Tragically murdered and killed and the city just really needing comfort and closure, which is really difficult at a time like bidenbut Vice President and the commanderinchief now visiting the city to meet with victims and victim families and the survivors of that attack to possibly bring them some comfort during such a difficult time. President obama arrived in orlando to bring to play a role he is all too familiar with. Gift orarmac, a special the president from the citys mayor, a tshirt bearing a heart shape along with a message orlando united. The community has been shattered by a mass shooting. It has been several days since omar mateen stormed into pulse nightclub. He admitted to us that he was wearing some type of vest but would not elaborate. We had information he was going to put an explosive vest on your people on then blow the place up within 15 minutes. Mateen witnesses say expressed allegiance to isis, although Officials Say they do groupe signs the orchestrated it. After having met with the families, president obama speaking out in downtown orlando. Were learning more about the wife of the shooter and what she actually knew about the attack. She told us she had suspicions he was going to carry out some sort of attack. The last time she saw him, she thought she is now telling authorities she thought he may do something. She told him not to convict she told him not omit any violence, but authorities gathering evidence to see if charges will actually be filed. Backo time you have the president or Vice President show up after a tragedy like this, it often raises questions about if it is politicizing it. How is the General Community receiving the fact that the president and Vice President are in town . Is it being well received . Jazmin when you visit towns like this that have been struck by such a major tragedy this is really opening their arms up to every Single Person that is here. I do not necessarily think the community thinks a visit from the president of the United States any differently than they see people here trying to tell the stories of the victims and survivors, really embracing the president hoping foreclosure and comfort right now when the Community Really Needs it, for the president to come visit here. He arrived with senator marco rubio to show that there is unity also within the u. S. Government during a time when so many things are being politicized around the country. Michelle yasmin, thank you so much. The senate adjourned afternoon we 15 hours a filibuster by democrats pushing for some action any action on gun control. Abc 7 is asking if you think congress will be able to pass any legislation. Votenow andjla. Com see the results live in a few moments. Kevin lewis joins us with reaction on the hill. Kevin we have heard all varieties of opinions on the topic of gun control today. The nra just tweeted out to all 360,000 followers urging them to get in touch with their respective lawmakers, telling those lawmakers that they do not support any sort of gun control measure. On the other side of the aisle, senator tim kaine, who governor of the commonwealth during the Virginia Tech shooting during 2007, trying to pass a law mandating comprehensive background checks for all weapons purchases, but that measure stalled in the state house. Nine years later, he is hopeful that yesterdays 15hour filibuster captured the attention of senate republicans. The goal to pass a twofold federal law that would ban from purchasing weapons in the u. S. And require universal background checks on all potential gun owners. Senator kaine telling us that proposed legislation will go through a vote next week. Americans overwhelmingly support these rules, and gun owners and im a gun owner support these rules. Even National RifleAssociation Members support these changes. Its just that the Organization Leadership is out of touch with their members, out of touch with voters, and they oppose it, but i hope we may get over the hump this week, and i give credit to my colleague, chris murphy, and all my colleagues who stone on the floor last night for 15 hours to make sure we can finally get a vote. Scott kevin senator murphy has been tweeting all day long, 15 hours on the floor, two hours asleep, and back on my tired feet ready to keep pressing congress and its silence on gun violence. Michelle thank you. Monday, flight attendants on board one of the jetblue flights carrying the grandmother of one of the victims from pulse nightclub to orlando had an idea. They started asking passengers if they wanted to write a note to her. They short ofnext amazing. One of those flight attendants posted on race book that as they took beverage orders, they whispered a heads up about the plan as they went. Halfway through, melinda called me. I think you should start another paper, from the front. People are writing paragraphs. We did not have a sheet of paper covered in names, which is what i had envisioned, she says. Instead, we had page after page offering condolences, peace, love, and support. There were even a couple of cash donations and more than a few tears. Moments to come out of this dark tragedy, how it has brought people together. This could have happened anywhere, and i think that really resonates with people when they hear these stories. People to coming just people coming together in a tragedy is great to see. You think about that story, it is such a trickle