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bureau chief sam ford live in northwest. sam, do they know what happened yet? sam: well, they are looking at that, alison. i'm at one of d.c.'s most popular noontime food truck spots here at 12th and g. there is just a backhoe behind me but normally there are food trucks here in the noontime hour. at 9:30 this morning one of the early arriving trucks burst into flames. firefighters arrived here at 12th and g and quickly extinguished the blaze that took out the gyro sandwich food truck that called itself d.c. doner. the fire started in the back driver's side of the van and burned forward. fire officials said it appeared to be connected to the generators of the truck. a stationary and a portable than an hour. >> i was walking across the street and i saw the side of the truck, the flames were coming out. it was horrible. i worried without would blow up here. that would have been no good. sam: fortunately no one was injured here. the fire spokesman said even though they believe the generateddors were connected they won't know for sure until they complete the invest

reporting live from northeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. michelle: wild scene. sam, thank you. adams morgan is a busy neighborhood. 18th street can get packed, especially late at night. so when you hear about a speeding truck it's understandable, it can be impossible to get out of the way. q mccray continues the team coverage with the witnesses describing the terrifying moments. q? q: yeah, we have been out here all day. we spoke to a number of witnesses. many who were yards away from where it happened. this area of 18th street the orange market as you are looking -- the orange markings that you are looking at is where the collision happened. there were plenty of witnesses on 18th street northwest last night. this is proof of that. dozens of onlookers in shock, many trying to figure out how it happened. the crushed bicycle, the heavy police presence and the officer under the bus being helped by paramedics. witnesses tell us they heard a big boom and ran to the scene. >> me and the woman in front of me i was taking the order for looked over. we saw him on the floo

bureau chief sam ford has details on how mayor muriel bowser plans to address this issue. sam: the hundred or so a.t.v.'s that buzzed downtown and national harbor in maryland sunday evening also hit southeast d.c. and even larger numbers. jordan says it forced him to stop 15 to 20 minutes. >> caused in toe to turn around and go back down the street. we were afraid to try to drive up the street. there was so many of them. you don't know what they will do. sam: mayor bowser described the problem mayor bowser: something we launched last year and will continue to focus on is going to the source of where the bikes are. where they are stored, where they are fueled. sam: she talked about the city's identify and arrest program and urged mothers to turn the bikes in beforehand. >> you don't want your kid to get in trouble. sam: in southeast, the residents have had a lot of experience with them. >> sometimes get real crazy. drive up on the sidewalks and everything. that is what they shouldn't do. >> i seen them at the gas station. the police up the street. they will take turn pumping

bureau chief sam ford is live with a plea from so many who want it to end. sam? sam: the police talked about the video of the dirt bike or the a.t.v. riders going down the sidewalks saying what if someone walked out of the store at that point and got hit? there is a call to an end to this. police sa the person who shot this video they said it took five minutes for them all to pass. >> we believe the group may have participated in h street and continued to ride here. sam: videos of the group all over social media. in d.c. and the national harbor in maryland. the police warned riders. >> we will knocking on your door and coming for you shortly. >> they insisted they captured images and will turn them over to the police to identify and prosecute. police say some consider this fun. it could be anything. two years ago in d.c., a young journalis when a shooter on a dirt bike fired at a man on the bus stop and grabbed miltonias a human shield. she was killed. >> utilizing the aviation assets. sam: the police are stepping up enforcement but they won't chase drivers. >> w

sam ford breaking it all down for us. hi, sam. sam: hello, alison. well, with a four-day weekend for the fourth this year, there will be hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city. while in the grilling, personal fireworks and who knows what. police and fire expect to be busy. the mayor and her chief met at the engine 3 fire house on capitol hill with a backdrop of fire and police recruits to announce the first responders will be ready for the fourth. they had plenty of advice. >> hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. we want to make sure that you keep your pets safe. that you are checking on the elderly. >> the fire department demonstrated proper use of grills. never on balconies, at least ten feet from buildings. they showed fireworks that are illegal in d.c. they shoot skyward or explode. legal if they fizz. but even sparklers can the dangerous. >> sparklers burn at 2,000 degrees. hotter than a blow torch. >> they have a search for legal fireworks. but they have competition. >> we have a here selling illegal fireworks. that is what most of the people want

