sam sweeney spoke to the security director. that's not an easy job. a lot of people flocking to that area. sam: a lot of people. diane has seen it all. she has spent 27 years with m.p.d. and she was an assistant police chief. she did patrol. but this is her biggest assignment yet. she works in the central security command office known as the heartbeat of the operation. in her eyes the southwest water front is more than an entertainment complex. it's her responsibility and pition to keep it safe. >> you can't let your guard down. sam: this is the wharf command center. dozen of tv's, 24 hour monitoring team and feet away command team from the d.c. police, fire, private security and logistics manager. >> we talk about the decisions before we make them. we are not half we -- haphazard. we don't come off the cuff. sam: the camera system is so sophisticated if a child is missing and they call police, they can go to the camera. this child walks away from the parents, hide under the bench and the group of women there don't know he is missing or where he is. wh

and sam sweeney joining us with new ways to get there. sam? sam: nancy, they spent $2.5 billion on the project and now they want you to come. developers call this one of the most well connected water fronts anywhere in the world. so much so they say leave your cars at home. they asked mayor bouzer what she is most excited about, and it's the water taxis i am standing on now. when they are fully operational, they will transport 300,000 people to the wharf. mayor muriel bowser took to the water to check out d.c.'s newest transportation. >> eventually we will see that the service could offer commuter relief. we will see the people coming from point south that decide to take of drive. >> 25 minutes on the water from alexandria to the wharf. the idea is save off 30 to 40 minutes for commuters going to the office or dinner. >> we can have drinks alcoholic and nonalcoholic. it's wi-fi. you can bring the bikes with you and have snacks. you can get baseball games and get in the wharf. nancy: tickets run $150 for unlimited pass. >> back on land metro mi

i'm sam sweeney. >> richard branson is bringing his virgin brand to d.c. the billionaire plans to open a virgin hotel. it will have an infinity pool and outdoor sculpture garden. the d.c. location is set to open in late 2019. jonathan: introduce to you the newest member of the stormwatch7 weather team. michelle: we are thrilled about this. he is already out and about seeing sights and sounds of d.c. and arlington. welcome to the team, bill kelly. bill: thank you. very, very excited to be here. we are out and about. over there at the national mall. this this is the rosslyn towers. why is it beautiful? it's the home for us at abc7. i want you to get a sneak peek. you will walk in the lobby and up above you see the picture. right now it's "good morning washington." but that is a catwalk thing. if the walk-around that is jonathan and michelle right now. yeah, very, very excited to be here. hop on with you there tomorrow. i could not be more thrilled to be part of the team. michelle: you just missed it. steve ran out on the catwalk to say hello. steve: waiting

in stafford, i am sam sweeney.coming up next, hundreds of people dressed a independent press says they're false. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam nt to vmi and was an army doctor for eight years. in richmond, dr. northam helped pass longer sentences for gang members and mandatory life sentences for violent sexual predators. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad because i'm a pediatrician, and for ed gillespie to say i would tolerate anyone hurting a child is despicable. >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon. on your side. the spookiestof halloween isnd salem, massachusetts. the sites of the witch trials. armagh us a look. omar: on halloween, it is a celebration but one celebrated with a dark past. over 300 years ago, fear and hysteria triggered the largest witchhunt in history. >> more and more people are accused of being witches, it becomes a congregation where there is no stopping the out of snow ball. >> 20 people were executed and those events were imprinted on

reporting in chevy chase, montgomery county, sam sweeney, abc7 news. nancy: all right. caught on video. this is our favorite story of the day. thieves breaking in a pizzeria but they are not after money. they want dough. literally. take a look. surveillance video caught a bear rummaging through the fridge in a pizza restaurant. before long, momma bear shows up. checks out the fridge and the ingredient bar up top. she is chowing down. i totally understand. sometimes the drive threw takes so long you want to go inside and get the food yourself. jonathan: if you are a bear the raw dough works fine. it's a party. steve: snowing outside, too. snow in colorado. >> nice and warm inside and they are eating pizza. they will be the envy of the pack. nancy: it's bear-ly delicious. steve: you're quick! i like it. looking at the national harbor. gearing up for a beautiful sunset in 20 minutes or so. the almanac page shows 86 degrees for a high. 15 degrees above average for this time of year. we had heat index values still in the 90's. temperatures are slow to cool down on this early

