Considering driving. Its the only alternative i have. Metro tell us the additional staff will be at the impacted stations including we understand part of the staff that will be happening at the station will be metro transit police. To help with the crowds. Possible confusion come monday. Reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. Alison remember, you can stay one step ahead of safetrack with abc7 text alerts sent straight to your phone. Just text the word metro to 43817. Or sign up at wjla. Com. Right now police are p that left a person dead. Randolph road reopened at 3 00 this afternoon. It all started with a crash. At kimablewick drive. Moments later a second crash. This one at New Hampshire avenue. We know one person was killed in the first crash. Police identified the victim as 71yearold victoria kitchens of rockville. No word if it was related to the second crash. In that case, Police Say Four People were involved. Two of them ran off. Two others were arrested. After Police Found Drugs in the car. The investigation is ongoing. Leon information on the shooters strange behavior to shed light on possible motive after the orlando shooting. Funerals are being held for the victims. We have the latest. Reporter the gunfire began at the pulse nightclub, camera phones went from carefree moments to recording what miguel felt were his final moments in the crowded bathroom stall. I felt like if we didnt make it out of there, if we were all going to die somebody needed to see what happened and how it went down. Reporter he hoped it would convince worried family members to stop calling. We were just trying to, you know, keep the phones quiet on silent so he wouldnt come back in there and shoot us. Reporter the city of orlando says 166 emergency 911alcas came in 911 calls came in the shooting. Mateen posted to facebook about coming isis attacks and sources say he repeatedly texted his wife noor salman. She also tried calling him several times, apparently after realizing her husband could be the gunman. There are more details of mateens past. His high school says he was suspended 48 days. He went to saudi arabia in 2012 as part of a group trip organized by the center at n. Y. U. The center says no one specifically remembered him. Weeks before the shooting a Gun Store Owner says employees refused to sell mateen body armor. He was turned away before they got his name. We did contact authorities and let them know. We just had a suspicious person that was in here. Im so glad you are alive. Now survivors are meeting mare rescuer are meeting their rescuers and mourners go to funerals and investigation prepares to move in the second week. Emily schmidt, abc7 news. Leon the Human Rights Campaign is paying tribute to the victim of the orlando attacks and turned the building in the northest into we are orlando memorial. It shows 49 pictures on the front windows. This is coming as the h. R. C. Adopts a position they call common sense gun violence prevention measures. Our Central Mission is lgbtq rights and gun violence is if anything taught us that, its what happened in orlando. Leon h. R. C. Officials say the Lgbt Community has been the target of hate, fueled violent and discrimination and easy access to guns come pounds the issue. Alison uber is offering free rides to and from places of importance to the Lgbt Community in the wake of the orlando shooting. Every passenger will get two free rides up to a 20 value per ride to select community centers, museums parks, bar, nightclubs in the top 40 markets. This started at noon today and will go through monday night. Venues in d. C. Include nellys, cobalt, the d. C. Center, Whitman Walker clinic, number 9 and town. Well, coming up on abc7 news at 6 00 the new information about a gunman accused of killing a british lawmaker. As leaders pay their respects today. Cheryl a tennis ball and a racquet. Well tell you how they help serve the disabled veterans. Leon the storm may have passed through but the cleanup continues. Jaw dropping damage from the area. Steve im steve rudin. A Beautiful Day underway. We will head out to Veronica Johnson at the jazz announcer youre watching abc7 news at 6 00. On your side. Leon today marks one year since the Charleston Church shooting that killed nine people. Communitywide Church Service was held this morning. South carolina Governor Haley and u. S. Senator tim scott gave remarks there. Also a message was delivered from president obama. Dylann roof faces the Death Penalty after watching in the emanuel ame churchs bible study and opening fire. Alison Britains Parliament will be recalled to play tribute to slain lawmaker. Today they paid tribute to jo cox who was shot and stabbed to death yesterday. She was an advocate for britain remaining in the european union. Now campaigning on a referendum to lead the e. U. Has been suspended