We have no way of getting out. Why this is a matter of life and death. How 7 on your side got involved. Wait until tomorrows forecast abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Captioned by the National Captioning Institute www. Ncicap. Org live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc 7 news at 11 00, on your side. A new solution for dozens of homeowners forced out of their homes because of a slipping hillside. It has been two months since the hillside collapsed in Fort Washington, and tonight residents met with officials to see what they can do to save their homes. Tom roussey attended the meeting, and is live in Fort Washington to tell us about the new option. We definitely got different reactions to it tonight. Going into tonights meeting, they were two basic options for the homeowners. One was everyone would be able ,o keep living in their home costing 22 million dollars. Another option would cost 11 million and no one would be able to continue living in the area. For 15 million of as most people to stay in their homes, but not everybody. Thank you for coming back out. The new plan Prince George is kenny put out tonight would serve save all the properties in gray, but the six in yellow would be torn out bob and torn down. We will be there no matter what. That possibility is a reality. The roadan would fix and provide a new water and sewer line. The first level is right off of the family line. Gary gardner owns a home that was not damaged by the slope failure. Under the plan tonight, he would be able to continue living here. It was encouraging, but it is about 50 . It has even homeowners who would benefit from the new plan want the other homes saved as well. We are looking for a plan that will allow us to remain in our homes before, during, and after. Is that possible . We would like that to happen, but i dont think it is possible. The county executive says saving all 28 homes would be tough, but after residents asked for a closeddoor meeting tonight, the county agreed. We will go in with an open mind. We will consider it. What we have here, we dont want to see it lost. Right now, some of the homes can be lived in because of a temporary water line, but that line would likely freeze this winter. At this point, the county says what it is able to do will depend a lot on the state of maryland. The county is trying to get money from the state. We still dont know at this point what the governor and the state of maryland will ultimately give to help these homeowners. Tom roussey, abc 7 news. Keep us posted. Thank you. Crews will remain work on a huge sinkhole in southeast. Theter main break caused sinkhole. The road was shut down most of the day. D. C. Water says the water main was repaired and service has been restored to customers near the road. Speed cameras near the university of maryland could be running 24 hours a day. The College Park Council approved it yesterday. A policy limited the use of cameras from 6 00 a. M. To 6 00 p. M. On weekdays. A number of changes is coming to an area where a few pedestrians were killed by cars this year. Other proposals included andring the speed limit installing a fence. Concerned Community Members packed a meeting in northwest ec, fearing for their safety after robbers struck a Convenience Store and be the owner. The 76yearold husband and father later died. Live from northwest with how police are responding to these safety concerns. The d. C. Police chief cathy lanier about this, one this afternoon with the community and business owners. The key to solving this may lie with the public, so she is asking you to take a second look at the clues and help get to killers off of the streets. This upper 14th street bridge in Still Community is mourning the loss of james oh, who died after he was robbed and beaten on july 4. It is sad that these things happen. At a standing room only community meeting, police chief cathy lanier try to answer questions of neighbors who were on edge. What the strategy will be . What are you doing in response . Said a lotce chief will be up to the community, though they have patrols in the area. Even though the mens faces are masked, something about the video might jog somebodys memory. Somebody may have spotted the suspects in a date way getaway car, found not far away. Somebody in the community may have seen the killers. People do not commit this neighborhood crime in a small neighborhood business if they are not familiar with the neighborhood and the business. Chances are they have been in the business before. Neighbors encourage each other to speak up. The young people, the old people, they need to get up and do something about it. Somebody knows something. I know somebody knows something. Says they are processing leads they got from the getaway car. 13,000 people have viewed the Surveillance Video online. She is asking you to take a second look. Try to remember if you saw two guys wearing hooded sweatshirts on a hot fourth of july. There is a 25,000 reward in this case. Thank you. , d. C. Police make an arrest in a series of Bank Robberies around the city. Accused of holding up at least five banks. The robberies took place last month. No one was hurt in any of them. We turn to the weather what a welcome relief after severe storms we have had. You can say that again. Will the temperatures stick around . Meteorologist in written is here. We have a nice break from the rough weather we have had the last few days. Temperatures slowly falling this rapidlyas the skies clear out. 67 at dulles, 61 in gaithersburg, 61 and martinsburg. Typical temperatures not for july, but for the beginning and middle of september. , finally moving out of here. Temperatures tonight 55 to 65. Talking about the next chance for thunderstorms in just a few minutes. Getscall to 7 on your side results. A tree fell in northwest will northeast washington, blocking a driveway. Homeowners made several calls to the city to get the tree removed, to no avail. Robert lyles spoke to those people and is live in our newsroom to show how the problem was resolved. That is exactly how the northeast homeowners felt for hours, traffic. Imprisoned by the massive tree. Tonight they tell us that calls to give the tree removed fell on deaf ears until they called 7 on your side. We have waited over 18 hours. Still, the tree continues to turn 49th and blaine street into an impassable island. Meaning no emergency vehicles or residents can exit because it is a deadend. Snapped, but the real tempest was inside the home. I was disappointed. I call the fire department. The Police Department. I talked to pepco, verizon. By 4 00 this afternoon, all those living along the alley people who are on dialysis, Senior Citizens they were running out of hope, so she called 7 on your side, where we snapped a few photos of the downed tree and email them to the department of transportation around 5 00, one hour later a private througharrived, sawing the fallen tree and grounding into mulch, tape, thee Police Department of transportation says they did not receive