tim barber joins us from among the protesters. t animated and loud but now it seems focused and calm. tim: it definitely has called down. there was a movement for everybody going over the capital where it got loud. i would not say rowdy, but definitely loud. they wanted to show everybody that black lives matter, as we see with a t-shirt. we are right in front of the white house, which is just over here. the lights just went out from the white house. they have circuit service -- they have secret service here, as they normally do. smaller of atle protest than when we were here here, spelling into lafayette park, just after 9:00 everybody march down to the capital building, steps from the capital, then everybody came back this way. on the way back, as you are watching news channel 8, write about 10:30 we were standing on pennsylvania avenue in the middle of the protesters who sat down. everybody has their hands up. they have been chanting things like, "hands up, don't shoot, black lives matter." that is the message they want to send o

tim: tim barber, abc 7 news.kimberly: covering metro, the next phase of save track is now underway. back tove takes things where they started, meaning single tracking between east falls church and ballston on the orange and silver lines. as round of work will continue until the end of july. unusually serious crime, e-zpass owners beware and check your online accounts immediately for stop creative criminals have come up with a new way to cheat you out of your and replacing it with one that is fake and identical looking. chris papst broke the story. chamberlin contractors in laurel, maryland, just celebrated its 40th year. through all of them, harold greene has led the way with his signature laugh. >> thank you very much. chris: he has seen a lot, but there is one thing he did not see coming -- and he is not laughing. >> never crossed our mind. i never would have thought an e-zpass transponder could be a license to steal. chris: it's a remarkably simple crime. the thieves find a truck that is open. when he gets ins

tim barber has more from the mall. tim? tim: it was a pretty nice night, aside from the rain, but there was a light mist out here. for the most part, everybody enjoyed it. a couple of people got out of , but itly to get a seat was easy to move around and everybody had a good time. rainy.hts fireworks were >> seems like every time i turn around, it's raining. tim: they claim their spot on the mall at 10:00 this morning. >> we could have waited until five minutes after it stopped raining. tim: streets were blocked by buses, cruisers, and military hummers. crowds from towers, but that did not bother spectators. >> i think it's a wonderful thing to have security. some areas had more law enforcement than civilians. just after 9:00 tonight, the fireworks distracted everyone from all of that. head.ndrops falling on my tim: and people are starting to clean up. also, some street sweepers have hit the streets. hopefully they will have this all cleaned up by tomorrow morning. reporting live from the national mall, tim barber, abc 7 ne

tim barber is at the turkish embassy with reaction from turkish-americans. tim: everyone is anxious to see what happens next. it was not too long ago following the airport bombings in turkey, antennae, more turmoil. tonight we spoke with a turkish-american runs a restaurant in d.c. the majority of his family is along the mediterranean coast, and right now they are protesting in the streets. the real chaos is in the capital, where the military took over a state tv and post it martial law and set a curfew. they talk to facetime, urging protesters. there were fighter jets over the city. there are also reports a helicopter attacked police headquarters, flown by the people behind the military coup. it is not clear tonight who that are going to strike a king, you have to kill the king, must remove him permanently from the scene. that has not happened yet. if he survives, all bets are off. >> watching the news, it's so sad. i think we are a strong country and we will get through this. tim: watching the instability in turkey. we will have updates on line and the rest

tim barber joins us live from nats park with what he found. tim? tim: basically they were allowing people to bring water bottles into the stadium. right throughnt the gate before the game and came right back out. they did not even wait to see if they had won or lost. >> one dollar water, gatorade, ice-t! it's a scorcher. tim: supply and demand. >> you need it out here. it's hot. outside ofet up shop a nationals park on a day that feels like a sauna. >> sticky, humid. tim: courtney st. john's seat to the sun, which also met that she would not stay the entire game. >> it is a warm and humid friday evening. fans were allowed to bring in electric fans and two water bottles as long as they were sealed. >> stay hydrated and have fun and i hope that we win. tim: if your water bottle is open this weekend, it's going right over here into the recycling bin. that is part of the rules tomorrow and sunday. you can also bring water bottles as long as they are closed. it is going to be hot. tim barber, abc 7 news. michelle: d.c. jail inmates are being moved becau

live from the pentagon, tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: tim, thank you. a new trial in a high-profile case that turned heads across the nation, the focus of the first season of the wildly popular serial podcast examine the original case against the man who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in 1999. he is serving a 30-year jail sentence. no word on if he will be released pending the new trial. leon: examining a name change in the fairfax county school district, a push to rename the schoolstuart high because it is named after a confederate general. jay korff reports. fireworks and big news tonight is that after a year of rancorous debate, next month the school board will vote whether or not to actually form a working committee. the job of the working committee is to figure out what they are uartg to rename j.e.b. st high school and a cost-effective way, the least disruptive way. there are two sides that are on very opposite sides of this issue. those who believe institution should not be named after confederate generals, which j.e.b. stuart was. th

