alison: tom roussey has the story about clinton portis. tom: a couple nights into the new year, clinton portis was driving in downtown bethesda at this intersection at woodmont avenue and old georgetown, pulled over by a montgomery county cop. he got pulled over with something that he was supposed to go to court for today, but he did not. in the mid to late 2000's, clinton portis was one of the redskins' biggest stars, drawing attention as a running back and his outrageous press conferences for stop he last played in 2010, but is no stranger to the d.c. area. tweet from d.c. police, he is reading to kids. montgomery county police met him at this intersection in january. court records say that portis was driving a florida vehicle without a valid license or registration. records say the florida resident's florida license was suspended for failing to appear in court -- the same thing he is accused of doing today. a warrant was issued for portis after he did not show up. to get in touch with portis, but the number we had for him did not work. w

tom roussey is live with what could be an expanding investigation tonight. tom? road,e are along gallows where it goes over 66. employees was walking by recently and alerted us to this. he thought this graffiti looked familiar. in a moment, familiar it looked. did the same person write these? on the left, graffiti from the national mall in february. on the right, graffiti on gallows road. >> i was thinking, what if it is the same individual? tom: in february, somebody wrote graffiti with a conspiracy theory. similar graffiti was later found on the mount vernon trail. this week, u.s. park police put out these photos of a man they are looking for in the incident. among other things, the graffiti said "jackie shot jfk," just like in fairfax county. when did you notice this? >> not too long after. the graffiti appeared on the selectric box on gallows road within a week of what happened in d.c. presidents' day weekend. there were similar writing on stickers on a nearby but they look similar. tom: we called fairfax county police about the graffiti. they say they will l

of theayed out in front turkish ambassador's house, where tom roussey joins us live with more. tom? tom: me. there were dueling demonstrations, some here, some over there. they were kept apart, but then that fell apart. this video from the armenian national committee of america shows multiple fights breaking out as two dueling demonstrations turned violent. are from ableeding turkish protest of the human rights records. side had come to support the turkish president on his d.c. visit. >> we just celebrated our president. tom: supporters say it was the other side that started the violence. >> one of them ran across, and hit a turkish citizen. tom: the other side made up of kurds in arminians tells a different story. her. we interviewed her outside of gw hospital. >> he was hitting me in the head nonstop. i thought, i'm on the ground, where they beating me? one side said the turkish side was peaceful except one group of men. >> they knew what they were doing and they had the boldness to cross the p lease line --across the police line. nine people were taken to the hospital, two with s

tom roussey is live with the search happening now. tom? alison, he is still out there at this hour. kenneth kelley supposed to walk into the courthouse and not expected to walk out as a free man, facing decades in prison. he did not show up today and the hunt is on for him. >> if he had any kind of remorse, and economy heart, he would have been here. tom: the victim's family members were furious once it became apparent that kelley was a no-show. >> you killed five people. his lost a mom, mom's lost kids, five people. tom: it was one of the county's worst crashes in decades. kelley drove 70 miles per hour drunk and smashed into a car on livingston road and oxon hill, killing two sisters and children aged 13 and one. a passenger in kelley's car died. in late march he pled guilty to 28 charges, five of them negligent manslaughter. kelley was supposed to be wearing a gps monitor. >> taken off gps monitoring. we were not made aware of that until this afternoon when he did not show up. tom: it is not clear why the gps was removed. nobody answered that his southeast d.c. address tonight. >

tom roussey has more on remembering the life lost. it was senseless. tom: absolutely. this was supposed to be a happy week here for the students but instead of celebrating graduation, tonight a number of them are expected to gather at the m.l.k. plaza on campus an hour from now to remember the life of collins. these are pictures of him. we are told by a family pastor he just been commissioned in the army. set to join the military straight out of school after graduating tomorrow. i am told he was a standup guy. this murder was senseless acco pastor. it happen around 3:00 a.m. after the university of maryland. all we know is the suspect according to the documents told collins to step aside. he said no and he was immediately stabbed and the suspect came out of nowhere. >> we lost an exceptional young man at the start, he was excited being a united states army and serving this country. his life was snuffed out senselessly. senseless crime. doesn't make sense at all. >> collins was set to walk at graduation tomorrow. that will be held at the xfinity center on the campus of

