mcdonnell. he has not weighed in. it did not seem like reinstatement was on the table. they may name an interim president and we will see what happens. what in charlottesville, -- live in charlottesville, roz plater. >> he said he was surprised to hear he was resigning. i have taken carefully consider family, students come and presidents didsullivan. >> breaking news tonight, a jury has acquitted roger clemens on all perjury charges against him. it is accused of lying to congress about using steroids and human growth hormones. they heard from 40 witnesses. he said his trainer had injected him with liquid vitamin supplements. this is a live picture now as they wrap up that trial. in developing story from dewey beach grass young woman was found dead at the oceanside motel. richard reid is following the development from our newsroom. what can you tell us? >> they are investigating this as a suspicious death described as a white female around 20 years old. dewey beach mayor says this is a gruesome scene. it was along route 1 around 10:45 a.m. a house --keeper found the body. they will not say if there were signs of a break-in or any motive at this point. there was an older model oldsmobile parked outside the room. they will not save it is somehow connected with this case. investigators say they will know more. they said it was a quiet night and did not hear anything suspicious. this to be the first suspicious bet since the town was incorporated in 1981. live in the newsroom, richard reeves abc 7 news. >> gary giordano is suing to collect on an insurance policy. he is a person -- he was a person of interest after gardner's is apparent in aruba. he said american express did not pay out her $3.50 million death benefit. she has been missing since august of last year and is presumed to be dead. but he is denying any wrongdoing in her disappearance. >> let's switch gears to talk about the weather. it was a beautiful father's day. i understand things will be changing drastically soon. >> things are going to start heating up dramatically. chief meteorologist doug hill is standing by in the weather center. >> that is not an overstatement. we are talking mid to upper 90's by the end of the week. let's get you started outside the belfort furniture weather center, skies are cloudy, maybe a few showers later this evening. we're watching them come across pennsylvania and ohio but they are washing out. an isolated showers possible in the forecast, especially that cluster near cleveland. this is part of a transition as an area of low pressure moves through. after passing through tomorrow, the heat is on. 70 in the nation's capital. 72 in fredericksburg. temperatures dropping it to the upper 70's and isolated showers possible in the forecast. tomorrow, heading to the mid 80's. we will see the rest in a few minutes. >> the metro a rush + kicked off this morning and it's changing the way they are writing home right now. is this overhaul a plus or a negative? jennifer donelan is live along the orange line which has been known as the orange crush during rush. >> we have got mixed reviews this evening. the afternoon-evening rush is under way. they say this will not fix overnight. they spent two years talking about the potential changes before their role dawn this morning. on the orange line, the platforms seem less crowded this evening. some writers to have the blues. the rush + was intended to reinvent rush-hour. is it less crowded? >> yes. >> some felt they were reinventing the wheel. as in the first trip home for thousands on the new program which affects 21 stations on the blue, orange green, and yellow lines. they added trains and rerouted two to help the crowding and reduce the number of transfers. >> i think it skipped a station. >> before it stops operating they had to do something relieving the orange line west. >> another train coming in one minute. >> its great. >> six new or and trains are being diverted from the blue line which gave some wjla.com wieters this morning. they said it was disastrous. another said there were 30 minutes late to work due to no training on the blue line. the wait for the blue was the biggest they'd ever seen at pentagon city. metro's suggests jumping on the yellow line. >> it they get on and transfer, it's often to their advantage to get their even sooner. >> here is something you really need to pay attention to come especially during the evening rush. before you get on the orange line and you're heading towards new carrollton, for instance, rush + head to largo. the need to make sure you are on the right color line in the right destination. jennifer donelan abc 7 news. >> traffic is moving again after a school bus crashed in washington. its land head on into a tree on taylor street. there were no students on board but two adults were taken to the hospital. no word on their condition. there were at least two other vehicles involved, but no word on a driver injuries. >> after days of emotional testimony, the state has rested their case in the sandusky trial in the defense team got to work. jay korff is live with who took the stand today. >> the trial is moving at a brisk pace. the defense put a number of witnesses on the stand today who praised sandusky as a role model. we're still waiting to see if he will defend himself. jerry sandusky did not glance at the battery of cameras clicking away as he walked into court. this would be a crucial day as they did defense called their case. she testified on a number of occasions her son returned from visiting sandusky without his underwear. they recalled a number of witnesses that revered the former penn state the ball coach. he said he saw nothing inappropriate when he would share