First, we will hear from the representative of the gray family. Who has remarks to make and then ill make these remarks and then well take a handful of questions. My name is richard. Im one of freddies two fathers. We are satisfied with todays charges. These charges are an important step in getting justice for freddie. We ask whoever comes to our city, a city that we love a city that we live in come in peace. And if you are not coming in peace, please dont come at all because this city needs to get back to work. The last thing that freddie would want is to see the hard working people of baltimore lose their jobs and businesses because of his death. You all know that would totally defeat the purpose of what we are trying to work towards. Remember, without justice, there is no peace. But let us have peace and the pursuit of justice. Thank you. Today is a momentous step on the road to justice for freddie. In losing freddie the gray family has been put through real hell. One can only imagine the tremendous pain and sumping that this family has endured. For the parents, a loss of a son and the sisters loss of a brother. Freddie was taken too early and too horrifically. And the worst of the grays family days in the history of this family have been the last three weeks. Today has given the gray family a measure of hope. We thank the states attorney and her team for their unprecedented courage and their measured and professional response to this crisis. They have our gratitude in their pursuit of justice. However we must be mindful that this is a first step not the last. But while the States Attorneys Office continues to do its work the community, this community, and other communities like it all over the country have much work to do of their own. The overwhelming number of people who have protested over these many days did not know freddie personally. But they and the people of philadelphia new york, cincinnati and numerous other cities numerous other towns and numerous rural areas, by expressing their outrage that there are too many freddie grays. And if freddie gray is not to die in vain we must seize this opportunity to Reform Police departments throughout this country. So that there are no more days and times like this. It is now time for every city including our own to make all citizens of this country treated with human dignity. Unaffected by color religion gender, income or of the other irrelevant differences that wrongly exclude them from the human family. Let us make this the overarching meaning of justice for freddie. Freddies family is gratified that the ministers, elected officials and others have stepped into the streets to counsel peace. But the family is especially gratified that the young people of america are showing us the way. They are firm, strong and bound together in a mission for change. Young people have friends, classmates relatives, spouses and coworkers from all races all colors and all sexual orientations, all religions and all incomes who have enabled them to see with unmistakable and unprecedented clarity that we are all members of one race. The human race. With every ounce of their being, they expressed this universal desire for one country, one people and they will fight peacefully until that goal is realized. With all these unprecedented experiences comes enormous responsibility. Because most of us have never been in a place like this before. Our young people must show us the way. As few of the greatest leaders in recent history, gandhi, Martin Luther king and Nelson Mandela have taught us the only lasting response to either is love. Freddie grays family thanks you for the love you have shown them. Now, let us all show them the fruits of that love. Real and lasting progress. The lasting changes that we make will be freddies legacy. And the changes we make in baltimore can set the example for this nation. We can start with body cameras. We can continue with tough and enforceable regulations for the on switch never to be turned to the off switch. A new culture of policing. Yes, a new culture of policing. Where good policing is rewarded and bad policing is punished. Where bad policemen fear committing misconduct because good policemen no longer fear preventing it correcting it reporting it or prosecuting it. The blue wall of silence which makes policemen wrongly conspire to conceal evil must come down. In the days ahead, we will be inviting Police Experts community leaders, rank and file officers and other who have seriously studied what must be done to join us in what we hope will be a New Baltimore to create and implement these reforms so that they will be a model for the nation. We must seize this moment. Only this kind of lasting propping are truly lasting progress. A permanent lasting progress. Can assure freddie grays family and the rest of us that freddies death was not in vain. Let us pray for freddies family and let us pray that god will provide us to do his will or her will. In the pursuit of justice. So that this country will surely be and truly be a place