Significant. Severely affected. Theyre gone for the most part or uninhabitable, there doesnt appear to be houses with minor damage. Its pretty much just devastation to where the tornado went through. Leon 30 homes in ogle county were also destroyed. Alison were following a developing story out of Fairfax County now where a Police Officer has been relieved of duty. Northern Virginia Bureau chief Jeff Goldberg is outside of the Police Headquarters what we know so far here. Jeff . Jeff this is a story weve been working on since Early Morning and it certainly brought a lot of shock and surprise to members of the Fairfax Police department. We have been speaking with throughout the day today. Here is what we know right now. We can tell you that yesterday, an officer within the department was relieved of his duty. His badge and his gun taken away and an investigation is currently ongoing into potential criminal activity. Now, the nature of those potential crimes has not been made public. But sources are telling us the investigation stems from the Child Exploitation unit within the department. As of right now, no charges have been filed. No arrests have been made and the officers name has not been released. Again, this is a developing story that is leading to quite a bit of stunned reactions within the Fairfax County Police Department. We expect to have a lot more information on this situation possibly, possibly tonight. And certainly early next week. Live in fairfax, Jeff Goldberg, abc 7 news. Leon the family of a guard at the u. S. Census bureau is planning his funeral tonight. As the man believed to have shot him lies in a hospital bed. This all unfolded last night in dramatic scenes starting with a kidnapping in the district. Jennifer donelan is live along eighth street in northeast where that wild night came to an end. Jen . Jennifer leon weve been working on the story all day. We have been uncovering layer upon layer. Right now were waiting on a statement from the program that runs this safe haven for abuse survivors. At least it was supposed to be safe. This is 48yearold Ronald Anderson. Now in a hospital, sources said, suffering from a g to the head. He was shot by d. C. Police. It marked the end of a deadly bath of chaos. Anderson who was already facing charges in Prince Georges County for assaulting his 20yearold exgirlfriend is accused of kidnapping her at gun point from a safe house where Domestic Abuse survivors on t street in northeast thursday evening. Neighbors claim security outside the building is lacking. What are some of the things that youve heard . Men hollering for the girls, women to come down. Its just you know all sorts of the day and night. Its not safe if somebody can come up there and get kidnapped. Jennifer police said anderson drove six miles to suitland where a u. S. Census Bureau Security guard saw him and the woman arguing in the car. When the guard approached police say anderson shot the guard, 59yearold Lawrence Buckner. He died overnight at the hospital. Sources tell abc 7 the exgirlfriend managed to get out of the car before anderson took off again. Come off as a bad person to me. He always had a big smile on his face. Jennifer d. C. s Police Spotted his car again. There was a chase where officers say he opened fire on him numerous times hitting a sarj enlt in the leg. One unit crashed into andersons car stopping him. Police opened fire and the nightmare was over. Shock. One word, shock. Jennifer as you can see, life has returned to normal here on h street. Lets take a quick look at andersons criminal history. We know that in 1989 he pleaded guilty to manslaughter while armed in d. C. Hes also faced a host of drug convictions and Assault Charges and again he is awaiting trial for assaulting his girlfriend who is now accused of kidnapping. Reporting live from northeast, im jennifer donelan, abc 7 news. Leon thank you, jennifer. Lawrence buckner served in the army before working as an armed Security Guard at various sites and buildings across the area. He started working at the u. S. Census bureau in 2011. A job that forced him to commute 90 minutes a day from his home in King George County virginia. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, linda as well as a son and four grandchildren. Our kevin lewis will have more on Lawrence Buckner coming up at 6 00. Alison in Anne Arundel County now, police are looking for the person who shot and critically injured a Police Officer in arnold. It happened along College Parkway not far from broad neck park. Diane cho is in annapolis monitoring this search. Diane as police k9s scoured the area dozens from the Anne Arundel Police cadet class searched for clues after an officer in uniform was shot in the neck. Its under here too. Diane police say an officer stopped by this 7eleven store early this morning when someone inside said theres a man acting suspiciously outside of the store. Goes and makes contact with that person and what happened after that is what were trying to figure out. Diane police say the two got into a struggle and the suspect took off. When the officer went after him investigators say the suspect opened fire. I was a little concerned. Ive only been here since august and not had any problems. Diane sarah burton lives nearby. During the man hunt this morning, officers were going door to door canvassing the neighborhood and searching vehicles. This is a quiet area. Diane Authorities Say the injured officer was located several hundred feet away from the 7eleven by another officer. Cant believe that this would happen right here you know since things happen in other places and mile and a half away from here maybe. But blows my mind. Diane and were told the officer is in Critical Condition at an area hospital. But he is expected to recover. In annapolis, diane cho, abc 7 news. Leon new developments to report in regard to a security contractor involved in last weeks prisoner escape at Inova Fairfax hospital. 