reporting live along the water front in southwest at the new wharf, i'm sam sweeney. abc7 news. jonathan: that looks fantastic. abc7 will have live coverage tomorrow starting with "good morning washington" bright and early at 4:25 in the morning. nancy: now to the growing crisis in california where the new stid owe giving an -- new video giving an idea of the challenges even once the fire passed. that is a gas main sending flames in the air at a home completely destroyed. there are thousands of buildings like that all around. officials say 3,500 homes and businesses are now destroyed. 21 people are confirmed dead. that is a number that is expected to continue rising. at this hour, firefighters still are not able to get any of the 22 fires burning under control. we are getting new video showing the race to this is a deputy dashboard camera. the road itself is barely visible. the deputy did escape unharmed. jonathan: new developments now in the investigation in the las vegas massacre. the mandalay bay hotel released some of the first radio calls about the gunman stephen paddock. t

in the newsroom, sam sweeney, abc7 news. jonathan: president trump oversaw moment of silence and mike pence at the white house. that is shortly after he delivered this message. president trump: it was an act of pure evil. our unity cannot be shattered by evil. our bonds cannot be broken by violence. we feel such great anger at the senseless murder of our fe low citizens, it's our love that defines us today. jonathan: the president now is planning to meet with survivors and first responders on wednesday in las vegas. michelle: happening right now we are monitoring a news conference that has just begun in las vegas. we are carrying that news conference in the entirety on newschannel8. we will bring you new developments that come from it. first, though, we are learning mo including one from our area. tom roussey is live in martinsburg west virginia with that angle of the story tonight. >> a sad day. >> people in martinsburg area began learning the news on facebook this morning. denise with her family is well known here died in

reporting live at the brand new wharf of along the water front in southwest, i'm sam sweeney. abc7 news. alison: a go sam. thank you. next week the people at michelin will hand out their stars for d.c. restaurants. but today, they released a list of the 22 restaurants that serve high quality food but at a prays you can order two -- price to order two courses and glass of wine for less than $40. the additions are -- ivy city smokehouse. hazel. splina. see the list at wjla.com. larry: police believe these men robbed a fad truck in the area september 1. each crime the get-away vehicle was a silver chrysler 300 sedan. alison: a judge found leesburg machine guilty on two counts related to a 2016 crash that killed 5- schulz. john miller entered no contest plea to disme mean nowhere reckless driving and a guilty plea failing to yield. a sentencing date will be set on friday. larry: new accident against movie producer harvey weinstein. three women tell the new yorker that he raped them, a charge he denies. this is gwyneth paltrow and angelina jolie -- as gwyneth paltrow and angelina jo

i'm sam sweeney in southeast washington. i'll explain coming up. nancy: we continue to follow breaking news as authorities search for radee prince after two shootings. one in maryland. another in delaware. police say he is in a black gmc acadia with delaware ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. narrator: ed gillespie wants to end a woman's right to choose. ed giof a woman'sd put thpersonal decisions,rge says, i would like to see abortion be banned. if ed gillespie would like to see abortion banned, i would like to see i would like to see i would like to see that ed gillespie never becomes governor. nancy: the d.c. department of transportation passing a milestone this week. planting its 50th tree this year. that's at the start. sam sweeney is live to explain. sam: it's an aggressive plan today. they planted 27 trees including this one in southeast washington in ward seven and eight. it's a major undertaking. they tell us that they plan on putting in 100 trees per day. all the way through the end of the s

i'm sam sweeney. i have that story coming up. alison: later, how many other cities, and counties d.c., maryland and virginia are up against trying to land amazon's second headquarters. scott: i'm scott abraham at lincoln financial field. the calm before the storm. in a couple of hours the an "monday night football." redskins and eagles. why quarterback kirk cousins will be playing with a heavy heart here tonight. larry: but first, how the local national guardsmen are asked local national guardsmen are asked i'm the one clocking in... when you're clocking out. sensing your every move and automatically adjusting to help you stay effortlessly comfortable. there. i can also help with this. does your bed do that? oh. i don't actually talk. though i'm smart enough to. i'm the new sleep number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store. ralcandidate for'm governor,rtham, and i sponsored this ad. rrator: they call him enron ed.rtham, because washington, dc lobbyist ed gillespie represented the worst of the worst. lenders trying to

