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Transcripts For WJLA ABC7 News Weekly 20240622



devon: we are going to see a few widely scattered storms are now. in frederick am a heavy storm came through. it's going to hold. there is a chance of storms, fairfax, northern marshall. this is the risk for possible severe weather tomorrow. lightning, heavy rain main threats, may be some wind gusts and hail. maybe an isolated weak spin of a tornado. that's if we get storms holding off in the afternoon when we get into the 90's. kellye: kellye: a heavily armed man who tried to take on the entire dallas police department is dead. but the death toll might easily have been much higher. and now the search for answers is underway. richard: the fiery end of the line to a would be one-man war on dallas police. inside the blasted, burned-out shell of his van, the body of james boulware stopped dead by a police snipers bullet. this attack began with a midnight blaze of gunfire aimed at dallas police headquarters. boulware sprayed police headquarters with a hail of gunfire. >> we believe this suspect meant to kill officers. richard: boulware wasn't done. he used his massive van as a battering ram against police cruisers and let others in a chase across town. he stopped and a standoff began. by 40:30 -- by 4:30, a bomb robot spotted >> by bombs. > our swat snipers shot at the front windshield of the van striking the suspect. richard: astonishingly, the gunman was the only cattle tape. boulware was reportedly enraged with police, blaming them when he lost his son. >> he said i lost everything i have i got nothing richard: boulware's van was an assault vehicle that once belonged to a sheriff department in south carolina. kellye: the national transportation safety board is telling metro to repair components protecting the electrified third rail. investigators found multiple instances where third rail protections were built incorrectly or were missing entirely. richard: at left plaza, safety and smoke or big concerns. >> i am a little bit pensive. richard: in january, toxic smoke filled the tunnel. dozens were sickened and if you know passenger died. >> certainly was a tragedy and seems unnecessary. richard: now this ntsb report is recommending "immediate action." it says inspectors found third rail power connections were improperly constructed and installed. those conditions allowed moisture and contaminants to enter components, creating a potential for short-circuiting and fire and smoke. >> it scares me to death. it makes me not -- it makes me want to not ride the train anymore. richard: the report shows another problem. some electrical cable connectors don't have ceiling sleeves designed to keep moisture and contaminants away from high-voltage conductors. >> i see out the window the sparks coming out from underneath. i don't know what it is. richard: this photo shows damage done during a february 11 event at the courthouse nation. >> most rider -- most riders say these issues need to be fixed immediately. kellye: the city of frederick is adding a new red light camera. a second light will be placed at eye street and west south street next month. a recently installed camera at east south street will begin january -- generating citations in early july. two years ago, a frederick county man with down syndrome died in a struggle with sheriff's deputies. how his mother is making sure it doesn't happen again. reporter: eight hours of training for police and attorneys, learning how to communicate with citizens who have an intellectual or developmental disability. ken capone has cerebral palsy. >> so they will understand every person is unique. >> it was clear to me that they needed to learn something. reporter: her son with down suit -- with down syndrome died. >> law enforcement tourneys, judges, bailiffs, corrections officers -- it doesn't matter. that person needs respect and understanding. reporter: training with those who have disabilities, like autism or fetal alcohol syndrome is life-changing. >> to have the person there and interact with them, it is a force multiplier. reporter: they look for social cues when dealing with the public. they might talks slower, avoid metaphors, or turn off their lights and silence -- and sirens to de-escalation often tense situations. >> he would want to be part of this. he would want to help law officers and others to know him better and understand him. kellye: coming up, the gender divide that could leave what some call the wave of the future in parks. and more money in your pocket. why some say it could mean shortchanging repairs to aging bridges and roads. devon: tracking the potential for severe storms in our region let's mobile. same plan. new phone. or a new plan. and a just in case. add a new line. or three. and unlimited talk and text for unlimited tweens. take a carrier store detour at target and upgrade to a shiny new everything. all things mobile. all in one place. kellye: the organization overseeing the expressway on 95 are launching their total forgiveness program for drivers who use the express lanes without a working e-zpass. they are -- the program is now open to drivers who fail to pay tolls before april 30. some maryland lawmakers fear toll reduction will slow plans to update the state's aging if a structure. but the governor's office reports that won't happen. reporter:>> we are putting more than a quarter million dollars back in the pockets of our beleaguered marilyn taxpayers. reporter: this was the governor a week ago. cash tolls at the bay bridge will be going down next month from six dollars to four dollars, tolls at many other ridges and highways also being reduced. over the next five years, that means $270 million less in revenue. during a hearing in annapolis, maryland's transportation secretary speaks to allay concerns. >> nothing we have done with these toll reductions are impacting the excellent credit rating or our ability to maintain a good, safe system. reporter: but some legislators fear it could result in a smaller reserve fund that could be needed for emergency repairs. >> anything could happen. and we just don't have anything in reserves. reporter: others worry that funding could be in jeopardy. >> it may be good politically to have this toll reduction. but there is no guarantee you will have -- be able to do any future planning or future construction of these projects. reporter: one eastern shore lawmaker says his constituents are not worried. >> they have been ecstatic about it. they are looking to put a sign at one of the restaurants of that thanks governor hogan for reducing the polls. reporter: toll reductions take effect on july 1. kellye: companies are rushing to develop software driving cars, but not everybody likes this idea. half of men surveyed said they would buy a self driving vehicle. the majority of women cited safety concerns as a major drawback. 