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Transcripts For WJLA News 7 At 11 20160701



stay with us on abc 7 and wjla.com for breaking updates. alison: a terrifying question the enters many minds in aftermath of a tragedy -- what would i do if it happened to me? tonight, a free session on what to do. the active shooter trading held in hyattsville was helping people be more prepared in the event of an emergency. tom roussey has the lessons that were taught. is still aville fairly small town. not a place where you would expect a mass shooting, but folks i talked to said it could happen anywhere. at the police department tonight, they learned the best thing to do if they ever find themselves in such a situation. >> we are living in a really scary time. tom: hyattsville police encouraged the dozens who came to turn fear into action. with your land of nascar, turkey, and the false , turkey, and the false alarm in the morning at joint base andrews, people came out. thingst of times when happen, people freeze. >> don't freeze. you are not helpless and you can get through this. tom: the first thing to do? >> get out as quickly as you can. tom: but that is not always possible, so you can also barricade doors. if that does not work, it is time for the final option -- fight. >> they will call you injury or death, so fight with everything you have. says a lot ofmike times when people cannot get out of the building, they hide. back and be a good option, but sometimes people hide behind things that are not bulletproof. it's important to think in advance, what would was ever in a mass shooting situation? live in hyattsville, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, tom. valuable information. jointerent drill sent base andrews into lockdown this morning. there were reports of a possible active shooter at the medical center, leading to tense moments and evacuations. it turned out to be a false alarm. the so-called gun man was based security. there was extra confusion because all of this happen to happen before a planned active shooter drill on the base. and officialsat say the response was out of an abundance of caution. alison: developing now, the police say they have caught the man who murdered three people in district heights last week. lawrence rogers junior is accused of shooting five people, killing three. the police release this surveillance video, that showed the suspect walking through the neighborhood with a gun. range from 50 to 60 years old. the big question tonight is the motive, which remains under investigation. brian: outside this evening, we have not cooled off much. at 11:00, the clouds rolling in, the humidity is creeping up. tomorrow will be warm and muggy. patchy fog to start in the afternoon, mid and upper 80's. could be showers and thunderstorms in the evening. once that rolls out, the evening is looking good. alison: in the wake of this month's terrorist attacks in orlando and turkey, the national park service is stepping up security for the fourth of july fireworks. if you plan to come down to the national mall on the forthcoming you are barred from bringing a lot of things. the included guns, i'll call, glass containers, and roads. park service police will be out in force. glass containers, and drones. >> security is dramatically increased. public toey urged the come out for the fireworks and other events, but be aware of your surroundings and report anything suspicious. leon: the death toll from the terror attack in turkey is now 44. turkish officials say that a 25-year-old airport worker died of wounds he suffered in the attack tuesday. today, a memorial service for the victims. investigators say three suicide bombers came from russia, whose pakistan, and curtis dan. arrested 13olice people they suspect of having links to the terror group. hearingtonight, we are from one of the thousands of transgender americans were allowed to serve openly in the military. defense secretary ash carter sa h transgendered people in the military. an estimated 1.4 million u.s. adults identify as transgender, about double the estimate from a decade ago. tim barber has the reaction tonight from a local sailor. m: that sailor has worked at the pentagon and served in the military for 10 years, and today, finally, after a long battle, his friends, his transgender peers can walk down these halls as themselves. >> i just kept thing separate. tim: the military forced him to live in the shadows for nearly a decade. >> i could talk about friends i was -- i could not talk about people i was friends with. tim: last year he stepped out of the dark this and into the light to fight a battle for transgender service members. >> we are just like anybody. members who were born one gender but identify with another. defense secretary ash carter eliminated the ban on transgender people, something this lieutenant has been talking about with him man-to-man. wordss hard to put into because he see zhu as a sailor, soldier, airmen, marines -- he sees you as a sailor. deployed nearly a dozen times, and he says next time he will fight even harder. >> there is nothing barring me from continuing to serve. tim: the new policy will be phased in over the next year. live from the pentagon, tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: tim, thank you. a new trial in a high-profile case that turned heads across the nation, the focus