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One more warm day afternoon thunderstorms 26 pm cooler weekend timing out rain chances best chance sat. Night into early sunday morning today partly to mostly cloudy. Warm. Afternoon thunderstorms possible 26 pm . Winds w 510 mph tonight partly to mostly cloudy. Lows 5358 winds n 5 mph saturday mostly cloudy and cooler. Showers likely. Highs 6065 winds n 510 mph happening now clean up after storms cause clean up after storms cause damage across the region. The winds so strong they urpooted trees and knocked down power lines. And in Prince Georges County people forced to evacute after a wall in their apartment collapsed John Gonzalez is live in adelphi with more. More storms are on have your stormwatch seven app ready while youre on the go. Download it from the app store or google play. Breaking right now at 5 xx an inmate on the loose in columbia, maryland. Police say the man walked away from Howard County General Hospital take a close look at your screen. This is timothy powers. The 52yearold was getting treatment at the hospital and some how left the hospital overnight. He was last seen wearing a burgundy sweater and jeans. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. Powers is a minimum security inmate. Breaking overnight. Executed. Convicted killer ledell lee was pronounced dead at 11 56 pm. Just four minutes before his death warrant was due to expire. It came after a legal battle over the states use of lethal injection drugs spared the life of three other death row inmates. The Us Supreme Court cleared the way for lees execution less than hour before the midnight deadline. This is arkansas first execution in more than a decade. And also new overnight germany authorities have arrested a 28year old german citizen in connection to this months bomb attack of a bus carrying a professional soccer team. According to a statement, the suspect had been staying at the same hotel as the Borussia Dortmund soccer team on the day of the attack. The attack would happen while the team was en route to a Champions League match against as monaco. One player suffered injuries. Developing now. Isis is claiming responsibility for last nights attack in paris. A gunman with an Assault Rifle killed a Police Officer on the citys most iconic boulevard, the champselysee two other Police Officers and a bystander were wounded. Police shot and killed the gunman. Hed been under investigation for terrorism, but was let go. Pariss Prosecutors Office says investigators found a pumpaction shotgun and knives in his car. Vice president mike pence spoke about the incident, while in indonesia. The attack happened just three the attack happened just three days before french voters go to the polls in a bitterly contested president ial election. The attack could tip voters toward far right candidate marine le pen. Shes called for a halt on immigration as a means to prevent radicalized individuals from entering europe. Some local parents are edge, after the arrest of a substitute teacher on child pornography charges. Christopher speights worked at Bradbury Elementary School in Prince Georges County. He also coached with south county sports academy. Police searched his home in capitol heights. They say they found videos containin on his electronic devices. State police first received a tip about speights in december. A parent who did not want to be identified says she has questions for the school principal. The Prince Georges County School District says speights has now been terminated. Were in for one more warm day and with it another chance of storms. Meteorologist Eileen Whelan is timing out the rain, next. Stronger is rebuilding orns heart. And restoring a fathers faith. Its standing tall after one surgery. Not six. Stronger is being a typical kid. Despite a rare disorder. Stronger is finding it earlier. And coming home sooner. Stronger is seeking answers. And not giving up, until you find them. Because we dont just want your kids to grow up. We want them to grow up stronger. Afternoon thunderstorms 26 pm cooler weekend timing out rain chances best chance sat. Night into early sunday morning today partly to mostly cloudy. Warm. Afternoon thunderstorms possible 26 pm . Highs 8085 winds w 510 mph tonight partly to mostly cloudy. Lows 5358 winds n 5 mph saturday mostly cloudy and cooler. Showers likely. Highs 6065 winds n 510 mph still ahead on good just checking my free credit score at credit karma. What the . Youre welcome. I just helped you dodge a bullet. But i was just checking my. Shhhhh. Dont you know that checking your credit score lowers it. Just be cool. Actually, checking your credit score with credit karma doesnt affect it at all. Are you sure . Positive. Huh, so i guess i could just check my credit score then. Oh check out credit karma today. Credit karma. Give yourself some credit. Sorry about that. Specialist killed in that black hawk helicopter crash. The chopper went down on a golf course in leonardtown on monday. The service for Jeremy Tomlin of tennessee is set for 10 30 this morning at a chapel in fort belvoir. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Larry hogan senior a former congressman and the father of Maryland Governor larry hogan has died. The governor made the announcement on his Facebook Page late last night, calling his father an american hero. The elderhogan suffered a major stroke over the weekend. The governor canceled Public Events today to be with his father. Larry hogan senior was 88yearsold. Happening now, police are searching for two more suspects wanted in the murder of a college park man. Yesterday police announced they arrested William Moore junior of dunalk in the shooting death of rawle farley less than a month ago. Surveillance video the day of the shooting shows moore in red with two other men enter farleys college park apartment. Farleys family hopes these images will help catch these tw police say the suspects knew farley and came to rob him when they decided to shoot him. Farley was a Eleanor Roosevelt High School Grad and a father to a ten year old. Today marks one year since princes death but you wont be hearing any new music from the singer. Six brand new songs from the music legend were supposed to be released today to mark the anniversary. But a judge blocked that after an injunction was filed by princes estate. A concert and celebration to honor prince is planned at his paisley park home this weekend. Prince died of a Prescription Drug overdose. A Traffic Alert this morning. After almost two years of construction, the new ramp connecting Massachusetts Avenue to 395, via the 3rd street tunnel is opening tomorrow. But this also means the existing 3rd street onramp will be closed for good. The 12year project off in a major way. The project will create three new city blocks over the interstate to support new homes, along with retail and office space. For drivers it will mean finding a new way around town because there are only two ways to get onto the ramp. You can drive eastbound on Massachusetts Ave or make a left off 4th. We know dc stands for district of columbia. But not everybody does. Confusion over the districts name is prompting a change on drivers licenses. Right now. A license from the Motor Vehicle Department Says district of columbia at the top. But some dc residents say people outside the area often think that means the south American Country columbia. The dmv is changing the licenses to say time now for weather time now for weather one more warm day afternoon thunderstorms 26 pm cooler weekend timing out rain chances early sunday morning today partly to mostly cloudy. Warm. Afternoon thunderstorms possible 26 pm . Highs 8085 winds w 510 mph tonight partly to mostly cloudy. Lows 5358 winds n 5 mph saturday mostly cloudy and cooler. Showers likely. Highs 6065 winds n 510 mph julie toss to break 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 why do we do it . Because our vets sacrifice enough. Dominion. Depend on us for more than energy. Stand by me. Abcs Kendis Gibson and Gloria Riviera have that and more in todays tech bytes. Right now at 5 xx cleaning up and preparing for more cleaning up and preparing for more storms. Right now the stormwatch7 weather team is tracking the potential for more trouble after storms tore through last night uprooting trees and forcing one high rise Apartment Building to evacuate. Good morning im larry smith. And im autria godfrey. Good morning washington. Toss to eileen one more warm day afternoon thunderstorms 26 pm cooler weekend timing out rain chances best chance sat. Night into early sunday morning today partly to mostly cloudy. Warm. Afternoon thunderstorms possible 26 pm . Highs 8085 winds w 510 mph tonight partly to mostly cloudy. Lows 5358 winds n 5 mph saturday mostly cloudy and cooler. Showers likely. Highs 6065 winds n 510 mph breaking overnight. An explosion on the yacht club. Jummy olabanji is at the live desk. New video just coming in while you were sleeping. Take a look a firey boat explosion at a maryland yacht club. A boat exploding and bursting into flames atthe Solomons Island yacht club. Maryland Natural Resources Police Say Two men were on board refueling the boat when it exploded. The blast was so strong it sent them flying into the water. One of them suffered Second Degree burns on his leg and was taken to the hospital. Police will be at the scene today developing now in Prince Georges County. Parents are on edge, after a substitute teacher and coach is arrested, and charged with child pornography. Christopher speights worked at Bradbury Heights Elementary School and coached with south county sports academy. Sam sweeney is live in capitol heights. Sam . A 15 Year Old Girl from tennessee will family after being abducted by her teacher more than a month ago. Police tracked down the pair living in a remote cabin in california after a nationwide manhunt. This morning that teacher 50yearold tad cummins is under arrest. The girl is ok. Before their disappareance. Cummins had been suspended from his school after being relationship with the high school freshman. Developing now. Us investigators are preparing to ask for the arrest of wiki leaks founder julian assange. Prosecutors believe they can prove wrongdoing. Related to the case of nsa