superior jummy: court, sam sweeney. jummy:thank you, sam -- sam sweeney. jummy: thank you, sam. two children at a d.c. homeless shelter tested positive for elevated levels of lead. a two-year-old and nine-month-old are receiving medical attention this morning. the substance was found in a second story cafeteria. the entire facility is now being tested and lead testing is being offered to all the children still living there. elevated lead levels in children can permanently lower intelligence. officials in d.c. and fairfax county confirming a case of measles this afternoon. we know the person was discharged from the anova fairfax medical campus and is no longer contagious, but the adult recently visited several places in d.c. and fairfax county and traveled internationally. for a for -- for a full list of the places the person visited, go to our website, wjla.com. search crews are back looking for the driver of a truck that was swept into high water tuesday night. and around the county police found the white pickup truck 100 miles south of brock ridge road in millersville last nig

sam sweeney spoke with a man who saw it all go down. sam: good evening. this pool in german town maryland should be packed. not only are there no people there is no water because of a student driver. i started with a loud bang. seconds later this is what everybody saw. >> nose dive right in the pool. the community pool was about to go through the final inspection before it opened for the season. when the pool contractor mike williams saw it happen. >> it accelerated. made a hard right. went through the fence. in the pool. off the deck. in the pool. the nissan versa plowed through the fence in the pool and into the water. >> i saw the front wheels in the water. the person at the bull try to rush to the door. sam: the pool was full when the car ended up in the pool. the pool owner opened the door and pulled the driver to safety. >> i opened the door to grab him from the deck from the car to the pool deck. sam: what was the 29-year-old doing? >> he was practicing for the driving test the next day. sam: no word if he possed the test. we know he is okay. he wi

sam sweeney has been following the story today and says the people he spoke to are thrilled with the news. of course they are, sam. sam: so many people smiling about this story. we went around the city and talked to people. finally, a positive story making headlines. the princess did not meet deadlines for the morning neighbors but tomorrow will be a different story. >>she still has no name, but the newest member of the royal family has the world talking. >> it is nice to have a happy story in the news. sam: william was present for the birth. shortly after, little george waved to the crowd's as he went to meet his little sister for the first time. the official birth announcement outside buckingham palace. in the united states, all is quiet at the british embassy. >> we were driving in to drop my kids at the british school. my daughter said kate has had her baby. sam: the british we spoke with said americans are more obsessed with the royal family than most of them. >> i meet americans who know more about our royal family than i do. >> it is like a real-time soap opera. i don't know wh

sam sweeney is live with everything you need to know. sam: good afternoon. engineers discovered thursday this bridge is corroding faster than they originally thought. because of that, they have limited the lanes. one lane on each side is closed. they have also put in weight restrictions. no vehicles over 10 tons are permitted to cross the memorial bridge. that includes metro buses, tour buses, and tractor-trailers. i just spoke with the national park service in the last half-hour. they tell me there will be a grace period. they need to educate the drivers and give them time to find new routes. i want to show you where the problem is taking place. i want to go to some video. this is the center portion of the bridge. it is the drawbridge portion of the bridge where this corrosion is happening. you may think i have never seen the garbage -- drawbridge go up. it has not gone up since 1969. this area has been the focus of intense inspections in recent times and has been identified as one of the many bridges that needs an overhaul. there are not funds to do it. ex

i'm sam sweeney. i' scott: memorial day weekend. unofficial start to summer and typically when swimming pools open the door for the season. but a germantown pool has to be closed after a freak accident involving a student driver. sam sweeney shares the bizarre story. sam: good afternoon. so many people in german up to were looking forward to sending their day at the pool. but today, this pool is empty. because someone drove their car right through that fence into the pool. the pictures speak for themselves. a nissan versa dappingalling off the step to the pool. staff at the pool were prepping for the big holiday weekend when they heard a loud crash. a student driver mistakenly pressed the gas instead of the brake as he practiced driving. he went through this fence, over the pool deck and down the step. mike williams witnessed the whole things and he pulled the man from the sinking car. >> forca was submerged. the front end in the water. i went to the other side and i was able to have the gentleman open the car door. i grabbed him fr

