yes, in pretty safe. >> in the end the fbi says nothing was found to be dangerous. analysts are still analyzing the contents of the back back. regardless of those reported references to al-qaeda in his journal, authorities know of no terrorist group connection. abc7 news. >> at the same time, as authorities were searching the area around the pentagon, fbi bomb technicians were searching his home in fairfax county. market has more on what we're learning. >> it was this house behind the. fbi and fairfax county police have been here all day. their first concern was to determine whether there was anything inside this house that could pose a threat to public safety. it turns out there was not. >> 22-year-old yonathan melaku lived here. he is a marine reservist in the fourth combat engineer battalion, headquartered in baltimore. neighbors say the father and son both drove taxicabs. many of his neighbors knew about the incident at the pentagon but had no idea. >> fbi bomb squad technicians searched the house and found nothing that would pose a threat to public safety. much was blocked off by police as they searched not only the house, but the area around the house. >> it is so sad, you know? it is scary. >> he was arrested by leesburg police last month. he was charged with four counts of grand larceny. that case is still pending. >> i do not know how he got in to that room. >> we are back live with the -- we are back live here where the fbi are still searching his home. we are learning more about his military service. he joined the marine reserves in 2007, and though he has never been deployed overseas, he has been decorated twice including the national defence service award. abc7 ms. >> this all unfolded during the middle of the morning rush hour, causing a nightmare come new. i-66 eastbound had major issues. commuters took three times as long as usual to commute. >> everywhere i had to turn, i could not go there. >> it affected parts of a loop 10 i-66 but all those roads are back open. we will have continuing coverage tonight. we will hear more about how taurus spill in -- about how tourists feel about security in the nation's capitol. and now we have a storm watch tonight. let's go to bobrun in the weather center for a check on the forecast. >> there was a warning for you folks in frederick county, parts of montgomery county. let me take you to live super doppler, and you can see where that line as. we will zoom in to the one around gaithersburg. barrett says around gaithersburg -- there it is around gaithersburg, bentonville. there is the one around culpeper. we have just detected what might be a new one now just outside culpeper. that is just east of culpeper, just south of remington. meanwhile, other spots have not had much in the way of wind gusts. our temperatures in washington remain in the mid-80's. we will see more of those scattered storms, nothing like the one last night. i will show you more of the lightning. temperatures will be in the 80's. it will be a steamy weekend coming up. back to you. >> thank you. more on the weather and that lightning show last night. that lightning is responsible for setting fire to a church building in manassas. we are live from that fire scene in manassas with home video you will see only here. >> bob ryan talked about a wild night, and this is what happened. this is what happens when lightning hits a piece of history. >> seconds after a lightning bolt struck outside his house he captured these images. >> never have i seen one with such an explosion. >> the fire department arrived. it shows the instant devastation after the lightning strike. >> it was like a flash. >> what did it look like? >> like a bomb. >> parishioners and neighbors came to marvel at the destructive force of nature. >> it is really bad. >> everyone is grateful no one was hurt. in just a few days, this historic camp will be filled with people. >> 300, 400 people will be on the ground and probably 100 children. >> this building was bought -- was killed 100 years ago by church members. lightning stole this and mementos stored on inside. those who worship here say this event serves as a reminder. >> dodd makes everything, and he makes the weather so he must have a good reason -- god makes everything, and he makes the weather, so he must have a good reason. >> you can see the pulpit is still standing behind the. they are waiting on insurance co. estimates. as far as they are concerned this was all priceless. >> thank you. meanwhile a lightning strike hit a house in alexandria this morning. the lightning struck a chimney and flames quickly spread to all three floors of this tom. one person was inside at the time and made it out safely. damage is estimated at $300,000. >> so, far, the weather has held off for the second day of the u.s. open. tim brant joins us live from bethesda with fans' reaction on day two. >> is a major social event. washingtonians come here to mix with the greatest golfers in the world. golf fans have flocked to bethesda. >> what a great thing. >> with u.s. open fever in full swing. >> it is fantastic. >> 156 of the world's best golfers are here, and the galleries are growing day-by- day. >> no tires. -- no tiger. it is deflating not having him around. >> it is awesome. you could not get away from them. >> for some, the competition is not the only thing to check out. >> the clothes. >> you like the clothes? >> they have the best pants. >> and then there is the merchandise. just about everyone is carrying of golf bag, the clear kind with goodies inside. >> i have i u.s. open pass. >> shirts, both balls, what else? -- golf balls, what else? >> i can guarantee you, there are a lot more fans here today. we will talk more about this later in sports. back to you. >> have agreed time. moving on to other news of the day now -- montgomery county police have arrested three teenagers in connection to hate graffiti at a high school. ethnic slurs a swastika, and symbols for the kkk were found spray-painted on a poolesville high school. now bought 16-year-old and a 14- year-old are facing destruction of property charges. they were released back to their parents. >> coming up -- good news on the fight against cancer, especially for women with one of the deadliest forms of cancer. >> under fire for alleged price gouging. a will of more in a moment. >> outside the courthouse today where casey anthony is on trial for the murder of her daughter. >> thank you for saving him. >> an extremely grateful mother gets to thank the officers to [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. 