they told stephen tschida all about it tonight. hey, stephen. stephen: hi, alison. we were in the green turtle when the game ended, a lot of happy capitals fans inside the bar, looking forward to wednesday night back i d.c. at the verizon center for game seven. >> i'm so excited! it was a great win! >> hopefully they close it out wednesday night. it's going to be a good one. >> i mean, we get there, we get there, and we stop. i'm hoping we get there and take it there. thaten: they are hoping they win this time around for some will be hearing from the capitals later in the newscast. the lawsuit involving use ofender bathrooms. lawyers for gavin gri are arguing his case is still relevant even though he is about to graduate from his high school. the supreme court sent the case back to a lower court earlier this year. jonathan: searching for who left if i submitted graffiti on the georgetown campus -- searching for who left anti-somatic graffiti on the georgetown campus tonight. the police are asking anyone with information to come forward. alison: online sexual predato

stephen tschida joins us from the national mall where the diligence is on display. heading to the memorial day weekend there is some concern out stephen: quite a bit of concern. you can see the stage back there. it will be a lot of people on the national mall. many of them mindful of the critical terror alert in england and concerned about what the situation is here. in the nation's capital. vicious terror attack has england on high alert. >> especially when they target children. it's scary. >> the bombing has some here in d.c. frightened. >> anything can happen. you never know who has a back pack with explosive. we can't tell. stephen: there is a strong police presence but nothing out of the ordinary. the department of homeland security abandoned the color coded level for specific bulletins and alerts. so favor no no warnings. >> we can't live in fear. that way the people that do the despicable acts get theer hand -- get the upper hand. stephen: the department of the homeland security did away with the color coated alert system it has a degree of warnings. there is

i'm stephen tschida. i will tell you all about in a moment. alison: new at 5:00, all the cranes around d.c. mean construction. right? but the new buildings are in the way of the old views. find out what people at a hot local neighborhood think about the changes. announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. nancy: the house has passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through september. the budget showdown heads to the senate. the president must sign the bill for saturday to avoid a government shutdown. outside the metro station a man was stab and beaten by children. scary to see. stephen tschida has the video and who who the police >> there is potomac avenue metro station. we have a cell phone video from a witness in the moments after he tells us that several juveniles attacked this man. pushed him to the ground. and kicked him repeatedly. one allegedly stabbed this man. the incident went down at a time when they used the metro station say students of a number of schools come together. they say it can become dan

stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: a lot of people could use a drink or two on the patio. jonathan: are you encouraging happy hour? nancy: ice water is what i'm thinking. doug: boring but it works. nancy: trying to dig myself out of it. jonathan: blue crab and a cold beer. doug: that will work. that can't go out on the patio because it's raining and lightning all over the place. but not in the metro area. we have to go south to the viewing area. let's start with a time lapse. spotsylvania it is 87 degrees. it has been sunny all day. watch the sky as it changes over the afternoon. you will see the dark clouds ahead of intense, the storm ranked severe for a little bit. it will move in. this vantage point you see the edge. darker on this side. the storm, the national weather service canceled the severe thunderstorm warning a little early. because it was losing severe weather sign. it's still a healthy complex. moving across fredericksburg to potomac and charles county. this area is still under the severe thunderstorm warning until 4:45. there are other elements popping up. th

stephen tschida has reaction. stephen: what happened has captured international headlines it has attention of the people in alexandria and the members of this whether or not termination of the membership was the right move. >> hail the people. hail victory. >> one of the leaders of the at right movement. the white nationalist richard spencer. he calls himself a model gym member but last week a woman recognized him and begone streaming "nazi" at the gym. after the confrontation the sport and health club canceled his membership. >> i'm absolutely opposed to white nationallism. it's deplorable. but it is a free county. we are entitled. stephen: terminating a member left some troubled. we find no one who supported spencer's political views everyone for whom we spoke expressed concern about gym canceled due to his believes. >> we reached out to the gym and the woman who confronted spencer but no calls back. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. workers spending the day power washing a monument in

