one high ranking city official tells abc7 news umc has quote "woefully inadequate facilities" and quote."grossly underserves the community." it's still not clear what specific problem sparked the health department to step in. in a statement-- officials say there is a plan underway to fix the inadequacies. college park city council forced to delay a vote on whether to allow non-citizens to vote in city elections. the bill first introduced by council member christine nagle, would also give undocumented immigrants t chance to vote in city elections. there was heated reaction from both sides of the issue at last night's city council meeting. at one point things got so tense, prince george's county police were called to stand by. a new vote has now been scheduled for september 12th. we are following this story-- and will bring you updates as they develop. an update now on this week's storm damage on the eastern shore. the national weather service now confirms that a tornado touched down in salisbury monday afternoon. the e-f one tornado flipped cars in the air, and leveled trees and utility

umc is currently the only hospital on the east side of the river. a ward eight member, a resident and advocate for ward eight. i wouldn't want to see anything closed down in our neighborhood because we need everything we could possibly s c has received its share of criticism there are others that praise it. >> i have the best doctor in the world. i love her. we reached out to united medical center today for a comment, but we did not hear back meantime a man wanted for sexual abuse and upskirting at the columbia heights metro station is under arrest. brandon williams is accused of filming up a woman's skirt while she was riding an escalator at the station. i was all caught on surveillance video . the video also showed the 19 year old committed other instances of upskirting. a man accused in a violent armed robbery thanks to video. this happened at the golden china in fare land, maryland last movement you can see the man pointing a gun at an employee and when she tried to grab the gun he pepper sprayed her and then took off with money from the registe

umc is currently onlt the hospital on the east side of the river.nd an advocate for ward eight, i wouldn't want to see anything closed down in our neighborhood because we need everything that we can possibly have in ward eight. although um c has received its share of criticism there are also those who praise the care being offered here. >> i have the best doctor in the world. i love >> back out live. we should tell you that we did try to reach out to the hospital today through e-mail and phone calls, but we have not been able to get in contact with the media relations department. also, d.c.'s health department told us that they will work with the hospital to make sure that the suspension is lifted in 90 days live in southeast, matt ackland, fox5 local news. >> listen to this number, more than 2 million middle and high school students use e cigarettes and now the fda is launching a campaign to rack down on the problem. in their latest initiative the agency is specifically targeting teens. they're also aiming to develop something less dangerous than c

it's important to note we spoke to several people yesterday who praised the care at umc. the american civil liberties union is suing metro. this comes after metro took downs controversial ads from various political groups some of the ads were from groups like women 's healthcare collective, pit a and milo he and lop sus. they were removed after riders complained. earlier we spoke with fox5 contributor and wa ac transportation reporter who explained how this band started h was a tactic that other trans it systems have used across the country with mixed results. we mentioned, 2015, what happened bore at that point was trying to pretend ads from the pamela geller from he getting on business and inside rail station s. you'll remember those were the cartoon of the profit ham add ads. metro said they've had these policies since 2015. they say they intend to vigorous ly defense their advertising guidelines which they say are reasonable and viewpoint neutral. virginia broke ground on a $500 million expansion of the 395 express lanes today. governor terry mcauliffe presided over t

emily prow low told us she went to umc with a toothache, but the care she received was so bad when she went into labor to have her baby she didn't want on go there so she went to a hospital across town further away from her home the way the nurses treat you, it's horrible. i feel like the nurse that was dealing with me, i feel she didn't want to deal with me so she pushed me off to king go to another h said it's addressing deficienc ies and screening clinical assessment and delivery protocols. tensions between the united states and north korea continue to escalate. tonight the rogue nation mocked president trump and issued a new response to his threat yesterday . the country's military called the president's warning, quota load of nonsense and said only absolute force can work on trump. it also said it will complete a plan to attack the us territory of guam with missiles by mid august. earlier , secretary of state rex tillerson tried to calm fears and explain the president's rhetoric. one local leader also weighed in. i think americans should sleep well at night and have no concerns ab

department did not specify why they issued the order but one high ranking city official tells abc7 news umcoefully inadequate facilities" and quote."grossly underserves the community." good morning washington. toss to eileen - delightful today and tomorrow - delightful today and tomorrow - rain chances friday through monday - no sign of high heat and humidity low humidity. very nice for early august. highs: 82-85 winds: n to se 5 mph tonight: mainly clear. another comfortable night. lows: 65-70 winds: se 5 mph thursday: sunny start with increasing clouds late. still pleasant. highs: 81-84 winds: se 5-10 mph attorneys for the man accused of during a traffic argument - say he acted in self defense. "ernest stickell" remains in jail without bond. he is accused of shooting a woman on eisenhower avenue in alexandria in mid july. the victim was shot in the neck and back, but survived. after that shooting, he took off - and later turned himself in. in court- stickell's attorney claims the woman boxed his vehicle in, and threatened him. in the day ahead-- the national oceanic and atmospheric admini