7 on your side iteam spoke about the future of this company that owns the security service. Investigator joce sterman is here to tell us the new details. Joce . Joce the u. S. Marshals service tells the 7 on your side iteam it has stopped working with allied protection at least here in virginia and they wont be using the companys workers to move or guard prisoners until the agency completes its review of the company. The news comes one day after our 7 on your side investigation uncovered problems with the companys claims of leadership. We discovered two of the three men listed as leaders at allied protection. Both the socalled director of training and director of operations told us they have no ties to that company. They say they were unaware their biographies were being used on the companys website and that was done without their knowledge, they say. The 7 on your side iteam has also learned that allied protection got multimillion dollar contracts with the federal government without any competition. Records show theirs is a no bid contract obtained through the Small Business administration which helps allied as part of a program for small disadvantaged businesses. So what exactly did the s. B. A. Look at when it backgrounded that company and then cleared it to work for the marshals . We dont know yet. Weve reached out to the agency comment. But we have not heard back. Joce sterman, abc 7 news. Alison let us know. Thank you very much. We have new information tonight in the death of a Broad Run High School student. We now know madison small died this week because of a form of blood poisoning brought on by meningitis. Loudoun county Health Officials says theres very little risk other students contracted the bacteria because broad run was on spring break at the time. Smalls funeral will be held monday afternoon in ashburn. Now, take just a moment. Come look at your screen because police in Prince Georges County are hoping you can help bring ed benson back home. 77yearold was last seen along lampton lane in Fort Washington not far from the park. He was driving a 2009 burgundy Ford Expedition with maryland plates. Here are the tags 52634m8. If you have seen him or that car, youre asked to call police. Leon coming up on abc 7 news at 5 00, leaders from across the western hemisphere gathering for the summit of the americas in panama. Find out who our president is expected to sit down with tomorrow. Alison plus its very unfair. You cannot how can you kill a person . Alison after two months a man is finally under arrest for a hit and run on the b. W. Parkway but the victims family is not happy. And were going to telllyou why. Horace im Horace Holmes. Fire nearly destroys his Capitol Heights home. The company hired to restore it turns off the water while it makes repairs but still, the the home owner receives a water bill for, you wont believe how big that bill is. Well tell you and let you hear from the home owner and the Water Company coming up next. Rebecca im Rebecca Cooper live at the tidal basin. One day until the Cherry Blossom parade and peak blooming time. We found something here tonight some folks never see this time of the year. Stay tuned. Well tell you what it is coming up. Leon theres something wrong about this. Spring and snow plows arent supposed to go together. This is the Early Morning commute for people in wisconsin today. They got a couple of inches of that wet and heavy stuff last night. Good news, though its all expected to melt by the end of the day today. But here not a particularly pretty day here at home. But Cherry Blossoms around the tidal basin getting ready to be the most beautiful. Alison the question is what will tonights rain and tomorrows winds, what could they mean for the flowers out ther Rebecca Cooper live at the tidal basin for a look at us. Hello, rebecca. Rebecca good news alison and leon, we came out here earlier today. It was cold. It was drizzly. It was overcast at the 4 00 newscast. What a difference an hour makes. Take a look. It is beautiful outside. The blossoms are bursting. The sun has come out. Its warmed up. But look at this you can still see plenty of room for whatever reason. The sidewalks are not crowded like they usually are. And lots of people talking about just how beautiful it is at the tidal basin today. It may be cold and gray outside but the trees are bursting with blossoms for the hundreds of visitors here at the tidal basin today. This is something that was on the bucket list for a while. Just being in