fire was made possible by something called a bump stock. it's a device attached to the gunman's rifle. michelle: as we come on air a big surprise. the n.r.a. wants to talk about toughening gun laws. "7 on your side"'s nathan baca is tracking it for us. nathan: the n.r.a. says the bump fire stocks should be subject to additional rellations -- regulations. this is from the leading gun rights lobby unique to call for additional government control of one time of modified weapon. it's attached to a rifle that place say stephen paddock used in vegas to allow a person to put their finger on trigger and rapid fire the fun. the stock or the rear shakes back and forth. the recoil of the gun. that increases the rate of fire simulating automatic gun. the a.t.f. says they are legal and does not prohibit the sale in any way. the white house supported looking at the law.

>> we welcome that and we would like to be part of the conversation and see a clearer understanding of the facts. nathan: florida republican congressman filing a bill to ban the sale of the bump fire stocks. the speaker of the house says it's something they need to look into. jonathan: thank you very much. we are getting disturbing new details on the devastating shooting. police now say it appears that the suspected gunman stephen paddock was targeting other music avents at least taking a look at them. we booked rooms overlooking earlier las vegas concert and lollapalooza in chicago. you will remember malia obama was at that concert. we are learning that he had 50 pounds of explosives and ammunition in the car that could have been used to make a car bomb. that adds to evidence he didn't plan to kill himself in a standoff with police. >> he was doing everything possible to figure out how to escape. his concern was the personal concern v

jonathan: we have learned that the gunman was firing rounds into aviation fuel tanks at the las vegas airport. huge tanks. conflicting reports whether they were intentional. the biggest question tonight is what motivated the attack? that remains unanswered. michelle: whatever the motive, though, in the attack, 58 innocent people lost lives. in minutes west virginia community will mourn one of the lives lost. denise burditis. and tom roussey joins us live where a vigil will begin shortly. tom: this is scheduled to start in what -- in half an hour. >> she was in las vegas and the tragedy happened on sunday. denise had gone out there for the country festival. with her husband tony. a lot of the

to here said they had planned go with her. a lot of members of the class of 1985 were going to go but it didn't work out for the rest of them. her was not hurt but de -- her husband was not hurt but she was shot and died almost immediately. we asked friends how they remember her and they will remember her this way. >> never ever entered a room without speaking to someone. she knew everybody. even if she really didn't, she knew you. she was always smiling positive. always gave a thumbs up. tom: she met her husband here at hedgesville high school. they grew up here and moved away but moved back a number of years ago.

and they were instantly worried and they found out that she had been shot and killed. a lot of folks will come out to remember her for how she lived and they say she lived in a way because that was simply unforgettable. reporting live in hedgesville, west virginia, i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. michelle: behind each victim there is a community in mourning. thank you. we will monitor all the developments from las vegas as new information comes to light on what happened. jonathan: amid the ongoing debate over gun violence, district leaders say they will not appeal a ruling on the city's concealed carry law. remember in july a federal appeals court ruled that part of the law infringed on the second amendment rights of people. that provision required the d.c. residents to show police a good reason in order to get a concealed carry permit. city leaders say they didn't think that the supreme court would rule in their favor. >> opening up the case and taking the chance that the supreme court puts us in the remainder of the concealed carry law also in jeopardy.

the city is committed to ending gun violence and will continue to prosecute illegal gun cases. attorney general jeff sessions says he is relieved or he will revive a policy first launched in 2001 that emphasizes aggressive prosecution of gun and gang crimes. under project safe neighborhoods gun crimes were sent to federal courts which impose harsher sentences. they are asking for money to trace guns quickly that are used in crimes. michelle: intense video showing the moment after a logan circle condo exploded to flames. maybe you saw this site on your own. the fire sent black smoke in the sky. everyone inside got out safely. firefighters had minor injuries. dozens of homes are damaged or even worse. >> they said it's uninhabitable at

we are hoping for the best to salvage things. michelle: fire investigators blame the fire on an electrical problem. jonathan: tonight a falls church woman accused of endangering her children by leaving them in a hot car. 26-year-old alexa faulkison left her children ages 5, 6, 7 inside her car in a parking lot while she was working inside a law office on tuesday. the temperature inside the car hit 150 dries. would be of the children pushed a hole through a taped up window to get air. a bystander immediately called police. michelle: shocking video. a teenager sucker punches a man without warning and what place blame for the attack. a burglar with culinary flair. the move that impressed the victim and what he left in the tip jar next. steve: something we haven't seen here in a long time. a few shower

