suzanne kennedy is following breaking news.. suzanne? fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> this is a breaking news alert. >> a tragic accident in d.c. a firefighter in critical condition after getting hit by a ladder truck. larry: a family held hostage for years and now that father under arres

larry: suzanne kennedy has the latest. good morning. nne: good morning to both of doe, the building is unsafe, not occupy. all of this happening because of the issue of fire code violations. we were here yesterday morning around 9:00 as the inspectors went door to door, floor to floor here at the lynn till condominium complex. it took them about two hours to complete the inspection. they found trash in vacant units and fire doors that didn't work, meaning the building would be closed to the people who live here. management was informed of the violations several times and did not fix them. residents are being told to get their documentation and clothing and leave the area immediately. they do not need to take a furniture with them, they can make arrangements to pick that up later. the county is not down and asking management to make the necessary repairs and then tenants will be able to move back in eventually. however if they do not move out by noon today the county can issue a court order and get people forcibly removed from the situati

suzanne kennedy-- morning washington. suzanne kennedy-- what are you working on this morning? a local police chief in the hospital. the violent crash involving his motorcycle and the latest on his condition. plus president donald trump is not backing down. the president now saying his promise to unleash fire and fury on north korea - not tough enough. and a disappointing start to the redskins pre-season as they fall to the ravens. this morning what

suzanne kennedy is live in temple hill with more. suzanne? this is a community that has long been plagued with problems. if you take a look behind me and see that from a fire that took place on thanksgiving day. those repairs were never made and now there are other issues as well, the fire department posting that safety improvements must be made for these buildings on good hope avenue, the tenants will have to move out. they were built here in the only 36 unitsbut are occupied. you may remember back in october the tenants were forced to move out because of a building -- ailing dispute with apco. now the issues are safety-related. higher safety-related. here's a list of the changes that are being required. all fire alarms must be working. the doors to the vacant units must be secured. the trash must be removed. the fire doors must work properly. i just got off the phone with the public information officer or the county, saying that the inspectors will be here at 8:00, going in at 8:30, meeting at :0 ultimately make the decision whether or not

suzanne kennedy, what are you working on? zanne: the governor weighing and strongly on the future of confederate war monuments here in the commonwealth will stop i will have the details is definitely a healing phase. we are here to stay. autria: candles instead of torches. the massive message of he's after a weekend of violence. larry: it comes after explicit comments from president trump. adrianna hopkins following more. adrianna: the president is not backing down from those remarks and sources are telling cnn he has no regrets after this. take a listen. pres. trump: i think there is blame on both sides. you look at both sides, i think there is blame on both sides. adrianna: those comments are costing the president support from the business humidity, who he heavily courted thing's campaign. advisory council of top ceos from powerhouse companies even voted to disband. off to phoenix where there is a rally planned for next tuesday, the city's mayor is pleading with the president to delay the rally after the violence in charlott

suzanne kennedy has more on the story right now. suzanne?anne: there is certainly a inghtened sense of awareness reston for people walking to and from the metro station. this is where an attack happened yesterday afternoon. a woman saying that it was around 2:30 when she was walking in the 12,000 block of north shore drive where we are this morning. the man came from behind her and dragged her into the woods. she says that he threw her t police say that something scared the attacker and he ran away without assaulting her. this morning they are trying to find out the identity of the man wearing a gray t-shirt with a red baseball cap. it's believed that he got away with a gray or red hyundai with of the and the license plate. if you know anything about the man or the incident, you are asked to call fairfax county police. thank you. another disturbing investigation from police in fairfax county. a five-year-old girl the victim of sex assault and police believe the person responsible is a complete stranger. this happened on sunday on tower drive

reporting live, suzanne kennedy. right now, london police are searching for a jogger who pushed a woman into oncoming traffic. take a look at this video, it's incredible. it shows the entire incident, the bus narrowly missing the 33-year-old on the putney bridge. perhaps the oddest part of all of this is the jogger returned to the scene 15 minutes later to run -- to finish his run. the victim tried to confront him but he ignored her and kept moving. police are now hoping that this video will help them find that man area -- man. larry: today marks the second anniversary of the u.s. the killed attack 70,000 people. the japanese prime minister speaks at the ceremony, reiterating his determination to free the world of nuclear weapons. a man in custody this morning, accuse of taking pictures of women's skirts. him tell us that it helped that help them to catch them at the columbia heights metro station last week. larry: noncitizens will have to wait another month to know if they have the power to vote in a city election.