washington, d. C. For the Cherry Blossoms and weve kind made it happen at the last second and kind of really grateful about that. But i had no idea it would be this busy. Rebecca the family are here from long island for spring break. I loved watch the Cherry Blossoms like over there. Its so beautiful ive always heard my friend come here and say theyve had a great time and ive always wanted to experience it. Kind of nice being here. Rebecca she is visiting from tokyo. First, she told us in japanese what she thinks of the trees donated from her country. [speaking japanese] and then she told us in english. Theyre beautiful and i love it. Rebecca it was too much for her 7monthold nephew. He picked napping over Cherry Blossom viewing. The crowds here can be at times a bit overwhelming. Tiffany davis is visiting from pennsylvania and says shes glad she came on a weekday. She actually found parking near the blossoms but doubt there will be any Spaces Available once the crowds hit this weekend. Its probably going to be worse tomorrow. But because theres a parade tomorrow, right . Rebecca even usually on this friday, its usually sidewalk gridlock. Dont be afraid to come out tonight and enjoy the Cherry Blossoms. We saw something now that we almost never see here. Empty Parking Spaces adjacent to the tidal basin. I cant promise you theyll still be here later but this is a beautiful night to get out and enjoy the blossoms. Reporting live at the tidal basin, Rebecca Cooper, abc 7 news. Leon all we had to do was cue the sun. Doug its getting better. Even though its 5 15, well see temperatures move up a couple more degrees in the areas that have the sunshine. Its nice and the weekend is great. Happy to get you started here on the weather coverage on a friday afternoon. Looking live from the rooftop camera, i know it looks hazy but its actually some breaks in the overcast and some sunshine getting through the clouds. So were going to warm up a few more degrees. You have to go south of washington to find the really warm stuff. Thats been there all day. Were up to 63. Warmest weve been in a few days here. Wind out of the southsoutheast and were going to see the numbers creep up a couple more degrees through the evening. Go farther west and southwest, very comfortable. Degrees in culpepper right now. Temperatures in the mid to upper 70s through south side, virginia. 78 degrees in fredricksburg. Mid 60s in andrews now. Its 66 degrees. Because it stayed cool so long weve kind of missed the window of opportunity for anything really heavy duty weatherwise in our area. Im not sad about that at all. Still some storms developing now in the richmond area. Well check those in a minute. Thats the area that has the warm air and theyre under the biggest threat of storms. Warm front is slow to move. Its on the move now. Quickly replaced by a cold front later tonight and thats going to open the door for the big blue h. High Pressure Center to come in and give us a bright sunny weekend. It will be a little bit above average. It will be very very comfortable. Satellite and radar, concentrate on this area near richmond thats shown some potential in the past hour or two starting to flare up right now and as a result, were going to see in that area, the richmond area, were going to see possibility of a couple of heavy thunderstorms that could move northeastward towards middle peninsula and areas towards tidewater, virginia and hampton roads, that whole area. Well still have a chance in the next hour or two for a couple of showers but thunderstorm chances, i think, will continue to do well to the south and east. Skies clearing out all the way in the overnight hours. Plenty of sunshine tomorrow and plenty of sunshine for monday. Maybe a few late day clouds on sunday but no rain in sight after we get the next few hours. We are going to be in good shape. Tomorrow, sunny. A bit breezy at times. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. It will be just fine. For the next seven days check this sunshine and then continue into monday. Sundays highs to lower 70s. Chance of showers tuesday afternoon. 70 on wednesday. Another chance of showers but its so nice. Look at that. 60s, 70s. This is what it should be in our area as we head through the middle and end of april. Alison weve been waiting for this. Leon thanks doug. The president wrapped up his trip with the signature wave at the top of the stairs. Alison wait until you see the picture of one photographer captured at the tarmac and how others are making it work on the web. Reporter went for a wild ride in the world of politics for the next 72 hours. Who is making that candidacy official . Well have the answer for you in a live report from capitol hill coming up next. Alison heres a look at whats coming up tonight on abc. Alison were finally starting to get more of a field of contenders in the race for the white house in 2016. Republican senator ted cruz of course, kicked things off almost three weeks ago now. Followed by senator rand paul earlier this week. Senator marco rubio is expected to join the republican field monday. And sunday rumors are swirling that Hillary Clinton will make her candidacy official. Making her the first major democrat to declare for 2016. Scott