>> one police source told us today they believe these crimes were only going to escalate. they hope parents take a look at the video and remind their kids of the dangers of strangers. >> good advice for parents there. amofa remains in jail and is facing a different charges. >> did a man viciously murdered a little girl to hurt her mother? david is on trial for the 2011 stabbing death of his stepdaughter. stephen tschida was in the courtroom today. >> the case against david is largely on circumstantial evidence. we heard a lot about forensic evidence and some scientific experts. >> the only evidence found at the murder scene, a trace of dna on the sheaf of a small sword. bloody prints from booths similar to the boots he wore as a bus driver. inside a courtroom, prosecutors called forensic experts to bolster their assertion that he murdered a little girl to settle a score to get even with her mother. he married her so she could get a green card and eventually citizenship. prosecutors said the plan all along to get divorced. when he put it off, hang got angry. he had already found this woman who he also married. he wanted to put her on health insurance but could not because he was still married to vu. >> defense attorneys described him as a gentle love the man who had a good relationship with jessica and ngyuen. >> pepco customers will get a another chance to speak their mind when the proposed rate increase tonight at the public hearing. they will have a chance to respond after the response in july. that left hundreds of thousands without power for weeks. the hearing will be at the community college and abc 7 news will be there. we will have the latest as 6:00. >> no heavy rain in the tonight's forecast, but there is some on the way. >> dog hill is standing by. >> if you showers out there but not as numerous as yesterday. get ready for more showers and storms and eventually some severe weather possible on friday. a time lapse at oakdale high school. a little bit of the fog that gave way to sunshine and clouds passing through. temperatures in the mid 80's. live super doppler radar shows heaviest showers moving through a market right now. otherwise we expect more to come our way. -- haymarket. diminishing showers moving toward the beltway. lookit that line of storms starting to move across ohio. that is a preview of what will come on friday. temperature was, upper 80's 290 across the area. a warm and the monday evening. we will look at it coming up in a few minutes. -- muggy evening. >> two men found dead in an apartment or murdered. jennifer donelan spoke with one of the mothers. >> she married her husband when she was 17. they raised seven children. now 85 years old she is grief- stricken after her 59-year-old son was murdered inside his apartment a few doors down from where she grew up. >> he could not have done anything wrong. i felt it in my heart. >> they were discovered inside the apartment on tuesday. there was no weapon but the deaths were considered suspicious. police announced today the two men were murdered. but they did not say how they were killed. >> i have never seen so many people yesterday. they were shedding tears. >> he invited moten to stay with them one week ago because he had nowhere else to stay. he did not show up at his job on monday. tuesday after several people tried to fight him the building custodian found both men. >> i screamed so loud i think everybody on the hill heard me holler. >> she already has lost two sons. and her father -- and her husband passed away. >> soon i will be with them. >> a heartbroken mother. this family with deep roots in the arlington community. if you have any information, you are asked to call arlington county police. this marks the third and fourth homicide in the last two weeks in a city that has not had any murders in the last 28 months. >> thank you. annapolis police say they have busted up a prostitution and human trafficking ring. accusations that he forced women to become prostitutes to pay off debts from being smuggled into the country illegally. he is being held on one quarter million dollars bond. >> a police officer is taking his demotion to court. he said he was punished after speaking out about actor charlie sheen's high speed a score last year. he said it was a common practice in the city. that contradicted the police chief who said it broke protocol. >> the result of an investigation into cheating has just been released. according to the office of the inspector general a tea tin was reported at the education campus. in a statement, she says she is disappointed and dismayed by the actions of a handful of staff involved. it will take time to evaluate the full report. >> you may have noticed a surge in prices at the gas pump recently. a fire could send gas prices even higher. the national average is $3.65. in d.c. it is $3.90. maryland is $3.63. how much higher could climb? natasha barrett went looking for answers. >> right now there is a lot of speculation about how much more we could all have to pay when we buy gas again. analysts have come to a consensus of about one-quarter more. we could be in for another price jump at the pump. >> the bill hurts too much to look at. >> gas prices are jumping to two monday cozy fire at one of the country's largest refineries. it produces a large amount of the nation's gas supply. in the d.c. area we have already seen a gas hike. the average gallon of regular is $3.91. that is up 13 cents from last week and up 33 cents from last month. he spends more than $100 a week driving to construction