with boys at a campus facility. >> the idea to try to persuade someone that what mr. sandusky did was right by trying to establish that people shower all the time, i do not think that takes you very far. >> the defense is going to call an expert saying that he is not a pedophile but someone who suffers from a particular disorder that causes him to seek attention while. what -- while being nuaware -- unaware. >> maybe it's because of money a troubled youth, but they are lying. that's what the defense is going to say. they're going to say they colluded. what the defense could rest wednesday following closing arguments on thursday. the judges said they could get this case by the end of the weekend that they will be sequestered during deliberation. jay korff, abc 7 news. >> we will continue to follow developments from pennsylvania. for updates anytime wjla.com. >> the frederick county teachers' organization has voted against ratifying a contract settlement. the offer included 3.5% pay raise, but members of the teachers association more upset that would not go into effect until december. they felt it should come at the start of the fiscal year, july 1st. renegotiations are expected soon. >> vincent rao has been excused from jury duty. he was let go from the court after going through pretrial questioning. former mayor adrian fenty will also excused back in january. 1000 district residents serve jury duty every week. >> still to come, a major break in a montgomery county cold case rate. find out what led police to suspect thousands of miles away. >> this could affect more than does the dog owners. >> the secret codes and what special protections he wanted [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a lite bird told meme about a band... ♪ ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ ♪ she was in paris but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so where to next? ♪ ♪ >> another court battle under way in the george zimmerman case. they're trying to keep jailhouse calls between him and his wife separate. we have our hands on several of those calls. >> scott thuman has been going through the calls and has more. >> we are hearing the calls between dimon and his wife. what does of the got them both in trouble -- between zimmerman and his wife. we are hearing about the drastic steps he wanted to take for their safety, some frightful stuff. we are understanding a fraction of what may be released. on the inside, and george zimmerman, on the outside, his wife shellie. >> in my account, do i have at least $100? >> no. >> how close am i? so total, everything how much are we looking at? >> like $155. >> that meant $155,000. but they released bank statements showing hefty withdrawals dropping one account from $128,000 to $10,000 in just days. there were lots of tender moments and worries about safety. >> just be smart when you leave honey. >> of course. >> is something is questionable, don't go home. >> even discussions about buying bulletproof vests for the couple and their attorney. >> we need to get it as an as possible. as comfortable as it is, i want you wearing one. >> mixed in, reasons to be helpful. >> i've gotten so many positive letters today. >> all morning on line, we have been reading so many positive websites dedicated to a more true narrative to you. >> also, zimmerman saying how grateful he was from council from the chaplains and wondering if he could donate clothes out to another inmate. these are 6 of 151 calls. are waiting to see if the judge will release the rest. >> the government has added 600,000 to iotas to a fire investigation which includes -- 600,000 toyotas from 2007-2009 and they're looking at complaints that started fires in the doors. they used the same power window switch that can over heat. at least nine people have reported injuries. >> temperatures in the 90's causing more wild fires in colorado. more people evacuated there is the fire spread so far it burned and 91 miles of land in colorado. it destroyed at least 181 homes. they have contained 45% of the fire but conditions are making it difficult to control. >> it sounds like they have made some progress. it was 15% contained friday. >> 100 degrees in denver right now, the record high. record at 3:00 p.m. let's get this started. right now, cloudy skies in the area. just to the west, showers and thunderstorms, a line developing south of cumberland and extends further south through the mountains and thailand. then you get into -- mountains and highlands. showers earlier out west but few of them have made it eastbound. we show you the satellite animation. this is the notes clear skies. they have cleared out over the bay and more notably a clear area from winchester, luray and west. all of this. towards the metro, this is where temperatures in the 60's, is damp cloudy conditions, as they hit the air mass, there's not much to them. we will keep an isolated showers in the forecast, but probably not much more than that locally. this time lapses from southern frederick county just typical of what we have been seen with cloudy skies, a little bit of rain earlier today in places like leesburg. they picked up over 0.5 inch of rain. point to 5 inch reported in clarksburg in montgomery county. -- 0.25 inch reported in montgomery county. 76 all over the place -- 66 all over the place. low pressure moving through. cooling across the east. if you get west of this ridge where the sunshine and leading bridge here, numbers are impressive. 94 in st. louis. 91 million at -- 91 at indianapolis. 