adam conner and i, it's an open environment. we sit in rows of tables. what's great about that is the collaboration that it brings. one of the things i love about our company is that they really encourage ideas from all over the company, and it can really spark from the bottom up. if you've got an idea to really just be able to talk to the people around you very quickly, to get something done. i always liken it to it's very much like a campaign. campaigns are loud, everyone together, just trying to get everything done, and that's exactly what our office is like. host: but you being the republican and you being the democrat, you don't necessarily want to share information do you? guest: we have conferences and things, we'll take private and presidential calls on, something of that nature. a lot of it is we're colleagues, coworkers and friends and it's great to have a collaborative environment when watching news, talking about what's happening, but we obviously, the nice thing about this structure is we're able to keep things that

cheryl: roseanne's namesake show was canceled in may following controversial comments barr made on twitter about valerie jairlt. roseanne says we regret abc chose to cancel roseanne by killing off the character, that it was done through an opioid overdose lends a crime dementiom dimension to an otherwise happy family show. you may remember spot, boston dynamic's robot dog who could open doors and climb stairs. spot's got some new movies. ♪ break it down. ♪ girls hit you hallelujah. ♪ girls hit you hallelujah. ♪ girls hit you hallelujah. cheryl: i can't get bruno mars out of my head right now. boston di dynamics says they hoe to have spot ready next year. when i win the powerball i'm going to buy one. maria: this is getting scare yesterday and scare yesterday. cherylis getting scarier.i wante roseanne ending. i thought it was horrible. dagen: the plot was so bad that the great actors couldn't act their way out of it. it was implausible. it was painful to watch in so many ways. maria: you're right. >> i agree the plot was bad. this was self-inflicted. what she said about valerie jarr

cheryl conner gives us a sneak peek ... you may love this to the moon and back. "it says smelly waste." smelly but "one step" closer to what was happening inside apollo 11 on its trip to the moon in 1969... both personal and technical. astronauts neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael collins had lockers and designated areas holding their personal stuff.. sometimes real personal. "what's really exciting is to be able to find a scribble on the wall with a number and be able to find the transmission in which ground control relayed up to them." directions from the ground had collins linking up with the eagle -- which took armstrong and aldrin to the surface of the moon. there's also a calendar that kept track of their dates in orbit. all new images discovered when specialists with the air and space museum sent in 3-d technology... eliminating the foot "we want to get you a little closer to some of the technology that was used. vincent rossi is going to scan my hand with a 3-d laser scanner, showing the detail of this equipment." we got a sneak peek. the images will

cheryl conner has more. fred weiner/customerfred weiner finally has a place where he feels like he belongs. "as i was ordering coffee, i didn't feel stressed, i didn't have to watch my surroundings to see if they were calling my name or not, i was just like everyone else."its a first for starbucks in the united states a signing store/ where all employees are proficient in american sign language whether they are deaf, hard of hearing of they can hear.and you might learn something. tiffany/customer"i actually learned thank you. she said it to me as i was walking out, so i said it back. so that was really great to learn something."cheryl conner/washington"all signs point up but the location here at for 6th and h street-- we're not far from gallaudet university. you can see starbucks is written in american sign language.a chalkboard at the front gives a sign of the week. tiffany/customer"coffee (signs coffee)" starbucks says its their way of having an inclusive environment and bringing communities together. john

. >> cheryl conner caught up with him as he made his final stop on the journey. >> this is the national battlefield park, national monument washington d.c. >> been there and seen that. >> are we ready? today he walks into the martin luther king, jr. memorial. his final stance and in his passport book. traveling from virginia, a lias has visited all of them. he started them planning spring break in college. >> when other people wanted to go to florida and mexico i was thinking about going to tennessee or vicesburg mississippi. >> his first stop in massachusetts back in 1992. he prayed he would meet someone with as much interest in history and a long comes his wife of ten years, mary. she says each visit was more than a walk in the park. >> the preparation before we went, suddenly not only the history of the site but the area, the city. the state. >> they took this bush from anchorage. >> i love learning about history and the sacrifice and what made this nation great. << the day started at the world war i memorial, alias gives back by volunteering at the clara barton national site. his wi

reporter cheryl conner spoke to the man who recorded the video. >>i have not done nothing! >> reporter:the video taken just after two on sunday morning starts off with a few people placed under arrest. 21-year-old u-m-b-c student sergio gutierrez was leaving the bars on york road, when he decided to start rolling >>"it seemed like they were being a little too forceful with these people being arrested, and i don't know. it didn't seem like these people were resisting at all. they just had them pinned down." >> reporter:.but soon, his camera grabbed as much attention. >>"you see the police presence >>"yes." "do you see us all? we're not around. do you understand?" >>"am i interfering?" >>"do not, do not disrespect us--" >>"i'm not." >>"--and do not not listen to us." >>"i'm not disrespecting--" >>"now, walk away and shut your mouth or your going to jail." >> reporter:gutierrez says he was singled out in the crowd by the unnamed officers, because he was recording >>"they grabbed my head and shoved my face against the wall." >>"don't." >>"i have done nothing here." >>"don't ope