sites for work. >> experts predict prices will go up another 25 cents in california. we could also feel that here. >> they can charge $1 more for it if they want. they will do that. >> it lets the oil companies raise the prices really quickly and make a big profit. >> comparing this same time to last year, we are already paying 5 cents more at the pump. >> coming up on abc 7 news, why this former hero is now behind bars. >> where the area's first stop sign camera could be going in. >> ran the travis in trouble with i got the chance to start my own business. i know whatw it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experienceses i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> we are following a developing story coming out of wisconsin. the gunman fatally shot himself after being shot by police. police have no motive as to why he shot and killed six people. they might get some insights. his ex-girlfriend is behind bars on an unrelated gun charge. while she is not implicated in the shooting, the plan on questioning her about what she knows about his past. investigators may have found the remains of a missing college student. he went missing in may -- she went missing in may and days before her birthday. police and lafayette say could take a day or two to positively identify her. >> a hallmark of the joe paterno era are going away at penn state. jerseys with player names and blue ribbons to show support for child victims. it shows>> president obama's health care plan will mean higher pizza prices. that is the claim coming from papa johns. >> they say they will pass on the extra cost of health care to their customers. >> i should say the employees at this papa johns say they get great health-care coverage for full and part-time employees. the founder and ceo does not like the health-care plan. he is warning investors he think it will cost customers more money. >> business is booming. profits and growth are up. pizza lovers be where, according to pizza market place.com he did warn shareholders when the health care act goes into effect in 2014, he expects to raise prices 15-20 cents per order. experts say it is too soon to know the cost and might save some businesses money. critics note that schnatter had a mitt romney fund-raiser. >> if it were a few dollars, it might make me think twice about ordering 1. >> it is not the price tyche opposes but the president. he has no problem with the papademos founder alerting investors. >> i am and not a fan of obamacare. 15 cents will not sway me one way or the other, but i understand where he is coming from. >> this comment is generating critics and defenders on both sides. one critic saying we could all save money on health care if we ate less pizza. the ceo and founder is not backing away from his comments and sticks by his warning to all pizza customers. >> thank you. i do not know. it might be easier to put a man on mars than to get us to stop eating pizza. >> we still have a couple of showers possible. to get through the next couple of days, the storms will become more numerous tomorrow. friday we will be dealing with severe weather outside. let's have a live look from one of our two live hd rooftop cameras. a hazy afternoon looking back across the teddy roosevelt bridge into the city. just to the south and west we are monitoring a few showers. in winchester they had a high of 91. the dewpoint is 52. it is a little more human in bowie. 85 in rockville. manassas with over a half inch of rain. we have a few more out there right now. temperatures about where they should be for early august at 5:00 in the afternoon. 90 and culpeper. a little more hayes and the cloudiness where it is currently 88 at reagan national. we have mentioned an isolated thunder shower but generally cloudy and muggy temperatures will drop. as far as the rest of the east coast goes, pretty comfortable conditions. upper 80's at boston logan. northern maine is warmer than boston today. 85 degrees in raleigh. 100 and again in oklahoma city. 94 degrees in dallas. we will see temperatures probably about the same range we saw today. humidity levels will be higher. friday is the day we will keep an eye on. we recognize the higher potential for thunderstorms. it looks like that will happen as a cold front approaches. tomorrow more widespread storms then we saw today. a 40% chance. this area of low pressure will be intense as it moves across the northern ohio valley. a cold front will extend to the south. this undercuts the very hot and humid air in place. i think we are good to go for widespread showers and storms. some are definitely strong and some could be severe for the evening. a breath of fresh air for the evening. this is ernesto. now it is a tropical storm. the center of circulation reemerging back over the southern gulf. it may intensify a bit. but it was slammed back into mexico again and again dissipate. -- it will slam back into mexico again and then dissipate. 72 degrees in the morning. 