i'm sam ford. that is next on abc7 news. >> days after protest of a confederate monument in virginia we look at the cloud the commonwealth can't seem to shake from the past. kellye: i'm kellye lynn. you won't believe what the great graped -- grandmother accomplished in "spotlight on education." larry: the cicadas are back. >> but hang on. they weren't supposed to be here for a couple more years yet. horace: we have folks here for scal for action. perhaps you had a car that was a lemon. you don't know what to do. or there is a problem with a contractor you have hired to work on your home. 703-236-9220. calls and help you out. back to you, larry. larry: all right. talk to you soon. the type of cicadas respected due back for four years -- aren't due back for four years but people are seeing them in part of the area. richard reeve is live in arlington where people are feeling the crunch under their feet. richard? richard: larry, that is right. a producer was kind enough to let us use her backyard. look

bureau chief sam ford joins us live from southwest d.c. boom is turning costly for some folks there. sam? >> the name of the building behind me is "the view" in southwest. which you can see with the construction cranes about to put up a building 30 feet away, well, the view is about to shrink a lot. development in southwest d.c. booming, reactions are mixed. >> a it will be beautiful when it is all done. >> a city within a city. but how do you bring in all the people to the neighborhood? >> if high-rises and the wharf blocked her view of the city. the building next door replaced the church and will block the view of jefferson school. and the lawn where they used to have jazz festivals? >> it's now a high-rise. the lawn is gone. >> other neighbors put up signs. it was a play on words from the shakespeare theater that planned to put up a high-rise on the lot. you don't see people here totally opposed yet. >> it could planned and better spread out. if someone was thinking more of the neighbors. >> we are across the street. i want you to see t

sam ford has the dramatic entrance after a year of waiting. announcer: now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. >> the busiest and the most well-known name in broadcasting. his resume is getting longer with a new title. >> good morning. nice to see you. >> hi, partner. >> hi, partner. >> kelly walked out alone for the last time. after a monologue, tease and commercial break. she shared her secret. she took to social media last night to tell fans the announcement was coming today. in the cover of darkness, a hat and hiding on the seat of the car, he snuck in the studio this morning. he replaces michael strahan who left last may for "g.m.a." blindsiding kelly. several people filled in over the year, including seacrest. jonathan: what doesn't he do? >> exactly. social media reacting. they always have something to say. so we will turn it to lindsey mastis. lindsey: a lot of people talked about this today. some of ryan seacrest famous friends are proud of him. look at the comments. jennifer lopez tweets -- chris harrison from "the bachelor" calli

sam ford is live in upper marlboro to explain the touching story. sam? sam: i'm outside the show place arena. we are looking at the remnants of a graduation ceremony as you said included young woman who was a little girl at the time this happened nine years ago. >> on maryland highway 4 they came with lights and sirens. dozens of officers, mainly prince george's county to remember one of the fallen and honor the daughter nicole graduating from high school. >> her father could not be here so we felt it was our honor, our honor, our duty to be here to show support on her special day. >> her father was a police officer and volunteer firefighter. on patrol in june 2008 he died trying to stop thieves in a pickup truck who struck and dragged him to death. his accused killer was arrested and found days later strangled in his jail cell. no one ever charged. >> they lined the highway applauding as an court where the family lives drove by. nicole waved on the way to show place arena for the southern high school graduation ceremony. >> long after the funerals are o

bureau chief sam ford shows sam: some say it's gentrification. conversions are going in o move.-time realtor says the condo mark is hot. from $60 o to $1,000 a square foot. >> gone or the way of the cross, mounted joy baptist. all sold buildings and moved to maryland. sam: we got a tour of the million dollar condos. >> there is a market. everything is sold except for the two units. >> some say the pressure of a changing neighborhood are making it >> there are no parking living space and it's expensei living alison: zoo officials artificially inseminated mei xiang. if it works we could have a panda cub in late september. >> a student got a house full of flames. >> i opened the door and i saw smoke concern? >> my dog. i was afraid she was going to die. >> ah. i know. >> the dog and the cat survived because of his quick thinking and the feet. they contained the flames and they saved some of the house. >> the kids listen when the firefighters and the police officers come to talk to them at school. alison: we listen when julie wright talks to us. >> if i could get the morning crew >>