stephen tschida has details on the strange story. stephen: bizarre is the appropriate khoa nguyen to appear in court. charged with practicing medicine without a license in d.c. we have video of where it went down in southwest d.c. this is what people tell us occurred. he showed up and started to offer $30 a pop to allow them to swab the nasal package and take blood. police arrived after getting complaints they found numerous viles of blood and needles and a ledger with hundreds of names. they said that nguyen approached him but he wasn't going for it. >> the whole neighborhood like they were giving out government cheese. asking for blood. >> poor people and offering of course they are going to jump to it. high in crime and drugs. they will run for it. staves investigators said nguyen told them he works for biotech firm out of boston and a licensed professional but he does not have a license to practice in d.c. he is about to appear any moment. at 6:00 we will hear from his attorney. perhaps learn more why he was collecting the blood.

stephen tschida explains why in a story you will see only on 7. >> now they should at least clean my indows. stephen: dust coats the interior of her home. cracks and walls grow wider and plants in her garden wither. >> it's been hard on me. >> 99-year-old sheryl smith lived in this logan decades. but life here became difficult a couple of years ago. >> it's been killing me. no. it's -- to hear the knocking and to go through this every day. stephen: this is the source of her problems. the grand old mansion on logan circle in the midst of a painstaking restoration by the korean government. >> they just take so long. >> smith complained repeatedly but says she has gotten no response. she plans to spend the upcoming big birthday in her home. but the dust is so heavy and breathing so hard she just hopes she can hold on until construction finishes. >> maybe i will be here for my birthday. 100th. stephen: stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: now we spoke with the korean embassy and we were told we would get a response. we are still waiting for that response. the home under construction is inte

stephen tschida has the latest from law enforcement. stephen: the stage is behind me. a lot of the people who plan to attend mindful of the critical terror alert in england and wondering what is the situation in the capitol? the carnage from a terror attack in crowded con seventy venue in manchester, england, now on high alert. in d.c., the crews scrambled to get the stage set for sunday's massive memorial day concert. >> we have said today we are surprised how -- i wouldn't say slack but how untight the security is. >> some expect tight security but wonder how safe an outdoor venue can be. >> it will be hard. really difficult. >> the department of the homeland security abandoned the color coded alert years ago and now it puts out more bulletins. england is in critical code but no warnings here. >> i am of the notion that life goes on and you can't fall into insecurities. >> you don't see a police presence which is out of the ordinary today, the law enforcement leaders say this coming weekend they will be diligent. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: a

reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. >> coming up at 5:00, protests erupt after a verdict in aoting case. >> later the medical examiner is weighing in on what killed chris cornell. >> a movement to change the name of the high school named after a confederate general. but tonight the debate is getting political. we'll have that story coming up when "abc7 news at 5:00" to take on the "tom insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks... that's what tom perriello is about." progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello... and before and after congress i led non-profits to battle climate change, poverty and president bush's attacks on civil rights. now i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality. because together, we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. alison: statues and other remnants has been coming down in the last few weeks. tonight debate over a high school named after a confederate general could heat up at a meeting at that school. our northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg

stephen tschida has new information. phen: condemnation all around today from the state department, the mayor, the chief of police over the bodyguards of the turkish president apparently assaulting peaceful demonstrators. we are also hearing how dim loy mattic immunity may protect the bodyguards from charges. the vicious assault on the protesters near the turkish embassy. >> my daughter is 7 years old. she was screaming. it was terrible. >> it came from the turkish president's tayyip erdogan's security detail. >> they were bodyguards. >> today the state department condemned the attack and sent the government a statement about the concerns. peter newsham weighed in about what his officers encountered when trying to contain the violence. >> the police involvement was dicey. >> the district leaders condemn the incident. something some say is too common in turkey. >> this happens in turkey all the time. every day. >> the nine people injured in the attack were treat and released from the hospital. aside from the diplomatic imm