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suzanne kennedy has more on that part of the story for us. suzanne: the ntsb is investigating how one of two choppers responding to that white supremacist rally in charlottesville fell from the sky, killing the troopers on board. the trooper in the unit commander has been with the state police aviation team for nearly two decades. had just joined the unit last month and had died at the scene. eyewitnesses say the aircraft seemed to have mechanical problems. that the apparent pilot was trying to gain control of the craft. it honestly appeared to invert, turn upside down. loss of parts, seemed to fly off. it came down relatively quickly. both men served as the terry mcauliffe protection unit for three years. the governor calling the lost devastating for the commonwealth . at this point there is no reason in southwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. as things unfold in charlottesville, stay with us for the very latest. right now the united states top military official is meeting with its counterpart in south korea to the alliance against

that's where suzanne kennedy is live with the latest. suzanne, good morning. suzanne: good morning to you, larry. people are coming and going here at the tacoma station, just like any other monday. but it was a rare incident here at the takoma station that had a lot of people on edge this morning. fortunately, this happened at a time when there weren't too many people riding the red line. we want to show you some images. please take a look at them. let us know if you know these people. these are the three men that police are looking for in connection to this incident. the shooting took place around 3:00 sunday on board a red line train that was headed toward downtown as the train pulled into the takoma station. one person, a teenager, suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen. police either don't know or aren't saying if the suspect and the victim knew each other or the motive for the shooting. witnesses report that the suspects got off the train where the shooting occurred, crossed on to a different platform, and got on a train going in the opposite metro then

suzanne kennedy is live in temple hills this morning.. it's 5 xxx and morning washington. an earthquake - rocking a small resort town in italy. the death toll and damage done. plus - the eclipse has come and gone. but it's left memories that will last forever! another look back at reaction from across the country. - hottest day of the week; feels 100+ - not as hot tomorrow with falling humidity - delightful end to the week and weekend - unseasonably cool end to august today: mostly sunny. hot and very humid. breezy. highs: 92-95 winds: sw 5-15+ mph tonight: mostly mild and muggy. lows: 70-77 winds: sw 5-10 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy. some late day clearing. falling humidity. highs: 83-85 winds: nw 5-10 mph breaking right now at 5xx checkpoints are closed at bwi airport. this due to a security investigation. we know that some early flights may be affected. our john gonzalez is headed to the scene right now. breaking news overseas.. at least two people killed when an earthquake rocked the italian resort island of ischia at the peak of to

suzanne kennedy is live from outside pg hospital where chief devan martin is recovering right now. right now - dc police working to high profile shootings. one of them - happening in broad daylight thursday on saratoga avenue in northeast. there - a 17-year-old girl was shot in the head while sitting in her car. police saying she was just an innocent bystander. at last check she was listed in critical condition. a man was also shot..he's expected to survive. police are looking for two men last seen traveling in a gold honda accord. and in southeast.. the gunmen in this shocking video - are still at large. watch - you can see a woman holding a small child - running two men begin firing as the woman running falls. this all happened around ten p-m july thirty-first... near 22nd street southeast and southern avenue. we're told one man was hurt -- but not seriously. developing now. president trump - not backing down on his comments aimed at north korea. trump now saying his threat of fire and fury may not have been tough enough. two u.s. officials say that despite the rhetoric there is

in northwest washington, suzanne kennedy. adrianna: it was a busy night for firefighters in the district, the s was one of three fires. in northwest, another firefighter was hurt battling a fire in the basement of a home on van buren street and the northeast, a man and woman had to be rescued from a home on buchanan street, both like to the hospital and the man in serious condition. the woman with non-life-threatening injuries. no word on what started those fires. ofery disturbing story out spotsylvania county, a man accused of holding two of his children and their mother hostage inside a home for more than two years. ryan hughes has reaction from neighbors and questions still unanswered in this case. >> the home next to a neighborhood filled with houses all around and neighbors tell us they are stunned that this was going on in their backyard. you can covered with towels and sheets and you cannot see inside the home. the spotsylvania county sheriff's office says 43-year-old kariem ali muhammad moore is the woman's boyfriend