down. The flight attendants who begin such a nice gesture and it goes throughout the plane. A great idea that took off. So to speak. Yes. Most of the region is under a severe thunderstorm watch. Storms are already beginning to pop on radar. Is shaded inat pink is a severe thunderstorm watch from now until 10 00 tonight, and it does include the district and all surrounding counties, but notice the area right here in red. Untils a Tornado Warning 4 30. About another 25 minutes to go this is what it looks like on radar right now. We are headed just a bit closer to the area under the Tornado Warning, now just passing hancock area moving toward the south and east at around 35 miles an hour. This storm is quite impressive. Top levels just around 50,000 feet, quite high, especially when you think about how height and airplane flies. Big storms. We will continue to track them. More on the evening and what we will see through the overnight just a few minutes. We are following breaking news out of pasadena, maryland. A pretty bad crash with six cars and a trash truck. One person has died, and that is about all we know at this point. Traffic is closed in both jumper toll road. When we get more information, we will certainly let you know. Now to a developing story out of england where a m british lawmaker. Joe cox died after being shot and stabbed moments after holding a Public Meeting a week for a referendum on if britain should leave the european union. Right now, its unclear if the attack had anything to do with her opposition to the plan. Referendum sayhe they have suspended their campaigns. New information about a string of robberies in the. Istrict police say they have arrested a man believed to be tied to seven robberies, but right now, they are not telling us that persons name. Since tuesday night, there have in about 12 robberies in the district that have taken place in the overnight hours. D. C. Police also say they have arrested a 26yearold after four people were shot. Remember that last week. He faces assault charges. D. C. Bureau chief sam ford will have more on that case coming up at 5 00. New information out on egypt air flight 804. The sea this morning. The Investigation Committee says he socalled black box is they were able to pull the memory unit safely out of the recorder. They say that is the most important part. A monthound yesterday after it crashed with 66 people on board. Coming up, what took trump of the campaign trail. And a little boy who gives a political impression you have to see and hear to believe. Plus, say it is not so the end is near. We will tell you just how much longer you had to see the star of hamilton in the role he created and why his departure from the show is a bit of a bonus for d. C. , but first, a happy birthday to Reagan National airport. Dca started operating 75 years ago today. American airlines d. C. Three was the first plane to land on one of the runways. More than 23 million passengers traveled new information today after the body of a twoyearold was recovered from the lagoon at disney world. There are new calls for signs warning visitors of danger. How they are working to ensure Something Like this never happens again. Theadness and prayers for twoyearold and his family in his Hometown Church of nebraska. His parents issued their first public statement, saying words cannot describe the shock and grief their family is experiencing over the loss of their son. They thanked those that help search for 24 hours straight after the boy was snatched by an alligator from the beach in front of the grand liberty and resort. All of the beaches at disney world are still close after dive teams found the body of the child intact just about 15 yards from where he was attacked. Disney saying now they will be reviewing their warning signs. Authorities have found and euthanized five gators from that lagoon and are comparing bite marks to see if they have found the aggressor. A support fund for the family has raised 20,000 dollars. It is unclear if disney, the Parent Company of abc, will be held. Eath back here at home, the socalled dead zone in the Chesapeake Bay appears to be shrinking. Theyre seeing clearer water and an increase in the crab population. Massive algae bloom is down to about 1. 58 cubic miles this year. We are monitoring a developing story out of Silver Springs where a bear was spotted this morning. We will let you know if we hear more sightings. Time for a check of the traffic situation this thursday evening. What can you tell us . Day today. Thanks very much. All the way to the capital beltway, very solid delays at this point. Just watch out for plenty of volume for folks both directions. Take a look at 395 right near route 110. Youll also see northbound ,olume heading out of virginia not as heavy right here, but southbound, slow and down to duke street, you can see nothing in the roadway, just a ton of volume at this point. Also looking at the capital beltway, this is the right out virginia, you can see just adding to the mess at the end of the 270 slow ride. A lot going on this afternoon in terms of the weather with strong storms beginning to develop, especially to the west of d. C. Everything you see shaded in thunderstormvere watch until tonight. The areas shaded in red for berkeley county, West Virginia, under a Tornado Warning, and a newly expanded Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jefferson