reporter cheryl conner spoke to the man who recorded the video. --reporter pkg-as follows-- the video taken just after two on sunday morning starts off with a few people placed under arrest. 21-year-old u-m-b-c student sergio gutierrez was leaving the bars on york road, when he decided to start rolling with his cell phone camera. "it seemed like they were being a little too forceful with these people being arrested, and i don't know. it didn't seem like these people were resisting at all. they just had them pinned down." .but soon, his camera grabbed as much attention. "you see the police presence here?" "yes." "do you see us all? we're not around. do you understand?" "am i interfering?" "do not, do not disrespect us--" "i'm not." "--and do not not listen to us." "i'm not disrespecting--" "now, walk away and shut your mouth or your going to jail." gutierrez says he was singled out in the crowd by the unnamed officers, because he was recording "they grabbed my head and shoved my face against the wall." "don't." "i have done nothing here." "don't op

(cheryl conner/repor ting) "we want to get you a little technology that was used. vincent rossi is going to scan my hand with a 3-d laser scanner, showing the detail of this equipment." we got a sneak peek. the images will be online in july. (adam metallo/3-d imaging specialist) "basically anybody is going to know what it feels like to be in the command module." kids stopping by say it's pretty cool. "because i mostly see models. i don't see the real thing." "one giant leap" toward what it's like to live in a spacecraft and be the first to walk the moon. >> the postseason started for class 1a and 2a boys teams in iowa last night. four teams were trying to keep their championship hopes alive. we'll have highlights from both of those games, coming up in the sports fource << >> the road to des moines, and the state tournament, has started for iowa boys basketball teams. ktiv's brad pautsch has more in the sports fource morning wrap. << the postseason started for class 1a and 2a boys teams in iowa. teams with better records got byes in round one, but everyone has a cha

i'm rosemary conners. it's 9:56 on this memorial day. let's get a check of the forecast from meteorologist bill henley. sunny skies out there bill. >> really cooperating with all the parades and the memorial day services. it's a perfect day today. lots of snipe, andunshine, and the wind is blowing the flags making for a nice spectacle. and the temperatures well they're climbing. 74 degrees in wilmington. it's already 76 degrees in trenton. atlantic city is up to 76 and now 78 degrees in northeast philadelphia at the airport. and still climbing we're heading for lots of sunshine breezy conditions with high temperatures in the 80s. >>> this morning philadelphia police are looking for the suspect wanted in a deadly shooting overnight. detectives tell us somebody shot a man several times at 17th and luzern streets. medics rushed the man to a hospital but he died a shourd time later. >>> philadelphia police are looking for a person who shot a man in the leg in the parkwood neighborhood. it happened late last night on woodhaven road. the man s

cheryl conner has more. you may love this to the moon and back."it says smelly waste."smelly but "one step" closer to what was happening inside apollo 11 on its trip to the moon in 1969... both personal and technical. astronauts neil armstrong, buzz aldrin and michael personal stuff.. sometimes real personal."what's really exciting is to be able to find a scribble on the wall with a number and be able to find the transmission in which ground control relayed up to them." directions from the ground had collins linking up with the eagle -- which took armstrong and aldrin to the surface of the moon. there's also a calendar that kept track of their dates in orbit.all new images discovered when specialists with the air and space museum sent in 3-d technology... eliminating the foot traffic inside this treasure."we want to get you a little closer to some of the technology that was used. vincent rossi is going to scan my hand with a 3-d laser scanner, showing the detail of this equipment." we got a sneak peek.the images will be online in july."basically anybody is going to know

cheryl conner has more. you may love this to the moon and back."it says smelly waste."smelly but "one step" closer to what was happening inside apollo 11 on its trip to the moon in 1969... both next on good day virginia: you can now feel you're spending a night in vincent don't have to leave the u-s to (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood... all with worry-free ownership. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... institute of chicago recently commissioned a recreation of van gogh's "yellow house" bedroom for an exhibit opening sunday. the exhibit pays tribute to three paintings van gogh created of the room in the late 19th century. the museum is renting out that room for just 10 dollars a night on rental site air-b-n-b. the rate includes two tickets to the exhibition, >> jason: good morning. it is 8:00 now on our friday morning.

has died after a fire on barry conner road from earlier today. this is a video from sky 7 over the scene, which is appears that that is some sort of shed. police and fire are investigating the cause, along with state police and the state fire >> we are following more breaking news at 4:00, the deadly bus crash out of tennessee, we're getting more details on that. alex... >> adam, just getting the information, and that is that the bus driver did not have drugs or alcohol in his system, and also none of the victims were ejected from the bus. the five children inside are dead, six others are critically hurt in the crash earlier this anthony walker was arrested and charged with 5 counts of vehicular homicide. >> we received reports back today from the tennessee bureau of investigation that shows no trace of alcohol or drugs in the driver's system. the driver's driving history did include a minor wreck in september of this year investigated by our agency. it's also part of the investigation. >> a vilg ill was held last night for the died. families and

