suzanne kennedy joins us with what we now know. suzanne: it will take several weeks for the autopsy to be completed. medics conducted c.p.r. on prince when they found him unresponsive in an elevator. but it was too late. >> ♪ purple rain suzanne: 29 hours in the investigation and authorities are trying to figure out how music icon prince died. a four-hour autopsy was couc with few details being revealed other than in all likelihood it was not a suicide. >> there was no obvious sign of trauma to the body that we observed. i don't know at this point what the medical examiner may have found in the autopsy. if anything would have shown. but there was nothing at all that indicated an obvious sign of trauma. suzanne: in washington, the tributes continue from musicians -- >> prince has always been a big mentor, a big part of my music career. to even hear about his dying, i didn't even believe it. suzanne: to fans. >> i am just shattered to pieces. his music meant so much to me. it's hard to put into words right now. suzanne: at the nation

suzanne: suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news.thedral is the highest spot in all of washington, d.c., and to be up there on the scaffolding? a little scary. amazing work. josh: they at least are getting nice weather to get things started. we have sunshine again tomorrow. this pretty shot is from page county to the west. lake arrowhead, a beautiful da picture. some fun happening thanks to the pretty weather. we are back to 49 degrees. upper marlboro, maryland, 49 is where we are sitting at riverdale baptist. the chilly temperatures moving in, clear skies in control, the high pressure off to the north. that continues to dominate the weather as we go through the overnight and into sunday and monday. overnight temperatures dropping, chilly7 degrees, not as as this morning, but a cool start sunday. keep that in mind as you are getting off to church or starting the day all for with a jog, 44 degrees at 8:00, mid 50's by 10:00, mid 60's by lunchtime. the highest through the day, 75 winchester, 75 urbana. similar numbers in d.c., 74, 73 c

suzanne kennedy has a front row seat. suzanne: the demonstration is interesting. is not secure. this is the next phase of the project. >> it causes a crack. >> five years after the magnitude earthquake damaged the cathedral and small fraction of repairs is complete. this will involve work on. >> four to be assembled. we have to put them >> ill dud $34 million in damage. the first phase was exterior repairs but only 13% of the total outside restoration work. 23 $23 million needed for the iconic building to be made hole. >> the stone work carving them is difficult. suzanne: you can see work that will be done here to secure them. >> they will drill a three-inch diameter hole that is 21 feet down in the pinnacle. a special grout will be bumped into the hole. suzanne: perspective you don't get all the time. you are looking cathedral grounds. that crane will come up to lift this off the ground. this phase is going to take four months. >> suzanne will win the selfie contest. >> coming up, dotting the it's and crossing the t's. we wrap up your taxes. we look at deductions

suzanne kennedy reports.uzanne: two days of the "jeopardy" teen tournament are shot on the stage at d.a.r. constitution hall. 15 teenagers from all across the country ages 14 to 17 will gather on this stage to compete before nine students will move on to the semi-finals. three will be in the finals which will be a two-show competition. one o the competitors is from here in the d.c. area. >> this is my first time in national television. never done anything like this. this is exciting for me. it's not like every day that someone -- it is every day. pat sajek lives on my town. he is on tv every day. outside of that no one is on tv from my town. it's different. suzanne: the winner of the two-day tournament walks away with $10,000. at d.a.r. constitution hall, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. maureen: virginia senator tim kaine said he is trying to convince the colleagues to fund significant boost in the national park spending. he says there is an $11 billion backlog of needed park spending nationwide. he hiked a trail

suzanne wright is central to this book. >> she certainly is.nd as you know, she has p pancreatic cancer, which is just a really terrible condition/disease to deal with and in respect, it's like autism where there's not enough research done. it's very hard. and generally, the nih works on things that are not as hard as this and pancreatic and trying to break through that and make sure there's a substantial amount of research. that's what we had to do with autism and we've gotten for 10 or 11 years, almost $3 billion worth of research funds from congress to the nih, primarily all for autism and we need to do the same thing for pancreatic cancer, quite frankly. >> in fact, that's clear ly an enormous challenge and if anyone is the man, and suzanne, the woman for this job, it's you as well. i wanted to speak about autism for a moment from the book. because you say in the book that i knew from the very beginning that if we were going to accomplish anything, increasing awareness had to be the first priority because everything else, raising funds, sup