where everybody regardless of their color or whatever difference may be superficially apparent can get liberty and justice for all. Thank you very much and well take your questions. Brad that is attorney billy murphy that represents the family speaking here and reacting to the charges brought against Six Police Officers today. Hes hoping for lasting change and grateful that the charges have been brought. We heard from richard shiply the stepfather of freddie gray and he said essentially the same thing, hoping for lasting change. Grateful to the community but he also had some very sharp words with regard to protests and the potential for additional violence. He said if you dont plan on coming in peace to this town dont come at all. We want to get back to what we were talking about at the beginning and that is extraordinary turn of events today that saw charges levied against the Police Officers who handled freddie gray on that april 12th morning. The states attorney Marilyn Mosby, 35 years old, stunning the world by saying that based on the evidence she had from the medical examiner her own investigation and the Police Investigation that she was ready to charge the Police Officers involved. The findings of our comprehensive, thorough and independent investigation coupled with the medical examiners determination that mr. Grays death was a homicide which we received today has led us to believe that we have probable cause to file criminal charges. Brad and so those officers were charged. All six of them have now turned themselves in. All are suspended without pay. States attorney saying that from the get go there was absolutely no reason to arrest mr. Gray and those officers caused his death. Leon, we want to head back to you. Leon all right. You got it brad. As you mentioned, that announce want this morning by state attorney mosby was stunning and it elicited reaction and responses from across the country. Heres what president obama had to say today from the white house. President obama what i think the people of baltimore want more than anything else is the truth. Thats what people around the country expect. And to the extent that its appropriate, this administration will help local officials get to the bottom of exactly what happened. Leon that announcement today no doubt is going to add some extra fuel to the excitement thats been building throughout the day in anticipation of the protests that are being planned. Other demonstrations are still on schedule to be held today. As a matter of fact theres one other way right now downtown and we also have gotten word about a protest thats planned tonight at cold spring lane. Well see how this old feeds into what we see play out tonight here. Suzanne kennedy has been gathering and checking the reaction from the streets here all day since that announcement was made this morning and suzanne is here now to share what shes hearing. What are you hearing right now, suzanne . Suzanne we are hearing a sense of relief here tonight. Im here at pennsylvania avenue and west north avenue. Let me around here and show you whats going on. People are gathered at all of the corners and we have sort of a carnival like atmosphere here. This has been going on for six hours here. I want to take you back and you show what was going on a little bit earlier when all of this started today. We have video to show you and earlier today, we saw rival gangs coming together right here in the middle of this intersection talking about what can be done in the future. How they can improve things in light of what has happened over the last week here. People were moving through the area rallying together pumping their fists in the air honking horns. Moving up and down the street. There was a general sense of jubiliation. I had a chance to talk to many people here today and this is what they had to say about this mornings announcement. This is a big deal in our community and were very happy with the outcome. So were all going to have a big party for freddie tonight. Im satisfied with it you know, as long as they was charged with you know for wrongdoing, you know, they messed up. They was wrong as long as they was charged, im happy. Its just a few bad seeds that needped out and theyre wiping them out im so happy yes yes suzanne back now, were seeing people in the crowd and theyre having signs like this one. The time for justice is always right now. This one over here, nobody should be deprived of life liberty and land without due process. And i want to show you back in the crowd, i want to show you this tshirt. Excuse me for a second, maam. This one right here this is what we have seen people putting on all day long here. It says i bleed baltimore. It means Something Different to different people depending on who you talk to and real briefly, what does it mean to you . I bleed baltimore . We bleed baltimore. We love baltimore. We support baltimore. We bleed baltimore. Suzanne everybody is grabbing these tshirts and putting them on. A sense of unity this evening. Back to you. Leon thank