a police chase, after shots fired. the manhunt happening now in fairfax county. the president's son under fire - and firing back. how donald trump junior is defending his meeting with a russian lawyer. and a steamy wednesday. temperatures nearing 100 today, and it's only goin

good morning washington. toss to veronica today: mostly to partly cloudy, hot today: mostly to partly cloudy, hot and humid, isolated pm thunderstorms 30% highs: 92-97 heat index: near 100 degrees winds: southwest to west 5-10 mph overnight: quite warm and humid lows: 72-79 winds: southwest 5-10 mph thursday: hot and humid, pm thunderstorms possible 30% highs: 93-98 heat index: 100-104 degrees winds: wsw 5-10 mph we're following breaking news from fairfax county - gun battle in a

neighborhood.. those suspects then leading police on a chase for miles, before taking off on foot. sam sweneey is live in centreville where it all started. also breaking right now - a shooting investigation in temple hills.

shot multiple times on easton street- just off branch avenue. we're told he was taken to the hospital concious and breathing. abc7 crews on the scene also spotted some sort of vehicle accident. it's still unclear if that's releated to the shooting.

we learn more. this latest shooting comes as police officers in prince george's county are working longer shifts, after a sharp spike in murders. the most recent, happening this time yesterday morning. a young man - shot and killed in forestville. it's the county's 49th homicide so far this year. violent crime is up one hundred percent compared to this time last year. but, chief hank stawinski says many of these crimes aren't random. the chief says police will be working 12-hour shifts and focusing their attention on high risk areas. developing now - donald trump junior speaking out for the first time about his meeting with a russian lawyer and his emails about the encounter. in an interview with fox news, the president's son didn't admit to making a mistake, but said quote "i probably would have done things a little differently". trump junior says he agreed to the

thought the lawyer, natalia veselnitskaya, had dirt on hillary clinton. trump junior maintains he did nothing wrong. on capitol hill though - concern. democrats say the emails are a clear sign of collusion. even some republicans are expressing concern about trump jr's willingness to accept help from russians. and from the white house, a short statement from the president saying: "my son is a high quality person and i applaud his transparency." president trump's pick for f-b-i director, in the hot seat today. the senate judiciary committe will hold it's first confirmation hearing for "christopher wray". wray is expected to answer questions about the russia investigations and how he would handle working with the trump administration. the hearing gets underway at 9:30 this

also on the hill - the senate is delaying it's august recess. lawmakers will stay two extra weeks, in hopes of getting more done before the break. but g-o-p leaders say they don't need that long to finalize health care. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says a revised version of the g-o-p health care plan - should be in the senator's hands by thursday. their hope is for a vote next week. the stars were out for the mlb all star game last night in miami. 5 nats' took part including max scherzer -- getting the start and striking out yankee superstar aaron judge in the first inning. . fast forward to the second and it's bryce harper making a diving grab. to the sixth and a fun moment -- seattle's nelson cruz takes a mid-at-bat- picture with umpire joe west. extra innings now -- it's veteran robinson cano stepping to the plate for the go ahead home run. american league wins it 2-to-1. t

to the nineties and it's feeling even worse! but this afternoon - a chance of storms to cool things down just a little. veronica johnson is timing it all out - next.

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wildfires breaking out in california. a blaze in san diego county quickly surged to over half a square mile.. forcing the closure of an interstate and the evacuation of multiple homes. in northern california - another new fire has already burned nearly two acres near the town of auburn. dozens of other wildfires are burning up and down the west coast. federal investigators are looking for clues after a miltiary plane crash that killed 15 marines and a navy sailor. debris from the kc-130 is scattered for miles across the mississippi countryside, suggesting there may have been some sort of explosion. but the cause is still unknown. missippi's governor is warning people not to remove any debris from the area. the victims have not

we;re told some were stationed at camp lejeune in north carolina - and from orange county, new york. a 7 on your side consumer alert now: the takata airbag recall is expanding again. this time, it includes cars, the company said... were part of a "safe solution" to the problem... of its inflators rupturing and spewing shrapnel. it involves some ford, nissan and mazda vehicles between 2005 and 2012. these cars contained airbag inflators with a drying agent - that takata claimed would solve the problem. go to wjla.com for a link to specific makes and models. this morning - news that a d-c woman is suing president trump alleging he violated the first amendment when he blocked her on twitter. back in june, president trump tweeted "if he relied on news outlets he calls fake news,would have had zero chance winning the white house." well, rebecca buckwalter-poza replied saying "russia won it for you" and she was blocked. now her and six other people with siil

