leon: our investigator joce sterman is live with what they found when they went undercover. tell us about it.

joce sterman has reaction. jose rabbi freundel -- joce: rabbi barry freundel walked through the door as a free man but that is not how he will leave. after a judge sentenced him to six and a half years in prison. that is 457 days for each of the -- 45 days for each of the 50 counts in the case. though we know there are more than 150 women. in a surprise decision, freundel was immediately taken into custody and that resulted from applause from the women in the audience, not only in the courtroom but in another overflow room where another crowd was seated. of the people who showed up 1 women stood and talked to the judge about their experiences with rabbi freundel. one called him a predator. another said he turned the women in the community to porn stars for his own use. the women talked about how they were lured in the bath so uld videotape them. some were being converted and others were experiencing personal crisis. and freundel encouraged them to go in as a meth of healing when he just wanted to get the video

joce sterman, abc 7 news. kellye: thank you joce. business owners in baltimore taking a loss tonight on what it would have been a busy weekend as rows of bars and restaurants are closed. people's restaurant is normally closed, especially when the orioles are playing. the manager of pickles says that things have been slow. >> so far it has been first responders we have been feeding and we are not charging them. it does not help the bottom line, but we do what we can. kellye: about 80 percent of the shops are closed near the cvs store that burn. one woman said that she drove all the way to baltimore county just to buy bread and milk. stay with abc 7 for the latest from baltimore with updates on air as well as twitter and facebook and that wjla.com. some fantastic weather today. the good news tonight as we are about to enjoy the same for the next few days. meteorologist devon lucie has the first check of the forecast. devon: the only questions are how warm do we get and how long does this beautiful weather last? from the belfort furnitu

joce sterman, abc 7 news. leon: that is 1% to many. alison: absolutely, a lot of good information joce, thank you. a health warning tonight about makeup. disturbing things found in fake luxury items. leon: plus, amazon has a new way to order. it does not require very much from you. alison: developing now a security consultant is under investigation for allegedly hacking into in airplane engines plane controls. he said he gained access via the airplane's entertainment system but a senior official said there is no credible information suggesting flight controls can be accessed in the way that he described. no charges have been filed against roberts, who says his goal is to improve safety. leon: airport baggage chandlers are among 14 people charged with a drugrunning operation. they said that they use their security access to pass luggage that was filled with marijuana to passengers in on the operations. the passengers then flew to their destination. none of the suspect -- nine suspects were arrested saturday. alison: 7 on your side with

joce: joce sterman, abc 7 news. alison: advanced telling has received nine violations from arlington county police in the last two years, more than any other company. the company says the complaints represent a tiny fraction of its total tows. advances that it tows violators because the properties they work for one space is available. the wever, in every lock that we watch there were plenty of open spots. advanced towing also handles the telling for the parking lot here at abc 7. leon: they suspect is arrested in baltimore, happening on north avenue, the epicenter of the riots a week ago. the suspect threw down a gun nobody was hurt in the process. the man was arrested. the mid false reports of shooting, there was anger among the crowd on the streets. atf agents are still investigating last week's fires and trying to track down the arsonists. they have received tips and cell phone video from witnesses. >> we are looking at hours and hours of video, not just television, but user uploaded videos that have come into ou

i'm joce sterman. coming up a local lawyer leon: we are getting new reaction to the sentencing for a rabbi that pleaded guilty. >> in a recent memo they asked he get seven years in prison. but "7 on your side" reporter joce sterman learned there is new punishment in other high-profile voyeurism cases. she is in the newsroom with the details. joce: a judge will decide on the recommendation when the rabbi goes to sentencing this friday. but a prominent montgomery attorney involved in another hidden camera case has already been handed a tough punishment. he has been disbarred. >> this goes a long way to serving justice. joce: for women claiming they were secretly videotaped by the rabbi a newly released sentencing recommendation is a good start. he represents a handful of victims and says the clients have different perspective on the seven-year sentence recommended by the u.s. attorney. >> secretly recording somebody in their most intimate moment of their life that is a bad thing. people who do that are j