County and western Loudoun County, now until 4 45 and well to the south of us. Lets dig into the radar for you right now. Toward frederick, eventually hagerstown, this is the area of greatest concern right now. This is now looking at this cell right here that is moving toward the south southeast at about 35 miles an hour. The cloud tops associated with this do not have confirmation of an actual tornado the ground, this is Doppler Radar indicated, and not only the potential for tornado, but all football sized hail golf ballsized hail. These are the areas that will be impacted as we move through the next half hour to 45 minutes. Run, around a quarter until 5 00, and we widen the view out of it. Once we get these showers and storms out of here, this line around here becomes our greatest concern right now from pittsburgh hugging the West Virginiaohio border. This will move our way and will likely trigger another round of strong storms along with heavy rain at the potential for localized flooding. If you do find yourself under a Tornado Warning, shelter in a basement, and stay in shelter until the storm expires, and as always, stay with wjla. Com. We will keep we will have more details as storms continue to develop. 4 00 up at just take this time and be safe. Its really dangerous. Gashat the owner of this station wants you to know so this does not happen to you. On the Georgetown University campus, 20 students from across the country, president ial scholars and the arts, are preparing cannot get enough of that. The clock officially started taking on your chance to see hamilton with its creator, linmanuel miranda. He announced this morning his last performance in the hit show on broadway will be july nine, but he says he may stop back in once in a while to take the stage. You never know. Lasthow one 11 tonys weekend including best new musical and best score. Is already set to appear in a film sequel to feel any better, the person , the chancefor him we got to see was when he was performing. It was amazing, so i dont think people will be disappointed. No bad shows of that. He was equally as good. I like the little teaser thing, he might be stopping in from time to time. Meanwhile, a legendary actress and choreographer is now inspiring younger artists. Seven of the most talented High School Seniors from across the country are preparing for a special performance at the Kennedy Center directed by the one and only debbie allen. We went behind the scenes of one of the rehearsals in todays spotlight on education. Out of more than 12,000 the Young Arts Foundation and White House Commission selected just 20 president ial scholars highest honors for high school students. Each of the scholars receives a president ial medal and cash awards of up to 10,000. But the biggest prize is working with debbie allen. When i was little, we did, like, fame junior. We watched the movie together. I definitely knew about her legacy. With young people is energizing. She equates this work with passing a baton. I love seeing these sprouts. Rowing many of these students have no background in singing or dancing. They excel in other areas, discipline, but they are part of the show, too, and who better to choreograph their first onstage performance than debbie allen . What im trying to teach them is that whatever lane it is you think you are this 18yearold is a visual artist. 17yearold Jarrett Brown from dallas will attend juilliard next year. Her choreographer is amazing. 18yearold rachel cage is the only local scholar, a 2016 Wilson High School grad who loves writing. After just a few days of her her soul, the students will take the stage at the Kennedy Center in northwest washington. Ms. Debbie allen still has a going on. What a great opportunity to. Xperience i love that they are familiar with what she has accomplished. Sprouts and the trees. About it. I am going to head down to the newsroom, help get ready for the news at 5 00. Among the stories we are working on, a two while i left for dead in a recycling truck a ch ihuahua. How she was able to stay alive discovery her family made about her past. A year to the day since he came down the elevator. We are taking a look at what is next for Donald Trumps president ial campaign. Join us for a town hall meeting on the role women could play in november elections. The woman card is inspired by some of Donald Trumps comments the greek flavors of our mediterranean collection. Ve or hearty steak. With crumbled feta and cool, creamy tzatziki sauce. Try our mediterranean collection today. Subway. Fresh is what we do. You on thee for severe storms beginning to move in from the west. The entire d. C. Metro area under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 00 tonight. Berkeley county, West Virginia, under a Tornado Warning until 4 45. This is what it looks like. The strongest of the storms beginning to move toward the south and southst this will eventually move overhead toward martinsburg. It is now confirmed that we have a report of a tornado on the ground in the martinsville area. Near martinsburg, so moving. Oward the southeast this is the time you need to seek shelter, especially in berkeley county, West Virginia. This Tornado Warning remains in effect until 4 45. Gusty wind or strong wind, i should say. Seek shelter in an interior place, in a closet. If you are in a mobile home, this is the time to exit quickly. Until 