In a chilling, calm and deliberate matter. Jonathan calling himself an islamic soldier he said there were bombs and there would be similar attacks. The next shot fired came after the s. W. A. T. Team entered at 5 02 in the morning. The first shots in three hours of hostage negotiations. During that time, the officers were intermittently in and out of the club saving people. Jonathan the joint Terrorism Task force said in the past week it logged 500 interviews, processed 6500 pieces of 600 pieces of evidence and taken in thousands of tips. The investigation may last months and perhaps years. As alison mentioned the senate right now is debating the first of what is expected to be four gun measures right now. Two introduced by republicans and two by democrats. We are expecting the results in a hour. Well let you know what happens. Leon thank you. Now today the u. S. Supreme court declined to act on the challenge on the assault weapons ban in connecticut and new york. That leaves a Lower Court Ruling in place to uphold laws passed in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in newtown, connecticut. The company that made the semiautomatic weapons used in that shooting is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by the newtown families. Lawyers for the families of nine of the adults and the children killed there inside Sandy Hook Elementary School said Remington Arms designed the ar15 style rifles as military killing machines. The Company Attorney says its projected by an act. Alison we are monitoring a developing story in arlington where the search is on for the man who broke into an apartment, along 4th street north and then sexually assaulted the woman who lived there. Mike carterconneen live on the scene. Mike we believe it happened behind me in the apartment in the distance. Police tell me the victim spent saturday evening in d. C. Did the suspect follow her home . Investigators at this point say they dont think so. Saying that a significant amount of time passed before he broke inside that apartment. But police have not ruled anything out. They are still investigating. Including how exactly he got inside. That remains unclear at this point. The neighbors point out there is a lot of residue on the ground floor window. In light of the incident the residents say the officers encouraged him to be mindful, in the warmer summer months about leaving the doors unlocked or the windows open at night. Police say the suspect was a stranger to the woman. She was alone in bed not fully asleep when 2 00 a. M. Sunday she broke in and sexually assaulted her, threatening her with a knife. At some point she escaped him. Got to the bathroom and locked herself inside where she started to yell for help. The neighbors say they didnt hear anything because the units are soundproof but it must have scared the suspect off. He ran away. Residents here, especially women are feeling very anxious. I open my window a lot at night. This community is peaceful and safe. Im totally surprised. There are females at home, my daughters and wife. Its time to get worried. I go to the laundry after the child has come to bed. Im there. It wont happen from now on. Not going to the shops from now on. Its a pity that people have to lose their lives in this way live their lives in this way. Mike the suspect described as hispanic man with dark hair, fair complex. 25 to 35 years old. Anyone with any information is urged to victims unit at Arlington County police. Reporting live, mike carterconneen, abc7 news. Leon thank you, mike. Now, turn to safetrack and the first rush hour test for the second phase of the maintenance surge. Kevin lewis covering metro for us now live from the Eastern Market station. Give us a sense of how it is going tonight . Kevin its all right so long as people dont run into me and my photographer travis washington. It is rush hour. No unexpected issues. A number of metro employees. Some are passing out the pamphlets that outline all 15 surges. We are in the middle of surge two that impacts part of the orange, blue, silver line. On the blue and silver, the train traffic stopped between the Eastern Market and the benning road station. On the orange line nothing is moving between own market and minnesota avenue station. This 16day outage started saturday. It will continue through sunday july 3. Metro has warned people to take altna transportation. Evidently, some people listen. This morning the ridership was down 65 on the orange, blue, silver line trains operating east of this closure. Metro did, however, record a big surge on the green line today as the people use unobstructed line to access d. C. From prince georges county. Today is a relatively slower day. Relatively slower day. As it peaks we cant have people just swarm back in the system. We are down 70 . So we only handle less than a third of what we normally handle. Just cant handle it. You can see some of the shuttle buses behind me now. If you use the shuttle buses you have to tap out one station. You will be charged twice but there will be lesser charges. In other words it will work out to be the same cost. Were live in southeast, kevin lewis, abc7 news. Leon all right. Thank you. With the safetrack by getting texts from abc7 news. Sign up by texting the word metros where to 438 metro to 43817. Alison the local leaders are pushing for the money to repair the Memorial Bridge. Even if it comes it might not keep the bridge from needing to be shut down. Northern virginia chief Jeff Goldberg live on the bridge to explain why. Jeff . Jeff alison, federal Officials Say the problems with the bridge are extensive. From the concrete on the bridge deck to the span holding up the bridge. The sidewalks dont look