cheryl conner, abc 7 news. horace: and it has been a rough start to the weekend after a tragic friday in charles county. three deadly car accidents in waldorf left including a young mother, an 18-year-old man, and two teenagers from westlake high school. will bea: monday there grief counselors at westlake high school to help students who may need to express their feelings. in waldorf, there were three separate fatal crashes in less than 24 hours. makeshift memorials continue to grow at the crash sites in waldorf after a total of four people lost their lives friday in separate crashes, including three teenagers and a 25-year-old mother. >> you don't pay attention to how fast you are going until something like this happens. westlake high school students passed away at this intersection at about 12:30. later, a woman was pronounced dead after hitting a tree on highway 301. and then another tree was struck on st. pet sunday afternoon. >> we just want them to know that we love them. >> he was such a sweetheart. proc

i'm cheryl -- cheryl conner. more on what it says and how the management is responding. maureen: what caused the deadly explosion in texas that is now prompting $50,000 reward. leon: 15 days of rain. doug is back with what it will take to get it dry for the weekend. leon: three years ago a burning fertilizer plant in texas explode and killed 15 people. most of them for firefighters. they now say it was arson and this is criminal case. they are offering $50,000 reward for information leading to arrest. maureen: visitation underway for one of the victims of last week's deadly shooting rampage in maryland. family members and the friends are paying respect to malcolm winffel. his funeral is tomorrow at st. rose of lima catholic church in gaithersburg. winffel was shot and killed friday in the parking lot of the westfield montgomery mall. police say he tried to help a woman being carjacked by eulalio tordil. tordil is now charged in three homicides. leon: in the case of a real twist, police are looking for a minivan. investigators believe it was involved in a fatal hit-and-ru

cheryl conner explains. mp number three at the speedway on route one near old town alexandria has no nozzle. >> i was looking at the hose flapping in the wind. cheryl: it happened saturday morning. she comes to the station often with her dog in the back seat. she is glad that he was safe at home. >> the next thing i know, the car is speeding away. cheryl: she has her dog, but she is without a car. she had to buy a new phone, cancel her credit cards, and change the locks since the suspect has her keys and identification. how shet relate to pumps gas, with her back to the driver side, holding the nozzle. >> the car was off, but i left the key in the ignition. >> i think most people do that. alexandria police officer told her similar incidents have happened at the two guest nations next to the gasway -- at the two stations next to the beltway. the police confirmed they are investigating a car theft. edgar wishes the gas station manager did more. iphone the manager said he has not checked surveillance cameras. r

cheryl: i'm cheryl conner. inside a d.c. area hotel that still has rooms available for reasonable rate on inauguration day. we will tell you where it erin: i'm erin hawksworth. desean jackson weighs in on the rumors that he is headed to the eagles next season and the m.r.i. results are in. we have the latest on bradley beal's ankle injury later in sports. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ michelle: fans are still in shock a day after carrie fisher died. her mother debbie reynolds has a stroke and dies as well. flower is placed on the reynolds' star on the hall of fame. makeshift star made for fisher. when asked why the "star wars" star didn't alreadyhave a star, walk of fame producer says no one inquired about one or applied for one about her. on the fifth anniversary of her death nomination can be made for fisher to receive a star. jonathan: new york city is up to the task to protect the huge crowd in times square for new year's eve. final preparations are underway including today's confetti test. they

cheryl conner is there live tonight. what we know is when prince george's county police officer is in critical condition following a shooting that we are hearing happened inside the station. this is on barlow road. we are on the intersection of 202 and barlow wrote. police officers are holding us back from the area. a large police presence is in the area. for all over the landover area. police officers have been going up and down martin luther king boulevard and 202 when it became obvious that they were on to someone. we heard that one suspect is now in custody. what we know is one police officer has been shot, is in critical condition. is in hearing one suspect custody. this may still be an active situation in terms of a shooter. still at large. we don't know if all of the suspects that police are looking for are in custody. i want to tell you that sources close to my colleague tell me that three others were shot in addition to that police officer and the circumstances involving unclear at this point. it does not appear

cheryl conner picks up the story from there. you, wewe want to show are closer now to the district three police headquarters. we will zoom in to show you that officers are still out here investigating what happened just outside their front doors. while the palmer park area was lit up with flashing lights, we bumped into a bystander who showed us a cell phone video of a suspect captured. exclusive video of prince george's county police taking down a suspect in the killing of an officer. he is held to the ground as an armored vehicle pulls into the , justs on landover road south of district three m palmer park for the shooting happened. cell phone video from a bystander shows patrons walking out of the restaurant with their hands held high. as reported, two suspects are in custody, one injured. park ine in palmer landover, cruiser after cruiser, roads blocked, and a huge police presence on martin luther king jr. highway is the first suspect was arrested. dexter kelly talked to was after he was released. >> i was laying down, they

let's go straight to cheryl conner in gaithersburg. cheryl? coming up in about 30 minutes, more from his students who come to his defense. live in gaithersburg, cheryl conner, good morning washington. police hope newly released images will men behind two armed robberies in montgomery county. surveillance video from september 22nd shows four armed men robbing an exxon station on veirs mill road. a fifth suspect drove the getaway car. police believe some of the same men pulled off another armed robbery on september first. a food truck in a parking lot next to the exxon was targeted. police have released two sketches of suspects. and they're asking anyone with information to anger and disbelief this morning after the driver accused of hitting and killing a five-month-old in a stroller entered a plea. the deadly crash happened last year in the crosswalk on riverside parkway in leesburg. yesterday, john miller pleaded no contest' to misdeameanor reckless driving and guilty to failing to yield. prosecutors dropped more serious charges last month aft