4 45. We will head in a little bit closer. Wayill eventually make its toward martinsburg, just off toward the bottom of your screen over the next 15 or 20 minutes or so. We will keep you updated as it continues to develop and as it tracks to the south and east. Ratherornado warning but a Severe Thunderstorm Warning this is beginning to move into western Loudoun County. Winds, hail, a lot of lightning, and we will head in closer, so if you are watching from hillsboro and you see the skies quickly beginning to darken, charlestown, you are now on the other side of the storm, but toward the storm, you will see the Tornado Warning area, the storm that could potentially be moving your way as it moves through the next 15 to 20 minutes. We will keep you updated right here on abc 7 and as always, wjla. Com we are hearing from some of the heroes who stopped to help on gwhat us crashed parkway earlier this week. I understand you just spoke to some of those folks. What did they tell you . This is absolutely amazing. We sat down in the last hour. The doctor about this calmly, but amazingly lifted up and midsized toward bus from being down on its side, after realizing people were trapped underneath the bus. Is aant first class cooper native of radcliffe kentucky and has been in the military for 18 years. On tuesday night at about 5 00, he was driving home like he does every day from his job at the pentagon when he came upon this horrific crash. He drove up to the scene moments after it happened. He said it was a chaotic scene when he arrived. Passengers still on the bus. He and a couple of people, a coast guard officer being one of them, helped passengers out through the emergency top hatch on the roof of the bus, but he quickly noticed people were in the bus. Pped they realized simply pushing the bus was not going to help the situation, so they flipped it from its side back to standing upright with all four tires on the ground. German, by the grace of god i really dont know. I dont think anyone thought about that. We were just focused. Tos like we have a mission get the bus off of what we thought was just one person and ended up being two people actually, three. He described what happened here. Crash. At last check, two people were still in critical condition, one in fair condition. We also spoke with another member of the military again who happened to be driving back here to fort belfour she came upon this crash. She also has an unbelievable account. , right time. Thank you. Now to a developing story out of the district where donald trump gave a deposition in his lawsuit. Gainst two prominent chefs he is suing them for breach of contract after they pulled out a plan to open a restaurant at d. C. s new trump hotel after trumps comments about mexicans last summer. Those chefs have also filed countersuits against that deposition comes one year to the day after trump announced the white house. Emilie schmidt takes a look at the wild year and what could be next. Politicaltrumps answered one question and started countless more, such as how could a candidate who said things like this trump they are bringing drugs, bringing crime, they are rapists. Make it anywhere in the race except latenight laughs . But now trump has the last laugh. Trump i came down those escalators, and who knew this was going to happen . Shows trump with nearly 1000 more delegates than any other republican. A big victory, but the gdp does not know what to do with it. Decisions yet, but at this point, i just cannot do it. Speaker paul ryan, who endorsed trump after a long public weight is still having to answer if he will take back the endorsement. Anticipatee does not doing so. Speaker ryan he is a different kind of candidate. This is a different kind of year. Trump this is too tough to do it alone, but i think im going to be forced to. A cnn news poll showed Hillary Clinton leading trump. Voters said clinton was ready for the job. Trump got points for saying what he believes. One year, speaking his mind, now faced with speaking for his party. And eighth grade students impersonation of donald trump at his graduation speech not only earned him a standing ovation, but it is now bringing him national attention. People stand up in china i love china. I mean, i love china. I mean, i have so many terrific friends in china. Is that amazing or what . The clip is making headlines across the internet. Schoolcago middle graduate also impersonated bernie sanders, Hillary Clinton, president obama, and senator ted cruz. I have heard a lot of impersonations of senator i have heard a lot of impersonations of donald trump. That kid nailed it. He is just a master. He has a new career may be potentially after he graduates. Well done. Coming up, you have a new alert, a warning . Steve Tornado Warning remains in effect for berkeley county, West Virginia. Another 22 minutes to go. Thunderstorm warning for southern Jefferson County into western county. This is now until 5 00 and the rest of the area under a severe thunderstorm watch. We expect numerous showers, thunderstorms, even potential theadoes as we move through next couple of hours. This is the time that you need to seek shelter in a basement or an interior room. The warning is set to expire at. 00 this evening this is again for berkeley county, West Virginia, and the martinsburg area. Is the time that you need to seek shelter if you have not already and stay