live in southeast on capitol hill, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: tom, thank you. this just into the newsroom, a woman rescued after a tree toppled onto her car in mclean. crews had to rescue her from under the fallen branches. she was not hurt. jonathan: a key clue after a racist display on the mayor can university campus. alison: surveillance video allowing the police to trace the steps of their suspect. they say that this man hung bananas from nooses at the school. jonathan: jay korff has the latest developments. american university police a each video taken about 4 a.m. monday shows the person of interest walking through campus. the police believe this maybe the person responsible for hanging bananas with nooses throughout campus found later that day. who were hopeful this mystery suspect will be identified and arrested. >> i really hope that whoever committed this act is brought to justice. jay: it is believed the bananas were met to offend members of an african-american sporting at school. tuesday the university president addressed students. students marched

that is where tom roussey comes in with the family's story. >> my mother. tom: jennifer gruber said that her mother broke barriers, getting a masters in education during a time women did not do that. >> she never did anything halfway. tom: at 88, she was fit enough to do zumba, but she was treated for a heart infection on a trip to d.c. at medstar hospital center, the family noticed the platinum diamond wedding band and engagement ring from her father were gone. on here rings were finger 67 years. she never took them all. tom: jennifer believe somebody took advantage of her mother's condition and forced them off. >> that some stranger came into her room and assaulted my mother -- it's awful. it's awful to think about. would you want your mother going to this hospital? a search police a that turned up nothing and there were no security cameras on the floor. as for the hospital? >> we have not heard anything since the day after it happened. tom: in a statement, the hospital said, "we are very sorry we cannot locate the ring. we know this was of personal import

tom roussey has the reunion at 6:00 tonight. tom? tom: you know, until today we really only knew one main thing about the hero in this case. we knew he was a student at george washington university law school. tonight we know his name. andrew miller. this is video of him sitting with the victim in john rowley. they each suffered injuries in this attack. it happened during rush hour on friday night at gallery place. rowley had just gotten off a red line train. he said he was going to exit when a group attacked him for no reason. there were a lot of people around but only one person stepped in to help. that person was andrew miller about to enter his third year here at g.w. law school. miller says he wishes that more people would have stepped in. >> when there is a crowd of people watching someone get hurt. that is a shame. the crowd could have done something about it. should have. i hope next time the crowd does something about it. i hope that more people step forward and fight on behalf of the people who need it. >> the word "hero" i

tom roussey has the investigation going on right now. tom: surveillance video provided by a neighbor shows the moment the suspects stopped their car on a hill drive in montclair. hill drive in montclair. they ran into a dead end, then turn around. and zoomed away again. >> everyone is in shock and cannot believe it happened. tom: the robbery happened at about 11:00. off-camera one man appeared to have an assault rifle, the other had a baseball bat. the police to leave the men with another person with another bat did the same thing about 11:45 four miles north in woodbridge. about an hour later, another managed short distance away. >> we want to be extra careful when we walk the dogs at night. it is making us very much more aware of what's going on. tom: prince william county police say what she just said is good advice. police do not the have a good description of the suspects because they were wearing dark clothing and masks. tom roussey, abc 7 news. jonathan: voicing concerns over airplane noises and fairfax county, community members we

tom roussey spoke to the owners in the aftermath. >> they are a big part of the family. of: the family lost two their five dogs, including this puppy. the mother in another puppy are recovering. the police say that 26-year-old kevin was home alone. >> i came home from school and summary was outside. tom: the police say that he stabbed, kicked, and through the dogs, including hurling them against the oven, breaking the glass. >> it was really devastating. tom: about three hours later, they found the puppy's father wondering this community pool. he is ok but animal cruelty charges. called thesaid he policing that a dog bit him, but the police said that he provoked the dogs while drunk. they say they think that and the barking set him off. tom roussey, abc 7 news. jonathan: a former secret service officer has been convicted in a 16 case. lee robert moore was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexting. he was on a white house detail during the time of his arrest in 2015. he was sending sexually explicit images to teenage girls in several states, but one of those was an unde