in the newsroom, joce sterman news -- abc7 news. leon: thanks. a manhole blew its top in manhattan. check it out. [explosion] yeah! this happened near penn station around 10:00 a.m. the few buildings nearby were evacuated for a time including the new yorker hotel and the studios of al-jazeera america. boy, that would get your attention. alison: wouldn't it? leon: no word on what started the fire inside that, that led to that explosion. we had that happen here a few times a couple summers ago. alison: in d.c., around here. very scary. leon: now, i scared the crap out of jamie sullivan. alison: did you think it was around here? jamie: yes, i was ducking as i was walking over here. alison saw me, i didn't think leon saw me. you did. you caught me. look at the traffic. it's bumper to bumper. i want to give you a good idea of what you will get into. or if you have your wife or friends calling you telling me hey, can you tell me what is going on, on 66? it is slow due to the weather. we do not have accidents on 66 heading outbound. this is the metro you are going to see the congestion. le

joce sterman is in the courtroom now. so look for her live report once the rabbi sentence is announced. alison: d.c. firefighters gathered today to say goodbye to one of their own. kevin mcrae died last week after collapsing at the scene of a fire in the shaw neighborhood. our d.c. bureau chief sam ford is in northwest with how he is being reasoned. sam? sam: we are standing in front of fire house number six. that is draped in black. and minutes ago there was a procession that came by here for a 44-year-old fire lieutenant kevin mcrae. his flag-draped casket was brought by on the fire engine he commanded. on the way to fort lincoln cemetery. the funeral service was one of the largest in memory. 3,000 people came to the d.c. armory. where the husband, father of five was remembered as one who was loved. he had done his job for 25 years. he was eulogized at the d.c. armory. lawson said they met when lawson was also a fire lieutenant and needed to be relieved so he could preach at church. somebody told him to call mcrae and s

joce sterman? joce: allyson, this is one of the last we monitored at the westmont shopping center in arlington. it seems clear-cut when you pull in. a big sign. but there is a secondary sign. 20-minute parking. this one here says parking for customers only. so we have a little vagueness here that has created confusion. with a spotter lying in wait we showed footage to a northern virginia delegate who says our show something that is legal but it doesn't mean what is being done is right. >> that is outrageous. i wasn't aware of the magnitude of the problem. joce: northern virginia delegate reacting to a "7 on your side" i-team investigation you will see tonight at 11:00. our hidden camera caught cars caught in 60 seconds thanks to a towing practice we saw that is perfectly legal. it's called "spotting." it stations people in a private lot to call in a tow truck as soon as you step away. but what about if there is confusion? it's illegal in maryland. but tow companies can do it in virginia. we took ou

joce sterman has the details. joce: the cameras can help investigators find the cause of crashes like the one we saw in philadelphia. which engineer brandon bostian says he can't remember. the footage captured by the cameras can be a major clue to help unravel mysterious train accidents. bostian who was alone in the cab when that train derailed suffered a head injury. he told investigators he doesn't remember what happened. now with the new cameras, which will face inside the train, investigators will have their own independent view. the cameras will go in the fleet of the locomotives that run the northeast corridor. that will happen by the end of the year. that is on the line from washington to new york and boston. the national transportation safety board has been recommending that passenger and freight trains get audio records since the late 1990s. five years ago they added the inwad facing sound and video camera to the recommendation but they have not been installed until now. amtrak has cameras facing out. but

the "7 on your side" iteam investigator joce sterman here to explain. joce: well on shows like "the bachelorette" you only need these and hollywood magic. but customers of a company they thought was local say it's more complicated than that. tonight at 11:00, after the "bachelorette" premiers the "7 on your side" has a cautionary tale about the cost of trying to find true love. we dug in complaints for people who said they spent thousands on matches that didn't match up to what they asked for. we discovered a local company that is part of a nationwide petwork that had -- network that had posted a guarantee. >> do you feel satisfied? >> no. i would never use them again. i feel like consumers need to be aware of the company. steer clear of it. >> tonight at 11:00 how we link together websites selling the same way to find the special someone and we will tell you what the company at the center of the investigation is doing now that we ask question about their big promise. it's not delivering roses. joce sterman, abc7 news. scott: all right. very interesting