bureau sam ford was there. sam? sam: yes, nancy. well, we are here on the national mall where the park service is getting ready for a big 4th of july celebration. if you see the white tents behind me, those are the check points for the area that will be fenced in from roughly the washington monumented to the lincoln memorial. the other areas on the mall will be open. the folklife festival is 4th. this marks the 50th year with the theme celebrating the circus and migration. still underway for the big stage in front of the u.s. capitol where this year the beach boy and four tops will perform as well as the national symphony orchestra. once again, the fourth of july parade will bring bands to the city from around the country and the grand finale of the fourth will be the fireworks which we are told this year will start promptly popping at 9 minutes after 9:00 and 30 seconds. it will last for 17 minutes. always a big concern for the area is security. when you have massive events like this. >> as recent incidents have shown in the united

sam: i'm sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: "7 on your side" with a call for action.isa fletcher is live in rockville with a team of volunteers ready to get it done. just call. right, lisa in lisa: that's right. if you have a is the place to do it. give us a call. 301-652-help. if you consider yourself a problem solver and would be willing to volunteer one day a week the folks here would love your help. call the same number. 301-652-help. nancy: all right. lisa, thank you. putting the spotlight on education and the school in fairfax county tapping into an unusual program to increase interest in science, technology, engineering art and math. as kellye lynn shows us the workshop is taking off. kellye: seventh grade girls at glasgow middle school are tapping in for all sides of steam. >> i learn how you use technology and you can blend the categories like science and math. blend them together. help the world. >> they with working toward helping the world by helping themselves. learning the basics of building a drone. >> we develop called the challenge to build a drone wo

i'm sam ford. i wil the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks - that's what tom perriello is about. i was proud to stand with president obama because progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello, and i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality, rden of student debt and protect our climate. together we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. larry: a new mural. sunrise, sunset mural painted on the museum walls. the fure mural is 400 feet long and they painted 40 landscapes in 15 days. you can stop by tonight at 6:00. it will be up through october 1. alison: down the street from there is the most visited museum in the western hemisphere. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live outside the smithsonian air and space museum with a glimpse at why it's popular. >> you know the tourists coming here 10% year to year as places paris. but in washington everything is free. at 7.5 million visitors in 20 sof it's the most popular museum i

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nancy: and sam ford did just that. what is her response to this? sam: i'm on 6th street southeast. according to the residents this place was covered with the a.t.v.'s and the dirt bikes on sunday afternoon around 4:00. for the mayor today, she talked about the program that police launched last year to identify the riders of dirt bikes and a.t.v.'s and she said mothers should be concerned about turning these devices in before the sons are arrested on one. >> if you see your kid who is generally a good kid on tv with their picture, you don't want your kid to get in trouble. if you know that dirt bike is in your shed or stored in your station owner allowing big groups of people to fuel up at your gas station. sam: while the a.t.v. riders buzzed downtown d.c. and national harbor sunday evening we also learned there were more numerous in communities like southeast. people not bold enough to go downtown say residents had no problem riding along streets like sixth in atlantic. one long-time resident said he was forced to stop his car 15 to 20 minutes sunday afternoon. as they took over th

bureau chief sam ford was there for that update. sam? sam: you know, it's not just about the national mall. d.c. has three parades. for example on the fourth of july there is one barracks row on capitol hill. palisades in macarthur boulevard in far northwest and fourth of july parade on downtown constitution avenue. a lot going on here. today they had a news conference here to talk about safety. a long holiday weekend, the backdrop of the city's police and hundreds of thousands -- fire cadets and hundreds of thousands of visitors. the nation's capital will be a busy place. the fire department demonstrated proper use of grills for cooking, which fireworks are illegal and legal in d.c. and the fire and the emergency services chief says this is a busy time of year for his department. 12,000 calls for service. last year this time alone. many calls for burns caused by fireworks. >> you have one out of every four that happens to children. the goal this year is to say that how do we keep the fourth of july safe? >> we want you to enjoy yourselv