suzanne kennedy has details from the d.c. police chief. suzanne: police are back out on the scene where the shooting took place yesterday afternoon, where a 17-year-old was shot in her car just a day before her sister was to be married. less than 24 hours later, an arrest has been made. 21-year-old philip carlos mcdaniel of washington dc. it was about 3:45 when police say there were gunshots on saratoga avenue northeast. the teenage victim was shot in the head. she was just 10 days away from leaving for college. was alsoperson, a man, hit. this latest incident comes at a time when violent crime is down in the district. >> happens, people don't want to hear those things, they want us to make sure we don't ever have these things happen in the city and that is something i agree with. suzanne: the girl is still in the hospital struggling for her life. her family is by her side. two more suspects are still being sought. mpd has no further details about either of these men. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. adrianna: activists with black lives d.c. of

suzanne kennedy is live in northwest with more on this. you can help the victims of hurricane harvey right now. "harvey" to 9-0-9-9-9 -- and that gives 10 dollars to the red cross. every little bit helps. and this friday, we'll be teaming up with the salvation army -- with our parent company, matching the first 100-thousand dollars, in donations. you can get a head start by donating now - jus website wjla.com. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - seasonable today; much cooler tomorrow - rain from harvey late friday through saturday - drier sunday & labor day monday - irma could strengthen to a hurricane today today: partly sunny. seasonably warm and a touch humid. highs: 81-85 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: stray shower or storm early. mostly cloudy. becoming breezy. lows: 53-59 winds: n 5-15+ mph unseasonably cool. showers arrive late. highs: 65-69 winds: ne 5-10 mph developing now- searching for the woman they say tried to abduct a 7-year-old -- off a metrobus! other riders had to intervene to help the child, get to school safely. joh

suzanne kennedy is live there right now with more. calls to remove other statues in our area also heating up this morning. maryland governor larry hogan has asked the state house trust to remove this statue in annapols of roger tah-nee taney wrote the infamous 1857 dred scott decision... upholding slavery and denying citizenship to black people. in the district there is just one statue of confederate officer.... this monument to general albert pike/ d-c councilman david grosso says once the council is back in session -- he will introduce a resolution to have that statue the city of alexandria has postponed tomorrow's meeting to discuss new names for jefferson davis highway. the move is designed to give people more time... to take part in a survey. the questionnaire will be online until september 15th -- with public hearings -- now scheduled for september 25th and october fifth. happening right now - police want you to see this sketch. they say this is the guy who abducted and sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl in fairfax county. off

suzanne kennedy is live at the takoma station with the pictures police want you to see. a rash of robberies in the district over the five incidents - all in the span of about 10 hours. police say the first happened saturday night on g street in northeast. a woman walking home from the grocery store was pushed to the ground... and a suspect made off with cash. the last happened early sunday morning. police do not believe the robberies are connected. a heads up for green line riders... the branch avenue and suitland stations are closed this morning. the shutdown will last for two weeks.. until august 20th. the naylor road station will also close for the project but only on the next two weekends. shuttle buses will be provided. right now - president trump is in new jersey on a 17-day-trip he insists is not a vacation. this, as photos and videos surfaced on social media showing he spent some time saturday on the golf course. but the white hous says the president will be having meetings and briefings with advisers and lawmakers while at bedminster over next two weeks. while t

suzanne kennedy has more on the arrest and search for at least three others involved. suzanne: that suspect was picked up authorities are still looking for three men they are calling persons of interest. they want to know what they know about what happened just up the stairs here on the track on a red line train. take look at these images captured by surveillance cameras inside the metro. this is the trio police want to look for. that happened around 3:00. that train was headed downtown. witnesses say immediately following the shooting several men jumped off the train, got onto another platform and to the train going in the opposite direction. many commuters this morning were wond federal government those men were caught and how safe riders are in the rail system. >> i don't take anything for granted, you know. i just try to be alert and hopefully, you know, it won't happen but these things happen and it's one of the risks of living in an urban area. it's disturbing it was 3:00 but i don't know if here with more trap dation. -- trepidation. suzanne: we don't know if the