we begin with sam sweeney who was there for the big party. hey there, sam. sam: hey, nancy. ten years of planning. three and a half years of construction. finally we are here. take a look down the promenade. you can see how many thousands of people are showing up despite the gloomy weather. the fire is on. and in a little bit they will be making s'mores out here at the central fire pit. earlier today, mayor bowser, councilmembers and the againer officially cut the ribbon late this morning to dedicate the wharf. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton told the crowd this project was the toughest bill she has ever gotten through congress. it will bring in 6,000 permanent jobs and it is expected million visitors a year. the mayor told everyone today that this project hit all of its goals. jobs, tax revenue for the city and even affordable housing. mayor bowser: when we look at this beautiful water front, we know it's top quality. we think about the tenants, both commercial and retailers who are coming here, we know they will bring a diversity of options. when we think about all the

sam sweeney joins us from the live desk with some of the transmission from the police scanners as everything unfolded. sam? sam: 22,000 people were in the audience. music was blasting when the first shots started. you can imagine it was pure chaos. you can hear the chaos in the police radio transmission. >> coming up upstairs. mandalay bay. upstairs in mandalay bay. halfway up. i see the shots coming from mandalay bay. halfway up. sam: the first shots rang out at around 10:08 las vegas time. at first it was thought they were fireworks. the crowd quickly learned it's shots but no one knows where they are coming from. >> we have we have an active shooter inside the fairgrounds. >> can you tell me where it's coming from? >> from mandalay bay. sam: four minutes in while the shots continue to rain down, police run toward the danger to help. >> we have multiple casualties. medical check. multiple casualties. sam four and a half minutes passed. bodies everywhere. police trying to figure out where the shots are coming from. >> we have a rifle deployed. mandalay bay. we are trying to see where the sh

sam sweeney went along for the ride. zams wearing alcohol impairment simulation goggles the prince george's county high school students learned tough lessons today. >> it's blurry. you really can't see how to get through the obstacles. teen driver safety week. more teens die from car crashes than anything else. in today's demonstration, it didn't take long for things to go south. so i decided to try it out. thing goals simulate . -- goggles simulate .8 alcohol level. you see double. multiple cones. this simulates only the part of vision. not the physical part. it's not just about the alcohol. teen car crash deaths continue to rise. the reason? fatigue, not wearing seat belt and distraction. today the teens explain what distracts them? the most commons, phones and snapchat. >> a couple of seconds looking at the cell phone or trying to enter something in could be the difference to reacting to the unexpected event or not reacting to it. sam: experts say teens need at least nine hours of sleep a night. those getting less tha

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sam sweeney will tell us when it will be ready. right now it's dirt, debris right now for the county but something big is coming. a thousand new jobs in 1 million square foot office complex for the kaiser permanente mid-atlantic headquarters. also coming eateries, gym and 250 luxury apartment building in phase one. >> when you get a private company lake kaiser permanente to develop it will bring other companies here. it will be jobs. >> the first phase of the project is in the parking lot south of the metro station. in four to five years the developers say they will put a ten-story, 157-room hotel -- 175-room hotel outside the entrance of the new carrollton metro station. they chose the site because it's a transit hub. metro, marc, route 50 and soon the purple line will all meet here. >> if -- you can't find a better spot with connectivity. >> paul wiedefeld says it will be a revenue strain. >> we call it a reverse commute. it's so much more efficient than what you provide. if you come out empty, now you have the paying companies o

i'm sam sweeney.she will show us some of the activities and fun stuff that has been happening here all morning long and what happens throughout the night. >> this is the combination of more than three years of planning and construction. it is the official grand opening of the wharf developing along the southwest waterfront. this morning, and opening ceremony was held on one of the peers just off of maine avenue. bands helped us are a new era for southwest d.c. several hotels to more than 3 million square feet of restaurants and retail and apartments as well as a music venue d that can hold 6000 concertgoers. a praise for the vision of this project. >> finally the city of washington has embraced this waterfront. finally there is a place for washingtonians, visitors, tourists to enjoy water activities, for them to work, live, shop,in experience music and culture. suzanne: if you plan to come down here, you can get here in one of several ways. either a water taxi from alexandria or georgetown, or you can

