Michelle they hay have thought it was funny but police say what the pranksters did with the fireworks on the porch is no of laughing matter. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The People Living there say they have no idea who would do this or why. Diane cho is there and it happened quickly. They had security stickers on the lawn and they warned people they were being recorded but that didnt stop what you are about to see in the video. You can hear just how loud it was. This woman who didnt want to be identified said it sounded like an explosion at riverdale home early saturday morning. We were upstairs and we thought they blew the door off and was comi caught in the family surveillance camera you can see the suspect setting the firecrackers off before they start running. The bomb squad came and they said it was an m80 reficracker. Small firecracker. The explosion and the damage is really power. She opened the door and realized there were flames. She fears if they hadnt put the fire out the house could have burned down. She says they installed the surveillance camera after they had problem with the kids kicking the door in the past. But they never imagined it would capture this on video. They dont know why they were targeted but they havent been able to sleep since. Hopefully someone will be able to see the video and call in to help us bring them to justices. Diane all fireworkers are illegal in Prince Georges County. They could face several charges in the case including for arson. Jonathan this started at 3 00 in the American Post in frank further section. There are a lot of observations at the post. No injuries have been reported. Investigators are looking for a cause. Michelle looking outside. This is gorgeous. Not the case if you went to the beach. If you stayed home it paid off. The weather is fantastic. Steve rudin has what you can expect tonight. Showers with the radar. Heavier radar that is south and east of d. C. Across the extreme Southern Maryland. Show what this looks like. Leonardup to, ma have probably asked where was the sun today . Much different story. We have had a lot of sunshine in northern montgomery to frederick county. The rain will hang on for another few hours. You head to the north and the west of us, hagerstown, you will see showers. You could hear rumble of thunder. Jonathan we salute the fallen. 300 volunteers placed 1320,000 roses on the headstone at the Arlington National cemetery this morning. Another 30,000 roses handed out to the visitors coming through the gates. Please. President obama called on all americans to honor the u. S. Military with the action such as volunteering. Our nation reveals itself not only by the people it produces but by those it remembers. We do so not just by hoisting a flag. Practicing the equality they fought for. We can serve others. Jonathan dozens of world war ii fred rans presented the wreath to the freedom mall. Michelle the memorial along the National Mall is what we have describing. Playing behind me. Another ceremony at the korean memorial. Thats where we fin jeff this is something to see. This started a few moments ago. There is music going on. There is wreathlaying ceremony for koreans that fought and died in the war 19501953 but soldiers from the 22 allied nation in the conflict. You look around the crowd you can see a lot of applause, a lot of smiles taking part in this ceremony. We saw people honoring those who fought and died for freedom. For those who served or lost loved ones in a korean war there is imbalance with the other conflicts. Korea is an afterthought. Fred served in the marines in vietnam. His commitment to this memorial is on display daily as he volunteers for the korean war veteran association. Few days mean as much as this one. This is a day we remember. What has been the forgotten war. We want to be around to say it has not been forgotten. We remember it. Signs of memorial day remembering those who died in service of the country can be seen all over the nations capital. And across the river. At the Air Force Memorial in arlington. Sounds of patriotism and history fill the air. Gratitude fills the heart of those listening. Sacrifice that the veterans have done to give us the freedom. Robert dunk with his wife and two daughters has served 20 years in the air force. Every year memorial day means more. When you are younger you dont think about it as much. You dont appreciate it as much. Now that i am older and i have a family i appreciate what they did for us. Jeff so many people feel that way. You see korean war veterans honored for the ceremony. We look across the crowd. It is remarkable. Speaking to people who have come here to washington. Spoke with people fr people are from all over the country here today. Honoring those who fought and died in americas conflict for our freedom. Coming up in an hour we went to other memorials down here and got really powerful and interesting stories. Cant wait to charity with you. We have it at 6 00. Until then live in washington. Jeff goldberg, abc7 news. Michelle the crowds were out earlier today in falls church for the 35th annual memorial day parade and festival there. The festival just wrapped up about ten minutes ago. At city hall. Along with good music, festivalgoers enjoyed arts and craft and amusement ride. Jonathan another parade. The largest memorial day parade in the country. In northwest d. C. In fact well were broadcasting it live on the sister station newschannel8. It was designed to be a moving timeline of the American Military going down michelle stories like the next one you hate to hear, especially on a day like this. Police believe looters looking for relics are behind this weeks vandalism at a virginia civil war battlefield. It happened at Petersburg National battlefield southeast of richmond. A thousand union and confederate seasonals died in the ninemonth confederate soldiers died in ninemonth siege that helped end the civil war. We will tell you what they were probably looking for tonight at abc7 news at 6 00. Jonathan now to a developing story that