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And weighs 140 pounds. He has a teardrop shaped tattoo below his right eye. Establishing mark. No doubt. At 6 00, we will look at the prisoner transport protocol to see if this incident could have been avoided. Live in jessup, im kevin lewis, abc7 news. Larry thanks. We are looking at the Wicomico County. The guards were transporting him when he escaped. Scott has more from the live desk on what the team found out. Scott they call this a Detention Center. This is a county jail with issues. I have the issues right here. In 2000, the u. S. Department of justice found the facility in rough shape. The d. O. J. Found the police understaffed, in need of repairs and the medical program needed an overhaul. It opened in 1988. Handles 6,000 offenders a year. Capacity is david watson arrived at the Detention Center thursday from a delaware prison. Usually the facility only hold inmates serving up to a maximum sentence of 18 months. Webster was here to face more charges. This type of the transport escape has happened before from the facility. In 2008, inmate serving an 18month sen fence for probation violation just walked away from a transport van. 7 on your side has asked Detention Center for the record of all the escapes. So far, no response. We checked the maryland state prisons, four inmates walk away during Community Center in the past two years. Scott taylor, abc7 news. Alison thank you. We will get updates throughout the hour on the search for david watson. You can get the breaking news text alerts to your phone. All you have to do is sign up at wjla. Com text. Larry on the hill, a deal to keep government in Business Hours before a shutdown. Dont ge passed a one week extension. They are trying to reach an agreement on the 1 trillion budget to keep federal agencies operating through september 30. Alison President Trump is in atlanta today where he defended the second amendment. He became the first sitting president in 34 years since reagan to speak at the annual convention of the National Rifle association. The president repeated his promise to build a wall on the border with mexico. It is a wall in certain areas. Obviously where you have the massive physical structures you dont need. We have certain big rivers. We need a wall. We will get the wall. Alison in an interview with reuters the president said, there is a chance we could end up having a major, major conflict with north korea. Absolutely. Today secretary of state Rex Tillerson told the Security Council the u. S. Is open to the Nuclear Weapons program. Larry federal grand jury filed additional indictment against 200 people arrested for rioting in the president ial inauguration. The additional charges include incitement, con conspiracy and destruction of property. A florida man pleaded guilty to charge against him. The defendants agreed to combine the defenses and not testify against each other. Alison a huge number. 278. 4 million americans are look 2. 4 million americans are hooked on drugs. Opioid is a cousin of heroin and people die every day after overdosing on them. Ryan hughes has a look at how Montgomery County trying to stop the terrible trend. Ryan . Ryan the county executive unveiled the billboard that shows the overdoses in the south so far this year and the number of the deadly overdoses. If you add the two together you should get overdoses but the numbers are growing so fast, the county ran out of the number one. He lost a lot of opportunities in his life that some people his age would be grateful to have had. Victoria has had a frontrow seat to the heroin and the Opioid Epidemic destroying lives. Her son lost a scholarship to n. Y. U. He was homeless after becoming addicted to heroin. Not ever seen it before. Not knowing what it was like, i missed a lot of signs. But the county is putting the seriousness of the Substance Abuse crisis front and center. Unveiling the billboard to highlight number of overdoses this year we need the awareness and the energy. It sits on the buckys town pike outside the county Work Release Center showing the drivers the sobers statistics. Recently we have seen fentanyl and carfentanil. She is hoping that the billboard will spark conversation. Erasing the stigma of the growing problem. Its sad to think of the lives lost. They dont have to die. Ryan there is a link. Takebackmylife. Org. There you find messages of hope for other people battling addiction. The numbers will be updated every month. Ryan hughes, abc7 news. Alison tomorrow is Prescription Drug takeback day. You can drop off unused or expire medications. Most fire stations in the region are taking part. Larry this just in. Major changes to the next safetrack surge. In the last 40 minutes m tracking on the orange and the red line parts of the lines will be closed. On the orange line, carrollton, landover, deanwood station are closed may 15 to june 15. Red line, shady grove and rockville station will be closed and the work is scheduled to begin late june. This weekend, the trains will be tracking on the redline between the dupont circle. So the crews can do testing on the tracks where there was a problem with the fastener in thursday morning rush hour. Today threatened sickout by employees never materialized. The Union Representing most metro employees is upset over a new policy requiring workers to 72 hours notice for excused absence. The union says the policy should have been a part of contract talks. Alison lets talk about the weather now. So far it looks like a good weekend to get outside. But it could be a taste of summer in the middle of spring. Doug hill is in the Weather Center with a check on the happy friday doug the temperatures are going so far above average. Our numbers, on the 28th of april is 71. 