county hall from arlington public schools. the agency failed to notify the state education department charles pile of the virginia department of education didn't speak about the case, but said such a mistake by child protective services is a violation of state law. >> window for individual to move to another state and secure license in another state just move to another district here in virginia. >> arlington county child protective services declined multiple request for an interview and said it couldn't answer specific questions about the case. in a written statement, the county will look into and address any report that required notification was not the same. it also ensure that it's protocols are updated state finally quit his maryland teaching job and loss his virginia teaching license in may of 2017 only after arlington public schools decided to check back on whatever found to have engaged in a sex offense and had been teaching all the while in maryland. >> allowing someone to continue to work and have access to other chi

. >>> we want to warn you about a new scam in arlington. some residents are getting calls demanding they pay a fine for missing jury duty. the scammers say they're from the arlington county sheriff's office or some other agency. if you get a call like this, call the sheriff's office and verify claim and remember, they're never going ask for money over the phone. >>> the fight started over someone's make america great again hat and ended with assault charges. the fight broke out saturday night outside the grillfish restaurant in northwest d.c., and a man from florida has been charged with three counts of assault. said something in the restaurant and it got violent outside. the suspect has been released from custody, but louis traveiso tells news4 he only acted in self-defense and calls it

but the arlington school board washington lee high school. instead, according to a statement, we will not focus on one particular school and ask, should we change the name of the school? totead, we will ask establish naming criteria that reflect our values. steps, including public hearings, before any decisions about these possible name changes. richard reeve, abc 7. >> family and friends today mourning the loss and celebrating the life of one of two virginia state troopers killed in saturday's helicopter crash. died trooper burke bates in the line charlottesville. hiss was honored by colleagues as well as the governor, who he knew well. his wife andd by twins, who are just 12 years old. next at 6:00, the new app that's being rolled out to keep track of your kids when they head off to school. >> and next at 6:00, reading between the lines. national zoo is taking that has us on panda watch. it's time for the biggest sale of the year with the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides to ke

live in arlington, amy aubert, abc 7 news. coming up next on abc seven news at 11:00, we continue to follow the breaking news from charlottesville after the white nationalist rally and counter protest turned deadly. isight, the big city that pulling confederate statues after today's events. and we are tracking more storms tonight and damage left behind by last night storms. how one man described the tornado that touchdown. -- the tornado that touched down. and a heart stopper for nationals fans as bryce harper goes out of the game of the first inning. kimberly: back to the breaking ,irginia, -- in charlottesville virginia, a car plowing into a group of protesters, leaving one 32-year-old woman dead. 20 ro james fields of ohio is behind bars. slide person in the car down 4th street into a group of people that were marching up the street. apparently he just plow that a high rate of speed towards them. kimberly: dozens are in the hospital. for all of the information on this developing story, turn to wjla.com. in light of what is

in arlington, mark segraves, news 4. >> a bumpy ride ahead. the project in one northern virginia neighborhood that left the streets looking worse than before. we're working for you getting some answers about what went wrong here. >> and land fall just about 1 to 2 hours away as it makes its way close to corpus christi, we're will be talking about this for weeks on end. >>> a product used to resurface roads in northern virginia has some people wondering if their neighborhood will ever look the same again. residents in the dawson's landing neighborhood called news 4 after the reports cars covered with liquid asphalt in a nearby neighborhood, bureau chief julie carey is getting some answers from them and response from vdot. >> residents also say in a neighborhood of half million dollar plus homes, it just doesn't look he comes back with asphalt rocks stuck in his wheel tires. >> the company may have done exactly what they were suppose to have done. >> a representative says this is how it always looks at this stage. >> an important tool, they cont

parts of fairfax, arlington county, montgomery, prince george's, and the district. mostly northeast in northeast washington and adjacent parts of the other jurisdictions because of the heavy rayna moved through and the grounds are saturated. it doesn't take a lot to reaggravated. flooding possibility with dreams going -- streams going off there banks and things like that. this kind of weather pattern where we get multiple batches of rain, they wind up being more warnings. we flooding risk will get wider and wider. there is a flood warning in spotsylvania county, but not flash flooding. it would be because this area will get a longer period of rain and that could cause flooding in those areas as well. here is what we are looking for the rest of the day according to futurecast. the rain to get out during the mid to late afternoon from west to east and opening the door for clearing skies this afternoon and this evening. i think we get areas of sunshine for the drive home and most rain will be out by 5:00 or 6:00 and a little bit of sunshine for the beginning of the nat