in shelter until the warning expires in about 20 minutes or so. This is what it looks like on radar for you. An hour ago. The storm cell continues to progress further toward the south and east at around 35 miles per hour. The storm isof located over that area right now, but if you are watching us toward the western edge of noticeate 81, you will the conditions that begin to improve. Also noticed this orange box that just appear a newly issued thunderstorm warning. About 5 30o on until this point as the storm continues to drift toward the south and east at around 35 miles per hour. We do not have any locks on this right now, but we do have reports from Emergency Management that a tornado is on the ground for the martinsburg area. Exact location, cannot detect that. Another Severe Thunderstorm Warning this is also for western Loudoun County just to the north of round hill. This cell is also moving toward the south and east at around 34 miles per hour. Gusty winds, heavy downpours, also the potential for pingpong sized hail. Remember we had the damaging hail across the area. Hail is nothing to mess around with. Thunderstorm warning until 5 00 this evening, and these warnings are going to continue to pop as we move through the evening hours and into the early overnight. Fingers crossed we get most of the stronger storms out of here by 10 00 or 11 00 or so. Are under theyou Severe Thunderstorm Warning and where you are going to find the strongest winds and heaviest downpours for that warning. As we move into the evening gusts upwards of 40 to 50 miles per hour. This is the line we are watching or paying very close attention to as we head through the evening hours. The lightning associated with this storm. This is all moving off toward the east and its going to be that wererah looking at. We will keep you updated on abc 7, news channel eight and wjla. Com, but a lot more on the way as we move through the next couple of hours. Watches. E flash flood this is where flash flooding will be possible. If you find yourself in a situation where you see water covering a road, turn around and do not cross it because its very dangerous. It only takes about this much water to displace a car and you do not again, we do have that flood threat as we head through the overnight hours into early tomorrow morning. Just want to take you out here with a look at our sevenday outlook, talking about Better Weather ahead. Lower humidity on saturday. Temperatures around 80. Fathers day, great for barbecuing, lower 80s, and if you like it hot and humid, you will love what is on the way next week. Some are officially arrives monday. We will see temperatures around 90 degrees. Lower 90s tuesday. Lower 80s on thursday. We will keep you updated on the Tornado Warning that is now in effect for martinsburg, West Virginia, as we head through the overnight hours the afternoon hours. Back to you guys. Thank you for that. We will be tracking those storms throughout the night, but please state with abc 7. We will keep you a fiery explosion at a gas station caught on camera. Take a look at this this is in rochester, new york. Surveillance video shows us the moment a ball of fire erupts from that car. The victim drops to the ground to put out the flames on his clothes. Just before the explosion, you can see that man filling up a gas can and putting it in his trunk as he is parked in front of the store. Some of them do not want to listen. I tell them to be careful. Or heard a whole bunch of ambulance i think it was an ambulance. It might have been the fire truck. The victim is being treated for lifethreatening injuries. Investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what sparked that fire. In berkeley county, West Virginia, this is where we are watching the strongest of storms. The Tornado Warning is going to expire in about 15 we have confirmation that a tornado has touched the ground. No need to worry about this storm at this point. It is now well toward the south and east of you, but shepherdstown, around 4 45 where we are right now, and as we move , peters bill at around five minutes after 5 00, and at that point, i suspect this area that is shaded in red is going to expand a little bit further off toward the south and east. A new warning is just beginning to come out. Lets look at what is going on with the video. Large hail across the area. This right here is from daphne. Ive never seen hail in my life, but here we are. I take it this is by the shepherdstown area. Of downpours. I want to show you what is going on. Computer data is constantly updating. If you could put this back towards the shepherdstown area, i will show you what is going on. The latest is we have a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. This is now just to the south of d. C. It appears that the tornado. Arning has come down atis expected to expire 5 00. Now we have the newly issued Severe Thunderstorm Warning. This is until 5 30. Capable of producing large hail now moving off toward the south and east at around 30 miles per hour. Ou are watching iss is another cell that line of storms. Out, and il things want to show you the lineup storms moving through the pittsburgh area. That will be the big event for us. 1, 2, 3, 4 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings five, make that. These cells are beginning to pop as it moves closer to us. We are talking about another 3, 3. 