thuman is in our Capitol Hill Bureau with a look at how this race is starting to shape up. Scott . Scott alison Hillary Clinton is the big headline that you mentioned there. It is highly expected now that shell make the announcement sunday around noon. And while many people believe the nomination is hers to lose there are some challenges that she has to take very seriously. Wow what an amazing crowd scott while her candidacy will come as no surprise the style of her announcement could. Many reporting that Hillary Clinton will use social media to make it official and hit iowa for a series of small events in homes and meeting personally with voters. A fresh start many say she needs. If you talk to democrats in this town, theyre a little worried that she has gotten off to kind of a rocky start with the emails and the clinton foundation. They all remember as we all do 2008 and it was a disaster for her. Scott it is hardly an 2008 with no barack obama juggernaut to tackle. Former Maryland Governor martin omalley, if he runs, would face an uphill battle considering the cash the clinton machine would raise. And at the moment, Elizabeth Warren is staying put on the hill. I believe in that america and thats why i wrote this book. Sound like a president ial candidate. Scott from paul to cruz walker to bush there may be two duking it out and in a marathon campaign, money often makes the difference. Its entirely possible that the republican primaries go well into the spring. Maybe into early june in california. That means whoever has the most money probably will win so you have to think bush has an advantage there. Scott speaking of cash Clintons Campaign is expected to cost more than the 1 billion that was raised for president obama and his 2012 reelection bid and a lot of that money will be raised on line. Live on capitol hill tonight, scott thuman, abc 7 news. Leon thank you scott. The man that all those people want to replace, president obama is said to be meeting with the cuban president raul castro in panama. They are there to take place in the summit of the americas. They exchanged a brief handshake at Nelson Mandelas funeral. This will be the first formal meeting between the u. S. And cuban leaders since 1959. He arrived in panama after spending time in jamaica. This was snapped by the chief official white house photographer as they left the island. Ohio universitys own pete seussa posted this photo on instagram of the commanderinchief coming away from the plane with the rainbow in the background. Internet loved this shot. Making this almost immediately. One of our favorite tweets this one came in from i. J. Review. You can see a little caricature they stuck at the end of that rainbow there. Alison looks like a beautiful place. Doesnt it . Leon yeah all right. Alison commemorations are hitting full swing across the country. Leon find out how one local community is planning to mark the end of the civil war by hearkening back to those times. Alison and we know there will be days in our lives that bring us to our knees in frustrations and utter disbelief. Alison honoring the survivors while remembering the fallen. Well show you what happened at this ceremony at fort hood today. Reporter nearly three dozen traffic charges in just three years. Today, a convicted drunk driver hears his prison sentence and the victims family begs for a change leon tonight an alexandria family is demanding that the laws of virginia be changed. A drunk driver killed their son, the 24yearold. This happened back in 2014. That driver was sentenced to 20 years in prison today and kimberly suiters reports that surviving family members want protections their son didnt have. Kimberly the 24yearolds mother cannot hold back tears. Hearing her attorney read her own words about the impact of losing her son. His future was stolen from him. Forever young, forever loved, but forever lost. Kimberly this was the aftermath of the crash that took his life in january of 2014. A George Mason University graduate about to start ph. D. Studies. He was driving home from georgetown, when according to the victims attorney 24yearold from arlington ran through three red lights before slamming his jeep into his car. But before he ran those red lights prosecuting attorneys argued he was already a killer behind the wheel. With nearly three dozen traffic violations in three years. Previous d. W. I. S reckless driving up to 97 miles an hour culminating with the deadly crash where his blood alcohol level was nearly 2 1 2 times the legal limit. In sentencing him to 20 years in prison, the maximum allowed by law, the Arlington County judge called his actions an appalling demonstration of arrogance. Shes stunned it took this long for something to happen to someone, an absolute shame. Their family filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit. They and mothers against drunk driving virginia are calling for a liquor liability law. According to attorneys, he had five vodka drinks and two tequila shots at this fairfax restaurant before he got behind the wheel. Though patrons there argue bars should not be blamed. Its not like the bars are handing you drinks telling you to drink it. Its an individuals choice. Kimberly in this case, one