reporting live in arlington, richard reeve, abc 7 news. larry: high tensions over all things civil war is prompting manassas to cancel a tradition. the city says it will not hold its annual civil war weekend this year. it was supposed to be next weekend coinciding with the 155th anniversary of the second battle of bull run. next at 5:00, the coming. now just three days away. you see the town expected to double in size. alison: also next at 5:00 the 7 on your side team dips into a d.c. program that might be doling out money to businesses that don't deserve it. the two sides to this controversy just ahead. you each drive a ford pickup right? the two sides to this controversy juyes.head. i'm going to show you a next generation pickup. awesome. let's do this. the bed is made of high-strength steel, which is less susceptible to punctures than aluminum. stronger the better. and best of all, this new truck is actually- oh my... the current chevy silverado. it's the chevy summer drive. or, get 0% financing for 60 months on this silverado all star.

arlington heights is gonna be the model. i told you yesterday that i wasn't willing to make the acquisition unless you can prove that you are a leader. -giovanni: okay. -lemonis: and that running a manager's meeting is part of that, being open-minded is part of it, and change is part of it. and so i want to see what sort of leader you are. -giovanni: okay. -lemonis: today, we're closing the store entirely. giovanni: i don't understand lemonis: we're locking the door. giovanni: now? right now? -lisa: okay. -giovanni: for how long? lemonis: as long as it takes to get the store redone. giovanni: okay. lemonis: well, there's a truck and boxes and people here to start loading. giovanni: come on! is that really -- are you being serious? ♪ lemonis: i knew the idea of closing this store quickly would catch gio off-guard, but i need to know that he can adapt to change and lead people through tough situations. it's a small test of his leadership, but it's an important one for me. giovanni: we'll load -- that's the biggest thing. dis

. >>> police arrested an arson suspect after an arlington high-rise burst into flames and you will not believe what he's accused of doing to a child right after he started the fire. >>> and new developments on a powerful tornado in oklahoma that left two people fighting for their lives. >>> news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >>> that breaking news, a shooting on a metro train. i'm erica gonzalez. we sent you a breaking news alert. news 4's darcy spencer is live at the tacoma station along the red line in northwest d.c. tell us what's being learned in the investigation. i know all of this has been very fluid and a developing situation, but darcy, what can you tell us tonight? >> eric a imagine you're riding a metro train on a sunday afternoon and all of a sudden there is gun fire. that is exactly what happened. we are live here on the platform at the tacoma station. that shooting happened, as you said, on a train. it was headed this way. that train has since moved and just a few minutes ago metro has restored service. a quick update on the victim. we know that the victim is a tee

. >>> now to arlington where this trying to intentionally hurt a baby. arlington county police say demetrius taylor and a woman were arguing when he set a floor mat on fire inside an apartment on columbia pike yesterday. police say taylor pushed an infant in a stroller towards the fire. the woman managed to grab the baby and escape the fire. 30 units ended up being damaged. taylor now faces several charges, including child endangerment. >>> we're following breaking news out of the philippines. secretary of state rex tillerson has some tough talk for north korea. while speaking to reporters, tillerson outlined what it would take for the u.s. to begin diplomatic talks with the north. >> well, the best signal that north korea could give us that they're prepared to talk would be to stop these missile launches. >> tillerson wouldn't give a concrete time frame for how long north korea would have to stop launching missiles to begin u.n. approved new sanctions on north korea. >>> chicago is preparing to take the department of justice to court. the city will file

arlington child protective services says it can't answer our questions about why a specific case. but parents at thomas johnson middle have a different question. why weren't they told when prince george's schools learned about stayton's past. do parents know what he was accused of doing? >> not until i was contacted by you all, we didn't receive a letter or robo call, anything like that. >> reporter: stayton quit his job in january 2017. parents say they were never told why, which raises a risk, experts say. >> if i'm a parent in a school where someone has been found to have a sexual abuse background, i need to know that so that i can have a conversation with my child. >> reporter: prince george's county schools complete state and fbi background checks on all employees and follow up with phone calls for employees who worked in other school districts. sources say they did call arlington school to ask about stayton and were told there were no problems with i am had. arlington says they don't keep records of phone notified parents about this case telling parents to contact authoritie

