Who was calling it the worst of times . A surprise, where this guy was found, i pulled out the laundry what in the world . And the worldwide scandal countdown. Live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc 7 news at 11 00, on your side, massive trees mangled as another line of powerful storms crashes through the area. Fire froms even saw power lines. At this hour, 3000 area customers are in the dark thanks to storms lasting into the. Vening we begin with jay korff, live in Silver Spring. Multiple massive trees came crashing down at our location and landed on a home just behind me. Right now that loud sound you are hearing, crews are cutting up portions of the trees and dragging them over to the wood chipper and chipping them up. This storm caused a lot of damage and took a lot of folks by surprise. Hadas as if Silver Spring sprung a leak. Treesp half of a large nap then fell, blocking a road Near University boulevard. Nearby, a Tree Service Team started to clean up the mess where earlier the storms power was realized. We see it every time a storm comes through. This is not a good situation. Not one, but three trees came crashing down in the backyard. The largest section landed on the roof. And someone was inside the home at the time. The tree because of the canopy kind of softened the blow. Otherwise, it would have gone right through the roof. The summer storms damage is widespread, taking down trees, ripping out power lines, even sparking fires. Left behind to clean up they are doing so in the soaking rain. Also, crewmembers that are on the roof, helping a giant crane operator cooling some of the limbs cooling some of the limbs down and dropping them on the ground so they can go into the wood chipper. There was somebody in the house at the time who was shaken up, but thankfully not injured. Jay korff, abc 7 news. Good news. Thank you. Things are calming down outside right now. The big changes are still underway. Steve rudin is here with a look at what is next. A noticeable change when you wake up tomorrow morning. Let me tell you, these storms not only have gusty winds, but a whole lot of rain. These are rain totals just from the afternoon. Over two inches in bethesda, chevy chase, manassas, and fort belvoir. Temperatures have fallen to around 70 degrees. A few lingering showers and thunderstorms remain, most of them located just to the west of us in western loudoun county. They are moving up toward the east just around 25 miles an hour. Now getting ready to move into leesburg. Over to prince georges county, these showers moving up toward the north and east are not going to amount to a whole lot as we move through the next couple hours or so. Then the skies will begin to cool with temperatures falling into the 60s. The forecast for tomorrow, and a look at the weekend forecast with a few showers and thunderstorms once again. We have been hunkering down for multiple days of Severe Weather here, but across the nation this has been a week of weather extremes, starting with hail in wisconsin and severe flooding in parts of new england. I95 shut down because of flooding in new haven. In the western u. S. , the word is that haved wildfires consumed 35,000 acres in oregon. People in chicago had to break out the sweatshirts today for unseasonably cool temperatures. Our abcnected on all of 7 platforms, online and on social media. Steve will be back here in a few minutes and he will update the forecast. Moving on now, new at 11 00, a search for a gun man after a shooting in a Silver Spring neighborhood. Shots rang out at 7 15 on bradford road, not far from the intersection. Live tonight with details. Tell us about it. Allison, still a lot of Unanswered Questions as to what may have sparked the shooting in a rather quiet neighborhood. A part of Silver Spring that borders takoma park, a family neighborhood, a mixture of singlefamily homes and garden apartments. Montgomery county police say they were called to the area about 7 15 tonight after residents reported hearing shots fired, at least two shots. They arrived to find a man down, lying on the side of the street. He was conscious, but he had been shot. Forensic investigators began combing the scene for cruise, looking for a couple clues, looking for a couple hours in the rain. They were able to gather some clues, but they have not shared them so far and have not shared any specific suspect information, a discussion of who they are looking for. As for the victim, he was conscious and was taken to a Trauma Center for treatment. Presently critically injured, but at this point no further information that we have gotten about his condition. Very early in the investigation. Spring, live in silver abc 7 news. Also new tonight, d. C. Police release video of ticks people considered persons of six people considered persons of interest in a triple shooting. They have a connection to sunday nights shooting on a Basketball Court on lincoln road in northeast. All three people were shot who were shot that night survived. Police have not released word of a motive. New information just in the most expensive election per vote in history. For the school board in ward eight, but only 3 of voters turned out for the election, at a cost of about 300,000. That means each vote costs taxpayers about 200. Also on capitol hill, a Funding Crisis for the nations transportation programs may finally be averted. The house approved a stopgap measure to keep the highway fund from going broke next month. The action keeps money flowing to states for road and bridge improvements through next may. A similar bill is pending in the senate. Former Vice President dick cheney is lobbing Harsh Criticism at the Obama Administration and the president over the crisis in iraq. I think when we left Office Stable situation. is partly toiki blame, but obama created part of the havoc we see. The comment came amid intense fighting in northern cities. President obama has sent military advisers to the region, but has said he will not sending combat troops. The Immigration Crisis is stirring conversely in maryland. Governor Martin Omalley in a heated conversation will be what to he opposes the plan convert a facility to a detention facility. Health and Human Services hoped to house immigrant children who crossed the border a loan at the site. Is comes hours after the governor criticized the Administration Plan to speed up deportation. He said he is open to house and children in other parts of the state. Maryland police are investigating a spraypainted message on the former Army Reserve Center in westminster as a hate crime. Crews painted over the ms. Bell damage misspelled image reading no illeagles Prince William county investigators are demanding answers after learning that children who crossed into the u. S. Illegally are being housed at the youth of tomorrow facility in bristow. The board push for answers to questions, like how many children there are, how long they will stay, and just who is responsible for