stephen tschida is delving into the debate live at the national mall. see it, read it, you hear it a lot today. happy memorial day. but some of the people we spoke with on the mall today say those few words signify that a lot of people have forgotten what this holiday is all about. patriotic colors and a parade. the trappings of an all-american fun holiday. >> yeah. happy memorial day? yeah. stephen: but memorial day is a day to remember hose who made the ultimate sacrifice -- remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the country. >> it's fallen off in the recent times. people more focus on a three-day weekend. >> tyler graham came to washington on this memorial day to honor his father. vietnam vet who died seven years ago. chemical exposure during the war eventually cost his father his life. >> feel like a lot of people incorrectly say "happy memorial day" when today we are honoring the people who lost their lives for our country. stephen: some express wishes for a good day while honoring those who gave their life for the country. we

stephen tschida has a pulse of the people today. stephen: music, pomp and a parade. how do we express ourselves on this day? >> i heard people have a happy memorial day weekend. stephen: today as americans relax and enjoy a day off from work. some believe this day has become more about a start of summer than remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the country. >> they need to be more cognizant of what the day is about. differentiate it between veterans day and memorial day. >> on the national mall where they held the parade, some came here because it is memorial day. others say while this is a should not be overshadowed. >> for me i don't want to overcelebrate it. it's more of a somber occasion. >> since so many of the holidays are all about having a good time, some of the mall said it's okay for memorial day to be somber. stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: there was lots of excitement in rockville as well. opening concert and wreath ceremony honored the fallen heroes just before the big parade. it's one of the longest running parades in th

stephen tschida has bonn -- monitoring protests in d.c. all day. stephen: we are in front of the white house. demonstrators arriving, hundreds if not thousands. there were marches through the capital. the message here, opposition to president trump's policies on immigration. the proposal to build a wall. and the deportation of undocumented immigrants. where are you from? >> virginia but today we are marching to the white house. stephen: why are you here? >> because my country treats people with dignity and my country needs to stand up to make sure that everyone is welcome here. stephen: thank you very much. gin, two protests. the other marcher to criticize the district of columbia government. we'll explain thatin reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks for that. the new york city protest across manhattan resulted in some arrests. one group went from grand central station to bryant park. others stormed and marched right through the macy's in harold square. nancy: meantime, overseas, demonstrations are ongoing there with another r

stephen tschida is live in north west with the need to catch the guys and quick. stephen: alert for pharmacies across the metro area. a rash of the robberies. let's get to the video. we have video to roll for you now. surveillance video of what went down last friday. the first incident on capitol hill, the grubs pharmacy, three suspects barge into the pharmacy. one of them armed. no medication. short while later this is 2:20. across town up to american university who suspects enter a pharmacy. they demand the promethozine as well and they make their way out of the pharmacy. we have learned that the police in prince george's county report a similar robbery about that time. as the one at american university. or near american university. they believe the incidents are related. right now a concern about the allergy medication because it contains codeine. they are searching for the suspects tonight. a lot of people are concerned in pharmacies across the metro area after seeing the video. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: thank you. today there is a new

stephen tschida is joining us live from stormwatch7 with the weekend washout. the same thing as last weekend, stephen. stephen: it might be worse than last week. we have been in it all day. at times it's heavy. other times like now it's coming down light. but the persistent rain is causing a lot of problems this time of the year when there are so many events planned outdoors. downpour and drizzle getting a lot of people down. the constant rain has caused some problems. over at catholic university, they already set up for an outdoor graduation this weekend. some of the students who are about to pick up the diplomas are wondering where are we going to pick up those diplomas? and then what about all the tennis players and golfers? a lot of people having t out the golf game or tennis match because of the rain. the rain still coming down. catholic university announced it will make a decision on how to handle the projected rainy weather on saturday for the graduation. no later than 8:00 a.m. on saturday. reporting live from stormwatch7, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jon