you, suzanne. Lets get to a few of the figures that have been in the imaginations and the frustrations of many of those baltimoreans who are now wearing those tshirts about how they bleed for this city. We now understand that all six officers are right now at the Baltimore City jail. And we also understand that a number of people have assembled there in anticipation of their arrival because they have thought about these men and woman but now they want to see them. Our Stephen Tschida is standing by there live. Stephen . Stephen well, were out here in front of the Baltimore City jail for hours. Monitoring the comings and goings through that secure entrance over there. We do now understand from jail officials here that all six of these Police Officers are at the jail. Now, throughout the day, a number of people gathered here in front of the jail to celebrate. All night, all day we will fight for freddie gray stephen outside the jail cheers for the arrest of six baltimore Police Officers, one facing murder charges. America is going to see Police Officers with mug shots. Stephen among the group circling the jail and chanting the mother of Trayvon Martin the young man killed in a confrontation with a Security Guard in florida. For some reason this is open season on africanamerican men. When is the season going to be over . Stephen we went to officer caeser goodsons neighborhood. The officer now faces seconddegree murder charges. It was so shocking. I know him by just waving at him and hes been friendly to us, you know. Stephen back live now, you can see still a very Strong Police presence here. Outside of the jail. Now, as far as these six officers, they will remain here at the jail. Their next step will be an appearance before some kind of magistrate, a bond or bail hearing. They will do that Via Video Conference so they will at least be in this jail for the next 24 hours for if they post bond or otherwise they will remain here. Reporting live Stephen Tschida, abc 7 news. Leon thank you, stephen. Now, lets go now over to city hall and people have been gathering there as well watching the events of the day play out there. Lets go over there now. Tom roussey is standing by. Tom, whats the scene there . Tom well leon we have a crowd that has been growing throughout the afternoon but now, folks are just starting to leave to march back to the inner harbor which is where the march began earlier. You can see some of the folks out here with their signs who just attended a rally that lasted well over an hour here and again it grew for over for just about that hour there. So were going to start walking here and show you where some of these folks are marching towards the inner harbor. That way, heres video of when they were marching earlier. This is started at the inner harbor and ended up at Baltimore City hall here. As far as the mood, you asked about that. I can say its not necessarily a jubilant mood because a lot of folks say, you know this is not over because these are just charges. Now, it has to go through a court of law and also they say in the broader sense of things theres still so much more work for their cause to be done. Thats jubilant and a hopeful mood. They think a lot of positive developments came today. Heres what one of the protesters that came out today had to say. This is a marathon not a sprint. So this is one development in a process. And well see how it unfolds. But its a step in the right direction for this particular case. Reporter back at here live, a band come with one group of marchers. A lot of folks are very pleased with the developments today among these protesters but they say even this case is far from over and their cause as a whole still has a long way to go a according to the protesters that came out. Im tom roussey, abc 7 news. Leon all right. Thank you, tom. I want to tell you, those thoughts that youve been hearing there at city hall have been echoed over here at pennsylvania and north avenue. Weve heard the same exact thing from people here who were saying theyre happy, theyre celebrating and relieved because of the developments today. They said the same thing, this is just the very beginning and just the first step. Well be closely monitoring all the events and all the activities here in baltimore. Were really looking to see what happens here in the evening as the protests now begin to fill up and the sun goes down. Coming up at this hour well take you to any of the protests that pop up. Coming up at the bottom of the hour we want to take you and give you a sense of what you hear from baltimores mayor and marylands governor. Well give you a look at everything that you hear from baltimore. Thats all from here. Scott and alison back to you in the studio. Alison thank you very much. Check back in with you once again shortly. Scott to a developing story back here in d. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke in the last hour about this mornings garage collapse at the Watergate Hotel complex. D. C. Bureau chief sam ford has been on the scene all day long and joins us now with the latest. Sam . Sam scott, this happened just after 10 00 this morning and mayor bowser as you said, who just left here a few minutes ago said that what happened was a hole 75 x 100 feet opened up as a section of the garage collapsed while workers were down there working on the garage. She said rescue dogs have determined that no one is alive in that rubble. But theres the issue of the cadaver dog. A cadaver dog was also sent into the scene. And that dog made a possible hit on one of the three levels. The operation has now transitioned from search and rescue to a recovery operation. Sam so this has been going on all day and shook up a lot of people here at the watergate. The scene was a sea of construction workers and emergency workers after something caused the top level of a parking garage including a tree to collapse and then pancake down. Level on level. You ran . I heard a rumble. And i knew look right, im looking right at it. I was working right there. Im like it just fell. And there was probably a 30 to 40 feet tree that fell into it and it was surreal. Sam lots of people took photographs. These from a construction worker showed the extent of the destruction of the collapse. The first two or three rows of cars covered in debris. Sam the Fire Department ordered the evacuation of the watergate east apartments and the Watergate Hotel under construction with hundreds of construction workers in it. I heard a big boom and i went outside and i see a bunch of the construction workers running in front of the c. V. S. It looks all dusted and pretty dirty. Sam construction workers told us the woman injured, the lone injury was because she was trampled by other people fleeing the collapse. The fire spokesman described her injury as minor. And they determined there are no construction workers missing here. But again, there was a possible hit by a cadaver dog and so they are going to be continuing to look here. They said probably through tomorrow just in case there are any other victims here at this site. Reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. Alison new information tonight on a vicious attack at a metro station. About 24 hours ago, police told abc 7 the man in this video throwing the punches is elijah smith. But now abc 7 news has learned smith is the same man who was arrested after a local actor was attacked in Silver Spring about a year ago. You might remember that case. Police say right now, they do not have elijah smith in custody. Well keep you posted. Well the man accused of raping a nun inside her maryland home appeared in court just in the last halfhour. Brianne carter was in that courtroom. She joins us live from northwest d. C. With the new developments in this case. Brianne . Brianne as you mentioned, all of this happening here inside d. C. Superior court just within the last halfhour or so. Juan randolph, 27 years old, facing a judge here this afternoon and he was ordered held without bond. Now, we do understand that this was a fugitive from justice charge here in d. C. Stemming from an arrest that happened in southeast d. C. Yesterday. Now, according to sources, he will undergo a mental evaluation and he is expected to be back in court next week. Now, randolph is facing several charges in Prince Georges County including Second Degree rape, assault and theft charges. His lawyer in court today talking about specifically just a mental evaluation that would be happening. Now, randolph was arrested thursday inside of a home in southeast d. C. In connection with the incident in Prince Georges County. And according to sources who are said to be hiding underneath of a sink. Now, sources tell abc 7 that wednesday night, randolph broke into a nuns chillum apartment through an unlocked glass door attacked her and then fled. Again, he was arrested in southeast d. C. Police say he later admitted that he was responsible. Here in court today, he stood there silently but again we do know he was ordered held without bond. The question of extraditing him back to Prince Georges County that was not taken up in court but we do know he will be back in court here on may 6th. Reporting live Brianne Carter abc 7 news. Alison the maryland episcopal bishop charged in the drunken hit and run death of a baltimore bicyclist has officially resigned her position with the diocese of maryland. Diocese had been asking for heather cooks resignation since january. One month after he was killed. Cook is no longer employed with the diocese which tells abc 7 it is not releasing a copy of her resignation letter. Former bishop goes to trial on manslaughter and other charges in june. Scott coming up at 5 00 those coveted tickets to see the caps play in round two of the playoffs may not actually get you inside. Find out what to look for before you buy. Alison first, well check on the weather as we head in for the weekend. Chief meteorologist doug hill is up next. 