bureau chief sam ford is outside the capitol where a protest is underway. sam, tell us about it. sam: well, alison, this is a planned parenthood protest. as you look here, you can see there are a lot of protesters. they just got the protest underway here a few minutes ago. a number of people have come here from around the cou her name is mora. you are from alaska. what is your concern about the cuts? >> if planned parenthood is cut, thousands of alaskans will lose access to the reproductive health they need to live and succeed. planned parenthood was there for me as a young adult and i'm here today to make sure that planned parenthood is here for every young girl that follows after me. sam: this is a young woman from alaska. they are here from a number of states. they are quite excited here. on the east front of the u.s. capitol. across over there, i want you to take a quick look. every there, some members of congress gather on the steps. what we are told is a number of the mens of congress will be dressing in black -- members of congress will be dressing in black to talk about p

reporting live from northwest washington, i'm sam ford. abc7 news. alison: it's very busy here, sam. thank you. we have a list of all the july th events across the area at wjla.com. nancy: with all the event what is will the weather be like for the long holiday weekend? gorgeous out now as we look at the capitol. chief meteorologist doug hill in the weather center with the forecast. >> you know any amount of time th will get to you after a while. heat and humidity. it's not oppressive but uncomfortable. a live look at the national harbor. a few clouds and sunshine. feel of summer in the air. check out the doppler radar. we have been tracking the shower and the storms south of washington. and well knot and west are thunderstorms. they will stay north and west of the metro area. so throughout greater washington. any plans will be muggy. there are no issues. close up now the showers over the mountains staying north of hagerstown. heading north to the northern frederick county. most of the area is partly cloudy. we will drop in the 80's. the humidity leve

nancy: we sent sam ford to ask the chief if they help make arrests. sam: since they began putting out surveillance video of crimes on youtube, are citizens responding with tips? d.c. police chief peter newsham insists they are. >> the images we have put out are one of the things that improved the ability to close cases. sam: remember these from may 5? many aired the video of the masked men seemingly unidentify but not the people who knew them. of the robbery on 7-eleven on youtube charging documents receive they received a tip from someone who said that the suspect lived in the 5900 block of southern avenue. they were identified and that is what are who police arrested. the pair also hit another 7-eleven and dennies next door. >> you can do it anonymously. that is an important piece to get out there. call us. or text us. you don't have to give us your name. tell us who the person is in the image and we'll take care of the rest. >> police put out video for violent crime and t for some thieves tiptoe around home in this video of a may 22 unsolved burglar

bureau chief sam ford is live. what has the mayor come up with? am: when you think about rat infestation you don't think about chevy chase. one of d.c.'s more affluent neighborhoods. mayor bowser came today. you can hear the complaints that the rats run from the tab -- habitat to the backyards and trash bins. they have never before seen the rat problems as bad as they experience >> this happened the last couple of months. we lived here for 189 years and we never had the problem before in the garden. sam: the builder is building two new $2 million homes in the block where he lives. the mayor indicated rat abatement programs and we'll have more at "abc7 news at 6:00". reporting live, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. the girl scouts are stepping up to help people stay safe online. they have 18 cyber security badges for girls that will be available in september of next year. the goal is to help girls learn to protect themselves in the online world. as well as find out about the career opportunities and cyber security and information technolog

bureau chief sam ford shows us the new pictures detailing what happened last month. >> that -- sam: chief peter newsham spoke turkish today, reading off the names of 16 turks, two canadians of turkish descent and two citizens one from virginia who have already been arrested. most from president erdogan's personal security team when he was here for a state visit. they are wanted for beating up peaceful protesters in the may 16 across from the turkish residence, where some erdogan watched. >> we saw the violence perpetrated here in washington, d.c. this is something we won't tolerate. sam: the targets were kurds and armenians who opposed turkish government. nine people were injured, including two seriously. of braising attack -- brazen attacks on washington, d.c., from foreign government, bodyguards no less, ever. sam: will they send people back to face charges? >> when a crime is committed we charge them with crimes. sam: but if they don't come back voluntarily the bodyguards should stay away from the united states period. they will face arrest if and whenever they return. reporting from n