alison: tom roussey has how the world is uniting in the shadow of terror. tom? in: throughout the night and the last half hour, folks have been bringing flowers. there is one big display, several bouquets on the ground, and a message, "united with manchester." just an example of what's going on throughout the world. feeten flowers lie at the of winston churchill outside of the british embassy. earlier in the day -- >> an overwhelming sense the market muslim community is boggled. tom: they set up a large the islamic state's claim that the bomber was one of their members. >> the creature that would do some sort of thing like that, there is something wrong with them. tom: president donald trump had a harsher words. >> they are losers. and we will have more of them, but they are losers. >> as we stand in solidarity -- tom: support for manchester is coming from around the world. at yankee stadium, they played the british national anthem. ♪ tom: in paris, they turned off the eiffel tower to show support. up thei, they lit world's tallest building with the british flag

tom roussey explains. vanished last saturday night. on thursday, his body was found near here, in south carolina. police now believe the men who allegedly killed him drove all before up to our area, being arrested here. earlier this week, maryland received a hit from a license plate reader near the bay bridge. nissanlled over this pathfinder and arrested two men inside. deandre adams and james stevens carolina. the s.u.v. belonged to this uber driver. >> it gives you peace that they're in jail. i mean, i just lost my dad. you can't really come back from that. father,: husband and medina's body was found on thursday. he'd been beaten and tied up. he had vanished after starting his uber shift. >> you have a guy out there, bucking, trying to make a to reporter: the suspects allegedly took his credit card and used it before their arrest. >> the two suspects are being anne arundel county. newsroom, tom roussey, abc 7 news. >> a day of remembrance as loved ones laid richard collins to rest. red, white and blue flowers of theing the casket ma

tom: tom roussey, abc 7 news. steve: stormwatch 7 first forecast this wednesday evening, look at these temperatures this time of year, this time of the evening, 76 at reagan national, 80 at dulles. humidity the heat and is back full force, lower the heat index values eventually into the lower to middle 90's. we are tracking a cold front that promises to bring cooler air for the weekend, plus the next best chance of thunderstorms coming up in just a few minutes. you.n: steve, thank right now, investigating daylight gunfire and a busy section of arlington that all started with a traffic stop. jonathan: the police say that the driver hit an officer with a truck and they opened fire to stop it. the driver is in critical condition and anna-lysa gayle has the latest. anna-lysa: the last several hours, drivers have had to find other ways to get around this ramp. officer ran a suspect class license plate number and they realized he was wanted. burlington county police have not released the details about why he was wanted.

jonathan: tom roussey has the emotional gathering in his memory. so many said this death was senseless. hundreds of people came out, packed the auditorium at bowie state university in honor of a fellow student they say they will never forget. analloon release ended emotional night before graduation at bowie state university. indoors, impact, standing room only vigil began with the words of richard collins, spoken just four days earlier at his army commissioning ceremony. >> individual, an outstanding cadet. tom: the head of his rotc program called him a man of character. let'swe move forward, cry. let's remember and last, and keep on working -- let through member and laugh and keep on working. cadetsllins' fellow fondly remembered the man. >> i love you and i will remember you forever in my life. graduation should have begun about 11 hours from now. bowie state university says they will remember him with a moment of silence, but they will also posthumously award him the degree that he earned. live at bowie state university, tom roussey, abc 7 news.

reporting in montgomery village, tom roussey, abc 7 news. into the this just newsroom, number of facing a criminal investigation by the justice department, being accused of using a software tool to help drivers work in areas where uber has not been approved to operate. uber is not commenting. alison: the city of alexandria approved its budget which comes with a property taxing crease close to six cents, which comes out to about $356 each year. many will be used for schools, al qaeda buildings, and the older buildings, and the growth of metro. jonathan: replacement for obamacare today, to both celebration and protest. >> welcome to the beginning of the end of obamacare. >> what, a bill that will not be accepted by the united states senate. abcthan: the latest news/washington post poll says 37% of americans are in favor of repeal, while 61% want to keep it but one it fixed. penalties fornds those without insurance, phases out the expansion of medicaid, and allow states to opt out of some requirements. senators are expected to make big changes