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with the military as they are investigating a collision that involved a civilian drone and a helicopter. this happened over statin island in no. -- staten island in new york. it left the helicopter with damage to the main rotar and the windshield. one drone did that. the operate of the drone -- operator of the drone is room room -- cooperating. an atlanta man woke up to the scene where there was a train car in his bedroom. view from the sky gives a clear picture of what happened. the man was injured and conscious and talking to people when taken to the hospital. michelle: scary. there are new rules to extend summer vacation. we look at the possible

consequences. >> governor hogan's 2016 executive order mandates all public schools now start after labor day and let out by june 15. the goal is to extend the summer vacation season in and around ocean city. the public schools state wide trim the calendars to squeeze in 180 days of class. in montgomery county the school board drafted multiple calendars and depending on if where you know it picks could result in shorter spring break to eliminate teacher counting days or class on yom kippur or rosh hashanah. >> i'm not offended by it. >> he is jewish but he would rather keep spring break intact. >> i always feel that is my option. if they want to have school in the days as long as my kids can make it up i don't have a problem with that. >> christian is catholic and point out his daughters have class on christian holidays like ash wednesday and

but i'll do whatever the county says. >> in a statement governor hogan called the proposal of possibly eliminating religious holidays outrageous. instead the governor recommends nixing some or aural of the nine teacher in-service days. in potomac, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. jonathan: we just got new video in the newsroom that shows the comfort ship, it's huge. they are taking in critical patients from a hospital where the generator failed. elsewhere hospitals are used to air lift supplies to remote regions cut off since hurricane maria landfall more than two weeks ago. we want to say thank you to all of those who chipped in to help puerto rico victims of hurricane maria. there is a lot of you. thank you.

members of the hispanic national law enforcement association teaming up to collect supplies. at local megamarts. they are packed up and shipped to puerto rico to give to the folks in desperate need. michelle: all right. take a look at this. now another tropical nation suffering from the brunt of a storm. this is what tropical storm nate is doing to costa rica. the storm is already blamed for deaths due to flooding. las vegas ordered evacuation of the coastal areas ahead of nate. right now a dozen of the pumps are not working and they are trying to shore up the weak spots since the summer storm that brought flash flooding. >> it seems like it's one storm after another because it's been so quiet for so many years. now it's an active s

strong, strong storms. irma and maria. now this one we have nate. the flooding is a big problem. you don't necessarily have gusty wins until have big -- winds until you have big problems from the rain. michelle: so many people die from the flooding. landfall around new orleans. a new track coming up in a minute. 'sed we go now is quiet. it's calm and warm. it's in the 70's and the 80's. nationals are cooler because the winds are out of the south. moving over the cooler water of the potomac. the reason that oakland, maryland, to the west of us is at 59 degrees. they finally had a little bit of rain out there. show you

the harvest moon rise at 7:034. you can't miss us it. cloud cover, the temperatures are 77 degrees and a beautiful sight to see. this is orange and red. it will look big out there. it will continue to rise and it will get smaller. look at what is going on through satellite and radar. a few showers over the mason-dixon line. this won't amount to a lot. montgomery county a few showers to the northern edge around gaithersburg in the last half hour. frederick, the showers are done with. you are looking at light shower activity at this time. update on tropical storm nate. maximum winds at 40 miles per hour. wind gusts are upward of 50. this is what it looks like for the early morning of

winds at 75 miles per hour. this will move inland and bring us rain across the mid-atlantic. sunday to monday and tuesday. we will keep you updated on abc7. gad time to download the stormwatch7 weather app. stay with us on wjla.com. partly to cloudy skies. comfortable night ahead. the temperatures will warm up nicely. tomorrow night temperatures in the 70's. it's great weather for the baseball game both nights. temperature for ten-miler. early sunday morning around 70

the rain from nate monday and tuesday and wednesday. the temperatures will cool to the upper 60's. jonathan: thank you very much. we have a lot going on now. robert: busy time. it's about to start overlapping. jonathan: exciting. michelle: your head spinning yet? robert: it is! caps opening up the season in ottawa. we know who is pitching game one against the cubs.

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robert: just over 24 hours from first pitch, nats-cubs round one, nlds. every day that goes by i can feel nerves from every direction. we know who will get the start tomorrow. the other ace, stephen strasburg. no shocker here. here is the good thing. the nats have been here many times before. nothing is new. it's all the same. >> there is a lot of playoff experience. guys that won rings. >> neither team is going to be caught off-guard by the emotion or energy of the situation. it will come down to who executes the best. robert: that time of the year all four sports are overlapping. caps open up the season tonight in ottawa. just like thatter or just like the nats you know what is hanging over their heads. can they make it past the second round of the playoffs? scott

t.j. sohie to chat about the new season. >> it's kind of fun. every summer and every year going into the year it is feeling like you know this is the year that at the end you will sit there and to say how do you like me now? you want to be the team that does it the first time. every year you can't help but come in here and get goosebumps when you see the guys in the locker room, the way we play and the fun and the hard work we play with. robert: puck drops at 7:30 tonight. we have all the teams and the talent. it's just that second and the first round. jonathan: no, no. we just need championships to go with the talent. world series titles. robert: rings. jonathan: stanley cup. michelle: bring on the rings. robert: where is my ring? steve: tomorrow is a nice day again. great for baseball weather. even better saturday evening. the game will start at 5:30. 80 on sunday. we will watch remnants of nate monday, tuesday, wednesday. much needed rain for the area. michelle: sounds good. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: thank you for joining us

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tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. in las vegas, the stunning images. our reporter in a helicopter, flying beside the hotel. you will see into that room. and the new and chilling video from that night. also tonight, were there two other cities the gunman was looking into? chicago and boston. and the girlfriend, the fbi interview and what she's now saying. and abc news obtaining this check. their purchase in the weeks before. a state of emergency declared tonight in new orleans. preparing for a possible hurricane. the deadly storm already. the paths have it traveling right up to the northeast. breaking now. the republican congressman