tim barber went along on their mission as he joins us live. how was it, tim?m: it was interesting, i will tell you that. we are live on the mall. you are used to come out here to snap a picture. what you are not used to was what you were saying a lot now, which is people lookin pokÉmon creatures. the national mall service in the park rangers decided they would join in on the fun. abraham lincoln, thomas jefferson, and pikachu? it feels like the pokÉmon go craze is taking over the world. the players, like zombies, descending on d.c. this is one of the millions who downloaded the mobile app this month in hopes of catching as many digital critters he can. >> it takes me to places i normally would not go to. tim: his first trip to the jefferson memorial. other players have been disrespectful, playing in arlington cemetery or the holocaust museum. thenational park service sided to try to find a way to play along to teach players about history and about how to play the game appropriately. >> we don't want to kill the party. we want to embrace the party and tim: they

tim barber continues our team coverage from one of the rallies at lafayette square in northwest washington. tim? tim: well, rally isn't underway just yet. although a couple of these girls just walked by. these are the first people we have seen out here. they literally just walked by seconds ago here. that is the first time we have seen people chanting out here. obviously, the rally is supposed to be held right here in front of the white house to send a message to president obama about the shootings. tuesday, alton sterling was shot and killed by two police officers while he was being restrained in baton rouge. on the video you can hear the officers yell "gun." then yesterday, philando castile was shot and killed during a traffic stop in minneapolis. his girlfriend posted live footage of the aftermath. she claims castile was reaching for his license. at the white house, president facebook. the president says americans should be deeply troubled by the fatal shootings but he did not go into detail about them because the justice department is investigating the sterling shooting in louisiana. t

tim: tim barber, abc 7 news. at a ceremony nearly five decades in the making, today president obama presented the medal of honor to charles kettles. he received the military's highest honor for his actions during the vietnam war. he directed several trips to a landing zone under heavy enemy fire and rescue dozens of soldiers. president obama: a soldier who was there said, he became our john wayne. with all due respect to john wayne, he could not do what chuck kettles did. leon: he is credited with saving the lives of 40 soldiers. four members of his own unit. steve: coming up tomorrow at nats park. tomorrow we have isolated thundershowers in the afternoon and early evening. wednesday, the most beautiful day of the upcoming week. looks fantastic. warm and nice temperatures. thursday, near 90 degrees. the showers remain well to the south as they move across extreme southern maryland. inside the capital beltway will stay dry under partly cloudy skies. further to the south, montrose looking at moderate rains, colonia

tim barber has been following the story. that's not all they have done. tim: the refreshment stand around the corner from where i'm standing, and they also had thank you cards, not just for the officers but also the officers in dallas. last week by shootings divided some americans, but brought others closer together. decided it's the time for love. >> it means a lot more than you guys realize. tim: saying not everything is as it seems. >> most of them are actually really good people. tim: love and understanding flowing both ways. >> despite everything going on in society against law enforcement, we have genuinely phenomenal people. free drinks and snacks were not just for law enforcement. volunteers were sharing their love with the cupidity. in the past few days, other residents sent the department thank you cards and flowers for stop man even paid for dinner. also signedidents thank you cards, four officers here and the ones more than a thousand miles away in dallas. >> they are very happy that we are here and they are happy that them. out the volunteers

tim barber, abc 7 news.und frederick. beginning to dry out as we move off towards the east. indexms of the heat values, feels like the upper 80's right now, no active heat advisories tomorrow, but don' just because we don't have a heat advisory tomorrow does not mean that it will feel better. children's, adults, elderly, and pets, it will be a high-impact day. we are tracking a line of showers and thunderstorms, and the weekend outlook, all coming up in a few minutes. 11:00, tragic violence one year ago inspiring conversation started. on races a discussion and reconciliation on capitol hill tonight. they were joined by survivors and family members when a white supremacist killed nine parishioners at a black church last year. there was also a screening of a documentary about the civil rights movement that took place after that shooting. alison: grief and heartbreak in dallas tonight, where three officers killed in last week's ambush were laid to rest. [bagpipes play] alison: the pain of across the nation. thr

