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WJLA ABC 7 News At 500 August 21, 2014

Someone should have been facing termination. The trial board ruled on three firefighters, official reprimand, not guilty, and suspension without apay. In january, 77yearold cecil mills suffered a heart attack across the street from 26 fire station and then of the five people came to his aid. I even ran to the curb and said are you going to help me . The man she yelled to was a rookie. Rules in his case and the chief said the decision is not announced, but he was the least culpable of those. It rests with the officers and those who were experienced. And there was the commander of the group who went before the board but retired before they could roll. Did not learn she about the situation until it was too late to help. We went to the mills home, but a man said they would have no comment. Neighborhood they should have been fired. They should have been arraigned. Courtroom where they bring in the people who are arrested. All of theaid firefighters involved are being sent back to the academy for training and although the trial board did not rule in the case, they did issue a ruling, they would not have fired her, either. They would have moved her from the tenant of firefighter. Sam fuld, abc 7 news. Choline davis retired before any disciplinary action was taken. Sam spoke with the lieutenant in an exclusive shortly after retirement and got her side of the story. You can see that interview and daviss defense on wjla. Com. We are learning for the first time tonight about a heartfelt email bob mcdonald sent to his wife seeking to fix their marriage. A second day on the stand is defending himself against corruption charges. The bureau chief Jeff Goldberg has been in the courtroom and joins us again from richmond to give us all of the details from the day. Tell us about it. , the governor is on the stand at this moment. He was asked a few minutes ago about the rolex he received from christmas 2011. He said he did not know how much it cost or whether it was new or used. Questioning focusing on the dysfunction of the marriage between Bob Mcdonnell and his wife maureen. He was asked whether or not he maureen and johnny had a physical relationship saying he did not. When pressed further, he conceded he believed williams provided emotional support to the former first lady because he himself was not. Court, facing a crush of cameras, governor mcdonnell talked about the difficult day ahead. I never thought i would be having to testify in a trial like this. He share details about the deterioration of his marriage, which started to crack in the mid1990s. To have arguments privately and more frequently once inside the governors mansion, mcdonnell says things got worse. His wife prone to screaming and yelling. Was going well. A Pivotal Moment in court came as the governor was asked about an email he wrote on labor day 2011, a time he says he was feeling heartbroken and the email in which he called marine his soulmate read the governor says he never got a response, but found out marine communicated with Jonnie Williams four times on the same day. As for williams, initially testified he was shocked when he found out how often his wife and williams were communicating and says he did not find out about what was bought during that infamous shopping trip to new york city until one month after the investigation had begun. And the governor was asked about the 15,000 check Jonnie Williams wrote to the catering at their wedding. The governor said he thought he was ok with it. It was a gift to his daughter. He knew Jonnie Williams could afford it. Testimony this afternoon about governor mcdonnells lack of knowledge about the hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts and loans they came to the mcdonnell family. Much more tonight at 6 00. Jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. Something new every day. Opening up seven is tonight about the moment she says she watched helplessly as her husband shot her boyfriend to death. Police are calling the shooting a murder and attempted suicide. Brad bell is live with what happened. The woman involved here tells us that after 20 years in a relationship and a marriage she says was abusive, she thought she was free after a divorce. She says her ex would not let go and last night his rage boiled over. Kathy mendiola is sobbing. Dy shirt shehe bloo was wearing when her boyfriend howard popp died, shot to death by her exhusband Robert Mendiola. He was in his car. That is when robert suddenly appeared, she tells what happens as the men begin to argue. He pulled out the gun. He shot him. I was trying to block him. He shot him again. Howard popp falls dead. Robert mendiola runs to a shed blocks away and shoots himself in the head. Police find him clinging to life. After 20 years of marriage, the mendiolas divorced three months ago. She went to court for a protecti order against robert. He used to beat me up. This is an epidemic of domestic murders. The third this week. Those having problems need to report them before it gets to this point. Minor theer how contact, we need people to call us. We had been dating for two months now. He does not deserve this. The shooter,diola, the man who shot himself in the head is still in Critical Condition right now. We are told his condition is improving. He stands charged with firstdegree murder. Brad bell, abc 7 news. Federal judge has convicted a man of selling drugs to a 16yearold girl who died of a heroin overdose. 