individuals choice meant another no longers that one. In arlington, kimberly suiters, abc 7 news. Alison and now for a look at our top stories this evening. The suspect in yesterdays Fatal Shooting at the Census Bureau had previously been convicted of manslaughter. The Associated Press says Ronald Anderson had been charged with assaulting his girlfriend in february. Anderson is charged with fatally shooting a Security Guard and then leading police on a violent chase. Leon Anne Arundel Police are looking for a man that shot and wounded an officer overnight. That officer was at a 7eleven when a customer alerted him to a suspicious person. When he confronted that person that person shot the officer once in the neck and then fled. Alison and a Fairfax County Police Officer has been relieved from duty pending an investigation. Northern Virginia Bureau chief Jeff Goldberg is in fairfax with new information in this developing story. Jeff what can you tell us . Jeff yeah a lot of fast moving developments, alison we brought you this story at the top of our 5 00 newscast and minutes later, the Fairfax County Police Department putting out a press release about the situation saying a Fairfax County officer was relieved of duty yesterday based on a criminal investigation into child pornography. Now, here is what they were they are telling us at this moment. Fairfax police say that detectives within the Child Exploitation unit were contacted by the National Center for missing and exploited children. That group had been provided with a cyber tip received through a social media site. The tip alleged that child pornography had been uploaded through its server and was determined that the upload came from a resident in Fairfax County. Detectives began investigating on monday april 6th just a few days ago and then on wednesday two days ago on the 8th detectives determined that the home was owned by a Fairfax County Police Officer. The officer has been with the department for 15 years in an administrative capacity working here at the Massey Building in Fairfax County. As of right now, no charges have been filed. No arrests have been made. And no names have been named at this point. Now, as we said earlier, this information and this investigation has certainly stunned and shocked a lot of people within the department. We expect to get a lot more information as this story continues to unfold early next week. Live in fairfax, Jeff Goldberg abc 7 news. Leon an illinois father is facing charges after police say he kidnapped his 3yearold daughter and then abandoned her in the forest. Authorities say the girls father put her in a trash can and then drove away. A passerby found her tuesday night alone on the side of a road near a suburban chicago forest preserve. Police say the girl was only identified when investigators learned her mother was in the process of filing a missing persons report. The father was eventually arrested in michigan. The deadly crash that sent a car plunging into a Los Angeles Harbor is being investigated as an accident. Police say the family of four had just left the Seaside Entertainment area when their car careened off the road and into 30 feet of water. The boys mother and father swam to the surface and the children were not breathing when they were rescued. The 13yearold boy died at the hospital and his 8yearold brother is now in Critical Condition. Alison today, an honor that many say was long overdue. Dozens of military victims wounded in the 2009 fort hood shooting were awarded purple hearts. Civilian victims were given the defense of freedom award. Many of those affected hope today can finally bring start to some closure there. Today is the day that we come together standing tall confident in our beliefs knowing that we stand on solid ground even when tragedy engulfs us and our tears flow freely. Alison a former Army Psychiatrist shot dozen of unarmed soldiers and civilians. 13 of them died. Hassan was convicted, rather in 2013 and sentenced to death. Leon the Capital Police chief is reportedly stepping down. Roll call has reported that hes submitted his letter of resignation to the Capital Police board. His reported he is resignation comes amid reports of conflict within the department. Rank and file officers are said to be upset that daytoday policing is taking a back seat to antiterrorism efforts. He has been chief since december of 2012. Alison its time for a check on the traffic situation this afternoon Jamie Sullivan is back with more on traffic watch. Hi jamie. Jamie we had an earlier accident and thats cleared away. 270 on the spur heading northbound right on 270. Take a look at this slow traffic. This is in virginia 395 heading outbound near the 14th street bridge. Just want to hang in there. We have the congestion this afternoon. The nice thing is, though the roads are dry. Were not having to deal with those wet conditions that we have this week. As we move to talk about 66 our traffic heading outbound, this is near nutley street. Definitely seeing this volume working your way closer to centreville. Then stop and go continuing past that getting into manassas. As we move to talk about what weve got in the d. C. Area we do have the heavy traffic heading outbound on d. C. 