Transcripts For WJLA ABC 7 News At 500 20240622 : comparemel

Transcripts For WJLA ABC 7 News At 500 20240622

Sergeant Carson Holmquist and skip wells. The military officials were tightlipped about the transport. We have received various conflicting information about the route taken by ground or by air. We are keeping a close eye on the convoy as it reaches delaware. Mike carterconneen, abc7 news. Jonathan thank you. Again, a live picture for you now. These are the four bodies brought in. They were brought by convoy. The bodies are in the suburbans as they are brought to the airport in manassas. They will be transported to dover. There is a ceremony that takes place. The honor guard will be there and transport them in caskets draped in the american flag. Brought to Dover Air Force base and from there, they set up burial arrangements with the families. Law enforcement is there and its their way to pay respects to the marine. This is playing while its an Ongoing Investigation to figure what happened yesterday. Why did the gunman open fire and kill four marines and shoot one in the leg who was released from the hospital in shooting a Police Officer trying to respond as well in the ankle. Again, all the questions tonight. That is what a lot of people want to know. Investigators are trying to figure out the motive for the attack against the marines. Kellye tonight, investigators are looking into the case to figure out why it happened. Jonathan we are learning more about the Service Members killed. The man who killed them before he was shot dead we are learning more about him but we dont know the motive. That is what everybody is digging deep on. Stephanie ramos has the latest developments. Stephanie the local Law Enforcement officials are continuing to investigate how the young man could go from allMiles Per Hour allamerican, popular to a mass killer. Today they are removing items from the home they identified as a killer of four Miles Per Hours in tennessee. That of four marines in tennessee. Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez didnt live far from the location where the rampage occurred that took the lives of four military heroes. This is the event we have most worried about and it happens. Tragic to see an american soldier killed on american soil. Stephanie eyewitnesses say the marines came under fire from 15 yards away after abdulazeez opened fire. The gunman used high powered rifle to unleash barrage of bullets. Among the dead, Thomas Sullivan seen in the marine Facebook Post who served two tours in iraq. The 40yearold earned a purple heart for injuries he suffered in his active duty tour. Skip wells, 21 years old from marietta georgia. The bodies of the marines are being brought to Dover Air Force base where the military mortuary is located. Reserve center is reviewed in the wake of the shooting. The white house aggrieves with the move. It is important to take the necessary steps to even sure the men and the women in uniform are safe. Stephanie they look for what motivated the recent engineer and grad to see what would get him to commit a violent act. He had no criminal history aside from a d. U. I. In april. The community is gathering at the church for a vigil to honor the marines killed. In chattanooga, tennessee, stephanie ramos, abc7 news. Jonathan stay with abc7 and wjla. Com for any new developments in the investigation. Kellye 7 on your side with alert for cvs customers. They shut down photo website because of a possible Security Breach. Chris papst is live with what customers need to know. Chris this is still a possible hacker Security Breach. An investigation is underway. We should know more soon. For much of the day if you went to cvs photos you would have gotten a message about the possible attack. And they had been informed that the Customer Credit card information collected by the company that runs the website may have been compromised. Cvs said the website was shut down but its no back up. If you put your credit card info on the website, check your statements. Call your bank or Credit Card Company if anything looks suspicious. If you are a customer of cvs. Com or the cvs stores you are not affected. The photo aspect of the business is separate from the chain. Chris papst abc7 news. Jonathan lets turn the attention to weather. We want to show you a cool piece of video over the Chesapeake Bay. Look at this. Kellye chief meteorologist doug hill has the amazing pictures. Doug i have images ill would love to share. This is Chesapeake Bay and time lapse from the morning. The clouds are result of the winds. From the atlantic ocean. The cool winds from the mountain to the west to Chesapeake Bay. You saw the clouds. Its called convergence. We thank the National Weather service for the image they put together. We have cool air from the atlantic and from maryland to the bay. When the air mass is over much warmer water over the top of the Chesapeake Bay itself it started to lift. Then it started to twist. We want to thank candy thompson Public Information officer of the Maryland National resources tweet. She was out on boats this morning and they noticed the water spouts. Something that is cooler than noticing them, she said one formed next to the boat and came across the boat. Felt a blast of cold air rained hard for a few seconds and done. Something that we see now and then. We have seen multiple water sprouts. That is cool. It doesnt happen often. This afternoon is quiet. But we have a rampup of the heat and the humid tomorrow. We have more on that part of the story coming up. Thank you. Kellye the d. C. Forensic Scientist Department under permanent manage. Muriel bowser showed the appointment of dr. Jennifer smith as the new director. The previous