suing the president. the white house has admitted the president's tweets are official statements, so the lawsuit argues the president's account is a public forum under the first amendment. happening today- a chance for maryland voters to meet the 20-18 democratic candidates for governor. a forum will be held tonight in silver spring. candidates invited include: prince george's county executive rushern baker... baltimore county executive kevin kamenetz.. former naacp president ben jealous... senator richard madaleno.. and congressman john delaney. the evnt starts at 6:30 tonight at the silver spring civic center. happening now - a state of emergency in nevada and we're not talking about a natural disaster. the emergency? nevada is running out of marijuana! it comes just 10 days after the recreational use of the drug was legalized. people have been lining up for weeks to get the goods - and now there's not

that the state of emergency will give them time to decide on new rules that could prevent marijuana shortages in the future. the summer olympics are coming to los angeles. the only question is what year. the international olympic committee is breaking with tradition and will award the 20-24 and 20-28 games at once. but since only l-a and paris are bidding... no one will go home empty-handed. the final decision will be made in september. time now for weather today: today: mostly to partly cloudy, hot and humid, isolated pm

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80 degrees outside. grab some water as you head out today - because you're going to need it. this morning 7 is on your side to make sure you stay safe in his extremely hot and humid weather. good morning washington i'm autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. let's get right to stormwatch-7 meteorologist veronica johnson.

today: mostly to partly cloudy, hot and humid, isolated pm thunderstorms 30% highs: 92-97 heat index: near 100 degrees winds: southwest to west 5-10 mph overnight: quite warm and humid lows: 72-79 winds: southwest 5-10 mph thursday: hot and humid, pm thunderstorms possible 30% highs: 93-98 heat index: 100-104 degrees winds: wsw 5-10 mph breaking news just coming in from

county. firefighters battling a house fire right now in hyattsville -- on willow hill drive. we're told all occupants are accounted for

is on the way - we'll have an update from him as soon as he gets there. also breaking right now - a shooting investigation in temple hills. police say a man was shot multiple times on easton street- just off branch avenue. we're told he was taken to the hospital concious and breathing. abc7 crews on the scene also spotted some sort of vehicle accident. it's still unclear if that's releated to the shooting. well update you as we learn more. this latest shooting comes as police officers in prince george's county are working longer shifts, after a sharp spike in murders. the most recent, happening this time yesterday morning. a young man - shot and killed in forestville. it's the county's 49th homicide so far this year. violent crime is up one percent compared to this time last year. but, chief hank stawinski says many of these crimes aren't random. the chief says police will be working 12-hour shifts and focusing

their attention on high risk areas. 5:xx - and seven on your side with a warning if you stayed at trump hotel recently. your credit card information may be compromised. the hotel chain announced the program used to make reservations was breached. several trump properties are affected, including trump hotel dc. if you booked from november 7th 2016 to march 9th of this year, watch your credit card statements for fraudulent activity. personal information -- like your passport number or driver's license -- was not affected. autria... an update this morning.. the n-t-s-b is out with a preliminary report... into the deadly june 27th train accident, near union station. a c-s-x conductor -- and a trainee -- were returning to their train... when they were hit and killed by an amtrak train. according to the report, the amtrak train, and another one passing by... sounded their horns -- but it was too late. we're still aai

a scary situation in fauquier county.. take a look at this. a bridge collapses and takes u-p-s truck with it! this is in catlett, virginia.. just off old dumfries road. the truck was apparently making a delivery in the area when it tried to cross. an investigation is underway, but fire department officials say the bridge's listed weigh limit is 4 tons. the average ups truck weights 4 times more than that. thankfully the driver was not hurt. ad lib wetaher fro

highs: 92-97 heat index: near 100 degrees winds: southwest to west 5-10 mph overnight: quite warm and humid lows: 72-79 winds: southwest 5-10 mph thursday: hot and humid, pm thunderstorms possible 30% highs: 93-98 heat index: 100-104 degrees winds: wsw 5-10 mph