90 in oklahoma city. these have kept the real high temperatures to the west, but that's off the board now. the high pressure builds in tomorrow and we will see some clouds in the morning and he and humidity building in. this means an isolated store in the afternoon, plenty of sunshine and into the day on friday when this hot air mass starts to push eastward. mid 90's on wednesday. upper 90's on thursday and dealing warmer because of the humidity. this cold front will get moving which will create showers and storms. do not think it will cool down behind this front. it will just be more seasonal. 65 in the morning. turning partly sunny. 82 midday. mid-80s about the for the afternoon, possibly up to 87. showers and storms friday. the weekend looks about seasonal come amid a the's and maybe a storm. >> 97? >> that's summer. >> its coming. >> coming up, this video of a hockey mom going onto the ice at to break up a fight has gone a viral. >> i would say we are 98% sure that the lone star tick can do this. >> researchers might have unlocked a medical mystery in pointing the tiny culprit making people allergic to their favorite foods. >> pit bulls and mixes may soon be unwelcome in many places >> the debate is on after a recent court rulings saying pit bulls are inherently dangerous making landlords liable for any injury on their property. >> animal lovers, land owners come and others are planning to converge for a special hearing on the issue. we are live at the the debt the dog park with the very latest. >> this has been a very busy little dog park. inside, you'll find everything from poodles pugs, and put bulls. -- pit bulls. is could affect all the dogs, even though that this park. they call her chloe but she really has no name. she is one of thousands house that maryland shelters each year and there might soon be more. an appellate court ruling in april is rewriting the rules naming a land owners and landlords liable for any injury committed by pit bulls or mixes on their property. who could that affect? >> veterinarians, boarding kennels, animal control agencies. the list goes on and on. >> an attorney has filed an appeal saying some could be forced to evict dog owners adding "are reasonable residential or commercial landlord, homeowners association, a condominium association or an insurer could have anticipated that this court would impose strict liability for the mere presence of a dog on rental premises." the controversy spawned a legislative task force that meets in indianapolis on tuesday. another concern lawmakers will face is one posed by a dog like this one. how do you tell if a dog is really part pit bull? >> when dogs come here, we did not know what they are. sometimes it takes more than one person to see, sometimes they are right, sometimes wrong. >> and spoke with one group that argues that not only are pit bulls dangerous but that they're easy to identify. popular culture has many programs about them and dna testing is available. there should certainly be a very lively hearing in annapolis tomorrow. reporting live stacey cohan abc 7 news. >> one of the last local magic shops is about to pull a vanishing act. arch campbell is here to tell us why. >> the drug doctors are we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you fnd us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 5:00, on your side. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> david martinez was found in texas they believe he is responsible for the brutal rape of a woman nine years ago in silver spring. brad bell is live from police headquarters with the details. >> it was an automated cold case computer database that made the link. also, a detective here in montgomery county police was so horrified that he never gave up on the case. he is not the only one who has not stopped thinking about that night. it had been nine years but they remember it like yesterday. they have asked me not identify them, but this husband and wife awakened by their barking dog had the simple decency to answer a faint knocking at their door. they encountered a 23-year-old woman who said she had been raped. >> she was bloodied, abused. >> this was a particularly brutal kidnapping and rape. it was early march 2003, and the young woman was walking down the sidewalk on her way home from work when a man approached her, grabbed her, choked her so hard that she blacked out and then he threw her in his car and drove away. he drove her to the parking lot of this elementary school where the rate continued. eventually he left her and she was able to cross the street looking for help. the case went cold until david martinez of garland texas was arrested for an unrelated charge and took a dna sample. >> we made it a match and made the arrest. >> he is charged with kidnapping assault, and first- degree rape. >> i'm glad that science and criminology has advanced to the point where this is possible. >> this alliance has not langton to any additional crimes, but now montgomery county will certainly want to talk to him about his activities. brad bell, abc 7 news. >> let's get in the get the other top stories. the controversy, in a charlottesville after the president fired. are outraged with the head of the board of visitors. they gave no clear reason why they fired her. they said they're acting in the university's best interest. >> police in dewey beach are investigating after a woman was found dead in the ocean side motel. the woman was f20 years old and the woman was appeared to be stabbed several times. >> today as the first day of the new metro rush + program. it affected 21 stations on the blue yellow, orange, and green lines. they say overall, it was not too bad. the blue lines of their weight was a little longer than usual. coming up, a behind-the-scenes look at nick wallenda's walk. a new study on gastric bypass patients. i got the latest