sam sweeney is live along the waterfront. is everything ready to go? sam: we are getting closer and cl when we arrived this morning until now. some of the restaurants will have this later on tonight. if you look out to the peer by the water, there is a flurry of activity. hard hats, orange vests. they will all move out tonight. and tomorrow morning. the visitors will move in. no matter where you look at the wharf, flurry of activity. blow torches, power washing and the last layers of paint with the final touch-up. the man behind the project says despite the craziness it's go time. >> we are ready. furry of work going on right now. >> developers say the wharf of is a place to live, work and play. the apartments aren't too shabby. inside, top of the line finishes. on the roof and infinity pool with some of the views in the city. 85% of the apartments are still available. respects for a one bedroom started around $2,500. for the best city living you can live right here abo wharf. 350 square feet. $2,000 a month. you even get a modern murphy bed to pop out

sam sweeney is on your side breaking down the budget to see how it affects riders. sam: good news for the metro riders. they won't be taking more money out of your pocket in the coming year if paul wiedefeld gets his way. there will be no fare increases. there will be no service increases so everything we saw cut under safetrack will remain in place for another year but they will be asking for more money from jurisdictions so from virginia, maryland and the district they want $29 million more this year that will bring the tota $2778 million. there will also be few overtime opportunities and they will be hiring fewer people to save money. this is just the proposed budget. they won't be voted on until june. i'm sam sweeney. abc7 news. larry: "7 on your side" as one of the largest railroads begins replacing millions of wooden railroad ties. instead of preserving the wood they ordered employees to make them appear treated. in addition to the freight train, amtrak also uses them. alison: it's been three years since a north carolina crossing guard has seen her son. she sta

sam sweeney takes a look at the new traffic technology coming to a stop light near you. sam: we've all been there, stuck in traffic because of a poorly designed traffic signal. >> the smart signals will replace 20-year-old existing controls that are outdated and unresponsive. >> the governor announcing a $50 million plan to install sensors on 14 traffic lights. a perfect example of what the artificial intelligence will fix is this. this is 301. you can see middle of the day traffic backs up while only two cars way to come out of the shopping center. once the new system is in place, that will happen won't happen anymore. >> the signal systems will adjust the timing and improve the flow in real time. commuters will see times cut by 15%. there are nine stretches of roads in prince george's, don't become anne arundel, and charles county that will use the new center. a full list can be found in the abc 7 news app. installation will take about a year. alison: fighting crime with a right hook. the amazing video and shocking mugshots of a thief who tried to rob the wrong man. wha

sam sweeney digging for answers as curiosity building. a week and a half ago governor larry hogan came to jessup to make the big hyper loop announcement. it appears he was at a construction site but no media was invited and nobody was allowed to ask questions. what wondered what is behind the black tarp and the fence. last night the fence was blown over so now we know. this is just an open field. >> going to go from baltimore to washington. get ready. sam: the announcement that had the entire area buzzing. d.c. to baltimore in 15 minutes. 11 days later the plans are still vague. we tried to ask about the plan. >> i would love to but no more time. i was just about to give them all the details about the hyper loop. sa this is a private venture backed by elon musk. the state says no tax dollars will be used so it is possible that the state doesn't have much information. we went to paul lewis, transportation expert. >> they don't know many details. they haven't been given many details but they are supporting it because it's great publicity fo

sam sweeney live along the southwest water front. m, yesterday, hundreds of construction crews out there trying to get the finishing touches on. did they get it done? >> they did. this is a mini city within washington, d.c. take a look behind me at all the people out here tonight. they are making s'mores here. there are a couple of concerts and the party is just getting started. >> the day started with a welcome bang. >> city leader, developer and thousands that officially dedicated the newest land mark. >> this is transformative of the neighborhood and the city. >> in three and a half years, 860 new apartments went up. mile long promenade. music theater. and dozens of restaurants and shops. >> it will be a constant flow effect. you can't help but want to be down here. summertime, fall, whatever. >> 12 to 15 million people expected to visit each year. the wharf will pump $94 million in tax revenue 51% of the 6,000 new jobs will go directly to d.c. residents. 25% of the apartments and the condos are listed below market prices. >> we sh