in the newsroom joce sterman abc7. alison: thank you. other stories today the justice department is taking a closer look at the relationship between some police department and their community. this comes in the wake of freddie gray's death. the u.s. attorney general loretta lynch will look into whether the baltimore police department engaged in a pattern of violations of the constitution or federal law. scott: tonight a 1-month-old girl safe thanks to a montgomery county police officer. police officer david reed found the girl's mother crying hysterically cradling the unconscious child. reed revived her and both the girl and mother are in the hospital. police at this hour aren't saying exactly what happened. alison: and a memorial to our country's greatest generation. in the skies right over d.c. today. dozens of world war ii era planes flew over the national mall. the event was to mark the 70th anniversary of v.e. or victory in europe day where the nazis surrendered to the allies in world war ii. scott: triple-a expects more than 3 mill

joce: good evening. i'm i-team investigator joce sterman from bad doctors to problems with schools. i'm the girl to handle that. i want to hear your stories ideas tonight. we have the "7 on your side" investigative team here taking your phone calls for 15 more minutes. give us a call. 703-236-9220. we want to hear from you and investigate what is important to you. back to you. leon: thank you, joce. breaking news coming in from fairfax county that is very important to some. the health department is investigating a confirmed case of measles in an adult with a recent history of international travel. they are out of the hospital and no longer contagious. we turn to a new twist in the plan to widen i-66 that could pump hundreds of millions in the coughers. provided the taxpayers pay up to widen the highway. from the beltway instead of a public partnership. stephen tschida explains what it means to you. stephen: the transportation secretary believes it makes the most sense for virginia taxpayers if the state state picked up the tab. >> the project expected to cost $2 billion. if virginia

the woodbridge, joce sterman. leon: something doesn't feel right about that one. the ymca in washington maryland closing after ten years in operation. it's in the 10700 block of indian head highway. why the officials say the facility operated at a loss since it opened. today is a day you don't need to be inside. you need to be outside enjoying yourself. brian: it's beautiful out there. low humidity and a lot of sunshine. will it last through the weekend? for tomorrow and sunday. by the end of the weekend it will feel sticky and hot but that is how it is supposed to feel. take a look outside from the view from the national harbor. a few scattered clouds. we saw sprinkles in the mountains. getting nervous. they are getting closer to loudoun and frederick but most will continue to fizzle. no issues tonight. it will keep the comfortable air for us one more day. saturday a carbon copy of today. few degrees less. 779 is the official -- 79 is official high today after a low of 52. sundown is 8:20. look at the other numbers. 75 at andrews. 70 in gaithersburg. dulles 74. l

joce sterman? joce: you see on shows like the bachelor and bachelorette. will you accept this rose? it seems that easy. it's all they need to trade it in for love. but the customers we talk to trading out contracts and thousands of dollars and a bunch of them say they didn't get their money's worth. the iteam digs in complaints from the customers who say the match-making company took the money and did not deliver the kind of dates they were asking for. they spent big for customize service with a company boasting 100% guarantee. so what does that mean? well, we discover the company which looks local is actually making the same big promise on websites across the country. >> they are very convincing. i really think in hindsight obviously it's a farce. that is what they are there to do. they are there to get your money so they will tell you what have you want to hear. joce: tonight, we are getting action after raising questions about the guarantee. we show you how we link together complaints across the country. we will let you know how the company is responding tonight at 11:00. we'll b