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sam sweeney live outside of rockville high school with the answer. sam? sam: the parents here received a short robo call last night telling them that somebody at the high school has tuberculosis. but few details after that. tonight many parents here want to know if their children are safe. >> they wouldn't tell me anything. >> the tenth grader at rockville high school said in last night's robo call left her uneasy. >> i'm concerned about the health of my family. >> because of prysy concerns, we don't know if it's a opportunity or staff member with t.b. but we know it is difficult to contract the disease in a school environment. >> tuberculosis is spread through the air. it's not typically spread by casual contact like eating in a cafeteria or passing each other in the hallway general conversation. >> experts say you need prolong contact in tight spaces. unyear when the infected -- unclear when the infected person was diagnosed but the health officials said they engaged the tuberculosis action plan. >> we will look at who was in contact with the individual

sam sweeney went to the school to get answers. >> they would not tell me anything. sam: this parent said that last night's robo-call left her uneasy. >> i'm concerned about the health of my family. sam: we don't go if it was a student or staff member, but it's difficult to contract in a school environment. >> it is spread through the air. it is not spread by casual contact. sam: experts say that you need prolonged contact in tight spaces. it's not clear when the infected person was diagnosed. health officials say they immediately engaged their action plan. >> we look at who has been in contact with the individual, for how long, and we will actually test those individuals or screening. sam: those students will be tested june 4 and retested in about 10 weeks. health officials say there is no additional exposure risk at the school. some students and parents are still uneasy. >> i'm going to take my daughter to her private physician because i'm not waiting. kellye: montgomery county generally has the highest number of tb cases every year in the state. experts say that is

reporting live, sam sweeney. jummy: loretta lynch is in baltimore today to look at the situation in the city in crisis. she will meet with baltimore officials and faith and community leaders. she has been monitoring the unrest in baltimore following the death of freddie gray in police custody. six police officers are charged in connection to his death which has been ruled a homicide. a mass is getting started to honor police officers and firefighters across the country. this is a look at the 21st annual blue mass in northwest washington. representatives from law enforcement and public safety agencies are in attendance to remember those who lost their lives while serving their communities. 117 officers died in the line of duty last year. the man wanted in a brutal attack at eastern market is now under arrest. eli zhou smith is due in court in a little more than an hour accused of beating a 69-year-old man. it was caught on camera. he may be connected to a high profile assault last year. >> police say the same youn

sam sweeney take a look at un's asian -- union station. sam: good afternoon. train 600 was the first to arrive into washington's union station. they will automatically flow the engines down if it is not matter -- not automatically done by the trained engineer. the fbi has now joined the ntsb in the investigation. it remains unclear why train 888 reached speeds of 106 miles per hour in a 50 mile per hour zone. the fbi must determine whether the train was hit by a projectile, or perhaps even a bullet. at least two other trains reported he hit by projectiles just minutes before on tuesday night. passenger say the service was a bit slower than normal. >> i use it a lot. sample of this morning, trains did arrive about half an early but they said things are getting back to normal. this afternoon, there are still people in the middle -- in the hospital. jummy: supporters of the sewer line took to the streets today. -- of the silver line took to the streets today. they are protesting what governor hogan had to say. hogan is saying the price tag is too high, but he is

sam sweeney -- leon: the fallout continues from the fifa scandal. the president of fifa had a press conference in switzerland today here he says he intends to help her toward trust in world soccer after this incident that brought shame and humiliation on the sport. >> if fifa is going to do wrong they would be trying to hide it. it must fall to meet to be -- ever beast -- responsibility for our organization and to find a way forward. leon: he has not been charged in the corruption scandal, although the whole thing developed under his leadership. he is seeking a fifth term as president and the vote for that is scheduled for tomorrow. alison: george thepataki has officially thrown in his at. >> i announced i am a candidate for the republican nomination for president of united states here it -- united states. alison: he joins a list of top gop contenders. he made the announcement this morning on youtube before hosting his first event in exit or--- exeter, new hampshire. he says america needs to reignite the sense of unity that is what the country after