meanwhile, stephen tschida is live with the latest. stephen: richard spencer is a is a regular gym goer and he worked out regularly here. now here is spencer giving a speech after trump victory. he got in a confrontation with a woman here. the gym management became away he was a member and they terminated his membership. this is what one of the gym members said about the termination. >> it's not his alt-right point of view. it's debatable. from a political perspective, yes. of course. i don't support the alt-right movement at all. steve -- stephen: that is the sentiment of all the gym members of whom we spoke. they question whether it's appropriate to terminate the membership. we reached out to the gym and the woman who confronted spencer. noal calls back. but the members pointing out this a private club which has control over its membership. stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: virginia residents have until 11:59 to register to vote in next month's primary election. you have until 5:00 to register in person. you can register by mail i

reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: new information after a house fire in a barricade situation in prince george's county. a stranger breaking into a home, stealing a gun and he sets the place on fire. as ryan hughes reports we are finding out more about the man in custody. ryan: the neighbors called poce saying that they saw a man stealing items from the home. they were able to provide a good description. this is wayne gardiner taken in custody this morning. police say that gardiner broke in the home at random and he did not know the homeowner and he stole the shotgun and he set the back bedroom on fire. the owner was not home at the time. they saw gardiner run out in the woods armed with a shotgun. they feared that gardiner would come back and the neighbors were told to shelter-in-place as the officers set up a perimeter around the home and in the woods. >> along the track. we had the k9 assistance and we found mr. gardner in the wood line and we made apprehensions. he is unharm and he has an extensionive cr

stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: this just in. man who made headlines marrying his former sixth grade teach jail is filing for separation. he was 12 and she was 34 when they began the relationship and they were married for 12 years. alison: a court hearing underway in portland, oregon. jeremy christian accused of killing two men in an anti-muslim tirade last week. >> tuesday, 35-year-old jeremy christian set to be arraigned in court. charged with two counts of aggravated murder and one count of attempted murder. police say friday he stabbed three men on a portland train killing a 23-year-old and an army veteran after they stepped in to stop the anti-muslim rant aimed at two female train riders one wearing an hijab. the teenage son remembering his father. >> we miss him. he was a hero. >> the third victim micah fletcher released from the the muslim community to know that they have a home here in portland and our love. i want to honor the families who lost their great father, sons and brothers. police say they dealt with christian m

stephen tschida is at the courthouse. explain this for us. stephen: it's hard to explain. bizarre is the word for it. a few minutes ago, 43-year-old khoa nguyen came barging out of the courthouse. he appeared before a judge briefly. this centers on this neighborhood in southwest d.c. we have video we could show you now of an abandoned building on the p street in southwest d.c. it's here where the resid blood buying operation for the past few days where he would offer people money for their blood. investigators found needles and viles of blood and a ledger with hundreds of names in it. this is what a couple of the people in the neighborhood had to say about what they witnessed in the past couple of days. >> giving out $30. i guess everybody thought it was something, $30 is a lot to them. >> dirty needles? change of needles? >> they said he would put something up their nose and take blood, $not and that was it -- there 30 and that was it. >> it's disgusting. i wouldn't never do it. where my health is concerned, my doctors is the only ones i believe in doing what they say. >>

reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: now breaking news we are following closely. service returning to normal after tragedy on the tracks. a person killed by an amtrak train in lanham. marc and amtrak service brought to a standstill for three hours but resumed in the past 30 minutes. michelle: a man is dead, gunned down after gassing up his car a mile from the home. it happened overnight at an exxon on silver hill road not far from the census bureau. started when a gunman tried to rob a 27-year-old outside the station. the man fought back and the gunman opened fire. police are reviewing surveillance video but so >> it's too early to know why an s.u.v. plowed in a group of people at a car auction in massachusetts. two women and a man killed. one of the victims was a mother of three on the first day at work. sufficient was in an auction lane when it accelerated instead of going up. nearly a dozen people are hospitalized as a result. michelle: just in tonight. stolen assault rifle found in a stolen car parked outside of a montgomery county high school. police say a st

stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: thank wednesday on a bipartisan agreement to fund the government through september and avoid a shutdown. it has $15 billion increase in spending. the deal does not include money for border wall nor for the cuts to obamacare insurance sub studies. the white house sounds confident they can cover the bill. but some in his party have their own concerns. >> i have concerns about the healthcare bill in the current form. the amendment offered weaken protections for people with the preexisting conditions. >> we will get healthcare to the floor of the house. larry: the states would have to meet criteria such as a hi such pools failed in the past and they warrant that they could charge higher premiums. >> we have a developing story here tonight. there are three incidents a it a building and a bus stop on the campus. we have the latest. >> shock and anger by students. the administration here. you can see that close to the campus right now. this happen only the last day of classes. >> if n

the team coverage continues now with stephen tschida. what they have had to say about the controversy. >> there is a lot of concern on the street about the future of the democracy. when you venture in the tourist areas this is a different story. >> president trump's warm relations with the russians so intimate the "washington post" reports he disclosed top secret information to them. >> in washington they set up another round of the handwriting on capitol hill. on the street of the city, concern for the future of the country. >> it makes me nervous. it's reckless. >> once you venture out of d.c. there is a different take. tourists are skeptical. >> it's a bunch of news stuff. did he actually do that? >> when talking to the trump supporters it's apparent that the white house strategy declaring any unfavorable reporting seems to be paying off. reporting live. >> what is the law when it comes to this sort of classified information? nancy chen has this side of the story. >> two questions here. did the president break the law and did he compr

ephen tschida is live in arlington. stephen: they are concerned in this neighborhood and now we have learned that police believe the suspect in sunday's attack tried to get into this apartment building just before he's alleged to have assaulted the woman. the suspect in a brutal beating and sexual assault apparently made an attempt to get into

stephen tschida is there with why many consider that time of day treacherous stephen: right here in fronthe metro station at 4:00. that is when the students from the area schools converge on this metro station. the people use it say sometimes that convergence can lead to violence. a young man on the ground bleeding profusely. witnesses rushed to help and ask questions. >> is it bad parenting? >> witnesses say the victim was standing outside the potomac avenue metro station and suddenly a group of juveniles attacked him. beating him viciously. one of them is alleged to inflicted a stab wound. rescue crew arrived in minutes and rushed him to a nearby hospital. >> i mean it is crazy. it's sad. it's like a lot of security is needed at all times out here. this is not really safe. >> some of those who use potomac avenue station says when the school lets out it gets dicey and

stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: coming up, the flood gates seem to be opening when it comes to the airline issues. we are keeping track of the latest incident. >> the firing of the former f.b.i. director james comey. but will there now be a special prosecutor? we look into that issue in a live report coming >> the anxiety is very real in washington this everything. still ahead, thoughts from fans seated nancy: protesters are gathering outside to let the white house know how upset they are over the firing of james comey. richard reeve has congressional reaction for us as well. >> this is a shocker on both sides of the aisle. folks are asking questions and now we learn that the senate intelligence committee asked comey to come in for a private hearing, a closed session. >> he was supposed to testify before panel tomorrow. investigating links between the trump campaign and the kremlin. a lot of talk about appointing a special prosecutor to look into this as well. normally the appointment would be made by the att

