonight they are still looking for two suspects. our cameras were rolling outside of this home in southeast d.c. as teams of investigators carried out a search warrant at thehome of romeo haynes, suspect in an overnight shooting and attempted carjacking. it began at 2:00 in the morning on suitland parkway. an off-duty d.c. police officer was driving her car when somebody in a nissan ultima with new york late started shooting at her. >> her vehicle was struck. then she followed this vehicle in an effort to get the tag. >> but the group got away. their next stop, southern and pennsylvania avenue southeast, another off-duty d.c. police officer in his suv was sitting at a red light when they opened fire again. >> he was struck multiple times. h

roz plater, abc 7 news. >> thank you, roz, nice work. breaking news from southwest washington. a woman was kidnapped and carjacked. the suspect is on the loose tonight. this happened just after 9:00: luther king avenue southwest. the victim was able to escape d.c. police are looking for a gold mercedes sedan with maryland plates. happening now in prince george's county at this hour, a manhunt for the gun man police say open fire at a home in landover killing a three-year-old girl. she was a month shy of her fourth birthday. the police are looking for this man, wallace. they say he is the person they believe pulled the trigger. i say that wallace got into a fight with somebody at the home over clothing. he allegedly went to his car, got a gun, and fired into the home in retaliation. cameras designed to catch criminals were installed just a matter of feet away from this home, but they were not working. there are 21 cameras across prince george's county. the police say they are essentially nonfunctioning. not collected any useful information from them in two years. the cameras wer

arrangements are still pending. >> thank you, roz.losed onll be saturday for the hit netflix show "house of cards." lastilming is going to from noon until 10:00 p.m.. we have a list of the street closures on a website. check it out at wjla.com. former congressman anthony weiner wants to open a restaurant in new york city. it it would be in a queens neighborhood. it would offer locally sourced food. his seat in 2011 after admitting sending explicit photos to women. he ran for mayor of new york, but more sexting allegations sink his bid. -- sank his bid. there are so many bad things i could say about what he will serve at his restaurant. >> we are not going to go there. further south, that is where a few showers will be. overall the forecast is looking more dry as opposed to wet. 's it to the weatherbug cameras. a few clouds moved in. some peaks of plows and son -- clouds and sun. a spectacular august day. 70 degrees. a high today of 82 degrees. it is early august, typically it is in the 90's and human. at it is comfortable -- little bi

. >> roz jordan is following this story, roz, the u.k. has raised their security threat level. american leaders have not. what have u.s. authorities saying about what we're hearing now? >> well, there hasn't been a specific reaction to the comments from king abdalla of saudi arabia. but the u.s. has been saying federate much for past couple of weeks that it does consider the islamic state group a very serious security threat. however, on friday, we heard from the secretary of homeland security, jay johnson, who said that there wasn't enough credible imminent intelligence that justifies changing the nation's terror threat level from where it currently sets. and -- sits. and without that evidence, it's not really worth terrifying the american people with a change in the threat level. now that's not to say that the obama administration isn't taking a closer look at what can be done. we heard from the president barack obama on thursday who said that his advisors, particularly his military advisors are trying to work on military options that the u.s. can use in trying to confront i.

roz plater is live tonight. is this a random situation? >> they have been working all over northern virginia for a while now. the video we are going to show you is so clear, police are hoping somebody recognizes him. timestrike again and this in northern virginia. they are hard at work, ripping off customers. $1700 from his friends bank account. --it was somewhere around $600. >> since late june, the group has hit alexandria and fountain drive. the fairfax location was in a shopping plaza. the lot owner says at least one of the clients was -- >> she comes it all the time. >> they don't even attempt to hide their faces. you can even see them attaching the devices. unsuspecting customers are simply no match for them. >> i didn't realize this was going on. it is kind of scary. last month about a group targeting a stream of trust banks. investigators do not believe the cases are connected, but they think the crime of atm fraud is growing rapidly and criminals are sophisticated and highly organized. it is difficult to track down the people who

roz plater, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for the latest on this developing situation in ferguson. we will have continuing coverage on "good morning washington" starting at 4:30. >> prince george's county police have released the name of a woman who was found dead this morning. chantel lewis was not inside of a home in landover just after 9 a.m. she dropped her children off at a babysitter yesterday. when she did not return to pick them up, the babysitter went to the home and found her body. investigators are trying to determine a motive and identify a suspect. anybody with information is asked to contact the instructors county police. ifficult, demanding, and devious, harsh words about the former first lady, maureen mcdonnell, in the courtroom today, coming from a longtime political loyalist to the governor. kelly says there were concerns among the staff at the time that maureen mcdonnell suffered from mental illness. she testified the staff of the governor's mansion signed a letter threatening t