arlington schools say they keep records of reference check phone calls. just today prince georges schools formerly notified parents in thomas johnson middle school about this case telling parents to contact authorities if they have concerns. the attorney said his client has denied the allegations against him to this day, he was not prosecuted. maryland, meantime, is reviewing whether to work the maryland teaching license. scott mcfarlane news 4 i-team. >> they'll air a special on sunday august 13th at 11:30 a.m. called slipping through the cracks. it will take you through a yearlong investigation into teacher misconduct that led to some big changes in our area. >>> news 4 is working for you to help you avoid a fee that goes into effect next week for drivers in northern virginia. monday is the deadline to exchange flex pass, now, if you continue to use the flex version, $10 fee. it switches between hov mode and regular mode. it says the devices are more expensive to manufacture. $10 penalty helps make up the cost to that. it's an incentive to get you to ch

in arlington, abc 7 news. nancy: new tonight it is back to school in loudoun county but some parents in the district say their children's bus stop s dangerous. melissa: loudoun county parents are outraged that the bus stop at north fork was deemed unsafe by the loudoun county school public transportation last year but is now back in service this school year. >> last year we appealed that and the school board agreed unanimously and said, yes. this is unsafe. the only thing they've said is that it fits the that were adopted after our appeal last year. melissa: a spokesperson said the district hired outside consultants to design a more efficient bus route easing issues with driver shortages and shortening the length of time kids spend on the bus, but parents say the county roads have many problems that a computer can't see. >> on the subcommittee that voted on this came out and visited themselves, our school board representatives, everybody agreed that this was an unsafe situation. there are no easements, no side

it leads to arlington where sleeps the nations warriors. arlington was the home of the gallant robert e lee, in a national shrine. it is from here that he departed to lead his cause. the amphitheater, reverent in its beauty, stands amid tall virginia cedars. decided is the memorial to its world war heroes, the tomb of the unknown soldier seen at the top. 16 miles from the city he founded, on the opposite bank of the potomac stands mount vernon, where the father of his country lived and died, and where his entombed.into -- lies the modest george washington wanted to call the capital federal city, but the young nation lovingly ignored him and gave it his great name. whenever and wherever americans pronounce the name, they pay homage to the undying image of washington, and like the man, fe city's first been peace, irst in war, first in the hearts of his countrymen. ♪ >> next week at 8:00 be in eastern on c-span3, a civil war special featuring american history tv highlights. on monday we are at the emerging civil war blog symposium, where we

>>> arlington county police are really making a splash >> they are debuting skills we never knew they had synchronized swimming. fox five's lauren demarco joins us with more, this is a great story, lauren. >> reporter: so much fun, arlington first responders are stepping up their social media game, we have recently saw fire fighter who was actually dressed as a dinosaur and he is playing, drive by hoops, in different neighborhood, now, maybe police, are trying to top all of this. what you are about to see is, no joke, it clearly took a whole lot of effort, group of officers with the community policing team, they had this little set up where they say that they need water for this block party a , we got plenty of water, a whole pool full of water and then this group they put on their swimming caps one by one , they hit the water, they even break out a life preserv er, and guys say they came up with the idea to promote a block party and entice citizens to come out. they have zero experience with synchronized swimming but watched videos on line and took it from there. they came up wi

area, including arlington, bethesda, we're going to watch this. already an inch of rain has fallen in this area. thunderstorms rolling across the district right now. we'r going to timee >>> we're working to get your family ready for school, so here's a question. who's smarter, girls or boys? when researchers examined the link between gender and iq, they found one area, an age where girls start to diverge. you'll want to hear molette green's story before sending >> reporter: whether at home, practicing lacrosse or tossing around a football. >> you guys ready? >> reporter: or looking over back-to-school supplies in the kitchen with mom, if there's any question about girls versus boys in this household, 10-year-old dalen is ready to answer. >> i think i'm smarter than boys in general. so, yeah. >> reporter: but that's not always the case for young girls. her older brother has plenty of confidence about school and playing sports, like most young men his age. >> i know i'm going to do good. >> reporter: but according to a university of illinois study,