has a lot of people across the country talking. The gorilla shot and killed a it a cincinnati zoo after a little 4yearold boy climbed into his enclosure over the weekend. Animal activists held a vigil for the gorilla. The statement made a the zoo made a statement two hours ago. Scott thuman has details. People have emotion about this one. You are right. If you havent seen the video from saturday. Take a moment and watch it. It is incredible. Seen dragging the little boy through the water in the enclosure. The boy is 4. At least one witness says she saw the bushes in the bushes outside the fence before hand and the boy seemed intent on getting inside. The zoo says that left the special Response Team with no choice but to kill the animal. We did not take the shooting of ha areea manyhbe lightly. But that childs life was endanger. People who question that monday morning quarterbacks. Second guessers dont understand. You cant take a risk with silverback gorilla. They are having big. Three times bigger thank a man. Six times stronger than that. This is a dangerous animal. Scott the zoo says contrary to what you may think you see in the Surveillance Video the 4yearold is being draggedded through the water and hitting head on the rocks. The zoo emphasizes what was happening was safe and that the barriers around it exceed the required protocols. Reaction to the decision to shoot the gorilla is pouring in from all over the world. We have more on that in 15 minutes. For now at the live desk, im scott thuman, abc7 news. Michelle thank you. Coming up at abc7 news at 5 00 avoiding an electrifying experience. The hidden danger that could be lurking below the surface if you go boating on a lake this summer. Jonathan plus that gave me chills. Jonathan it aint chills. Six months in the job what gave general manager the chills and why he says he may not be the best person for the job. A Security Guard finds a third grader lying unconscious beside the dumpster. How she got here. That is up next. Michelle later the unsightly scene the government red tape is leaving at a jonathan a 9yearold girl beside a dumpster full of trash. Two teens accused of attacking her. There are reports they were laughing while committing the assault. Montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live on a story you will see only on 7. This is infuriating. Kevin absolutely. This happened on the grounds of the apartment complex in the white oak section of Silver Spring. That is the dumpster where the girl was deserted. The Security Guards tell us the security cameras caught the incident. You can see one camera right there. It felt painful. It really hurt me. Kevin 9yearold morgan temporarily reliant on crutches. Last tuesday the third grader was riding a pink razor scooter outside the Silver SpringApartment Building when she fell. I was running away from them. Kevin two teenage boys witnessed the tumble, started laughing and began beating her. A Security Guard later found r the dumpster. He called 911. They could have killed my child. Kevin her mother wants the teenage boys charged. Not as juveniles but as adults. So far that hasnt happened. She was hitting her head with the rocks. Because of being hit and punched and stuff she was knocked unconscious. They sprained her ankle. She has had a lot of back pain from being slammed in the concrete. They picked her up and body slammed her in the concrete. They were slapping me and punching me and threw my scooter over the dumpster. Kevin she hasnt been to school since the attack and is having nightmares. Her mother is speaking to counselors. Im trying to tell her this is not how any man treat a woman, how young boys treat young ladies. You are a princess. You are very special. Kevin Montgomery County police interviewed two witnesses. They filed the police report. The case n juvenile services. That is the agency that will decide what if any charges are filed against the two teenage boys. We are live in Silver Spring, im kevin lewis, abc7 news. Michelle 150 rescue crews are searching a forest in japan for a 7yearold boy left behind by his parents as punishment. It happened this weekend after the boy threw rocks at passing cars and people. His parents kicked him out of the car, drove away and they came back minutes later but the boy was gone. The parent originally told police they lost their son picking vegetables but later admitted the truth. Jonathan check this out. This is drone video from texas. It gives you a good idea how bad the flooding situation is north of houston. This is over the weekend where the san jacinto river, it looks like this. Area of Southeast Texas has had 17 inches of rain this week. 17 inches. As a r killed. At least two more are missing. More rain is expected tomorrow. Michelle boy. In South Carolina, now tropical depression bonnie is turning inland after drenching the state. Part of the region got one to five inches of rain. I95 was backed up in both directions in South Carolina because of the flooding. Jonathan talk about the weather situation. It seems that we are in a pattern. Its hot and sticky. Kind of nice. Then comes the rain. Michelle we pay for it. Steve the rain held off for the most part. End of the day, a different story in Southern Maryland and delmarva beaches where it has been cloudy and foggy and rainy. Let me start off with a picture from gaithersburg high school. One of the viewers sent this in. Hundreds of flags on the school property. Pretty cool out there. Folks are enjoying themselves and remembering the true meaning of what memorial day is all about. The picture behind is ocean city, maryland. Definitely not ady to catch rays because it has been foggy. Its wet. The temperatures are well below average. Thankfully next weekend looking ahead it is looking brighter for the beaches. Temperatures outside right now 81 degrees at manassas. 81 in culpeper. Upper 70s inside the beltway. 73 in Southern Maryland. Temperatures are cooler. The further south you go. That is because the rain has been steady throughout the day. Widen things out a little bit. Summertime has arrived. 