tom roussey is there. what can you tell us? tom: alison, when this happened, there were people inside the theater watching movies, probably had no idea happening outside the back door. this is video from when we arrived on the scene a few minutes ago. they finally clear the scene. according to a spokesperson, there was a man with a group of friends. the victim was in his late teens or early 20's. he and the suspect walked away from the group of friends, had a conversation, the suspect pulled out a gun and shot the suspect. he was airlifted to the hospital with very critical conditions. who matches the description of the suspect, but at last check they were still trying to determine if that person was the suspect. one person shot behind the amc movie theater in waldorf. tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: stay with abc 7 for updates. you can get breaking news around the clock by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com/text. jonathan: other top story, their lights are off, the power is out, and choices are now limited. families were

tom roussey has more. tom: kimberly, the police say this all began last night when a man was drinking with friends in an alley. he decided it was time to go home, so we started walking apparently this way. when he got to the corner in northwest, two men tried to rob they let him on fire. until two months ago, anna, who asked us not to reveal her full identity, used to rent a room to the man, who she knew as albertine. >> i consider him a good person, but he has a problem with alcohol. tom: late saturday night, the police say he was drinki he left and began walking home. that is when two guys walked up and demand it money. when he said he did not have any, they began to hit him and knocked him face down on the ground. that is when the police say they let him on fire. he took off his burning jacket and threw it away. he then echoed go to the hospital until i concerned person called d.c. fire and ems. at medstar, he was diagnosed with third-degree burns. contact his sons or brother in maryland. they hope they

reporting live in woodbridge, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: the same goes for this next story -- there is a search for suspects after a series of car break-ins and thefts in arlington. as many as 20 cars were broken into, four of them stolen between saturday and north arlington in the west over neighborhood. this morning, another stolen car and three more break-ins. the police say keep your car locked, keep valuables out of view you, and report any suspicious activity. jonathan: still ahead -- staggering new stats about student debt. how much worse it has gotten. alison: and a touching story of compassion. not just pack a school lunch for her son. on issues that matter to northern virginia, barbara comstock and donald trump have a lot in common. bill o'reilly: overturn roe v. wade; that's a specific thing that you would do? comstock: i think roe v. wade should be overturned. trump and comstock. trump: i'm totally for defunding. we shouldn't be giving to planned parenthood. while comstock voted five times to defund planned parenthood. n

tom roussey joins us with details of the surge and its impact. hi, tom. tom: alison, none of the safetrack programs have been pleasant for commuters. take a look at the brookline station. it is still open, but in less than an hour it will shut down and not reopen again until the this year, there are two reasons metro may not be a good option for those involved in sunday's marine corps marathon. one, it is not opening early like it has in the past, not starting until 7 a.m. two, the red line will not be running between fort totten and gallaudet. but long after the race is over, red line commuters like these in silver spring will be dealing with the shut down until almost >> take the bus. >> marc is the only option at this point. driving is too hectic and expensive. tom: halfway decent news is they can still transfer at fort totten and take the green and yellow lines downtown. people who were up a creek are the people who live near the stations that will be completely quarters of a mile of both stations. tom: with neither a rhode island avenue or broccoli a

tom roussey has how the investigation is going. do they have anybody or any leads? tom: anybody yet. the police say the other day there was an inspection at this exxon on route 50. three of the four credit card readers had these skimming devices, but this is far from the only gas station that was hit. >> i swiped my card without even thinking. tom: customers at this exxon and fairfax were surprised it was one of many gas stations hit by not gas stations. tom: only about 11 skimming device cases were reported last year in fairfax county. this year they have already been 14, including nine since june. one was at a walmart, the other eight gas stations, seven of them exxons. >> its northern virginia, it does not surprise me. tom: skimming devices are used to steal credit and debit card information. they can be placed over the real credit card reader and how they can look real. the one on the left has no skimmer, the one on the right protrudes ever so slightly. it does have a skimmer. >> i always look at that before i get gas. tom: because people do not think about it.