87 by midday tomorrow. then we will climb into the lower 90's with a 40% chance of thunderstorms. and 90 on friday with a good chance of storms. some could linger into saturday morning. partly cloudy and 80's on sunday. a warm up next week. >> we can still saw the jet nice weekend. thank you very much. >> a tough -- we can still salvage a nice weekend. >> jay korff is in the newsroom with breaking details. >> this picture just sent in to us from fire officials and prince george's county. you can actually see their ladders going up to the second level of this duplex at the 6000 block of carrington court. a short time ago there was an active risky for a number of people inside that building. an active rescue for a number of people inside that building. this was a major fire with potential fatalities. three people were inside. they were all rescued with serious injuries. we are told they were transported to an area hospital in critical condition. this photograph was tweeted out mighty fire department. we will try to get as much information to you as soon as we can. >> thank you, jay korff. a country singer who has a laid- back image is under arrest tonight, busted for driving while intoxicated and threatening to kill troopers. we are talking about randy travis. according to the grayson county sheriff's office, he was found lying in the road naked. his car crashed through some barricades in a single car accident. he threatened to shoot and kill the troopers working the case. he was released after making bail. >> she brought home olympic gold, now hear fromkatie about what it is like to be home and getting so much attention as such a young age. >> tamara's special session is all about gambling. why are same-sex marriage supporters worried? >> we already have speed cameras and red light cameras, now one neighborhood is requesting a stop sign camera. >> residents say drivers blow through the stop sign at the intersection of university avenue and oxford road. they have a big hurdle to bit over before the camera can go in. >> you look at this intersection here and you realized it is a three way stop. it is near a dead end. you would not think this would be the location to install a first of its kind in the state stop sign camera. but neighbors say it is needed. tiny beautiful glen echo, maryland. this town of only 255 may soon be known for something else. the state's first stop sign camera at this three-way intersection near glen echo park. you do not have to wait long to see the problem. >> i have seen people rush through it. >> check out this driver. not even the children walking or a speed bump or a stop sign itself could slow him down. the mayor is proposing installing the camera similar to those used at red lights. it will take it any driver who does not come to a full stop. it has not stopped drivers. >> maybe 50% of the people stop. >> 50% go through? >> yes. >> initially and the west was skeptical on the need for the cameras. >> i think it is ridiculous. there is not that much traffic that comes to the stop sign. >> within seconds she was quickly convinced. >> she did not stop. >> see, that is why you need it. >> i guess that is true. >> it does happen often. this is also a revenue thing. with the cameras, the money would go back to the city of glen echo. the cameras cost about $5,000 a piece. they sure will get their money back. that story live in glen echo. >> i bet we have not heard the last of that. >> how a four day video game tournament landed a teenager in the hospital carry >> the mayor cut the ribbon for a newly renovated park for kids today. how long will it stay this way? >> a man who some >> a virginia man who fought off a would-be robber with a guitar is accused of a crime himself. >> he is accused of breaking into a church and burning it down. ben eisler with the guitar hero's rise and fall. >> it was not long ago he had national attention. this man is really a criminal police say. >> i feel bad for the guy. >> this past year he told us and colorful language how john mayhew tried to break into his house and how he whacked him in the head with his guitar. >> he got hit here, he got hit with this side. >> yesterday police arrested him for allegedly burning down this church after he tried to rob it. >> it is total devastation. >> he said the small mission had finished building it. it took three years and cost $80,000. he had a hunch it did not happen by accident. >> there was nobody in there to cause the fire. the interior was clean. i was suspicious. >> questions remain as to why. police do not believe this was a hate crime. >> there is no evidence to suggest this act was targeted toward the church. >> regardless, he maintains his unwavering faith. >> last night we were doing chapter 8. all things work together for good for those who love god. that is not just pop psychology. we really believe that. >> he was arraigned today in court and has a preliminary hearing on september 28. >> thank you. let's take a look at the top stories. a disturbing story of a child abduction as it happens. he led her away from a thrift store by promising her a new toy. investigators are looking into a multi social networking sides to determine if there could be more victims. >> more on breaking news coming out of capitol heights maryland. three people have been taken to the hospital after a house fire. both floors were on fire. we are told one person needed cpr and all people transported are in critical condition. >> an enormous fire at a chevron refinery is sending gasoline prices up on the west coast and it could boost their prices even more. in the last week we have seen a 13 cent jump. the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.65. >> mayor vincent gray celebrated the opening of a new playground today. neighbors say it is bringing the same problems. >> it was supposed to have been a simple ribbon cutting and celebration of the $1.2 million renovation of this part here. the question was how long will it remain clean and safe for the young people to play here without more security particularly surveillance cameras? >> mayor gray's staffers had to deal with an irate