story tonight. reporter: the story coming in in just the last hour. a secret service officer assigned to the white house was arrested after allegedly sending take it pictures of himself to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl in delaware. turns out it was an agent with the delaware state police. lee is the robert mo -- robert moore. he turned himself in on monday and he was sending messages while on the job at the white house. the secret service tells us it was reported on november 6 and on that day the employees security clearance was suspended in the employee was placed on administrative leave. all secret service issued equipment was retrieved and the employees access to all secret service facilities was terminated. we will have more on this developing story tonight at 11:00. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. maureen: think you jeffmaureen:. howard university's campus on alert after summary post a graphic racist.threats online this comes days after similar threads at the university of missouri. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live at howard with how the campuses responding. reporter: the university president said the university is responding out of an abundance of caution. no idea a credible to threats are. word of the threat on social media spread through howard's campus quickly and let the number students frightened. >>. extremely frightening, especially howard being in open campus anybody can just walk in and walk around and do what they want. reporter: university heightened security. it alerted the fbi which issued we are aware of the online threat and the appropriate vacation. we ask anyone to contact the metropolitan police or the fbi." the letter writer on social media is angry that the university of missouri president a letter out and in threaten people at howard. .students told us some professors canceled classes >> we were in class and they said that because of the incident, classes canceled for the rest of the day. >> i don't think it is fair because we have to learn. even though it is a threat and should be taken seriously we should not stop everything were doing. reporter: howard alone in maryland, is meant allies a cummings who has a daughter attending howard. >> has a parent, i can tell you it is certainly concerning. at the same time knowing my daughter, she will be cautious. at the same time she will tell you she is mad. reporter: some howard university students say they are holding a protest rally in about an hour to emphasize they are not afraid. sam ford, abc 7 news. maureen: speaking of rallies, the students at the university of maryland rally this afternoon in support of students at the mercy of misery -- university of missouri. as for missouri, one of the two students accused of making online threats against students hasn't ordered held without bond. hunter park has admitted he mimicked the online threats made before a man killed nine people and himself at an oregon college campus. leon: to richmond area men accused of planning to it attack synagogues have been denied bond. the book -- judge said they would pose a danger to the community if released. they were arrested on sunday. court documents indicate the number plenty to buy weapons and explosives to attack houses of worship and they plotted to commit robbery to finance a race war. forc. facing murder charges his involvement in what police are calling a deadly street race. brian thompson is charged with second-degree murder. wered another man allegedly raising in july when he crashed, killing matthew roth. .he was arrested at the time of the crash thompson is out on prime minister delete from the fire department. -- administrative leave from the fire department. maureen: about 20 minutes before sunrise a car struck and killed a 64-year-old man. he was walking across the road near 329. his son says his father was on his way from his house to the bus he owned and operated. >> he's has survived to open heart surgeries. he's working really hard, trying to put me through school. he was a great man. hard-working man. he will definitely be missed. maureen: the driver who hit him stayed at the scene and no charges have been filed. coming up on abc 7 news, a major chain restaurant skips the tip. how customers are responding to the idea that increased menu prices doesn't obligate you to leave a tip. leon: a soldier from bethesda awarded the medal of honor. who he says is a real hero on abc 7 news at 6:00. maureen: 7 on your side. call our helpdesk at to get answers you may have about health insurance and your benefits. phone lines are open until 6:30. doug: clear skies outside the weather center. gorgeous sunset this evening. we will talk about a cold front coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. erin: maureen: breaking news of a suspicious vehicle on capitol hill. stephen tschida, what have you learned? reporter: about five minutes ago the keep that police take aim down. .they opened up his leg of pennsylvania avenue that is where this vehicle was parked precariously. apparently enrolled into another vehicle and parked in a suspicious manner. this set off the alarm bells. the bomb detection robot came in here. apparently it inspected the situation. there was a search for the owner, the driver of the vehicle. . we understand they may have been located we also just spoke with some of the park police about 40 seconds ago. they said it is open to pedestrians. he said it is all clear. an abundance of caution but now things are getti back to normal down here on capitol hill. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. leon: welcome news. a soldier from bethesda is being honored for his heroism. president obama: on his worst day he ministry summoned is very best. [applause] leon: president obama presented the nation's highest rymili honor. tackledhe suicide bomber three years ago in anistan, saving countls lives. as he points out, some did not come home. >> this along to the true heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice and did not come home. it also belong to their families, the true heroes who live with that day every day. missing one of their key members of their families. leon: he is the 10th living american svicemen were presented with a medal of honor for heroism in afghanistan or iraq. -- can hear more from cap the captain and his own words right now on our website, wjla.com. maureen: an ohio man is facing charges of soliciting to kill u.s. servicemembers. terrence mcneil of akron posted support for the terror group isil online. they say he reposted service members'names and addresses. he faces one count of soliciting a crime of violence. maryland state police say a frederick man threatened to blow up the u.s. capitol building. 