cheryl: in germantown, cheryl conner, abc7 news. leon: hard to believe there is still ice out there. maureen: a lot of words of caution. doug: more through the end of the week and the weekend. cold air coming our way. get started with the numbers on wednesday in washington. the almanac page. 39 a average is 46 and 30. this will go in the book at a below average temperature day. at this hour, the temperatures are continuing to drop hour-by-hour. be low freezing north and west. reagan national at 32. 32 in andrews. above freezing south and east. this is the beginning. to get a couple of pushes of cold air. tonight, tomorrow, friday. friday through the weekend is colder. wind chills are a feature because of the gusty winds out of the northwest at times. 22 in washington. on top of that, we have areas of the flurries and the snowshowers. the air has been dry. we have had report of snow flurries moving through. lighter now isers are demin niching. this is all lake for us it is getting used to the gusty winds and the cold air. wind chill

cheryl conner, abc7 news. jonathan: well, this video gives you the only glimpse of the life or death situation that officer faced last week on crane highway in waldorf. watch. a race against time to free a driver trapped in a burning s.u.v. one sufficientser tries to put out the flames and another officer working to free a guy whose legs were pinned under the dashboard. >> we just do what we do. we have been doing it for a long time. that is the first instinct that you do. jonathan: instincts are to save lives. driver a 32-year-old man from maryland was hurt but thanks to the officers they were not life threatening. great work by all. michelle: absolutely. >> i love how humble they are. we have a co crowbar. >> you are saving somebody's life while the car is on fire. there is that. michelle: we look at the wild swings in the weather. we have had the 70s and 60s and now we head the other way. >> it's tough to keep track of it. doug: then it gets warm again. so now it's just a matter of how quickly the colder ai

: i'm cheryl conner in fauquier county. a woman who spots a drone going on to actor robert duval's property shoot us it down. we talk to her coming up. leon: coming up later how nike is paying tribute to a local gold medal winner and it's not katie ledecky or michael phelps. doug? doug: heat and the humidity building back in area. i have a storm watch luann bennett. after losing her husband to cancer, she raised three boys here in northern virginia and grew the family business. a single working mom who helped create over 1,000 local jobs, bringing people together to solve problems. i'm luann bennett. in business, you bring everyone to the table and work to get results. congress just doesn't get that-- there's too much partisanship. i approve this message because washington needs more common-sense problem solvers. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: the losses are getting worse in the massive earthquake in italy. official

cheryl conner, abc7 news. maureen: the d.c. public school system is extending the school year by one day to june 17. this is to make up for the winter snow days. the last day of school is not on a thursday but a friday instead. sorry about that. leon: good way to end the week. maureen: at least it will be ending. doug: still cooler than average. but we are making progress. plenty of sunshine. maureen: beautiful day. doug: a chance of frost north and west of the city. let's get started. take you to the nats park this morning. weather bug camera on top of the stadium. give you a time lapse. notice the flag, lay down. little flag action today. the winds have been lighter. we get to the late afternoon and the sun is going down. it 50's for the first pitch coming up. clear skies will continue across the area. 55 in hagerstown and frederick. 55 in andrews air force base. 54 in baltimore. 57 at reagan national airport. pollen count higher range for trees. weeds are not measured. but the grass pollen and the mold spores both in the low

chantilly, cheryl conner. news nudes. -- cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: a lot of enjoys arety. including the chef doing his he arrived monday. since then he has been cooking and getting the supplies to the battered hospitals and the cafeterias as part of a group he calls chefs for puerto rico. ten d.c. police officers now in puerto rico lending a hand. you can see the latest videos and find out ways you can help. right now on wjla.com. michelle: on the hill today -- michelle: 15 weeks after the ballpark ambush, steve scalise returned to a standing ovation. he was one of several shot in a baseball practice for the annual charity game against democrats. the loose congressman said -- the louisiana congressman said the prayers have been answered. he thank family doctors and the people there with him on june 14. they would be successful to carry out their duties. crystal couldn't be with us but david is with us. david, you are my hero. you saved my life. thank you so much. >> they are capital police officers assigned to salim detail. they were injured but they fired back at the shoo

which he recalls i'm cheryl conner -- cheryl: i'm cheryl conner. inside the u.s.o., we will introduce sergeant that will see his son for the first time in a year this thanksgiving. larry: as we head to break, birthday for ann turner cook. the first gerber baby. today she is 90 years old. michelle: right now we want to take you to new york where preparation is underway for macy's thanksgivings day parade. testing out the balloons. the 90th year for the event. 16 giant character balloons estimated 3.5 million people. expected to line the streets in new york to watch. larry? larry: lost the shot for a moment. yeah. one of the best traditions. can't wait for tomorrow. we know the military makes makeo many sacrifices including months away from the family. we are so thankful for that. today, some are lucky enough to go home. cheryl conner has the stories from dulles. cheryl: sergeant wells is the u.s.o. lounge at the airport. waiting is what he and his son jordan are used to. it has been one year. >> i love him. only reason i'm gone is my job. cheryl: he