director resigned after two audits found the procedures were noted a ed adequate. Jonathan two officers doing paperwork in their car. One was killed and the other was wounded. They are shooting for the gunman or gunmen. It happened this morning on cyndi lane. Brianne carter has the latest on the developments. Brianne this happened in the parking lot here where you now see a teddy bear and a candle. Tonight the Police Identified a victim as 26yearold adrian cannard. He was a father and a person who wanted to be a Police Officer. Tonight the police say they believe he was targeted. A senseless crime. Brianne cynthia is heartbroken after getting word that her son was shot and killed this morning while at work. He loved life. A people before person. Happy going. Brianne at 1 00 a. M. Kinard was working at the apartment when someone opened fire on the two. Heard boom, boom, boom boom, boom out of my back window. Police say the two men were in their personal cars in the complex parking lot. Filling out paperwork when they were shot. Kinard was taken to the hospital where he died from the injuries. The other man suffered nonlife threatening injuries. Its hard when you are a young person trying to make it. Trying to make it for your family. Its just so hard. This is the second tragedy in our family. Brianne kinards brother was killed in 2010. Ment to a family and a community are in disbelief. You can see this community at the apartment complex. The boys earlier today placed this sign here along this tree. Meanwhile, the police say the search for the suspect continues and that includes looking to Surveillance Video here within the apartment complex. Tonight, police say up to a 25,000 reward is being offered for the information that leads to an arrest. Reporting live, Brianne Carter abc7 news. Kellye Prince Georges County Police Officer struck and injured in a traffic stop in austin hills. We are getting a look at the person of interest in the case. Police say the officer was in the middle of a traffic spot when the driver sped off hit the officer and caused him to flip on the hood. The driver suffered minor injuries. The driver in a cold Subaru Outback with d. C. License plate dt2586. Jonathan time running out to return cash from a crash at the baltimore tum. Rear door to an armored brinks truck malfunctioned and open and that sent cash flying. Drivers have until saturday afternoon to turn it in with no questions asked or you could face charges. Coming up the disturbing accusations that landed a Montgomery County teacher in jail and out of a job. Kellye a man learns a sentence for driving high on p. C. P. And striking and killing a pedestrian. Why some feel the punishment is not enough. I didnt ask to be shot. I almost lose my life. Jonathan a local shooting victim falls behind on her bills but 7 on your side steps in to help her keep her home. Jonathan 7 on your side coming up big to help a victim from losing her home. Kellye she was the shooting victim of 2012 and struggled to work. She couldnt pay her bills. Jonathan with help from 7 on your side the family can stay in their home. Joce sterman joins us live to explain how. This is a great story. Jose joce good news. We love to give it to you. She asked for loan modification but she couldnt get one. She was on the verges to lose the house. We made phone call to the Mortgage Lender and the bank took advantage and in a good will gesture gave her the news she has been praying for. With five kids it is obvious she is juggling a lot. Yeah joce but she is battling something you cant see unless you look closer. The shot. It went through my lungs and my back. Joce a scar that runs halfway across her back. The permanent reminder of the day she was shot by her boyfriend in a Howard County nail so lon where she worked nail salon where she worked. He looked straight at me angry and pointed at me. Joce he shot one shot and sent her down a long road of recovery. Sometimes i am fine and then i have pain. Joce so bad she has been unable to work consistently. She fell behind on her mortgage and asked for loan modification but was the injury is not considered a hardship until 7 on your side got involved. Im not asking for anything much. I am willing to work. Joce she contacted us facing imminent closure. We called them to tell them about her struggle. Soon after her bank reduced the amount she owe and lowered the payments. Now the family can stay in the house and that has helped them all heal. Thank you so much. Adont know what to do if you dont make the phone call. Joce their lender cant comment on the cases but we checked out hor paperwork to confirm that the loan modification was offer and the payments are now something she can manage moving forward. Newsroom, joce sterman, abc7 news. Jonathan i cant imagine being shot wouldnt be considered a hardship. Go figure. Talk about the weather situation. Day two. Fantastic. She was bragging how gorgeous it was. Doug the skies were not as clear as yesterday but it was comfortable. This weekend it will be hot and humid. A little sunshine and clouds throughout. The clouds kept the temperatures down. Blue sky here and there. Low 80s in many areas. 