michelle: unclear. the national zoo is closing the indoor viewing area at the panda house tomorrow to let her get ready to deliver if she ends up being pregnant. you can still see the male pandas in the outdoor yard. nancy: could be a baby. michelle: too much bamboo or something. yeah. leave her alone. michelle: we shall find out soon. next for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- "7 on your side" consumer astronomical utility bills. >> the water here is like liquid gold or something. michelle: you won't believe the eye-popping bill. we have a line of defense from the "7 on your side" help center next. >> every dress, every purse, every garment you see behind me was once a scrap. piece of fashion waste on the cutting room floor. i'm mike carter-conneen at the textile museum at george washington university. coming up, how the fashion industry is recycling and fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. wit

michelle: a new mother in d.c. is giving thanks to first responders after they helped her deliver her twins two months early. the woman was trying the hospital but the babies wouldn't wait. so someone waved down a passing ambulance and she gave birth in the parking lot of the stan on the glen apartments in southeast. >> trying to let her two children and take care of the mother at the same time. kind of difficult. >> yeah. >> you don't have enough hands to do all that. >> the team of doctors and nurses swooped in and took great care of the babies. i'm happy to say they are doing well now. michelle: doctors say the twins ryan and riley, his sister, will remain at g.w. for a couple of months. horace: turn back to the impact of hurricane harvey. tonight the houston school system announcing it's pushing back the first day of school to september 11 because of the storm. and when the kids head back to class, one local school district is making sure that they are prepared. cheryl conner shows us, prince george's county is

which are wor michelle: yeah. robert: this is another argument and i don't feel like i should be arguing -- why would an architect in that day and age design steps that were only this high? he did it because he was empathizing with the men who were wounded in the war. he wanted to make it easier for them to get up and down the steps. i thought that was pretty good. michelle: one thing i wanted to -- i am sorry. >> tell us a little bit about his early life. where he was raised, his education, stuff like that. robert: he was born in georgia when his father and mother moved there to start a medical practice. mom could not stand the slavery all around her. they moved back to philadelphia. they have their anchor to connecticut. he grew up in philadelphia. he went to west point when he was 16. michelle: i can pick up on the family issue. his brother had moved to the south and remained loyal to the south. did you explore much about the internal civil war in his own family? robert: a little bit. meigs was profoundly hones

please join me in welcoming robert and michelle. [applause] michelle: thank you for having us here tonight. the first question for those folks who have not picked up the book, how did you get involved with this project? how did you come across montgomery meigs? that is it is a story true. i was walking with my family and if any of you are locals, it is a beautiful spot and normally, we went down across the canal and applicant -- and up the canal. i am a robert frost fan. you have to do verge now and then. uphill and find out where this goes. it was a path through the woods. it was a little two-lane road. i highly recommend it. there was a railing part way down in the middle of the woods. why is there a railing in the middle of the woods? there was a granite memorial down below my feet. meigs.ial to captain in a war?a general st some reason, this one uck. i have never once lost interest in what i found. michelle: one thing i wanted to start with because you are researching montgomery meigs, who notoriously had bad handwriting. [laugh

michelle: he needs fresh air. thank you, q. because of the reasons like that for the seventh straight year d.c. has set a record for the number of the tourists who visit the city. >> good spot to come. destin million total visitors last year. while the officials are applauding the news they acknowledge the current political climate is generating what is called protests tourism. >> there has been an uptick in the visitors coming to protest things important to them. >> the business owners don't care what you call it. they love it. >> officials say they can continue to break records with positive attractions like the museum of the bible. and "hamilton" that is coming to the kennedy center shortly. that is fun, too. a big draw for tourist at the national zoo. today's visitors celebrated but bei bei's birthday. we do love your pandas. the giant panda turned 2 and celebrated with a birthday bucket and cake. you can see she was overcome. the zoo visitors got treats including the birthday hats and the stickers and bei bei was the cente