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buzzing - donald trump jr. and his meeting with a russian lawyer. this morning, the president's son speaking out for the first time about that encounter and his release of emails that outlined plans to get dirt on hillary clinton and help his father win. abc's janai norman has more on his words and reaction from lawmakers. stick with abc7 and newschannel8 for

coverage of the trump administration. you can also track the latest information on wjla.com d-c residents -- get your garbage outside early this week. the d-p-w will begin picking up trash in about fifteen minutes, at six a-m, instead of seven -- today, tomorrow, and friday. the reason?? the blazing heat. crews want to get a jump start early when it's slightly cooler outside. officials say people can put their trash outside beginning at 6:30 the previous evening.

stay connected with the stormwatch team- when the weather is scorching! you can follow us on facebook, twitter, wjla.com - and our stormwatch app. we'll check in again with veronica in about three minutes. an arrest in arlington this morning - as police departments put the brakes on those riding a-t-v's and dirt bikes illegally. stephon williams is being held without bond on charges including reckless driving and eluding police. the charges stem from an incident in april on arlington boulevard. meantime, police in d-c are looking for meantime, police in d-c are looking for 98-people involved in a similar incident on june 25th. they've posted dozens of suspect photos online. you can check out all the photos at w-j-l-a dot-com. right now -- officials are trying to figure out how to prevent another problem like monday's ground sp

thousands of people were impacted by flight delays and cancelations when the leesburg f-a-a facility was evacuated due to fumes. the question many fliers have -- what is the backup plan: greg martin with the faa tells us if the evacuation lasted longer -- eventually plane activity would have resumed, but at a slower pace. martin states -- they're looking into the issue so it does not happen again. breaking right now - a house fire in prince george's county. our john gonzalez just got to the scene - live in hyattsville... john? a touching moment last night for bryce harper at last

game you see harper playing here in a pair of special edition cleats. they honor late pitcher and friend jose fernandez. fernandez, the former ace of the miami marlins pitching staff died last year in a boating incident. as you can see the cleats feature a portrait of the former cuban star. he was only 24. now to the game - and it was a tight affair last night in miami. nats' own max scherzer getting the start and striking out yankee superstar aaron judge to start. fast forward in the second it's bryce harper making a diving grab. to the sixth and a fun moment -- seattle's nelson cruz takes a mid-at-bat- picture with umpire joe west. extra innings now -- it's veteran robinson cano stepping to the

ahead home run. american league wins it 2-to-1. in total the nats' had five players take part in last night's all-star game. max scherzer, bryce harper, ryan zimmerman, stephen strasburg and daniel murphy. seattle's robinson cano took home game mvp. and a programming note - you can watch the 25th espys tonight, right here on abc 7. the show starts at 8 p-m. right now at 5:xx - it's your chance to win. we've got four tickets to hershey park! more than seventy sweet rides and attractions - and it could all be all yours. call the number on your screen right now. 703-528-7334. caller number seven wins! it's 5: and time for a check on weather.

mostly to partly cloudy, hot and humid, isolated pm thunderstorms 30% highs: 92-97 heat index: near 100 degrees winds: southwest to west 5-10 mph overnight: quite warm and humid lows: 72-79 winds: southwest 5-10 mph thursday: hot and humid, pm thunderstorms possible 30% highs: 93-98 heat index: 100-104 degrees winds: wsw 5-10 mph

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there's a new king when it comes to youtube. charlie puth and wiz khalifa's video for the song see you again is now the most watched video on the site, with more than 2.8 billion views. the song, from the movie fast & furious 7, passes up gangnam style, which had been number one for 5 years. it took over the top spot from justin bieber's baby in 2012. see you again is averaging 3 million views a day in

garth brooks is once again the king of cash in country music. forbes says he earned 60 million dollars in the last year - good for the top spot of top earning country stars, but 10 million below last year. they say almost all of it comes from touring. kenny chesney is 2nd on the list, luke bryan close behind in 3rd. ryan reynolds took to twitter to send a

message to the team behind "wonder woman," after it overtook "deadpool" to become the tenth-highest grossing superhero film of all time. "wonder woman" has remained in the top five movies at the box office for six we're following that breaking news from hyattsville.. a fire, tearing through a home. our john gonzalez just talked to the woman who lived there. what she had to say - just three minutes away.

>> now, "good morning washington" on your side. we begin with a breaking news alert. larry: a devastating house fire in prince george's county. autria: we understand the was in side when it happened? right.hat's started when the fire before 5:00 this morning. they did here at the smoke alarm and they were able to get the house at they are doing ok. they are talking to the fire investigators right now. downw hill place is closed because there is a tremendous amount of equipment here. the district