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[ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. >> new at 7:00 tonight on mother had a heart attack -- the mother went back to thank the ones to save your son's life. >> we live at the hospital with the story. john? >> it was a poignant gathering of the country club today. the 9-year-old to separate the architect is still here in suburban hospital tonight. doctors say without the quick response from police officers and medics, he would have died. the mother went back for an emotional thank you. and embraced today at the u.s. open not only for a montgomery county police officer but also from one mother to another. joyce scott thinking the police officers and paramedics to save her son's life yesterday. -- thinking the police officers and paramedics. >> [unintelligible] >> ryan codd was watching on the fairway when he collapsed. he was having his third heart attack. >> is a physical part is weak. his spiritual part is -- his -- heart is weak, but his spiritual one is huge. >> the response time was crucial. >> to have people [unintelligible] if someone cannot make it. >> there are people there and it was his day of. if it happened at the time, he would not be here. >> paul zimmerman had just completed cpr training last week, and he had to use said. as for ryan codd, he has told his mother that he keeps having a dream he was at his first ever u.s. open. his mother told him it was not a dream, but a medical merrill and -- medical miracle. >> 57-year-old kevin mclaine fell ill from lung cancer. from the day there were separated, he asked to see his four-legged friend again. hospice, animal care, and the animal shelter made it happen. >> once he saw that dog, there was instant recognition, and she licked his arm. she licked his face. >> he died a few days later. the shelter gave her up for adoption. she is now living with a couple who says they are lucky to have of such a pet. >> oh. >> wonderful. what a story. last night, water show. >> did you stay up late? it is really isolated. in case you missed it, and i do not think many folks did -- imagine millions of poles and hundreds of thousands -- volts and hundreds of thousands of amps. our temperature right now -- 85 degrees. we do have six days, sometimes six nights of lightning in june. i want to show you -- this is happening in congressional today. that storm was moving over and moving by. their id is. now they are moving out to the east. that -- there it is. now they're moving out to the east. there is the live super doppler. here they are. these are the showers for you folks around annapolis. this is the area around 5:45 that still has a warning out for folks around culpeper. that line is moving out. there are indications that it has produced some hail. not a lot of lightning, not a lot of damaging winds. is around stafford, and it may -- it is around stoppard, and it may diminish over the next hour. folks in frederick county and montgomery county said, where was all the rain? at the same time, over in fairfax over two inches of rain. it did cause some flooding. 101 degrees in dallas, to give you the idea of some of the heat in the mid-part of the country. there is a weather boundary that will be setting up right here. that is the reason, as we go through sunday afternoon and sunday morning we will be seeing more showers and thundershowers. tomorrow afternoon, i cannot tell you exactly where or when, some of the pop up weather will be with us again. in the meantime, showers will be a diminishing. not the electric light show we had last night. i think by 11:00, things will settle down. it will be a bit muddy tomorrow with the sunrise at 5:43. we are losing a minute every day. tomorrow, we see temperatures near 90 degrees with temperatures by the time we get into sunday -- again near 90 degrees. a thing sunday is the more likely day to see some of this afternoon -- i think sunday is the more likely date to see some of these afternoon thundershowers. hazy humid, as we go into next week. scattered thunderstorms but not the wild night we had last night. >> 90's across the board. >> it is summertime. >> ok, thank you. "20/20" is new tonight and we will meet 11-year-old twins. >> she is normal. >> what does that mean? >> she is a primordial dwarf. she will terrorist -- she will tell her story tonight. >> coming up of 5:00 -- new details in the roadway accident caused by alcohol. >> it is a dream and come true. >> and you will be one of the nine virginia -- you will meet one of the nine virginia special olympians. >> fights are erupting outside the casey anthony >> now for the latest from the pc anthony murder trial in florida. >> there was a disturbance outside the courthouse today but it had nothing to do with the proceedings inside. >> it is the second day for the defense to present its argument in the trout, but outside it was a bit of a circus. >> people were waiting in line for tickets to the casey anthony murder trial. >> [unintelligible] >> an argument broke out between the gunmen winning in line for tickets -- between two men waiting in line for tickets. inside the courtroom more fireworks. casey anthony's attorney asked about suspicions that her own brother lee could be the father of her baby, trying to explain her erratic behavior after her daughter disappeared. >> that is not the question council asked, and they know it. >> the defense witness, dr. kim huntington -- tim huntington said that evidence found in the car did not indicate what investigators believed it indicated. >> investigators believed that she drown on in the