To convince a shooting suspect to give himself up. He opened fire when they tried to serve him with a warrant yesterday. Bystander was kill and three officers were hurt. They evacuated this area where he barricaded himself. Larry tonight the man brutally attacked after stopping to he an woman is speaking out after being beaten. This is as Robert Mallette was sentenced for the crime today. Brad sat down with the Good Samaritan earlier today. Brad this is a tough story. A man who was 79 years old almost 8 o last september in bowie. There was a young woman who needed help. He provided that helm. For his efforts he was severely beaten. Tough story. Bob remembers clearly how the nightmare began. A young woman came running across the intersection. Brad he was a block from his the woman stopped his car and said help me, help me, please. My boyfriend is trying to kill me. Brad he let her in and they took off but soon realized the boyfriend Robert Mallette was following. He cut them off. Jumped out, kicked the car. He drove away again only to have mallette race up and ram him from behind. Three times. Mallette reached up and opened the door and the beatdown was on. Today bob came to court to tell a judge how bad it was. The 8 oyearold retired engineer and air force vet had a broken jaw, dislocated chin and mangled ear. The judge listened and sentenced mallette already found guilty of assault to seven years in prison. Bob, who was just being a Good Samaritan hopes he can put the whole episode behind him. Im glad i helped her brad it was so bad for him he actually had to have his jaw wired shut for weeks on end. He could only eat liquid food. Now he is only about 9 o recovered. We will be back at 6 00 with more on the story including what mr. Mallette had to say in court today. His apology. Brad bell, abc7 news. Alison thank you. Police need your help to find two armed men who robbed a pharmacy in woodbridge. They are wanted for a c. V. S. Pharmacy at Jefferson Davis last night. One showed a handgun and the other grabbed prescription drugs behind the counter. Larry 7 on stormwatch7 tonight as another gloomy week descends on the area. Three of the last five saturday was soggy. This next one is six. That forced people to make other plans. Stephen tschida is live with an umbrella in northeast. We are at Catholic University who are set for the graduation on saturday. All the chairs out here. No tent. Downpour, drizzle and damp spirits. A little depressing. I would like it to be sunnier and warm. The persistent precipitation causing a bit of panic. Catholic University Already set up for the outdoor graduation this weekend. Some who are about to pick up the diplomas wonder who is going to happen now. A bunch of chairs without a tent. It is hard to tee off in torrential rain. Its discouraging but its the game. That is the way it goes. You cant control the weather. They cant control it here at catholic u. Either. Thatly make a decision on how to handle graduation saturday by 8 00 a. M. Saturday. Now a check of the forecast to chief meteorologist doug hill. Doug the transition of improving weather will happen in the afternoon. The heavy rain moves out. But steady lighter rain continues through the everything. But that, too, will move out. We will hit a break period. Cloudy, drizzly tomorrow and overnight. The next batch of the steady rain will move in. All the while it will stay chilly. Temperatures in the morning are upper 40s to 50. Average in temperatures. The rain will move in, in the afternoon. It will get heavy late tomorrow, tomorrow night and saturday. Then slow improvement. We have have that in the weekend outlook coming up in ten minutes. Larry a developing story from the white house. There is a panel to investigate voter fraud to boost the Public Confidence in the integrity of the system. Trump claimed many people voted illegalfully the investigation and it comes in the midst of the investigation of the role russia could have played in the election. Did you threat on the quit over the comey fallout . No. Im not quitting. Did you threaten to quit . No. Today we caught up with rod rosenstein. Lana zak has the latest. Lana the white house initially claimed that james comey was fired at the recommendation of Deputy Attorney general rod rosenstein. Speaking to nbc news, President Trump said it was never the case. He made a recommendation. But regardless of the recommendation i was going to fire comey. Alaska the white house said he said he had to go. The f. B. I. Lost confidence in the director. But the new acting director Andrew Mccabe said that is not accurate. I hod comey in hold comey in the highest regard. He had broad support across the f. B. I. And still does. There is one reason that has democrats and republicans concerned. This is prompting some who opposed the investigation to rethink suggestion. We have to get rid of this cloud. Its the best interest of the republicans and the democrats. The or comments where trump called comey a showboat is not sitting well. Im offended at the president comments today. I found him to be one of the most ethical, upright, straightforward individuals i have had an opportunity to work with. Many at the capitol question the president s assertion that comey reassured him he was not the subject of any investigation. That would be out of character for the f. B. I. Director. There is a formal request on the role that the Deputy Attorney general played in comeys firing. Reporting from the capitol, lana zak, abc7 news. Larry trump says that the d. C. Wine bar cant sue him because the president has absolute immunity. The owners of cork say the bar inside the trump hotel have unfair advantage since it is blocks from the white house. President trumps attorney filed paperwork this week to ask for t tossed. Alison virginias first lady says she