5 hours. Around a 30les, tonight, we are looking at the strongest storms to be over the area and we will look for those storms to continue as we move 20 south and east during the early evening and by about 11 00 tonight, most of this will be did have that Tornado Warning warning forrnado the immediate metro area, but i do believe we have something that just popped up 20 east of us. Warning is now canceled out, but we are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning as we move through the next half hour or so. Is a slowly drifting 20 south and east at about 35 miles per hour. I want to give you a wider view to show you what is going on. That is in western maryland, and that is where we have the storms that are beginning to pop up, and this right here, a newly issued Tornado Warning for morgantown that is way, way out to the west of us, actually out of our viewing area, but i want to give you an idea that we do have stronger storms on the way and as this line advances toward the east and southeast, we will look for numerous Severe Thunderstorm Warning additional Tornado Warnings pop up as we head through the evening hours, and of course, we are going to look for the Severe Weather to continue. Im having a hard time hearing in my ear. The Tornado Warning once again is not for the d. C. Metro area, not for our viewing area. It is out in morgantown, way, way off to the west of us, but ok,nt to show you here we have it. A little bit closer to morgantown for you and we will zoom in a little bit closer to. Hat storm excuse me. Martinsburg, right here. I want to head off a little bit farther toward the west. Just want to show you exactly where that is located. The morgantown we are talking about here is way, way off to the west of us. Westis now across parts of virginia into pennsylvania, so we wil a bit. ,he stronger line of storms thankfully, most of this will be out of here as we move through 10 00 or 11 00 tomorrow or tonight, i should say. Show you what is going on just want to show you the guidance here. This is the masondixon line, pennsylvania, and as you had closer to the pittsburgh area, these storms are moving off toward the east, 30 five, 40 miles an hour. Clarksburg around 4 50. About another hour, hour and five minutes. Seven 19 at 7 19. If we can pull this out to the whitest view to give everyone a better perspective of what we are dealing with here with the stronger storm across the area, for your reference right here, here is pittsburgh. County, washington coun you go, that is where we have stronger storms beginning to form, and that is all part of the frontal system that will bring us Severe Weather. A lot of lightning associated with this system. We are looking for strong storms to continue to move our way. We will keep you updated. We are back right after this steve we are back on storm watch on abc 7 and, as always, wjla. Com. Want to update you on a newly issued Severe Thunderstorm Warning. This storm is moving to the south and east at around 25 miles an hour and has the potential to produce wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. This is the area to keep a watchful eye to the sky. Go to the time to leesburg. It should arrive in your neighborhood around 4 58. North fork through the early part of the itt hour, around 5 00, 5 15, will move through the sugar land run area, but once again, toward our severe storm area, until 5 30. Be those of you who may expecting people to come home or relatives to come home as you move through the rushhour commute, about another 45 minutes to an hour by the time is up, so 35, 40 miles away in this cell, might begin to break apart. So far we have not had anything inside the capital beltway, but that will change as we move through the evening hours and. Nto the early overnight we will keep you updated. We are back tonight, why one senior senator says mr. Obama is directly responsible for the attacks in orlando. Plus lifesaving action. We hear from the heroes who backed to put a bus safely on its wheels. And a survivor who almost got squished. This chair while ihuahuas close call. We begin with a Severe Weather alert. Hail in martinsburg, West Virginia. We are tracking a tornado over the past half hour. We are at risk for strong storms across the area well into the night. Lets begin with steve rudin. . Hat have we got right now steve a Tornado Warning was originally issued for berkeley county, West Virginia and martinsburg. That is now expired, so no reason to worry about that. But this area is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 00 tonight. It does include the district up through maryland. The watch has converted into a warning. Three separate warned areas right now. How all of that will continue as we move through the early evening hours into the next half of storms that stretches into West Virginia, slowly advancing toward the east. This will be the line of storms that will impact the metro area as we move through the 8 00, 9 00, 10 00 hour tonight, bringing with it guessed he went, heavy downpours, damaging hail, gusty wind, heavy downpours, damaging hail, and a tornado or two cannot be ruled out. 530 p. M. Ng is until im noticing over here, if we can go back and pick that up. A newly issued Tornado Warning. This is just to the south of fredericksburg. It appears this cell is now the south andard east. Im going to step out over the screen. What we are looking at. This