83 in washington. 87 in warrenton. 85 in culpeper. Through the night its warm. The night time temperatures are holding in 70s. Wrinkle here overnight. Tomorrow we open back up to sunshine. Hot tomorrow. Highs in 91 in washington. Feel more like 94 or 95. If it hits 91, it will tie the record high for april 29. Murder case and her murderer but sentenced again. Sam ford explains why. Sam the loved one body was never found, the family of frasier came to court to see this man. Brian gaither who successfully appealed his murder conviction on a technicality, again sentenced for her death. You know you are guilty, face up and take the responsibility. Do your time. Days after she disappeared in august 2010, we watched as gaither took the girls mother where he and others lured and killed her claiming he was not there. A neighbor challenged him. Cmon. It came out that a group attacked her over a bogus claim she stole money. He chokedh they dumped her body that ended up in a landfill, too dangerous to retrieve, the police said. The judge gave him 32 years. The same when he was sentenced the first time. Asked if he had anything to say he said what he did haunts him every night. I believe he is. I believe the rest of them are haunted every night. They should be haunted every night. Sam the family work hard to get the authorities solve the murder. Six were convicted and four are serving long prison terms. Reporting from d. C. Superior court im sam ford, abc7 news. Alison jurors at the bill cosby sex assault trial will hear his explosive testimony about quaaludes. He is accused of drugging and molestic a Temple University employee in 2004. In the decade he said he got seven prescription for quaaludes in the 1970s. The sedatives w had them when he met the woman 20 years rateer. Larry coming up at 5 00, what you need to know before heading out along interstate 95. Alison plus on the 99th day, the 30th executive order. Find out what President Trump signed today. What the attempt to cut foreign aid could mean for humanitarian efforts since the u. N. Was founded. We will tell you why a local community is set to larry today marks 15 years since a tornado tore through la plata and killed five people and destroyed hundreds of businesses and homes. On the ground for nearly 70 miles. Im in the Weather Center with doug hill. Where did it go . Doug it picked up way out in virginia and on the ground for a while and it lifted up. Once it got across the potomac, it dropped down and intensified over the western sections near the potomac river. It stayed on the ground nonstop. Ef3 and ef4. There was a time that a tornado was next to it. It was one for the record books and its burned in the memory of people from Charles County and la plata for the rest of their lives. Today our Maryland Bureau chief brad bell spent the day reminiscing to look at the changes, the progress and the memory. Brad . This is certainly burned in my memory banks as well. This is a statue and they are going to commemorate the work of art. They wont tell us what it is but you might guess by the shape. The april 28, 2002, la plata tornado. Was the worst to region. I couldnt believe it. Looked like a bomb. Roy hale was a councilmember then and not sure if the town would survive. This shows the path of the twister. Up close it was heard breaking. So many buildings and the homes destroyed. Something happen. Help came. The town and the people got to work. This man lost his house but got to rebuilding. It was trily just burn potatoes. We are safe. Life goes on. State aid rolled in and private investment. Now la plata is reborn. Atmosphere it brought people together. Brad what i am showing you might not seem to have much to do with the tornado but tomorrow is a celebrate festival. The highlight is the bed races through the heart of town. In la plata, brad bell, abc7 news. Doug thank you. Now the weather on this april 28 is calm with no threat of anything severe anytime soon. We have temperatures in the 80s. Sunshine now in the national harbor. The temperatures will remain in the 80s for several hours. What is not good news is this. High level of the tree pollens and grass and mold spore. Weeds in low range. The story through the everything will be the beautiful weather. Weather temperature wise. More like we see in the 80s to the 70s. Any outdoor plans are fine. We are talking about a chance of showers ands a rumble of thunder overnight. So unless you are out at 4 00 or 5 00, you dont have the concerns. There are storms rushing east. There is a possibility that there will be isolated storms. This update will take the chance out of the equation. This is a model we use for updates frequently. That is a good sign. Tomorrow is hot. 91 is the forecast high. 91 is a record high for washington. Set in 1974. They be 93 in culpeper and fredericksburg. The records in 1974. 