our cheryl conner is there live with more. cheryl, do we know how it happened? >> reporter: yeah, kimberly, we don't know a cause at this point but i can tell you it's still a very active scene out here. we're at fox rest apartments right here in laurel. and you can see the top of the building, that's a three-story apartment building. and you can tell that the focus of the fire was on that third level. this happened just before 9:00. several people having to evacuate the building, and we want to show you those heavy flames. we have video of the scene of the heavy flames justo been out here, again, for a couple of hours focusing on extinguishing the fire. they were able to do that and now working on some of the hot spots. everyone from what we understand was able to get out safely without being injured, but there was one firefighter that was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries, and out here tonight, the red cross is here trying to help people who are not able to go home for probably sometime, certainly not tonight. so they're walking around he

life and that we, cheryl conner. like thank you. we have breaking news right now out of her veil maryland, and was fired to show you in the 49 hundred block of taylor braun. thankfully everybody made it out safely. the flames made this structure so dangerous and forest firefighters to evacuate and fight the fire from the outside. next, battling it out on the gop stage, trump going after jeb bush and the entire , we are live in south carolina coming up next. in the latest on the horrific pileup just to our north, dozens hurt in multiple people dead. what is the latest on the stove traffic? >> we have the potential for that after we get through some more brutal cold and we are talking president's day -- president's day's now. >> the candidates agreed that the next president should pick justice scalia's successor. carolina.e from south a lot of booing in the audience? >> on the candidates agree they do not want obama to appoint a justice. the conversation turned ugly after that. over issues from iraq all the way to supreme court appoin

cheryl conner takes us inside awesome. >> where the word "geek" is said with pride. >> i have read comics since i was 7 years old. i am an i.t. guy in real life. >> he agreed to show me around awesome con since this is new to me. but we will start with him. >> in the comics, used to be part of the marine corps. >> it stands for passion. >> each spectrum in the universe request be harnessed by powering. >> the safe military style weapon, too. >> all the indy go describes describes -- indigo tribe has this. >> he is in from idian head, meeting up characters he calls friends. chloe isn't in the mood for full dress-up. >> i feel powerful now. >> the d.c. convention center filled with the power of people who put the time and the energy into playing dress-up. >> this is a passion o relieve stress. >> northwest d.c., cheryl conner, abc7 news. maureen: a lot to talk about. doug: showers and up thiser this everything. sunday afternoon and the everything is a clear threat of the possibly the severe weather here. the adults tower in the background. a and you can see blue skies. then we see clearing.

cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: now the strong wind ather, thisller we tree and all the damage. roz plater is live in northeast to show it up close. all ofhis from the wind? working theory. this building behind me on a construction, appears gutted out on the back end is also open. they believe the wind got inside, swirled around, and lou out the wall of this building -- and blew out the wall of this building. it happened just after 2:00 sunday, the old wall from the down, plant came crashing snapping the utility pole, dragging down street signs. all of that damage likely due to a strong wind gust. perhapsuess is the wind played a portion because it was swirling as bad as it is out here. roz: the old plant is being but firefighters quic at the time. >> we threw everything we had added, including our special ops are tracking dog, who made three rounds just as a precaution. so far, in the end, there was nobody inside the building and nobody injured. roz: once deemed safe, inspectors could get in to determine

cheryl conner went to dulles to see if the passengers can figure out why this is happening. >> stepping on an airplane, most of us are armed with a cell phone. a mom with a daughter seen crying with the video that started recording. not happy with how the flight attendant treated the woman and they exchange w >> at dulles international airport, willie parker decided to leave his stroller home. but not his cell phone. >> everyone videotapes everything that happens now. records everything. put in my mind to be ready as well. >> i haven't done anything. i have paid for the ticket. >> this video was posted to the social media this week. a man flying delta has to go to the bathroom before the plane took off. he was then asked to step off the flight. he refused. so the plane pulled back to the gate. and all passengers had to get off. it is another incident for the airline executive tollis review from the cell phone. >> i think it is making them more conscious of what they are doing. >> passengers tell us we shouldn't believe the full story is on the cell phone. >> you are not there. >> we saw

cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kellye: looks like the weather cooperated for him, but tomorrow is different? steve: a few showers come a little break in the action in the early afternoon. that is nothe sun, good news for later in the day in terms of the storms. that will only fuel them stronger. 75 degrees right now at reagan national, the high today 82. sunshinerm once the came out. 75 leesburg, 73 frederick, 75 hagerstown. lower 70's cumberland, winchester 73. it is warm and humid. it the overnight. we are likely to hear some rumbles of thunder, especially south of d.c. early in the morning. the nasty weather is well to the south and west, harrisonburg, charlottesville. that is where you have strong thunderstorms. andonly a lot of thunder lightning, but heavy downpours and the potential of flash flooding. this moves off to the north and east, but we think that it will lose some punch overnight. the heavier rain for fredericksburg, about 3:00, 4:00, south of d.c. right now, no worries. a lot of people rushing to t

cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: cheryl, thank you, they look beautiful. new and important information in the murder of a teenager on the platform at the deanwood metro station. family members are telling us 15-year-old devontay washington touched the lives of everyone who knew him. a family member told abc 7 he attended largo high school. his mother and sisters witnessed the shooting. tonight, the person who shot the member of the junior rotc is still on the run. >> random. kimberly: the police increased patrols at the station on the red line. riders say that gave them a better sense of security. the police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. howard county police are searching for a shooter, this time the person shot two people on a truck stop on assateague drive in jessup. one person died, the other was injured. a man who survived is in critical condition. the districtrrow, will be enlisting private assistance to transport people who need an ambulance. they will use a private ambulance company for s

cheryl: cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: it is rare to have christmas and hanukkah occur at the same time, but tonight is the second night of honda cup. the national -- but tonight is the second night of hanukkah,. donald trump wished a bright and happy hanukkah to those who celebrate and this morning he wished others a very merry christmas. the first family is spending the family in hawaii. they took the time to get some shaved ice. it is a bit of a tradition for the obamas during the holidays. lady visited marine corps base hawaii to thank the troops for their service. not quite warm enough for shaved ice in our area, but close. i saw people jogging, steve. steve: a lot of people taking advantage of the nice weather today. tomorrow will be warmer, but a bigger jump in temperatures for the day tuesday. outside right now, stormwatch 7 temperatures, upper 30's, lower 40's. the wind and generally out of the east, but that will change the next 24 to 36 hours. a lot of folks have the day off tomorrow, going to lunch, g

cheryl: exception for exceptional work. on capitol hill, cheryl conner, abc7 news. nancy: we congratulate them as well. meantime this video. it's impossible to forget rival texas motor clubs in deadly shoot out. today the first case went to the jury. nine people were killed. one was charged with directing the criminal activity that led to the brawl. he argues hea self-defense but could face life in prison if convicted. jonathan: "7 on your side" with a crime alert. i want you to look at something. this man here standing in front of the a.t.m. with a gun opening fire with a machine. this is sunday morning when the captures captured the scene on b.b.&t in mountain vernon. in front of a grocery store and only a block from a school. despite the assault from the a.t.m. the would-be thief got away with nothing. nancy: man fighting back against porch pirates found the crime tighting tool target of a -- crime fighting tool the target of a thief. this is all caught on camera. yeah. that is thief stealing a doorbell surveillance camera from a home in portland. the camera's ba

cheryl: that is between you, mom, and santa. cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kellye: looks like a great christmas for the kids. steve: for the kids who may be getting sleds under the christmas tree, you will have a chance to use them this winter. kellye: this winter, oh! steve: 46 degrees today, one degree above average. remember the record two years ago, christmas eve when it was 71? that was just two years ago. go figure. outside we go, 40 at reagan national, the wind is calm but they will kick up through the early morning. waking up tomorrow morning, if you are going christmas morning walk or grabbing the newspaper, taking the dog out, it will be blustery. 36 manassas, 36 winchester. wide in the view. the core of the cold air it is to the north and west. it arrives for the day tomorrow in upcoming week. wind gusts picking up to the west, 30 miles per hour in charleston. upwards of 40 miles per hour, meaning the windchill factor will plummet. nine degrees is what it feels like in detroit. the cold front on the back door of the doorstep. the snow showers are

anchor: we continue our live team coverage with cheryl conner. what are commuters going to deal with come monday morning? just yet.t know what so far the red line is still suspended. it may reopen later tonight. we are on the top level of the parking garage, metro's parking garage right across the street from where amy aubert just joined you live. arecan see no trains passing here. we heard in that news conference from metro spokesman dan sasso. he said the red line could reopen later tonight or it right now service is suspended between noma and brooklyn. the tracks he said were not damaged, they are closed off because of the close location to the derailment's and the ongoing wo h ws available between nomar and brooklyn. csx and amtrak also use the rails. the brunswick line will not be in service tomorrow. t, sessile tells us the trains will go to silver spring. as far as south of silver markg, they will except passengers. amtrak uses the service as well. capital limited also not in service. we may get another news conference later tonight. if th

mary's county, cheryl conner, abc7 news. >> now fantastic is that? congratulations. more than a thousand people took part in the d.c. tradition. the 15th annual thanksgiving turkey giveaway to hand out meals to people in ward eight. rapper and d.c. native wale helped with the events. that was 1,500 turkeys and 20,000 pounds of the vegetables, yam and stuffing given out on a first come, first serve basis. good tradition. >> love to see that. things like that get you in the season. and, of course, this time of the year it's chilly. chief meteorologist bill kelly has a cool assignment. jonathan: he has ear mufts on. he is ready to. go playing in the ice! cool literally. we are showing you different colored >> it's when there is very few imperfections. you can see a bright light. come on in. this may be a highlight of the area? slide room where they create a full slide. not just one. but four slides made entirely of ice. we have rounded up a couple of friends. >> you hop on there. >> that is an abrupt end. what did you think? >> good. >> you? >> cool. >> this is very, ve