he died late last night after a battle of brain cancer, and sam sweeney talks about the influence he o many. sam: joseph, better known as beau died after being diagnosed with brain cancer back in 2013, but after surgery, he was given a clean bill of health. this spring, cancer returns. >> very visible for the family. sam: around the nation tribute to the family, and in delaware they gave him the entire front page. the boston herald did the same thing, their headline a bit more emotional, the same thing echoed across social media. president obama said he was grieving with the bidens. he said, michele and i humbly pray to watch over beau biden and to watch over his family. in addition to state government, he did one tour in iraq. the delaware national guard tweeted -- it is with great sorrow and heavy hearts that we share the news of the loss of a great leader major beau biden. >> well, you know, everybody liked him. he was such a nice guy. it is so sad. sam: many were expecting him to run for governor in 2016, and his father said, beau biden was quite simply, the best man -- the finest

sam sweeney has more. reporter: the superintendent said this is a tragic loss for the entire community. justin zemzeser called him an inspiration, a natural leader, and a midshipmen that was destined to be an elite navy seal. we regularly left her some relief. -- for some relief. -- summer leave. he was headed home when he died on the train. his remains and is rabbi spoke highly of him. >> i've never gone through something like this before. i only knew him for two years but that was closer with him that and i knew more about him. we were closer than i am with any friend i've had in my entire life. at this point i am -- i do not think i've come to recognize that it is happened. >> he was one of the most dedicated, driven individuals i've ever met. that extensive his faith. the very first time i met him, i met him on induction day when all the pleabs show up for the first time. they are scared, wide-eyed, deer in headlights. his family specific he asked if we could meet the rabbi. reporter: he was one of the

sam sweeney explains what it that's why it took so long to stop it. sam: the sewage line has been stopped and the cleanup is underway. right now, the county still warning residents with sewage overflow signs to avoid this area. this is a football field where kids play. we are right behind in elementary school here. i want to show you what happened. this area is normally dry. right now it is a lot of sewage and it is creating a lot of smell for the people in this area. some people say they worry about walking their dogs. others say they don't want to open their windows. some say this problem was to be expected. >> it's a fact of life. we live in a nation whose infrastructure -- it's 80-90 years old. this is what happens when you have an infrastructure that is so old. sam: if this happened on sunday, why is it wednesday and the problem is just now getting fixed? it takes time to fix a sewage line. with a water main break, you turn off the water to fix the problem. with sewage, it just keeps coming and it ended up in this field. crews had to install a tem

sam sweeney outside of rockville high breaking down the story for us. sam? sam: a letter went home with students telling them they are not at additional risk of t.b. at rockville high school. i met with nurses at the health and human services this afternoon. they tell me they have a plan in place to determine who may have been exposed to the person with t.b. but at this hour, they want all parents and students to know that the situation is under control. tuberculosis is contagious but unlike the flu and the common cold it takes prolonged period of exposure. someone infected who repeatedly coughs and sneezes on another could infect another person. health officials stress it's difficult to contract the illness in a school setting. but out of an abundance of caution, health officials in montgomery county will test anyone who may have come in contact with this infected person. typically it takes ten weeks for the germ to show up in the human blood system. kimberly townsend from the department of health and human services explains. >> we will conduct what is call

sam sweeney continues our team coverage in annapolis. sam: good afternoon. the superintendent of the u.s. naval academy calls this a tragic loss for the entire community. his friends also spoke at the press conference, calling justin zemser a natural leader, inspiration, and destined to be an elite navy seals we learned that simms or had already gone home for summer break. then he came back to help the freshman team with one of the most intense physical training exercises of the year. that took place beginning at 3:00 on the morning on tuesday. immediately following that event, zemser was headed home where he was killed on that train. today, his remains and rabbi spoke highly of him, saying he attended services each and every saturday. he had just come back from israel. listen to what his friends had to say. >> it is -- i mean, i have never gone through something like this before. i only knew him for two years but i was closer with him -- i knew more about him and he knew more about me. we were closer than i am with any friend i have had my entire life. at t