sam ford has breaking details. sam? sam: yes, jonathan. according to police, clark calloway, age 38, d.c. construction worker and a marine vet was charged with two crimes. not just charged with terrorism. although it came out in the report. the f.b.i. threw his facebook post said he attracted their attention because of the pro isis statements. he was arrested last night after he bought an ak-47 rifle for $250 from an undercover f.b.i. agent. i was an individual who was also portraying himself as pro-isis. according to the court papers. the federal court this afternoo with terrorism but was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. and receipt of a firearm with intend to commit a felony. according to the court comment he told the f.b.i. undercovers or informants he hated white people and he wanted the gun to shoot up the first district police station. he said he would not shoot the black officers and the muslims if they got out of the way. in court he told a judge he could not afford a lawyer. according to the court papers he bought

on the national mall, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. michelle: right now at 6:00.a stolen assault rifle brought to the school. teen at the center set free. we are pushing for answers. jonathan: an attacker caught on video. this man on the run after the police say he attacked a woman in her own condo. [screaming] michelle: terror at a fun park. the little girl is thankful for one thing. >> "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: we begin with a man once sentenced to life in prison for chandra levy's murder has been deported. show you video that was released to abc7. this shows the immigration agents escorting ingmar gaundique to a plane to take him back to el salvador. he was convicted in to 10 for levy's murder but it was overturned when a key witness was called in question. gaundique still had a criminal background and had been tied to the ms-13 gang. chandra levy's murder remains unsolved. michelle: stolen assault rifle in a stolen car outside a school. the teenager charged released from jail. despite warning the jail they were coming to arrest the teen. kev

i'm sam ford. larry: jury selection continued today in the bill cosby sex assault trial.far the prosecution and the defense have chosen six men and four women. all but one is white. two more jurors ands six alternates still need to be chosen between the june 5 trial. cosby is accused of drugging and molesting a woman in 2004. alison: back at home a show of support for a local mother who is fighting deportation after a check-in with the department of immigration and customs enforcement. richard reeve has new developments on the fight to free liliana. rich? richard: that is right. protesters met here trying to rate awareness of the case. her attorneys have filed an appeal to try to get her back to her family. >> freedom they chanted. something she doesn't have. >> i went to see her on saturday. i can only see her through a glass. >> her explain how he and their children went to visit her in jail. >> she is extremely frustrate and almost unable to contain herself especially when she saw her children. >> she is now held in a state prison in virginia in a wing for i. c. e. det

bureau chief sam ford reports the neighborhood is ready to welcome the store with open arms. m: the word of a development, including a new wegmans supermark taking over fannie mae's place on wisconsin, on the list serve and the street, few complaints. >> i thought they could existed in the suburbs really far out. so i hardly ever get to go. if there is one next door i'm thrilled. sam: fannie mae is moving to the site of the old "washington post" downtown. at the site, the road side development will build apartment, offices, retail and wedge 80,000 square foot wegmans under the his spore rick building. >> what -- historic building. >> we are going to hold up the structure with steel and slide wegmans into the level. >> a third smaller than the wegmans alexandria store but have amenities like prechopped ingredients or cooks or completely prepared thanksgiving dinners. >> all you have to do is set your table and come and pick it up and pretend you cooked your own thanksgiving dinner. >> they can help you here. they will find out what you want and come back and be courteous about

i'm sam ford. story is next on abc7 news. prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, all giant produce is triple checked. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my giant. yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. larry: the district wants to replace and modern size 7 1,000 street lights around the city. they want to add l.e.d. to save energy and cast light at night. some residents say they will be too bright. alison: we live in an area with amazing views but lately the skyline is dotted with plenty of cranes. they are up there putting a toll on view for the residents that love the view. we have a story you will see only on 7. hi, sam. sam: the name of this southwest complex is in fact called "the view." you can see construction workers are about to change that. in fact, if not in name. if you go to southwest d.c. the place is a construction zone. yes, the $2 billion city within

sam ford is where mayor bowser is hitting the streets. sam? sam: yes, alison. mayor bowser and her team of many are behind me. they are headed this way. about to wrap up what has been a walk through the neighborhood. they have walked a mile. you can see the mayor in pink. she has been going into stores and various places here in this neighborhood to talk to people about their issues. one of the big issues here of course is crime. the seven police district ward eight has the highest crime. if not combined with the ward seven in the city. chief said they have a crime initiative for this summer. >> there are several p.s.a.'s that we are focused on for the summer. sam: what she said was, the chief said there were six p.s. a.'s, police service areas they will focus on. they will have a captain, additional officers there. five of the six will be on this side of the river. of course, the mayor said they also wanted to have the other services besides police services. but clearly, big need for police service here when the mayor was talking to people. people were coming