i hopefully be okay. >> in arlington, cheryl conner. cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: remarkable. the conditions. leon: crazy they are willing to do that but crazier they are able to do that. alison: it is. goodness. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- problems in flint. as d.c. schools take steps to make sure the water there is safe for the students to drink. >> this brand new shining community center in palmer park. an example of some of the good things that happened as a result of t.n.i. but the county also admitting that the work is not done in the neighborhood. palmer park among the communities staying in ealison: new development in the flint water crisis. michigan's attorney general filed a civil lawsuit worth hundreds of millions of dollars against two water engineering companies that helped the city change the primary water source to the flint river. the suit claims negligence from two firms that caused and exacerbated the lead-tainted water crisis. the firms are already facing suits from flint residents. now we turn to the water crisis at d.c. schools we first reported on

in falls church, cheryl conner, abc 7 news. it is estimated 10 minus americans will swap out gifts this season, and they say $90 billion of presence will be returned. those returning deals. >> items people tend to return include apparel, shoes, electronics. we are expecting almost half of the population will be shopping. adrianna: keep in mind, return policies could very. a tip that could save you some money while you are saving some money. haggle. instead of paying the listed price, asked for a discount or to match online price. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. you don't have anything to lose, and a lot of people -- do bargain, so do not feel awkward. today's the first day of kwanzaa. traditional food plays an important part in the holiday as we found out on good morning washington. >> we have yam used on celebrations like wedding, birthdays, stuff like that. you mash it up and add red oil and eggs to it. typically, id. at this you would , have a whole bowl with it. each of the seven days of kwanzaa is dedicated to on

cheryl conner has more. cheryl: two lane, one meaning but only if you are local. >> i remember at one point people thought it was washington state. cheryl: eric held d.c. driver's sigh len for 30 years and know -- license for 30 years and know about the change. >> d.c. is the distinctive factor. chyles right now it says, "district of columbia" at the top but the d.m.v. is moving it back to washington, d.c., in june. >> it's just a way to ensure that our citizens residents of the district of columbia are streeted fairly. they are not held up unnecessarily. cheryl: lucinda has seen complaints from people as they travel. >> we feel they have a better chance of knowing washington, d.c., versus district of columbia. >> craig holds a commercial license and drives across the country delivering cars. >> some people are ill literal to fact -- illiterate to the fact and you have to help those who don't know. cheryl: it was changed to "district of columbia" in 2013 when vincent gray was mayor. drivers can still use a d

cheryl conner has the latest from the live desk. cheryl: we have learned that devin kelley served in the military and was discharged with bad conduct. an air force spokeswoman is confirming that kelley was court-martialed in 2012 and discharged two years later, reportedly involving his wife and child. what caused him to commit such an evil act in a place of worship. the agony of families waiting to hear who was shot and killed at first baptist church sutherland springs, texas. >> we are all prepared that will hear names. cheryl: it can happen anywhere. a small country church outside of san antonio now understands this morning from investigators. gunman identified as devin kelley shot and killed 23 people inside of sunday services. one person died at the hospital. 26 are dead, including the pastor's daughter, just 14 years old. >> anyone in that church you., we know they are in the presence of jesus christ right now. cheryl: the gunman started firing at about 11:20 local time. , aas he left the church resident grabbed his rifle and e

cheryl conner, abc 7 news. calling outso trucks and a, democratic candidate bernie sanders after the presumptive republican nominee for first accepting and then declining a debate. think thaters: i answered who donald trump is. making the american people should be very concerned about some of the changing their mind on virtually any issue he has been asked about. kimberly: sanders is campaigning hard in california ahead of the june 7 primary. hillary clinton is expected to clinch the nomination with a win in the new jersey primary. the libertarian party has nominated gary johnson for president. formerty also selected massachusetts governor bill weld as his running mate. both are former republicans, each elected two times. they will be included in this fall's debate if poll numbers reach 15%. they are currently polling at 10%. terror tonight, iraqi troops in the midst of a military operation to retake falluja. video showed troops and militia pounding isis targets. officials say that forces have taken over much o

cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: developing now, three good samaritans tried to help a woman during a bizarre domestic incident and a car. what look like a suicide attempt to them was actually her trying to escape. roz plater has the very latest roz: they simply jumped in to help, and now one of the good samaritans is facing serious injuries just from trying to save a woman's life. a bizarre domestic violence and i began at 6:30 a.m. d.c. police a it was just off the northbound tonight if i've overpass onto pennsylvania avenue after an altercation with her boyfriend. whoe good samaritans happened by thought it was an attempted suicide and rush to help. her,e they could get to the boyfriend intervened. >> she was trying to get into the car. roz: the boyfriend pulled out a gun. he told the good samaritans to get away from his girl. tookf the good samaritans the gun, struck the boyfriend in the head with it, and it fired a single round. nobody was injured. police, but before officers arrived, the boyfriend cir

cheryl conner has what they are saying tonight. cheryl? cheryl: we are at the washington hebrew congregation, and the doors were open for people of all faiths tonight who believe that more can be done to stop the violence. >> this is a problem across all communities. have been they loudest voice in the room, a survivor of domestic violence it wants to do more than talk. >> people in this country are generally not willing to face this reality of how violent we are. l: talking is the start. about 100 people of different faiths shared ideas in strengthening the community. >> we have an obligation as fellow human beings to protect our neighbors, to not stand idly by. cheryl: the assistant police chief with," address the group, saying the entire nation is seeing an increase in gun violence. the ability of violent offenders to obtain weapons so easily from state to state. cheryl: last week, five shootings in the city over five hours, leaving two dead. the week before come a man killed his wife and went on a shooting spree, killing two more. , th