altogether. Neighbors say the man accused of killing violent. It was premeditated. Alison the Southern Poverty Law Center says he was a support either of White Supremacist Group called national alliance. Empowering Wounded Warriors a swing at a time. Leon how a woman overcome her own struggles is inspiring others. A story you dont want to miss. Alison plus a beautiful weekend on the way. Steve is back with the fathers day forecast. When the heat and the humidity make a return. That is coming up next. Robert im robert burton. Coming up in sports the nba handing out fines left and right. Punishment for the infamous mouth guard show and why steve kerr was fined as well when abc7 news at 6 00 continues. The novec team hits the home field to score big with Energy Savings. Carol and bob set up for a hit with power bill savings. Bob readies a power strip to turn off items when not in use. Carol signals bob to use an led lightbulb. Bob gives the nod. The energyefficient led is put into play. Oh, wait, theres a runner on the move, turning the power strip off the novec team has hit Energy Savings out of the park. Novec, your notforprofit electric cooperative, providing winning ways to save. Sir, this alien life form at an alarming rate. Growing fast, you say . We cant contain it any long. Oh you know, that reminds me of how geicos been s straight. Over ten years . Mhm, geicos the company your friends and neighbors trust. And deservedly so. Indeed. Geico. Expect great savings and a whole lot more. Alison starting monday maryland will issue new, more secure licenses. The learner permits and new i. D. Cards. Then only when its time for a resident to renew the current i. D. They are harder to counterfeit and they feature several layers of security to prevent theft and fraud. Including laser engraving, changeable image and inventory control number. Now an update on a 7 on your side consumer alert. U. S. Regulators are closing their investigation into Lumber Liquidators after the company agreed not to resume selling chinese made laminate flooring. The company came under fire after 60 minutes report said it contained formaldehyde. The item did its own test to label the sample as concern level red. They stopped selling the impacted flooring last year and will pay to remove the product if the home has high level of formaldehyde. Disabled her wheelchair stop her from flaying the game. Leon right. Today she passed the passion to group of Wounded Warriors. Cheryl conner shows us how it is helping the veterans. Cheryl aaron brooks needs assistance to approach the net but once there he is ready to take a swing. I havent been able to play sports since my injury. Cheryl he was a specialist in the army, deployed in iraq. His life changed in 2013, not over seas but back home. I had ptsd episode. I shot myself in the head. Now he lives with a brain injury but survived so he wants to keep living. Thank you. Thanks usa, an organization that provides scholarships to military spouses and children held a tennis clinic and hosted by a pro who knows how to serve. People look at me like they had before. This changed my life and selfesteem. Brenda was involve in a crash that left her in a wheelchair in 1979. No her swing is a hit now her swing is a hit for others in a similar seat. I feel like being active and do what i enjoy is fun for me. Its empowering. Aaron brooks was happy he made a decision to step away from rehabilitation to play tennis. The fist tie to take a swing using tennis to help the nations disabled veterans. After today they plan to do it again. In montgomery county, cheryl conner, abc7 news. Leon amazing. You recognize the faces. I did a working woman on one of the ladies. She was stellar. Leon coming across quite well. Alison absolutely. Leon the coast guard marked hundred years o a flyover in the Washington Area today. I included nine aircraft representing the current Coast Guard Air fleet in historic color schemes. After the flyover the aircraft proceeded to the smithsonian udvarhazy center near dulles airport. They will be on display there tomorrow. You couldnt ask for Better Weather today. Big change from this time yesterday when a hailstorm blew through the area. The clean up still underway in middleburg. It destroyed several cars and homes. Residents reported seeing hail two inches in diameter. Alison middleburg seemed to be the target. The one family, eight of the cars were all where the windows broken out. Alison if its anything like today its perfect. Steve it will be even better. This looks good in ocean city. Water temperature on the chilly side. Lower to middle 70s saturday and sunday. You can extend the weekend by a day. 65 to 70 degrees. Temperatures closer to town in the lower 80s north and east of d. C. Cooler south and west of us. Luray, culpeper, fredericksburg in the middle 70s. The cloud cover stick