reporting live from northwest washington i'm sam ford. abc7 news. alison: thank you. we know that adams morgan can be a busy neighborhood. that is the case last night. today witnesses tell us about the terror of seeing this speeding truck. then some people unable to get out of the way. q mccray continues the team coverage from the neighborhood. q? q: we spoke to a lot of witnesses here today. they all told me that they still can't stop thinking about what happened last night around 7:30 in northwest 18th street. you see the orange markings? they mark where the collision happened. >> what do you think it is? >> i hope it is. >> jay waited 16 hours to get access to the car again. >> it was a struggle because i was across the street in another establishment. we got trapped in there. the street was locked down. >> his car was caught in the crime scene after a pickup plowed over two officers and a third person on 18th street northwest last night. he recorded this cell phone video of the aftermath. including a crushed bicycle and an officer being treated by paramedics. he f

and sam ford has the family demand for answers. >> we have been waiting. nothing. >> marty disappeared after telling his father he was going on a date. someone he met on the social media site plenty of fish, the family learned. now they are losing hope. >> i would love for my son to the alive but i know my son wouldn't stay away this long and not contact anybody or touch the bank account or not go to work. >> he got an apprenticeship with the local 26 and his grandmother just bought him a volkswagen. his grandmother said she drove the streets of d.c. for days until she found his car finally at 59th and foot northeast. and they do not believe he drove the car here. miles from his home they want to know who did. police recently moved the case to homicide as a precaution. >> as thorough as it could be. available to the police department were thrown at the case. >> the family with the help of henderson long, missing person's volunteer have distributed flyers and knocked on doors. they have made contact with the supposed date and are told she claims to know not

sam ford live in the newsroom with more on this story. sam? sam: hello, alison. the jury friday, as you said, resolved the case with a guilty verdict. bizarre case where the maryland authorities initially thought they were dealing with a car accident into a building then learned that the driver, a young woman had been shot in the head. authorities today released the media. >> crashed into the building. it's inside the building in the hallway. i don't know if it is going to blow up or something like that. sam: october 2015, prince george's authorities released 911 calls of terrified residents and video of the horror that took place in district heights when a car crashed into an apartment building. a jury late last week convicted joseph poteat of first-degree murder in the death of marquita wimms that caused the crash. authorities said the two were argument with the parking lot. with the woman behind the wheel, poteat shot her in the head. the car was in gear. >> when he shot her, we believe her foot went down on the accelerator and caused the car to take off, shoo

bureau chief sam ford is live in ward one with reaction from some of his constituents. sam? sam: yes, street in adams morgan. main street for ward one and jim graham land for so many years. according to his friends, he had been sick a lot in recent months. perhaps in the hospital more than out of the hospital. he was 72. he was a main stay of the d.c. council for many years and one of those who looked after his many constituencies in d.c. ward one. news of his death stunned many and brought back memories of things he had done. >> when i was working with the clean team up here for a couple of years. every saturday morning he would come by and buy all six of us, eight of us breakfast. every saturday morning. sam: for many years he was on the metro board as well as the d.c. council. issued raised by his metro tenure likely caused his defeat in the 2014 election. even those who politically opposed him, admired him. >> one of the few politicians that compared about the invisible c his chief of staff was a returning citizen. his other chief of staff was an immigrant. sam: openly g

sam ford is there live with what he has learned. brad: we are behind a daycare center that the woman diane has run for 30 years. in the pool. there was a 2-year-old boy who drown. they got a call and they came here and the employees were doing c.p.r. a friend of the day care worker has known here for 30 years. >> if you care for other people and their life is if your hands and you know you have done everything you can do to keep them safe and something happens it's devastating. >> you don't think she is irresponsible person? >> not at all. never has been. >> that is the situation. imagine you drop your kid at daycare and come back to this. one of the parents a i told him and he said he had a 1-year-old child at the daycare center and shook his head and walked away. nancy: jeff sessions testified in front of congress and scott thuman has a highlight. scott: this is another twist in the growing investigation. another big name regarding russia. many of the questions stemmed from the statements last week by the former f.b.i. director ja

sam ford working on this story and he will have much more coming up on the news first at 4:00. i'm sam sweeney, abc 7 news. adrianna: thanks for the update. the former mayor of fairfax city will spend three months behind bars after being arrested in a meth bust. scotte sentenced richard silverthorne to five years but all but three were suspended. last august silverthorne was arrested for trying to sell meth. his five year sentence was a lot less than the 40 years he was facing. now to the fallout from capitol hill. it was must-see tv, all eyes on the testimony of fired fbi director james comey. comey said the trump administration lied about him and the fbi, something the white house has denied with president trump tweeting that comey was a leaker for the media. the nation continues to react. reporter: it's the case of he said-he said that's captivated capitol hill and the country. >> do you solemnly swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? reporter: drama tic testimony from james comey revealing under oath that he documented conversations with the