roz plater has more. what can you tell us? >> the disappearances are being called suspicious, but the police are not saying why. earlier, the police raided a ame in elkton, then searched wooded area with a helicopter, police dogs, and the department of natural resources in the water. police agencies spent hours in an all-out search of a remote section of elkton, searching for two teenagers who disappeared, one monday night, and a 19-year-old who vanished tuesday morning. their family and friends fear the massive search is a bad sign. family.s a that's all he cares about. i just want him to come home. he doesn't deserve this. to get him trying found. he is a good dude. >> the teenagers were last seen getting into a dark vehicle with a heavyset white man and woman nearly 18 hours apart. investigators believed they knew each other and the cases could be connected. and unusual, but we still have no concrete evidence to determine anything illegal happened. withe community is worried each passing day, hope of finding them fades. >>

speaking to our correspondent, rosslyn jordan in washington d.c., and any reaction from john kerry, roz? >> we have just gotten reaction from the secretary of state, it's a written statement. and let me read just a part of it for you, because it's a bit long. the united states condemns in the strongest possible terms today's attack, which lead to the killing of two israeli soldiers and the abduction of another. it was an outrageous violation of the ceasefire and the assurances given to the united nations and the united states. the secretary of state, john kerry, releasing the statement in the past minute or so, and basically blaming hamas for this ceasefire. the statement does go on to say, however, that the u.s. is looking for an urgent recommitment to the ceasefire, and he's not saying, at least in the u.s.' view at the moment, that the ceasefire is dead, but may be legal, and may not match the facts on the ground. >> rosie, you had a conversation with james a few minutes ago, and let's get a view from your side of the atlantic. would would the u.s. have left that wording in the cease

roz, you were in a state department briefing, i imagine that was a hot one. what is the latest? >> the state department is standing behind the u.s. i.d. program, which jen saki took pains to are stress, was being administered by a contractor. non-u.s. citizens we should stress to go to cuba to ostensibly work in a program that would promote democracy. but that wasn't the publicly stated program. they were also officially working in hiv clinics and using the clinics as a venue to try to engage in political work, trying to recruit young cubans who might be interested in changing the government. obviously the cu cuban governmet isn't happy about this situation and there was a lot of back and forth about this program and whether u.s. i.d.'s beings mission of promoting health and welfare around the world was underscored. listen to today's briefing. >> this is not a covert program. there are programs done discretely. >> but the mission of the program undercuts the work which ngos tell me they are trying to conduct because the first thing people will ask them is, how do we know you're

roz plater, abc 7 news. >> following developing news tonight surrounding the hospitalization of joanrivers. she was rushed to the hospital after going into cardiac and respiratory arrest. hospitalgle -- spokesperson says she thinks everyone for their love and support. and for the first time since he hit and killed a driver, tony stewart will return to racing. sprint compete in the cup saturday night. he has been in seclusion since hitting and killing kevin ward jr. he is not been charged. we are on your side with a consumer alert. fromt a big announcement apple on september 9. they confirmed the event in cupertino, california. aey are respected to reveal new iphone and their first wearable device as well. invitations had september 9 on the date. we couldessage, wish tell you more. a bittersweet day for us. as we say, see you later to arch campbell. he has been in the d.c. market for 40 years. he joined us here back in 2007. he loved covering the oscars in hollywood. we can tell you enough, how much we love working with him and how much we are going to miss him. he says he is not reti

roz? gathering it is a testament to the power of social media. they were organized on twitter.they were saddened by the events happening. they are sick and tired of mourning. [chanting] by the hundreds, they gather in parks, standing shoulder to shoulder in solidarity and praying for justice. the unarmed teen was gunned down. for unarmed young black men have been gunned down by police in just a month. it is too much. it happens too much. >> there's a lot of sadness. we haven't been able to express. >> after the peaceful protest, there must the solutions. >> we need to demand additional training and adequate punishment for civilians and public servants. >> the mother of the three-year-old told us she is tired of mourning. want my child i to grow feeling safe. prayersemn vigil and for ferguson. it was hitting very close to home for some students here. >> they will stop killing our black boys. the folks told us they were continuing to have -- continuing to pray in ferguson. live in northwest d.c. >> thank you. with abc numeral seven is wjla.com for updates on the developing situat

