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referring to are the boys of boys hope and this is evan towns. >> we had an opportunity to bring -- opportunity for a fresh start. >> reporter: things started off pretty good for evan in elementary school. but when he got to middle school. >> boys started picking on me. pretty bad choice. also my grades were not up to par. it was like i didnt understand the work and i wasnt getting help. >> reporter: providing a fresh start is what boys hope is all about. >> i started asking questions....

when i told the girls that elmo and grover will be here to talk about that story, they cheered. harper wanted elmos autograph. im not sure. hes only 3. >> i dont know if that can happen. perks of the job. a lot 06 ground to cover in the meantime. hundreds of homes have been evacuated after flooding in wisconsin and minnesota. a state of emergency has been declared in both states. and the national guard is now sandbagging, bracing against more bad weather today. and then, theres a new...

look at the humidity. no wonder we have the fog. the air is saturated. the barometer is high. of wind.t east puff -- we have an east puff of wind. >> the fog is affecting the traffic. we have a cow in the road. this is in carroll county. something to watch out for their. -- there. there is to report of an accident there as well. otherwise, were looking pretty good of the major roadways. nine minutes between the beltway to the for mechanic toll plaza. 895 looking at seven minutes there....

if you are interested in helping them, go to tbd.com, keyword, lorton. reporting live for abc 7 news. >> displaced residents saw the destruction of the fire in mannassas. it damaged five homes and burned three others. a grill on a back deck may be to blame. >> investigtors are looking for an armed man who eluded authorities. there was a robbery and a carjacking. one vehicle lost control and the suspect exchanged gunfire with police. two men were arrested. the search continues for a sto...

there is one incident to talk about. first i want to show you some live drive times. six minutes on 95 north between the beltway -- between 100 and the beltway. no delays at all to report. this is harford road. you can see there is some fog out there as you head out the door. this is 95 just north of the beltway. we do have the report of a vehicle fire in the white marsh area. it does not appear to be affecting traffic. traffic seems to be moving just fine. that is the latest on traffi...

this is fox 5 news at 10:00. a raging fire destroys not one, but three homes. tonight were live in the neighborhood learning more about what helped fuel the destructive flames. police versus rioting inmates, this is a training exercise that the public rarely gets to see. tonight were checking out the weapons and the tactics used during a prison riot. caught on camera, auto workers drinking beer and smoking what appears to be pot on their lunch break. it didnt happen just once. th...

maryland where we have no complaints here north of the district from 95 to 270. an speaking of 270 southbound, going to find the lanes wide open from 109 to the split. back to you. >> thank you, angie. flames ripped through a neighborhood forcing families our of their homes. it happened last night in manassas, virginia. this fire spread quickly between close-together homes in the 8300 block of tillotts loop. kristin fisher is joining us with more. >> the fire is out but the families ...

>> you get a morning like this. you never know. >> you see the bus toppled. and smoke coming out of the suv. >> reporter: the neighbors sent michelle varner a picture of the wreck on her cell phone. her oldest daughter had just left for the day, on a county bus, headed for a different school. >> my first thought was, well, whoases fault was it? its kind of scary to think you put your child on a bus, and it could have been something the bus driver could have done that made that happen. ...

crashed into it and crashed into the blazer. the school bus driver also suffered a broken leg in that accident. jeff hager abc 2 news. these are pictures from portland, oregon from yesterday where a school bus crash injured a 10-year-old burl girl. the car crashed into the bus. the girl hit her head on the bus seat and take ton the hospital. these other students in the bus along with the driver are all o.k.. according to the national highway administration since 19981450 school chi...

storms crossing the mississippi valley. that will bring us relief from the heat we expect today. hot and humid. but foggy this morning, at least in some areas. we will detail that in just a few minutes. lets check on traffic. >> the fog is out there. you cannot see it on our cameras. we have a few things to mention -- you can see it on the cameras. there are closures at charles street, a cathedral street in mount vernon because of the book festival. there is a car fire in the white mar...