community activist who insisted the same problem of drug dealing and crime will return unless stronger measures are taken. >> nobody is there putting in real solutions. >> the complete with a metal fence and gate that can be locked tonight. as for the abandoned city-owned library kiosk next door -- >> we will look at that. we do not want anything done here to be detracted from an eyesore or nuisance adjacent to this. >> people say it has been a struggle maintaining this part for the kids. >> the playground is covered by vodka bottles and candy wrappers and all sorts of -- we found lots of hair weaves. >> a similar blocks away -- a similar problem blocks away. he showed us his video of a police bus from 2007 outside of the school across from his house. they put in a fence as well as surveillance cameras. >> it took security cameras all around the school. no more crime. >> while civil liberties what are you there is a difference between a private school and a public park, the concern here about the park reverting to what they used to be is great. >> to wide. a threatening phone call forced hundreds of doctors and patience into the parking lot at walter reed national medical center. somebody called in a bomb threat to the america building on the campus. the search took four hours before everybody gave the all clear to go back inside. everybody is okay now. time for a check on the traffic situation and see if things are ok on the road this evening. >> we are seeing some delays around much of the area. 395 southbound the camera past washington boulevard, delays will take you to were duke street. delays began around the beltway heading over the church road overpass. delays also on the outer loop of the beltway in maryland heading into virginia around the 270 spur. the inner loop of the bulk was starting in virginia as the way here with -- as you make your way across the legion bridge. on and off delays near 372 middlebrook road and germantown. >> thank you. coming up, a gold medalist katie ledecky is back in maryland. >> would it be nice to get a cup of coffee without the need for money? the plan to use [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. i think mitt romney's really out of touch withhe average woman's health issues... this is not the 1950s. contraception is so important toomen... it's about a woman being able to make decisions.s... i don't remember anyone as extreme as romney... i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. i don't think mitt romney can even understand the mindset of someone who has to go to planned parenthood. planned parenthood. we're going to gto rid of that. i think romney would definitely drag us back... 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[ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> keeping up with reading over the summer can be a challenge for students. at the freedom school, campers are encouraged to read one book a weekend stay motivated. they all live at the d.c. general shelter. that is what makes the leaders that the freedom school this week's harris's heroes. >> the children at the freedom school, a life. every day camp starts with messages of self-determination and hope. >> one of the ways the children learn is through song and dance and through drumbeats. >> we just have fun. >> the camp is run by the national center for children and families and is funded by the d.c. government. >> today smoky night. >> reading is the first priority here spurred on by daily destriers and reading groups. >> it is hard for them because the tv is so heavy. but ever since we started reading every week i started getting the hang of it. >> the campers say that while they are at freedom school, the focus is not on where and how they are living. instead they focus on their potential. >> i want to be a veterinarian. >> i am trying to go to college. >> all we really need to give these children is hope and love. >> some of the -- some at the campus said they enjoy learning so much they cannot wait for school to begin again. if you know somebody or an organization that should be recognized as a harrises hero, as an e-mail. >> certainly not something you hear every day. up next, a 15-year-old gamer takes a marathon too far ending up in the hospital. >> could gay marriage come down to the role of the dice? >> the maryland legislature will begin a special session tomorrow or it will discuss whether gaming will be on the maryland ballot. >> there is concern that could affect gay marriage and maryland, something the governor has been fighting for. kris van cleave has the story. >> pollsters say there is a connection and concern voters likely to oppose gaming could make the difference in whether gay marriage becomes legal. they are closely watching the maryland's same-sex marriage referendum. the couple are raising two couples together and went -- raising two children together and want to be married. >> we want to join the ranks with those that believe in marriage and want to have happy and healthy families and homes. >> a recent poll has 54% of voters supporting gay marriage. opponents>> this will probably come down to a 51%-49%. >> just having gaming on the ballot could help opponents defeat same-sex marriage. >> there could be a swing of anywhere from 2-4 points based on the casinos' being on the ballot. dewpoint or two to make the difference between passing and not passing. >> gaming will be a high dollar campaign that could run out other measures. it will target socially conservative voters giving them additional reasons to vote on the ballot