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This is the visual satellite image and this format that see is black and the background is actually the clear skies so it shows you very quickly who has got the cloud cover, who has the blue skies and sunshine. So theres a lot developing north and west of town and theres a whole storm system that continues to kind of pinwheel around and pull out, well get more in the way of clearing later tonight and more in the way of sunshine. As far as rain a couple of stubborn showers along the interstate 81 corridor. Thats heading south. A few more sprinkles and a downpour up north of hagerstown. That will push to the south as well as we go through the remainder of this friday evening. Temperatures in the sunshine. Warmer in martinsburg at 66. 65 in hagerstown. 66 in frederick and the areas of the heavier cloud cover somewhat cooler in the mid to upper 50s right now. Heres a big view for you to give you the whole complex of the storm system thats been developing. It started developing where we thought it would and having the effects that we thought it would. It will eventually kick out to sea tonight and tomorrow and start the process of drying it out and warming it up. Theres one little thing to watch in the forecast tomorrow. Thats the possibility of a little disturbance may give a sprinkle or shower to a few spots tomorrow afternoon. Theres cooler temperatures overhead. The warmer air developing out west already. 74 in detroit. Not only will we see 70 over the next couple of days well see upper 70s. That will kind of break down and the winds will start to come more from the west and help to dry us out. There was that one little fly in the ointment tomorrow where a couple of wiggles in the atmosphere could produce a sprinkle or shower. Generally a nice day. Low 70s. Partly sunny and a full day of sunshine as we head through the day on sunday and warm sunny weather as we head through early next week. Lets check it out for you for the weekend. Partly sunny with a slight chance of spripg he will tomorrow. 80 degrees sunshine for the day on sunday. Next seven days after we get through the weekend, monday will be bright and sunny at 82 and long stretch of 80 degree temperatures with sunshine higher humidity and a daily chance by tuesday, wednesday and thursday of afternoon showers and storms. Coverage continues up in baltimore. Back to leon harris. Leon thank you, doug. Back now live from baltimore. This city in crisis today. It has been quite a day here. Freddie grays family had a press conference saying today that they are satisfied to learn that charges will be filed in the case of freddie grays death and his death has been ruled as a homicide. They also said that anyone who is coming here to express themselves about that announcement today should come in peace or not come at all. The press conference came hours after baltimores states attorney Marilyn Mosby announced charges against the Six Police Officers involved in grays arrest. Baltimore fraternal order of police, however, had a different reaction from those, completely different from the reaction that weve been hearing in the streets all day. Thats in celebration of the streets. The f. O. P. Calls todays development a rush to judgment. President obama says the people of baltimore deserve to know the truth about what happened in this case. Horace holmes is live with me here in baltimore and hes been gauging the reaction in the wake of the announcement thats been made and also getting statements and hearing what the mayor and governor had to say about these developments today. Whats the latest . What have you heard . Horace peace and calm seems to be the words of the day here in baltimore. Were here in what they call War Memorial Plaza in front of city hall where a big rally just ended a few minutes ag the demonstrators, protesters are moving on to another location, one of many rallies. Theyre scheduled for tonight on through the weekend. As you said weve heard from politicians also and in particular, the governor of maryland and the mayor of baltimore who spoke about the citys state attorneys decision earlier today. No one in our city is above the law. Justice must apply to all of us equally. With todays official ordered Police Commissioner batts to utilize the full extent of his Legal Authority and immediately suspend all officers facing felony charges. We understand that emotions are still high that theres a lot of frustration out there. Ive been incredibly impressed with the people of baltimore that care about their community and theyre concerned about their neighbors. I want to continue ask for calm and peace and were going to be here to make sure. Horace as a matter of fact the governor has remained in baltimore all day and as far as the National Guard is concerned, they will remain according to the governor for the foreseeable future. The Mayors Office has told us also that curfew that 10 00 curfew thats been in effect for most of the week that will stay in place you through saturday. A number of big, big protests scheduled this weekend. The curfew though will remain in effect at least until saturday night. Reporting