this is a popular intersection in arlington. but according to the new data it's not the intersection necessarily they need to watch out for. it's everywhere else on the road. >> you have to be on your toes and be careful. >> judy is an avid cyclist. today choosing to ditch the car and hop on a bar and run an errand. but there is a troubling trend that comes to riding on two wheels. according to a new study out today the governor's highway safety association the recent data shows the bicyclists deaths are up 12%. are up 7%. >> i have had several near misses. the troubling trend shows a majority of crashes involving cyclists and cars aren't happening at the intersections. but rather along the road. >> really, really scary. i don't want to give it up. >> the most hazardous time is at night with 53% of cyclists deaths happening between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the most dangerous three hours from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. regardless of the time of year. 37% of the time alcohol was a factor for the cyclist or driver. >> the look of trail and s

wusa9. >> the freelancer who outed him said she contacted the arlington diocese on saturday august she contacted the arlington diocese on saturday, august 19 to ask about him and then went to see him perform mass. after a long wait another priest stepped in and said he was not there because of an emergency.>>> video of a student beating goes viral. this attack is feeling a debate >>> caught on camera, a student attacking a teacher inside of a classroom in milwaukee. this video was captured by another student and has gone viral. it shows the teacher-- or the teenager pushed the teacher and after the trade word he punches that teacher repeatedly, even knocking him to the ground. several students stood by without doing anything and others laughed. city leaders are calling for the student to be expelled and charged. >> this story got lots of you fired up. many of you are parents and they said they agreed with watanabe. when they press themselves in the position of adult i do warn they will be treated as such. >> something has to change. it's not up to teachers to teach manners and respect.

live in arlington, amy aubert, abc 7 news. kimberly: count on abc 7 crews to update you on these three major breaking news stories. right now we join person arrested, led away in handcuffs. some in the crowd reportedly hit in the face with pepper spray. the overnight violence spilling into this morning when marchgoers and counterprotesters clash again, hours before the unite to right march was even set to begin. just after 10:30 a.m., the crowd growing in size. new reports of injuries coming in. local and state police in riot gear, responding in force. but the violence escalating. fights erupting between marchgoers and counterprotesters. just before noon, virginia's governor declaring a state of emergency, saying, "i am disgusted by the hatred, bigotry, and violence these protesters have brought to our state." but the situation escalating. now, chaos on the streets of charlottesville. protesters beating one another with sticks and metal rods. police, once again, using pepper spray, trying to push demonstrators back. urging the

arlington dioceses says while he's been with with dioceses of arlington 1998 melanie alnwick, fox 35 local news. >> thank you for that. looks like we're back in the dark days. relief tomorrow and fantastic forecast beginning as we head into thursday. >> study tuesday. >> ■this eclipsemonday yesterday felt like a week. excuse me did my days aoff. 76 in washington now and annapolis and 66 in mannasas and 77 quantico and 70 up by baltimore. it's warm out. there we had showers and thunderstorms last night. some severe in parts of our area and did very little to bring us relief. in fact i think it's more humid this morning. dew points there running in the mid 70s. yikes. we're quiet outside. few fair weather clouds drifting in from mountains and there's come policemen of heavy showers and thunderstorms knifing midwest. it's a big overnight convective system bringing heavy rain and strong storms. nothing in the area until l late, late tonight after dark tonight. forecast for today is dry. dry but very hot. mostly sunny. 95 is the high temperature heat index feeling like 100. cooler days

the reporter later found out it was part of a virginia tech experiment that the arlington authorities were apparently made aware of but the costume driver never did speak, remains a mystery, very fishy story there. a lot more to it i'm sure. >> that catchphrase i think that's going to k567 on, i'm with the news, dude. that will for sure catch on. there's plenty more ahead including a bizarre story of the british model who claims she was kidnapped. we'll hear from her next. so we switched to new charmin super mega roll. with more go's per roll, it keeps any busy bathroom... ...rolling. get six regular rolls in one with charmin super mega roll. our longest lasting roll. guaranteed to fit. for us, long lasting super mega roll is an ever-lasting... ...favorite! we all go, why not enjoy the go with charmin? it's like nothing the power of nexium 24hr protection from frequent heartburn. all day, and all night. now packed into a pill so small, we call it mini. new clearminis from nexium 24hr. see heartburn differently. transitions® lenses help protect from uv rays and harmful blue light. bot