in oxon hill, cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kellye: also in prince george's county, the police arrested 61-year-old robert crosby, facing first-degree murder and robbery charges after killing his neighbor, allegedly. the police found frederick with trauma to her body inside of her home on 70 1st avenue in landover hills friday night. they say robbery was the motive. trying to piece together the events leading to the death of two men in severn. a confrontation led to a shooting inside of a home on sandy farm. they found one man dead inside of a different home nearby. a second man tried to drive away, but died of his injuries. "the baltimore sun" reports that the police held one person for questioning. investigators working to identify to people who were killed when their car plunged into the potomac river, heading north on ohio drive last night when for whatever reason it left the road. two people in the vehicle were trapped, a third escape and swim ashore. what followed was a rescue operation that soon became one of recovery. w

cheryl: all of this a week before halloween. cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: d.c. police force to arrest one of their own while complaint early this morning about officer thompson. when a supervisor went to investigate, he reported smelling alcohol and that officer thompson was impaired. he also failed fields are brady test. he had been on the force for four years. neighbors say that no one should be above the law. >> there are kids who play around here. >> i find that very troubling. with everything going on in the country, with police departments in neighborhoods, it's troubling. kimberly: his police powers were immediately revoked. he is under investigation by the internal affairs department. investigators in california say it appears a bus driver did not hit the brakes before slimming into the back of a bus driver. many of the victims have yet to be identified. 31 others were taken to the hospital, some remaining in intensive care tonight. with the bus moving so fast, the impact sent it 15 feet into the trailer. >> in almost 35 years, i've never been to a crash

live at dulles international airport, cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: i've never seen anything like that at an airport, cheryl, thanks. said hisprime minister country will accept refugees turned away by the u.s. out the tweets saying, "welcome to canada." one message said that canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. diversity is our strength. featured a photo of trudeau will coming a little girl from syria. other nations are threatening to take legal actions against the president's order. anna-lysa gayle continues our team coverage with a syrian citizen who is hoping for clarity. anna-lysa: islamic relations is threatening a fight in court following president trump's latest executive actions. this person is the national executive of the victims organization. they do not believe barring citizens from seven muslim countries will make america safe again. >> monday, we will challenge on alsocutive order moral grounds. anna-lysa: one of the countries on the list is syria, a country deeply affected by civil war. we talkedne syrian with

cheryl conner, abc 7 news. wants to connect you with both candidates. we want to know what questions you would ask them. e-mail us questions at yourvoice @wjla.com. pilots facinged serious charges in scotland, taken into custody as passengers boarded the flight. each had a blood-alcohol level .02, the legal limit of but would not release the exact level. >> i'm really happy that somebody had the strength to report they were concerned about whether the pilot was drunk. kimberly: united found a replacement crew for the flight that took off, but it was 10 hours late. a similar incident involving canadian pilots took place at the same airport last month. what caused the spirit of baltimore to crash into ap or this morning. none of the people on board were hurt, but the ship suffered cosmetic damage to the hull and the impact damaged a large section of the pier. it was returning from an all night cruise around the harbor. wonder if the captain was tired from the all night cruise. i hope the kids are not up right now because they will be tired tomorrow. ryan:

cheryl conner, abc 7 news. coming up on abc seven news at 11:00, a new health alert regarding the flu. scary.as really parentsa warning for about the hottest toys on your child's christmas list. kellye: a 7 on your side consumer alert come a warning for parents. one of the hottest holiday toys they share. one mom package arrived -- >> there was miss wording on the package, the product inside was not secured. the color was leeching off the product onto their hands. kellye: turns out the toys were fake, sold through a third-party on walmart's site. the company refunded her. more than a billion dollars of counterfeit goods were seized last year. express a lookout for misspellings or suspicious prices and make sure that any website that you order from has safeguards. other consumer news come a massive deal could shake up the health care industry. cvs pharmacy is buying health insurance giant aetna for $69 billion. the buyout is not a done deal yet. it has to be approved by regulators. and a health alert tonight --

[no audio] kimberly: that was cheryl conner reporting. we will be in court tomorrow and bring you full coverage of the case as it develops. watch for updates on air and online at wjla.com. from anneng story arundel county, worry glen burnie man is accused of killing his girlfriend and attacking a stepped in to help. michael wilson discharged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, and other charges. the police say that he attacked his girlfriend last night. she died of her injuries overnight. the second survive. they say that wilson and berkeley, the girlfriend, had an on-again, off-again relationship. get it right or shut it down, of the the sentiment federal transit administration to metro tonight after a series anproblems, including explosion moments after a train rolled away. now the metro general manager is lying on a plan to fix the problems. fta says they need to do more and quickly. roz plater, the clock is ticking. just over, metro has a week to make the changes. the feds say they could face consequences. it was this fiery ex