i'm sam ford, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. get alert anytime news breaks like what happened last night. go to wjla.com/text to sign up to have alerts sent to your phone. michelle: new fallout tonight. alison: after holding his tong for 24 hours president trump is lashing out calling comey a leaker and a liar. the president emphasized he never asked for a loyalty pledge. and never asked comey to drop the investigation into michael flynn. >> so he said those things under oath. would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version? >> 100%. i didn't say i hardly know the man. i'm not going to say i want you the penal a -- pledge allegiance. who would do that? i hardly know the man. >> president trump was coy on whether tapes exist of his conversation with comey. he twice said he will reveal the answer to that soon. but he never gave an exact time frame. michelle: just in tonight a scare at the prince william county public school after a mountained lion was spotted nearby. seen near chris young elementary school this after

reporting live, sam ford. >> let me paint a picture of what happened after the shooting. scalise was playing second base and he dropped when he was shot on the dirt. during the shooting with a lot of bullets from all the representatives and eyewitnesses, shells going all over the place. he was not a good shot but spraying the ball field down, hitting cars in the parking lot to some dugouts. steve scalise drag himself into the outfield, away from the third-base dugout where the shooter was positioned. crawled to the outfield to gain more district -- distance and was losing more blood. when the shooting stopped, senator jeff point from -- and an ohio representative brad wenstrup who was a colonel -- is a colonel in the army reserve and a doctor with field training. he got to steve scalise quickly and they administered first aid. a medevac helicopter landed and took him to the hospital. they got first aid to him quickly and you had a doctor administering first base. thingoks saw the whole play out and they talk to him shortly after the scene cleared. >> the shooter started c

bureau chief sam ford is live there. sam, what can police do about this?am: well, alison police say they are making greater efforts to identify and lock up individuals who are involved in these groups. places like here at national harbor last evening, buzzing with dirt bikes and a.t.v.'s as traffic stopped. it's all over social media today. the a.t.v./dirt bike crowd seen here at the national harbor around 8:00. a group blowing past the int northwest. a witness said a motorcycle blocked traffic and it took five minutes for the rest to pass there were so many. prince george's police officials came to the national harbor to denounce the riders. >> this will not be tolerated. for those engaging in it we want you to know you are not safe. we are coming for you. sam: police say this is not sport. it's dangerous behavior that could hurt innocent people. >> everybody who is down here has a right to be safe. we understand that. we will be putting more and more resources in this. we will apprehend more and more people and bring them to justice. >> we followed polic

bureau chief sam ford followed a commissioner who making it his work to check the residency of the leagues. sam: paul, an a.m.c. commissioner is a private investigator and is starting to challenge residency of the ward 8 colleagues. >> we have several commissioners in question. >> at ihop this week he listed names and reasons including an official complaint he filed against kendall sill mons who he says does not live in the district he represents and simmons official >> he does he doesn't live in d.c. but in suitland, maryland. he photographed a car outside the house at 6:00 a.m. the boyfriend lives there and the official records -- >> i got a realtor to tell me who owns that home. >> blocker declined the interview request. >> it's called deception. it's called fraud. >> one lives in virginia and one lives in capitol heights. >> the board of election? >> they don't ask for i.d. or anything. it's not required. sam: the board spokesperson says the candidates only have to be registered voters in their district. plus -- >> they don't have to present photo identification but they have residency

two of the people shot were taken to the medstar washington hospital center and that is where sam ford joins sam: the condition of steve scalise is critical, according to latest report at medstar. they said he was shot in the hip. the hospital said another shooting victim brought here is in good condition. it could be, could be a special agent crystal griner shot in the ankle according to a statement from the u.s. capitol police in the battle with the shooter. the statement said another special agent david bailey treated and released from the hospital for minor injury. there is no confirmation griner is the second person here but definitely congressman scalise is here and in critical condition. the f.b.i. said another member of congress suffered minor injury. but they did not say the jonathan: thank you. back live at simpson field in alexandria. the f.b.i. directors were going shoulder to shoulder a second ago. they are covering every square inch not only of the ball field but past the fence, toward the third base line and the dugout. they are retracing the steps of the gunman and the

