and continues south and west as far as virginia. no watch in the area other than the potential of flash flooding. that is anticipating the areas of heavy rain. here is the watch up until late tonight from the bay through the d.c. metro and the foothills and beyond in western virginia. the possibility exists through the computer mod that the heavier element of rain may come together in western viewing area and make a push to provide lightning and thunder with the heavy rain. if everything works out by 11:00, the heavy stuff is out of here. lingering showers to mud night and then touch of clearing. no headlines other than watches. no warnings in the viewing area. that is latest from the storm maureen: thank you, doug. stay with the storm watch 7 team. we are updating the platform, facebook, twitter and the storm watch app for you all the time. in the past two hours the search crews stopped looking for a man who jumped in the potomac river last night. they are confident that the missing swimmer has drowned. friends identify the swimmer at abdul qadir. a security guard at national harbor. swimming in the potomac river not allowed but he jumped in and was swept under tuesday evening. in silver spring, recovery effort at the flower branch apartments will continue through the weekend. seventh body pulled from the rubble last night. 45 people are still in a shelter and it is trying to find permanent housing for th cause for the explosion. montgomery county fire says it's wrapped up the investigation. a report from the a.t.f. is expected. a $24 million mansion tied to a driveby shooting. the house in question has been the site of a number of parties that have gotten out of hand. jeff goldberg is outside the house. we heard a party scheduled there for this weekend has been canceled. is that true? jeff: that is right. i smoke to a promoter of party set for the weekend and they have decided to cancel the party altogether because of the negative publicity surrounding the home in the past couple of days. 45 minutes ago we saw a couple of guys drive inside the gates of the home. they had nothing to say to us. it's gained reputi epic parties. thousands of guests some paying up to $30 a piece. >> they park illegally on other people's properties and that disturbed us. there was noise, music. >> in the past month this neighbor who did not want to reveal her identity had enough. >> i called police nyst. we have kids. >> things may have reached a tipping point last weekend following another big party on saturday night. a fight started at the home and continued outside at the corner of dolley madison and kirby. two people suffering non-life threatening injuries. arlington police have only been called to the house a few times over the last year but after last weekend they are keeping a closer eye. >> we are working with the law enforcement partners and county partners to make sure we address all the issues up there. >> acc "washington post," the home was auctioned off two months ago in foreclosure sale for $7.3 million. the man who built the 20 thundershower square foot mansion rodney hunt is currently in jail in arlington on drug-related charges. >> i'm glad the case is getting attention and something will be done. >> we were told in the foreclosure auction the home was purchased by an l.l.c. two months ago. how the parties have continued over the past couple of months after the foreclosure sale is a question we could not get answered toe. maureen: thank you. prince george's county head start lost a federal grant. the department of health and human services pulled the money after they found cases of corporal punishment and the pour teach irtraining -- poor teacher training. it serves a thousand as scheduled on august 29. "7 on your side" tonight with a story of wasted tax dollars in prince george's county. i-team government watchdog investigator chris papst found a program designed to protect your money with doing the opposite. >> it's created so people report fraud, waste and abuse in the county. the item learned it was a hot line itself that was wasting taxpayers money. 855-224-0736. what is a hotline the prince george's county officials want you to know. >> we are here on this morning to celebrate a new day in prince george's [applause] they would soon be convicted and sent to prison. baker knew he needed to regain the people's trust. >> we must provide an open, efficient and transparent government >> so he created the office of ethic and accountability in part encouraging anyone to report violation or government waste calling the 855 hot line. in the past few years the hot line has taken dozen of reports. some led to investigations. when the item recently received a tip saying it wasn't working -- we called. they were unaware there was a proble immediately. >> you didn't know before we called you it was not working? >> no. we didn't. no, we did not. >> apparently it hadn't been working for a while. according to county rhodes obtained by the i -- records obtained by the i-team, the last report by the hot line was on february 5. six months before we called. even though the county paid $5,300 this year for the service. >> we are not happy with anyone not being able to contact us. >> she admits it was not being monitored and the lack of reports it generated was overlooked. now since "7 on your side" brought it to their attention her office will check that hot line. to ensure it works. >> we don't want to pay money to a vendor that doesn't provide the service. we are looking at that vendor. making sure that the line is operational. >> we contacted the vendor but we never heard back. the county is evaluating the need for the hot line and may try to get the money back for the time that the hot line was not working. chris papst, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, chris. next at 6:00 -- a big job and a big hole to fill for d.c. mayor muriel bowser. a look at who could replace outgoing police chief cathy lanier. also next, a strange twist in the rio robbery of olympic swimmer ryan lochte. the reason a judge o announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: the victims of the great d.c. rabbi filed a $1 million lawsuit. in addition to suing they are also suing the organization that supervised him. he admitted recording dozen of women as they prepared for a ritual bath in georgetown. as the students head back to school there is a renewed emphasis to stay safe on the roadway. the maryland department of transportation launched a campaign that calls look up, look out. it's teamed up with prince george's county with a simple goal. >> that of year for us to get out and message that it's time for folks to pay attention to look up and look out for school traffic for children who are navigating busy crossroads. ja as part of the program, the elementary school students in prince george's county receive reflective backpacks after they attend safety presentations. next at 6:00 -- a big vacancy to fill in the metropolitan police department. abc7 looks at who could become d.c. next police chief after cathy lanier heads to the nfl. >> she's back! katie ledecky back home in bethesda. earlier today, katie got off the plane with plenty of new hardware. why the olympic champ was pleasantly surprised by the hero's welcome. that is next maureen: a judge has ordered ryan lochte to stay in lochte and feigen said they were robbed after a late night out. feigen's father won't comment until it's over. a search is underway for police chief cathy lanier. stephen tschida reports on the possible replacement and what is next for the department. >> chief cathy lanier bowed out before the contract was up in part out of consideration for her partners. >> it would be selfish for me to stay. >> she relied on the assistance. some speculate one of the vims may fill role she is leaving but mayor will look inside and outside for a replacement. >> we will recruit the right leaders. stephen: as far as what lies ahead for th dealing with a department where the officers' actions frequently end up on social media. morale problems among the rank and file and filling a position held by a woman with wide approval and affection among city residents. >> she was incredibly popular. >> the city council must sign off on a new chief. mcduffy believes looking internally makes sense. >> i think we have the best talent in the country. if individuals are interested and are qualified they should have consideration. >> until a permanent replacement is named the mayor will appoint an interim chief. in situations like this the acting chief will come from within the department often. maureen: this weather is getting predictable. i don't think you need to come in anymore. doug: can you pit it in writing? authority. doug: with the heat and the humidity and the storms in the afternoon. we will see a significant change by tuesday and wednesday next week but until then more of this stuff i will tell you about that. is rain and thunderstorms and the point of nasty weather on top of that. looking live at the weather bug camera at st. john catholic regional school in frederick, maryland. the storm is coming out. the cell you have to go farther to find any storms. they will move toward us this everything. this cell is drifting southeast and it's a healthy system. lightning and heavy rain on the leading edge. out goes through damascus and we are looking at the storm to analyze it. if you scan up top the top of the active part is up 30,000 feet. not huge but enough to sustain on the leading edges there is a fair amount of lightning strikes. we are starting to see the weather get in a line here. more moisture from the charlottesville and beyond to virginia will come into play. later this evening we have showers, the thunderstorms and the heavy downpours that are closer to the metro area. we are still around flash flood watch. the -- still under a flash flood watch from anne arundel county through metro and suburbs and through the foothills. eventually as far west of 81. that is the an anticipation. heavy downpour will cross over areas a couple of times. this is what a computer model things at 8:30 tonight. we should see convergence with the moisture in the region. not quite to d.c. but it will overspread and there will be a period of heavy rain and lightning and thunder. we expect heavy rain to develop and move through the area. midnight. there is clearing overnight and we will be in good shape tomorrow. still sunny and hot near 90. a brief spike in heat and humidi and 92 on friday. saturday and sunday. typical august weather. 40% chance of the afternoon shower and storm on saturday. 60% on sunday with a cold front. look what it does. it will clear things out and lower the temperatures and lower the humidity. it's great weather through next week. all right. wednesday, scott abraham, a big homecoming for katie ledecky. scott: yeah, doug. she is the popular young lady these days for sure. there is no place like home. my goodness you would think the president landed at dulles airport today. what a reception for katie ledecky! you will hear from the teenager on her olympic experience. sports is let's start over here compwith this aluminum bed.eds. you put your toolbox up here... whoa! that's a big hole. that is unbelievable. now let's check out the roll formed steel bed of the silverado. same spot, same empty toolbox. took it way better. the steel held up. this summer nd your tag and get 16% of msrp cash back on select remaining 2016 silverado pick-ups in stock. that's over $7,500 cash back on this chevy silverado. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. 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(clap, clap, ding) >> the golden girl is home. katie ledecky is back on american soil in the d.m.v. what a homecoming she arrived to at dulles airport today. a while scene. katie was all smiles rightfully so. the proud owner of four more gold medals. silver medal. she is back home and loving every second of >> it's nice to have her home. redskins returned home and they are preparing for the preseason game at fedex field against the jets. after three long week in richmond the player had a nice surprise awaiting them in araban. new locker rooms completely remodeled. you better believe that the players enjoyed it. >> spending the money. >> it's good, man. got an area to be comfortable. >> the washington nationals playing matinee baseball in colorado. jason worth extended the on-base streak with the third inning walk. he reached base in 45 straight games. we'll highlight for the nats game later tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. maureen: we extend congratulations to katie ledecky. welcome her back. >> amazing lady. maureen: a big celebrity here. doug: we're watching the showers and the thunderstorms, flash flood watch for the metro and beyond. showers and storms along the mountain will move eastward. track them to make sure they don't become severe. that is what steve willdo. he will keep a close eye on the storms to update the beach outlook for the weekend. tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. fire onboard. more than 500 passengers and crew told to abandon ship, racing down chutes, more than 100 injuries. the raging wildfire tonight in the west. the state of emergency at this hour. more than 80,000 residents racing from their homes. and in the south tonight, the death toll from the floods. authorities say the worst devastation in this country since sandy. breaking news. brazilian authorities ordering american swimmer ryan lochte and another swimmer not to leave brazil, amid new questions tonight about their story of being robbed at gunpoint. and this surveillance image. is the order too it will? donald trump and the major shakeup tonight, and late today, trump getting his first classified briefing at the

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