a formal request for service from authorities or homeowners, but 7 on your sides call was received. I dont have any major if i have any major problems, i will contact you. The administration normally oversees fallen trees, but the department of transportation insists a formal request for service is required. The residents are adamant that requests were made before they called 7 on your side. Good job, robert. Thank you so much. Marijuana to criminalization law is about to go into effect. Beginning at midnight, small possession of pot will amount to a 25 fine, police will pass out cards to explain what the law actually means, joinsstrict 117 states 17 states that have voted to decriminalize marijuana, including maryland. Learning more about the highly dangerous materials found earlierstorage at nih this month. The fda says the same federal scientists who found six forgotten vials of smallpox has uncovered hundreds of other dangerous germs, some were destroyed on site and others were transferred to other federal facilities. Officials say there is no evidence anyone was ever exposed. New efforts by the u. S. And European Union to help stall solve the crisis in ukraine, today they imposed new economic sanctions on russia. President obama made the announcement in a News Conference at the white house. We expect the russian leadership will see once again that its actions in ukraine have consequences. That penalties target Russian Energy firms and powerful financial institutions. The sanctions are designed to insurgency in Eastern Ukraine believed to be backed by russia. Also, president obama discussed the crisis in the middle east and says the u. S. Will use all diplomatic resources and relationships to end violence between israel and hamas in the gaza strip. This comes as israel agrees to what is being called a humanitarian pause in airstrikes over gaza. The violence has killed more than 200 palestinian. The Immigration Crisis on our borders president obama met with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus this afternoon. Measureocrats say the could create shortcuts around the Immigration Court system. A few hours ago, dozens of undocumented parents gathered outside the white house, calling on the president to give relief to their families. A 400 million settlement. We tell you about the court case that could lead to that huge settlement. 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It will cost five dollars and take less time than the current route from west falls church. It will include free wifi and curbside service. If you purchased any apple ebooks, you could be eligible for part of a 400 million settlement stemming from claims of price fixing. A new york judge ruled steve jobs schemed with major publishers to charge higher prices. This is in response to steep ascounts offered by amazon apple prepared to release the first ipad. Apple will refund the money if the ruling is not overturned. Volkswagen is in the passing lane, bumping General Motors out of second place. ,oyota has not released numbers but is expected to remain at the top for sales worldwide january through june. Folks wagon reportedly sold 4. 9 7 million vehicles. Sold 4. 9 2 million. Another speed bump for the ispany gm Ceo Mary Barra heading back to capitol hill. It will be her first appearance to explain why gm waited more than a decade to recall millions of defective vehicles tied to at least 13 deaths. The u. S. Justice department is conducting a criminal investigation. Switching gears now to the wonderful topic of the weather. It was so pleasant outside. Yesterday, not so much. Thatankfully, nothing like on the way anytime soon. Open your windows tonight and you can enjoy the cooler temperatures. A little bit of a chill in the air tomorrow morning. Put a sweater on. [laughter] outside, the skies have cleared out nicely. Temperature now at 75. Dew point levels in the lower 50s, which is why it feels so great out there. 82 was the high earlier today. The average for this day is 89. Nowhere close to the record, 104, in 1988. 68 degrees in germantown after a high of only 76, 70 one at Childrens Hospital in the district, and the final stop take this to be an, now at 61 degrees vienna, now at 61 degrees. Temperatures across the board falling to the middle 60s and martinsburg. 70 in winchester. 66 in fredericksburg. Same in lexington park, maryland. Yesterday the dew point was the lower 70s. Today the lower 50s. We will keep the trend going for at least another day or two. Listratures are cool across the great lakes. Lower 60s in chicago. , whatpeninsula michigan is left of the cold front as well to the west of us. The skies are clearing out very nicely and it will be cool tomorrow morning. A lot of sunshine tomorrow. The area of High Pressure slowly moves up toward the northeast. We will look for the wind to change direction out of the south and west. That is going to bump temperatures and humidity up as we move into the upcoming weekend and next week. Temperatures for tonight, 55 to 65 with the coolest temperatures in the northern and western suburbs on the mainly coolest guys cooler skies. Out of the north and west. Here is the extended outlook. Two you shower or may see a passing shower or two. Monday through wednesday, typical gardenvariety july storms. No big storms on the way anytime soon. And no 90s, either. We love that. Later next week. Ok. Thank you very much. We are just hours away from the open championships at royal liverpool. And will the wizards acquire another free agent . And the greatest basketball player to ever now, the toyota ports desk. Championship tees off in two hours in northwest england. We will see how the best golfers in the world handle the new and improved course. With henrikng stenson, looking for his 15th major championship. He says playing in the d c area last month helped him repair for the open. To hit the ball as hard as i was able to hit it, i have done stronger, gone faster since then. That is only going to be the case. Stronger and faster. Which is great. Tiger woods the Washington Wizards added another player, the one blair joining the other new kids on the block. 67l you this, blair is a spaceeater with a chip on his shoulder and a mean streak. Lets go to len bias, a years after his death from drug overdose, the university of maryland will at len bias to the Maryland Hall of fame. He died just two days after he was selected by the Boston Celtics for the number two overall staff. Draft. He was acc player of the year two straight seasons, unanimous firstteam allamerican, and it is time, finally. Len bias to the hall. A huge buzz at the gw smith center. Venus williams was in town with the kastles to get her team in the winning track after the 18game win streak was snapped by san diego. 2318. N over texas, Major League Baseball had the aaa allstar game. There were four nationals youngsters. Jhonatan solano, the future star fromcolom star from colombia. They may not wait long to get impact in the bigs. 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