sam sweeney sat down with presidential hopeful ben carson to get his take on the situation in baltimore and race in america. then: i am ben carson and i'm the candidate for -- ben: i am then carson and i'm a candidate for president. sam: today, when asked about racial tension in america, he tied it back to the economy. ben: the deteriorating situation that we see, people wrongly ascribed to race. i think the real problem is economics and loss of hope that people have which causes a great deal of frustration. sam: carson spent 35 years of his life in baltimore. he says baltimore's problems are everybody's problems. ben: baltimore is like many cities undergoing great decay. we have been throwing money at it for decades. sam: in order to fix it, he says it comes to jobs. ben: we should get the right kinds of jobs, not these chicken jobs, no benefits. sam: before heading into the national day of a are, we asked dr. carson about his views on homosexuality. do you sincerely believe that, sexuality is a choice? ben: i cannot do a yes or no on that, it is a complex issue. sam: dr. carson is one

sam sweeney's lie that freedom park with some of those veterans right now. sam: good afternoon. this is a fine spot to watch those planes that will come down the potomac. they will fly right over the lincoln memorial, down to the washington monument, and there are thousands of people lined up on the mall, but we are in one of those prime locations, as i said with several of the world war ii veterans here who have come from all over our area to witness this moment. i was just begin to one of them and he tells me this day means the world to them. these are not just the planes that ended the war, but he is surrounded by the people that ended the war and brought read him. we have a much different world today if it were not for these men and women who worked for our country and braved everything. i am joined by one. his name is charles fletcher, a veteran of world war ii. you told me when we were speaking earlier what this day meant for you and where you were 70 years ago today. tell me again. charles: we were stationed in belgium flying missions into germany, and on this day 70 year

sam sweeney is at union station with the impact it is having on train riders today. >> the frustration is reaching a boiling point. the lines from the customer service counter stretches across the station. this noon, thousand now find themselves stuck here with no hope in sight. >> everybody, if you want to go past philly, there are no trains going past philly, on. >> thousands arriving only to find that you are stuck. >> they said no trains for about two or three days. >> passengers say they were promised a solution. >> they said there would be representatives here to help us but there is nothing. >> very frustrating not knowing. we don't know how we are going to get to jersey now. >> 78 trains leave from d.c. to the new york area daily. philadelphia mayor michael nutter says he does not expect trains to run north of philadelphia for at least another seven days. >> right now, they are saying they had nothing for us. >> right now, amtrak is offering modified service on the northeast corridor as far north as philadelphia but with no continuing service of two new york or boston. for thos

reporting near memorial bridge, i'm sam sweeney, abc seven news. jummy: coming up -- running into trouble read why no one could register for the race this morning. and what you need to know about what is lurking in department store bathing suits. plus >> you're watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. jummy: welcome back, three baggage handlers are among 14 people charged with a drugrunning operation. those handlers used security access to pass luggage filled with marijuana to passengers in that operation. the passengers went on to their destination where those drugs were distributed in and even sold. 11 are in custody and three remain at large. runners hoping to take part in the annual army 10 miler can register online, but that was not the case after several problems this morning. that registration opened up at 6:30, and a lot of people to do social media to complain. the good news is the site is back up and open after 10:00 this morning. and a new survey ranks the district as the fittest city in the u.s. minneapolis comes in second followed by

as sam sweeney explains it could cause traffic headaches for six to nine months. sam: no vehicles over six on thes can cross the memorial bridge starting today. i spoke with the national park service. they will allow a grace period before they enforce it. they have to inform the tour buses. i could be several weeks before they start enforcing it. the root stems from here, center portion of the bridge. this is the drawbridge section that hasn't risen since 1969. >> the structure has been the focus of intention inspections and been identified as many bridges that needs a complete overhaul. the money simply isn't there. experts say it would cost $50 million to picks. some of the bus drivers impacted by this complained. >> it will be a hassle going from d.c. to arlington or iwo jima or any of the places. we have to go 66 or 395. which is obviously going to add more congestion. between 66 a pain in the butt to get around. sam: the national park service will do a patch job on the bridge focusing on the worst parts of it just to keep it open. that project won't begin unti