reporting live, suzanne kennedy, "good morning washington." adrianna: president trump is not backing down on his comments aimed at north korea. he now says his prior rhetoric may not have been tough enough. despite the rhetoric, there is no elevated u.s. military status in that specific region. the north has threatened to fire missiles at guam as early as this month. president trump has officially declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency. deaths i write an all-ti treated officers after accidental exposure to fentanyl. this was outside of cleveland. in a remake patient had been in when doctors say they all three began feeling sick of the room, and then passed out. the good news is the nurses are ok. larry: a horrific tragedy in silver spring -- last year's exposure at the flower branch apartments. last night, a candlelight vigil was held on the one-year anniversary. if killed several people and injured dozens of others. more than 100 people wrote were displeased. -- displaced. black lives d.c. plans to release troubling information. th

reporting live in silver springs, suzanne kennedy, "good morning washington." na: thanks, suzanne. time now is 6:34. a bizarre crime reported in arlington. a homeowner said someone got into their apartment on clarendon boulevard and cleaned it. the person said they never hired a housekeeper but the place was spotless when they came home from a trip. nothing was stolen by items were moved around for sbreag. you can break in my house and do my laundry. larry: and dishes. and windows. a nevada woman recovering after her purse exploded tuesday during a city council meeting. look cheer you see the bag spark while in the woman's lap and behind his shoulder right there. according to first responders a battery is to blame and the woman suffered minor burns and treated at the scene before being sent home. adrianna: a new popular photo app is facing a lot of backlash called face app an turn frowns into smiles and make yourself look older or younger and even swap genders but there's a new feature, an ethnicity filter that's quickly angered users. selfis could be changed to

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suzanne kennedy.. what are your working on? hurt after a high-speed train crashed into another outside of philadelphia. the investigation happening right now. plus.. president trump's new plan to combat terror in afghanistan. the number of u-s boots he may think of putting in the country. and more chaos in charlottesville. this time at a city council meeting.

larry: suzanne kennedy is live in northwest with how you can help by eating out. ben's chili bowl opened about an hour ago and they have had a few customers in. some of the proceeds from today's tell will go toward -- till will go toward the houston relief effort. we have some breakfast going, scrambled eggs with cheese. famous halfn's smokes. many restaurants participating in dc dines out for houston. the restaurants will pledge 1% to 5% to the relief fund. a very popular chef, his restaurants will give 5% of their sales. busboys and poets says it will do the , theol, del frisco's diner, and continental edges right down the street, will also be participating. the black restaurant group's restaurants which includes black salt, curled dive, and others, will match dollar for dollar up to $100,000. there are dozens of restaurants that are participating, ben's chili bowl being one of them. if you have been sitting at home ,aying, what can i do to help perhaps you can come to a restaurant like this for a breakfast sandwich and part of the proceeds will go to houston. s

suzanne kennedy.. what are you working on? and seven is on replacing torches of hate. the same streets where white supremacists once rallied - now a place of healing. the powerful scene at the university of virginia overnight. and new fallout for president trump.. the request from to cancel a planned rally, and the response from the president this morning. good morning washington. toss to eileen - hot and humid to round

there is much more ahead on good morning suzanne kennedy.. what are you working on for 5 o-clock. on the move. the same system that spawned a tornado - now heading east. the high winds and heavy rain on the way. plus - shots fired on a metro train! the terrifying moments for red line riders - and who police are looking for now. and a presidential vacation - or maybe not? what president trump is saying about his next two weeks away from the white house. good morning washington. toss to eileen weather alert day flash flood watch for d.c. & southern md from

suzanne kennedy.. what are you working on? responds. the regime's new statment after presidnet trump's tough talk. a massive explosion - and a wall of flames. the images from silver spring still terrifying to see. we're live at the flower branch apartments one year later and a change ahead for the weekend - stormwatch seven is tracking the return of the rain. good morning washington. toss to eileen