pool and her father disposed of the body. that is why the focus on dna evidence is not important at this stage in the game. abc 7 news. >> thank you. coming up -- a marriage legal in another state. this is getting a lot of attention. >> and the man who owns more than half of bp's gas stations response to allegations. >> and imagine waking up >> you are watching abc 7 news at 5:00 -- this is abc 7 news at 5:00, on your side. >> welcome back. we continue to follow the latest on the security scare near the pentagon this morning. >> a 22-year-old alexandria man is in custody. his name is yonathan melaku. he was detained earlier this morning. he was spotted at arlington national cemetery while it was closed. no items in his backpack that were said to be suspicious. the pentagon was shut down, which led to a major traffic stalled during nearly morning commute. this not only affected citizens, it also affected tourists. we continue our live it team coverage with their stories live from the pentagon tonight. >> people in the washington area are used to dealing with security scares, but because of where all this took place this morning, tourists better real taste of what we live with on a daily basis. on sunday friday in june, tour groups and buses by the dozen in and around many of washington's monuments and destinations. the security closure at the pentagon prompted many road closures. tourists watch and worry. including this former new yorker who feared another 9/11. >> you have that the year, and you do not know what to expect -- you have that fear, and you do not know what to expect. >> it to what this family is morning sightseeing plans. >> we heard the commotion and call the cemetery, and they said if we could get in, it was free. >> they made it, but several hours later taking metro rather than their car. >> this has not affected her first visit to washington or her impression. >> their tour bus died did not mention the morning mass to them -- died did not mention the morning mess to them. >> we take security very seriously. >> just because this happens early in the day this prevented this from being a larger headache than a good been. abc 7 news. >> -- storms caused major damage overnight. lightning damaged a 70-year-old building in manassas. no one was hurt. and a special thank you for people who saved a man's life at the u.s. open in bethesda. the mother of the man got to me the paramedics to help her son. cpr was performed on mr. codd in the crucial minutes before the ems team arrived. >> the owner of many bp gas station says he is not guilty of price gouging. >> some customers say there is a simple reason might gas prices are higher in d.c. >> there is not enough competition. >> the average price for a gallon of gas is 41 cents higher than virginia and 27 cents higher than maryland, where it averages $3.70. the blame for sky high gas prices has been placed on this place, -- on this man who owns more than half of the stations in town. >> he has a stranglehold on the market. >> he mentioned that he leases most of his stations to independent operators. >> it is not the. >> but critics argue he supplied the gas to the stations he owns, so be essentially says to prices. >> gas stations in the district bar more expensive because -- in the district are more experience -- are more expensive, because there is more profit. >> if the legislation passes, it will impact americans significantly. >> he urged against legislation. he says many people who work for them will also leave their jobs. the house is overturned the murder convictions of the gunmen accused in the violent deaths of three children. b three children were found nearly decapitated in 2004. policarpio espinoza perez and adan espinoza canela were sentenced to life in prison. it was argued notes could have different -- could have changed the defense team's strategy. >> the humane society tonight has put to sleep a pit bull that allegedly killed 12 sheep and injured eight more. investigators found the dog at her owners tom. the owner has 30 days to appeal the decision to euthanize. >> -- a car crashed through the window of lee's minimart on alabama avenue at 9:30. in damage the security gate in merchandise, but there was no structural damage. the driver was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. we have slow rush-hour traffic and the weekend rush. 95 southbound and again from the prince william parkway through the expressway, merging some of dumfries'. marilyn on the beltway -- marilyn on the beltway -- all the way around to university boulevard. one more stop to show you. the american legion bridge, slowing in both directions between maryland and virginia. nothing new there. coming up, two republican senators stand in the way of a marriage in new york. we will see who was lobbying as time starts to run up. >> speed and sex, accusations flying in a bizarre local lawsuit. >> and the story that does not want to go away. congressman anthony weiner does not want to leave host: could switching to geico really save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance? was abe lincstn honest? mary: does this dress make my backside look big? abe: perhaps... host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? host: do dogs chase cats? ♪ 70's music ♪ sfx: squealing tires. >> in new york state may be on the cusp of passing a law that would legalize same-sex marriage. >> our correspondent explains how deep sides of the argument are squaring off in albany. >> there is little time left in the state's legislative session. governor andrew, is lobbying four undecided state senators -- gov. andrew cuomo is lobbying for undecided state senators. new york city mayor michael bloomberg has urged lawmakers to follow their hearts. >> we allow gay couples to adopt kids. why would you not want to let those kids' parents get married? who does it hurt? >> the lot is creating controversy with religious organizations. under the law clergy have the right to decide whether they want to perform same-sex ceremonies. >> we refuse to officiate at a wedding for the same gender couple. that is your job, based on this bill. >> the united nations human rights council has condemned for the first time discrimination based on sexual orientation. >> given the opposition in the different ideas there are around the world it is unfortunate it took this long. >> african and islamic countries spurns the resolution saying "it has nothing to do with fundamental human rights." breaking 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-- best of luck to her. what a story. 