91 rat reagan national. 87 in doubledecker. We are thinking the forecast wise we are close here. There is a good chance to set a new record at washington, wasn dulles. Normally in april you dont deal with the heat indexes in the 90s. But that is a possibility. We wont get cooling from any of the area waterways. Judge summary day heading through. As far as what is next we will talk about the weekend. Next week we keep the temperatures well above average. The shower and the thunderstorm chances tomorrow. Then on sunday. We have to see what happens. Showers and the storms are likely on monday. Milder and not as warm tuesday and wednesday. Week. Talk about tomorrow, maryland day. The weather will be summary in 80s. That is where we will find steve rudin with a preview of the maryland day. Big day every year. What do you have . Steve its a huge day tomorrow. Last year they had 70,000 people. The weather is so nice, they expect to see the upward of 90 to 100,000 people here. Make sure that you are drinking water. Roger from the institute. You are here tomorrow. What are you doing . It redefines the idea of college. We good university. You can pick up a passport to give, serve and learn here at maryland day. You could take home a dogood bottle. Steve what are activities . One . At the gift station, opportunity to donate a do good dollar. Steve thank you. A lot of fun all day long. Dress for the comfort. Hot and humid. Alison thank you. Speaking of the hot and humid in the caribbean, there is a fancy festival in the bahamas that have turned out to be anything but. I just knew it would happen between my friends and i doing this. I didnt think it would spin off and go berserk. Larry have you posted a list of concerts you vene on the faceb meet the man who started the craze. Serving us. Its not a black thing. Alison coming up tonight at 9 00, tune in for let it fall. Los angeles 1982192. It traffics the tension and the civil unrest in the city that culminated 25 years ago tomorrow with the verdict in the rodney king beating case. The twohour documentary followed by abc7 news at 11 00. Now through sunday everythings on sale during our Anniversary Event. Find furniture and accessories for every room. From traditional to contemporary, the newest designs and the freshest styles. Plus, youll get twentyfour month, no interest financing. With havertys, your home can be perfect. Even when life isnt. Hurry. The Anniversary Event ends sunday at havertys. Life looks good. Alison President Trump wants to slash funding to foreign aid at a time when the United States says the world United Nations says the world is facing the greatest humanitarian crisis in more than 60 years. They are facing a funding shortfall and the workers are telling our digital partner circa if they dont get the funds they need, they will have to make excruciating decisions about who gets help. Driving through a site that houses displaced iraqis. Its hard to believe the International Community has spent millions of dollars here. The United Nations agency depends on the donation from government says in iraq alone it will need 578 million to help people i the classroom doesnt have books. But to the kids, a School Without supplies beats the alternative. There is a reason the child has his back to the camera. He like many kids his age attended a school run by isis in mosul. He is afraid of retribution if he shows his face. They were teaching us about bullets, bombs, weapons and everything. The world has more refugees at any time since world war ii. Half of them are children. Their survival depends on international aid. With the Trump Administration proposing to slash u. S. Spending on the United Nations, the Organization Says there is never enough money around that will only compound the problem. The United Nations says the proposed cuts are expected to have the biggest impact on peacekeeping efforts, the u. S. Development the agency unicef. I am really, really excited. Larry still ahead at 5 00, what has this girl so excited this morning. Alison plus, we will tell you about the special guest at the dedication for a healing garden at the Children National medical center. President trump i dont think anybody has done what we have been able to do in a hundred days. Larry but first, how much the president has done as the 100 days com and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. Farm, crate, and store. Were focusing on fresh. So you dont have to guess. My giant. For years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. But for many businesses, its out of reach. Why promise something you cant deliver . Comcast business is different. We deliver superfast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. We do business where you do business. Larry tomorrow marks the 100 days in office for President Trump. Where has he met the goal and where has he missed the mark . Scott thuman talked to the top cabinet members and challenged them to grade themselves. Scott President Trump loves to point out in the first 100 days he has put paper to pen with more executive order than any president since f. D. R. And working with congress to pass the most laws since truman. No surprise if you ask the cabinet how he is doing. Give him an a. Bplus. I gave from the school with pass fail. Administration definitely passes. I would give an a. Democrats argue its been a disaster and the News Editorials claim the president has fallen short of the selfdeclared 100day goal. Does it bother you when you look at the goals for first 100 days still under. 