Minutes. Maureen thank you, doug. The last man to shoot an american president is fighting for his freedom. John hinckley jr. Went to a d. C. Court today. He wants to be released from the Mental Hospital where hes been since the 1981 assassination attempt against president Ronald Reagan. Senior political reporter scott thuman was in the courtroom. Scott is here with hinckleys new argument and what he has to prove. Scott . Scott maureen, an intriguing day of testimony over whether or not it would be safe to let John Hinckley jr. Out of Saint Elizabeths family. Hes currently allowed 17 days a month there. Now he wants it to be every day. Doctors at the hospital say that may be ok with them. [gunshots] scott in the 34 years since John Hinckley jr. Tried to kill president Ronald Reagan his life has been under a constant microscope. Is he cured as his team of lawyers and doctors suggest or is he still a danger . Im worried that he stopped taking his medication. Its up to the judge and the course federal courts make that decision. Scott while his brother and sister who testified today wouldnt comment, hinckleys lawyer arrange argued that treatment at st. Elizabeth hospital has worked and theres been no dispute that in that period of time, theres been not a hint of violent behavior. While spending time with his mother in williamsburg 17 days a month, they say he volunteers at a church paints and composes music. Even has a girlfriend he met through the National Association for the mentally ill. Much of the arguing today about finances. Would the hinckley family be able to support him for the rest of his life should he be released considering theyre currently paying 5,000 to 10,000 a month in doctorss fees. Government attorneys argue the hospitals plan isnt safe and argue what they call deviant conduct allegedly he secretly collected photographs of an unnamed celebrity, wrote letters to ted bundy and Charles Manson and sometimes lied about where he went when he was out by himself. His mom isnt going to live to be 99 or 100 years old. After she goes, what happens . Scott if hinckley is allowed to leave full time the government wants a long list of 35 stipulations and restrictions that cover how hed be monitored and how often hed have to see a doctor, for example, hearings are expected to last for several days. Maureen . Maureen thank you. The 1982 assassination attempt on president reagan forever changed the life of press secretary james brady. Brady went on to spend 30 years fighting to restrict access to guns in the united states. His death last august was ruled a homicide because of the injuries sustained from that shooting. But prosecutors decided not to pursue new charges against hinckley. They cited the previous ruling on hinckleys sanity. New developments in the august 2013 shooting death of an unarmed man during a standoff with Fairfax County police. The Commonwealth Attorney says he will convene a special grand jury. It will decide whether officer adam torres should face criminal charges. Torres shot and killed john geer during a standoff at geers home in springfield. Yesterday, Fairfax County agreed to pay geers family almost 3 million to settle a civil lawsuit. Long time congressman john conyers is citing the death of a baltimore man in his push to end racial profiling. That boy broke maureen freddie gray died after his spinal cord was severed while in police custody. And happening right now, dozens of people are rallying in baltimore in protest of his death and lack of answers so far. These are live pictures of that protest. Grays death was the late tsarnaev a string of confrontations between police and africanamericans. Ultimately they are tragic examples of the risk of racial profiling and the use of excessive force. Maureen congressman conyers and other democrats support legislation that bans all Law Enforcement from engaging in racial profiling. A United Express flight from chicago to connecticut made an Emergency Landing after a passenger became seriously ill. The plane landed in buffalo, new york, amid reports its cabin lost pressure. The federal Aviation Administration says those reports were false. The airline said a passenger lost consciousness and the pilot descended quickly out of an abundance of caution. Hundreds packed a Manassas Church today to honor a mother and daughter killed last month when Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed into the french alps. Northern virginia chief Jeff Goldberg shows us how those women were remembered. Jeff nearly a month after the loss of yvonne and emily selke. Whenever she smiled, it lit up the room. Jeff the senselessness of it remains raw. How horrifying it is to think about it. Its difficult. Jeff they grew up with emily. 23yearold standout graduate of Woodbridge High School and student at drexel university. She was so easy to talk to. So easy going. Jeff and yvonne a Government Contractor for the past 23 years. Yvonne was a very giving and loving person. Jeff more than 700 friends and loved ones packed Sacred Heart Catholic Church in manassas today for a standing room only service to honor the mother and daughter both on board the Germanwings Flight that crashed in the french alps on march 24th. Investigators believe copilot lubitz locked his copilot out of the cockpit and intentionally crashed the plane. Whenever i think of the accident, i cant jeff but this ceremony, friends say, was not about their death but about their lives and like yvonne and emily, filled with love. Just verifies how wonderful emily and yvonne were. How many lives they touched. They were always in life, they died together. Jeff we are told that the father and