sam sweeney, abc7 news. alison: the district approved dockless bikes by several companies but now there concern they are just ditched anywhere. a bike was trashed with no front wheel and sitting there for weeks. the washington bicyclist association is watching to see how the companies handle the matters. >> mostly people behave themselves but there are kinks to work out in the beginning. >> d.c. councilmembers are worried about the bikes. you will hear their take at 6:00. larry: the police say they know the 18-year-old man who fell to his death off a parking garage wasn't pushed and he didn't jump. it happened on one of the upper levels of the reston town center. tom roussey reports police believe it was a tragic accident. >> everyone we talk to is calling this a tragic accident. according to the fairfax county police this young man landed behind me off the parking ga this is the purple garage. where he fell from was all the way at the top. about six stories up. j >> the 18-year-old fell, he was trying to st

reporting in southeast washington, sam sweeney, abc7 news. >> the marine corps marathon flurry of activityady for the race. 3,000 set to run. security will be tight with up to 900 police along the route and 1,000 medical personnel on standby. trucks and the concrete barriers will be in place to prevent potential vehicle attack. metro will open early sunday at 6:00 in the morning. steve: looking good for the marathon. it's on the warm side toward the end of the race. 72 degrees by the noontime hour. and the start, upper 50's to lower 60's. look outside. it's gorgeous. the sun set in eight minutes or so at national harbor. temperatures on the comfortable side in the mid-60's at dulles. 67 in reagan national. 66 at manassas. temperature change compared to 24 hours ago making progress. we will build on that in the next couple of days. the temperatures tonight will skies will be clear. this will stay dry for the roadwalk. milder temperatures inside the beltway. colder to the north and west of us and colder in the mountains. tomorrow upper 40's in bethesda. 44 in college park. 42 middleburg. lig

along the north korean border i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. jonathan: well, tonight "20/20" will air a specific documentary on the las vegas massacre to focus on the heartbreak and the heroes after the attack. ma vegas all week and joins us live with a preview. >> what we do is a divergent of the "20/20" that you are accustomed to see. this is more deck mentary style -- documentary style. this is a memorial that started yesterday. man from illinois drove out here and filled the memorial, the crosses. he put pictures and candles and the names of the victims and now it is flooded with people coming from all over to pay respects. that sense of passion is what we are trying to encapsulate to bring together five or stick stories. health melton story was here with her husband in gunfire. he jumped on top of her. she felt a thud. it was him being hit by a bullet. her love for him is so strong. she was a doctor and he was a nurse. we went to nashville to interview her. she says she will bury her for him at the concert. jonathan smith, a man who is not

sam sweeney shows us who made unbelievable donation. >> fauquier county came together for this. at this truck. after seeing the phone bank at abc7 last thursday with the hispanic national law enforcement association, and prince george's county, they have been collecting all of these items from the fauquier county public schools at the warrenton farmhouse. a ton of people came together to bring shampoo, bottled water, dog food and motorized boat. ramen noodles to get to the people of thigh rerouted it to puerto rico. aaron, you and your family run a trucking company. what made you make it happen? >> we run aaron's towing out of fauquier county. we decided to take stuff to them to help the families out there that were without items and clothes after the hurricane. >> you got a bunch of organizations. how did you make it come together? >> my mother and father made phone calls. got in contact with the fauquier county sheriff office. they helped generate it. get it going on facebook and a bunch of other websites out there. >> good work. all of this will be loaded into another truck t