live in arlington, roz plater, abc 7 news. >> information tonight. wilson, the officer who pulled the trigger, killing 18-year-old michael brown in ferguson, missouri. online funds popped up in support of wilson. more than $1000. tonight, a group of african-american police officers says it isn't the right time. >> it just didn't sit right. it was inflammatory and they need to stay out of that. when the facts come out then we will have something to talk about. >> the donation has nothing to do the race. >> this is not about race, it is not about innocence, it is about a police officer who needs representation. have 335,000hey members and are unaware of any complaints. the situation in ferguson was the subject of a town hall meeting on our sister station tonight. analysts and obvious to members discussed issues of race and law enforcement. as a community person, cannot trust you, as the police department. you're going to see friction. you were going to see anger. --agoing to see ange. >> citizens demand greater accountability from public officials. the

live in our newsroom to explain what happened -- roz? >> the mission was described as top and a major rescue operation based on a lot of intelligence. when the special ops unit landed , he was shot at and he quickly realized the hostages were long gone. >> we now know that earlier this summer there was an air mission trying to rescue james foley and other american hostages being held by isil extremists. but the mission failed. the kidnappers sent his family and e-mail, warning he would be killed. >> we pleaded with them for mercy, asked them to give us time to find other means. sadly, they showed no mercy. >> his captors released a gruesome video showing the 40-year-old being executed. >> so many people were praying. i really think that is -- it is unusual courage. , courageous, loving to the end. >> they are turning their attention to his executioner, a man with a british accent who the british are hunting for. >> what we mt do is concentrate our efforts. warns thent obama u.s. won't back down. >> we will be vigilant and relentless. whe

roz plater, abc 7 news. >> this just in to the newsroom. governor rick perry has been indicted by a grand jury. the potential 2016 presidential candidate is accused of abusing power, allegedly trying to force a district attorney to step down over a dui arrest. he is accused of threatening to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption. charges, and if found guilty faces more than 100 years in prison. officials from his office say they plan to aggressively defend the governor. a disabled veteran who survived an explosion in afghanistan two years ago is lucky to be alive tonight after in incident that happened tonight in his home. his wifes wife -- and were inside their house in laytonsville when it caught fire. they escaped with minor injuries thanks to a neighbor who was called a hero tonight. robert lyles is live outside the home with the story. fast andthis fire was ferocious. take a look. it consumed half of this house in just minutes. inside was army captain flip klein and his wife. he was slow to get out because

. >> hey roz and jesse and everyone in the bay area. thank you notes.you've got to watch, we're on next. >>> rock ets are tricky. that's the tweet after this prototype rocket detonate. this was during a space skprks test fliegts over texas. the company was testing a three-engine, reusable rocket, on board computers detect the problem and then the rocket automatically self destructed. a space x spokesman said the rocket stayed within its flight area. >> a new ruling on the monkeys selfie has left a human photographer without a fight. both parties couldn't agree who owns the rights to this photo snapped by a crusted black monkey from ind news ya. today, the u.s. copyright office stated its rules, bottom line, the monkey selfie cannot be copyrighted. neither the monkey, nor the camera man, in this case the monkey, owns the selfie. >> there's no bad guy. instead, rush hour surfers were trying to save a dog who was cig zagging in long beach. this is amazing. ushering the dog to the shoulder. a woman finally pulls over and coaxi coaxes the dog into her arms.

to talk about rejection: ben schwartz, who gave up being a doctor to draw cartoons; david cipress, rozthe new kid on the block. >> david cipress: we all probably do probably 700 or 800 cartoons a year we hand in. and it's... we're lucky if we sell 30 cartoons a year, so that's a lot of rejection. >> roz chast: when i do a cartoon and i think, "this is... they're going to love this one. it's a classic." >> cipress: that's the one that gets rejected, right? >> chast: that... right away that goes into the garbage. >> charlie hankin: i was addicted to the rejection before i got addicted to the, you know, actually making the sales. >> safer: addicted to the rejection? >> hankin: kind of. it makes you feel alive. ( laughter ) >> mankoff: i know what that feels like. it feels a little bit like a punch in the stomach. it always feels bad. >> safer: mankoff should know. starting out, he submitted about 2,000 cartoons to the magazine before making a sale. this is one of his greatest hits-- "no, thursday's out. how about never? is never good for you?" he's lifted the line as the title for a memoi

