stricter fight against synthetic drugs, next. >> now abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. jonathan: first, a storm watch weather alert, several counties under a flash flood watch for rain that is moving in overnight. rain and possible thunderstorms this weekend. which day is better for outdoor plans? steve rudin has the timeline on the showers. steve: we will get all of this out of the way by late tomorrow afternoon, improving conditions. between now and then, we could be looking at flash flooding. the stormscan, most of the metro to the west, west virginia, all of this moves are way overnight. we have the potential of areas of heavy rain. the latest on the flash flood watch has expanded to include the district, alexandria fairfax, prince william and prince george's county, in addition to shenandoah county. that is overnight into the day tomorrow. we could pick up anywhere from one to two inches, depending how quickly they move. 83 degrees right now at dulles international airport and we will wake up tomorrow with wet conditions. we will have improving weather. the full forecast coming up in just a few minutes. jonathan: happening now, the police are trying to determine if there are more victims after a camp counselor was charged with sex abuse. the police say that jose vallen's way let inappropriately touched a 11-year-old girl at a campi in bethesda. roz plater has the story. roz: the school has said little other than releasing a statement saying they are cooperating with the investigation. montgomery county police want to know if there are other accusers. jose vallen's willa -- valen zuela turned himself in this afternoon, houston having inappropriate contact with an 11-year-old girl at the holton -arms summer camp. parents were stunned. >> very surprising and upsetting. i want to know if a teacher has been arrested. roz: the police say that valenzuela is known to the children as jolly. he has worked as a summer camp counselor and magic teacher since 2012. the 11-year-old said the unwanted touching happened between june 30 and july 3. some of it occurred backstage. the school said, we are cooperating fully with the authorities and cannot share any further information. we take these types of allegations very seriously. the police are trying to figure out if there might be more accusers. >> any parents who have had experience or any children with inappropriate contact with mr. valenzuela, please contact us. roz: there is a preliminary hearing set for august 7. roz plater, abc 7 news. jonathan: fairfax county, two men hospitalized with stab loans one richmond highway in mount vernon. the police say the were obvious signs of a struggle. the victims are in stable condition. officer say it does not appear this was a random attack. right now they are still investigating the circumstances. they are believed to be fuel for dangerous crimes and they are behind a series of overdoses. today, new legislation combating the use of synthetic drugs in the district. richard reeve explains how. richard? richard: jonathan, we found this empty synthetic drug packet outside of this store. the idea behind the strategy is to shut down businesses selling this material. residents say they have seen people passed out on the streets , driven away in handy -- driven away in ambulances. with sirens blaring on mlk avenue -- >> this is something that can take a life. richard: we found this synthetic drug packet outside of thurgood marshall high school. these pcp-like drugs have names like bizarro k2, and scooby snacks. >> i've seen what they do to people. it's terrible. richard: d.c. fire and ems are transporting up to 15 people pay for bad trips. mayor bowser: these are nothing like marijuana. richard: friday, d.c. mayor muriel bowser signed a law making it illegal. it will allow the police to enforce a 96-hour shutdown order for any business selling the drugs. in ok residents showed us this man, high from synthetic drugs. the police believe that jasper spires, accused in the stabbing death of an american university graduate, was also high on synthetic drugs. but will the actions be enough? >> they are in it to make money. >> we will have to move quickly because people are dying on this stuff. richard: some stores apparently knew this was coming and had stop selling. one of the big concerns is dealers outside of the district will come in and sell the material on the street corners. live from d.c. police headquarters, richard reeve, abc 7 news. jonathan: a southeast d.c. couple behind bars facing charges they kept teenaged girls as sex slaves. the police say that marshall and his girlfriend, harris, targeted girls as young as 14 for the sex crimes. the police arrested the couple after the mother of one of the girls tracked her down. >> 14-year-old girls out here. jonathan: court documents indicate the couple kept at least 60 or seven -- six or seven girls and their apartment and placed