phil, could you get suzanne a coke, please? yeah, sure. you're much better in the film than you deserve to be. (laughs) good. i mean, thank you. i'm sorry i was such a nightmare. well, you seem better now. really? no, i don't. yeah. better because you're sober and... worse because i'm sober. yes, but worse in a good way. (chuckling) here you go. thank you. suzanne on film: because we have more spirit and more resources than you. all it'll cost us is money. there isn't enough mommy in the world to further a cause like yours. (sighs) shoot. that's as good as it got all day. we never got a full take after that. i know. i'm sorry. no, don't be sorry. just fix it. what? okay, let's try one. could i get a level from you, please? there isn't enough money in the world to further a cause like yours. victor: bring it down a little. all right. okay, can you try again, please? there isn't enough money in the world to further a cause like yours. good. okay, let's do it. (beeping) there isn't enough money in the world to further a cause like yours. (lau

suzanne kennedy is there with phase ii. suzanne? suzanne: i am h north tier of the national cathedral. we are 12 stories off the ground. they will begin the second phase of the repairs here of the damage caused by the earthquake of august 2011. that earthquake was a 5.8 magnitude. it did more than $30 million of damage to this iconic landmark. this is going to involve 16 pinnacles to be repaired or replaceed. the person at the forefront of this is the head mayson. you have to show what you will repair and replace in the next few months. >> we do. you can see the top portion of the pinnac you can see how it rocks. this is how we found it. it went up and up and up. fenials the tall slender carved elements the joints pop. you can see the way the piece is rocking. we will pull this off tomorrow to lower it to the ground and repairing them, drilling, putting rod and reinforcement in the pinnacle to put them back. amazing to see how the 1,500-pound piece is rocking with my fingers. it has been like this since august 2011. suzanne: joe, th

suzanne: this is the latest in which -- the latest neighborhood in which the latest shooting is being investigated. take a look behind me. you can see the bullet holes in the siting of this home. prince william county police say they have had a string of incidents like this one. back in february, five townhouses were hit and a community that sits right next to a school. aredents here this violence has spread to their community. >> it's too close to home. it is scary. it is way too close to home. this is a very quiet neighborhood, excellent neighbors all around me. people want to look out for each other. people help each other. -- i hope theyh catch the people doing this. authorities say they do not believe -- suzanne: authorities say they do not believe these incidents are related. jumy: thousands of police officers are gathering or the funeral of a virginia state trooper who was shot last thursday at a bus station while taking part in a training exercise. sam sweeney has more on the final respects being paid today. enforcement officers from as far away as michigan are here to pay the

suzanne kennedy has breaking details from annandale.anne: they have turned the case over to the arlington county police. they arrested the 31-year-old boyfriend who was put in charge of the children. he was charged with the felony child neglect and involuntary manslaughter. he took the three children and put one in a child safety seat. that is where he left her to die. >> the girl was left alone in car for seven the boyfriend dropped off the older kid but forgot about the baby in backseat. >> there is a break this the nowhere ma'am routine and he was taking the children yesterday. he got home and forgot about the little girl. not realizing she was still in the car he went inside. suzanne: hours later the man drove back to pentagon city to pick up the mom from work. only then did he find unresponseive girl in car. >> it's terrible. >> lilianna gonzalez is a neighbor and the mother of a 2-year-old. >> it shouldn't happen at all. be more careful. the kids are precious. take care of the children. >> another neighbor calls the death tragic.

suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jonathan: there is new information today to tell you about in the investigation in to the shooting that killed a firefighter and injured another. prince george's county fire and police chief held a press conference with the state attorney a few hours ago. maryland bureau chief brad bell was there. what did they have to say? a lot of people have a lot of questions on this one. brad: a lot of questions. you know the people here at the fire house have questions. it's pretty sad here, landover hills. this van being prepared for the funeral procession. inside you c the casket in the funeral procession. the firefighters trying to figure out exactly what happened to their colleague. there is no answer today as i knock on the same door firefighters broke through friday night. plywood covers the hole they made to get in to potentially save the life of a man they believed was in medical distress. tonight, prince george county fire chief is standing by that decision. >> they did what they were t

program just like suzanne did. the h.a.r.p.llowed suzanne to reduce her mortgage payment about $700 a month. the h.a.r.p. refinance cost about $7,250 with a 4.8 interest rate, substantially less. so now, when you rent the house, are you in the good? are you in the black now? >> it is pretty much almost break-even. >> yeah. >> we get a little bit more than the mortgage payment. but it does not cover the taxes or insurances. >> so, let's go through some of the h.a.r.p. bullet points to qualify. first of all, the loan had to be before may 31, 2009. the homeowner had to be current on the loan, not more than 30 days late in the last 6 months. and here's what you need. it could've been a primary home, a second home, or one- to four-unit investment property. obviously, it had to be a fannie or freddie loan. and the loan to value had to be greater than 80%. the h.a.r.p. program still has legs, but if you talk to most lenders today, it's not really that effective. it did help a certain percentage of people like yourself and others. but