michelle: plus, a big break in this case. police find the woman who they say threw a cup of urine on a metro bus driver. the charges next. >> oh my gosh. nancy: scary scene. a man dragged down the street. his pants ripped off. but the police say he is no victim. what really happened in the video ahead. jonathan: still ahead for us, children are too sick to go to the zoo. so it's coming to them. >> i feel like carter gets to act like a normal baby when he isw anything you have seen before. you don't want to miss the story. it's less than 15 minutes away. what is that nancy: update about the disturbing video of a woman throwing urine on a metro bus driver in northeast. we brought it to you yesterday. now we know that police arrested opal brown today for assault. cup and threw it on the driver. jonathan: take a look at what went down in washington state. caught on camera. show you a car. a guy hanging on to the door. you are thinking what happened? is this a domestic deal? something gone wrong in no. he was trying to carjack the

michelle: crime alert on metro. transit police there say the man in the video is using his phone -- this is a still picture of the take pictures up women's skirts. one woman caught the man in the act at a columbia heights metro station. when they reviewed the video they saw him spying on other women who may not know they were victims as well. if you recognize the man call the police. jonathan: a mixed verdict today in the trial of the former pharmaceutical c.e.o. known as the most hated man in america. martin shkreli found guilty on three counts of conspiracy, fraud but a jury cleared him of five other charges. shkreli known for the pharma-bro persona accused of funneling investor money to the companies like a pyramid scheme. he remained upbeat and defiant after the verdict. >> this is a witch hunt of epic proportions. maybe they found one or two broomsticks but at the end of the day we have been acquitted of the most important charges in this case and i'm delighted to report that. jonathan: you may remember shkreli

michelle: take a look at this. a man standing at the entrance to the columbia heights metro station shooting at someone below. no one was hurt as far as the police know. tonight investigators are trying to find the two men seen in surveillance video recorded around noon on friday. jonathan: more unbelievable video. this time from florida. you see two men holding up a convenience store. you can see the clerk. he is doing everything they ask. he stands back and lets them do whatever they want. he cleans out the money drawer. when he thinks it's over and the thieves will make a run for it. watch this. in a second as they are watching he doesn't look behind them. he takes a shot with the gun. the bullet missed the clerk's head by inches. it lodged in a cigarette display case behind him. the clerk says the guardian angel must have been watching over him. to a story we brought you last month. former police officer caught on video knocking out a valet unconscious for five minutes. now saw it happen. the officerer and his

all because he was upset with michelle: michelle: developing all eyes on tomorrow looming deadline. north korea planning to fire four missiles in the waters off guam in mid-august. they are stressing while the u.s. will retaliate if necessary it is a last resort. the guam governor reassuring the 160,000 residents they are prepared for anything. still ahead at 6:00 water woes continue in montgomery county. >> brownish, yellow, smelly tap water reported. tonight we are getting answers and finding out what is causing the problem. >> torrential rainstorm left this. mud slide and historical wall damage. we'll tell you about the damage to mount vernon coming up. (vo) there's a freedom about asheville. an unspoken invitation are. here, the world is a big, beautiful place filled with adventure. take it in. visit lonely planet's best destination for 2017. and let the magic find you. asheville. discovery inside and out. with water dripping from the ceiling. you never know when something like this will happen. so let the geico insurance agency help you with homeowners insurance and protect you

michelle: days ahead. jonathan: areas not prone to flooding in houston, they know are having serious problems. doug: all of houston is prone the flooding. nancy: but nothing of this magnitude. doug: no. jonathan: when it's said and done and the rain moves on it will be eclipsing that. jonathan: it has to dry out. >> this will go on for a long time. >> what is the latest track. >> this is if you look at galveston it's reemerging over the gulf. 's all the winds and the wavers for days and days brought cooler up from deeper in the gulf. this is going to make a loop to make the landfall around galveston on wednesday. the motion has torrential rains now. the backlash over houston again. they are getting tremendous rainfall. look at this. the future here. we take you to wednesday, thursday, and we are talking about thursday. another 15 inches in conroe, texas. just amazing amount of rain. that will continue to spread north and east. now we have the tropical disturbance on the east. nothing is business. this is h