37yearold antoine was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute 100 grams of hair. Prosecutors say in august he sold the judge to a 16yearold and three others. Sher she used the heroine, passed out and later died. He will be sentenced in november. The National Guard has been ordered out of ferguson, missouri. Senior political reporter Scott Coleman is in the newsroom tonight with the developments. National guard pulling out of ferguson after the governor says it has affected the city, which has gotten, in the past two nights. That hardly means that tension is gone. Video couldhat new upset the progress. Civil disobedience is coming down the line strongly until our demands are met. Armed not with bottles were weapons but 70,000 signatures, demonstrators demanded the prosecutor recuse himself. Because of possible bias since his father, a police officer, blackvolved with a suspect. The buildingpped, shut down for security reasons. The governor has ordered the National Guard to pack up and pull out of town. Nudity may only fan the flames. New video may only famvir flames fan the flames. A shoplifter was armed with a knife. [gunshots] police shot and killed him. And this threat on camera from an officer. Get back he has been suspended. , meetinggeneral holder with the family, says changes coming. Lot in my time. Few things have affected me as greatly as my visit to ferguson. And members of Congress Want to change how Law Enforcement knowing no longer need military equipment for setting the confrontational tone in ferguson. One representative says he is meeting with chuck hagel today on that very topic. Thank you, scott. Abc 7 news is encouraging discussion on the issues brought to light by what is happening in ferguson. We invite you to watch a townhall special or all sites can be heard. Your voice, your future, ferguson can be seen on our sister station news channel 8 and wjla. Com. A codefendant in the boston terrier attack has pleaded guilty to impeding the investigation into that bombing. The 20 are old is a College Friend of dzhokhar tsarnaev. He admitted in court he emptied out a laptop after police began investigating. Prosecutors say they will ask for no more than a 20 year as an sentence. A hearing is scheduled for november. U. S. Mint tillery the u. S. Military has conducted six airstrikes to help forces retake control of a key dam. There had been fears militants would breach the dam and flood baghdad. One video showed the beheading of james foley i militants. Rebecca cooper will have the latest on all of that for you at 6 00. Coming up right now, two years after an honor student was killed inside her home, investigators say they have reason to be optimistic. And a major american religious group is throwing cold water on the als ice bucket challenge. Lines arendary redrawn. What it means for students and families. God saved my life. From ebola. The american missionaries who contracted ebola are out of the hospital tonight. They are calling their recovery nothing short of a miracle. Greta kreuz has their emotional story for us tonight. Considering their families were planning funerals three weeks ago, this is remarkable. Was discharged on tuesday. Cant brantly held a press Conference Today before he left. Today is a miraculous day. Spoke todayly publicly for the first time. I am thrilled to be a alive and well and to be reunited with my family. Ago, he arrived at Emory University hospital in atlanta for treatment of the deadly ebola virus. So far it has killed more than 1300 people in west africa. Also flown to was emory. Both were infected in liberia. I woke up feeling under the weather. In my life took an unexpected turn as i was diagnosed with ebola virus. He and writebol were given an experimental drug. Still not certain if it did the trick, writebol was discharged on tuesday. She is recuperating with her husband. Dr. Say despite concerns about las potential the medical staff is confident the discharge from the hospital of both of these patients poses no Public Health threat. And his wife publicly hugging members of his medical team as if to underscore that message. Africans to get this experimental drug are three Health Care Workers in the library appear the government says they are showing very positive signs of recovery. The american maker out the drug says it has run out of the drug. Thank you so much. Locally, vincent gray adopted some School Boundaries from an Advisory Committee that will go into effect for the 2015 school year. Right now thousands of students have rights to attend multiple schools. The new plan will change that. Be assignedll now to one elementary, one middle, and one high school. Some parents expressed concerns it will affect their childrens opportunities. It is putting in place a multiyear process so there will be predictability and ,rderliness in how parents where parents will have their children go to school. The plan is the First Comprehensive overhaul of the School Boundaries in more than 40 years. The rain does not know any boundaries. Seeingmetro area is light rain. They are playing through the rain. The heaviest is west of town. This was the area under thunderstorm warning through portions of fairfax and Loudoun County and now as we look, just kind of easy right now. Look how warm, 87 degrees. It feels a little bit warmer than even what the thermometer indicates with some light rain falling. This slowmoving storm brought over an inch of rain, almost an inch in hamilton, lincoln,. 88. Look at the temperatures, all the way down to 70 degrees because of the heavy rain. We see the heaviest areas in fairfax, springfield. The district, very light rain. We will zoom in on more detail and off to the west from fairfax, fairfax station, eventually to the interstate 95 corridor. This area will push and will stay in the very light rain for most of the immediate area. There is not much rain behind that. This is the only game in town as far as the rain does. The temperatures all over the place. At reaganes, 87 national. 