but bureau chief sam ford reports that the coach lapsed yesterday. this -- the coach suddenly collapsed yesterday. this is heartbreaking. sam: this is a heartbreaking story. popular coach at the rumsy pool on capitol hill. he lived here on the forest hill apartment over here. he was walking past the united medical center on the d.c. side. family members said he was walking home from the store in the wee hours of april two men jumped him on the sidewalk. he fought back until they shot him once in the back paralyzing him. they went through his pockets and they found nothing and fled. this happened in front of the united medical center across from his home. emergency personnel responded quickly. five weeks later family members he was doing well in rehabilitation and suddenly yesterday hi collapsed and died. >> i hate to sound sellish. that was my baby boy. a good guy. of all the people on the earth to leave the earth early why did my son -- he didn't bother nobody. he didn't bother anybody. this hurts. sam: police have made no including the kids who love

recording from southeast washington, sam ford, abc7 the alexandria public schools is stepping down but not going far. alan youley will become a professor at the george mason university gradual school of education. he served as four years and one of the major accomplishments is narrowing the achievement gap between white and minority students. jonathan: we are learning more about an attack that was foiled. this is south of charlotte, north carolina. they found a hit list, knives, firecrackers, dismantled shotgun. police say the teen whose name has been kept private was planning to stab classmates. >> the scary thing, too, is nobody at this point knows why, why he picked out the students that he chose. >> he had students he wanted to harm. some of them were in the classroom. jonathan: get this. police say they received a tip from a caller in canada. somebody who participated in an online chat room who noticed the teen talking about nancy: all right. check many with larry smith at the "live desk" to find out what is new at 5:00. larry: metro's next stormtrak7 surge starts monday -- safetr

reporting from southeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc 7 news. for that. ohio bullying case that may have led to a child's death. this is newly released video showing the attack the 8-year-old. another boy pulls him down, knocking him unconscious. either kids stop over him or kick him while he was -- laid there for seven minutes. they say he killed himself days later. alison: that is terrible. a warning tonight about a new game and it's sweeping the nation and it's putting children's lives at risk. it's a popular game called the blue whale challenge and it dares children to do different things. the dare starts small like listen to a song. then they get progressively violent. the last dare tells children to commit suicide. experts say talking to your kids could prevent them from falling victim to this. >> whether it's "13 reasons why" or whether it's the blue whale challee child. learn more about it. take the stigma away from these sites. you have control. alison: the popularity of the game, though, is prompting school districts nationwide to warn students

reporting from southwest washington, i'm sam ford. jonathan: there is a bipartisan agreement to fund september that includes $15 billion increase in the military spending. on this one, no money for a border wall. >> the wall is going to be built. the president made it clear. we have fine months left. we are getting $1.52 million for the border security. there is a lot to be done with that. we have a lot of things before the wall is built. >> the house could vote on the measure as early as wednesday. michelle: now a daring rescue caught on camera in arkansas over the weekend when the severe storms led to widespread flooding. police say a pregnant woman and a man found themselves clinging to the tree branches after the fast moving water yanked the truck off the road. they used a boat to bring them to safety. we are getting a different look at the storm system from space. jonathan: that is cool. nasa releasing the satellite images showing the severe weather moving to the east coast. look at the central part of the country. those are the

sam ford has details. sam? sam: we are outside sasha bruce house where the city will designate that youth can be dropped off rather than taken back homes that may have the issues that caused the youth to run away in the first place. with the city decision to give cases more publicity every day, the d.c. youths are going on and off the critical missing person list. >> i look forward to the vulnerable youth in the city to receive services. she met today with a news conference to announce initiatives including the police in the youth division and the center to find out why youth are running away. uptick in the missing children in washington. >> this is reaction a month ago about the crisis of the missing youth in the city. the mayor says there is no crisis but the new policy raised awareness. >> the non-profit partners are getting more calls. that is a good thing. we have raised awareness. we put out the numbers for young people to call. >> in a couple of months this will be the main center for evaluating the yout

sam ford is live to explain. sam: we are outside the sasha bruce house on capitol hill, which for years has been a haven for young people. the mayor working group designated as evaluation center for the missing youth once they are found. months ago when the city decided to publicize all missing persons under 16 and over 65 that generated more critical missing person reports. particularly among juveniles and d.c. became the talk of the nation about missing kids. city leaders beat down that idea but said that almost all of the messing kids are run-aways. member of the mayor's working group today said there needs to be more evaluation of why so many kids are running away. >> how many kids leave because of a conflict in the home or felt unsafe from the home environment. or sometimes they are running to something. that is part of the process. the mayor asked to us make sure that we are collecting that data so we are creating the system. we are going to >> so what will happen is the police will be bringing young people

