tim barber, abc 7 news. nancy: tim, thank you. into on your side digging the history of the black hawk helicopter, which is known as very dependable. have been black hawks built since 1979, but since 1983 at least 60 soldiers have been killed in crashes. the worst was in kentucky in 17 soldiers. again, far too soon to know the cause of what happened today. the firstthat you are to know when we are tracking breaking news by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com/text. jonathan: no word on what sparked a fire at a recycling atnt and rockville atlantic recycling. flames destroyed several cars, but no one was hurt. metro transit police are looking at afour men who be passenger sunday afternoon. the victim said he was attacked when he refused to give the man his cell phone. the victim's credit cards and while it were also stolen. the thieves got off at whaeton station. ifou video, the police would like to hear from you. nancy: a robbery and sex assault behind a busy strip mall over a year ago. the police thought they could track down w

jonathan: tim barber has the settlement and with the victims are saying tonight. tim: district officials claim this business claimed to have lawyers when it did not. now the settlement says they have to pay back customers, including the man that we talked to tonight. salvador perez says he was jobless for 10 months while he tried to provide for his daughter's. >> sometimes we do not have enough to eat. accuses unlimited technology solution of dropping the ball in providing immigration services. >> during those 10 months>>, they took my house, my car. i was not able to work ecocide and not have a work permit. tim: lawyers when it did not. the district sued the company and announced a quarter million dollar settlement, part of which will repay some victims. they helped the attorney general's office with the case. >> we are grateful for the district attorney's office, showing they are interested in protecting the immigrant community. tim: they can still provide other services, but they are etingd from mark employees as attorneys. i called the company several times ton

tim barber has the very latest. tim? tim: the senators were brought right down pennsylvania avenue, right executive building, where tension is starting to melt with north korea. an unusual move during an unsettling time. the trump administration brought 100 senators to brief them on the unpredictable north korean regime. few details, but we know that an antimissile defense system has been set up 155 southwest of seoul, south korea. >> it is the hope of congress military action does not prove necessary. tim: top officials were at the meeting, including secretary of state rex tillerson and senator james mattis. >> we are confronting a very real threat. some south koreans are protesting united states actions could make them more vulnerable. setting up the defense system also angered russia and china, which were a sophisticated radar for spying. forces in the pacific told lawmakers that is meant purely for defense. moves closerg-un to his stated goal of a nuclear strike against american cities. system isefense expected to be

live in southeast washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. ink.n: tim, be the first to know about breaking news by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com/text. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. scott: hello, everybody. i'm scott abraham at the verizon center. a first reading night for the capitals. they tied the game -- a frustrating night for the capitals, they tied the game at 2-2, but it was not enough, dropping game one to the pittsburgh penguins, and losing home ice advantage in the process. let show you how it went down inside of the verizon center. in the pass come easy finish. this game is tied at 2-2. caps fired up. four minutes later, washington caught out of position. that would turn out to be the game-winner. caps drop the series opener, 3-2. >> i don't think we are frustrated. i think we played a really strong game. if wek we can do better are going to have success, and that's the bottom line. scott: some great chances in the third, their goalie made some big saves. was that the differ

tim barber has the investigation right now. tim: this is where the woman was hit, about a mile down the road. the suspect was arrested at the shopping center and his damaged car was found in the parking lot. when maria did not return from her morning walk, her daughter became terrified that she might be the victim in this deadly hit and run around the corner. i said, please, no, i hope it's not my mom. ozcanhey say that kenan ran over ascencio twice. >> do something like that. tim: the police say the 31-year-old suspect sped up. he is accused of assaulting another woman and stealing her phone. >> she was scared, shocked and surprised. was they say that ozcan hiding in the bathroom of the gym when he was arrested. >> i'm happy they found him. says the family does not know who he is or why he is accused of taking this loving 75-year-old away from her family. >> the best mother. my best mother. tim: ascencio moved to the united states from el salvador in 1997 to make a better life for her family. live in fairfax county, tim barber,

tim barber was therefore the emotional reunion of the hero and the family. tim: this is danny lovato, immersed in smoke while it poured from the apartment. tonight is the first time the d.c. firefighter is speaking out. >> knowing what happened. tim: a woman was trapped in her third floor apartment and prepared to jump, but lovato climbed up to the window and gave the 65-year-old his oxygen mask. >> i did what i thought would alleviate the pain she was going through. tim: he got the department's highest honor, the bronze bar of valor. thanks to the rescue, doctors discovered the woman had cancer. fordaughter credits lovato giving her time with her mom before she passed away. >> seeing him, it was like, oh, my god, my hero. >> i just happen to be on that call that day. tim: tim barber, abc 7 news. will remember the headline, a teacher and teenaged student vanished for a month, found hiding out in a remote cabin in today, reward money for tracking down thad cummins and his student. griffin mary got a $10,000 check today. he is the one who called the police and

reporting in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: developing now, the uss michigan guided missile submarine has arrived in south korea. visitntagon calls the routine, despite continued tensions with north korea. the uss started deploying a different system that when complete tissue down incoming ballistic missiles. senatew the full u.s. will travel to the white house for a briefing with the president on north korea. as the probe into possible russian meddling in the elections moves forward, there is a new deputy attorney general to oversee that. the senate confirmed the maryland attorney to be the deputy attorney general. alison: and here is a look at the headlines from the white house when you wake up. tomorrow the president will unveil tax reforms that include a 15% coor y to prevent a deficit increase. the plan is said to include infrastructure spending. the white house will not comment on information about the former national security adviser michael flynn's contacts. the leader of the house oversight committee said tha

tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: this just into the a singer the mother of and songwriter who disappeared two weeks ago has been found safe and sound. got a toll violation notice from the day she vanished. that information was a big reason helen johnson was found safely tonight. nancy: two air force service members charged with sex base. they are charged with sexual abuse of a minor. washington is accused of paying money to have sex with a 15-year-old girl, and caesar is accused of participating. anyone with information is asked to call the fbi. jonathan: a warning tonight about a drug that is 5000 times stronger than street heroin. ands called carfentinol just a tiny amount can be deadly. it is used to tranquilizing elephants, and now people are using it and it suspected to be behind three deadly overdoses in maryland. >> it does not discriminate and it will kill you. can snort, injected, but it is incredibly lethal. the drug the dea says is made in china but is trafficked into the u.s. through mexico. nan

tim barber has the details.he "7 on your side" i-team -- digging into the history of the black hawk which is known as very dependable. about 4-thousand black hawks... have been built since 1979. since 1983: at least 60 soldiers have been killed in crashes... in non-combat missions. the worst-- was in kentucky in 1988. two of them collided, killing 17 soldiers. in 2015, 11 soldiers died... when their helicopter went down in florida. again- it's far too happened yesterday. breaking overnight.. police are investigating a homicide that happened in southeast d.c. a man was shot and killed last night on mount view place.. near pleasant street. police are looking for three men. they were wearing all black. police have not released the victim's name. fairfax county police are intensifying their probe into a crime that happened more than a year ago. they're searching for a man who robbed and sexually assaulted a woman in springfield. police have surveillance video of the suspect and his car. they handed out flyers last n