ads. a maryland mother still incompetent to stand trial in the disappearance of her two children. katherine heigl is charged with child abuse and neglect. they have been missing since september. the judge believes that hoggle will eventually be declared content. today, the children's father still knows they are alive. after 54 years of flying the confederate battle flag has been removed from the south carolina state house. the flagpole is also gone, after the intense political battle over the significance of the image. some say it is part of history. others call it a symbol of hate and racism. the debate was spurred by racially motivated shooting inside of a charleston church the suspected gunman draping himself in the confederate flag. the flight was moved to a civil war museum. other battles over the confederate flag closer to home. some have rushed to defend the symbol, others wanted eliminated. tom roussey is joining us with the confederate controversy happening in a location you may not expect. tom, where are you? tom: jonathan, a lot of people will be surprised. his is a confederate memorial, telling people to not forget the thin gray line. this is a symbol for the confederate states of america. where am i? montgomery county maryland basically in the heart of rockville. over there is the montgomery county courthouse. as these two friends hung out at the park, they did not know that a confederate war memorial was just 200 feet away. >> very surprised. i had no idea. tom: there is been controversy in virginia, which contained the confederacy's capital, but maryland which was technically neutral, but -- >> rockville was a southern-sympathetic city. tom: he talked about the statue history and the controversy. this picture of the website shows it after its 1913 dedication, in an area then called confederate triangle. it was moved to its nearby location in 1971. >> people wanted to remove it at the time. they agreed to move it to the side of the courthouse, but the face is still facing south. >> i think it's disgusting. i don't think anybody should support it. i don't think it should be braided around a something good. >> it's probably going to far to look at every confederate monument or part of history and consider it to be something that has to be removed. >> i think they fought and died for what they believed in. you cannot take down every statue dedicated to those people. i think it should stay. tom: this memorial is on county-owned property. a spokesperson said the maryland history work preservation commission controls things like the statue. the spokesperson says although there is talk about with the future of this memorial should be, for now it is not an immediate priority for county leaders. live in rockville, tom roussey abc 7 news. jonathan: as we mentioned, the flag controversy started with dylan roof's shooting rampage in charleston. tonight, the fbi director said the background check on roof failed, because of a breakdown of the paperwork between the police departments and counties. they said the failure rips all our hearts out. the head of the fed's personnel offices out of a job in the wake of the massive data breach. katherine archuleta resigned 24 hours going anywhere. she had been under fire after hackers implicated the database -- infiltrated the database and gain access to more than 20 million federal workers' records. coming up, a thrill ride turns into a close call, caught on tape. what happened when a bungee cord snapped. and a futuristic travel idea closer to reality. we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number don't miss the final days of the lowest prices of the season. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store. don't miss the final days of the lowest prices of the season. save $300 to $700 on selected mattress sets. ends sunday! know better sleep with sleep number. jonathan: 7 on your side with a health alert and a warning about pain relievers. the fda is now saying that nsaid drugs could increase your risk of heart attack up to 50%. the risk begins with your very first dose. in the more you take, the longer you take, the higher the risk. doctors say that switching to a different kind of pain reliever is not good either because they all have potential side effects. a surprising headline about donald trump. we've been telling you about tests and backlash after the comments about immigration. turns out he is not lost any support. quite the contrary, he is gaining ground. according to a new hole, he is in first place nationwide among gop voters, and it is a crowded field. 