500 on that . There is not a minute in the day left to do the work. We have done an incredible job. We might get the healthcare bill out of the house. They are still wanting on the major legislation, though. Repeal and replace a border wall and the tax reform still in the works. His travel restrictions tied up in the courts. Definitely incomplete. The first 10 o days. A 100 days a list of the promises made and promises broken. That is why the grade according to the budget director is two part. On stuff we control, solid, solid a. On stuff we have to work with the legislator, i got to give it a c at best. With the hefty wish the white house would argue almost all of it providing the democrats play along and who right now team trump label obstructionist. There might be more progress if more cabinet level positions were filled. That is also a twoway street since President Trump didnt get to nominate many of them. And the ones he has congress has yet to confirm. In arlington, scott thuman, abc7 news. Larry today, President Trump signed the 30th executive order that is designed to open up millions of acres of the coastline to offshore oil and gas drilling. This is the latest in the president effort to roll back the environmental regulations in place in the obama administration. Another blow to environmental groups came from a federal appeals court. The u. S. Court of appeals for the district agreeing to postpone a ruling on the lawsuit that challenge the limit on the carbon emissions. The limits are part of the plan to limit emissions from the existing power plants. Tomorrow, a march is planned on the na nanticoke is here to explain melanias trump visit. Nancy nancy chen is here to explain melania trumps visit. The rooftop garden allows the patients to see outdoors without putting it at risk. There are plugins for equipment so every child can go outside. I wanted to talk to everyone involved with the project. Focus on a brave and amazing children. The end result is something everyone should be proud of. Beautiful day for the opening as well. The garden is 7200 square feet and dedicated to former first ladies and named after a at the live desk, nancy chen, abc7 news. Alison thank you. We have breaking news in the newsroom. We learned the south Korean Military says that north korea has test fired a missile. This is all we know. The heightens tensions in that region in the last few days and weeks. As soon as we find out more information on the situation, larry the jazz and heritage festival kicks off in new orleans. It includes stevie wonder, tom petty, aaron neville, dump ste funk and patty la belle. Alison one of the organizer of the fire festival in the bahamas that promised two weekends of the culinary delight and luxury. But Lindsey Mastis looks at what folks who paid thousands found when they some people paid upward of 12,000 for weekend in the bahamas full of music. The whole debacle is compared to the lord of the flies. Lets start with the food. Look at this. Luxury, absolutely not this is bread and cheese. Not even a grilled cheese. Look at the video, a mess. Getting there and leaving. The headliner blink 182, they posted the cancellation on instagram. There is not a lot of compassion on social media. Some people call it rich peoples problems. Back to you. Larry thanks. Over the last few days the facebook feeds are asking you to figure out which concerts your friends a seen and which of the ten is a lie. A guy in rochester, new york, says he started the trend. I was sick and tired negative posts. It caught on. I didnt see any hateful or anything negative on facebook for a while. That is what i was trying to accomplish. Larry he says he has worked with bands since he was 18 years old and he originally posted his list april 25 with motley crew, the rolling stones, iron maiden. The one he didnt see live is ac dc. Dating himself there. Alison yeah. That is an accomplish if he had nothing negative on facebook. That hardly ever happens. Larry gold star for him for making that happen. Alison good job. Larry that is right. Alison still to come at abc7 news at 5 00 the weekend work that could put a crimp in your travel plans. Im mike carterconneen at the Alexandria Country day school where students took part in the day of service. Larry new at 6 00, a mother pulled a gun on her barber. Look at that. What caused the overreaction ands how