90 in nashville. 81 in charleston. For those of you with relatives to the west of us it is looking beautiful out there for the next several days. Cold front over here. Number one for the week. We have two more on the way after that. The final one late friday. That may stick around for part of the upcoming weekend. Still looking at what is now the remnants of bonnie bringing lots and lots of moisture inland to South Carolina and southern north carolina. This is moving north and east. That is why we are going to keep unsettled weather in the forecast. Not only for this evening but by no means are we talking about washout for the immediate metro area. Speaking of the heavier rain across the delmarva beaches. Ocean city. Rehoboth beach, bethesda. This is lifting off to the north and east. Heading further south of us. That is where we are looking at the moderate rain at this time. Around the capital beltway, a few showers right now. Very, very light. Look out the window in rosslyn. We have sunshine. Not the case north and west of us. Hagerstown area. The outlet mall with the light shower activity. Embedded thunderstorm. May look at the heavier downpour but not looking for anything to become severe. Not as we move through the everything hours and into the overnight. Heading closer inside the beltway. Bar cue plans. Chevy chase, rockville, bethesda, college park. Looking at a few showers headed through the everything. A few popup thunderstorms that may bring us isolated thunderstorms. Downpours i should say. 62 to 68 degrees for we may see patchy fog. Shouldnt amount to a lot. Not close in. Future cast looks like this moving through the day tomorrow. Grab an umbrella as you head out the door. You may need it. More than likely you wont need it. 30 chance for those showers. Maybe a popup thunderstorm. Not looking for anything to become severe. Highs tomorrow will be in the middle to the upper 80s. Partly sunny skies. We look at the next seven days we have unsettled weather thursday, friday and saturday. It depends on the timing of a cold front on friday. Whether or not it stalls just south of us. If it does that means unsettled weather for the delmarva beaches next weekend. Its only monday. A lot can change between now and then. We will put the spell on it to get it out of here so we have a nice weekend next weekend. Jonathan cross our fingers. Thanks. Wrong turn turned into a headache for a couple from virginia. Michelle we explain how. Plus i michelle not the discovery people are talking about this week. Its what this man did with it that is getting all the attention. Jonathan but first a look at what is coming up tonight on abc. Back after this. Stronger is blasting without risking her bones. Its training her good cells. To fight the bad guys. Stronger is less pain. New hope. More fight. Its doing everything in your power. And everything in ours. Stronger, is changing even faster than they do. Because we dont just want your kids to grow up. We want them to grow up stronger. Michelle 7 on your side in Health Matters report. Onn olympics because he is concerned about the zika virus. Pau gasol says there is too many uncertainty about the situation and all olympians should consider the risk. Jonathan a 17yearold western lowland gorilla appears to be dragging the 4yearold boy that got in his enclosure around. Some say the gorilla is protecting the boy. This is a big strong animal that could clearly hurt him but didnt look like he was. Zookeepers shot and killed the animal after that boy got into the enclosure on saturday. Two hours ago the cincinnati zoo held a News Conference defending that decision saying the boys life was in danger. As mike carterconneen reports, Animal Rights activists are outraged by the gorillas death. Momma is right here. Mike weighing more than 400 pounds, harambe the gorilla appears agitated from the desperate to help a 4yearold boy who climbed in the exhibit. I feel bad for the governorry la. I was devastating when i heard they had to euthanize the animal. I was shocked. Mike while this happened in cincinnati in washington today, at the national zoo, many visitors could be overheard discussing even debating how the situation was handled. Once it happens when you have a kid in there with a wild gorilla i dont think they had a different choice. If it was your kid, how would you feel . I dont understand why they didnt tranquilize the gorilla. Mike today, jack hannah defended the actions saying the tranquilizer might have agitated the gorilla more. What will he do . Jump like you would like anybody. Jump like this, with the power the animal has its beyond comprehension. They had to do something quickly. The dart takes too long. The child wouldnt have a chance. Mike some question the zoos design by the zoo argues safety barrier is adequate. P. E. T. A. Says this demonstrates why primates shouldnt in captivity. It makes me sad they are put in here. Mike many blame the boys parents calling for accountability. I wish parents would hold to the kids at the zoo. Mike after ten minutes he was rescued surviving with a concussion and a few scrapes. Mike carterconneen, abc7 news. Jonathan so far the boys parents have not been criminally charged related to the incident but we are told it could change. Michelle there is so much blame to go around to a lot of people here. Jonathan you understand as parents you turn your back and if you have a couple of kids and one you get that. How in the world can a 4yearold climb into a gorilla enclosure . A lot of people are at a loss on that one. Michelle a lot of questions. We will stay on top of this one. Coming up for us at abc7 news at 5 00 my initial thought was something pulling my daughter down. Michelle find out wh happening to his daughter when she went for swim in the lake behind one familys house. First, metro new general manager now six months on the job. What Paul Wiedefeld says is the most surprising thing that he has found so far. Michelle a little later the dirty secret at one of the nations most recognizable memorial. Vo for dominion, part of d