and they are least likely to support gay marriage. editorials in lgbt to express concern and even criticized the governor said in he is gambling with our rights. >> i hope does not get drowned out. >> they are wondering if they're right to marry could be decided by a governor oppose zero of the political bias. >> i am hoping people vote -- a gov.'s political bias. >> the comptroller some letters to the governor and legislature expressing concern about the special session. that is set to begin tomorrow. >> we want to get back to breaking news of a fire in capitol heights, md.. >> brad bell just got to the scene. >> what we know is this fire broke out at about 4:30 on carrington court in capitol heights. you can see this was the left half of a duplex unit. when firefighters arrived they found the building fully engulfed in flames. they found a 20-year old male in the front yard suffering from burns and smoke inhalation. that person is expected to be a survivor. firefighters went into the building to attend to put out the fire. they found two more people. we are told one was an adolescent and one was an early teens. both of those people we are told are in critical condition. they have gone to the hospital. we are not being told that whether this is one family. anything more about the condition other than they are in critical. certainly you can take a look at the duplex. it is completely gutted. firefighters say this was a tough one. it did not take them all that long to put it out. the bad news is, this building was occupied. three people, very badly injured, a male in his early 20's. he is expected to be a survivor. we are told the others are in rough shape. in adolescence and early teen that. >> moving on, a cautionary story for parents and gamers. a video game marathon is being blamed for hospitalizing a teenager. the mother says he spent four- days locked in his room playing modern warfare 3 on the >> box coming out for snacks and bathroom breaks. he collapsed from severe dehydration. the mother says this will not happen again. >> the is gone. >> the mother says her son was so scared he has not even complained she took away the xbox. he is back home recovering. >> here is a look at what is coming up to 9 in prime time. it kicks off with your favorite comedies starting with "the middle," and "suburgatory." on "final witness," the disappearance of a doctor is a mystery until a surprise witness comes forward. that is followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. >> how about the national's's? ? >> blowing up the twitter feed. you may as well have called it the captured a round of the major league. they went into extra innings again in houston. they gain saving play. brett wallace gets a hold of the pitch to left center so deep. he runs all the way to the wall comes up with it. he looks like a little leaguer he is so proud of himself. the nationals went 3-2. garson had a banner season last year was peyton manning's back up. he had 20 receptions for 947 yards and six touchdowns. that was then and this is now. he is the no. 1 receiver for the redskins on the depth chart. he had the few explosive downfield place at practice. they are relying on him to have developed rgiii. mike shanahan has confidence he can. >> he has speed and explosion he will block. he is competitive. everything you are hoping for. he has great hands. you do not know these things for sure until they come in. he will definitely be a big-time leader on our team. >>joe flacco continues to command respect from his teammates and fans will get a chance to see them practice an annapolis. >> i could not be more excited. it is the perfect day. it is a sunday. is the perfect time. people can come down and make a day of it. and come down to come for the practice and get into annapolis. i am really excited about it. >> you can watch the ravens tomorrow. coverage begins a 7:00. >> that was a great shot. it coming up next, -- >> katie ledecky >> katie ledecky the pride of bethesda. >> the youngest person on the olympic team. today she stopped by to talk olympics family, and her future. >> guess who showed up in the newsroom today? olympic gold medalist katie ledecky. >> it is great to be back home. >> is it surreal? >> definitely. i think it will take a long time to have it sink and. >> and her olympic debut, this 15-year-old girl swam off with a gold medal. >> i thought i could put together a good swim and be in the thick of things. >> it was like a dream. >> can you pinch me. >> you know what i mean. >> for fans that met her at the airport, they were proud, too. >> are you ready? let me close the door. >> to date she was recording promos. >> thank you for your support at the summer games. you rock. >> despite her new-found fame, she says none of this has changed her. she will be back in school and back at the pool. >> i do not think anything has changed much. >> greta kreuz abc 7 news. >> the back and forth between china and the u.s. continues. the united states leads followed by china russia, great britain and germany. that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 breaking news. >> our breaking news, a serious at a fire in prince george's county. >> degrees are finding that a fire on the 6000 block of carrington court in capitol heights. >> what we know at this point is that four members of one family have been transported to the hospital. two of them are in critical condition. firefighters got a call at 4:30. that house off of carrington court, they left house of a brick duplex. when firefighters arrived they