those inside alison well, this massive fire made getting to wor beach. Look at this. The driver of the semi managed to pull over to the shoulder before the truck burst into flames. Then speeding the feeding the flames was bales of hay in the back of the semi. No one was hurt. Larry wow take a look at this. Dash camera in mobile, alabama, recording a jeep. Watch this. Flipping several times in the middle of rush hour traffic. My goodness. The driver was changing lanes when he clips the vehicle in front of him. This is in mobile, alabama. The driver wasnt hurt but the passenger had to be pulled from the vehicle. Be careful. Alison hopefully smooth sailing in the area. We have a look at a project you want to plan around. Southbound 95 tomorrow night through monday morning at 6 00 a. M. 95 tour to two. So keep this in mind. You will stick with route one as the alternate. Metro this weekend we have the traffic work on the silver, orange and the red line. So the wait on the platform could be longer than what you are used to. Okay. Thank you. Reminder to stay one step ahead of the traffic with the text alerts from us at abc7. Sign up for those at wjla. Com text. Larry things did not go as planned for the cavs. So are caps last night. Are they keeping the faith or putting the stanley cup hopes on ice . I am really excited. We will tell you what had this girl larry a special celebration at gallaudet university. They have members of the 100 year and up club brought the families for fun and reminiscing. We asked vokes about the secrets of a long an healthy life. I an good to everybody. Its kept me here. Love. Love. Corning liquor. That is the corn liquor. Larry that is the secret they thanked them for the contribution to the city for many years. That is the secret. Corn liquor. Alison sense of humor. Larry that, too. Alison awesome. Rocking the reds already. The caps made it to the University Hospital to meet the newest fans. Each baby born in the teams playoff run will receive some of the swag including a blank, hat, and of course, gift from mom, too. Larry look at that alison a big yawn bored. Larry goo a 12yearold is getting a chance to be a highlight for a day. Alison and John Gonzalez tagged along for the journey. Im really excited. John a smile to melt your heart. And her excitement can burst out of the aviator suit, especially after seeing her own name on the military helicopters. I sort of want to be an astrobiologist when i grow up. So i like everything in the air. John 12yearold Carolyn Shaffer is at joint base andrews and thrilled to be a pilot for a day. Still okay to hold dads hand after he helps her get top gun ready and patty cake with her brother but this adventure is one of a seasoned vet. She was diagnosed april 1, 2016. She is being honored in having been appointed the honorary pilot through the wings and the patches and took control of a uh1 hui in a simulator through the streets of d. C. Fought a hard battle. Awesome. Inspiration. This is the 20th pilot for the day event. This is more special. A local girl. The girl from the annapolis girl and her father knows something about flying himself. Great opportunity to be around flying again. Have carolyn be part of the special day. It wouldnt be a good day without them. John gonzalez, abc7 news. Alison wow larry love that. Alison isnt that nice . You see the bond with her dad. She loves flying because of him. Larry yeah. You know why she was so excited. That is right. Well, just ahead here at 6 00 pulled a gun on her sons barber. Caught on video. This is response to a man that threatened his life and a register full of cash. That is for you. Breaking now, another north Korean Missile launch. That is later at 6 00. Alison coming up, princess georges county Public School have a problem with the water. 7 on your side item investigator scott taylor discovered up until now many parented no idea. He is at the live desk with a preview of the story. Scott they have water sources shut off due to the high levels of led. So when does it happen . Many cannot believe what they discovered and they never heard about it until the iteam asked tough questions. I shouldnt have to fight for this. I should havent to write my governor. I shouldnt be doing that. To be able to send my child to school. And be okay with the fact that theware is clean. Tonight, what to School Officials have to say . You wont believe it when you hear it. Scott thuman, abc7 news scott taylor, abc7 news. Larry thank you. Alison this is lunchbox weather day. We love this. Doug we havent had one for a little bit. We are happy to say that molly was out to visit george Forest Elementary School in silver spring. She treated the kids to a video of how we put they headed outside. Running the kid nam is natania. We have a weather question from kelly. I am kelly. My question is how does the weather change every day so quickly. Doug that is a good question. How does the weather change so quick pli from snow to hot and back and forth . It depends on a lot of factors including the latitude. What season we are in. How close we are to the water and the predominant or the overriding weather