to report united medical center's obstetrics ward was ordered to shutdown for 90 days today a former umc patient tells us her baby was delivered stillborn and he she is blaming the hospital unit for it. raised tonight kit a hill of out east said she went to the medical center when her baby wasn't moving in the woman holding. maybe if t they was more uj event about the situation than my daughter could have been saved and couldive a been here with us today. this accusation comes two days after district lawmakers order td the only full service hospital in southeast to stop delivering babies for the next three months >> president trump double downed on his warning to north korea. he said the communist country meedz to get its act together or risk facing extraordinary trouble of the the president made his comments following north korea's comments to attack guam. let's see what he does with guam. if if t \he\e he does something in guam, it will be an event the likes of which nobody has seen before, what will happen in north korea. >> president trump refused to say if he would consider a preemp

department of health ordered umc to stop delivering babies and offering prenate ail care and not commenting reason for the suspension. a d.c. government source tells by department of health to improve patient care in the obstetric unit and when conditions did not improve clearly the department took action on the hospital. a employee says they believe suspension was resulting in overall poorer care given here and there were two specific incidents aents did not eye rab late. department of health did not elaborate on those details. i want to send you a statement from vincent gray chairman of committee in helm expressing concerns saying i cannot comment to the situation that led to suspension of services or whether correct decision because communication by executive branch is unacceptably non existent. i'm concerned residents no longer have this option to have their babies delivered. it is far past time to timely bring health equity to the east end of city. for the next 90 days labor unit here closed and suspended and we know department says they're working with united medical to make sure this

but health officials say there's a reason for this call about umc. they're just not making that reason public at this time. on tuesday, d.c.'s health department announced this. a three-month suspension of nursery and newborn delivery services at united medical center. however, it could be lifted sooner than 90 days, only if the health department finds improvements are made, warranting the sooner end date. it's sudden and shocking news for people living in southeast. ward 8 commissioner heard the news and she says she wants it figured out and fast. >> everybody else in every other corner of the city get pretty much what they need. and here in southeast, we always get the short end of the stick. >> reporter: now d.c. councilman and health committee chair vincent gray said there was a lack of communication about this call and why it was made. he said he's concerned that people who live near the hospital cannot use all the services. he said it speaks to a larger issue of people in southeast not having issue to quality health care. back to you. >> justin,

now a southeast woman says her baby was delivered stillborn and she's blaming umc for it. >> she saysquipment wasn't working there wasn't enough staff and concerned when she checked in about her baby not moving in the womb. womb. >> fox5's tisha lewis joins us live from southeast with more on the story tonight. tisha. >> reporter: well, we are prohibited from being on the property at united medical center so we're across the street but we're told that for the obstetrics wardlame- shutdown. we did ask about this specific case and this woman that you're about to meet. a hospital spokesperson cited privacy rules and regulations and did not answer any of our questions. the district department of health did not respond. though patients have plenty to say on social media and in person. this southeast woman who you're about to meet is still in mourning after she says she lost her baby when she came here first and received inadequate and unacceptable care. >> well, as soon as i walked in i told them what was going on and they told me they was ta delivery room. once i got up there, she gave me

i would like to give a special thanks to patrick in the umc for allowing us to speak to the youth collaboration on foreign affairs has been a revolutionary movement with the first foreign policy at high schools and college students. 60 strong and growing. young people don't have the same foreign-policy is. this we understand that we are the ones of it is left to us. we hope that our generation can play at crucial role in shaping today's policy and we aspire to address policy makers and the public in the world. thank you for your time. >> thank you again. in closing, just a few thoughts to relate to you. i would like to reread the words that don beyer set on keeping our international commitment to global climate change. it is indeed a crucial aspect of maintaining international cooperation in our world today by electing to withdraw from the paris accords we run the risk of losing our seat at the table in giving ways which may not be in favor of our prosperity. the united states and abroad. as alluded to by representative don beyer come the challenges we face today do not take into account highli

the washington post reports umc closed because. dangerous mistakes made by tal afar.to prevent h eeshgs v being transmeted a mother to her new born. the hospital was suspended for 90 days starting last week. >>> the washington sanitary commission explains the cause of discolored water at prince george county hopes. chlorine levels had the plant were lowered. less chlorine means the mineral that is turning the water yellow and broken. that water is safe to use and drink. >> you may need your umbrella this morning. >> once again showers are in the forecast for the day today. only this time they will come early on. up around the time when you got your lunch hour the showers will end and move out. skies clear, late in the day that will allow fog to form. dense early tomorrow. look what else. higher heat and humidity the end of the week. 90 on a friday. feel like 97. that can fuel gusty thunderstorms. the weekend now, dry. >> reporter: and we will head over to the beltway in tyson's corny an accident on the ramp from northbound 495 on to route seven. everybody was squeezin

. >> especially for that long umc reportedly working oh and plan to improve services in the labor units still in the clear exactly why the unit had to be totally shut down. council member and former mayor vince gray issued a statement saying "communication by the executive branch has been unacceptablely non exist tepp. i am incredibly concerned that residents on the east end of the district no longer have the option to have their babies delivered at an east end hospital. it is far pastime to finally bring health equity to the east end of the city "that's what the former mayor had to say and by executive branch he's taking that to the current mayor taking her to task. >> all right. steve, thank you. >>> okay. happening today, at 9:07, flags in maryland are flying at half staff in honor of a fallen soldier. this xavier alec martin he died back in june when the us navy destroyer he was on collided with a container ship off the coast of a zsa zsa pan. you'll remember that accident. he was from hail thorpe maryland he will be late to rest at arlington national cemetery today. sick other sol