will not try to cross the river to capitol hill. We told you two weeks ago that Dorothy Mcauliffe may be considering challenging for the virginia tenth district congressional seat but she says she decided against making a run. Mcauliffe could be tied to an f. B. I. Investigation in annapolis. We are told a Consulting Firm was searched as part of an investigation in the 2013 Virginia Governor race. Thee are not they are not elaborating on the work. But saying its the 2013 gubernatorial candidate. Larry a school didnt do anything and so a rapist struck again. That is one of the claims in a lawsuit against Howard University tonight. Annalysa gayle has been and is live offcampus with details. The attorney representing the five women want to send a clear message that change is needed to protect all victims of Sexual Assault. If a student has a problem and wants to report it they should feel they can trust the administrators or people they are going to and feel they are being advocated for. The five young women include the current and the former students who reported Sexual Assaults between 20142016. In several cases they say they were assaulted by people with power. Jane doe 1 says she was raped by resident assistant and jane doe 2 says she was also raped by the same assistant. Jane doe 3 says she was physically and sexually abused by a Campus Police officer. In the is deliberately indifferent to the student title ix rights and it alleges that the university had discriminatory and retaliatory response. Attorney linca corea says there is a culture on the campus that needs to be corrected right away. We want to make sure that howard implements policies and the procedures that are effective so that students in the future dont have to worry about having the assailant on campus on an ongoing basis. Recently we got a statement from Howard University that says in part Sexual Assault is a critical issue on campuses across higher allegation. Howard University Takes all discrimination or assault on the campus or involving the students. Well have more on the complaint filed. Live at Howard University, annalysa gayle, abc7 this is the ultimated crime against seniors in the community. What the bad guy did and how the detectives caught him. Alison plus, doors opening on the wrong side. What metro has to say about the mistake. Five days from now, five stations shutting down. Why some say the notification wasnt given soon enough. They are fuming about the next safetrack surge. Brianne carter reports that its all about time. They have not done a good job explaining what they are doing. They are concerned that metro riders may be in the dark next week. Starting tuesday, the Transit Authority will shut down these five stations on the east side of the orange line for a month. The notification was not given this them more than two weeks ahead. The closures is a change from the original plan to single track around the safetrack work. Metro says it only impacts the five stations. Whereas the impact of the single tracking been felt up to 31 stations. We can get more work done when we shut down the station. I get that. Its much bigger number. You dont know why we didnt communicate it earlier. He worries that it is going to leave to rider ditching the system. Responding to the criticism thursday, he had this to say. We can do better. There will be shuttle buses in upcoming surge. Meanwhile, Prince Georges County leaders talking to marc officials and bus trying to add capacity. From safetrack to a ride, check this out. The doors on the redline train open on the wrong side. It happened on the elevated tracks. At the rhode island avenue station. Metro Officials Say it was an operator error and say the case is under investigation. I got a tornado. Tornado on the ground. Larry Storm Chasers had the cameras rolling when a tornado touched down on the highway. Drivers pull up to side of the road. There were no report of injuries. Near chattanooga. Wow alison around here, you know, its hard the believe yesterday was so nice. Because now we just feel like we have soggy mess. Larry i know. Doug 70s with sunshine. But it is coming back by sunday. A radical change is coming. Lets get busy to tell you the weather story on thursday. A live look at national harbor. The sky looks nasty out there. The rain is steady but fairly light across most of the area. So far today, since midnight we have picked up an inch and a half of rain at washington, dulles. The numbers like the frederick and east to the midzore is zero. That means problem with the report from the rain gauge but there is plenty of rain. That is round one. The rain mostly steady and light. From northwest to southeast. Later tonight we will continue to see the pattern move out. It will be drizzly. But this is a huge front here separating very warm air from cool air. This is causing tornado watches in oklahoma. It is on the move and will bring us heavy rain tomorrow night. The good news for our area pote will stay well south of us in the warm air. We will stay locked in, cool air on through saturday. So we get more rain but no Severe Weather worries in the region. Look at the temperature difference. 54 in washington. 57 in richmond. But you drive a couple of hours to roanoke and it is 75. 81 in charlotte. Rally at 84. A boundary in the atmosphere. Locked cool every side with plenty of rain to come. Tomorrow afternoon and evening, the storm system will move eastward so we have a possibility of steady rain and moving through friday and saturday. Possibility of the stormy weather. Maybe heavy storms especially saturday as we get into north carolina. We will be in the rain and the rain only. The good news according to the models is the steadiest rain should move out of the area midday early afternoon on saturday. Clearing skies moving in late at night for mothers day. And warmer weather as well. Here is the forecast Going Forward for rainfall close to two inches on many spots. Places like annapolis might get a touch more according to the modeling. The weekend outlook, soggy start tomorrow with the mist and drizzle. More rain tomorrow night. 