joce sterman picks up the team coverage. joce: colorful language on twitter, inthe gram and facebook. we can't show you all the posts. you never want to show up to the metro station to see this fire trucks outside. ed this one is #time for a brisk morning walk. not as easy to do. this person had strong words from metro to call it the worst transportation system in america. the crowd outside the courthouse station up and down the orange, blue silver line. the stations had crowds like this one shown to us by john welch. big crowds coming in. obviously we have the shuttle buses coming in. getting on those is what we can see from the social media is that the crowds were packed. people saying moving at the same pace on my two feet. alarming picture of the crowd. ups of people deep. rosslyn and the buses full and the traffic gridlock. even if you weren't trying to get on the metro it was a mess trying to get the car through the people that couldn't get on it. i wanted to show you they said fema should have sent in coffee for the d

joce sterman is standing by in the newsroom with more on that. joce: leon we want you to check this out. this is the "new york times" from september 7, 1943. the scene here this grisly depiction they have reminiscent to what we saw last night in philadelphia. this was the last major disaster at the spot in philadelphia on the rails. the said side iteam found there -- the "7 on your side" item found there have been plenty of other accidents on the stretch of amtrak northeast corridor. this shows a spot that is now linked to not one but two disasters on the rail in the kensington neighborhood. >> i said i hope everyone is okay. >> hope dashed in ady so'ser that claimed seven lives since last night adding to the 79 killed at the same spot in the 1940's. the said side iteam found incidents along this stretch of rail are not uncommon. since 2006 federal safety records show 3 accidents have happened on this stretch of amtrak rails in philadelphia county. 15 derailments in that time. but no deaths or injuries according to the data we uncovered. there ha

alison: joce sterman is going to share what she found out there. joce: we are seeing three main emotions. this one from the former lawmaker patrick murphy on pennsylvania, he was on board the train and he is tweeting about gratitude, thanks the first responders there in a minute. the naval academy tweeting about their midshipman that was killed in the accident. a kid from new york city headed home on leave, one of the live lost. we've got hope on social media. this is a philadelphia company that still does not know the whereabouts of their ceo. she was on the train last night and they are holding out hope she will be found at some point. we want to rewind and show you the stunning video we have seen on social media. this comes from a man who was on board the train. he took it seconds after the crash as people on board try to squeeze out of the small areas in the cabin trying to get out of the cars in absolute blackness. he also tweeted some footage just a few moments after that, showing us the extent of his injuries. he was badly cut on his legs. a

leon: our investigator joce sterman is live with what they found when they went undercover. tell us about it. joce: we want to show you how it works. i'll start a stopwatch. we are at zero. this starts with this sign that says you have to be parked in the shopping center or you might be towed. the problem is there is a lot of confusion about the lot. people park over here when they are really headed to this building down the way here with the bricks on it. they take a little bit of a walk. maybe a hundred yards. while they are heading this way, talking with their friends, planning their lunch there is a guy back in the parking lot. they call him a spotter. the second you get off of this property, he is going to flag the tow truck and he will be in here in just a matter of moments. we have not only heard about this from you the viewers we have also seen it ourselves with the hidden camera investigation. we know how quickly it can happen, guys. once you get to this point right here, that spotter will make a call. the tow truck will roll in. it happens as fast as 52 seconds if

there's been reaction to what's happening here from all across the country and joce sterman is standing by in the newsroom where she's been watching and monitoring all the activity on social media. what have you been seeing? joce: we're seeing all kinds of things and social media having a big impact. this is posted 30 minutes ago as the crowds headed through downtown baltimore to arrive at city hall for what many are calling a victory celebration. but we're also seeing lots of other things. we want to show you and hit the rewind button from five hours ago when that announcement was made about these officers. joy about that decision. and we're seeing a lot of people posting their messages about baltimore. #i love baltimore. #all lives matter. people talking about freddie gray putting him in the same category as eric garner and trayvon martin as they try to get this message out. this featuring marilyn mosby comparing her to olivia pope the fixer we know from "scandal" solving many people's problems. the reactions today on social media were loud very colorful and as you mentioned leon this