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walk with sam sweeney to see what makes the d.m.v. down right strange.uperheroes ban together on a mission to lift spirits and save halloween. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: it took more than oh rounds to stop the man shooting at a congressional baseball practice in alexandria last june. it injured six people including steve scalise. jeff goldberg is live with the new information from the just released report. jeff? jeff: the report giving new information including on the day of the shooting the padlock was locked. that is not always the case but it forced the shooter to fire the rifle through the chain link fence. he couldn't get on the field and shoot at the members of the baseball team. we also now knowm according to the report the shooting ohe morning of june 14 had been months in the making. after the incident a member of the republican baseball team told police he had seen 66-year-old james hodgkinson sitting in the stands watching the team practice. the day before the shooting. analysis of hodgkinson's phone revealed vid

jonathan: sam sweeney is there live. i have been by there the last couple of days.lurry of activity as they get ready for it to go online. so many shops and restaurants there, too. >> if you weren't an expert you would think there is no way it can be ready tomorrow. the only real way to describe it is imagine north pole on december 23. all of the elves getting all of their last minute items to place. december pile all of the -- despite all of this, the developer in charge says the wharf will be ready. most of the shops will be open tomorrow. there are hundreds of apartment and condos. most are still available to respect. studios start $2,000 a month and two bedrooms start $3800 a month. the infinity pal views on top of the apartment is not shabby. outside the apartment, there are venues and theaters. one of them is an open house with live music. no matter what happens the music will play. >> there is a furry of work going on right now. we have a couple of thousand construction workers that are wrapping up. they will be working through the night. >> if you want to co

sam sweeney is there to explain the change that should help commuters and travelers alike. >> until today every rush hour approaching garrison road in stafford county looked like this. two to three miles of gridlock. >> two. one. cut. all right. we are open! >> today with the cut of a ribbon and $50 million spent, they hope to fix the chronic congestion. >> it will take you two miles farther south and put you in the regular southbound lanes. >> that means express lane drivers aren't forced to exit the flyover. one lane extends express lane two miles south of garrison road. >> one of the number one thing we hope it does will reduce the merging. >> this is one of several projects to reduce gridlock. >> there is another extension here. billion dollar improvement in the area. this is just the beginning. working with the partners you will see a different type of usage. >> the northbound lanes will open tomorrow for the rush. they weren't supposed to open for nuen months but they finished on schedule and ahead of budget. >> they are continuing the work from the d.c. line. we asked about the ext

i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. alison: wow! thank you. not long ago president trump led a moment of silence at the white house and he told reporters beforehand this has been a difficult day. when he addressed the nation words about what happened. >> he brutally murdered more than 50 people. wounded hundreds more. it was an act of pure evil. it was our love that defines us today. and always will. larry: it was complete chaos for several minutes at bullets rain down on the concert field. one city that americans and all over the world seek out to have fun. but anything but that overnight. our sister station is there and nathan, describe the scene and what it's like there now. nathan: well, we are at the metro headquarters right now which is not near the strip. this is where we are waiting to hear from the sheriff to give an update on the investigation and the death toll that will happen in the next hour. we are expecting that to happen. as for the scene on the strip, there are still big sections of the s bay that have been cordoned off and b

as dulles airport, i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. nancy: a great sendoff.ying to figure out how an air berlin flight afforded a landing to the tower. look at this. lying low. thea look here. watch. there it is goes. right over a tower. low pass there at a german airport. that flight came in from miami. the last time for the route before the airline sees the operation. so perhaps a special occasion you might say. abc news reporting that the tower had approved the salute. >> in this time of terror, in this time when we have seen a german pilot deliberately fly an airplane in the side of a mountain, this is unnecessary, uncalled for. there was no reason to scare the people on the airplane the way he did. nancy: the pilots have not been suspended but they have been taken off flight duties while it was investigated. jonathan: who thought it was a good idea? alison: did he tell the passengers ahead of time? jonathan: we are going to buzz the tower. look to the left side. nancy: get your cameras ready. steve: rather be on the united flight. the 747. very cool. the

now we go to sam sweeney with breaking news from the live desk. sam: we are following a major developing story out of the logan circle neighborhood in northwest washington. an apartment building is up in flames. you can see this is unfolding at q street in northwest and we understand that is a four-story apartment helping. d.c. fire reporting -- apartment building. d.c. fire reporting no injuries at this time. you can see heavy black smoke that can be seen as far away as reagan national airport. a major fire response. stephen tschida is on the way. we should have an update with the next few minutes. once again, this unfolding in the logan circle neighborhood northwest washington. melanie: and coming up, help for hurricane victims -- how you can support puerto rico with one trip to the grocery store. plus, the new risk for distracted driving -- fancy gadgets getting our attention instead of the road. and out of this world and out of the space station -- the special repair mission underway coming up next. and it is certainly a hot and humid afternoon