295. Freeway is a little congested as well. Disabled metro bus were working right now. New york avenue northwest, right at first street. There is a lane blocked. A little bit of congestion in the area but again on our interstates its checked with slow traffic. Just a good way to start off the weekend. Thats a look at traffic. Over to you. Alison thank you. A runaway rescue after a family of ducks. Take a look wandered right on to the tarmac in florida. This is right outside of fort lauderdale. Thankfully, someone saw the ducks before any planes came through. Airport workers scooped them up and sent them on their way. Leon might have been migrating north but got tired. Figured theyd hitch a ride. Alison feeling lazy. Leon their thumbs werent working so they couldnt do the hitchhiking thing. Coming up on abc 7 news at 5 00 7 on your side as a veteran tries to figure out how he racked up tens of thousands of dollars in water bills for a house that had the service actually shut off. Alison but first if one of your daughters came to you and said its my future. What would you say . Alison trending now Alyssa Milanos public fight about a private matter. The actress was flying through Heathrow Airport last night when she tweeted that the airport took 10 ounces of pumped breast milk away from her. She continued they said they would let the pumped milk through if i had the baby with me. Why would i need the pump if i had the baby with me . The airport tweeted back saying the government rules required all liquids and carryones be under 100 mill liters or three ounces. Milanos she would happily spread the milk out in other containers had she been asked to do so. She hopes the airport will reconsider how it treats new mothers with liquids that are not easy to replace. Leon ok. Interesting. Alison its true. Leon i hear you. This one takes you back. Those of us that covered the story from years ago, the scandal that rocked the nation nearly 20 years ago. A teacher pleading inging guilty to raping her 12yearold student. Mary Kay Letourneau and vili fualaau are sitting down with Barbara Walters to talk about what happened to them now. Reporter mary Kay Letourneau and vili fualaau sits down with Barbara Walters talking about their lives together and their teacherstudent sex scandal that dominated headlines for years. There is this story that has a life of its own but its not our story. Reporter letourneau was arrested in 1997 when she was 34 for having sex with vili fualaau who had gotten her pregnant when he was only 12 years old. She spent seven years in prison and they now have two children and are surprisingly still together. You became a father when you were 14 years old. I dont feel like i had the right support or the right help behind me. From your family . From anyone. I mean my friends couldnt help me. They had no idea what it was like to be a parent because we were all 14 15. Reporter their children audrey and georgeia are now teenagers older than when he got their mother pregnant. If your son came to you and said im sleeping with my teacher, what would you say . What . It would be the same reaction any parent would have. Reporter the family is still living in the seattle area. Mary kay is a paralegal now and he is a d. J. Leon strange but fascinating. It is really. Coming up on abc 7 news at 5 00 no lines this time. Why people are not standing in one place to get these apple watches. Alison but first ive always wanted to make a difference because you always want to leave an impact on the world. Alison how a young basketball player did just that in more ways tha leon new developments tonight after the arrest of a man in a deadly hit and run. Alison rick warrick was killed in the crash along the b. W. Parkway in february but tom roussey is live in our newsroom to explain why his family is not happy about this arrest. Tom . Tom well, alison we first interviewed rick warricks family shortly after this hit and run happened on super bowl night in early february. They told us at the time they longed for an arrest. But the news of one this week did not bring the relief that they had hoped. Warrick was changing a tire on the shoulder of the b. W. Parkway north of 197 when a car hit him and his fiancee. Warricks two teenaged children were there, too. Warrick died and his fiancee julia pierce suffered major injuries to her leg. Yesterday, park police announced a 72yearold is facing two charges related to the hit and run. The charges are not felonies and teeter faces a maximum of one year in jail. Pierce who must walk with a cane now says that is not justice. You ruined my life. Youve ruined he doesnt have one. You ruined his parents life. Youve ruined his children. Children watched us lay on the side of a road. Tom Court Documents show that police knew from vehicle fragments at the scene they were looking for a toyota siena van around 10 years old. They used d. M. V. Records to track down teeter. According to the court records, he told him he wasnt sure what he had hit that night and he didnt stop. Well hear more from the victims fiancee and hear more from his mother. Im tom roussey, abc 7 news. Alison ok, tom. Thank you. A prayer vigil was held this morning for lauren hill on the campus of her