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WJLA ABC7 News At 4 July 21, 2016

Pulled someone over in his squad car and come up to the window to deal with the woman in a traffic stop. Had his phone hidden under his ticket book and snapped one of those upskirt shots. Now, we can show you a photograph of the officer. His name is james sims. He has been a Police Officer for about five years working out of district i in hyattsville. Today he was indicted on a number of charges. Including surveillance for purian intent and misconduct in office. The police chief saying he is disgusted. I will say as disgusted i am to have to come in front of the public to talk about this, this is the process. When we find misconduct we will address it effect live effectively, and immediately and hold individuals accountable. Had to say. When we come back at 6 00 we will have more on the story, how the investigation laid out and more details on the allegations as well. The Prince Georges County headquarters brad bell, abc7 news. Jonathan thanks. You can probably already feel it outside. Its starting but we are on the verge of another heatwave across the area. This is a scorcher. Chief meteorologist doug hill with the forecast. We almost dodged a bullet today. Felt not too bad out there. Doug the moisture content slowly starting to climb. Definite increase in the moisture levels and the temperatures the next few days. At the moment, its gorgeous outside. Plenty of sunshine in Belle Haven Country Club in alexandria. Still comfortable. 90 in manassas. 91 in leesburg. 87 in baltimore. 87 at andrews. 88 degrees at Reagan National airport. If you have outdoor plans, no worries act worry a as we get to the nighttime it will become more muggy. The humidity levels will slowly rise. With the frontal system to the north i dont think we have to worry about this so much but it indicates a possibility tomorrow morning with a boundary in the air that maybe, maybe early in the morning a few hours of cloudy skies and maybe a passing shower or two. Then the heat ramps up in a big way. We will lay out the numbers. The highs, lows, heat index and the rest through the upcoming weekend. Jonathan thanks. With the chance of storms in the next few days now would be a good time to download the stormwatch7 app for your phone or tablet by going to itunes or google play store. It is free. A handy resource. Michelle in vote 2016 news the last night of the Republican Convention will feature football star fran tarkenton, r. N. C. Chairman, Reince Priebus and reverend Jerry Falwell before trump takes the stage to accept the on the other side in the next two days we should find out who is on the ticket with Hillary Clinton this november. A lot of speculation focused on virginia senator tim kaine. Northern Virginia Bureau chief Jeff Goldberg is live outside the naval observe story in d. C. After kaine observatory in d. C. After kaine made several appearances today. Jeff he did. Tim kaine having appearances today but all the questions now as to whether or not he will be the man occupy the residents next year. If he is chosen to be be Hillary Clintons v. P. Pick. There is certainly a lot of indications that could very well be the case. We caught up with tim kaine earlier today in arlington following the closed door round table on immigration issues. Kaine calling for immigration legislation to pass in congress. Tim kaine said he is happy with the role as a senator from vass and he is not seeking a new job senator from virginia and he is not seeking a new job but many media reports have him top three contender along with agriculture secretary vilsak. He was vetted in 2008 so he is used to the business. But says it is surreal all over again. Is it strange . It is. It is. We are excited about philly. Im looking forward to being there with the virginia delegation. I know the virginia delegation is bumped about it. It will be a great week next week. Jeff whether or not tim kaine is accepting the Vice President ial nomination next week in philadelphia will be determined likely tomorrow or the next day in florida. That is where Hillary Clinton will be campaigning and expecting to be making this big announcement. Now tim kaine has a big supporter in Hillary Clintons inner circle. We will tell you who that is and talk to a man who believes job. All that coming up in an hour. Jonathan thanks. Back to the republicans. This is a big night for them. Get to the backlash of what some call senator ted cruzs snub. Lets listen. I am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father. Intend like all of just to listen and make the best judgment i can and every one of us i think has to follow our conscience. Jonathan still not saying he is going to vote for him. Scott thuman in cleveland. Reaction is pouring in about cruzs lack of endorsement. What can we expect to hear tonight . This has to be the big night. Scott absolutely. It will be different from what we saw last night. If you listen Jeff Goldberg doing good reporting on whether or not tim kaine is in the prime stop to possibly be named hillary last night was supposed to be about mike pence. But instead it was ted cruzs speech, the defiant speech that stole all the thunder. Mike pence is an afterthought in many of the headlines this morning and throughout the day as we were talking with people. What we will see today is different. No one feels the show from donald trump so dont expect it to happen. His daughter is introducing him and will probably get high marks for her speech as well. But donald trump is the ultimate showman. We will see it tonight. We continue to say love him or loathe him, it doesnt matter. He is the man at least tonight that people will be paying attention to. And the big question is he going to do so in a reconcerned, calm, president ial way