live in sterling, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: tom, thank you. tomorrow night, an in-depth look at where the race heads from here. a on our sister station, news channel 8, and wjla.com. steve: wow, what a day we had around the dmv, daytime highs well into the upper 80's. 87 breaking the record in dulles and bwi marshall, one degrees shy of the record at reagan national. tomorrow, a little cooler, but still plenty of sunshine to i'm tracking a cold front, a significant cold front that will impact your weekend plans. world that coming up. jonathan: steve, thanks. this just in, parents arrested in the murder of their baby boy. petty and his wife are facing charges in the death of their three-month-old son. he and his wife babied the barry book -- bear uried the baby boy to cover a crime. an accident at a construction site. this was the view from sky track 7. a concrete mixer was involved, but the circumstances are under investigation. a second worker suffered non-life-threatening injuries. alison: new at 11:00 am a vigil 17-year-old girl stabbed to

live in northwest, tom roussey, abc 7 news. weeks away, metro is making plans to ease traffic in the area. the bus route will run from king street in old town the huntington metro station to the casino. the casino is scheduled to open in early december, but the new bus route would start sunday. >> for the first time in 30 years, we have a deal inside the beltway. now both inside and outside will be fair. alison: straight from the on plans to start building tolls along i-66 inside the beltway. governor mcauliffe said that one of two contractors will be chosen for the project next week and construction will start and finish next year. jonathan: another reminder of the risks of the cot airbags. investing at her say that a woman was killed in a neck in california last month, the 11th the problem led to the largest automobile recall in u.s. history. alison: a former uva football player is suing the school, claiming he was the victim of hazing. he said that teammates and others believe him because he has a learning disability. he sai

live in loudoun county, tom roussey, abc 7 new tragic breaking news in iraq. isis has executed more than 280 men and boys as coalition forces are closing in on the city of mosul. a coalition source said the victims were rounded up and used as human shields. among the dead, children. iraqi forces and coalition forces have been pounding the city, but isis has been in years. it is iraq's second-largest city. a drug bust at a day care center. officials conducted the raid before any parents arrive to drop off their children. you can imagine the shock to find out that two people were arrested and facing drug charges. tim barber joins us with those details. tim: this was a month-long investigation that came from tips in the community. investigators raided the house at of the kids were there. this day care was supposed to be a safe haven for kids, but tonight investigators say that these two potentially where selling deadly drugs. >> it's disturbing. tim: anne arundel county police arrested roos dabrasky jr. and scale, and $700. they are facing several charges, includ

tom roussey joins us now with more. tom? tom: yeah, alison, it was unreal how many people came out. was the end of a very long line. more than 125 thousand people voted in the state of maryland today, way more than four years ago. >> i parked over here. tom: as the clock ticked closer to 8:00, the parking lot was so packed that cars had to circle to find a space. >> we are trying to prepare ourselves for a lot of people, but this is really a lot. >> i was floored. it's great that people are coming out to vote. tom: the wayne curry sports and learning center in landover is huge, but even it had a hard time containing the line. how long did you have to wait? >> about an hour. >> 45 minutes. voting. this year there are nine locations in prince george's, 10 in montgomery. even though it may have been faster to go on election day -- >> i want to get it over with. tom: worth it? >> yes. tom: every day through next thursday, all of the early voting locations in the state of maryland like this one in landover will be open from 8 jonathan: the candidates not voting yet, still campaigning. do

tom roussey is live in landover with more on early voting. a lot of people come out today, tom? tom: yes, alison. if you saw the video early it's busy in rockville and really busy in landover. to my right is where you vote but you have to wait for quite a line. work yet. a woman waited 45 minutes. check out the line at the prince george's sports and learning complex going this way. we won't be able to show you this it's so long. this is three to a side. look how many people have come out. the early voting number will go up a lot because we the folks in line. this is open until 8:00 tonight. longer as the folks got off of work. i put in a call to the state. they are working to get the numbers statewide. i can tell you what we are hearing is the first day of early voting in maryland has been very, very popular. the fronted door is there. see it in the distance. at times the line has gone out the door. likely to do it tonight when the folks get off work. this is the first day of the the d.c. early voting started and virginia's version of the absentee voting started. for more inform