son in the selke family are doing as well as can be expected. But the family priest tells us that everyone is still struggling with the fact that the remains have not been found. In manassas, Jeff Goldberg, abc 7 news. Maureen coming up on abc 7 news at 6 00 police are calling it a crisis on the roadways. New steps officers are taking to stop destructive driving. Oh, no oh, my god maureen a violent confrontation between a man and a Security Guard caught on camera. The investigation launched by our report. And new information on the search for a man accused of killing his wife inside a Hanover Dunkin donuts maureen the f. B. I. Is offering a 20,000 reward in the search for chetanbai patel. Hes accused of killing his life palek inside a Hanover Dunkin donuts shop last week. The f. B. I. Says patel was last seen near newark new jersey. They believe he missed a flight that would have taken him to india where he was born. Billboards are planned in spots throughout the northeastern seaboard in an effort to find him. Maureen a judge sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for raping a woman and assaulting a man during an armed robbery. Ryan romitar pleaded guilty to the attack in northwest washington. Police tied him to the crime after he was caught on Surveillance Video using the victims a. T. M. Card. Prosecutors also said d. N. A. Evidence from a rape kit linked him to the assault. Only on 7, video of a confrontation between a man and Security Guards at a temple hills apartment complex. This mornings incident was reported on a cell phone. The video shows the guards punching and kicking deion giles using pepper spray and then a stun gun. Giles reported violation was driving the car into the complex without a permit. I couldnt breathe. I thought i was going to die. They tased me once and tased me here and tased me in the back. Maureen giles accused the guard of repeated harass. They identified the man as michael bell and jaba bishop. Both have been suspended without pay and Prince Georges County police are investigating the incident. Next on abc 7 news at 6 00 the new steps police are taking to fight the growing problem of distracted driving. Plus a big shift is under way outdoors. How long our cooldown will last ahead in your full forecast. Tim the wizards are back home and in the drivers seat. Nats try to shuffle the cards. And the caps were ever so close to falling down 31 games in their series with the islanders, it was back to the future and its all tied at two. As abc 7 maureen 12 military veterans are on the run tonight to raise awareness of the troubles they and their colleagues face when returning from war. The group is running 911 miles from ground zero in new york to atlanta. Today, they stopped at the maureen corps memorial in arlington and then went to capitol hill to meet with lawmakers. Each of the men wears a 22 pound vest representing the 22 veterans who commit suicide every day. That you know we might reach someone who has a need for the Services Providing through share. Maybe were running through a small town in virginia and theres that soldier, sailor marine, airman crying out for help and feels he has nowhere to go but is turned on to the program that way. Maureen the veterans are raising money for the Shepherds Center in atlanta. It offers free treatment and counselling for veterans and the group hopes to complete the run and arrive in atlanta on sunday. Right now, were in the middle of distracted driving awareness month. Police officers nationwide are paying close attention to drivers who arent paying enough attention to the road. Paulo sandoval shows us how bad the problem has become and what police are doing about it. Distracted driving is very dangerous. Reporter Sergeant Mark black knows what hes looking for. Its easy to spot. Theyre not staying within their lane. Theyre not keeping up with traffic. They may be going way too fast or way too slow. Reporter today the Law Enforcement veteran is cracking down on distracted drivers. Maryland state police are boosting patrols as part of National Distracted driving month. I see incidents where people are looking down on their phones and not paying attention to their driving and they leave their lane and go across two or three lanes of traffic. Reporter the problem could be getting worse. A recent study from Oregon State University found that distracted driving is at an all time high. In 2012 alone over 3300 people were killed in accidents involving a distracted driver and another 420,000 people were injured. Triple a recently discovered the distracted driving among teens is more dangerous than previously thought. Put your phone away and drive. Reporter deborah is the president and c. E. O. Of the National Safety council. She says talking on your phone even with a handsfree device puts you at risk. Its not about what your hand is doing. Its about what your brain is doing. Its the mental or cognitive distraction that really is pulling your attention away from the driving task. Reporter bill sharky knows first hand how distracted teens can get behind the wheel. As a driving instructor, he teaches his Young Students to keep both hands on the wheel. Their eyes fixed on the road. Big thing with students today is they dont have the perception of the judgment ability right now. Take you a while to become a proficient driver. Reporter sharky and Law Enforcement get the message. It may take a split second for a drive to take a deadly turn. It only takes one time and is your life worth in taking that chance and losing it . Maureen good lessons there. Doug absolutely. Maureen whats new with you . Doug getting chilly. Some areas will be