as tom roussey reports-- when it was over, at least 30 shots were fired. a key clue - after a racist display on the american university police now trying to find the culprit-- using security camera video. american university police say each vieo 4am monday, shows the person of interest walking through campus. police believe this may be the very person responsible for hanging bananas with nooses throughout campus that were found later that day. now students- are demanding action. it's believed the bananas were meant to offend members of an african american sorority at the school. police have not made any arrests well the washington wizards are returning home down 2 games in their series with the celtics. but last night--- they were oh so close to stealing one in boston. the wiz held a lead with less than 2 minutes in the game when the celtics offense caught fire. this one went to overtime-- and that is when boston's all-star point guard isaiah thomas went to work. he scored 29 of his 53 points during the fourth quarter and overtime. after the game-- wizards

tom roussey has more. education secretary betsy great respect for students at bethune-cookman university.. including those who booed her. students booed devos during much of her commencement speech yesterday.. at the historically black university in florida. many students are upset about a now-recanted statement she made in february, when she called segregation-era historically black colleges "pioneers of school choice." many students in the audience also voiced their objection. earlier this week-- students delivered a petition with 50-thousand signatures, asking the faculty to reconsider devos' invitation. but the school went through with its original plan. a teen in union county, north carolina is facing criminal charges, after allegedly plotting an attack at his school. police arrested him tuesday, after investigators say they found knives, fireworks, flammable liquid, and a hit list in his backpack. investigators says the boy posted in an online chat room about plans to stab several students. a canadia

tom roussey shows us why police are looking for clinton portis. trt: 1:19 oc: sigout around the nation -- tennessee teacher who's charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old student, appeared in a nashville courtroom yesterday. 50-year-old tad cummins told the judge he and that he can not afford an attorney. cummins and elizabeth thomas were found in california last month after more than a month on the run. thomas' family claims he brainwashed the teen into thinking she was in love with him. cummins is due back in court on friday for a preliminary hearing. aaron hernandez now declared an innocent man. a judge threw out his murder conviction yesterday. it's based on legal precedent -- since hernandez had an appeal in progress before his suicide. the mother of his alleged victim is speaking out. lawyers for the former n-f-l player say his prison death is still being investigated. new developments -- terrifying deadly amtrak derailment in pennsylvania back in 2015. official word now that no criminal charges will be filed against the engineer! authorities s

tom roussey as you can see is just getting to the scene. what is going on there? tom: there was big dueling protests here. step out of the way. one side of the protests. one side had folks from the nation of turkey and the other side had flags from armenia and folks in favor of the kurds who live in that section of the world. there is long running beefs and arguments going on between the folks. it erupted in violence here. we have seen the video of the fights we'll show you in the near future. the fights broke out. d.c. fire telling us nine people had to be transported to the hospital. you can see the man in custody with the police. sheridan circle in northwest off massachusetts avenue is completely shut down. we are told out of the nine people who had to be taken to the hospital seven were walking wounded. not seriously hurt. one person was hurt with non-life threatening injuries and another person described with the life threatening injuries from the fights that broke out between the dueling protests. i'm told the ambassador from turkey lives a short distance bet

tom roussey has reaction to the story you saw on 7. tom? tom: what bryce harper says means that the kids behind me, this is a team with a decent chance of winning the kyle's camp weekend holiday tournament here but he is saying they should only get a trophy if they come in first place. not just for participating. we ask folk what is do they think about it? talking to the little leaguers, national outfiter bryce harper said what has -- outfielder bryce harper said what everybody is talking about. >> participation trophies. first place only. >> kyle's camp raises money to fight pediatric cancer, parents gave a big thumbs up to the comments. >> you don't always get a good job for showing up. you have to work hard. >> there is only one winner. it teaches kids passion. >> what message do you give them a trophy if you show up? >> you always get a trophy and you don't have to work hard. you get something anyway. >> what about the teenager ball players who are raised on the participation trophys? they are not the fans either. even if they have gott