59 for a high on saturday. Just nasty. Rain in the morning, an. May see an end and some areas far west of washington beyond the Shenandoah Valley could get a peek of the Late Afternoon sunshine. Then everybody goes out to enjoy a warmer day. Lower 70s with sunshine and a breeze on sunday. Check out the outlook, we shake this off next week climbing to 80degree range. Wednesday and thursday and friday and saturday. We will be warm in the 80s. Way below to above average. That is the way it goes. Alison thats just the way it has been. Par for the course. Doug yep. Alison thank you. See you in a minute. Larry plenty of couples want a majestic them vista in the wedding photos. Alison wait until you see where a couple took the whole wedding. Larry and what we learn about great eight today. Alison after fighting a battle over a lost caused finally ends. Larry a look at what is coming up tonight on abc7 larry a statue that paid homage to Jefferson Davis removed in new orleans. Its part of their plan to remove statues of three confederate leaders from public land. We explain how it is causing controversy on both sides. Early thursday morning construction workers dressed in tactical gear. Faces covered. Remove the 106yearold statue of Jefferson Davis. As a crane lifted the statue of the confederate leader in the sky, supporters of davis and protesters of the monument faced off. Beautiful, historic monument. A lot of people are against it not from here originally. And dont understand our culture. A lot of people from here dont know the history. If they knew the history it would be a more humanfying thing. They want to demonize history. Reporter the city of new timing of eare move due to threats of violence but an area school was notified and sent a message to parents and then word spread. Culmination of six decades of struggle in the city. It is. We are proud to have you with us tonight. The new orleans mayor leads the effort to remove the three statue and the monument that honors the lost cause of the confederacy. Two of four are now gone. The statue will be placed in storage until they find a permanent home, possibly a museum. You cannot oppress our heritage. Reporter attention turns to the two remaining monuments of the confederate generals. These will be the most challenging to remove because of the size and the location in the heavy trafficked areas. I thought if i kept going id be on a tr alison find out why that wasnt the case for the experienced hiker lost in the wilderness. This was a brutal attack. Plus, the overwhelming evidence that forced a man to confess to killing a senior the sunll come out tomorrow. For people with Heart Failure, tomorrow is not a given. But entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. Tomorrow, tomorrow. I love ya, tomorrow in the largest Heart Failure study ever, and out of the hospital than a leading Heart Failure medicine. Women who are pregnant must not take entresto. It can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. Dont take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. If youve had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, dont take entresto. The most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure. Kidney problems, or high potassium in your blood. Tomorrow, tomorrow i love ya, tomorrow ask your heart doctor about entresto. And help make tomorrow possible. Youre only a day away. Rrator the time is to do what is right. Ralph northam. Army doctor during the gulf war. Volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. Progressive democrat. In the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound antichoice law, and stood up to the nra. As lieutenant governor, dr. Northam is fighting Ralph Northam believes in making progress every day. And he wont let donald trump stop us. Larry this just in the abc7 newsroom. Two days after prosecutors declined to charge the engineer in the deadly amtrak crash in philadelphia a judge says they have to. A Municipality Court judge ordering boshen charge. Eight people died when the train he operated accelerated to 106 Miles Per Hour on 50mileperhour curve. Alison a Senior Citizen killed in her own home. All for 125. And a hybrid car. Today, the murder confessed in court to the savage crime. Montgomery county reporter kevin lewis was there and explains how a worried neighbor made a terrible discovery. Last august, 3yearold Linda Johnston hadnt been seen for days. Her prius missing from the driveway. Neighbor called 911. I opened the door, and the front door and i yelled for her. They found her wrapped in a bloody blanket, stabbed 25 times. Today, kwasi sadler who was friends with the woman respecting the basement apartment confessed to eight charges including first of degree murder. This is the ultimate crime against seniors. Sadler used the credit card at a rockville target store where he worked. Silence plate readers captured him driving johnsons prius in the district. Then once arrested, sadler told cops i dont know how i went from stealing cars to murder. This is a savage. He went there with a weapon to make sure no one would stop him. He has a history of mental illness. Regardless a judge will sentence him and he faces nebraska prison. Reporting in rockville, kevin lewis, abc7 gibbetedden and stabbed to death is what prosecutors accuse ms13 gang members to doing to Damaris Rivas in january. 17yearold venus irreheta stabbed her 13 times because she felt she was responsible for the death of her boyfriend. Irreheta went missing after the murder but was