we have seen him act at times or feed off the energy of the crowd. They are rabid for more donald trump to family get the time after four days of listening to other people. Jonathan let me ask you this. Two things. One, do you think ted cruz a very big stage . Two, what is the tone and message donald trump has to adopt and get through to voters tonight, especially the voters still sitting on the sidelines wondering if they want to vote in this election . Scott great question. The first, not necessarily political suicide. But what we are seeing here the movement behind donald trump is one that lasts. If he wins they will be more encouraged and decide this is the path forward. If you dont get in line with this type of candidacy we wont support you in a general election. It doesnt mean he couldnt still win in texas and win a senate seat there. But in a National Election if this Movement Continues forward, he is in trouble. As far as what we hear from donald trump and how he will win over the voters he has had the rahrah for a few nights. He will be out there and be critical of Hillary Clinton. One thing that might be different tonights theme is being unified. So he is going to say i am the guy to bring us altogether . Something that president obama said as a candidate in 2008 . Who knows . Well keep an eye and have live reports throughout the evening. Jonathan thank you. Join us tonight at 7 00 for a special about the fourth and the final day of the Republican National convention. Your voice, your future. It airs at 7 00 on the sister station newschannel8. Watch it streams live without interruptions on wjla. Com. Michelle new developments today in france. We are learning that the driver who ran through the bastille Day Celebration in nice planned it months ago, possibly as far back as last year. 84 people were killed including the suspect. The Prosecutor Says the man behind the wheel had accomplices. There are five people behind bars charged with terrorism for their alleged roles in helping the driver. Jonathan there is a developing story out of capi searching for the man who shot and killed alonzo jackson. It happened in a carjacking. The guy in the tank top, they want to find him. Jackson was just pumping back at a b. P. Station at marlboro pike. That guy walked up and stole his car. Neighbors say the retired marine was helpful to everyone. He cut my grass. He would do anything he can to help a person. He always come and get my bag. Helps me with my bag. Very nice to everybody. Jonathan they are looking for the killer and mr. Jacksons car as well. A black 2015 dodge charger. Ing thes df0113. Brad bell will have more on the story at 5 00. Michelle now to video you need to sit down and watch. You can see in this video clear as day a man on the ground with his hands up just seconds before being shot by a Police Officer. We have reaction and the reporter the cell phone video sparking tension between the police and community. The voice of 47yearold kinsy, in the bright yellow shirt laying on the ground with his hands high in the air. Identifying himself as a therapist. At his feet is an autistic plan he was caring for and trying to protect. Shots fired. The questions, why . The miami police chief also wondering why . You have questions. The community as questions. We as a city and as a member of the Police Department and i personally have questions. Reporter the video released by kinsys lawyer, showing the moment before the shooting and after the victim was shot. The victim speaking from the hospital bed. Why did you shoot me . His words to me he said, i dont know. Reporter the recent Police Aftermath of the Police Shooting in minnesota and baton rouge. And as the houston Police Department released surveillance and body cam video of a Police Shooting earlier this month. The footage showing an armed black man firing bullets in the air. The release of the video, an effort to show how authorities use deadly force to preserve community safety. If you are holding up a gun at 12 38 in the middle of a street and you are turning around and if you point it the results, you know, are not going to be good. Reporter the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the state Attorney Office is leading the investigation. The Police Officer placed on administrative duty and the chief of the north miami Police Department vying for transparency and justice. In new york, abc7 news. Michelle coming up on abc7 news at 4 00 cutting the lines. Update on the computer problems for southwest. Jonathan later for us, making a move. The massive project for what might seem like a little payoff. 7 on your side iteam learned the Justice Department opened an investigation. Im chris papst. Coming up, why you need to check your e. Z. Pass. Jonathan only on 7, if you have a e. Z. Pass transponder in your car, you might want to check it. Michelle criminals have a new way to steal your money, by taking the e. Z. Pas replacing it with a bogus one, fake one in hopes you will never notice. Jonathan this is insane. Iteam investigator chris papst broke the story earlier on twitter and he joins us now. That is all they take out of your car . Chris yes. Remarkably simple crime. In less than five seconds a thief can go in your car, steal your e. Z. Pass and replace it with a fake identical one in a crime that can cost you for months, at least until you figure out. Harold green has been the c. E. O. Of chamberlain contractors in laurel maryland, for the last 40 years and he has seen a lot in those decades, but he never saw this coming. Last summer he noticed a companys monthly e. Z. Pass bills didnt look right. So he compared the g. P. S. In one of his trucks with the time and the date of a recent toll charge. And they didnt match up. That is when he realized that someone stole his easy pass and was