sam sweeney is live with details on the plan. sam: we've all been there, stuck in traffic because of a poorly designed traffic signal. it's a major problem on 202 and today governor hogan said he wants to fix it intelligence. it's a daily struggle for maryland drivers, right now manually control the signal but soon that will change. >> the smart signals will replace 20-year-old existing controls that are outdated and unresponsive. >> sensors in the ground and around the lights will change the lives in real-time. a perfect example of what -- of what the artificial intelligence will fix is this. you can see middle of the day traffic backs up while only two cars way to come out of the shopping center. maryland wills in see their commute time shortened. a over 24 hours, it could be 10%-15% reduction in travel time. locations in anne arundel county, two in prince george's, and one in montgomery county. >> a full list of all the areas that will be impacted over the next year can be found in the abc 7 news at. >> today governor hogan ann

jonathan: sam sweeney shows us a new development is going to change the landscape of prince george's ty. sam: outside the new carrollton metro station, the empty parking lot is filled with debris, brocks and construction equipment. today, prince george's county officials announce a $1 this area look radically different by this time next year. this is $130 million plan to bring 2.5 million square feet of retail and office space. the prime tenant is kaiser permanente. the following year they will build 250 apartments and they want this to be an area to live, work and play. county executive rushern baker calls this a game changer. >> if you get a private company like kaiser permanente to develop, it will bring others in here and that will be jobs and you people's quality of the life will go >> it's on track to be finished november of 2018. >> by the time i was being held up. nancy: then he realized he was shot. d.c. bartender share the story as the police look for the gunman. alison: coming up tonight new at 5:00, in the midst of security breaches on the hill, what the trump administrati

i'm sam sweeney. we are going inside the operation center to answer the question horace: welcome back to the "7 on your side" center. 703-236-9220 is the number to call to talk to mechanics. certified mechanics from a.a.a. we have a quick question from a viewer. she is telling us that piece by piece it's rusting out. should she get a new car? >> the best suggestion if the car is solid, there are no safety concerns, it's been a good vehicle it's not unusual to replace it piece by piece. as the syste one section to another. the car's design and built in sections. front, midsection and the rear. it's not unusual to do several pieces. horace: it could be one thing after another. it is a 2000 car. 703-236-9220. here until 6:30. give us a call. alison: we appreciate it. from cars to bikes, the bike share is the most successful and the most used bike share in the country. 18 million trips have been taken. it takes a village to keep it moving. >> how come there isn't a bike at a station where live? why isn't

at dulles, i'm sam sweeney. abc7 news. jonathan: a beautiful plane. expanding the footprint in the district. the ride share service is planning to change things up in the area. what they want to do is they plan to open a green light hub at the east river park near minnesota avenue and benning road in northeast d.c. designed to answer questions from perspective employees and help current drivers like this former agricultural department employee. >> i don't have to come out if i don't feel good. jonathan: when it opens the greenlight hub will have 25 full-time employees. uber is hoping to open the location by late spring. jonathan: coming up, is the amazon whole food deal saving you money? "7 on your side" went shopping for weeks to find out. >> plus, cross on public land in prince george's county violate the u.s. constitution? the government watchdog takes a closer look at this case. jonathan: amazon promised to slash prices of the whole foods store after buying the chain. did it? we have the sale that will change the way we shop for food. amazon gobbl

sam sweeney, abc7 news.ust in, in case of a murdered teenager and the suspect isn't just charged with murder. >> what she has been able to show us so far has been unbelievable. alison: a local las vegas victim returns to maryland and why her family says she still has a long road ahead. michelle: a look at how the california wildfires could impact wine businesses across the country. >> now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. alison: the man accused of killing a virginia teenager in a fit of road rage is indicted and just in the last few hours new brutal details of the crime were revealed. michelle: richard reeve is at "live desk" with the latest. richard: we are learning that the victim nabra hassanen was raped before she was killed. the commonwealth attorney says he intends to seek the death penalty against the defendant darwin martinez torres. the eight-count indictment includes capital murder and rape charges. the document call this a premeditated crime. group of teens chased by martinez torres after a roa