baltimore, suzanne kennedy. adrianna: just yesterday governor larry hogan rested that tawny statue outside their be taken down. we don't know when or if the statue will be taken down, but we will bring you new details as soon as we get them. trump, coming out and slamming protesters on both sides of the demonstrations. we want to know you think about how the president is handling this. in the meantime, here's what he had to say. larry: what about the -- >> what about the alt left they came charging at the alt right, as you say? what about the fact that they charging swinging clubs? do they have any problem? i think they do. different groups. but not all of those people were white supremacists, believe me, by any stretch. those people were also there because they wanted to protest the taking down of the statue, robert lee. trumps of visors say they had no idea he was going to say these things. he was there to talk about infrastructure and telling his staff that he would us -- explicitly avoid this. but apparently

livea: suzanne kennedy is with an update from officials. suzanne: authorities are trying how exactly it happened. how did one firefighter get off a vehicle and then be struck by a second one? we do know the 28-year-old firefighter is at the hospital center. he got out of surgery before 5:00. he is a probationary firefighter and has been with the department less than three months. the fire taking place in the 800-block of f street northeast. 75 firefighters responding to the two-alarm fire. engine 3 pulled up and that is when the accident happened. chief about 40 minutes ago. here is how he described it. >> firefighters had dismounted the vehicle he was riding. he was preparing hose lines. firefighters mothers' -- ' injuriesr smothers are critical. he just got out of surgery and he has critical injuries above the waist. suzanne: the good news is that the prognosis is better than what was initially thought. -- he also has an uncle in the department and he was ironically at the scene running a helicopter unit for another company. we are hoping

suzanne kennedy was there with the packed crowd of supporter supporters. suzanne: the strong brotherhood of d.c. firefighters came together to help an injured coworker. >> when one of our brothers or sisters is injured in the line of duty, it's personal to us. it's truly your family away suzanne: firefighters gathered before dawn and shared a little camaraderie. a little bacon and eggs were prepared in the kitchen. this is all for 28-year-old dane smothers jr., a rookie firefighter injured last wednesday responding to a two-alarm fire. organizers say the community support for this new member of the department has been overwhelming. >> yesterday, once they heard about the benefit, we are coming in. they couldn't make it so we are giving money here. suzanne: amongst the earliest to arrive, recruit class 380 who will soon follow in firefighter smothers' footsteps. >> firefighter smothers was one of us not long ago. we're just coming out in company lick he did a couple of months ago. we want to show our support. suzanne: firefighters smothers is still at the me

in silver springs, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. adrianna: and on the anniversary, a scare not too far from the scene, a gas line ruptured in kensington. washington gas shutoff the supply to the line and got to the issue under control. nobody was hurt. developing now, tensions are escalating between the u.s. and north korea. oracle arena is now threatening to launch missiles near guam by -- north korea is in now threatening to launch missiles near guam by the middle of the month. we have more on the war of words. >> the commander of north korea's army unleashing a specific threat to use missiles on guam by mid-august. >> the missile they are talking is very unrel multiples. it could be a convenient excuse to test it further. >> a defiant response to the explosive comments by donald trump. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. loadrth korea calling it a of nonsense, saying that the president is a guy bereft of reason and that only absolut

nancy: suzanne kennedy was in baltimore as the statues started coming down. this is the site of one of four confederate monuments that came down overnight here in baltimore. what once contained a statue of robert e. lee and stonewall jackson is now an empty pedestal. what remains is graffiti put here overnight. crews were here in the 3:00 a.m. hour. it took a large crane to remove the statue dedicated in 1948. the monument had been proposed for removal by a committee appointed by baltimore's mayor. the roger b. taney station in mount vernon place also taken down overnight. not explicitly a confederate monument he is well known for advancing slavery in the u.s. and the 100-year-old confe blank pedestal. the baltimore residents woke to a new feel in their city. >> i felt like it should have been done a long time ago because of what it represents. i'm happy for that. >> there is often time a feel of disappointment and kind of just sadness with the way things are in the country. there are the glimmer of hope. that means that, you know, change is happening. >> bal