leaker edward snowden. They think wikileaks played a major role in helping snowden leak those classified documents, four years ago. Assange is currently holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in london. The continuing fight over obamacare could lead to a Government Shutdown next week. Congress has until next friday to pass a spending bill. The house could also vote on a new bill to repeal and replace obamacare. Some republicans want the spending bill to end the subsidies to Insurance Companies that are as part of the Affordable Care act. Democrats have vowed to block any bill that doesnt continue the payments or includes funding for the presiden mexico. Ad lib photos Loudoun County valor awards this morning we are good luck all morning to jummy olbanji before she heads to start a new career in new york city. Afternoon thunderstorms 26 pm cooler weekend timing out rain chances best chance sat. Night into early sunday morning today partly to mostly cloudy. Warm. Afternoon thunderstorms possible 26 pm . Highs 8085 winds w 510 mph tonight partly to mostly cloudy. Lows 5358 winds n 5 mph saturday mostly cloudy and cooler. Showers likely. Highs 6065 winds n 510 mph youre not taking these. Hey, hey, hey youre not taking those. Whoa, whoa youre not taking that. Come with me. Youre not taking that. Youre not taking that. Youre not taking that. Mom, im taking the subaru. Dont be late. Even when were not there to keep them safe, vo love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. Stormwatch seven another round of storms this as people are still cleaning up from last nights storms. The winds were so strong they forced one high rise Apartment Building to evacute after a wall inside the building collapsed. The good news overnight weve learned the damageis only cosmetic and the building is safe. But still a lot of other damage in the area including power outages. Well be checking in with our John Gonzalez in a live report, coming up at six. A terror attack turning one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world into a scene of chaos. Gunshots rang out on the champselysees where a shooter targeted police before being taken down. Overnight, French Police searched a home in connection with the attack. Abcs janai norman is following the latest from washington. New developments, regarding a metro who was fired after the 2015 Lenfant Plaza smoke disaster. Jummy olabanji is at the live desk with more. A federal court has now ordered metro to rehire the mechanic. One passenger was killed and others sickened, after smoke filled a tunnel. Burnedout tunnel fans were a contributing factor. The mechanic, seyoum haile, had submitted maintenance logs, saying hed successfully perfor he was fired after officials discovered, he had not properly assessed whether the fans were working. But investigators determined, the specific fans he inspected did operate properly. He was fired anyway. An arbitration board ruled, he should have been suspended, not fired. Metro wanted that decision overturned. But the federal court says theres no legal basis to do that. The Fairfax County Police Departments new dwi enforcement squad is making progress. In getting drunk drivers off the road. A federal grant allowed the department to set up the unit. It consist of nine officers. The squad been operating for only a few months. But officers say its making a big difference. Police say there are fewer drunk drivers now than in the past. And they attribute that to ridesharing your washington capitals, returning to the Verizon Center tonight for game five against the toronto maple leafs. Right now the series is tied 22. The puck drops at seven oclock. Watch for our live reports from the phone booth tonight on abc seven. And meanwhile the nationals, headed up to new york today after sweeping the braves in atlanta. The nats rode the bat of Ryan Zimmerman who crushed this two run home run in the sixth to put the nats ahead. Its his sixth of the year. Thats where it would stay. Nats win 32. They start a new series against the mets tonight. First pitch is at 7 10. New this morning. The redskins have released their 2017 schedule. The skins will face off against the eagles in their home opener on september 10. Other season highlights incldue a thanksgiving matchup against the new york giants. The long time rivals Dallas Cowboys come to down october 29. Check out the entire lineup on our website. Wjla dot com. It one more warm day afternoon thunderstorms 26 pm cooler weekend timing out rain chances best chance sat. Night into early sunday morning today partly to mostly cloudy. Warm. Afternoon thunderstorms possible 26 pm . Highs 8085 winds w 510 mph cloudy. Lows 5358 winds n 5 mph saturday mostly cloudy and cooler. Showers likely. Highs 6065 winds n 510 mph right now. Good morning washington right now. Good morning washington discover the dinosaurs were giving away tickets to the new exhibit at the dc armory. Call the number on your screen right now. 7035287334. Caller number seven wins four tickes to see trex up close 97pointone wash fms loo and chilli join us with their box office preview. Good luck jummy coming up at six