of the first season of the wildly popular serial podcast examine the original case against the man who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in 1999. he is serving a 30-year jail sentence. no word on if he will be released pending the new trial. leon: examining a name change in the fairfax county school district, a push to rename the schoolstuart high because it is named after a confederate general. jay korff reports. fireworks and big news tonight is that after a year of rancorous debate, next month the school board will vote whether or not to actually form a working committee. the job of the working committee is to figure out what they are uartg to rename j.e.b. st high school and a cost-effective way, the least disruptive way. there are two sides that are on very opposite sides of this issue. those who believe institution should not be named after confederate generals, which j.e.b. stuart was. there also supporters who believe that it merits a different name. stuart wasay, look, famous for his position not on slavery but his legendary status as a military leader and tactician. excellentdents are and they should be celebrated, and it was nobody in this auditorium who ever walked the halls who did not see acceptance and friendship, so you are fixing a problem that does not exist in our school. >> the position to change the name is not a financial decision. it's a question of justice, equality, human rights, and reconciliation. jay: if the board votes for the formation of the committee, the committee has been tasked to come up with a new names. the big meeting will be next month and we expect a lot of people here. we will report the findings. live in falls church, jay korff, abc 7 news. laws will take effect tomorrow as we begin a new fiscal year. here are some -- in virginia, a new measure on gun control will become official. this would require police officers at all gun shows to perform voluntary background checks. as of tomorrow you can also be fined $100 in virginia if you are smoking in a car with a thed under the age of 8 in vehicle. public elementary schools will be required to give students 20 minutes per day for physical activity. maryland, the minimum wage goes from $8.25 to $8.75 per hour. the state gas tax al and the state-sponsored savings plan goes into effect. the largestahead -- recall in american history. it's growing. new concerns about takata airbags. alison: and a spectacle that you the see only here on 7, show being put it's our 4th of july sale. where you can create the perfect home. from now until july 4th, you'll find huge savings on stylish pieces. plus, you'll get an extra ten-percent off accessories! and, we're 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dollars for the average home. says they have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to improve reliability, but a d.c. house member said this was exactly what she feared when pepco merged. >> their multimillion dollar effort to convince people how this was good for them, now we are seeing why it's not. leon: they are also proposing a credit to offset the residential increase. being submitted to the public service commission in nothing is final. alison: 7 on your side with health matters and a warning that may be your mother gave you, but this is from the fda -- do not eat raw cookie dough. oftorically that is because the danger of eating raw eggs. however, the fda says it is concerned about a strain of e. coli bacteria found in some , which hasflour caused an ongoing outbreak of sickness. leon: going to make a lot of people sat. that's going to make a lot of people sad. sometimes mother nature puts on a show, and for this man in great falls, there is an incredible display of fireflies. jay: when the sun goes down in northern virginia, one homeowner's front yard lights up like nothing you have ever seen. >> my name is john randolph and we are in great falls, virginia. jay: by design. this chemist by trade allowed part of his yard to go wild over the years to attract fireflies. >> we are letting the natural ecosystem grow. when you do that, you have nice diversity of predators and prey and insects and you get fireflies. jay: the camera cannot pick up with the eye can see and the heart can feel, but that this light show looks like stars dancing in the trees. >> i think it is magical. jay: jon graham knauf does not run around with jars anymore, but the beautiful glow of the fireflies reminds him of breezy summer nights and a carefree childhood. givest the space that you nature to grow come if you do that, you are rewarded. jay: jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: that iscool. the lights in the room to see a better. alison: it's interesting. i love that. brian: that is pretty cool. up, and ity is coming think we can have storms tomorrow. there is also a chance on the fourth, so we have to watch that. saturday and sunday will be really nice. that.t want to look past alison: we have fireworks to worry about. brian: yes. it has been pleasant the last day or so, but now we are heading back into the uncomfortable range for about a day. tomorrow, we shift around. will be an comfortable, possibly oppressive tomorrow, but then the humidity will drop back again and saturday and sunday will be nice. the clouds filter again, the temperatures staying up because of back, the warmer air moving in. downtown, 76, mid 70's southern maryland in fredericksburg. cl could have a limited visibility in the morning. mid 60's, pushing near 70. earlier this evening, showers in the mountains and further to the south and east. most of those have fizzled out. still some near tidewater, virginia, across the eastern shore, tracking to the east, northeast. that is out of here, things remaining dry. it will be gray tonight. midday, a spotty showers not be ruled out. starting with clouds and sunshine, the afternoon more thundershowers could erupt tomorrow evening. they mosey out of here in the week and will be fine, lots of sunshine and pleasant weather. afternoon, hit or miss, so keep that in mind. saturday and sunday, low-to-mid 80's, feeling great. monday still several days out, so we will finesse the forecast. 