suzanne kennedy is live in southeast - suzanne? - another grey day; - another grey day; noon - summer-time heat returns mid to late week - still looking dry & nice this weekend - 6 days until the eclipse today: mostly cloudy. showers, mainly before noon. highs: 82-85 winds: ese 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. patchy fog. lows: 68-75 winds: s 5 mph wednesday: partly to mostly sunny. hot and humid. highs: 88-92 winds: nw 5 mph happening now - emotions running high and tensions boiling across the country.. this morning - dramatic new video from north carolina of protesters toppling a confederate statue outside a government building in durham. a woman climbed a ladder.. attached a rope to it.. and pulled it to the ground. after it fell some protesters spit on the statue and kicked it. closer to home in baltimore - two of four confederate monuments now defaced - the most recent, a 114-year-old statue -- covered in red paint and in boston - a memorial to holocaust victims was smashed after police say a teen threw a rock at it. he has been

suzanne kennedy has the latest this noon. suzanne: there is a heightened sense of awareness after a woman was attacked in this northern virginia neighborhood in broad daylight. the incident allegedly taking place in these bushes in the 12,000 block of north shore drive. the 22-year-old victim says a man who she had originally seen at the reston metro station came from behind, grabbed her, drag her into the woods and tried to take her clothing off. police say something scared him and he was -- he ran away before he was able to sexually assault her. people in this community are scared about their safety especially because the alleged attacker has not been caught. >> i am walking by myself all the time. >> i try hard to stay alert about what is going me, but i will think twice about --sometimes getting a couple getting off a couple stops early and walking a bit at least until we find out what happened to this particular individual. suzanne: they say yesterday the suspect was wearing a gray t-shirt with red lettering and gray shor

suzanne kennedy is live at ntsb headquarters with more..nbelievable story out of unbelievable story out of massachusettes this morning... a sky di wing suit is alive this morning after loosing control and landing in a tree. the sky diver says he coulnt get his main shoot out and then when he tried his reserve shoot... it got tangled. the man says it was like he won the lottery having landed perfectly on top of a branch. it took about 4 hours to get him down, as he sat about 80 feet in the air. the skydiver has about 5 years experience and says its a safe sport. he says he hopes his freak accident doesnt scare anyone away from trying it. developing now.. a d.c. man is in custody this morning, charged with murdering his mother.. in northeast washington. 81-year-old anne alfredia cook was attacked saturday night at a home on 4th street near hamilton street. she suffered multiple sharp and blunt force injuries. she was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. yesterday, police arrested 51-year-old derek norman cook of northeast. he's

suzanne kennedy is live at the flower branch apartments- suzanne? this morning..a coming from many in d-c after the u-s attorney's office concluded there was not enough evidence to charge shooting death of terrence sterling. it was almost a year ago when sterling was shot and killed by officer brian trainer in northwest. investigators say the shots were fired after sterling - who was unarmed - rammed trainer's police cruiser with his motorcycle. trainer's body camera was not activated until after the shooting. coming up at 5-30 we'll break down what mayor bowser is calling for following the u-s attorney's offices decision. developing now- north korea- getting more specific in its threat against guam- even giving a timeline for it. sam sweeney is here with this morning's new developments. new overnight.. the rogue regime responding to president trump's tough talk - calling it a "load of nonesense". this comes as we're also getting a statement with what north korea intends to do. a north korean general -- in charge of rocket command -- says-- the plan

in northwest washington, suzanne kennedy. adrianna: we are on your side with the latest help from home, prince george's county schools are donating 1000 backpacks to do and in houston. staffers will fill them with school supplies and send them to texas. they are hoping to also raise $130,000 to support the students in houston, about one dollar for every student in the prince george's district. and fairfax-based rescue foundation helping pets impacted by harvey. they are planning a trip to the gulf coast and collecting items like dog and cat food, kitty litter, so far, one donation drop-off location and 40 tales send them in the mail -- for details, send you can donate to the website online and 100% of the donations go to the animals affected by the hurricane. help hurricane victims right whichext harvey to 90999 > gets $10 to the red cross and they say every little bit helps. tomorrow, we team up with the salvation army with our parent company and is matching the first $100,000 in donations. new developments about the woman c

suzanne kennedy steps away from it happened. reporter: it is significantly impacted by what happened behind in the 10000 block of riggs road. the two car collision taking around 6:40 a.m. and prince george's county police am and ntiac grand toyota camry collided and it is the pontiac was going outhbound and camry opposite direction when there was a side impact crash. one resident says he is it hasn't happened here sooner. speeding on this street all the time. lane one lane and another closer to the sidewalk -- i mean to the curb. use there to get to the bridge. whether they get one lane. reporter: the seconds driver was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the person of killed has not been released. no word on whether any charges against the surviving driver. atria: right now in salisbury big clean-up. and tossed like toys buildings torn apart after a powerful storm swept through. was a tornado that left this path of damage. confirmed.t to be regardless, there is a lot of work to be done. in the area i