perfect. You can see the span of the concrete rail on the south end. Definitely in need of repairs happening now. This bridge was designed to be in existence for 75 years. It is currently 84 years old. Federal Officials Say its long overdue for a major overhaul. The Memorial Bridge looks as corroded and aged down below as i above. Any policymaker that doesnt think this should be a top priority should take that tour. Jeff virginia senators and d. C. Mayor bowser getting a close look at the steel, metal and concrete holding the bridge together . This is the mews vulnerable, the most threatened bridge in the entire federal inventory. Jeff they are pushing congress for a fast lane grant for prepares. According to the National Park service, recent band aid repairs are good enough to keep the bridge safe for estimated 68,000 vehicles a day. But without permanent fixes the bridge will have to be shut down in 2021. They bought us time. But now we have to focus on the next step. Replacing the bridge. You close down the Memorial Bridge for extend period of time and you have gridlock. Unwelcome possibility for a region already fatigued by metros massive a close bridge would be a huge problem. For the daily commuters like nevada jackson im worried a lot. Jeff a structurally unsound Memorial Bridge is more than unsettled. I fear my wife because i come across there every morning almost commuting. Alison well, officially the first day of summer. Leon today. Alison feels like it. Nice and humid and warm out there. Leon today is the official summer solstice. Brought out dozens of people to new yorks sometimes square. Check it out. Why they would go to times square to do yoga in the most unyoga like place on the planet i have no idea. But they had a good time. Alison a place that needs peace and quiet. Leon steve rudin over here. What do you call that . Downward dog. Alison the karate kid when he put his arm up. Leon cripple dog, dog. Steve my dog does limp when its cold outside. Look at forecast today. If you are lucky enough to be by a pool. That is the place to be. 84 to 89 degrees. A lot of sunshine. The sun will set at 8 37. You will see the bright in the skies after 9 00. As far as the cloud cover is concerned, nothing to worry about. A few clouds across the northern Montgomery County to Frederick County. I will stay dry this evening. Not necessarily the case early, early tomorrow morning. Its more humid in the midday hours. You may dodge rein drop and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. I will give you the timing on the storms plus what to expect for the rest of the week. Looking ahead to the upcoming weekend in a few minutes. Leon you got it. Coming up on abc7 news at 5 00 promising steps in against zika virus. How scientists are getting closer and closer to prevent the spread of it. Alison neighbors reach out to abc7 for help taking care of a neighborhood eyesore. Leon later, years of fighting over fees ends up with some relief for ticket master customers. Alison but first really hot. Biggest heatwave in the world. Alison fighting the heat and the fires. Temperatures push record territory out west. The greek flavors of our mediterranean collection. Ve your choice of delicious chicken or hearty steak. With crumbled feta and cool, creamy tzatziki sauce. Try our mediterranean collection today. Subway. Fresh is what we do. Leon a story you will only see on 7. The bank recently closed on the Montgomery County home and dumped the contents on the front yard and left everything there. The neighbors say that the junk generating there an odor and has become an eyesore for the community. A man filed a complaint with the county. Inspector left notice for financial Lender Deutsche Bank but no truck has been hired to come collect the garbage. Ultimately it affects the property values. It just contributes to a decline in the quality of life in our neighborhood and in Montgomery County. Leon Montgomery County which responds by the way to 7,000 different property complaints every year. We contacted them and we told that the problem, if its not reslved by monday it will fine Deutsche Bank 500. Alison moving out west right now. Crews are fighting the flames and the heat. A wildfire rages in santa barbara. Temperatures there are soaring to record territory. Stephanie ramos has a look at the forecast. Reporter scorched by wildfire and extreme heat. Its getting worse. Its really hot. Killer. Reporter a massive heatwave on the southwest u. S. Making conditions dangerous for 50 million americans. In southern california, crews are working around the clock to put out wildfires like this one near san diego. The border fire driving out residents as flames creep closer. Some force to choose between cooling off inside and staying outside in the heat with the pets. They told me i can come inside. They need me. I need them. Reporter Department Taking the battle to the air. Watching out for smaller brush fires that can grow like this one. Excessive heat warnings blanket the region. Some places like palm springs will top 120 degrees. Energy use spiking and causing Power Outages sunday. More are expected. We are concerned about today. There is a lot of energy being consumed by customers throughout the day. Reporter in arizona the heat already deadly. A 25yearold man died on the hike after he ran out of water. We are seeing slightly higher than normal call volume. We have had 100 calls to the heatrelated emergencies in 24 hours. Sidewalks, car handles and the playgrounds are all dangerous. Surfaces heating up, able to blister or burn on contact. With thousands of firefighters out on the line across california, fire stations like this are on standby in case the wildfires grow. Stephanie