live at city hall in baltimore, Horace Holmes abc 7 news. Leon thank you, horace. Now, other political leaders, i should say, have been weighing in as well with their thoughts about maryland senator Barbara Mikulski earlier today called for peace and calm to play out as the Legal Process plays out. That could take some time. Congressman Elijah Cummings had this to say just moments ago. You think a message sent by our states attorney that she treasures every life and that she values every person. So let the wheels of justice begin to roll and its good that they are rolling as opposed to standing still. Amen. Leon that is something for which a lot of people here have told us that they are quite grateful and they were saying there was anticipation this whole process could be slowed down and that in fact was actually beginning to build up some tension that may have exploded negatively. Now today the announcement that six officers will be facing charges in the death of freddie gray, a lot of people saying that to them is proof there will be justice in baltimore. Well keep an eye on how things play out here. Well be back with more coverage throughout this hour and throughout this evening. Well take a break and be back in a bit. Alison today, mayor Muriel Bowser announced an expansion of the districts Summer Youth Employment program. Now that experience will be available to people up to the age of 24. Today, the programs annual Career Exploration fair where employers met with potential employees. To give kids opportunities like me to get a job. Just to be out and have no get some money, you know. And im glad that they extended the age limit because that gives people like me an opportunity to work a little longer and get more work. Alison in fact 23,000 people applied for the program this year. More than 16,000 of them were deemed eligible to participate. Scott even if you never met him, you knew his name. Monsignor Leonard Hurley died this week at age 84. He is, of course the namesake of the areas well known father hurley boulevard. The road was named after him after his work in germantown helped shape the community into what it is today. Alison a name that Jamie Sullivan has probably said many many times. She joins us now with a look at the friday afternoon traffic. Hi there. Jamie thats where ill start actually. 270 headed towards father hurley boulevard, youve got pretty typical congestion but its nice for a friday. Weve seen lighter volume. This is the area that i want to focus on though heading outbound on 50 towards annapolis. Cleared away an earlier crash. Seeing a lot of red on 50 and 97 in both directions. Moving to the beltway. Youve got slow traffic working your way on the outer loop into virginia and inner loop getting closer to river road as we take a live look, show you what were working right now as far as congestion. A little bit of sun there. The roads are dry this afternoon. This morning, it was a little bit of a wet commute so again right now, a little bit lighter in some spots which thats the way you want to start off your friday. That is a look at traffic. Back to you. Alison thank you very much. So lots of eyes on vegas this weekend for that big fight. Scott coming up, meet a local girl getting in the ring. Reporter a d. C. Antidiscrimination law meant to protect the contraception choices of female workers is facing federal scrutiny. Coming up the latest in congress and how the white house is responding. Alison at 6 00 tonight a maryland congressman makes good on his promise to change how the u. S. Deals with those who kidnap americans overseas [ female announcer ] Business Travel isnt just about the going. Its also about the going home. And being connected all along the way. Whether youre working or recharging do Business Travel on your terms. Acela. Take off. Scott talk about a dramatic way to enter the second round. The Washington Capitals jumped ahead of the rangers in the final seconds at Madison Square garden last night. Alison thats right. It was a lot of fun. As the hometown hockey team gets closer and close to her the stanley cup, scalpers are trying to get deeper and deeper into your pocket and 7 on your side consumer investigator kimberly suiters reports on what fans need to watch out for. Ovechkin out in front. They score kimberly a jaw dropping last second gamewinning goal. Winning in new york, its not better than that. I screamed like a girl kimberly inspiring caps fans to gogo. Whoo kimberly searching for seats for the semifinals. Make you want to buy tickets . Absolutely. Yes i am actually. Very excited that they made it to the second round. Kimberly make you want to buy tickets to mondays game . Yeah, it does you selling . Kimberly im not but everyone from the caps official site to stub hub to craigs list is. Id probably go 150 each. Ive been looking on the secondary market. Kimberly before you rush out to buy the tickets, the capitals are warning of fraud. Theyve seen an increase in ticketing fraud since the playoffs began. That would be devastating trying