using them. Those he had in the trucks were fake. The company analyzed 11 weeks worth of tolls in 2015 and found charges from feels not owned or driven by his employees. Its an innocuous document that no one looks at. Do you look at your e. Z. Pass . No. We didnt either. Chris the item learned maryland e. Z. Pass and the u. S. Justice department launched investigations into this fraud which we know includes chamberlain and other local companies but until charges are fired they will not tell charges are filed they will not tell us how widespread this is. Well tell you at 5 00 how chamberlain is protecting itself with the e. Z. Pass transponders so it cannot happen to them again. Chris papst, abc7 news. Michelle thank you. Time for a check of the traffic situation. Around this time there is nothing easy about the commute. Check in with eric smith for details. Eric thank you. Its the case this afternoon. Taking a look at 395 northbound. Northbound past king street. This is from the overpass. You may be able to tl squeezing by. Crash here. A few cars involved. Police on the scene. This northbound delay from the duke street will be severe delay northbound. Along with the southbound volume building just because of rush hour. On the capital beltway in georgetown pike, northbound traffic looking slow out of tysons across the bridge. River road you can see both directions are judge going to be really tough. As you head around the beltway this side. Either way you go on the beltway it will be heavy. That is all from the Traffic Center now. Jonathan thank you. Update this afternoon on a story breaking just 24 hours ago. Southwest Airlines Says they have fixed the Company Computer outage that canceled hundreds of the flights in the last two days. They were grounding all of their flights yesterday. Its still asking people to leave plenty of time when they head to the airport as things are getting back on track. Its not going as smootly as fast as they would like. Michelle the kate may lewis ferry is also back on schedule this afternoon. We told you two weeks ago about mechanical problems that took one of the boats out of service. Now all three boats should be up and running to carry people from delaware to new jersey this weekend. Jonathan nice swim of the beach could be a way to cool off. A quick heads up if you are heading out there. If Sandy Point Beach is in your plans, they tweeted out a jelly fish warning. You can enjoy yourself but be careful. Have you ever been stung by one . It stings. Michelle ouch. This is a great weekend to get away. Hopefully cooler on the shoreline. Doug a little bit. Its warm and humid there. The water temperatures in the lower tidal potomac and Chesapeake Bay is 80s. That is better. Virginia beach and delaware beach is like refreshing. That is good. Lets get started. I will put a smile on my face. This is going to be awful. Live at the udvarhazy center in chantilly. A lot of sunshine. Few fair weather clouds. Its warm but the humidity levels are comfortable. Pretty good evening if you hit the pool in the evening hours. If you have dinner outside tonight, any Outdoor Activities should be fine with the temperatures slowly falling in the evening to the mid80s. Its not so fine out over portions of the central northern plains, the upper mississippi valley. Heat alerts. Look at the conditions likely continuing during the day in the next few days out here. The heat index value, feels like 105 to 115 degrees. Some of that, the core of the hot, humid air is headed this way. For us saturday, sunday, monday will be the hottest and the most uncomfortable of the days ahead. As far as the heat index values, this is what we have in place now. St. Louis. 103 in minneapolis. 109 in memphis. But it feels like 96. This is for tomorrow afternoon, rather. You see the heat will make inroads quickly over the weekend. Tomorrow is not terrible. A bit more humid. But saturday, summed, monday are terrible. Come up with your own word to describe it. I will be hot and humid. A few clouds could come in early in the morning. The heat and the humidity building, maybe shower or two. That could be the story saturday as well across the area. Here are the numbers side by side. 95 tomorrow. 99 on saturday. 98 on sunday. 97 on monday. 9 a on tuesday. That is a heatwave by any definition. Isolated shower or storms possible tomorrow and saturday. Monday and tuesday better chance of the showers and thunderstorms but all seven days stay in the 90s. You have been warned. Michelle yes. Be careful out there. Thank you, doug. Jonathan breaking news in the newsroom. The worst kept secret going on for a week. Roger ailes headed up fox news, he put the last 20 years is now stepping aside. He is resigning. This is because of allegation of sexual harassment. Some of the anchors saying they have been the focus of unwanted a vancements and he is unwanted a vancements and he un unwanted advancements. He is stepping down. Michelle it wont just be the heat scorching citi open this weekend. Look at ways to beat the heat if you are out. The Capital Area Food Bank hitting the road. Michelle during the summer months it can be difficult for some kids to get the meals in the school year. The Capital Area Food Bank stepping up to keep the plates full. Our amy aubert hit the road with the team to give us the scoop on keeping one community fed. Amy the very sound of the bus rolling in more like a lunch bell. The kids love it. Peek out the window. Come running out. Amy for the second summer the Capital Area Food Bank is hitting the road. Setting up shot where there is a need. The bus visits three sites every day. When you step inside, you see they have it set up and ready to go. Today we have honey glazed chicken, jasmine rice, veggies and milk. Its

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