14 hopefuls are hoping for that bid, with more expected to jump into the fray. this week, two popular chefs backed out of his d.c. hotel project because of those comets. a family vacation nearly ended in tragedy at an amusement park in wisconsin, all caught on tape. wait for it, wait for it. here it comes. yeah the child and adult sitting on the ride called catapult when the bungee cord snapped seconds before they were supposed to be launched. the impact was so violent, they created a hole forges deep in the concrete. >> it could have hit us or our friends and family who were very nearby. >> if they had launched us and it broke on the way back down, it could have killed us both. jonathan: the amusement says the rod has been repaired and inspected. however, the family says, yeah, they are going to pass on the ride. an exciting time for space travel. we are hearing from four astronauts who signed on to be the first astronauts at the controls of a commercial spacecraft. today, the lush america team laid out their mission. it will take place on new capsules built by spacex and bo eing, but there is still a long way to go. >> extremely excited. jonathan: the team will kick into high gear over the next two years. the goal is the first commercial manned rockets launched into space, but the 17. that's a pretty ambitious schedule. steve: i like it down here. jonathan: we had to ride with the bungee cord that snapped, then talking about space. steve: tonight we are rocking and rolling a little bit especially after midnight. we get it all out of the way by midday tomorrow. any outdoor plans, fireworks old town alexandria -- jonathan: nice. steve: 82 degrees the high temperature. it's ok, it's friday night. 82 degrees, the wind out of the west northwest, the dew point in the middle 60's. the high today 88 degrees at reagan national. that is one degree below average. not nearly as hot as it was yesterday. 73 gaithersburg, 75 manassas called for 72 to -- culpeper 72 degrees. this is doppler radar. the wet weather beginning to approach from the west. centerville, manassas, light rain. the main action is well to the west, west virginia, moving our way overnight into the early morning hours. 68 to 74 degrees the areas of heavy rain, possibly a thunderstorm, heavier thunderstorms developing later tonight. we also have a flash flood watch, arlington, alexandria prince george's, the district, fairfax county until 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. heaviest of the rain tomorrow morning, 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 am 8:00. then as we move towards the midmorning, all of this begins to move out to the east. the beaches should be ok most of the day. we get this out of the way early. 6:00 saturday, the skies begin to clear. that means sunshine on the way sunday, high temperatures eventually making it close to 90 degrees. the forecast, 83 the high tomorrow, morning rain afternoon clearing. fireworks, old town alexandria, the temperatures fall into the 70's. it will be derived, so they will go on as scheduled. don't let the rain tonight scare you off. daytime high sunday 89 degrees 90 monday, 92 wednesday. don't forget the stormwatch 7 mobile app, itunes and the android market. jonathan: steve, thanks. two teams that play in our backyard. lou: drama. the battle of the beltway's. she'll gonzales -- gio gonzales showed off his impressive arm. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local to get a deal is. lou: -- brought to you by your local toyota dealers. lou: not only are the national senatorial sending multiple players to the all-star game they have passionate fan bases. nats with the lead in the a's, which has been a problem all season. getting the closer drew storen. that wieters takes the way to the wall. the game is tied at 2-2. bottom of the knife bending, the score is tied. jonathan schoop i'm ready to send everybody home, the walkoff home run off of tanner roark the orioles win 3-2. coach: we had some opportunities with guys out there. one swing of the bat any other way could make the difference. lou: tomorrow, wake up early and watch one of the greatest athletes of our generation add to her resume. no woman has won it this many times and steffi graf. meanwhile, roger federer winning again to advance to his 10th wimbledon final. federer played near mistake-free tennis, 56 winners. he will be in a rematch of last year's men's final sunday. federer ghashas won wimbledon seven times. the iconic women's world cup team did not get a tickertape parade. no womrnen's team has ever got mad on her until friday, in honor of this year's world cup winning team. not only the first to honor a women's team, but the first parade of that kind in new york city to honor this many people since 1960. all the talk this week in the nba was denadreandre jordan's fiasco. he went to twitter and apologize to mark cuban and the mavericks and their fans. he said he is humbled by the mavs and mark cuban's understanding. and the u.s. defeats haiti 1-0. the red, white, and blue advance to the quarterfinals. jonathan: i love the tweet -- one of the best owners andin basketball just don't want to play for you. look at the seating chart carefully. jonathan: the 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