i think they'll get more people just than arlington because that far. >> because of that. what do they say, any publicity is good publicity. >> funny stuff. >> standing by with the news at 6:00. that begins right now. >> this is fox5 local news 6:00. >> seventeen year old girl set to go to college, is fighting for her life life, tonight, one shoot is her behind bars, and the search for two others, is underway. >>> president trump turning up the heat on north korea now warning the us military is locked and loaded. >> plus, three people, including an elderly couple, pulled from a raging fire, in alex andre a the news at 6:00 starts now. >>> we begin tonight in the district, a teenager just days away from beginning college is hit by gunfire. she was innocent victim shot in the head. good evening, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm lauren demarco in for sean. one person is now in custody in connection with the shooting, and the manhunt is on for two more suspect. dc police chief, peter, broke the news on fox5 this morning. >> we did very early t morning, we were able to make one arrest

live in the arlington shopping center where nazi salute took place. evan, what happened. >> shawn we're in the dominion hills shopping center off wilson boulevard and group of neonazis were standing in the parking spaces behind us right in front of these businesses and local historian is telling tuesday was to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the founder of the american nadzy party. this is video of part of that neonazi gathering around noon. you can see seven people carrying nazi plaque and holding arms up in the salute. local historian charlie clark says the group comes to dominion hill shopping center to mark death of founder of american nazi party george roarkwell. he was shot to death on then day 1967 at the shopping center. in the video you see the nazi group brought a wreath to mark this spot. i spoke with worker at nearby business that said watching this group was shocking. >>> we always see these things on internet and see all these crazy things happening around the word. actually to witness something like that it was different. it w

in nearby arlington, witnesses came forward and identified a man police say fired this gun five times into the air, angry after a woman blared her horn at him. >> ems just got a call for a 4-year-old shot. >> reporter: in ohio overnight, cleveland police say a 4-year-old boy was shot in the head after his mother honked at another car. north of los angeles, this confrontation -- a motorcyclist kicking a car on a busy freeway, leading to a chain-reaction crash. according to a triple-a study, nearly 80% of drivers in the u.s. have experienced significant violence behind the wheel, and eight million have engaged in an extreme incident of road rage including ramming a car or confronting another driver. one of the reasons -- >> as the economy improves, we have more drivers on the road. obviously more traffic, can be stressful for drivers. >> reporter: to put the brakes on road rage, arlington police recently started their own campaign following the shooting death of 19-year-old dylan spade. >> we're seeing more cases involving firearms, either displaying them or brandishing them. >> reporte

that from arlington bishop berbridge. father atchison took a leave of absence. while he's been with the arlington dioceses there's been absolutely no accusations of racism for bigotry against this priest. live in fairfax. "fox5 local news". >> time is 4:34 today the president will hold a political rally in arizona ashes a day after making a major announcement on the war in afghanistan. commander in chief is signing off to send another 4,000 troops to afghanistan he addressed nation and u.s. troops for the meyer army base in virginia last night. the war claimed more than 2,000 american lives and 16 years after the 911 terror attack there's still no end in sight. >> meanwhile dangerous conditions could shut down a temple hills condo complex for good. we told you before about major problems at the lynn hill condos. take a look what we found inside last night. today the fire department will shut the building down if fire code violations have not been fixed. there are currently about 100 people living there and most residents left after utilities were shot off after

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(jr stone) the raiders in arlington to face the cowboys in their third preseason game. pro bowl left tackle donald penn back after holding out for much of training camp. first play in the second quarter -- derek carr looking and finding cordarrelle patterson for a 17-yard touchdown -- oakland takes the lead 6-3 same quarter -- carr dissects the cowboys defense -- he finds amari cooper for a 48-yard touchdown carr played four series -- he finished with 114 yards and two touchdowns the raiders went on to lose the game 24-20 (jr stone) the giants taking on the diamondbacks in arizona saturday. madison bumgarner was on the hill -- he was looking for his fourth win of the year -- he got some help early on top fourth -- jarrett parker hits a solo jack to tie the game up at one bottom of the inning -- mad bum can't hold on to the lead -- j-d martinez hits a go-ahead homer diamondback win 2-1(jr stone) it was dennis eckersley day at the coliseum saturday -- the former a's pitcher threw out the first pitch. bottom third -- oakland down by one -- chad pinder spanks one over the w

hey, a warning about a new scam in arlington. some residents are getting phone calls demanding they pay a fine for missing jury duty. the callers say they're from arlington county sheriff's office. if you get a call like that, you should call the sheriff's office just to verify that and keep in mind that the sheriff's office generally doesn't call you asking for money over the phone. >> good advice. >> well, let the race begin. he's the very first one to make his presidential run official for the 2020 election. first at 4:00, why this local congressman says he wants the top job. >>> plus it could be this year's what kor lor is that dress. take a look at this. you think that's woman's chair. it's sparking a lot of back and forth on >>> mick jagger from magic here. >> i'm so excited, can we say #blackgirlmagic. misty copeland is the new ambassador for the fragrance, they asked her what does beauty mean to her, she said uniquen s uniqueness, not fitting into the mold. that's something i 100,000% agree with. >> that's her life story.