7 is on your side with more good news in the war on cancer. overall death rates have been declining steadily. deaths of women from one cancer have been declining after a drug-decade -- two-decade trend. according to a new study one in four teenagers drinks so that every day but when you include other sugary drinks, that includes two-thirds of all teenagers be big -- all teenagers. it is still a drop from the early 1990's. we're getting our first look at the two new additions to the national zoo but cheetah gave birth to five cubs last night in fort worth, virginia. today, the first chance to weigh the cubs and inspect them. they each weigh about two pounds. for a photo gallery of the cubs, you can log on to our website -- wjla.com. as to as can be. let's see what is coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. >> no pressure. we will let continuing coverage of the security scare at the pentagon. will one of the latest on what happens. -- we will have the latest on what happened. and a lot of work is scheduled for metro for this weekend so we will show you where you might have to be more patient at 6:00. >> and we have a winner to announce. >> that is right. we're giving away an ipad 2. all u.s. to do is go to our -- all you have to do is go to our facebook page and sign up. good luck everybody. and now of free weather forecast. we will not charge you a nickel. >> we will take contributions. unfortunately there are no more warnings -- fortunately there are no more warnings. take a look at the live triple doppler. there is an indication things are settling down. earlier, we had two-inch hale west of culpeper, va.. now is moving into virginia, and that is more of a shower. maybe it will be producing some lining. you folks in culpeper county are really catching it today. heading out to the beaches, by the way -- temperatures in the 80's. be water temperatures -- the water temperatures, even for you scaredy-cats. there is the possibility of afternoon thundershowers. you will want to check on our live doppler. there it is, right at our weather page. we have it all for you their. back to you. let's check the weather at the congressional country club. >> we have the latest on the scoreboard from the u.s. open. >> we did have hail come through. rory mcilroy blistered the course. rory mcilroy is rendering congressional country club's fabled blue course green within the. >> he is just great. it is simple as that. >> he finished 11 under par. he was 13 under before a double bogie. >> i was limiting my mistakes. even last weekend, i felt like i was very, very close. i've only had a couple of dropped shots in 36 holes. the 35 holes in a play, it has been pretty much -- it has been very good. >> he has never won a major. he fell apart on sunday and finished way of of pace. >> i took away a few things from the masters of felt that i could incorporate into my game. -- i felt i could incorporate into my game. it would be nice, it would -- >> it would be nice, it would be nice for him to win it. >> now rory mcilroy will be in the lead again if the questions ever stop. he told us walking out of the media room, he had had enough. he was going home. i will let more on rory mcilroy and phil mickelson later. >> is turning out to be a good tournament -- it is turning out to be a good tournament? >> is turning out to be a good tournament. in this guy is on to watch. new details in a beltway crash, alcohol, and sex while driv >> today a massive wildfire and southern arizona doubled in just 12 hours. the governor has declared a state of emergency for the area. 18,000 acres have been burned. firefighters are also battling difficult weather conditions. much of arizona is under a warning for strong winds as well. back here at home, a lawsuit. the plaintiff claimed the driver was drinking and driving in doing a whole lot more. we live in the newsroom with more. >> a local man is being accused of drinking, driving crashing into another car, and having sex -- all at the same time. navigating for '95, an area congested with cars and construction is hard enough without distractions, but the plaintiff's attorney in the case in fairfax county alleges a man having sex while driving drunk is to blame for slamming into a cab last month on the belt way. they claim that a woodbridge man while driving home with a male and female passenger crashed his car into the cab at a higher rate of speed while engaged in an intimate moment with the woman. all law enforcement officer testified that one of the defendants failed the sobriety tests, had a .10 bac level and insisted he was drunk -- but in court documents, the driver claims the other man in the car was actually behind the wheel at the time of the collision, a claim that man denies. the 20-year-old cabby is suffering for property damage and lost wages. live in the newsroom, abc 7 news. new at 6:00, the very latest on the securities carry the pentagon and what is meant for the hundreds of people making the friday morning commute. anthony weiner gets a pension even though he is leaving congress in disgrace. right now at 6:00. >> live -- live and in hd, this is a abc7 news at 6:00 on your side. all 6:00 -- seeking answers on a security scare at the pentagon. >> yonathan melaku was found inside at arlington national cemetery carrying a suspicious back back. >> 7 on your side. team coverage of today. -- we have live team coverage of today. >> scott? >> this entire area was on high alert today for fear of a possible attack. also worries about an explosive. wanted to have a man in custody tonight, -- while they do have a