88 friday, saturday and sunday, low-to-mid 80's, feeling great oath days. monday, the jury is still out. timing andk on the eventually ship those back or earlier, we will watch that. tuesday and wednesday a bit unsettled, but the average temperature this time of year is 88, and after tomorrow all of our temperatures are below average. alison: nice. leon: we will have to wait for monday for stop forget about monday. the nats had their own fireworks. erin: it was a laser show. the nationals had a monster night. danny espinosa did something no other player has done in franchise history. ♪ they go ooh ooh. hey! ♪ ♪ they go oh-ooh-ooooh. ♪ sitting, watching, waiting, wishing. ♪ ♪ i tell you one thing, you never knew it. ♪ ♪ at the back of the bus ♪ there is so much to give, so dream big. ♪ yeah. ♪ ♪ and when they screaming get out, get out. ♪ ♪ll i wanna hear is t down, get down. ♪ ♪ yeah. ♪ and when they screaming get out, get out. ♪ ♪ll i wanna hear is t down, get down. ♪ ♪ get down, get down. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: danny espinosa and the nationals crushed the reds tonight, and this was not even close. ,ationals park, bases-loaded shot to deep left, over the bullpen. nats led 8-1. danny espinosa was hitting under .230, but he broke out. fourth inning, he puts a charge into this one. again to left field, gone. ribbies.s, seven the firstnosa becomes hitter in nationals history to hit home runs from both sides of the plate. here is dusty baker. >> he has been playing lights out. he has been getting big hits for us. erin: the kevin durant sweepstakes begin in about a half hour. several clubs have a free-agent season starts. he is giving his oklahoma city squad first crack. it appears that durant does not want the meetings to drag out over the summer, so he is making a weekend of it. after meeting with the thunder, he will fly to new york for meetings with five teams. friday is the warriors and clippers, saturday he will reportedly meet with the spurs and celtics in the hamptons, followed by the heat on sunday. we spoke with the wizards today, who told us they do not have any meetings scheduled. s?at is next for the wizard they've it aldridge is reporting they are moving on from k.d. and will try to hammer out a new framework for a deal with bradley beal. the final and three of the college world series, which was rained out last night, restarted this afternoon. , young, the two run homer puts coastal carolina up 4-0. coastal carolina one out away from clinching their first ever national title. with the game-tying run just 90 feet away, but they can celebration. -- but they get the strikeout and the celebration. the capitals re-signed tom wilson to a two-year, $4 million deal. or shoot, do something. coming up next, your chance to own a house featured in a movie. it's a great day for an adventure. surprises are hiding around each corner. come chase thrills that lead in every direction. yet somehow bring us all back together. busch gardens williamsburg and water country usa. vacation packages start at $50 per person. a whole other world awaits. leon: it is not just about owning part of your childhood, how about living in it? this house from the movie "16 candles" is up for sale. it has been extensively renovated since the film. the asking price, just under $1.5 million. you guys have seen this movie how many times? erin: they need a realtor. alison: i saw that movie many times, loved it. leon: which room are you going to buy? i know it's not 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(announcer vo) it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. alison: all right, brian. brian: could be a couple storms tomorrow afternoon, but it will be muggy. it will be gorgeous saturday and sunday. monday, still several days out, we have a chance to update the forecast. the bottom line is we have a nice weekend. the humidity will remain in check saturday and sunday. they will go over the forecast in the morning. leon: positive thoughts. jimmy kimmel live is next. alison: have a good night. the greek flavors of our mediterranean collection.ve your choice of delicious chicken or hearty steak. with crumbled feta and cool, creamy tzatziki sauce. try our mediterranean collection today. subway. fresh is what we do. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- christoph waltz, from "orange is the new black," danielle brooks, this week in unnecessary censorship, and music from maxwell. with cleto and the cletones. now, all of a sudden, here's jimmy kimmel. 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