A more volatile atmosphere. Right now the front is way up here. Just a little bit of lightning showing up north of pittsburgh. Weve had clouds and light showers coming through d. C. You see the showers in southern pennsylvania and West Virginia. The stuff coming across the district in toward privilege georges on route prince georges on route 50 in annapolis, light sprinkles. This goes out into fairfax as well. Tracking these light showers. They were coming up toward dulles and sterling. This is just real light stuff along route 50 there coming out of areas in Prince William county, Loudoun County over toward western fairfax. The activity in West Virginia a little more concentrated. This is moving east and a little bit heavier toward mathias. These are heavier downpours that look like theyre going to pass across or over woodstock. Im tracking these. Theyre moving east 30 to 35. Luray about 12 36. Into warrenton around 1 30. If they hold together, close to 2 00 in manassas and they look
Doubles partner. Thanks for being with us. I have to ask you about the biggest tennis news of the week. Just your reaction to learning that Serena Williams is expecting. A lot of people are saying what about tennis. What is your reaction . I would say its wonderful news for her and there have been other players, including chris evert and others that have kids and they come back and do well. So i think its great. I think that is a nice way to sum that up. The washington tennis and Education Foundation has put many youngsters on the road to success in tennis and in life. Tell us about some of your programs. So basically we use tennis as a hook to get kids through the door and then our focus is really on education. We have three main programs. Our center for excellence program, kids from kindergarten to 12th grade where were providing tennis and academic programs. And what we find very important to have that continuity for the kids. You introduce desire. He started at four. We really feel
Words with the driver and pulled out his metro handgun and said, im the police. You dont want this. Eric, the victim had to stare facefirst at smiths semiautomatic pistol. The 40yearold said he was afraid for his life but managed to copy down smiths license plate number. Montgomery county officers quickly caught up with the offduty cop fleeing in his ford mustang. They determined that smith was a 15year veteran of the Metro Transit Police department and today he pleaded guilty to seconddegree assault and misconduct in office. He also had to resign from the department plus give up his taxpayer funded pension which would have provided him with thousands of dollars of retirement benefits. He pulls up on the side and he has his pistol pointed. He goes, what now . Im the i said, you better be jesus christ if you are pointing a gun at me. He said, what . Im the [bleep] police. With what is going on today you are a white officer pointing a gun at a black guy in his car for no reason. Kevin a
Thoughts. These were common words and values. Jonathan todays abc7 instapoll is asking if you think that Melania Trump plagiarized her speech. You can vote. Go to wjla. Com votenow. We will show you live results in a matter of minutes. Michelle abc7 chief Political Correspondent scott thuman is live in cleveland. By now you have seen the sidebyside comparison and the transcripts. What are people in cleveland saying about melanias speech . Scott predictably a lot of the reaction is this is much ado about nothing. That is what you might expect from the republican stronghold saying this is the liberal media, this is a 24hour news cycle jumping on something to talk about. Once again go after donald trump. So whether or not you find those particular remarks to be alarming or eyebrow raising or not, here its almost beside the point. I talked to a couple of gentleman had their speech screened many times. Candidate over the years, mike i talked to both governors today and they were very dismis
Have been watching since ive been in amazement since ive been here since about 1992 how many lives you folks have transformed young clooifs. Not just the kids but the families, too. Talk with the strurs off the bat about the Mission Statement for wtef. The washington tennis and Education Foundation is helping children through the combination of tennis and academics. Tennis is the hook. Lids love the sport, really get passionate about it. Were focused on the eld kangs. The kids are not in the courts unless theyve been in the classroom, done their homework, et cetera, a very personalized approach we take. Every single child that comes through our center is tested we understand at the beginning of the year where theyre at academically, with math reading, vocabulary and set a very individualized plan we have a math phd, dr. Johnson, highlighted for black History Month and our english phd as well who sed these plans and goes out for the kids throughout the years. Youve got tremendous mentor