Fairfax county. It will send a strong signal to survivors were standing with them. Jeff the d. N. A. Evidence found in the kits can be critical to help identify the suspects. Many of whom are repeat offenders who continue to commit other violent crimes. If we can stop the predators, we the prevent further victimization. Jeff an effort that Vice President joe biden said yesterday provides victims with hope. They say maybe, maybe i will get justice. Maybe some one will Pay Attention to me. That was the Vice President speaking in new york. I have a nouncing the program which will provide funding for more than 40 Law Enforcement jurisdictions across the country to pay for processing 70,000 untested evidence kits. Welcome news to victims and the advocates. Live in the newsroom, jeffs, abc7 news. Maureen thank you, jeff. That Funding Program Jeff Goldberg told us about totals 79 million. It will go to 27 states. A warning over the weekend about sexual assaults on popular prince georges hikin
From our newsroom to your phone. Alison mold in a Prince Georges County school. But not just any school. Jonathan this is one of the 7 on your side team that looked into the situation in the past. A maryland mother pulled her daughter from the classes. Alison she thought it was mold but the school didnt think anything was wrong. Chris papst first broke the story. The mold problem now appears widespread, right . Chris it is becoming more of a problem, absolutely. In may i stood in front of the school that the children inside the school said they were getting sick possibly because of mold or mold allergies. At that time, the district said there was no mold inside of this building. But that is no longer the case. The end of last school year we introduced you to ms. Jackson who pulled her daughter out of the school because her daughter was passing out and getting terrible headaches. Jackson claimed it was because of a mold problem to a mold allergy. After our story aired, the district clea
The walls collapsing on them in front of a crowd. The very latest this morning. Suddenly i see and coverup. The big change coming to playboy. The iconic mens magazine known for its sexy centerfolds covering up its models. Well tell you why now. And good morning, america. Stage is set for tonights big debate. Lets take a look at the wynn hotel in las vegas right now. Thats the outside. Inside the podiums are set up for all five candidates currently in the race. There you see it right there. Spotlight on the democrats. Big question, will they get the kind of huge audience weve seen for donald trump and the republicans. Hes weighing in saying he doesnt think that will be the case but former president bill clinton is in las vegas with the frontrunner. He is not expected to be in the room tonight. Abcs cecilia vega will be there and she begins our coverage this morning. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter i will be there, robin. Good morning to you. All eyes on las vegas. Right now the democrat
And what type of repair its going to require. Kellye so the spokesperson says that fixing this could take four to six hours. However we did speak to one of the workers out here who said it could go into tomorrow morning. Reporting live in bethesda, kellye lynn, abc7 news. Alison what a mess out there. Leon im telling you. Alison all right. Well, a public outcry tonight over a video showing a metropolitan Police Officer forcefully handcuffing a teenager. Leon outing to the outrage here the teenager was never even charged with a crime. Stephen tschida has been searching for answers for us tonight. What have you learned . Stephen this is where the video was shot yesterday. This is where demonstrators halted traffic today. They say they are denouncing racism and police brutality. But a representative of the officer says this is an example of good police work. The video on twitter shows a young man on the ground as police cuff him, he screams repeatedly. The shrieks sparkled a protest today
Southbound 270 as you head all the way down through clarksburg, you are a little slow. Eun . Thank you, melissa. Another traffic problem right now. Only two lanes open in both directions of Rockville Pike where crews are fixing a water main break. This is in bethesda at the intersection of cedar lane. Take a look at that. In the last 15 minutes we learned that wssc removed the 74yearold pipe. Now they have to put a new one in. This has been an issue since about 2 30 yesterday afternoon. The old pipe cracked open flooding that intersection. About 250 customers without water are getting their water supply from Montgomery County fire this morning. At least one school in the area is impacted by this water main break. Water is shut off at stone rinl. As a result school will open on a twohour delay. That means school will start at 9 50 for the lower school and at 10 50 for the middle school and upper school. The pres. A. T. Scheduled for today will be postponed until wednesday, october 28th.