. >>> we want to take you back live to arlington, virginia where the president is preparing to make his remarks. this is joint base meyer henderson hall. >> let's listen in now to president trump. >> secretary of state tillerson, members of the cabinet, general doneford, secretary shanahan and colonel duggan. most especially, thank you to the men and women of fort meyer and all at home and abroad. we send our thoughts and prayers with the families of sailors who were lost at sea, and thank all those in the search and recovery efforts. i am here tonight to lay out our path to afghanistan and south asia. but before i provide the details of our new strategy, i want to say a few words to the service members here with us tonight. to those watching from their posts, and to all americans listening at home. since the founding of our republic, our country has produced a special class of heroes whose selflessness, courage and resolve is unmatched in human history. american patriots from every generation have given their last breath on the battle field for our nation and for our freedom. through t

the president will deliver the primetime address from arlington. you can watch the president's address tonight at 9:00 here on nbc4. >>> we're all watching weather for the eclipse. but also weather for your commute this morning. the roads are dry. that's good. as we go through the afternoon, please don't try to watch the eclipse from the car and do not drive with the eclipse glasses on. you can't see anything through them. >> later on today, we'll about the time of the eclipse an the weather is coming up next. >>> plus, the confederate statues come down and an effort to put a new tribute up. why one virginia town is fighting for a monument of missy elliott. >>> eclipse excitement. our coverage continues from south carolina next. we'll find out what it'sike this m lor >>> welcome back. it's what everyone is talking about today. we're working for you counting down to the start of the solar eclipse. it will begin at 1:17 in the afternoon. but 2% totality will -- 82% totality will be later in the afternoon. >>> a lot of people are waiting for this coas

we're seeing it move into parts of the district near arlington. manassas, woodbridge, near 95 we have light rain there lo

for now, live in arlington. evan lambert. "fox5 local news". >> he has been missing oaf two years now and tonight sthorties need your help to find a 16-year-old. delante ring owe was last seen jewel 19, 14 street southeast wearing a red sweatshirt, gray jeans and black sneakser at the time and described a eyes and black hair. if you have seen him you're asked to call d.c. police. >> d.c. police are still looking for two persons of interest in a deadly shooting in northeast. that shooting happened at annex on gas station on 18 street thursday night. and three men were shot as well as a man who died. those three are expected to survive. and anyone who recognizes the people in this video or anybody with information is asked to call police. >>> tracking metro tonight as metro police are still looking for that man who is accused of taking pictures up women's skirts. you'll remember this story a woman reported that while she was riding an escalade to exit the columbia heights metro station she felt someone's hand up her skirt. inve

he's live in arlington, three stories off the ground. hey, david. >> reporter: i promise you, this is a legitimate assignment, okay. i'm going to explain in a moment why we're here in the roof top bar. but first we're made quite going around northern virginia, finding places for you to be wowed. >> this is what we're want for you. the chance to marvel, albeit safely at the sun. notice they've got on the special glasses, these little paper made glasses are really hot commodity for you all. >> it's what everybody wants. >> judy peterson, they ordered some 6,000 of the eye ware. she's been getting e-mails, phone calls. >> and people are checking me in the hallway saying, i know you must have a couple >> but if you're among the few thousand who signed up for the popular county viewing programs, you'll get a pair. those programs, by the way, sold out. >> we're had dozens of programs and then we're added more programs and then we're added capacity to those existing programs and we've been amazed. >> no worries if you didn't register, a few oth

father ach chin son was born in arlington virginia in 1954. in 1977 while a student at the university of maryland, he was charged with multiple cross burnings in prince georges county. 11 years later, he was ordained as a in 1993 he transferred to the dioecies of arlington where he served in several parishes. since 201 he's been a priest at saint leo the great in fairfax. now, i was able to speak with a woman who owned the home where father achin son was convicted of burning a cross back in 1977 she was shocked to learn he was still alive much less a priest living from her and her husband who has been to be a catholic. she's hopeful that they'll get the money that they're ohhed. a spokesperson for the dioecies of arlington tells news 4 they are committed to helping the priest repay that money. >>> new at 4, a woman attacked on a popular trail and police believe there may be more victims joshua sprinkle is accused of robbery just off duke street in alexandria. the victim managed to fight him off after he grabbed her from behind and tried to rob