alma mater. Mount st. Joseph College Freshman died this morning after a public battle with a brain tumor. Hills tumor was diagnosed a year and a half ago. The 19yearold said all she wanted to do was play in a College Basketball game. And she had her chance. Last fall she even scored a layup. Her teammates and coach say that she was an inspiration. My prayers, in the whole world. Thanks so much for the research. Living life and never giving up. We are forever grateful to have had lauren grace our campus with her smile and determined spirit. Shes left a powerful legacy. Alison lauren hill and her foundation raised about 1 1 2 million for pediatric research. She was 19 years old. Leon wow she did make a difference she wanted to make didnt she . Thats great and sad at the same time. Alison uhhuh. Leon apple watch is now in stores, although you cant really walk out wearing one. Heres the scene at the store in london that we saw. Watch made its debut there this morning. Customers can go in and try on the watch inside the stores but they have to place orders on line to get one. Apple says its letting customers look at the watch in stores to let it pick out its case and band. Prices start at 349 and go up to 17,000. Tonight, the city of frederick is planning to kick off a weekend of events commemorating the end of civil war. The city plans to light up downtown with torches and candles. Illumination ceremony includes a walking tour of historic buildings. City Officials Say that frederick residents held a similar event on april 13th in 1865. They did that to honor those who died in the war and celebrate the end of the conflict. Alison all right. Lets turn our attention to the weather on this friday and we have a beautiful weekend ahead of us. Leon cant wait to see it doug. Doug im happy to share some news with you. I dont get to break news with you too often. This just in the National Park service has announced this afternoon the blossoms have reached officially peak bloom. Yea were in good shape. Weather is going to cooperate. We are in excellent shape. Only little hiccup left is watching a few showers and storms. Lets jump into it and show you what we have temperaturewise as the numbers slowly tick up. Long, slow day warming up. 70s and 80s are well to the south and we have thunderstorms but theres a little area of showers thats located right now off to the west and southwest of the area coming across the blue ridge. A heavier area in the richmond area and steve rudin pointed out to me a few minutes ago a good point. Whats going through the richmond and the middle peninsula now. If it had been warmer, that area would have been closer to the Washington Area but its farther south where well see the heavy duty action and lighter showers now from fairfax to just west of rockville. Well continue to monitor that and the new batch out to blue ridge. Everything continues to point to the fact that through the evening hours most of the action will continue to be south and east of the area eventually getting out of the picture later tonight with clearing skies and the stage will be set for a beautiful weekend. So as we get through the evening, heres what we have for you. Clearing skies. We had some sun and it kind of got cloudy again. We may have a few of those showers. Later tonight, clearing skies area wide with the winds switching to the west. Low of about 53 degrees. For the Cherry Blossom festival this week end, this is gorgeous. It will be breezy tomorrow. But not windy. It will be partly to mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 60s and on sunday, it will be bright and sunny for the festival. Temperatures about 70 degrees. And even a touch warmer into monday. We can check the next seven days and see the temperatures will be at or above average straight through the next seven days. Monday about 72 degrees on tuesday, about 68 with a 40 chance of showers in the afternoon. And evening hours. Well get a little sunshine back on wednesday with temperatures near 70 degrees. Thursday, another chance of showers in the upper 60s and upper 60s again for the day on friday. Our average, by the way, this time of april 64. So all those values continue above average. Well keep an eye on this stuff and get you back to the top of the hour and let you know how the showers in richmond and the showers in the blue ridge may affect your area tonight. Thats it. Back to leon alison and timmy . Alison thank you. Sounds good. Tim this Jordan Spieth is putting on a show. What an incredible show. Its been. Jordan spieth is still the story in golf. Tiger with a 69 is getting some buzz. Spieth had another blistering round at the masters. The 21yearold from texas shot a 66 today to go with his yesterdays 64. Hes 14 under par for 36 holes. Record low at augusta. Hes breezing around that course. Its coming easy to him. Six birdies, no bogeys. This morning as a matter of fact, he has only one bogey in the first two rounds. Hes going after his fifth win as a pro and the first major championship of his career. Spieth with a five shot lead over charlie hoffman. I still to not be focused on nobody else. No scoreboard watching. Set a goal. Understand that the course is going to be harder and have that affect my goal