reporting live from the national harbor in prince george's county, maryland, i'm sam ford. abc7 news. larry: thanks for that. transportation reporter brianne carter is live outside the high court with reaction. >> both sides of the issue declaring victory, including president trump. the supreme court saying they will take up the issue and they will start to hear arguments in the fall. in the meantime, limited portion of the travel ban moving forward. in their opinion issued earlier today the supreme court justices say foreign nationals from six mostly muslim c bona fide relationship with person or entity in the u.s. will be banned from coming to the u.s. anyone with a formal relationship for someone in the united states, foreigner with a family member here will be exempt. they say this allows them to have an important test to protect the homeland. >> they have always had the ability to deny someone a visa if they had question about the person individually. >> president trump said this would take effect 72 hours after the court ruling. the department of homelands security is

district court, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: okay, sam. thank you. let us know how 7 can be on your side. call our team with your tips at 866-266-2471. e-mail us. larry: developing now a woman's body found in a burning car in sandy spring. police believe the woman is a missing mother of four. montgomery county reporter kevin spring trying to piece it together. kevin? kevin: the police haven't said how or why the car caught fire in the neighborhood but the woman found dead inside described by friends as the kindest, the most nicest person you know. >> found heifer -- found her in the woods. kevin: saturday around 8:30 in the morning. behind this stately red brick home atop a hill, firefighters were attacking a vehicle fire. >> there may be an occupant inside here. i need a supervisor. kevin: the call became more urgent when officers spotted a body inside. family and friends now identifying the deceased at 56-year-old andrea hovermall. she lived in the home with her long-time husband. investigators calling her death suspicious. >> oh, my gosh! kevin: l

reporting live there northeast washington i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: thank you. tragic. nancy: stay up to date on breaking news anytime by signing up for the abc7 text alerts. just go to wjla.com/text. alison: another big story we are covering tonight, of course, the heat emergency in the district. as we swelter through a heatwave. nancy: it's now the third straight day of temperatures soaring into potentially dangerous territory. we have team coverage on this. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking the end of the heatwave. alison: that is good but we begin with steve rudin who is sweating out count in alexandria. a very beautiful location. steve? steve: it is awesome out here. it's very hot. compared to yesterday when i was at the sprinkler, it didn't feel quite as hot. but now the humidity is creeping up. talk about the heat index values from stormwatch7 and show what is going on. what it feels like when you head outdoors. hopefully you are watching in your air condition. it feels like 100 degrees. quantico feels like it's 100 degrees. petersburg to th

reporting from north west washington, i'm sam ford. michelle: a nevada police officer is facing up to eight years in prison in connection to the death of an unarmed man. video shows the officer wrapping his arm around the man's neck and choking him. he is charged with involuntary manslaughter. the victim's family believes charges should be more severe. >> all i heard. >> i get emotional. i think about how it should be. >> do you think the officer acted inappropriately? >> i tnk with good faith. >> the coroner says the victim had meth in his system and enlarged heart. both contributing factors in the death. nancy: a small accident in atlanta area turning into a murder scene. the fender-bendser happened on a busy interstate and the drivers argued but one pulled out a gun. >> slow down and everybody has too much on their mind. >> the pressure is thick. heavy. >> if you have an accident, don't get out of the car. call 911. >> the pickup truck driver is faking murder charges. michelle: next at 4:00, the doughnut shop rampage, what they are

i'm sam ford, abc7 news. larry: goodness. thank you for that.oming up at 5:00, turtles, snakes and lizards, oh my. find out where they were found living far from where you might think. alison: later, sitting down with president trump's sons about the family business. while their father runs the country. obviously different video here. larry: new at 6:00, taking matters in your own hands. carpet cleaner turned firefighter. what inspired him to take action at 6:00. stronger is blasting her tumors... without risking her bones. it's training her good cells... to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... more fight. it's doing everything in your power... and everything in ours. stronger, is changing even faster than they do. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. steve: i'm steve rudin live in adams morgan. taste of adams morgan starts tonight. the beautiful weather to enjoy. clouds