80 in west virginia. I know its 81. Now its 82. Make up your mind 81 in gaithersburg. This is live data coming in. That is why the numbers change. This morning for the 50s and the lower 60s. A comfortable day. Its changing. The temperatures are not higher than yesterday. They are the same in many areas but the humidity levels are creeping up. 83 in reagan national. Dew point, the measurement of the moisture in the air is how we determine relative humidity. If dew points are 70 or higher and its 80 or higher, that is an uncomfortable combination. Yesterday, comfortably dry. Today, not so much. Tomorrow, for the 22nd time today its hot and humid. Mid90s. Moisture levels are high enough to be uncomfortable. We expect showers overnight. It should be fine for the nats returning home opener this evening. We monitor the showers that dissipate over western pennsylvania. We think most of the stuff in indianaiowa will dissipate as well. There is a warm front that is swinging in tomorrow morning and there could be showers when you wake up in the morning. Partly cloudy through the day. Wait for it. Hot and humid in the afternoon. This will be in the mid90s. Hot and humid. 96. Muggy and humid. 96. Muggy and uncomfortable monday. Monday night, cold front better chance of storms for tuesday. Kellye coming up at five abc7 news at 5 00 they are giving you a chance to become a Police Officer. See how Jennifer Donelan did when she traded her microphone for a bulletproof vest. Not an easy job. Stay on top of breaking news by signing up for the text alert. Go to wjla. Com texts. Enter the cell phone number. The next thing you know you will get the text alerts if something is breaking. Kellye a look at what is coming up tonight on abc. Kellye tonight a plane crash survivor Autumn Veatch is telling her story for the first time. The 16yearold was flying with her step grandparents who were going to Washington State after visiting montana when the plane went down. Veatch said she tried to save them but there was nothing she could do. It took no time for fire to come out the front. I made my way out. There was adrenaline. I was trying to get them out. Are you telling you watched your stepgrandparents die . Yes. Something that will haunt me forever. The number one concern was hypothermia but she found a stream and followed it down the mountain to the parking lot and credits making it out alive to the survival shows she used to watch with her father. Jonathan amazing. This is scary. Tonight the f. B. I. Is looking to 34 incidents involving the people shining the bright lasers at the commercial jets. Specifically going into the cockpit window with the pilots. This happened this week alone. 11 were reported wednesday night in new jersey. They are targeting aircraft with the laser beams and is it a federal crime. It can blind pilots which would endanger everybody on board. Coming up at abc7 news at 5 00 a man just walking down the street struck and killed by a driver who was high on p. C. P. How much time the driver will now spend in prison. We are in potomac where the school fired a teacher accused of inprotoly touching students. Coming up we hear why police announcer youre watching abc7 news at 5 00. 7 on your side. Jonathan Montgomery County teacher out of a job and in jail accused of inappropriate sexual contact with the two students. Kellye Justin Gordon taught at the Connelly School of the holy child in potomac. Tom roussey is live in toe mow tack with the investigation. Tom in potomac with the investigation. Tom . Tom we are at the school now. You can see the sign for it behind me for middle school through high school. Im told the alleged victims were in high school at the time. This is a very expensive private Catholic School with division tuition up to 30,000. They believe there were two victims in the last four years but they are asking for other victims to come forward. We believe there could be other additional victims. Montgomery county Police Believe the teacher Justin Gordon inappropriately touched at least two students in a sexual manner in the time at the comely school of the hole Connelly School of the holy child. The recent happened this year. They accused gordon of grooming. He spent time gaining the trust of two young women. He spent time building intimacy with them. Then he committed sexual offenses against them. Tom police say 40yearold gordon began associating with one victim at the school and the social events last fall. By may, he had escalated the relationship to sexual touching. Through the course of investigating her experiences, we are able to identify a second victim. Tom police say the second alleged victim is a former student. She accuses gordon of beginning a relationship with her in 2008 that turned sexual four years later. No one answered the door at gordons home. Neighbors they dont know him a lot of police near his home yesterday. The school says gordon has been fire and police say he was a robotics teacher. He was referred to as a commuter lab czar involved with the technology club. Late this afternoon we got an emailed statement from shannon gomez, head of the school here who says, we are extremely saddened by this troubling news and pray for all those affected. It says holy child works to screen and conduct background check of all faculty and staff prior to offering them employment. For gordon, he has been fired here again. Last check we were able to do with the Montgomery County he was still in jail with bond of 30,000. Reporting live in potomac im tom roussey, abc7 news. Kellye horrific crash in february. A man walking on a sidewalk this northwest d. C. When a driver struck and killed him. We learned that the driver James Chandler was high on p. C. P. Today he learned his prison sentence. D. C. Bureau chief sam ford is in northwest washington with how much time chandler will serve. The courtroom was packed today with the victims Family Member and friends on one side, the defendant on the other. James chandler stood in an orange jumpshot and read a brief statement saying, i dont have words to stay how sorry i am. There were tears on both sides of the courtroom. They left today without comment. Relative of the defendant chandler saying he didnt mean to do it. Chandle

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