suzanne marquez takes a look. >> come down. >> melissa mccarthy calls the shots in her latest comedy, the boss. >> who here want to hear about an unbelievably exciting opportunity? >> mccarthy plays michelle darnell, a brash big talking tycoon, who was arrested for inside err trading. she gets back on her feet, with the help of her assistant, played by kristin bell. >> there is so much heart to it, but there is also so many absurd moments, that just make you laugh. >> together the women launch a for profit organization. >> mccarthy say the flaws make the role interesting. >> you get to show how does that person change. because i think for any of us, the hard he thing to do is change. >> mccarthy and her husband, ben, wrote it with a third partner, also directed and dished on what mccarthy really like. >> in life she almost never swears. in bed, early, up at first light. she wouldn't like crack jokes at a funeral i don't think. >> falcone also revealed

suzanne: the high school junior antonio. >> movie -- suzanne: is the only local contestant. >> it's nerve-wracking. a lot of excitement and ainx, waiting. it's on the road production for "jeopardy" in the first time the game show has been in d.c. since 2012. delaware high school sophomore is a contestant and a big fan of the show. >> my family watches "jeopardy" together. ponding activity we have. >> this is cool. heroic experience. it's one thing to be watching it on the couch. another thing i be in person. >> when the two-day tournament is over, the third place $25,000. the first place winner gets $100,000 in catch. alison: thank you. a require visit for a group of local students. we catch up with them to hear about the trip to cuba. that is coming up at 5:00. >> i love my wife very much. she loves me very much. leon: we hear from the anne arundel county sheriff charged with assaulting his wife. what else he had to say about the allegations against him. narrator: all that political mail mlet's simplify.lming. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a jo

at reagan national airport, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. leon: new york's presidential primary is around the corner. but one candidate is spending his friday thousands of miles away. bernie sanders. he landed in rome this morning. you can see that is the scene. sanders is at the vatican to address a conference on social, economic and environmental issues. he gave a 15-minute long speech. michelle: coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- g.m. recalling a muslim million trucks. leon: the safety feature that is failing just ahead here. it's been three years since the boston we take a look at how the city is marking that occasion and the finish line ahead of this year's race. doug: a lot of things happening around the capital. we have everything affecting the operation, whether you're home, away, visiting. that's up next. steve: steve rudin live at u.d.c. they are practicing and gearing up for the big cherry blossom parade. we have full leon: the people of boston are honoring the lives lost in the terror attack three years ago. in 2013 two bombs we

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at reagan national airport, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news.at is it for "abc7 news at 5:00" on a friday. here is what is coming up at 6:00 -- you might want to think twice about driving in the district this weekend. we will tell you about the about. also just hours after circulating this composite, or a composite sketch of a sexual assault suspect police believe they found their man. how they tracked him down. and you might not hear them now but you will. when billions of cicadas will rise from the ground. "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now. maureen: festival parade, high level meeting and hockey add up to potential gridlock in the district this weekend. jay korff is live in the northwest washington with a look at some of the event bringing many people into town. jay? jay: yeah, good evening, maureen. we are along busy constitution avenue. to my right and behind me is a national archive. over here is prime seating for the cherry blossom festival parade. the real big issue i and the parking. it will be a mess out here over the weekend. >> it's beau

suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. leon: a woodbridge woman faces criminal charges for what police are calling a case of road rage. we told you about this ca is facing charges of malicious wounding and hit and run. police say she repeatedly hit a vehicle during the morning rush. when the man pulled over for help, she got out of her car and accused him of following her and working for isis. investigators said they thought aryell was suffering breakdown, but prosecutors will move forward with the case. more than two years after release arrived was last seen rudd wasnew -- relisha last seen alive, a new search is underway. why now? the chief is not saying. the national arboretum is within blocks of the holiday inn where rudd was seen entering a room with suspect kahlil taylor. po his wife before committing suicide. berry'sbetween marion widow a kidney donor will go to court. suit the woman that ran the kidney foundation. berry contends she has control over his publicity rights and did not want his name used for the founda

constitution hall, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jummy: we have a live stream of the stage construction for you on the website wjla.com. you can watch it anytime. once the stage is built we will put together a time lapse so you can see it take shape in the entirety. jonathan: very cool. does mean road closures around the d.a.r. constitution hall. seeing the streets between 17 and 18th, those closures are off and on between now and april 14. get the exact times at our website at wjla.com. jummy: coming up here at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- straight off a big win in martinsville. see what happens when a nascar driver gets stuck in traffic with the crowds leaving race. jonathan: but first, uninviting waters. the invasion proving offputting for those trying to head to the beach. brian: i'm brian van de graaff. it's national hug a news person day. bring it in. c'mon, jonathan. >> okay. go to break. jumm fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards.<