michelle: a d.c. woman to be intimidated after someone set fire to the pride flag outside her northeast washington home. the police are investigating the arson as a suspected hate crime. shanna tells abc7 getting rid of the damaged flag was never an option. it hangs from the second floor of her home higher and prouder than before. >> i don't think violence and hatred have anyplace here. so i just wanted all my neighbors and whoever did this to know i'm not afraid. i'm not fearful. the way you fight hate is with love. >> surveillance cameras in the area did not capture the person who set fire to the flag sunday night. police have not made any arrests. >> citing the first amendment a tech company is refusing to comply with a justice department warrant. federal prosecutors are demanding dream host surrender information to disrupt tj 20.org. they say they helped c some of the protests turned violent with people smashing windows, setting fire to a limo. more than 200 people have been charged. a court heari

with michel barnier. the talks and britain is not happy with michel barnierlj the talks and britain is not happy with michel barnier. i don't think this has descended into a slanging match, it started off a slanging match, it started off a slanging match, remember boris telling them they could whistle for money and michel barnier, who strikes me as being a very urbane, great example of somebody who is calm under pressure, he said the only sound i can hear is the ticking clock. we don't seem to be getting anywhere any fast —— very fast command to have yet another slanging match, there is also tough words being used, such small print on the front of the telegraph i have to put on my glasses. a senior source in britain says michel barnier‘s attack is inconsistent, illjudged, ill considered and unhelpful. what cards have we got to play in this game at the moment? it seems to me that michel barnier is saying, show us your hand, and we are saying, no, we can't show you are a handful stop what was the phra

michelle: rooting for them. robert: we are. fingers crossed. alison: doug, final weather word with you. doug: the heat and the humidity is returning to take up residents longer. tomorrow hits 87. feel warmer. muggy and look for chances of the afternoon thunderstorms. tonight at 11:00 brian van de graaff in for steve. talk about the timing of the storms and the strength for the next several days, looking at the weekend and ellipse outlook here and other part of the country. it's exciting. all the countdown, countdown. getting closer. alison: it will be great. michelle: the buildup is wonderful. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. alison: we hope you will join us at 11:00. z2e2bz z1a2z y2e2by y1a2y >>> tonight, president trump dealing with a ceo exodus. several ceos bailing on the president's business councils after his leadership on charlottesville. as the number mountded the president now saying he has disbanded the councils and tonight the president's chief of staff. was the white house blindsided by his most recent comments? >>> als

michelle: within the hour we have learned of one more death in southeast texas. we have team coverage. stephen tschida tracking the local rescue response. chief meteorologist doug hill tracks the storm. >> let's start off with the lana zak live with the latest. lana? lana: >> good evening. the need is profound. the air and the water continue. >> the fourth largest city is under water. more rain to come. four felt of rain in some areas. this interstate is a river. this is hobby airport. before harvey and now. the army corps of engineers releasing the water from the dams filling up too fast. people down river were told to evacuate. the governor activating the national guard ordering 9,000 more troops to assist 3,000 on the ground. >> something fell off a night stand. i woke us up. >> shelters rapidly. >> people receiving cheer from batman and his son. >> the city needs a hero. we have to help the city. >> more continue to come. evacuees at hotels to find there are so more rooms. >> so much tried to take advantage and prayed on the homes and the businesses. one pers

michelle marsh has the latest. michelle: that is the latest from the "washington post." they were first to report this. this is a development that was not expected for another year or two. they cite intelligence officials and this comes days after north korea successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that has the range to reach the lore 48 in the u.s. -- the lower 48 in the u.s. over the weekend, the security council enacted some of the toughest sanctions ever for north korea. the vote was unanimous including support from china and russia. moments ago, president trump with this warning for north korea. here is the full president trump: north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening beyond a normal state. they will be met with fire, fury and frankly power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. thank you. michelle: very strong rhetoric from the president there. the report from the "post" says north korea controls up to 60 nuclear