from diane sawyer. new tonight, a story about gastric bypass and alcohol. it seems there would be no relation but you will talk about their relation? >> it's great to start the week with you. a surprising finding in medicine. what is the relationship? does that increase the risk of alcoholism other addictions, and why? one man wanted to hear his story. i did not know if you watch. did you watch? >> we watch it closely on friday night. i assume you're talking about nick wallenda. >> 13 million of us watched him. we look behind the scenes tonight for some of the nail- biting drama we did not even see at the time. >> a lot of trauma that we did see. we are looking forward to that, diane. you can watch those and more on "world news." >> closer to home. at the smithsonian national zoo, they need help naming the new howler monkey baby. you can choose from these four names. you have until friday, june 27th, to vote. the name will be announced on that day. the baby was born three months ago. the baby is happy and healthy. howler monkeys are true to ther ir name. but you want to see more pictures of the new baby, wjla.com. >> those were four cool names to choose from. time to check on the traffic situation. it>> hi, alison. southbound on 395, a brief delay from k st to duke. southbound in virginia near the fairfax county parkway, and again toward quantico. the inner loop of the beltway near georgetown pike and the 270 spur. lay's pass the american legion bridge. a little slow on the innerloop heading into the long-term work zone near university boulevard and new hampshire boulevard. 70 northbound, this right has been cleared. we are seeing a residual beladelay. slow go baltimore washington. delays well inside the beltway. back to you. >> coming up on abc 7 news, a fight under way in one montgomery county neighborhood. >> that is truly magic. [laughter] >> wait your magic wand and say goodbye to one of the area's last magic shops. i'm arch campbell with entertainment coming up. >> catch a cab in d.c. will soon be getting cheaper thanks to falling gas pric well the kids pnted a puppy but they can be really expensive. so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probablyúyust playin' possum. sfxf possum hisses there he is. there's an easasr way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> magic shops are becoming extinct. one of the last local shops will be packing up the rabbits and closing the doors. >> arch campbell has more on why the art of magic is disappearing. >> i have nothing up my sleeves on this report. not too long ago, every city had a magic shop where kids could buy gags and jokes. now, one of our areas lasts is doing a final vanishing act in a few weeks. >> i have a book to see all of the tricks in year. >> 40 years of the jokes and tracks must go by july 15th when barry's magic shop closes for good. you can blame high rent on the internet -- and the internet for this disappearance. the new kids learn the trade and learn to honor the magicians' code -- never tell your secrets. >> first i did it, you would be like -- aah. and then i tell you how to do it and it ruins it. >> he is hoping to perform full- time and maybe dream up some new tricks. life goes on, but some changes are for the birds. >> suppress the. -- say "presto." [laughter] >> oh, my god. you can tell your fans the magician gave you the bird. >> "madagascar 3" won the boxc office. "wanderlust" is comign to dvd. for a while, they performed as these like a ghost theater and they may bring that back. a sad passing of something we all loved. >> that's sad. you did a good job making that byrd appear. >> how many trips did you bring home with you? [laughter] you cannot even say, can you? >> there is a trick. [laughter] >> thank you. coming up next on abc 7 news, researchers believe what is causing a mystery allergy. >> i went on the eyes and a lot of other parents were saying to stop the fight. >> one hockey mom getting a lot of attention for walking out on the ice during a fight speaking up f >> began as a medical mystery it was our food allergy. >> people in virginia suddenly developing severe allergies to me. as kris van cleave explains, they have pinpointed the tiny culprit -- ticks. cling existing go by and your love affair with meat could be over. they said an allergy pressing need to give up burgers steaks bacon, pork chops forever. >> my life would be over if i could not eat steak. >> researchers have lang to this sudden onset of meat allergies to a tick found in virginia. they have found 1000 cases already in central virginia. >> it is a new form of food allergy when you eat beef, pork or ham and you develop hives. >> hives that burn and itch with intensity. >> john grisham tried to find the reasons of his allergies. reason lee, he found out it very likely could have been a tick bite. is making it so difficult for them. >> you do not get beehives until four hours later. you have no idea how strange that is for us as allergists. said never heard of an allergy from a tick. it's scary. >> they continue to study the blanket, so they are urging to keep an actor close eye out for those tiny insects. abc 7 news. >> 7 is on your side in a trend on what drugs are being prescribed to children. it according to the study prescription antibiotic drugs declined by 14%. