captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 11. >> we are monitoring two stories. we're learning details about the prince george's county police officer killed in a deadly accident. we are on storm watch right now. many of you may have heard some thunder out there. let's get right to it. doug hill is standing by. >> it has been kind of right now, in arlington, 63 degrees. a lot of lightning flashes. they have been out there all evening, but slowly moving eastward. th are in frederick county. severe thunderstorm warnings until 11:34 frederick county. that threat is diminishing right now out in washington county. there will be more chances the next few hours for showers and storms. we expect most of them to be garden variety. the rainfall totals are impressive. the good news is, it will taper off overnight. >> we have several developments in the big story we mentioned at the top. the prince george's county police department is in morning to night after losing one of their own. police are talking about the crash and officer kevin bowden. >> we were over the scene where it happened in clinton. we were first on the scene of this crash. >> the accident reconstruction team has wrapped up its work at this intersection. investigators spent hours going over the same piece by piece. we know this young officer got offered around 1:00 this afternoon and was driving his take-home cruiser when he lost his life. officer kevin bowden was a six- year veteran of the prince george's county police department just 28 years old and a father of two. people who never even knew him came to pay their respects. >> this is devastating. >> that is terrible. >> the accident happened just after 3:00 in the afternoon. the off-duty officer was headed northbound on branch avenue when his cruiser collided with an suv, forcing his car into a light pole. >> witnesses said the officer was cut off. we're looking into that. >> the driver of the suv survived with non-life- threatening injuries. the officer did not. it was a heartbreaking scene outside the hospital. dozens of greeting officers saluting as one of their own was taken no -- a grieving officers saluting as one of their own was taken away. >> this is the second death we have had in two months in reference to traffic accidents. >> we do not know the speed of either of the vehicles. we do not know if speed was a factor. we expect to get more answers tomorrow morning at a news conference at 11:30. >> thank you very much. prince george's county executive released a statement which reads -- adrian morris died in august when he lost control of his cruiser. two men face felony theft charges from that. >> we're also learning about our other big store -- story of the day. a man threw a molotov cocktail at the ballston commons mall in arlington. we spoke with witnesses. >> this was an incident that was only a few hours. police say based on observant citizens, they were able to address to the person of the interest quickly and easily. those inside during this scary situation are giving us a firsthand account. >> dramatic cellphone video captures the moment arlington county police take down the man they say brought the mall to a standstill today. >> the cops came over and they handcuffed him down. >> the man was wanted for the molotov cocktail chaos that disrupted the lunch time crunch -- rush. bottles were hurled into the food court as patron sat eating. it was meant to tonight and said of a fireball, but did not. -- sets off a fireball, but did not. >> it was an incendiary device. >> police say there was more than wind. three other similar bottles were found steps away from where the first from a supposed to go off. within minutes the mall was evacuated. wilson alvarez watched from his store before been shoveled out by security guards. >> i saw black stuff on the floor. i thought, maybe it was a piece of cell phone. i realized security was down there talking to them. i figured it was something else. >> any ties to terror as of now police are looking into this man's contact and background. there were no injuries during today's entire ordeal. >> that is good news. less than three weeks before election day and the race for senate in virginia takes center stage tonight. former democratic gov. tim kaine faced off against a former senator george allen for their final debate. this took place on the campus of virginia tech. they took on a number of heated issues. economy, defense cuts, women's reproductive rights, and social security. >> i will battle against the privatization of social security too thin and narrow. social security -- tooth and nail. social security has ended -- has been designed to help seniors not live in poverty. >> we need to make some reforms to social security. the age of eligibility can be increased for those who are younger than age 50. >> they are vying for the chance to succeed jim webb. moving on to the race for president, both candidates took a break, so to speak, from hard court battles to attend the dinner. president obama and mitt romney donned their talks this -- tuxes. they traded some light-hearted barbs. the dinner is a required stop for politicians ever since the end of world war ii. >> a different kind of political battle is going on in fairfax county. you will not believe the extremes to folks are protect -- are taking to protect their right to free speech. a new bombshell in the secret se >> new revelations tonight about the secret service prostitution scandal. according to a confidential report one agent who was in colombia during the scandal admitted to soliciting a prostitute in el salvador and panama. the report also includes allegations about similar misconduct about other -- from other agents. nine service -- nine agents lost their job this spring. >> a new twist to the abuse scandal at penn state. jerry sandusky wants a judge to overturn his child sexual abuse convictions and give him a new trial. these mo today at the same courthouse. >> we are keeping a close watch on some strong storms. >> we're back wit morning and the weekend. >> remarkable lengths to back their favorite politicians. what as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors to lead by exampled i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...becau we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcer ] tim kaine. bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. >> the rhetorical war over politics takes an extreme new twist in fairfax county. >> many of you may have a political sign in your front yard. we want to show you a war of the signs taking springfield. >> we have to