tom roussey is live with the developments. tom? tom: folks opposing the governor rallied here in kensington. this is a town with a lot of small businesses. we are talking about here. this is video of the rally just down connecticut avenue from here at a synagogue. basically the folks there called on the general assembly in the state of maryland to override a veto last week by governor hogan of a paid sick leave bill. basically hogan and the general assembly want five days of the paid sick leave but they differ on the bill. it would have provided paid sick leave for employees at any business with 15 or more employees. hogan supporting doing that if the business has 50 or more employees at a single location. they don't see eye to eye. >> the reality when you look at the governor's bill it does nothing but give sick leave to people who already have it. people working at businesses with 50 and more employees. >> you advanced a way so that we wouldn't hurt the economy, crush small businesses or kill jobs. >> there is unlikely to be a re

tom roussey introduces us to him and the prosthetic paws. tom: at a distance, kenna is a normal golden retriever that loves to run. take a closer look. >> she was born without a foot. that is what her leg looks like. tom: for almost e prosthetic leg. >> opens in front. >> kathy and bill manning got her a prosthetic at eight weeks old. >> that was the first one that he made for her. >> i was completely blown away. didn't take any time to adapt. took off. >> some never get used to it. others get used to it in 30 seconds. >> they were fortunate that the business was nearby. few others do this. >> worldwide there is less than 20. >> he started out making prosthetics for people. 13 years ago, was asked to make one for a dog. >> gratifying enough to mick me start a business. >> working from the shot from dulles airport. he runs animal ortho care. he can make a new prosthetic. >> now i have to fire up the oven. >> in three >> he has done dogs, cats, horses, goats. two separate occasions he made one for an elephant. >> it's really cool. >> the smalle

tom roussey shows what they are planning to do next. nting] tom: the group working matters rallied in kensington with a message for the general assembly. >> we are here today to ask them to override the veto of house bill one. >> it would be disastrous to the state economy. tom: governor larry hogan vetoed the bill last week and said he favors paid sick leave but thinks the bill went the far. i would have required five days of the paid sick time for the companies with 15 or more employees. the governor wants to require five days for companies with 50 or more employees. at one location. he also wants the tax breaks for the smaller businesses to encourage them to give paid sick days. >> for companies of over 50 people, the businesses that size already provide that kind of benefit because it is a competitive advantage. >> those calling for ove benefit parents with kids. but hogan pulled off a rare win by a republican in maryland running against what he calls burdens on business. >> it would kill small businesses and jeopardize thousands of

live outside the capital, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: tom, thank you. also late-breaking tonight, sources are telling cnn white house lawyers have started to research impeachment procedures. it's believed to be an effort to get ready for a distant possibility of it. some lawmakers have suggested impeachment in reaction to this week by h week's headlines. nancy: new information about the man who try to rush the cockpit on a flight. he had been arrested hours for opening a door that led on to an airfield ramp. ing fighter jets were escort the plane after he attempted to get into the cockpit. fire crews and passengers blocked him from the front of the airplane and duct taped him to his seat. the flight landed safely in honolulu and federal agents arrested him. jonathan: cleanup underway after several tornadoes hit the southern part of the united states. >> on the ground, on the ground. storm chasers shot this video of the tornado touching down in oklahoma yesterday. touching down as part of the tornado alley. a race track hit a direct hit from the fences a

live in downtown silver spring, tom roussey, abc 7 news.y: north korea has tested another missile. it flew about six minutes before involved a short range scud missile. the launch was the north's ninth they shear. strong words from german chancellor angela merkel at a rally following last week's g7 summit. she said that germany could no longer completely depend on the u.s. following the election of president trump. while she says she wants to maintain good relations with the u.s., she said that europe must decide its own fate. to pointed to try's refusal bash she put into president trump refusal to back a paris accord. jared kushner is under intense scrutiny after it was revealed he may have tried to set up secret communications with the russians before the inauguration. >> any way that you can communicate with people, particularly organizations that may not be friendly to us, is a good thing. >> review of his security clearance to find out whether he was truthful and candid. if not, there is no way that he can maintain that. kimberly: the

as tom roussey reports, the intensity of the search and the reward for information are both going up. >> we would like it to be. tom: raising the award to 10 grand and bringing in the u.s. marshals. >> we have received no reports of sightings that have turned out to be valid. tom: he was in this parking lot, running into these woods, and howard county police say that dogs tracked them into nearby anne arundel county. industrial area and initially they thought he might have jumped into a tractor-trailer. that did not pan out. and all of these are train tracks, but officials say they searched trains going through the area and they don't think he was on one of those either. with lots ofsays distinctive tattoos, he cannot go out in public much without being spotted. >> my sense is he has found a place to hide. either somebody's basement, a barn, probably something that law enforcement does not know about. tom: years for attempted murder in delaware -- for murder charges in delaware. do i.e., where do i sleep come how do i move around. that is when we usually capture fugitives. information