ramos, abc7 news, los angeles. Alison that sous alison miserable. Steve not as hot around here. The kids need to be careful on the swing sets, too, around here. We dont have the temperatures above 100 degrees its still 90 out there now. It makes it hot on the swings. Alison sure. The car seats, too. When you put your kid in car if its been parked for a while, be careful. Steve not good. But better than winter. Leon well take this over winter anytime. Steve temperatures is outside right now at Reagan National at 90 degrees. The winds out of the south at 12 makes it feel a little bit better. Dew point levels we talk about the moisture in the air how it doesnt feel sticky out there. The reason why is its only around 60 degrees. The barbecue forecast as you plan the Outdoor Dining for this evening. Hope you can take advantage of it. It will be nice out there. On the warm side. But still plenty of sunshine. Added clouds moving through the 7 00 and the 8 00 hour. But it will stay dry. Especially if you have outdoor plan to go to the pool later on. Upper 80s to the lower 90s. Cooler west of us. Higher elevation at 86 degrees in winchester. Same at luray. Show you the satellite and the radar. Mention possibility of added clouds. Here they are now draped across Frederick County. Northern Montgomery County and loudoun county. Nothing to bring us any type of rain and the vast majority of us will see the sunny skies for a few hours or so. Big change on the way north and west of us. We have a cold front that is going to move our way tomorrow. That is what will bring us showers and thunderstorms. For tonight it will stay dry. At least early on. 650 to 73 degrees for a low. Partly cloudy skies. Showers and a thunderstorm possible by 4 00, 5 00, 6 00 tomorrow morning. Make sure you have an umbrella handy. It will be on the warm and the humid side with the temperatures seeing the showers and the thunderstorms. 70 in bethesda. 69 in college park. Dress we will see a lull at the action 10 00 in the morning through the midday hours. At 3 00 or 4 00 we have a band of the showers and the thunderstorms south of d. C. No rez the area most likely to see the stronger tomorrows storm with gusty winds and the heavier downpours and the potential for hail and thunder and lightning. A lot can change between now and them with the timing. I may wiggle further north or south. We will keep you updated here. A good time to download the stormwatch7 app. Wednesday looks better. Dry conditions. Few clouds. Tomorrow waking up to the temperatures in the 70s. Showers and the thunderstorms by the midday hours and late afternoon. The highs make it to around 790 degrees. Take to 90 degrees. Look at the next seven days. Once we get through thunderstorms tomorrow we are in the middle 80s wednesday. Showers and the storms on thursday. Looks like the showers and the storms are not widely severe. However, enough to hope drag an umbrella with you. To work or camp. Friday it sounds weird to say that. Camp. 81 degrees on friday. Easy for me to say. I dont know. Saturday and sunday. Upper 80s by monday around 85 degrees. Leon back up, back up. What is so hard about camp . Steve i found it work and school and now the kids are i think there is maybe one or two districts still in school. Making up days. So most of the kids are in camp. Alison they do umbrellas to camp . Steve i would hope they would. They dont do that . Leon no alison immoment think so. Leon that i you are supposed to be suffering. Alison in the elements. Leon cmon, man. Steve not the camp i went to. [laughter] alison all right. Well talk about that in the commercial. Looks like her 15 minutes of fame isnt over yet. Leon we take a look at what is happening with the woman that everyone knows as the chewbacca mom. That is coming up at abc7 news at 5 00. Alison plus we tell you about the next step for couples left out in the cold. Just before their wedding day. Leon they are not laughing. But first, new concerns about the kids and concussions. What you need to look for coming up next. 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Leon questions today about how often kids get concussions while playing sports and if theyre being addressed. Dr. Johnson explains. Reporter cheerleading, more than 44 million children involved in these and other athletic actives every year. How many will suffer head injuries as a result . That is the question researchers at the university of washington attempted to answer in a new study. What they found was surprising. They analyzed three data bases of injuries with the Healthcare Providers and athletic trainers in high school they found many concussions in kids may go untreated. The research eithers found between 1 and 2 million children and teens suffered sports or recreationrelated concussions each year. That roughly half of these children are never treated for these injuries. Whether the lack of treatment puts the health of the kids at risk, the research could not say. Since so many children each Year Experience concussions they argue the injuries deserve more attention. So, if its your kid on the field or the court, be aware of the signs they might have had a concussion. If you think this is a possibility, seek medical with this medical minute im dr. Timmy johnson. Leon what you do if its your kid on the field or the court . Be aware of the signs they have had a concussion. The signs include headache, confusion or amnesia. Dizziness, ringing in the ear. Nausea or vomiting. Contact a doctor right away. Alison three little girls making a smash across the internet beating one in a million oddsful look at the identical triplets. Born last month. The hats tell us they are tar heels, of course. Its their toes that