michelle: yay! damian: all right, and up next here on "comunidad del valle," a fiesta with a purpose. stay with us. shop with a cop foundation. with me on "comunidad del valle" is darrell cortez and also assistant chief danny acosta with the foothill de anza community college district. welcome to the show. good morning, damian. damian: all right, well, we were talking offline about the cost of buying materials for your kids so they can go to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. i mean, it's getting astronomical and you've got these families who can barely afford it, darrell. darrell cortez: yes, in this bifurcated economy, people are struggling here. in one of the richest valleys in the country there, we still have a lot of poverty here, believe it or not. and that's where our work takes us into areas that are economically challenged, and low-income children, and it's part of our focus of working. damian: tell us about that, the fiesta with a purpose. darrell: well, on august 26, we'll be celebrating a decade o

i'm michelle henery. the gap between rich and poor is growing. across the continent, but especially in germany. social justice issues are likely to take center stage in the upcoming elections in september. ♪ michelle: an increasing number of retirees are living on the poverty line. as they struggle to get by waiting for their next pension payment, some have no choice but to visit food banks if they want to eat. and this is taking place right here in europe's largest economy -- germany. our reporter met a 65-year-old pensioner from hamburg. he lives hand to mouth and doesn't believe politicians' promises of change. while the country's well-oiled economic engine has motored on, the elderly it seems have been left behind. reporter: hamburg's latest landmark is the elbphilharmonie concert hall. herbert, who doesn't want to state his real name, is a pensioner who's come to see the high-profile project that apparently symbolizes germany's prosperity -- a prosperity that he has no share in. his wallet contains all of two euros and 20 cents. herbert: t

michelle: looks great for the holiday weekend. thank you. "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next. jonathan: thank you for watching. for all of u se >>> tonight, breaking news. tropical storm harvey hits land again. the new disaster unfolding in the gulf. more rescues under way at this hour. the new area hard-hit by the storm. patients evacuated from a flooded nursing home. our rob marciano on board a blackhawk chopper, the rescues from above. the grim death toll climbing. search teams locating that van swept away with six family members inside. many shelters pushed to the limit with families in need. this mother desperately looking for her children. what we have just learned. >>> explosion

initial michelle: thank you. do you have a story you want our abc7 on your side team to investigate? give us a call or send an e-mail to tips@wjla.com. turn now to the weather. boy, much cooler yesterday. steve: it feels nicer. it's not as sticky or humid. temperatures are 85 in the reagan national airport. look at the maryland, the mountains. 66 degrees. that's like september. we have showers and nothing to impact the immediate metro area. driving and the capital beltway, home or school, camp. done with for the summer. a few showers across southern maryland. drum point looking at wet weather. prince frederick. leonardtown. beginning to clear up. the clouds will stick around for you for at least another couple of hours or so. here are the wakeup temperatures early tomorrow morning. it's almost thursday. looking at the temperatures around 67 degrees in the district. it's cooler west. ashburn and manassas. you will wake up to the upper 50's and lower 60's. for the day tomorrow. sunglasses and up is screen. we are g

. ♪ michelle: an increasing number of retirees are living on the poverty line. as they struggle to get by waiting for their next pension payment, some have no choice but to visit food banks if they want to eat. and this is taking place right here in europe's largest economy -- germany. our reporter met a 65-year-old pensioner from hamburg. he lives hand to mouth and doesn't believe politicians' promises of change. while the country's well-oiled economic engine has motored on, the elderly it seems have been left behind. reporter: hamburg's latestst landmark is the elbphilharmonie concert hall. herbert, who doesn't want to state his real name, is a pensioner who's come to see the high-profile project that apparently symbolizes germany's prosperity -- a prosperity that he has no share in. his wallet contains all of two euros and 20 cents. herbert: that's all i have left this month. i have to wait until friday for money, and make sure i don't overspend so it lasts the whole month. reporter: no money in the bank? herbert: no, it's all gone, maybe except 65 cents. rep