50% of everyone surveyed would not pay extra for self driving technology. ahead, you've seen the flooding in texas and oklahoma. coming up, we will show you another historic record shattered in may. there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you want to watch what if you could pay for the types of channels you want and not the ones you don't w, fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv. starting at $74.99 per month with no annual contract. get custom tv, including internet and phone. price guaranteed for two years. or from now until june 13th get a $400 visa prepaid card when yoyou sign a 2 year agreement. go to getfios.com. cable just gives you channels. fios gives you choice. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v kellye: may was the wettest month in record on the lower 48 states. rain in texas and oklahoma ended years long drought. but caused deadly flooding and millions of dollars in damage. more tornadoes were reported last month than any time since april 2011. i heard you say earlier we have a slight chance of tornadic activity in our area? devon: a marginal risk. just incredible. going back to the story, there was extreme drought but a step further, which is called exceptional drought. it is the most extreme. they got rid of it in just a couple of weeks. but you are exactly correct. a risk of severe storms even a marginal risk. we were tracking storms that were west about the 6:00 hour. we thought that could spark some storms nighttime. we did. rocked a storm through frederick. trying to develop brain northwest of the sea south fairfax -- northwest of d.c. south fairfax, this william county, lawton county and into marshall. that is the storm activity rolling southeast. that means these storms got to folks southeast. that is not the normal track some of these storms take. real-time air temp feels closer to 90 when you factor in the humidity. the big picture of the next two days, mostly about humidity. storms tracking well away from the region and that is what it is that's what is making it extreme difficult. when you're closer to the storms, you know it will fire up to the farther way you get, it is a guessing game between whether those storms are like what we are doing overnight hours. warm and humid to start. storms fire up midmorning sunday. that would limit high temperatures. nor -- more cloud cover and more rain. however, if we push storms to the afternoon time period, maximum heating, more sunshine and a severe threat to come in. lower 90's would do it. if we had more cloud cover and 80's, that would hold that severe chance down. a slim chance on top of that, an isolated tornado. for the bay bridge slim, hot for air temps. water temps not bad. widely isolated storms coming in monday. still really hot and humid. lower to mid 90's, could feel like upper 90's and closer to 100. we've got that slight risk of severe storms that we are tracking closely. the seven-day forecast, really -- it looks like we got a mistake in the rundown. sunday forecast, chances of storms. lower 90's coming in with humidity. we could break that humidity with a strong cold front. but we will hold with the hot weather until we know more. kellye: sweet briar colleges in the news again. this week, the justices sent a case that to the lower court. the court ruled a judge made a mistake when he said the institute that runs a college is not subject to review. dozens of people lined up at aftertaste a part. lily is the 150th animal released by the national aquarium's animal rescue team. she has been under their care since easter after being found with a broken jaw. they guided her into the water. once she was there, she made it into the surf like a natural. coming up, lobster is rarely cheap. it is even less of these days. the kellye: lobster prices are soaring after a particularly cold winter in new england. lobsters haven't shown in because of the winter and a nearly nonexistent spring. lobsters are at $60 per pound. they were $12 last year. prices might stabilize -- lobsters are at $16 per pound. they were $12 last year. prices might stabilize. they ways men -- a wegman's location will be opening tomorrow. a deal has been finalized to build a new stadium just blocks from nats park. suzanne: while a d.c. united goal is something to celebrate, there is another reason. >> d.c. united will have its permanent home in washington d.c. [applause] suzanne: after two years of planning and negotiating today's mayor announced a plan to build a 1000-seat stadium. >> i am pleased that not only will they stay in d.c., but they are going to build a new state-of-the-art, world-class stadium in the district of columbia. suzanne: the district will pay $150 million to acquire and prepare the land. d.c. united will privately finance the $287 million to build the stadium. d.c. united officials say the team deserves a new home. >> we have the best fans in major league soccer and we have the best community and the nation. so we are very excited to be getting the land of assembled and we can't wait to break ground. suzanne: the lunchtime crowd in washington is excited about moving forward. >> soccer is getting more attention in d.c. >> it should generate some money and create some jobs for people. kellye:

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