around for the rest of us. Middle clear. Lower 60 it in downtown d. C. So any plans that you have tomorrow morning to exercise or grab a cup of coffee, go to the farmers market. Cool start with the temperatures in the up every 50s to lower 60s. By the afternoon we are talking about temperatures in the lower 80s. Saturday there is hardly any cloud cover. If you plan to head to the pools wear sunscreen. You will burn quickly. Tomorrow we have a big air and space family day. Temperature will be in the lower 80s. A lot of sunshine. Winds out of the north at 5 to 10 miles per hour. The rest of us see temperatures lower 80s to the early evening. A quick look at the extended outlook. The first day of summer arrives monday with temperatures in the upper 80s. Wednesday and thursday we have temperatures in the lower to the middle 80s. Low humidity and a lot of sun. We have the worst of it out of the way. The next best chance for showers will come on wednesday. Excuse me. Tuesday. Part of a cold front. Alison so many venues for the jazz festival are outdoors. Thank goodness they werent set up. The weekend will be clear. Steve it will. Veronica johnson is down there, the newest member of the weather team. Welcome. A busy day. This morning at good morning washington you were at the racetrack. Now you are in southeast d. C. Out here. This is the way we are going into the weekend. We are this is a brazilian style jazz band i just had the joy of introducing a couple of minutes ago on stage. This is the yard park. This is packed here. What better venue than near the water. Everybody say hey everybody is having a great time. They are kicking off the first of many acts. Forecast could not be better. The temperatures will drop in the 70s. We continue to have a light breeze out here. Perfect weather for fathers day weekend. It could not be better. Come and enjoy. Get more information at wjla. Com. Leon dont tear anything up. Ill be there tomorrow night. Have fun. Alison good to sea you. A lot of fun. Robert fun last night. Leon your boy not having fun today. Robert threw the mousepiece and thetrady threw the mouthpiece. And the travesty that was the officiating. Leon oh, stop. Robert steph curry not the only one to pay up. Steve kerr had to pay up as well. We have tha woman i have a masurprise for you. Are you . Man you have a surprise for me . Narrator at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. And when theyre away, they miss out on a lot. But they wont miss out on financial support. Because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. Why do we do it . Because our vets sacrifice enough. Dominion. Depend on us for more than energy. Stand by me. Prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. Farm, and store. Were focusing on fresh. So you dont have to guess. My giant. Announcer now the toyota sports desk. Robert nba finals will go to game seven. Cavs dominated last nights game six. Lebron another 4point game. That is 41point game. But that is not what people are talking about its all about mouth guard. Last night after curry fouled out of the game, he threw his mouthpiece out of frustration and he hit a fan. It was the cavs minority owner son. Curry fined 25,000. The first time in his career he fouled out of a playoff game. Then there is this. Currys wife tweeting this after the game i lost all respect. This is rigged for money or ratings. Im not sure which. I just saw it live. Sorry. She later tweeted this out tweeting in the heat of the moment because the call was uncalled for. All right. The fines dont stop with steph. Golden state warriors head coach steve kerr but fined for saying this. He had every right to be upset. He gets, he is the m. V. P. Of the league. He gets six fouls called on him. Three were ridiculous. He steals the ball clean at one point. Lebron flops on the last one. Jason phillips falls for that for a flop. The m. V. P. Of the league. Talking about the touch fouls in the nba finals. Robert it was flop city. Final note in the second round of the u. S. Open, Dustin Johnson is tied at four under for first. Leon tribute to the uefa cup. Yeah. Yeah. Breaking news tonight. The state of emergency just declared. Emergency evacuations right now. The wildfires growing. And tonight, the new concern. Possible recordbreaking heat coming this weekend, coast to coast. 19 state, millions of americans bracing for tripledigit heat. Also breaking, chilling surveillance now recovered from inside the nightclub. Sources tell abc news it shows far more than what weve seen so far. Cameras in multiple rooms, the gunman firing his assault style rifle, methodically going room to room. The alligator attack at disney, the 2yearold boy. And tonight, pictures coming in now of the barriers now going up and the new signs, warning of alligators. 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