three express toll lanes will run from edsel road through arlington. if you have an e-zpass and you carpool with three or more people, those lanes are free. otherwise, there's no limit on how high the toll can go. just like the express lanes on 95 and 495, the worse the traffic, the higher the price. coming up at 5:00 a.m., we'll have a live report on how construction will impact your drive to work and if the tolls are worth it. >>> women taking the train around here may have been violated and not even realized it. this morning, metro transit police say there could be more victims in an upskirting photo scandal. 19-year-old brandon williams is charged with taking the pictures. police reviewed some surveillance video from the columbia heights station last escalator and allegedly placing a cell phone up the victim's skirt. at his home, police found hard drives and phones with dozens of pictures. women we spoke to find this all very disturbing. >> i think it's disgusting. it's gross, and it's weird. it's nasty. >> williams is charged with misdemeanor sexu

father william watchson wrote about his past in the arlington catholic herald the diocese's newspaper. he is now 62 years old but says that 40 years ago, he was in the kkk. and that he burned crosses on black families' lawns and made threats before repenting and joining the church. he says he came clean about his personal history after seeing the events unfold in charlottesville. >> what people did in the past doesn't necessarily count for what they do now. what they do now is at st. leo the great in fairfax for the last three years. no accusations of racism have ever been lodged against him. during his 24 years in the diocese. arlington's bishop says he hopes this story will help turn others away from hate. >>> tonight's powerball jackpot is the second largest in -- highest jackpot in history right now it's worth $700 million. and we know what you're probably thinking about what you would do with all of that money. i know i have my whole plan laid out. let us know on the facebook page so the producer can steal your ideas when she wins or he wins or when i win. and i may see you tomor

there are roughly 50 miles of police also point out there are roughly 50 miles of trail throughout arlington county. officers quickly tracked down and arrested the suspect -- marvin velasquez. the newest powerball winner..has already done what...many of us probably would've done.. she's quit her job! 53-year-old mavis wanczyk ("wan-zik") of masschusetts did not hesitate to claim the jackpot. she's now 758-million dollars richer -- after coming up with the right numbers in thursday's drawing. it's the largest payoff for a single winning ticket in north american lottery history. and it wasn't a million dollars, but some of us we struck it big here at abc-7 too! check this out.. yep -- 28 whole dollars! divided among 35 people in our newsroom who each pitched in five bucks... it breaks down to 80 cents per person. looks like everyone will continue to work..hopefully they don't spend it all in one place. it's 5 xxx and still much more ahead on good morning washington. hurricane harvey. the storm has texas in it's sights.. and it's not going to be pretty when it hits an update on it's path with e

this is arlington. you can see that's where it's raining, look at the levels of clouds here and the hef avy rai right underneath this area. we've seen this line come through our region. you can see -- almost done. louden county, back towards and culpepper, you're done, you don't have any more rain tonight. frederick county, same thing, especially around 7:00, you should be fine. dc under the gun. we're getting hit here in northwest. we've seen a lot of lightning and thunder still has a lot of rain associated with that. just follow this line right over towards northern portions of prince georges county. i'll show you where the heaviest storm is, right now with lightning right over college park, around college park, this is moving towards green belt. very heavy rain. right along the beltway, of course, along 50. here is chevrolet, road and out 50. you're going to continue to see that heavy rain fall. we're had that rain down to the south, look at huesville, mechanicsville, severe thunderstorm warning stil

arlington, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: cassini space probe sent back these stunning images. nasa describes 2 saturn clouds as strokes from a cosmic brush. cassini reaching the end of the 20-year mission and expected to burn up as it enters the atmosp we are six days away from the eclipse across america. we will have a special for you starting monday. it will be so exciting. doug: next best thing to being there. alison: what is going on today? doug: it's clearing out slowly. a small rain area but it will improve tonight. it will stay muggy. fog. tomorrow is nice. summary toward the end of the week. a live look at the national harbor. you can see the patches of blue. that is the low arrival of the drier air after the rain moved out. national airport. dew point is 74. so it feels like it's 85. that is why it feels so muggy because of the heavy moisture in the air. we had a partial eclipse just now i just think. but now back to the numbers on the weather bug network. 78 in columbia and washington. look at the rainfall totals. columbia had the highest total on the network locally