79 in martinsburg. 82 to the east of frederick in gaithersburg. And humidity to the south. The general cooley trend across plenty of heat and humidity to the south. The general cooling trend. What is going to happen is the stationary front that is hung up in the atmosphere, providing the focus and guide is for the showers and storms, that is eventually going to be pushed to the south as High Pressure builds in off the coast. The wind is going to turn out of the east. Here is what the futurecast says is likely to happen. The clouds, it will be in 80s. Showers and thunderstorms. Especially in the afternoon and evening hours. As we get through friday night, things start to change. Going torly winds are have a chance of showers on saturday and cooler with highs in the mid and upper 70s on saturday. Models are suggesting that all of this moisture will be pushed against the mountains saturday and we will get some sunshine but hang on to cool temperatures. That is the way it looks. Call for somewill isolated showers over the next hour and a half. Heavy downpours and lightning and thunder. 6773. For friday, partly sunny, 8388. It will be monkey muggy. Temperaturesop in on saturday, about 30 of a chance for showers. Then we will get some sunshine. On sunday. R tuesday, we will start to warm it up a little bit and by wednesday and thursday, typical midsummer weather. Stay up to date with our forecast at wjla. Com, facebook, and our weather app. Keep us posted. A new test is showing the failure in those body scanners. And the mother of a murdered teenager opens up about two years of knowing her daughters killer is on the loose. Willd why president obama not be taking up the ice bucket challenge and the religious group criticizing the social media sensation. 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Anything that will get a person who would not stand up to theye for a good cause and actually do it. The archdiocese of cincinnati recognizes the wellintentioned, would it did not want money to be sent to the Als Association because it funds a study that uses embryonic stem cells. It is asking not to encourage students to raise money. If they do, the archdiocese wants the money to go to another Research Organization that uses adult stem cells. Each individual should decide for themselves. I dont understand why the church is getting involved in this. A curelly trying to find for disease. A spokesman for the Als Association says if reached the best if research can be done, so be it. Move forward with it. Books people at both organizations tell us there are no plans to discourage students to curb any fundraising for als. That is one crazy guy. We are just learning the president of the United States will not be taking the ice bucket challenge. Instead he opted to write a check for an undisclosed amount. The als has raised more than 41 million in donations. Amazing. And one more note, dont expect to see john kerry or any other diplomat doing the ice bucket challenge. Lawyers had banned highprofile Service Officers for taking part. They say it violates ethics rules barring officials from using Public Office for private gain. Somebody should give that guy who took it from the back hoe a metal. That could have been dangerous. Thoseing up, controversial body scanners fail a critical test. And another you are watching abc 7 news at 5 00, on your side. Years ago, someone kicked in the door of a home and shot a 17yearold honor student as she sat in bed reading. Today we speak with the , amberof that teenager stanley. Stephen tschida is outside of police headquarters. What is the latest on the case . It was almost exactly two killedgo when someone Amber Stanley inside her home and today investigators held a news conference. They did not provide specifics, but they said right now they are closer to solving the case than they have ever been. I High School Honor student with aspirations, Amber Stanleys dream of becoming a doctor ended when somebody broke down a door and parched into her bedroom and shot her. Why would someone kill my. Are . My daughter . So far, no one has uncovered a motive. We dont leave believe somebody randomly picked a home. Which raises the possibility the killer was actually after someone else. On the eve of the second anniversary of the murder, investigators provided an update. Headingel like we are down the right direction, where we want to go with the case and feel strongly that this will eventually reach a successful conclusion. Sense oflling left a fear, which lingers today. I used to dumped my trash at night. I dont do that anymore. After gunfire took her daughter, she is left with questions about a killer and a life cut short. Something to explain why she died. Nothing explains this. Nothing. Investigators say they have talked with 100 people. Some of them repeatedly and spend thousands of hours working this case. They believe they are closer to solving it, they still hope that a 25,000 dollar reward may prompt somebody to come forward with information. Stephen tschida, abc 7 news. Schools have a new tool to keep students safe at bus stops. The program will use 20 new cameras on buses across the county. They activate when the arm swings out of the vehicle. They will take pictures of drivers. We would love to see no tickets. Everyone is obeying the law and our children are safe. The cameras are being provided at no cost. Revenue will be split between the county. Violators will face a 125 fine. About those body scanners. While they showed private parts, they failed to detect tuppence. Weapons. Conce

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