. >> roz thank you. >>> police in the u.s.f missouri say a minority of violent criminals are responsible for the latest round of fighting in ferguson. ron johnson says police came under heavy gunfire and 31 people were arrested. there has been ongoing fighting since police shot dead an unarmed black teenager over a week ago. >> there were numerous reports of shots fired. we had two fires. one at a business, and one at an unoccupied residence. in the area of west [ inaudible ] and can field. our officers came under heavy gunfire. our officers confiscated two guns during a car stop near the media staging area. >>> the st. louis suburb of ferguson has gone through major changes over the past few decades. since 1990 the population has gone from 75% white to 65% black. but the demographic shifting isn't represented in the town's police force. only three police officers are african american. the unemployment rate went from less than 5% in 2000 to more than 13% in 2012. and that has lowered the average yearly income. 25% of ferguson

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. >> thank you roz. >>> the number of refugees who have fled syria's civil war has reached 3 million.nd half of the population has been displaced by the conflict. the u.n. says not enough is being done to help. when fighting began three years ago, few could have predicted how quickly the crisis would escalate. in 2010 the u.n. said the number of syrians who left the country had crossed the 5,000 -- 500,000 mark. and now 3 million syrians have crossed the border for safety. al jazeera's reports from a refugee camp. >> reporter: they endured the snow and bitter cold, extreme heat, and lack of electricity. lost their jobs, lived on food rations and survived on charity. but all parents will tell you their children not going to school is one of the most devastating aspects of this life. >> it's a crime. but there is not much i can do. >> reporter: after this man came from aleppo a year and a half ago his children have not been to a popper school in two years. less than 40% of syrian refugee children are enrolled in schools across the region. in lebanon, 70% of refugee children are not rece

social spending in order to keep very high popularity ratings at home, but the russian firms like ro roz-in the case owes 27 billion dollars it's department. and so they're saying we need cash in the next months and seeing how rozneft is the cash cow for the government, they have to make difficult choices in the next months to see if they can bail out the firms like rozneft. >> thank you, lauren, the senior analyst. >>> fracking is producing so much natural gas that american companies are looking overseas to sell some of it off. >> the most important thing is that the price of natural gas is going down here, but not in europe. >> tell you what that could do to your emergency bill, and plus, americans turning back the clock to 2007. >> israel and the palestinian factions fighting in gaza agreed to an open-ended ceasefire today, that after weeks of violence that killed palestinians and israelis. full details of the agreement hammered out in cairo haven't been released yet. but reports announce that a key palestinian demand will be met, meaning an immediate easing of israel's land and see defe

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ward roz body stuck beneath the car for a few seconds and then it's thrown for some 50 yards.ony stewart's team first said it would be business as usual for the race the next day, but after some outcry, he did not race. and offered his condolences. of course he has a reputation as being a bit of a hothead. officials have not filed any charges but the investigation is just beginning. >>> the mother of a toddler who died inside a hot car in georgia now calls herself a victim, and says she lives a tortured existence. that is according to a statement she submitted to prosecutors outside atlanta. the mom's name is leann na harris. her husband faces murder and child cruelty charges in the death of their 22-month-old son, cooper. the mother says she stands behind her husband, and that he was a wonderful father who loved cooper with all of his heart. you may remember back in june, police say the husband left his son in a hot car on purpose for seven hours. during that time, the police say he sent pictures of himself naked to women and to underage girls. cops say he claimed he forgot t

joining me, republican strategist and former aid to charles roz. good morning gentlemen. >> rick perry says look, this is an abuse of power to the special prosecutor, accusing me of abuse of power. who is right? >> depend who you ask. >> i'm asking you. >> if you are a republican primary voter and i'm in new hamp shirks rick perry hopes that you think he is right. the real question is what did the average american thing who was going to be a voter. the answer remained to be seen. there's an art to be made that the da, the da that brought tom up on charges, which were vacated. we have a booking video of her which is damning and calls her credibility into question. there's mud all over the place. we have to wait and see where things settle before making a reasonable judgment on what happened. and what perry's future looks like. speaking of where things settle i want to show you a couple of tweets, starting with david axel rod. links bring it up. he said unless he was trying to demons trabley trying:? from jed bush:. >> even though he may be safe crim