suzanne kennedy is live with more on how people can help. a major order this morning from d.c.'s health department! morning from d.c.'s health department! it's ordered united medical center in delivering babies and to sotp offering prenatal care for 90 days. there's no explanation as to what prompted the order. but one high ranking city official tells abc-7, the hospital has, quote.. "woefully inadequate facilities." the order has one longtime health care advocate stunned. ward seven councilmember vincent gray has been pushing for a new hospital on d.c.'s east end. we'll hear what he has to say in a live report, coming up in the six a.m. hour. happening now... police in fairfax county are looking for this 18 year-old - "miguel carrillo". he was last seen on thursday night, and police believe his life may be in danger. take a good look at his picture. his family tells police they were concerned when he didn't come home thursday night. he was last seen in a pole road in the mount vernon area - and police believe his disappearance may be gang-related. if you have information - cont

suzanne kennedy is live in old town alexandria- where one of those monuments stands. new this morning - the direct confederate general robert e lee- are weighing in about the removal of monuments. his great-great gandson- condemning the violence- and saying, it might be quote "appropriate" for these types of statues, to be exhibited in a museum. he told c-n-n - we must have a conversation without hatred and violence. new this morning - sources telling c-n-n president trump has no regrets after explosive comments about charlottesville. you'll remember tuesday's "off the rail" press conference- where president trump re-blamed "both sides" for saturday's violence at the rally. and now - new fallout/ the mayor of phoenix - asking the president to delay one of his planned rallies there next week. but the president - ignoring that request in a tweet last night- inviting everyone to join him on tuesday. we'll keep monitoring the situation to see if the planned rally actually takes place. stay with abc7 and wjla dot com for comprehensive coverage of the events in charlottesvi

suzanne kennedy visited the red cross in fairfax are crews are head out. reporter: these emergency response vehicles are take off from here in fairfax county and volunteer interests the chapter of the american red cross onboard. they will travel 1100 meals no baton rouge, louisiana to assist there. before they left, we took a look inside of the trucks. the units will be used to serve food to people in neighborhoods and shelters in areas impacted by now tropical storm harvey and they conserve 400 meals at time. they are being sen or two weeks. >> i am anxious. i am ready to get started on this journey and i am nervous not knowing what to expect, but i am confident and excited that aim able to go and, and do good work to help home. >> the challenges are great. but the opportunity to be there and help people is what is motivating members of our team. we have sent 38 trained workers thus for anton accepted people over the next hours and days and weeks. this team will join the more than 2500 volunteers who are already on the ground in two states assisting in th

i'm suzanne kennedy. richmond for trooper baits one of two virginia state trooper kill in the a helicopter crash. pilot baits and lieutenant cullin were helping monitor the char lotsville riots when their chopper went down the funeral is tomorrow in chest arefield. the goner will attend both services. >> national principle owner is cancer free after having his leg amputated he said he had radiation in march and surgery in april the wounds did not heal proper low. amputation was hes best >> an update on the weather now. here is brian. >> bryan: weather alert day. outside today we have the heat, first off through the afternoon. feel 105 when you factor in humidity. this afternoon a severe threat. biggest impact of heavy rains leading to localized flooding. wind and hail. to tornado threat is low. future cast says we are good to go for the morning. in the afternoon a line of showers and storms will pushllow and pack a punch by tonight they should taper off. steve? >> steve: and brian on 66 eastbound now very

adrianna: suzanne kennedy was in baltimore as the statues began coming down. >> this is the site of fourte monuments that came down overnight and one was robert e. lee and stonewall jackson is now a empty pedestal is remains as graffi p overnight. crews were here at 3:00 a.m. and took a large crane to remove the statue dedicated in 1948. the monument had been proposed for removal by a committee appointed by baltimore's mayor. the robert taney station in mount vernon also taken down overnight, while not complicitly a federal monument, he's known for his decision advancing slavery in the u.s. and the 100-year-old confederate women's monument sits now as just a blank pedestal. baltimore residents woke to a new look in their city. >> i feel it should have been done a long time ago because of what it represents. so i'm happy for that. >> there's oftentimes a feel of just disappointment and kind of just sadness with the way things are in our country. but then there's these glimmers of hope that means that, you know, change is happening. suzanne: baltimore's mayor supervised the removal of thes