sam sweeney was at union station has the service was restored this morning. sam: good afternoon. the first of hundreds to arrive on the train from penn station to washington union station. amtrak works around the clock to get the northeast corridor service back online earlier than anticipated. also this afternoon, amtrak says it installed speed son sors where train 188 derailed. they will slow the engines down if it's not automatically done by the train's engineers. this morning as the trains return to service the f.b.i. is joining the ntsb in the investigation. it remains unclear why train 188 reached speeds of 106 miles per hour in a 50-mile-per-hour zone. the f.b.i. now must determine whether the train was hit by a projectile or even a bullet. the two other trains reported being hit by projectiles, minutes before 188 crashed tuesday night. passengers on this morning's train say the service was slower than normal. >> it was a bit slower. before that i drove. >> the train's arrived a half hour late but there were no real problems on board and things are getting back to normal. t

in rockville, sam sweeney. month after the boston marathon bombing 21-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev's fate has been decided by a jury. a text told this housekeeper not to come to work. >> god saved my life. leon: now a day after new information about the mansion fire. and four people found dead inside. from the ballroom. >> my job is to deliver. there is nothing i won't do to see her happy. leon: a couple up against the washington redskins and scrambling to save their big day. now "abc7 news at 5:00" on your side. alison: right now we are standing by for the d.c. mayor and chief of police to hold a press conference on the house fire in the district yesterday. the bodies of four people were found in that home along woodland drive. brianne carter is live outside the d.c. headquarters monitoring the new developments in this case. brianne: in a matter of minutes we expect to get an update from police chief kathy lenier and the mayor as well here, giving us more on what happened to the four people found dead inside tha

sam sweeney tell us what the neighbors think was happening in the house. >> the whole house ungulfed in flames. sam: after 11:30 the first 911 call came in. the neighbors described the chaotic scene. >> blaze. fire everywhere. a fear commander told first responders not go in. minutes after the two-story 3600 square foot structure collapsed. the only thing left is the front facade. >> five minutes later it was totally gone. >> news chopper 7 over the scene minutes before capturing the flames shooting in the night's sky. when the firefighters arrived on scene, it wasn't just this house but the neighbors houses. the flames were so hot it melted off the siding. >> they put that out first, they didn't want it to go from house to house to house. sam: the home was built in 2004 but the home hadn't been lived in in more than a year. >> squatters. people assumed that the house was empty. going in and out of it. >> fire investigators returned to the scene but the cause is under investigation. they estimate the loss at $400,000. scott: a party bus kicking customers to the curb. what they are acc

alison: sam sweeney introduces us to two young mayors in the making in rockville.not often used -- you see to 10 euros manning the mayor's desk. >> identix factory winning, but here i am. reporter: they wrote essays on why they should be mayor for the day. some of those ideas, well some would say they are better the most politicians. >> i wrote have a want everybody to be happy. >> i wrote about how i wanted to make all the kids happy with the new playground and a new skate park. >> i loved their essays, talking about corporation and things we all need to know. reporter: what do they get to do today? do not expect to get an appointment with them. they have a tight schedule. at 9:30, it is media interviews and then a ride with rockville police. by noon, they worked up quite an appetite. it is off to lunch with the mayor. their classmates back at college gardens and falls meet elementary schools cannot be happy. -- could not be happier. >> they called me mayor tyler and wanted my autograph. reporter: if you want to catch up with them, they will be waving from the per

reporting live in northwest, first at 4:00 i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. leon: a faulty kitchen exhaust fan is blamed for evacuation at the capitol visitor's center this afternoon. two audible alarms went off in the visitor's center and forced them to evacuate tourists out of the building to the east lawn. firefighters checked things out and found no sign of smoke or fire. lawmakers are in recess for the week-long memorial day break. alison: more stunning development in a deadly shooting outside a mcdonald's in waldorf last week. leon: prince county george's county -- a prince george's county police officer is in jail and he joins his mother who is already in custody. brad bell has more. brad: trying to show you in the breeze. this is tough. worst kind of family portrait. mug shots. mother here son here. both now charminged with a murder that allegedly took place last wednesday back at this mcdonald's. all stemming from a bitter custody battle. we can show you the video. richard conway a prince george's county police officer involved in a long-standing cus