live in the district tonight, tim barber, abc 7 news.onathan: the massacre in dallas especially difficult for the prince george's county police department. just four months ago, a gunman opened fire outside of the district station in landover an officer jacai colson was killed during the shootout. now the shooting in dallas has reopened those wounds. >> disbelief. andelief and pain suffering. understanding the police officers doing their jobs to protect a peaceful protest were maliciously and violently attacked. presidentthe union and police chiefs say they have been overwhelmed with calls of support for them and their officers. among those killed in dallas, a veteran, a father, a newlywed. they, people all across country laying flowers, lighting candles, standing in silence to honor their memories. roz plater continues our team coverage with a prayer vigil held tonight in northeast. roz: a northeast d.c. church held a p opportunity to have hope in a very violent week. [no audio] >> our hearts are broken our spirits are torn, bodies exha

tim barber, abc 7 news. let's look at some of the moments of confusion during the roll call vote. >> our delegation is duly bound to cast 10 votes to senator rubio and nine votes for governor kasich. leon: let's look at some of the delegates from d.c. and three other states try to have delegates recorded according to the primary results but were overruled. although their delegates what to donald trump instead. trump failed to win a single delegate d.c., as you may recall. abc is your home for convention coverage. each night at 7:00 on the channel 8, there is an hour-long special look at the convention, including analysis. alison: turning to the democratic side, hillary clinton rallied her supporters at a union conference in las vegas. she compared trumps convention entrance to the wizard of oz. >> lots of sound and fury, even a fog machine. but when you pull back the curtain, it was just donald trump with nothing to offer to the american people. alison: the presumptive democratic nominee is expected to annou

live in montgomery county, tim barber, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, tim. the rnc, donald trump making another grandiose appearance, coming off his helicopter in cleveland, but today was america's first introduction to his running mate, indiana governor mike pence. he murdered his first speech -- he made his first speech as candidate for vice president tonight. jay korff with another busy day for the republican party. jay: a wild night at the rnc. some speakers yelled triumphantly their support for donald trump, others barely mentioned his name we start with indiana governor mike pence. governor pence wrapped up just moments ago. >> if you know anything about tosiers, you know we love suit up and compete. we play to win full stop that is why i joined this campaign in a heartbeat. you have nominated a man for president who never quits, who never backs down. a fighte a all by himself, install logs. but this week, with this united party, he has gotten up -- and on november 8 i know that we will elect donald trump to be the 45th president of the united states o

tim barber joins us with the questions being asked. tim? tim: during those two hours, this is what you would hear -- [busy signal] busy signal, and now county officials want to know why. this is the sight and sound that you normally want to hear after calling 911. [sirens] two hours sunday and i, montgomery county's backup 911 system failed. during the time, fire rescue responded to two emergency calls. tonight, the county executive launched an investigation into why the backup 911 system failed and if it played a role in the deaths of two people. was the backup system tested before you ran it? >> it had been tested off and on, but it had not been used. . the backup 911 system had been online for three weeks while the main system got upgrades. they believe that the backup system failed when an air-conditioning system failed, which caused the system to shut down before it overheated. >> they need more redundancy than that. tim: during the failure, they urged residents to call 311 weather local police station, which is also what they want you

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tim barber was there. tim: the pictures of the gop biggest stars.he time of death was the moment donald trump clinch the nomination. >> i believe donald trump's most unqualified to be the president and is a danger to the country. tim: some trump supporters say that these republicans are sore losers. >> we are going to win. we will win so big. this person worked on chris christie's campaign, but this which is not been able to watch the convention. >> we are not focused on the core issues, which is limited government. is further proof the republican party is fractured, but there is debate about how big the problem is. deep, potentially fatal. tim: that means this person will cast a ballot he never thought he would cast, and other republicans say he never showed. >> republicans who feel donald trump is an unacceptable choice are really faced with the devil. tim: tim barber, abc 7 news. michelle: florida officials are investigating a second case of zika from somebody who is not left the country. sexual transmission has not been ruled out, but it's possi

tim barber reveals just how close of a call it was. the case against the highest-ranking a traffic stop. the investigation going on in minnesota to find answers on how a man was gunned down by police inside a car with a woman and child inside. the heatwave continues -- eileen whelan is back to tell us how long in the triple digits. and from the beltway to the rails -- the right thing to do is listen to julie's traffic report to have a smooth am commute. a check of the weather. today: hot and humid. highs: 91-95 heat index: 98-104 winds: w 5-10 mph tonight: warm and very muggy. patchy fog. lows: 71-76 winds: nw 5 mph friday: hot and humid. isolated pm thunderstorms possible. highs: 92-97 heat index: 98-104 winds: sw 5 mph still ahead on good morning washington -- tested for lead. what's in the water in the cannon house office building? taking steps, to keep kids safe. seven on your side was the first to tell you about safety concerns with those popular hoverboards. now -- an update on a new recall. officer accused in freddie gray's deat