evan lambert is live in arlington with more. >> reporter: ar after, whim, a group of neighbors in arlington same spot held a rally. they had 100 people or so here to protest the display from the nazi group. earlier this afternoon doing nazi salute and frib outta apparently to the founder and death of founder of of american nazi party george rockwell. they were commemorating that according to local historian. that group that was against the nazi display, they far out out numbered that nazi group. >> and president trump announcing this evening the wants to indefinitely extend a ban on transgender people from joining military and president ordered defense secretary james mattis to decide to deal with those serving now. he gave matition six months to come up with a policy to deal with those serving. >> hurricane havrny close to making land fall in texas and areas of corpus christi. expected to take a direct hit any moment packing winds of 130 miles an hour and dump three feet of rain over the coming days. this is the most fewer full hurricane to hit the united states in a dozen years. >> let's

arlington boulevard near closed in both directions. we are told this is due to the trees and the wires in the roadway. avoid that area if possible. larry: president trump taking credit for the good news on the economy. >> when we come back the news giving things fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com >>> the numbers look good. u.s. employers adding 209,000 jobs in july with the unemployment rate slipping to 4.3%

in arlington county, scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. >>> 6:55. four things to know before you head out the door. a d.c. firefighter is out of surgery after fire officials say he was hit by a fire truck overnight. this happened along f northeast. a firefighter is identified as 28-year-old dane smothers jr. he is listed in critical condition. be sure to follow the story on our nbc washington app. >>> spotsylvania county man is accused of holding his family captive for two years. kariem moore is charmed with abduction and other charges. he didn't allow his girlfriend and their children to leave the home. >>> president trump will head to west virginia tonight for a campaign-style rally. you can expect him to tout a controversial plan. the "today" show will have more on that coming up. >>> you can donate backpacks in kingstown at the apple federal credit union. we'll accept those until noon today. you can also donate in the nbc washington app. >>> if you're headed out there today, another hot and humid of the area. tomorrow, dry through most of the da

live in arlington, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. kimberly: developing now come a disturbing story from out aineer after somebody spotted body on a sidewalk outside of the public library -- in mount raineer. trauma to said he had his upper body and was dead when they arrived on the scene of rhode island avenue. >> this is a safe neighborhood. this is called a safe haven. the police have not released the victim's name. investigators have not said how he died. right now deadly crash and fire at a gas station under investigation in the district. the police say that one person was found dead in the car, another was serious injuries early this morning on sixth florida avenue northeast. the police believe that speed was a factor. the gas station was also damaged. developments at the united nations security council, where they have unanimously imposed new sections on north korea. that resolution is in response to the country's repeated ballistic missile tests. from the u.s. nikki haley said it will cut north korea's exports by nearly a thir

public school teacher found to have engaged in sexual a because by arlington county public services managed to keep teaching. four years in thomas johnson middle school in lan tham. it allows teachers to keep teaching and keep their teaching licenses during the appeals. and keep their names off a state child abuse recommending industry that would normally prevent them from working in a school. some of the appeals we found, last year's. >> this is worthy of our attention. we have to come up with a way that protects our children as well as protects the rights of the accused. >> why this could i a statewide alert september through virginia because of our reporting. that's tonight on news 4 at 6:00. scott mcfarlane, news 4 i-team. >>> you can also check out the i-team's half hour special, slipping through the cracks. breaking down their investigation into teacher misconduct cases. visit our nbc washington app for more information. >>> it is 6:55. here are four things to know today. all eyes will be on the sky today as we prepare for the first solar eclipse in decades. check out the nbc

. >> reporter: ralph now lives in arlington, virginia. his sister moved back to the netherlands, never forgetting what the family did for them. >> they were just doing what they thought was the right thing. they certainly saved our lives. >> reporter: a reunion made possible by the determination from the next generation. david culver, news4. >> the two world war ii survivors also shared insight on today's social climate. they told david the next generation needs to be aware of racism and anti-semitism so as not to allow a repeat of what we saw during their period. >>> when we come back, are more tolls coming to the beltway? why one of our local governors says he thinks it's a great idea. >>> plus the long process after vandals strike the lincoln memorial. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with