. >> reporter: good morning washington i'm suzanne kennedy we want to check your top stories on thisday morning. >>> 1300 people in northern virginia are without power from last night's storm the majority in fairfax. falls church was hit hard by the system. no estimate from dominion power on when the power outages will be restored. >>> and a sad update out of maryland storms claiming the life of a 14 year old girl after a tree collapseod top of a car. firefighters had to use a crane to get the tree off. three others in the car including the mother were >> consumer alert. virginia's tax free weekend today through sunday. tax free products includes >> reporter: finally friday we have the chance for afternoon thunderstorms thank you very much is lunchtime today. rather quiet. as we head through the rush hour commute may be an isolated storm before steady rainfall in through late tonight. 10 to mid night a line of showers and heavy down pours, gusty wind of hail. a head's up. things could get unsettled. as we head through tonight. definite low want an eye to the sky and prepare for heavy

and suzanne kennedy. police arrest a couple for allegedly abusing their 10-year-old son.used of forcing their son to kneel on sharp objects and burn his own hands on a stove. neighbors claim the child has not been in school in four years. the boy is now with protective services. the parents are charged with felony child abuse. >>> starting sunday, cr close for nearly one year. but at the same time, they will close another section of roadway to joyce road, all part of a lengthy process to restore the ro harvey, in the gulf of mexico, continuing to strengthen. expected to make landfall as a category three hurricane with severe flooding ongoing into the early half of the week. meanwhile, we are expecting a lot of sunshine, and we will stay there for the upcoming weekend, looking very nice if you have nationals to get saturday or sunday. the forecast is the same, dried with highs in the 70s >>> and on the beltway right now, very slow from park past georgia avenue towards connecticut avenue were the accident activity remains on the right shoulder. we will head to virginia whic

reporting live, suzanne kennedy. you can show that the dmz stands strong for texas, along with our sister stations across the country, they are teaming up with the salvation army to raise money for the victims of hurricane harvey. sinclair broadcasting group will match the first $100,000 donated. be sure to stay right here for more information that you and give as friday approaches. d.c. police searching for a suspect after a bizarre rhyme on a metro bus -- crime on a metro bus. you don't see this every day. which we are lucky four. get your ringtone. john: [laughter] larry, good morning. this bizarre act on a bus stop here are about to see, you can hear this video standing -- see this woman standing next to the bus driver for about a minute. with coffee. she says that hers was filled with her own urine. this is disturbing video. take a look. we will only show you the act once here. this morning police need your help in identifying and they say this is a serious assault. metro says they have a reason to believe that

our friend suzanne kennedy >> yeah, we're here and having a great time. it's amazing the great things that people have donated for all the kids in the area. it's great when you go to school and you have the right supplies. it gets you started on the right foot. there are a lot of cool things. markers, pens, pencils and all the things i get excited about. maybe the kids don't. but they will be ready to go with one of these. nancy: that is what the point is. alison: we will help 12,000 middle school students start the year off right with unitedway and d.c. united as well. we are stuffing the bus. if you can't stop by, go to the website wjla.com. make sure donation there. cup of joe will wave goodbye. see you later. larry: all right. a lot of fun out there. thanks. "7 on your side" with a consumer alert aboutfy jet spinners. brianne carter has -- fidget spinners and brianne carter has more guidelines. brianne: they are issuing new guidelines about the popular toys. so many kids have them and issues with some of them that may be catching fire. we are talking

there is suzanne kennedy from abc7. hi! folks here from channel 7, from d.c. united and united way putting those items in the backpack. we have two d.c. united players helping us to stuff the bus. thank you. we're until 7:00. we hope you will stop by to help us out. go to abc7 to make a donation there. >> sounds good. next on abc7 news -- after years in the making a new design and a new construction plan this bridge. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. 40 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com jonathan: a new