to get to the game and not being able to. Go directly to the source. Kimberly how can caps fans be sure they have a legitimate ticket . Number one, make sure that you are not buying your tickets on a site like craigs list that has no refunds at all where you really dont know who youre dealing with and most of the transactions are in cash. Kimberly if you are sold a bad ticket the National Consumers league urges you to report it. These scalpers are not only taking fans money theyre also taking their time because we go down there and we have travel in from out of town and theyre committing a crime. Kimberly but steve ross may still take a chance. Im a fan of craigs list. After seeing that maybe not. A trustworthy scalper which i know a couple of. Kimberly in northwest, kimberly suiters, abc 7 news. Alison ok. Tim will have more on last nights game in a few minutes. Scott first, well head back to leon in baltimore for more on the city leon back now live in baltimore. City in crisis. Really, i have to say it feels more like a city in celebration or on the verge of celebration at this hour. Its been quite a stunning day of developments with the announcement of charges being filed against the six officers in freddie grays arrest and death. Were seeing here now that the streets are beginning to fill up a little bit. Were seeing a demonstration of some sort taking place at the intersection of pennsylvania and north avenue which is the epicenter for all the activity that we saw breaking out here on monday. Police standing by here and crowds very very peaceful although this peace can be quite loud at some points. But again were hearing word of other demonstrations popping up or being planned for later on throughout the night here. We also have the fact that the curfew kicks in here in about four hours or so. Theres a lot going on here and a lot to keep our eye on. Were doing it for you. If you want to be the first to know about whats happening here or any place else stay connected with abc 7 and you can log on to our web page or Facebook Page or twitter feed or sign up for mobile text alerts through wjla. Com and one way or another, we will keep you informed. Lets go back now to the studio with alison, scott and doug. Scott well check back in on the scene in baltimore soon and throughout the evening newscast obviously. Alison lets get to the weather now. It is friday. Lots of activities outside around d. C. This weekend, doug. Is the weather going to cooperate . Doug its looking that way. Beginning to see some sunshine now getting closer to parts of the metro area. More sun tomorrow and more so on sunday. Get you started here with a look from the view from national harbor. Absolutely beautiful afternoon now with the sunshine breaking through the clouds. Look live through the capital wheel and look upriver here. The heaviest shower has moved across the pennsylvania line into maryland over northwestern Washington County northwest of hagerstown. Everything is moving from north to south. This is the back edge of the circulation from the pattern thats kept us damp and cool over the past several days. 61 in Reagan National. 66 at frederick. So for tonight, we will see a slow but steady clearing trend with skies becoming partly cloudy. Areawide by morning with light and variable winds. Low temperatures 45 to 52 degrees. For the weekend partly sunny around 72. Slight chance of decks of clouds with the sprinkle in some sections in the afternoon. On sunday bright sunshine. Back to 80 degrees. Even warmer early next week. Tuesday, wednesday and thursday, partly sunny, warm and humid in the 80s with a 30 chance of a popup shower or storm each afternoon. Thats the very latest. Alison, scott and tim back to you. Alison thank you. Scott so many reasons to smile if youre a washington sports fan. Tim isnt this fun . Its sun again i love this what a great time with the washington sports. The wizards are waiting for their second round after sweeping toronto and the caps. How about the caps . Beating the ranges in game one of the best of seven series. Stealing home ice from Madison Square garden. Ovechkin had the great assist to joel ward with the buzzer beating winner and i said it before the series began and ill say it again today. The caps will win this series with the rangers. And im more convinced of it now seeing the way the rangers are blaming the refs for their loss. Well have more on that coming up a little bit later in sports. But outside of the d. M. V. Boxing has taken center stage this weekend with the mayweatherpaquio fight upon us. Theyre calling the battle for greatness, fight of the century. I want to introduce you to a boxer who is not only battling for greatness in the ring but in the game of life. All smiles out of the ring. All business in it. She is a real knockout. Im just a boxer. I just happened to be a female. Tim she started boxing seven years ago. She says she just sort of fell into the sport. I like everything. Its just like good whole rounded sport. Like you do a little bit of everything in