in the 30s by morning. Its april but we still kind of fall back to old patterns now and then. We have one this evening and for the next few days. Get you started with a look at the way conditions were in damascus, maryland in Montgomery County this morning. Lots of sunshine but then as the cold front got closer the clouds rolled in and some showers rolled across damascus and many other areas and then we kind of got back to a little bit of sunshine and blue sky late in the afternoon. The showers are on their way out of the area. Right now live Doppler Radar shows the showers across southern sections of Calvert County and this is the last bunch weve been saying all afternoon that about 6 00 theyd be west or by 7 00 west of the bay, and i think thats going to work out here. Few more showers way over western pennsylvania but i think theyll stay out there for the evening. 74 degrees around lunch time right before the cold front came through so a mild day. Above our average high of 69. The morning low is 51. Well be colder than that tomorrow for sure. Dropping in the 50s at andrews. 60 degrees officially right now at Reagan National and by tomorrow morning, check these numbers. 35 in frederick. 36 in martinsburg and hagerstown. 35 in annapolis. 43 at Reagan National. This is the forecast but it will give you an idea it will be that way for a long time. 29 at the degrees in michigans upper peninsula. Well have a continued flow of northwesterly winds for several more days. That will keep the warm air to the south and keep us unseasonably chilly here as well. Futurecast shows most of the cloudiness moves out. Well be clear and cool tonight and get through tomorrow morning, bright sunshine. A few clouds tomorrow might be kind of windy. Possible sprinkle over parts of the area by tomorrow afternoon. A possibility because of the wind driven air across the great lakes. But thats about that. Clear back out as we go through the day on friday. The next seven days do show an opportunity for showers. That will be from saturday night overnight through sunday morning. Otherwise, partly sunny weekend. Still cool. Upper 60s on tuesday. Next chance of showers by next wednesday. Maureen and tim . Maureen thank you, doug. Caps and wizards on tap tonight. Tim what a great day last night. Here we go again. This is incredible. Caps and wizards regroup, make adjustments and get ready to continue their playoff series. While the nats are back on the field on south capitol street. Getting set for what promises to be another pitchers duel much the nats and the tim here we go again. The cardinals and the nats go after each other again tonight. Escobars walkoff home run last night great theater for washington. John lackey and doug fister set up another great pitchers duel tonight at the ballpark. If you missed the wizards game last night in toronto, shame on you. They fell behind by 10. John wall he had 26. 17 assists. Led to this play. Thats strong, john. Right to the bucket. Stay there. Get fouled. The t. The wizards go up 20 games with game three friday night in the phone booth. Lets go to the nassau coliseum caps and islanders. Biggest game of the night, must win are for the caps. Nicklas backstrom sings the twine with a b. B. New life. Exhale. Backstrom gains the split and the caps who were on the edge of the cliff have a little bit of an edge. And Robert Burton was with the team today. Robert a very upbeat skate around this morning after last nights overtime heroics. The caps are now tied with the islanders 22 and the momentum is once again in their favor. You can credit 1 3 of last nights d. C. Trifecta to nicklas backstrom. Today, players told us theyre not surprised that backstrom was the hero. Hes everything that you want to play. Stuff like that. But when you can get your star players getting points and getting confidence then its good for your team. The caps have to focus their attention on game five. Puck drops at 7 00. The caps could take a 32 lead. At ketler with the caps Robert Burton, abc 7 sports. Robert thank you very much. And theres been so much said about tim tebow and his new deal with the philadelphia eagles. The details have now been revealed. Its a oneyear contract. No guarantees no signing bonus. Its a base salary minimum for three year veterans 660,000 if he makes the team. So not bad if you can get that kind of job. But basically, hes a lottery ticket. Doug wish him luck. Maureen update for us . Doug skies will slowly clear this evening. Take a look at the forecast. It will get chilly tonight. Partly cloudy skies. Lots of sun and will be windy and cool. Highs in the upper 50s. Tonight is 11 00 and steve rudin will give an update on the morning low temperatures and update the possibility of rain at times over the weekend. Maureen getting ready for that. World news tonight with david muir coming up next. Join us at 11 00. Have a good night. Tonight, the midair scare. The flight from chicago, the Emergency Landing. The plane descending 27,000 feet in just eight minutes. Tonight, the panic among passengers as we learn what the cockpit was fearing. Also tonight, the Severe Weather hitting at this hour. 22 million in the path. The tornado threat now. The earth giving way. Families evacuated. Breaking news from baltimore tonight. The police force defending their officers after the suspect with the nearly severed spine. Tonight, saying they dont believe he was wearing his seat belt. The video never seen before. Inside his cell the boston bomber and what he does next straight to that camera. And ben afflecks apology tonight, after trying to hide the discovery about his familys past. He says he was embarrassed by it