sam ford spoke with her son. sam: at a spot where she died last january there is a collection of bottles but she didn't drink. there is a wheelchair, her coat and her son. >> i haven't cried yet so there's a hole. there's a big hole in my soul. i pretty much know everybody in my family feel the same way. sam: it was martin luther king day. police video shows one man chasing another firing a gun as a bullet hit her killing her. her wheelchair spins. the intended target gets away. police have not but the son says detectives told him they were holding someone on a parole violation they believe was the shooter, but the target who was eventually hospitalized will not talk. he's scared. >> if he tried to kill you what are you scared of? if you get out the hospital, whatever, they are going to come and try to kill you again? somebody needs to be charged. somebody needs to be held accountable to it. sam: he says he doesn't know who put this wheelchair's here. it wasn't his mother's. it was motorized. it's still a powerful

sam ford is live after it happened after speaking with scott's family today. >> he was walking across to the apartment complex across the street where he lived when he was accosted by robbers who shot him. then he suddenly collapsed and died. >> my son is a good guy. a good guy. independent guy. >> he didn't bother anybody. it's so quick. i thought i'd see him tomorrow. >> the mother and the sister of 25-year-old scott said they were stunned it happened so quickly. he loved his family and fiancÉe and his job. he was a popular swimming instructor at the rumsy pool on capitol hill. >> of all the people on the earth who have the leave the earth early why my son? >> he went to rehab and he was doing well. then he collapsed moving from the wheelchair to a car. they say his fiancÉe did c.p.r. as did the paramedics. but he died. >> i'm thankful god blessed us to have time to spend with him. he could have been gone that night when we got shot. >> there was an outpouring of love from the students. the community. >> the kids came to see him. made cards for him. the go fund me page, a lot of lov

i'm sam ford. that story is next. on abc7 news. alison: then a little later, the fallout from the fight. just who was throwing some of the punches outside of an embassy? >> run in the house. i didn't think we'd make it. larry: but first, cleaning up from the storms in the face of potentially m are you actually about to scratch it rich at mgm national harbor? of course you are. because everyone who plays is an instant winner. so before you win your share of 1.5 million dollars in prizes and free slot play. take these last few seconds to remember what life was like as a normal, everyday person. because in an instant, that all could change. join mlife rewards and play scratch it rich for your share of 1.5 million dollars in prizes and freeplay®. this is monumental. larry: back now with a "7 on your side" health matter. the c.d.c. is warning tonight that some test for led poisoning may not be accurate. all four tests that used drawn blood may give results too low. it could take back to 2014. the c.d.c. says those that were tested that

the woman that put it here wants to leave this until the i'm sam ford, abc7 news. >> there are serious fields for a nuclear waste leak. yesterday we showed you a site in a tunnel that gaved in seattle. this is a huge reservation. inside, plutonium extracted from weapons to fill the entire super dome. the site has been closed for 30 years. this is a delicate process. >> this is left be the process. >> there is no indication that anything spread but it's not clear how and why the tunnel collapsed. >> "7 on your side" consumer alert. the u.s. postal service wants to raise the price of a stamp by a penny or even more. this comes after reporting a quarterly loss of $562 million. despite the bad news the postal service saw a boost in the package delivery business. >> it is not just playoff hockey and basketball that we have to look forward to tonight. >> the trifecta. it's the battle of the beltway that is shifting back to d.c. steve rudin at nats park. the weather could not be better for a baseball game! steve: it is awesome out here. there is low humidity, warm temperatures. the sun is out

in northeast washington i'm sam ford, abc7 news. nancy: next at 4:00, catch me if you can. the precious cargo on board the r.v. and how the chase came to an end. the arlington national cemetery. service members honoring those who came before abc7's steve rue in stormtrack. we are scanning the skies for shower and thunderstorms. live report coming up next. alison: from stormtrak7 to skytrak. this is going to be a busy place over the holiday weekend. we will keep an eye on that and more when we come back. head in now to grab the five dollar footlong spicy italian. loaded with salami and pepperoni. for a limited time, the spicy italian footlong is just five dollars. it's a big value for even gger flavor. only at subway. creating jobs foreaner, reliour veterans... helping those in need save money on their energy bills. it takes 16,000 dominion energy employees doing the job. and now, dominion energy is investing $15 billion to build and upgrade our electric and natural gas infrastructure... creating jobs now and fo