pattern is. What happens, we look ahead to monday next week. Watch how we go from 91 to chilly air next climate is a longerterm issue. Local weather figure in the climate but the forecasting from day today to day is really challenging. It happens where we live. The closer to the equator, the weather doesnt change that much. But the farther north you go, its active and wild. This is all over the place. Great question. Alison and one of those years in particular. Larry fun, i guess. Alison the caps playoff game did not start howe they planned. Larry but Erin Hawksworth is here to tell us this is only one game. It is just one game this did deliver except for the outcome for the caps fans turn out for practice. Meet mini holtby. He may only be 3 1 2 but he knows it is time to support the caps. Caps going to win game two . Yes erin he is not the only confident caps fan. I just know they will win. Erin are they going to win game two . Yeah. You believe in the caps . Yeah. Are they going to beat penguins . The penguins stink. But some are nervous today. When they went down early what were you thinking . Deja vu. I am sure you know the narrative. Im tired of it. They are not going to lose. Game one, inside the locker room they are not down at all. I woke up, the sun is shining. Its one game. We have to come out with more destination and go after them. That is why it is a sevengame series. You cant focus too hard on one. Erin see, just one game. Larry right here. Right here. Erin game two at home, you have to get that one. You cant drop both. Larry and then go to pittsburgh for game three and four. Okay. All right. Rock the red. Alison thank you very much. We have breaking news right now in the newsroom. Metro general manager has responded now to the federal Transit Administration demand for action. The f. T. A. Said a deadline today and metro responded with the sixstep action plan that includes training for employees to be completed by the end of may. Larry okay. Local school today. Alison we will show you handson learning when we come back. Over hereno ver here dog barking whoever threw it has to go get it. Not me somebody will get it. dog barking anyone can dream. Making it a reality is the hard part. From the b2 to the upcoming b21, Northrop Grumman stealth bombers give america an advantage in a turbulent world. And were looking for a few dreamers to join us. Michelle some School Children made a world of difference. In a few hours they packed thousands of meals to feed the hungry in developing nations. Scoop by scoop. Bag by bag. Alexandria Country Day School put together 20,000 meal for the organization rise against hunger that distributes the food around the world. Here in america we have a lot of food. In other countries they dont have as much as we do. They build the Service Project in the curriculum throughout the year but this event is the biggest. I think they come away from the experience feeling like they accomplish something. They also make posters for upcoming an developing prosthetic hand for kids in need. They are missing part of the hand but the hand will go on where they are missing the fingers to give them a prosthetic as a cheap cost. The part cost less than 10 with the unique style for each recipient. We can do iron man style hand or captain america or pretty much any color we have. Students spent the afternoon cleaning up local park and reading to the senior citizens. Its my favorite day of the year. This third grader says giving back feels better than receiving stuff. When they get the meals they will be overjoyed to know someone in the world is helping them. Michelle breaking now at 6 00, guns drawn. Police and the deputies on alert hunting for escaped inmate who tried to kill police officer. Breaking now. Massive display of the military force another missile test from north korea. New details in newsroom. Ice in his veins. The clerk who looked bored when an armed robber shoved a gun in his face. Abc7 news at 6 00, on your side. Jonathan he was serving 100 years for trying to kill a police officer. Now the escaped inmate on the run. Blood hounds are on the ground. We have seen a tense moment. False alarm. Police thought a convicted felon was hiding in the tractor trailer so they swarmed it with m4. Scary for the driver. So far no side of watson. Lets show who we are talking about and where we are talking about. Watson was moved from a prison in Wicomico County to a Psychiatric Hospital in howard hes caped, though he escaped, though. He made a break for it getting out of the van. Police say he is dangerous and do not try to get near him. If you see him call 911. Certainly. Primarily because the police have no idea what this man is capable of doing. Some officers are driving down the street, walking through the woods and looking inside buildings for the wantedded man. Police scoured the ground. They searched by air for convicted felon david watson. Shortly before 10 00 a. M. , two wicomico jailers were helping watson out of the transport vehicle. There, watson pushed a guard to the ground. In an unfenced parking lot and ran into nearby woods. Ditching his handcuffs