live in kensington, i am tom roussey. >> you can get up-to-the-minute information about the weather in your neighborhood on your smartphone or tablet. fbiared kushner is under scrutiny in the russia investigation. there are several published reports that investigators believe kushner has significant information relevant to their investigation. it doesn't mean that they suspect them of any crimes. it doesn't mean they expect to charge them with anything. there is news about the political race getting a lot of attention because of a body slam. >> i am tired of you guys. th thing. >> that was last night. tonight is the election. the extremely tight race is going on now. they are tied at 47%. the ballots are being counted as criminal charges are filed. greg gianforte getting this citation of a charged with misdemeanor assault on the each -- even of the election. he was about to do an interview with fox news when the guardian reporter ben jacobs came into the room recording audio when he asked about health care. >> i will talk to you later. >> there isn't going to be time. [sounds of strugg

tom: tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: a man is searching tonight for the hero who saved his life after a scary attack that took place at the gallery place metro station. john rally said as many as seven teenagers attacked him friday night. he said most people just walked assaulted,s being but one george washington university law student jumped in to help. >> not a particularly big guy, but courageous as all get out. he could have just walked by and instead he jumped in to help. he is a hero. alison: he is searching for that man tonight to give them a proper thank you. so far, two teenagers have been arrested. jonathan: they let down tonight for the wizards, falling to celtics in game seven, ending their season. the team just sat down to the microphone. robert burton is here. it look like they ran out of gas. robert: exactly. you beat this team in game seven, you want to play lebron james and the cavaliers in the eastern conference finals. a long, great season for the wizards. head coach scott brooks speaks to the

reporting live, i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. michelle: thanks. also developing now video showing am wither ad outside the white house. the secret service says she tried to jump one of the fences outside the white house. she never made it to the house grounds. jonathan: now an abc7 exclusive, shocking cell phone video outside of howard university hospital. security guards appearing to dump a woman to the sidewalk and then walk away. "7 on your side" i-team investigative reporter scott taylor is breaking the story and he is here with a story you will only see on 7. this is shocking to see the video. scott: it is. i want everyone to watch the video closely. you can judge for yourself how the security guards treat a woman in a wheelchair. in the video, her feet are sticking straight up. the guards m sidewalk. stop. she tumbles out of the chair. a guard tosses a bag on the ground. the security guards turn and walk away. she is motionless on the sidewalk. nobody comes to help her. listen to how people are reacting including the guards. >> what is going

tom roussey has more on remembering the life lost. it was senseless. tom: absolutely.his was supposed to be a happy week here for the students but instead of celebrating graduation, tonight a number of them are expected to gather at the m.l.k. plaza on campus an hour from now to remember the life of collins. these are pictures of him. we are told by a family pastor he just been commissioned in the army. set to join the military straight out of school after graduating tomorrow. i am told he was a standup guy. this murder was senseless acco

tom roussey is live in arlington with what people are saying about this. tom: we heard what people felt on the internet over the weekend but we want to hear what the baseball community had to say. this is the kyles camp tournament. animal memorial day weekend baseball tournament that raises money to fight cancer. this is video this weekend. we was talking to kids when he made the comments. out sports guy was rolling. the folks in this tournament, do you think the participation trophies are a positive influence on kids or a negative influence? here is what parents had to say. is he right or wrong? >> he's rice. >> -- right. >> the trophy doesn't mean one. >> not everybody will get the job. only one person will get it. this is a life lesson when the kids who win receive the trophy. >> these kids are tall but they have 14. you will hear what they think. as far as the parents go, we usually like to have if two sides of every story be. but we couldn't find anybody who disagreed with bryce harper. but a woman said her sister would disagree because she thinks comp

tom roussey is live with what could be an expanding investigation tonight. tom?er 66. employees was walking by recently and alerted us to this. he thought this graffiti looked familiar. in a moment,