jonathan: if michelle won i'd have to say michelle called in rich. steve: if you buy in richmond you can remain anonymous. >> i'd share with all of you. steve: that could be $10. she didn't say how much. jonathan: it's million dollar weather. not so much. it's hot. steve: in rehoboth beach, delaware. a lot of folks are enjoying nice weather. there is low humidity. this is t the beach. it feels like the temperatures are out there. sizzler. 101 to 103 degrees. to the north and west of us severe thunderstorm watches. if your wake up tomorrow. mild side. a mix and sun and clouds. there is more sunshine in the afternoon. we have nighttime locals in the 60's. michelle: next. "7 on your side" consumer alert. card skimmers at the gas station. three things that you can do to stump want to be cr 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

the first—ever major day of golf here on the coast and it was michelle wie, the coast and it was michelle wie, the 2014 us champion, who really took advantage of some gorgeous conditions. this morning there was no wind coming off the sea, the sun was shining, barely a cloud in the sky and she made a mockery of the golf course, setting a new record. she went round in 64, eight under par, and that's a 1—shot lead at the moment. for michelle wie, we've known about purpose along. back in 2005 she finished in third place in the women's british open. back then she was an the women's british open. back then she was an amateur the women's british open. back then she was an amateur and won the silver medal. she has had a combination of injury and ill form. she put it all to one side today. really remarkable. then she said, i am hoping for bad weather. she got her wish. the weather really came in. we lost one hour and 40 minutes due to rain delays. it blew a couple of the guys off the course. dame laura davies playing in her 37th british open. she came back out after the delay. we kept the player

♪ michelle: hello, and welcome to "fokus on europe." i'm michelle henery. russian hackers already in the midst of a scandal involving the u.s. presidential elections are said to be on track to flood germany with disinformation and fake news in an attempt to disrupt the country's upcoming elections, say i.t. experts. ♪ computer viruses are now a worldwide epidemic, and russia is linked to some of the worst ever produced. so much so, that the country is now considered the superpower of the cyber world. and experts say that organized crime in this industry is growing. in the wake of the u.s. election hacking scandal, german intelligence agencies fear attacks on the upcoming election. we spoke to some people involved in the russian cyber scene, who showed just how easily voters' opinions could be manipulated. reporter: according to alexander varskoy, russia's hacker scene is ruled by bits and bytes, not by laws. he's been active in the scene for 20 years. his world revolves around data, codes, and passwords. he's always on the look-out for information leaks a

and you will discover michelle's greatest rescue. she learned about archie from a facebook post by suzanne real. sue just rescued him and wanted to find a home for his brother. sue had been wanting to rescue a dog from a long time. >> for two years i had been watching my kidneys fail. >> if i was in that situation, i would want someone to do the same for me. >> reporter: at the time, the two didn't know each other. but a facebook post by sue asking for help made its way to michelle through an unlikely series of connection. >> michelle is the girlfriend of the younger brother of my boyfriend's best friend from the 80s. >> reporter: not long after seeing sue's post, michelle sent her a message. >> something along the lines of hey, sue, you don't know me, but i am at the hospital seeing if i am a match for kidneys. >> reporter: the two women bonded by a shared organ and now by rescued puppies. a great act can sometimes have greater results. >> well she never would have had this wonderful dog she loved if she hadn't donated a kidney. sav

michelle: a seconds old competition in delaware again on hold. cannon sent shrapnel to the audience injuring two people. one victim files a lawsuit to prompt organizers to cancel the year's contest. the competition had come back from two-year hiatus caused by inability to find anyone to insure the event. jonathan: in less than five years the nation could have a new limainted millionaire. the jackpot for tonight's powerball is up to $700 million. that is second only to last year's billion dollar jackpot. ja do you have lucky numbers to play? jonathan: i have numbers and i hope they are lucky. >> do you want one ticket or five separate tickets? put it on one. >> you don't want to lose it. >> this is even better for the weekend. golfers out there. we see one out there at this hour. temperature at the lower to the middle 80's across the area. cooler to the west of us across the blue ridge. it's in 60's to the 70's. for the evening, the outdoor plans apt the barbecues and eating dinner outside looks fantastic. the clouds dissipate moving through the l