33-year-old andrew lewis davis made a threat and a text he sent to his girlfriend. the girlfriend alerted police to then arrested davis. said he did not deny the violent police took him and. he is being held on $25,000 bond they'll. -- bail. reporter: is the first major restaurant chain to move away from tips. coming up, details on how much more workers at joe's crab shack will make and how much more customers should inspect the pay. -- expect to pay. maureen: we are in for a windy end of the week. doug hill has the four forecast straight ahead. robert: is guinness world record day. content desk and kurt get on the same change -- page as the desean jackson? more on that when abc 7 reporter: i'm live in the 7 on your side help center. thanks to with and welker who is in your all afternoon. we have been talking about the health exchange and open enrollment season. we will keep the lines open for another 15 minutes. 703-236-9220. they have been very busy this afternoon. still open for another 15 minutes. 703-236-9220. back to you guys. please.ow tipping, that's the extremity chose crab shack is trying to 18 of its locations. is the first major restaurant chain to make a moveaureen:. customers have some very strong opinions about this. reporter: if they don't outright customers arey confused by the no tipping policy being tested by joe's crab shack. >>.it's generally up to the customer decide if they want to pay that or not reporter: at select restaurants, servers are making a higher hourly wage, paid for by higher prices on the menu. according to the chain, the price hike is typically less of the average 20% tip. the company ceo says we believe that consistently great service should always be included in the menu price. we are taking the responsibility for paying the service staff. . i personally believe today is an antiquated model" seeing a major change in camus, advocates are thrilled. >> that means more restaurants are willing to embrace the ability to pay their workers a general salary, like most other corporations or organizations in the country instead of relying on the generosity of consumers. reporter: as set of getting paid two dollars an hour plus tips, efforts as a the starting rate is now $12 an hour. customers paying by credit card will no longer see line for gratuity. .customers can still tip if they have cash >> if you get good customer service, you show appreciation. reporter: there are no d.c. area restaurants in the pilot program. >> we work hard. reporter: critics complain this is not europe. americans will field -- feel compelled to tip. mike carter-conneen, abc 7 news. maureen: do you like this new tipping policy or would you still leave a tip? you can find us on facebook and join the conversation. leon: how about a tip on the weather? doug: it's going to be windy tomorrow. plan ahead. that's all i have to say, good night. beautiful images to start off. i said this was sunset but at sunrise. i would know because i'm [snori ng]. thank you very much to: for this image.- colin for this another beautiful sunrise. 66 and 49 the high and low. 59 and 42 are the averages. . we had rain this morning and we are waiting for the cold front of a company later tonight we had a mile and breezy day with temperatures still in the upper 50's across the entire area. 63 degrees in springfield. 61 and dale city. .tomorrow morning it will be colder .we will have a breeze so it will definitely be felt a chillier day tomorrow but sunshine most of the day. a few fairweather clouds. wind will develop after the cold front moves through the numbering in cooler air. the cold front is west of the appellations in the colder air is further west than that. tomorrow we will be in your 60 for the cold air arrives tomorrow night in the weekend we will definitely deal the chill. abovecounties indicate 2000 feet there is a wind advisory for the strong storm system. this one cost tornadoes and one yesterday. six or seven hours later it started snowing. high-pressure building and interacts with the storm center. that is how we get gusty winds tomorrow. these are wind speeds pretty good on the futurecast model. sustained speeds tomorrow of gusts over miles per hour. breezy saturday with lots of sunshine but not quite as windy. a lot of breezes will settle down. on sunday notice the wind direction turns northwest and that is my cold air were common -- will come in. 60 degrees and colder tomorrow night. 53.y, breezy, only sunday, 59 in the sun and than monday through thursday a very slow but steady warming trend coming to the area. a great-looking stretch of weather. more coming up in just a bit. leon: thanks. we of the saints. robert: the saints will score and the redskins -- there was a guy with the reality show. desean jackson needs to be up to speed. the saints are going good right now. did he break another record tonight in phill >> and now the toyota sports desk bought to you by your local toyota dealers. caps back on the ice tonight. obi is tightly surrogate bett off -- sergei federov. after each loss this season they ha responded with multiple wins. the puck drops tonight at 7:00. in football, from one hall of fame quarterback to the another for the redskins. drew brees and the saints on sunday. they won three out of the last four games. the skins need to get desean jackson going. last ge, thr receptions for 15ards.ns kurt has to start gelling with his star receiver. >> i think last year when it was first playing i had very little experience with him. --s great to have all those from this past year. i'm excid to have him out there. he decided he is working really hard. is just a matter of making a throw and enabling him to go make the place. robert: nba, seth curry last night. because of this. he does falls over. because i can the foul. he's playing horse. later, more craziness. the clock running out. another steel. got it. finished with 28 points. the warriors are now 9-0, tied with franchise best. fastbreak. daniels loves it up. -- lobs it up. -92.and goes on to win, 130 some thursday night action for virginia tech. they are on the road in atlanta against georgia tech. seth curry does that, that guy does that. leon: you are getting to a college highlight reel. doug: turning cooler and breezy tonight. .check out the next three days sunny and windy tomorrow. sunday, back to the upper 50's. more what to expect on this cold front and the windy weather for the weekend tonight at 11:00. maureen: "world news tonight" is next. a white house officer arrested for trying to send of seen material to a minor. leon: join inspector at 11:00. wow. this place is spectacular. thank you . we worked with a designer from havertys for a compte refresh. you must be happy to get out of that tiny house? 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