bureau chief sam ford has been there all day and has an update on steve scalise's condition. we understand that senator flake took his cell phone from him, coherent the whole time. he called his wife to say here is what happened so you don't see it on the news to be too alarmed. sam: well, that is interesting. i did not know that. that is interesting. i'm here at the washington medstar washington hospital center. we are looking at the emergency room. this is where congressman scalise and the information here and another information who was a shooting victim were brought this morning. less than two hours ago, medstar then tweeted out that scalise who was shot in the hip and undergone surgery was in critical condition. the same tweet said that the second victim brought here was in good condition. and they still have not said exactly who that second person is. we saw the come here in what appeared to be military style gear. they had assault rifles. they came about four hours ago, presumably to provide heightened security for the congressman. again, no word in the second patient

ford. were58, the games were called on account of pain. speaker sammbers were getting hurt. >> his injuries were quickly amended. >> pelley: they returned in 1962 as a best-of-five series played for charity, the roll call bophy, and bragging rights. since all politics is local, players wear uniforms from home, state, college, and professional teams. raer the years, democrats have tn 39 times, the republicans 39. one game ended in a tie. and no, the vice president can't break a tie. they'll play ball tomorrow. some cbs stations are leaving us now, but for most of you, the "cbs evening news" will continue from washington in a moment. ( gunfire ) >> shots being fired, and there are people running. possibly victims involved. >> violence of any kind is unacceptable in our society, and i condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. >> we are strongest when we are unified and we work together for the common good. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting tonight f

ford. in 1958 the games were called on account of pain. speaker sam said too many members were hurt.rned in 1962 as a best of five series, played for charity. the roll call trophy, and bragging rights. since all politics is local, players wear uniforms from home state college and professional teams. republican patrick mia from >> you find the commonality in that. >> reporter: over the years democrats have won 39 times, the republicans 39. one game ended in a tie, and, no, the vice president can't break a tie. >> we leave you with the words of house speaker paul ryan and house minority leader nancy pelosi as they make a call to put aside political differences in the wake of the shooting. i'm anne-marie green. have a good day. >> you see people have the biggest differences of opinion on politics and yet when their team is on the field, people come together. >> for all the noise and all the fury, we are one family. these were our brothers and sisters in the line of fire. >> for this person to take this action was so cowardly. i want us to remember every single day the capitol police pro

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sam and i went and came back. the congress called it genocide. >> fast ford ward to now.ama lifted some of the sanctions against su dan. now where are we on the status of sanctions. sanctions will be lifted -- >> all of them? >> it depends of trump administration. ba shear killed more people than isis and al kie da combined. he invited bin la did he know to live. to lift san shungs on a man like that is incredible. i beg the administration you cannot lift the san shungs on su dan. >> i look back and go through my old pictures and see these people. it's unthinkable. how in the world can the world look the other way? >> these are farmers, people that have little shops to provide for their families. when the bombers come you have to get in a hole to escape the shrapnel that can tear your body apart. >> if the united states continues to look the other way it's disgraceful. >> president trump has the ability to keep the sanctions on. i'm worried economic interests will change. they should stay on. >> there's an american law firm who is being paid $40,000 a month by su dan. we

sam brock. in just a few minutes, oakland community members will be rallying outside of the courthouse demanding the transfer of dajon fordegedly robbing drivers. he was charged as an adult. today's protest is at his court hearing at 9:00. >>> let's check your roads. mike, i understand there is an accident that cleared now at half moon bay. >> very quick recovery after that crash cleared from highway 92, sam. that was cutting off half moon bay from 80 and. still some slowing out of the city because things are backed up northbound heading past main street. but now again all lanes are cleared from the earlier crash right around that pasture nursery. second crash earlier backup at industrial and 880, cleared about a half hour ago as well. moving out the map, we see a smooth drive throughout most of the bay. a little slowing remains eastbound 580 getting over toward -- there we go, where the slowing shows up. earlier crash has cleared to the shoulder and we have a new disabled vehicle for the warrant freeway. doesn't look light a big day. metering lights still on at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> the lights are on but holiday