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications increased by almost 50%. the reason? increased diagnosis and better treatment. >> anyone who has been to a hockey game knows that fights are a part of the game. that did not sit well with one massachusetts mother when the referee is did not stop a fight. that's gina o'toole yelling at the refs to get the players under control. they had blown their whistles. they did not step in and break up the fight in time so she took matters into her own hands. >> what concerned me was the blows to the back of the head and a child going down on the ice with a potential head injury. >> as for her son, he was a little embarrassed that first but he understands she only stepped in because she tell the referees were not protecting the athletes. >> tonight, family looks at the remaining men and takes them to croatia and has serious issues when it comes time to choose who stays. >> there is a part of me that just does not trust them. like, what else am i missing? who else is there? is it all about me? >> you'll see who will be sent home tonight at 8:00 followed by a new reality show, "the glass house," where the viewers decide what happened inside. stick around for abc 7 news at 11. >> what's coming up for abc 7 news at 6? >> gordon peterson has a look ahead. >> more from the university of virginia on the firing of their president. the faculty members are speaking out. mitt romney is on the road on his bus tour. he seems to be uncomfortable talking about the issue of immigration after what the president had to say on friday. i will see you in about 10 minutes for abc 7 news at 6:00. thank you for your attention. >> you always have it. let's check in with the dog now. it sounds like the weather is going to change pretty dramatically. -- let's check in with doug now. >> cloudy skies and 60 degrees right now. let's take a bucket the storm scanner. areas of showers and storms developing all day from michigan ohio, west virginia. but if they get close to the blue ridge they fall apart. annapolis is cloudy all day. they start to brighten up a little bit. here is a live image of a blue sky and the sunshine in the capital. 70 in washington. 72 in fredericksburg. 70 in frederick. isolated showers in the forecast through tonight and overnight especially north and west of the city. 74 a high today. tomorrow, 88 in washington. 90's just west of the mountain. that is heading here wednesday and thursday. 95 wednesday. 97 thursday. and humidity levels will be in above that. the weekend will be more seasonable. wjla.com is your online home for abc 7 weather. check out stuff there including the live super doppler seven radar. you can track the storms all by yourself. that is the latest. tam, leon, alison, back to you. >> the big story today, roger clemens. not a big surprise. and the pettit got on the stand and changed his story. acquitted on all six counts of perjury. meanwhile, suspending nfl players from the new orleans saints went in front of john goodell. the spotlight was shining on the player suspended bowl 16 games for what they call "behavior and play detrimental to the nfl." will they get a fair trial? >> i do not know how you can when you are the judge, jury and executioner. i will stick by that ruling. whatever happens, happens. we will go in assuming that it's fair. >> the u.s. open did not disappoint for drama and great theater. he seemed to have it in the bag and he blew up on the last few holes. mcdowell had this putt to tie it for the lead and force a playoff. simpson started the u.s. open a virtual unknown, a 50 to one shot. $1.40 million and a trophy. even in the glory there was no respect from some idiot. >> turning that around for you today. >> i got off to a slow start but i knew -- >> always something to spice it up. >> enjoy that jail cell, pal. >> let's go to tennis. the queens club final. you can't do that. he's upset by the call. . the -- line judges and kicks the box. are you kidding me? he was bleeding and needed stitches. the albanian was disqualified. he was fined $12,000. they are now complaining assault. the says he did not mean to hurt anybody, but he kicked that judge? look at this. he bashed his shin. i mean -- come on, man. >> that had to hurt. >> , bethesda residents are upset with pepco. they said they took down trees that separated them from a busy thoroughfare without telling them. >> i'm your in a community locust hills about one dozen homes here. over to my right, this is rockville pike. thick canopy of trees it used to cover this and now residents are fighting mad. she has lived on this tree-lined road parallel to rockville pike for 30 years. >> look how ugly it looks. >> this is the way it looked before they came in earlier this month. this is the way it looks now after crews cut down their natural barrier from a busy roadway. >> they cut everything, as you can see. a great number of trees. >> in wake of criticism after the power outages from last year's storms, they have spent the better part of this year cutting and pruning trees they feel pose a threat to power lines. click the average number of outages per customer is down 40%. >> pepco can cut trees they feel by late -- harm the lines but they need some input. pepco's work has them dealing with noise and traffic. the once precious neighborhood with a canopy of trees is now ruined. she and her neighbors say they do not know why they did it. >> you could see the trees leaning towards the street, not on the wires. >> pepco says this is state property. if a tree were knocked down, one of those lines, a couple thousand customers would be out of power. they cut the tree down in an effort to keep the lights on. live in bethesda, horace holmes, abc 7 news. >> that's it for abc 7 news at 5. next at 6:00 -- >> i live in charlottesville with this story straight ahead. >> mitt romney wants to top jobs but he is under the gun to give statements on immigration policy. >> see why the man who runs this place of worship knows money troubles all too well. coming up right now when abc 7 news at 6:00. >> live and in hd.