tim barber has a preview of some of the latest work inside and how the museum will add to the national conversation of race. 10 - 15 us all illuminate all the dark corners, and come to grips with who we once were." "this guard tower here and this train actually had to be placed here in the museum before they put on the roof." "if this museum, in a small way, can contribute to understanding, maybe even some healing and reconciliation, then we have it's xx. the news continues on good morning washington at 5. baton rouge. what police are learning about the man who pulled the trigger. the rebulica n national convention kicks off. and the presumptive nominee is already breaking a long-standin

live in the district tonight, tim barber, abc 7 news. leon: enjoy, thanks, tim. a high-stakes eating competition in d.c. today. eat many burgers can you in 12 minutes? the winner downed 28 z-burgers. this mother of four from nebraska won the growing competition. >> it was fun. it is hot out here, great people, and free food. leon: a true champ. she celebrated with a milkshake afterwards. it is always the skinny once. -- it is always the skinny ones. she is five foot 7, 123 pounds. brian: you away. leon: how are we doing with the weather? good, the weekend looks but we are still watching the fourth of july. there are some storm chances monday. first things first, across the capital, pretty light shows, a lot of people sending xers of the lightning. the easternyland, shore. just some high topped storms providing amazing pictures through the evening with lightning strikes. 76 right now at reagan national, southwest at 6. the air is superduper sticky right now. in the 70's from frederick to leesburg, 68 culpeper. the humidity remains very high. scale, low 70's, that

tim barber shows us how close this was. tim: tonight, this little bullet hole is leaving a big impression on the nine-year-old grow who was sleeping next to the window. >> like it was going to happen again. tim: her father asked us not to show his daughter's face because fairfax county investigators are still trying to find the person who did this. >> it's crazy. we were trying to move everybody from the room. is upsually the mattress against where the window is. mom was standing near the dresser and she was sitting against the wall. gunshots were fired at about 10:30 tuesday night. the bullets and glass flew. one of the shards went into her arm. >> it started to hurt a lot and it felt like -- it felt like it was a shot or something. tim: her family is just glad that was her only injury. jonathan: tense moments in northwest what a transformer exploded on a busy street. this was right in front of a restaurant. nobody was hurt. watchinge are developments from baton rouge, the louisiana, a deadly police shooting caught on tape,

reporting live from montgomery county, tim barber, abc 7 news. leon: a warning about the danger of fireworks. d.c. fire officials responded to several serious injuries last night. at least four people were treated for injuries, including a teenager who is facing a possible from a few tatian because a cherry bomb exploded in his hand. d.c. fire and ems remind you to keep an eye on children carefully handle unexploded fireworks. a disturbing arrest in fairfax county. a person's charged with attempted abduction on the fourth of july. eyewitnesses say that he inappropriately touched two children, one of whom is four. this happened on barcroft view terrace last night. they have also charged ayala with being drunk in public. showers, mainly to the south, across fredericksburg. withtle bit of lightning the storms moving to the east at about 25 miles per hour. fredericksburg will dry out in the next half hour, 45 minutes. tonight, the temperatures falling into the middle 70's, partly cloudy skies. a little bit of patchy fog in the morning, but nothing th

that mom spoke to tim barber about that night and how she wishes she could turn back time. >> i'm going to pay for this until i die. tim: tonight, ana martinez did not hold back. >> this has been really hard for me. i have been doing all i can to fix the stuff. you can't fix the pass. tim: the crash happened last august but the 29-year-old montgomery county mom was just indicted for allegedly being drunk and crashing into a median while her boy 6-year-old kevin and 8-year-old diego were in the car. both were rushed to the hospital. but kevin did not come out for three months. he suffered a traumatic brain injury that forced him to learn how to talk and walk all over again. >> it is what it is. i'm trying to do all i can to be i just want the best for my kids. tim: investigators say martinez's blood alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit. reports show empty bottles of vodka and whiskey were found in the car, along with a cup that read "keep calm and party on." martinez told us she was going through personal problems last year and that she would never do anything to int

reporter tim barber take us on a tour inside.urn to >> reporter:outside, the museum looks like art. inside, it looks like a history book, not just for african americans, but for all americans. >>"this museum has to help us all illuminate all the dark corners, and come to grips with who we once were." >> reporter:the story starts, 90-feet below the ground, with two of those dark corners slavery and segregation. >> reporter:there are nearly 40-thousand artifacts in the 400- >> reporter:some small, some not so small. >>"this guard tower here and this train actually had to be lowered into the museum and then placed here before they put on the roof." >> reporter:chuck berry's cadillac, and this plane that was used by the "tuskegee airmen" are still covered in plastic. >> reporter:workers are getting ready for the september grand opening, which will be attended by president barack obama, who is also in the museum. >> reporter:the story the museum tells becomes more hopeful as you ascend each floor. >> reporter:celebrating the african a