them. We are concerned the federal government never told us that these kids would be located in Prince William county. Childrenimated 57,000 from Central American countries across crossed into the u. S. Alone in the past year. Gladiators, get ready. Scandal is returning. When olivia pope and company will be back on television. And where a rattlesnake turned up, bringing a very unwanted surprise. Ofon a twoblock stretch pennsylvania avenue including the white house, and some d. C. Councilmembers want to rename the stretch. Find o you are watching abc 7 news at 11 00, on your side. One of the most recognizable addresses in the world could be changing. We are talking about the one and only 1600 pennsylvania avenue in this case. Adc councilmember is proposing inaming the blocks right front of the white house. Tom roussey is there tonight with a look at the new names being proposed. D. C. N, it would be statehood now boulevard. Some on the council want to rename this toblock tw oblock stretch that name, including the Treasury Department behind me and the much more famous neighbor. 1600 pennsylvania avenue should it instead be 1600 d. C. Statehood now boulevard . I would support it. That is crazy. At the council meeting, the override of the veto was lost in the press of the proposal to create d. C. Statehood now way. Someone on twitter said it could be misread as d. C. Statehood no way, so he decided d. C. Statehood boulevard is best. Some people are not crazy about the idea. Breaking from a tradition is a bit too far. Leave it as it is. Some support statehood, but not the named chains. Renaming pennsylvania avenue will not help the cause. Some support statehood and the name change. Since we are taxpayers, we should be able to determine how to spend our tax money. I would support that. The d. C. License plates already send a message on statehood. Some say changing the very address the president lives that would be another way to fight back against what many see as federal meddling on things like d. C. s recent lot to decriminalize marijuana. It has been too long. D. C. Has not been a state. Live, i am told that even if this went through it is very likely that the sign would not come down, but the new name would probably be added on top as a symbolic gesture. Even atll you that alexander has the support of some fellow members of the d. C. Council. Tom roussey, abc 7 news. To down south, where some of our colleagues in huntsville, alabama got a bit of a scare when they found this. It was thats a big rattlesnake coiled up behind a cabinet inside the station. Some muffled screams, from the people, not the snake. The rattler finally slithered away through a hole in the wall. Thats terrible. Into the bathroom, right . [laughter] so scary. From snakes to scandal we have an alert for all of you who waited all summer without scandal. The series will kick off its Fourth Season thursday, september 25, right here on abc 7. Mark your calendars now. Some big names waiting for the premier are oprah, no clinton, and marion barry. They all love the show. Now the exact opposite of any kind of scandal a Group Recognized military families and gathered to fund their future careers thanks to the marine corps scholarship foundation. I was honored to meet some of these young men and women. 60 of them showing up today to receive scholarships today. Countrydents across the will receive scholarships, all of them children of people in the military, the marines or the u. S. Navy court. Corps. Giving away 6. 5 million. Some great kids on that stage. They will be newsmakers one day. And they sacrificed so much. To see them receive that is fantastic. Wish you guys could have been there. You walked outside and got drenched. Thankfully, it is quickly coming to an end. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Tomorrow, beautiful sunrise and more humidity. It will feel like september who can complain about that . In showers will quickly end the next few hours. 73 at reagan national. The dew point levels are beginning to fall. Upper 60s, so the air is beginning to dry out. For this day is 100, back in 1968. Leonardtown maryland, an inch of a a half of rain earlier today. Not a lot of wind. But look at the gusts in laurel. Now 70 in nanjemoy. Over two inches earlier this afternoon. 70 in cumberland, 72 in winchester. In garrett county, they are already in the 60s. Look at the dew point levels rapidly falling. The core of drier air. That will feel so nice tomorrow afternoon. Look at cooler temperatures to the north and west of us. Chicago, 61, detroit at 60. At temperatures quite that cool, but tomorrow a definite change, and tomorrow afternoon looks really nice. Lots of sunshine. A cold front quickly moves to the east. This is what it looks like on Doppler Radar at this time. A few showers remain, moving to leesburg. They will come to an end over the next couple hours. Cold front quickly moves out of here with less humidity on the way. A few clouds on thursday, but temperatures still comfortable. We may see a stray showers saturday and sunday afternoon, but they will be confined mainly to the west of d. C. Outdoor plans for the next couple days should not have any problems at all. At least the it will not be as hot. Here is the forecast for the rest of tonight. 60 to 68 degrees. Tomorrow looks great. Less humid, upper 70s to low 80s. The extended outlook shows temperatures holding in the middle 80s. This is slightly below average for this time of year. A few showers late saturday into sunday, confined mainly to the mountains. Back to the upper 80s by early next week. We got through the worst of it, and tomorrow it is going to feel absolutely wonderful. Wonderful. Get outside. We earned it. Thats for sure. Busy day for the wizards i have the very latest. Latest from the world cup the open championship in liverpool. And now, the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. The allstar game is still being played. Because of the embargo, we cannot tell you about it. We will have the final for you shortly. They ariza gone, desperately need otto porter to step up and show he belongs. Bader said, there is not a shot you can take in the Summer League he took it seriously. Another big shot. Look at glen rice. Threepoint play. Whiz kids struggled down the stretch, but they go on and win 83 8583. The wizards lost Trevor Booker to the utah jazz, and resigned drew gooden today. 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Looking forward to tomorrow. Upper 70s to lower 80s. Look at the sevenday. 83 in the district, 84 on thursday. Might see a stray shower in the mountains saturday and sunday, but the beaches look wonderful this weekend. Nice break from the humidity. Dicky from hollywood, its jimmy kimmel live. Tonight, zach braff. From witches of east end, jenna dewan tatum. The annual belly flop competition and music from st. Paul and the broken bones. And now, im not kidding, heres jimmy kimmel [ cheers and applause ] jimmy thank you for