reporting live from north west washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks.f course, memorial day isn't just beaches and barbecues but honoring the lives of the member of the military who made the ultimate sacrifice to the today, we salute a navy seal. q mccray joining us live from arlington national cemetery with the story. q? q: i have been fortunate today to meet new people. most from out of town. who are here today to enjoy the tours and the monuments and the history that is arlington national cemetery. there is a second group of people whose visit is much more heart felt. >> i haven't seen him since high school. which was 20 years ago. i'm here. this is important. >> it was a long walk and the search but they found what they were looking for. navy seal stephen matthew meals. she remembers him well. >> brave. selfless. generous, funny. a great guy. >> her son never met him but she wouldn't have anybody accompany her today. >> i feel that so many people forget what memorial day is about. >> received a bronze star, purple heart. loving father, husband and s

sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. autria 3 lanesw of 210 closed right now between farmington road and old ford road. this is in the clinton area. here is the scene just moments ago. here's what we know. someone called 911 around 12:30 this morning saying they'd hit someone... but they quickly realized they were the second vehicle to him the woman... someone else had hit her earlier and took off. the woman was pronounced dead on the scene. as the lanes reopen, julie will let you know. autria larry. that was our chief political correspondent scott thuman, political correspondent scott thuman, asking president trump the question on everyone's mind. and as you heard-- the president flatly denying any wrongdoing, as his campaign is now under investigation for allegeded collusion with russia. an independent prosecutor now handling that probe, and it's sending shockwaves across the political world. abc's janai norman is live , with more on this story. good morning janai.. breaking overnight. a firefighter loses huge fire inside a a firefighter loses his life battling a huge fire inside a texas shopping cen

sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. autria 3 lanesw of 210 closed right now between farmington road and old ford road. in the clinton area. here is the scene just moments ago. here's what we know. someone called 911 around 12:30 this morning saying they'd hit someone... but they quickly realized they were the second vehicle to him the woman... someone else had hit her earlier and took off. the woman was pronounced dead on the scene. as the lanes reopen, julie will let you know. autria larry.

sam. and this is what they say tripped up the .44-caliber killer, a parking ticket. david berkowitz drove this fordst, brooklyn. then police say he went to stalk his 12th and 13th victims. but in the place he parked was a fire hydrant and police had the lead they needed. >> when we get him and i interrogate him my attitude at this time, i want to take him and throw him out the window. this guy was so pathetic. it was like talking to a zucchini. never blinked. constant smile on his face. so after a while i start to feel sorry for the guy. you know, he's -- gone. >> i feel great. i think the people of our city will feel great relief. >> praise the lord. it's over. we're very, very happy. >> that was the first thing we heard this morning. it was fantastic. it was great. >> serial killers tend to be cunning. that allows them to stay at large. when they get caught it's usuay cause of luck. good luck for us. bad luck for them. >> when we caught him we searched his car. the bag on the seat had the .44-caliber gun that did the shootings. what more do you need? then a machine gun fully loaded in the back se

ford. we go further, so you can. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org (glass breaking, thudding) sam, someone's inrunting) man: release tahir khaled, or watch your wife suffocate to death, sam hanna. ticktock, sam. secnav has just authorized tahir's release. i want my time with you and my children. callen: we just passed hour eight. there's still no word from tahir's people. (crying): please. okay, thanks. lapd is on top of it. you okay? no, not even close. i got a flight to take you to kamran and aiden. already spoke to 'em.

lyft, gm and ford are among a dozen other companies expected to talk about the plan for driverless cars in public transit. the effort is part of mayor samvision for a smart city. tonight's meeting will be a continuation of the first meeting that happened in january. earlier this week google announced it was testing a large feet open to the public in and around phoenix. >>> dozens of parents are camping out at a city park in south san francisco right now for a chance to sign up their children for after-school programs. kpix 5 reporter jessica flores is live at orange memorial park with the latest. jessica. >> reporter: michelle, it's been a long night for these parents. they slept overnight in tents hoping to snag a spot for their kids in after-school programs. now, i want you to take a look behind me. they have now packed up their tents. they are standing in line. dozens of parents. and the doors open here in about half-hour at 7 a.m. so they can register their kids, hopefully register their kids, or get on a waiting list for the before and after-school programs. some of these parents have been lined up since yesterday early- morning ho