washington, sam carr running through right over the other team breaking multiple tackles and he'll go the distance for the touchdown. lincoln wins 48-22. strawberry mansion at roxboro. and darnell sweeney says, i'm going to do this by myself, scrambles in for the score, mansion will win 32-10. >>> marple newtown at garnet valley and the jaguars coming on the field of the brandywine youth club. and a wild play right here. anthony by dash garon. he may score but kept juggling the football. not to worry. few place later, dash makes up for it. garnet valley wins 34-31. >>> sun valley and vanguard jewels kelly makes a nice run for the touchdown, sun valley will win 49-21. council rock south a bensalem with a strong run at the goal line gets in for the score. bensalem wins 35-14. jay roberts boyertown decides he wants to break long touchdown, great run showing a lot of speed, boilers town wins 24-21. phoenixville pottstown conner. small for the touchdown, phoenix wins 41-6. >>> next up we have the battle for downingtown as downingtown west takes on east. check out this crowd. huge crowd right there. end zone for the touchdown east beats west 28-14. kenneth at west chester and cjay preston, b

washington, sam carr running through right over the other team breaking multiple tackles and he'll go the distance for the touchdown. lincoln wins 48-22. strawberry mansion at roxboro. and darnell sweeney says, i'm going to do this by myself, scrambles in for the score, mansion will win 32-10. >>> marple newtown at garnet valley and the jaguars coming on the field of the brandywine youth club. and a wild play right here. anthony by dash garon. he may score but kept juggling the football. not to worry. few place later, dash makes up for it. garnet valley wins 34-31. >>> sun valley and vanguard jewels kelly makes a nice run for the touchdown, sun valley will win 49-21. council rock south a bensalem with a strong run at the goal line gets in for the score. bensalem wins 35-14. jay roberts boyertown decides he wants to break long touchdown, great run showing a lot of speed, boilers town wins 24-21. phoenixville pottstown conner. small for the touchdown, phoenix wins 41-6. >>> next up we have the battle for downingtown as downingtown west takes on east. check out this crowd. huge crowd right there. end zone for the touchdown east beats west 28-14. kenneth at west chester and cjay preston, b

sam car running through, and over, the other team. breaking multiple tackles, and goes the distance for the touchdown. lincoln wins 48-22. >> strawberry mansion at roxborough. sweeneyy miami self. scrambles on in for the score. mansion will win this one, 32 to ten. >> marple newtown at garnet valley. and the jaguires coming on to the field with members of the brandywine youth club. wild blake here, anthony, finds dar john, and dash looks like he'll score, but fumbles the ball, and brought down around the ten. >> a few plays later, dash makes up for t he will get that touchdown, garnet valley wins 34-316789. >> at sun valley, watching the vanguard jewel kelly makes night run, gets into the end zone for the touchdown. sun valley wins 49-21. >> council rock, south, at bensalem, mayo with the strong run at the goal line. gets into the score. bensalem will win 35-14. >> owen j. robert at boyertown decides he'll break long touchdown, too, great run, showing some speed there. boyertown will win 24 to 21. >> phoenixville to pottstown. find the touchdown. and phoenixville will win 41 to six. >> the battle for downingtown, we have downingtown west taking on east. huge crowd

sam and yohanna saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. why are south jerseyans so angry headlines at sweeneysweeney repeatedly sided with chris christie to underfund south jersey schools, increase standardized testing like parcc, cut take-home pay for teachers, and broke his promise to fund the pensions of hundreds of thousands of new jerseyans- all while padding his own. steve sweeney says a lot of things. but the truth is, he's not on our side. >> ♪ >> a delaware police force is raising money for two important causes. these pink patches designed by officers in new castle county are on sale for five dollars each at the department's headquarters today. all proceeds will be donated to the helen f. graham cancer center. the patches are also being sold to honor a fallen hero lieutenant joseph zerba who was fatally stabbed in the line of duty 2011. >> he was a person that was definitely committed to serving others as a police officer and in his private life and this is an opportunity for us to keep his memory alive, his name alive by doing events like this right here. >> now lieutenant szczerba'