you can weigh in by going to wjla/votenow to weigh in yourself. the president is now considering several candidates to replace comey. >> should the president be believed that he may have secret tapes of james comey? the white house would not say. >> recording devices in the oval office or residence? >> there is nothing further to add to that. >> the questions prompted by the president's own tweets. james comey better hope there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press. >> the president with his tweets this morning borders on intimidation. what we're facing now whether there is obstruction of justice. >> but that wasn't the only tweet from the president that seemed to make the situation worse for the white house. president trump also argued he's very active so it's not possible for his staff to answer questions with perfect accuracy. and then president trump suggested he may cancel all future press briefings. the white house would comment on one issue -- disputing the dinner to pledge his loyalty to mr. trump. >> i th

be the first to know, by signing up for our text alerts at wjla dot com slash text. now to breaking new developments about another major white house concern - north korea. overnight.. south korean media reported the nation's new president will visit washington next month to discuss worries over pyongyang's nuclear capabilities. the announcement comes days after north korea successfully tested a powerful new missile that analysts believe could reach alaska when perfected. another game 7 and another heatbreaking loss for washington sports fans. this time it's the wizards falling in the nba playoffs. last night in boston the wizards and celtics battled with a ticket to the eastern conference finals on the line. bradley beal poured in a playoff career-high 38 points but it wasnt' enough. the celtics would pull away late to win 115-105 ending the wizards season. and wizards losses, the d-c sports championship continues. the last time a d-c sports team in one of the four major pro sports made it to their leagues "final four" was 1998. the worst of washington weather - just

stay with abc-7 is for all the breaking new developments by signing up for our text alerts at wjla dot com slash now to breaking news while you were sleeping strong storms slamming the south - and turning deadly in two states overnight. sam sweeney is at the live desk.. larry - we're talking a massive system that stretched from southern texas to the great lakes. in central wisconsin.. that storm, spawning a tornado that swept into a mobile home park. one person was killed. officials there are calling the damage to the neighborgood "total destruction." meanwhile in the oklahoma panhandle.. another tornado flipping over cars and leveling homes overnight. one person there was also killed. this morning officials say there are still people unaccounted for. developing now.. dc police are trying to figure out what happened -- that led to two officers shooting and killing a woman in southwest. around 6:30 last night, a woman eagle rec center on joliet street. police chief peter newsham says his officers showed up, and they determined she was carrying a handgun. the apparently made several requ

it's the subject of this morning's instapoll - go to wjla dot com slash vote now and let us know .. now to the game -- with their backs against the wall facing elimination on the road in pittsburgh. the caps came out swinging..jumping out to an early 2 nothing lead and they never looked back. after three quarters the caps led 5 to nothing and went on to blow out pittsburgh 5 to 2. they force a pivotal game 7..wednesday at the phone booth. the winner advances to the eastern conference finals. another day you'll want to grab that jacket. chilly temperatures to start your tuesday. what time today things will start warming up. plus - our neighbors to the north, underwater. new images of the historic floods in canada - next. right now roads look more like canada after the country's heaviest rainfall in 50 years. hundreds of homes are flooded -- and thousands of people have evacuated. many residents chipped in to build sandbang walls to keep back floodwaters. and canada isn't alone--parts of upstate new york are also ddealing with devastating floods along the southern shore of lake ontari

anchors we are staying on top of this we will bring you all the latest information here on-air and at wjla-dot-com. happening now - d-c police, investigating two shootings that left six people hurt. among those victims - three boys playing in a park around six last night. several shell casings were found on a baksetball court on franklin street northeast. all three boys were taken to the hospital. then about three hours later in southeast - another shooting leaving three men hurt. this happened on benning road - right on the dc/prince george's county line. still no word on the conditions of any of the vicitms. seven on your side is looking into skyrocketing prices on the 495 hot lanes in virginia. we have seen prices from 20 dollars to up to 30 dollars for a one way trip on the express lanes! trans-urban, which operates those lanes, says prices are rising because overall traffic is getting heavier and fewer people are taking metro. that's pushing drivers into the express lanes. but some comuters tell us they've had enough. trans-urban also states -- during rush hour it needs to keep prices high to

keep up with all the latest developments in this website - wjla dot com. we'll have a live update coming up in our next hour. in the day ahead. jury selection begins today in the sexual assault trial for bill cosby. the jury is being chosen in pittsburgh due to pre-trial publicity... but the trial will take place in suburban philadelphia. the 79-year old actor is charged with drugging and molesting a college basketball team manager back in 2004. cosby called the encounter consensual. in recent years-- dozens of women have made similar ai president trump is on his way to isreal this morning, as part of his first trip overseas as commander in chief. this visit follows a major speech the president delivered to the muslim world.. a speech that marked a major shift in tone from the tough talk from his campaign trail. abc's elizabeth hur has more. developing this morning-- continues his trip overseas-- we are learning more about his plans for healthcare here at home. according the washington post-- president trump's upcoming budget proposal will include massive

just snap a picture, and send it in to burst.dot.com slash wjla. victims speak out after a gunman goes on a shooting spree at a pool party in san diego. coming up-- what police are saying about the man who pulled the trigger. - rain late thursday into friday - cool 1st weekend of may today: mostly sunny and less humid. warm and windy. highs: 75-78 winds: w 10-20 g 30+ mph tonight: mainly clear and cool. lows: 50-57 winds: w 5 mph wednesday: sunny, cooler, and breezy. highs: 65-70 winds: wnw 5-15 mph a rocky plane ride sends passengers flying. investigators say so many people ended up exiting the plane, and entering a hospital. at dominion, we're putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. z2cpsz zi0z y2cpsy yi0y shooting rampage in california. by several accounts, a lone man, arrived at a pool party-- cracked o

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stay with abc-7 for breaking news updates by signing up for our text alerts at wjla dot com slash textnow at 5:xx - more breaking news overseas.. this time from the korean penninsula. sam sweneey is at the live desk - sam? sam live desk developing now. graduation day for bowie state university - and that honors for a student murdered over the weekend - who should have been walking the stage to get his college degree. ryan hughes is live at the xfinity center where graduation is set to take place. as for the suspect - police say maryland student "sean urbanski" had been drinking... when he urbanski" had been drinking... when he killed collins. urbanski was a facebook group - which is fueling concern this may have been a hate crime. as of now- prosecutors are not making that claim in court. we'll stay on top of this case and bring you the latest as we get it. a 7 on your side i-team alert-- out of control out of control smash and grabs in one section of northwest. last week -- abc-7 planted a decoy car- and thieves took the bait. and it happened again! this time by another pair of thieve

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