ephen tschida is live in arlington. stephen: they are concerned in this neighborhood and now we have learned that police believe the suspect in sunday's attack tried to get into this apartment building just before he's alleged to have assaulted the woman. the suspect in a brutal beating and sexual assault apparently made an attempt to get into nearby building just prior to the attack. >> it is scary for everybody else who lives in this area. >> surveillance video shows the suspect enter the building on claredon boulevard when an occupant opens the door. but the consee arge tells him to stop. >> it's good that he didn't recognize the person. >> he did get into the building a short while later while they say he posed as a maintenance worker and knocked on doors. the female opened the door and he allegedly assaulted her. it struck fear into this area pulsing with young people. one emailed a warning. some are hoping this new video leads to break in the case. >> hopefully they'll arrest him, yeah. stephen: police say the suspect was

stephen tschida is live with an umbrella in northeast. we are at catholic university who are set for the graduation on saturday. all the chairs out here. no tent. downpour, drizzle and damp spirits. >> a little depressing. i would like it to be sunnier and warm. >> the persistent precipitation causing a bit of panic. catholic university already set up for the outdoor graduation this weekend. some who are about to pick up the diplomas wonder who is going to happen now. >> a bunch of chairs without a tent. >> it is hard to tee off in torrential rain. >> it's discouraging but it's the game. that is the way it goes. you can't control the weather. >> they can't control it here at catholic u. either. thatly make a decision on how to handle graduation saturday by 8:00 a.m. saturday. now a check of the forecast to chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: the transition of improving weather will happen in the afternoon. the heavy rain moves out. but steady lighter rain continues through the everything. but that, too, will move out. we will hit a break

stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: t.s.a. rolling out new screening procedures this year. the travelers will have to remove any electronics bigger than cell phones from the bags. they will be screened. there is no specific threat associated with the change. there is no timeline on when it will be rolled out nationwide. alison: new developments for a d.c. man that called in a phony bomb threat to union station. james cherry will spend time in prison. he must pay $36,000 in restitution to amtrak. new information about last week's deadly chaos in times scare. the man accused of intentionally nowing down pedestrians with the car indict bade grand jury. richard rojas admitted he was on drugs when he drove along a sidewalk for three books. 22 people were hurt and an 18-year-old was killed. jonathan: this is just coming in. terry mcauliffe announcing on twitter he is pardoning liliana mendez. she is facing deportation after being arrested with a routine check-in with i.c.e. an mcauliffe says it may not make a difference but it could decides whether to separate her from her family

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stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: if you are thinking of a new home, "7 on your side" with a phone bank to ask a realtor. call the panel of experts in the "7 on your side" help center. the number on the screen. 703-236-9220. they will be there for your calls until 6:30. doug: sunshine, gusty winds. 79 in warrenton. talk about the winds and the forecast tonight. whatever you have planned if you are going to the south capital streets to see the nats take on the diamondbacks. the fist pitch is breezy at 73. cooling throughout the evening. no matter the plans no anklet. overnight it will turn cooler. not colder. cooler. there could be isolated slots in the morning. over the next few days looking good. 68 tomorrow. still breezy and sunny. through friday morning, there are heavy rain and possible thunderstorms and highs of 71. we could pick up an inch or two of rain over the weekend. it will be cool. scattered showers. 61 on saturday. mostly cloudy. school near 60 on sunday. no sign of getting out of town anytime

stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: all right. we are back in the weather center with doug.y. it look like we have high temperatures coming our way. doug: we have a real taste of the mid-summer weather. humidity levels creep up. temperatures in the lower 90's but it's beautiful now. congressional country club. nancy: let's ditch it and go golfing. doug: if we could get away with it. this is a quick hit. a few days. make no mistake it will feel like mid-summer. this is beautiful out there. the sunshine 77 at reagan national. dew point is 52. that tells us that the air is dry. lows in the morning the low to mid-60's. in the next few days 93. a lot of sunshine. isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and the evening. friday is a better chance of storms with a cold front approaching. heading to the weekend, remind you a taste of arlington sunday from 12:00 to 6:00. you can meet our own jeff goldberg at the event in arlington. temperatures will be in the low to mid-70's. plenty of sunshine and a few high clouds. so the overall headlines here we are working on heading through tues