it. Tim now 17 she is one of the best in the world. In fact, bobbing has taken her around the world. I fought in ohio like four times. California. Nevada. Like internationally, ive been to finland, bulgaria. Tim now she heads to taiwan for the world championships. And down the road plan to go to college and study chemical engineering. Tim boxing, the socalled sweet science and shes at the head of the class. Anybody can do it as long as you have the will to keep going. Because sometimes it does get hard but you got to push through it. Tim fight through it she does. Shes studying to be a chemical engineer, this is a woman that really has life right there and shes ready to take it. Shes exciting. Alison she has such a sweet demeanor. You would not know it. Scott yeah. Tim see you in a little bit. Alison all right, tim. Coming up next here on abc 7 news at 5 00 the district fights for itself. Scott latest round between the city and when you own a Small Business theres a neverending list of small things to do every day. Appointments. Orders. Deadlines. Every one of them matters. So you need internet you can count on. Verizon fios is really fast with 99. 9 Network Reliability because when everything is running right, all those small things you do every day can turn into something big. Team up with fios for this great limitedtime offer. Alison Congressional Republicans have pushed legislation through the house that would overturn a recently passed d. C. Law barring discrimination in the district against workers who get abortions. Scott as mike conneen reports, the local vs. Federal conflict raises many issues district autonomy, abortion rights and religious liberty. District Voting Rights activists are up in arms. House lawmakers voted mostly along party lines to block d. C. s recently passed Reproductive Health nondiscrimination act. Democrats have again accused republicans of a war on women. They say attacking a local law that protects workers in d. C. Who use Birth Control or abortion services. This is not the business. Reporter because the d. C. Law takes effect on saturday this g. O. P. Led effort is largely symbolic. Unlikely the senate could consider the measure in time and the white house has already threatened to veto referring to the house bill this legislation would give employers cover to fire employees for the personal decisions they make about Birth Control and their Reproductive Health. Still, House Republicans pushed it through. We have a number of members that are concerned about this issue and the issue is one of religious liberty. Mike not just that antiabortion groups and political organizations claim this law would force them to hire job applicants who emphatically express support for abortion rights. This is a blatant political attack that affects all of our hiring and firing decisions and there is no bill for pro life organizations like ours. Mike mayor bowser points out the d. C. Council clarified the law to address some religious liberty concerns and she dismisses this congressional action as political posturing. Theres certain people in the legislature who want to use d. C. Just to make political point in their states or in their president ial campaign. Mike in northwest, mike conneen, abc 7 news. Alison and thats it for abc 7 news at 5 00. Scott our coverage of those major developments in baltimore continues on abc 7 news at 6 00 starting right now. The manner of death deemed a homicide is believed to be the result of a fatal injury that occurred while mr. Gray was unrestrained by his seat belt in the custody of the Baltimore Police department wagon. We have brought the following charges. Second degree depraved heart murder. Involuntary manslaughter. Misconduct in office. Justice for baltimore yes the process has worked. They had begun to believe the system did not work for them. Police have been suffering long in the hands of the police. No one is above the law in our city. There will be justice for mr. Gray. There will be justice for his family. And there will be justice for the people of baltimore. Maureen right now at 6 00 people take to the streets of baltimore in celebration and solidarity. This after prosecutors announce they have charged all Six Police Officers involved in the arrest of freddie gray. Today, Baltimore States attorney Marilyn Mosby announced grays death was ruled a homicide based on injuries he sustained after his april 12th arrest. Tonight, all six of the officers who arrested and transported gray to a Police Station are in custody. The charges range from Second Degree depraved heart murder against the van driver to manslaughter and other Assault Charges against other officers. The officers are also accused of making an illegal arrest. We have Team Coverage tonight from baltimore led by abc 7s leon harris. Leon . Leon hello there, maureen. It is quite a friday evening here in baltimore. Maybe one of the most unusual fridays theyve ever had here in this town. This has been called a city in crisis
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