going in and try to strike the ball the same way i have. Tim his swing looks like leon harris. Tiger is coming back as well. Hes been impressive and this mornings round was much more consistent than yesterdays. Four birdies and one bogey. He was in complete control of his game shooting a three under par 69. Hes two under for the tournament. How about this . Tiger woods started the day tied for 41st and moved up to 13th and safely made the cut. For basketball fans the wizards have won four games in a row. In fifth place in the east but continue to push for Home Court Advantage in the first round of the playoffs although Randy Wittman says hes going to rest john wall tonight in new jersey. He sat against philadelphia the other night. I dont get it. You want him to have his legs and be well rested but you want him to be sharp and do everything you can to get that home court. I just dont get it. Our play of the day, watch adrian beltre. Throwing a screwball. He screws himself into the ground like a cartoon. Spins himself right in. The ball is moving like that. Making guys laugh at him. Come on man. Beltre takes it personally and muscles it over the wall in lef center field. Adrian beltre with the play of the day. Home run from one knee look at this. Down to one knee and over the wall how about that . Leon ive seen stuff like that in buggs bunny cartoons. Thats hilarious exactly. Alison thank you, tim. Coming up next on abc 7 news at 5 00, he says he had the water shut off. Leon this is a good one, folks. 7 on your side for this veteran to try to figure out how he ended up with a huge water alison 7 on your side tonight trying to trouble shoot for a local veteran. Leon as Horace Holmes reports this evening, a veteran tells abc 7 hes been charged for Water Service at a house that he had it turned off for months. Horace he said his head is still spinning. I dont usually get mad. Horace but boy, did he get mad after receiving his latest water bill from wssc for 7,454. 05. Horace wssc claims over a 105day period from november to march of this year, he used 428,000 gallons of water. Trying to squeeze 425,000 gallons of water. Horace especially since he thought the water at his house was turned off during that time. The navy vet came back to his Capitol Heights home from dinner to find its been caught on fire. Hes been out of the house since then. The contractor shut the water off to make repairs. How could he have this bill wssc . His previous bill for june through november was just 30 he says. So what happened . He called 7 on your side and we called wssc a spokesperson said they would investigate. He says hes appealed the bill and wssc told him pay the bill. That was a lot of water. Where would i hide half a million gallons of water . Horace that seems to be a water for a house this big. Wssc said its investigation showed some copper pipes in the house were stolen during this period of time. That, they say, could have caused a leak. Still, its investigating and they say that he can continue to dispute his bill. Horace holmes abc 7 news. Alison that makes no sense. Leon half a million gallons a house that size, youd see something outside. Wouldnt you think . Thats it for us at 5 00. Coming up at 6 00, kidnapping and Police Shooting during a chaotic night in d. C. New details about the suspect and the u. S. Census Security Guard who was killed during it all. Sam a Uniformed Secret Service officer was charged with a felony within the hour here at d. C. Superior court. Im sam ford. Thats coming up. Alison why the sentencing phase for Boston Marathon bomber is now being delayed. Maureen the sun is peeking out a bit in place around the metro area but still overcast in others. That could warm things up but also bring some storms. All afternoon, weve been waiting to see if Stormy Weather will make it to our area. Chief meteorologist doug hill is keeping track from the storm watch weather center. Doug . Doug hey, maureen, the story is because of the cooler temperatures and clouds today, the heavy storms that are developing are developing in the richmond area. Lets start and take a close look at Doppler Radar in the metro area. Lets zoom into metro washington. Showers through Montgomery County right now. Down the road towards wheaton and into forest glenn, Silver Spring and northwest washington there are more showers just developing on the southern end of that from the Potomac River into mclean. But the heavier showers are restricted in a few spots. Culpepper, and you get farther south through gordonsville lower end of the Shenandoah Valley heavier showers there. Thats well southwest of fredricksburg. But richmond is the jackpot right now. Stretching from the middle peninsula all the way south to richmond to petersburg. Those are heavy storms. A lot of lightning there. And at least one of those turned severe a little while ago. All that is moving to the northeast towards the middle peninsula at the lower end of the chesapeake bay. Just a few showers tonight we think. Well continue to monitor that. Eventually that will land the thunderstorms well south and east of d. C. And then well see clearing skies overnight and on tap for a beautiful weekend
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