neighbors who were very much into politics. we have one obama backer and we have one mitt romney supporter. the 5000 block in springfield, va., it is a bipartisan case study on political ingenuity. >> anyone is allowed to have a big sign. >> she had her obama signed swiped. she made her sound. obama, yes, biden, yes connelly, yes. she took out an insurance policy of sorts. >> caution tape, my no trespassing sign. >> only a few houses away, eric schaeffer shares a similar tale. in august, a car pulled into his driveway. >> he took the mitt romney sign away. >> this die-hard republican replaced his mitt romney side. he hung its height in a tree and armed it with an alarm. he is a retired electrical technician. >> this will place is being video recorded all the time. >> when the thieves struck during rush hour he captured on video. >> we can catch them every time. >> the victims did not lead a crime quilt their political will. >> you can take my son, but he cannot take my free speech. >> she did it in new obama signed. she got it just in case the makeshift wind is stolen. mr. shaffer preferences because it is high tech. -- likes his because it is high tech. >> police in howard county are searching for a man who secretly videotaped to women. -- two women. police released a surveillance video recording of lennon. investigators said the suspect recorded video of the women for several months until one of them found the camera last month. >> a cocker spaniel mix critically injured in a pit bull attack was reunited with his owner today. he is recovering after surgery and waiting to go home. several witnesses say he was with a dog walker when he was attacked tuesday night. he suffered puncture wounds to his body and his neck. >> such a sweet dog. >> a good reunion. >> we have an interesting evening out there, a lot of activity. >> they have been creeping eastward. let's get started. south of the washington area, orange county, culpeper county, severe thunderstorm warnings in effect until midnight. we will keep an eye on that. here we are in washington, most of the heavy-duty staff has passed by to the north and west. we still have this action down to the south. maybe somebody forgot to their -- you can did board of watching doppler for two minutes. -- you can get bored of watching doppler 40 minutes. heavy rain, it has been a while since we have had heavy rain. we have it tonight. 72 and 54, the high and low today. we are in a 60's now. it will turn a bit cooler overnight, but do not worry. we will bounce back to the 70's again. there is a pocket of chilly air and we will get a taste of that tonight. temperatures will bounce back. over the weekend a more typical weekend pattern. we're kind of in this roller coaster. there is the front, there is the storm system. all of its will put us into a very pleasant air mass during the day. early tomorrow morning some lingering clouds. sunshine and some clouds saturday and a clearing skies on sunday. here is the way it looks early in the morning. this guy's will turn partly cloudy. -- the sky will turn partly cloudy. a little bit of a breeze and temperatures right back into the 70's. as far as the weekend, we will get some sunshine on saturday, 66. a lot more sunshine on sunday. right back to the mid-70's for tuesday, wednesday, thursday. my entire life and career is right here. >> i should have brought it to you, i am sorry. >> the tigers took the clicker to the yankees. the stakes are high for the redskins on sunday. rgiii tries to become a giant killer. pamela howzeze: it just seems like such an... infringement on our lives. how dare they step into my life that way. it's none of their business. he's tryg to restrict us again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic nato al campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> could this stage skits any bigger for -- could this stage gets any bigger for rgiii? he has made it clear to the giants' defense to be aggressive but be under control. the stage is set for the rookie and he was asked if he prepares any differently for a game of this m i used to high jump back in the day, way back in the day. my dad would always tell me you jump the same way you jump. for me, you always keep your preparation the same way. whether it is the giants or anyone else, keep it the same way. >> for baseball fans, the tigers swept through the yankees and through that franchise into chaos. detroit moves on to the world series. it was already 2-0 in the fourth. that is all brother let's get to fly. 416 feet. the tigers' lead the yankees -- this week the yankees. over in prince george's county, john wallace out selling his new reebok shoes. we asked him about being injured and missing time with the wizards and how he is handling it all. >> make sure i'm talking to the guys. >> a maryland man believes he said a new mark for the guinness book of world records. he was at the baltimore mayor a fine. 26 miles in his flip-flops. can you believe that? ran like a machine. for hockey fans, the commissioner says after the owners offered at 50-50 split of the profits the players' counter offer said the talks in a completely different direction. not good in the nhl. i got you white chocolate pumpkin. oh, please don't call me "pumpkin." no, that's white chocolate and pumpkin. oh. pumpkin. ha ha! you've never tasted pumpkin like this. try new pumpkin white chocolate or pumpkin mocha coffees and lattes today. >> the death of a prince george's county police officer is one of our top trending stories on wjla.com. the scare let's lead to the evacuation of ballston mall is [ mitt romney ] look at the evidence of the last four years. under the president's pocies middle income americans have been buried. they're just being crushed. middle-income americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. this is a taxx in and of itself. i'll call it the economy tax. i'm not going to raise taxes on anyone. my plan is to bring down rates to get more people working. my priority is putting people back to work in america. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> we have to get through these drums denied animal be really nice weather tomorrow. >> severe thunderstorm -- we have to get through these storms tonight and tomorrow will be nice. >> the other showers and storms will continue to move north. a few more hours for the storm system to move east. we will be in fine shape. look for a shower early in the morning. a nice day. >> do not lose that clicker hang onto that. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. 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