thank you, michel. can i start by adding my compliments to both teams, they worked incredibly hard this week. it has been, as ever with important negotiations, quite a high stress week in terms of their work. so they deserve our complements and our thanks. now, this week we have had long and detailed discussions across multiple areas. and i think it's fairto multiple areas. and i think it's fair to say that we've seen some concrete progress. michel referred to one, but there are more than that. however, as i said at the start of this week, it is only through flexibility and imagination that we will receive a deal that works truly for both sides. in some areas, we have found this from the commission side, which i welcome. but there remains some way to go. talks this week once again focused on citizens' rights, on financial matters, northern ireland and ireland, and issues relating to ours operation. i'm pleased to say that we have engaged in detail on all of those areas. when i met michel here on monday

i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm kenny choi. this morning we are life team -- we have live team coverage. kpix 5's sandra osborne is live in fremont but first roberta gonzales in the weather center. >> yes, good morning everybody. the heat wave is going to last at least pretty much the next couple of days here in the bay area. gradual cooldown but then we have another couple of days that we do exceed 100 degrees. live weather camera looking outdoors at san jose where yesterday, it was 96 degrees. today? just a couple of degrees cooler. take a look at the temperatures though. slow to cool down from an overnight low of 67 degrees. and the livermore area. santa rosa at 55. we do have low clouds and fog stacked up next to the coast this morning. so relief there but inland areas no chance. up to 109 degrees for the red highlighted areasst that's where we have the -- areas. that's where we have the excessive heat warning in effect. temperatures today at the coast into the 70s and 80s, 90s peninsula. still hot los gatos at 94. east bay

michelle: some rainfall told to get out now. nancy: the rainfall unlike anything the country has seen before. 49 inches from one storm. breaks a record for the continental united states. jonathan: keep in mind that is happening in the last few days. a couple howevers ago president trump arrived in corpus christi where the clean-up efforts are underway. michelle: lana zak begins abc7's team coverage now from houston. lana: president donald trump and first lady melania arrived in corpus christi to receive a briefing on the flood. >> this is of epic proportion. >> nobody has seen anything like this. >> many of the officials present told the president recovery is just beginning. >> recovery is a slow process. rest assured we are doing everything we can. >> in houston, epic rescue effort continues around the clock to save people trapped by rising floodwaters. this man stuck on top of his car waited for crews on a dinghy to take him to high ground. we saw shelters beyond capacity. >> we are not going to turn people away. >> emergency

david davis is giving michel barnier a hard time? and negotiator has to listen to what the other person is saying and there is no evidence that david davies or anyone else from the uk government has listened to what is coming back from the other members of the european union. that is not surprising because they are not listening to messages from the elected government of scotland and wales. they are not listening to a lot of their own backbenchers. david davies must stop acting like he is a colonial governor general, telling people what to do. he must act like he is ina people what to do. he must act like he is in a difficult negotiation and it is difficult because his party made it difficult. he is not acting like that, he is presenting a solid british negotiating position, as face of the british negotiating team, both outwardly and inwardly and he is fishing michel barnier as ha rd and he is fishing michel barnier as hard as he can to get the best deal for britain, surely that is what you want? we do not know what deal he is pushin

michelle: wow, fantastic.

jessica. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. parents on both sides of the issue packed a meeting here last night in pleasant hill. it lasted eight hours. the county board of education voted against it. the parents who want to secede from the district want to cut off five walnut creek schools that includes walnut acres, and several other students including the northgate high school cutting it out of mount diablo unified and form a new northgate unified school district. nearly 90 people spoke to the board of education. those in orange for secession, those in red against it. parents of the wealthier part of mount diablo unified have been talking about splitting from the district since 2014. they say it's overcrowded and financially strapped. but opponents of secession say this is a case of a wealthy largely white community in contra costa county trying to segregate itself. >> the trouble is that drawing the school district line between northgate and the other part will cement the segregation forever. >> what we are talking about he