before being pulled out. alison: this was unfolding at seventh and massachusetts in northwest. our d.c. bureau chief sam ford is on the scene with how the man was freed. sam? sam: yes, alison. we are here at k street and 7th. that is 7th street as you see. we understand that this bus was turning left from 7th to k street here as you see it behind me. and the bus is still here on the scene. they have not opened the scene up. obviously it's rush hour and it's causing some problems because this is a busy intersection. the man was trapped under this bus right there in the back, in front of the back tires of the greyhound bus for some time. i guess it was about 1:10 according to the fire department when they first got the call. according to the fire department, the man left here conscious but in critical condition after being truck by the bus as he tried to cross 7th street. the greyhound bus was making

the left turn when it struck the pedestrian. the man ended up under the bus. witnesses say joggers got the driver's attention so he would stop. he apparently he did not know he had hit the man. firefighters arrive and began the process of lifting the bus off the victim using hydraulics and wooden blocks. that took about 20 minutes. and the man was freed. a witness described for us what he saw. >> he hit the man. he went down. and then the man as he was turning, then the man was on the ground so he was under the bus. but he was right in front of the back left wheel so he didn't run over him, it didn't look like. he just hit him. but he was an elderly man moving really slow. sam: and again, we are told that the man left here conscious. he left here in an ambulance. elderly man, perhaps. and one of the witness said it taught her a lesson because she will not be texting and walking anymore. you never know what will happen. there is no indication that

this man was texting as he was walking but obviously a busy downtown intersection. you have to be careful. reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: lucky he is alive. sam, thank you. also following breaking news out of san diego. air traffic control not allowing flights to land because of a standoff situation that is going on near the airport. the airport flight line is right over where this standoff is taking place. we have been told that a man is firing shots at officers in the streets. we are going to continue to follow the story. as soon as more information comes in the newsroom we will immediately pass it along to you. in other news, he stole an ambulance and while he was racing off he crashed, killing someone. now sebastian isaksen is ready to pay the price. alison: he pleaded guilty to the charges against him. today the family of the driver killed is speaking out. our maryland bureau chief brad bell has the story you will see only on abc7. brad: this is the sister ambulance to the one that was wrecked. i can show you what happened. the thief of the ambulance,

the carjacker had gotten in the cab. the paramedic realized he was in there and got up on the running board like this to try to get the man out. the guy inside starts throwing punches, puts the vehicle in gear. the paramedic jumps off as the ambulance rolls away. what happened next is caught on tape. the dash cam video shows a drunken sebastian isaksen behind the wheel of the ambulance he just stole from the crew on the beltway. the video rolling because the carjacker himself flipped on the emergency lights. he only traveled a few miles before causing this terrible collision on greenbelt road. the ambulance slamming into alex hargraves' car. the 77 is killed, his emergency injured. the ambulance travels on, slipping into a restaurant parking lot. smashing cars, coming to rest on its side. the dash video comes on again. now the stunned isaksen on his

side. someone outside calls to him. the 34-year-old electrical engineer gives a thumbs up. that was last december. today isaksen admitted he was drunk, admitted he carjacked the ambulance after assaulting its crew, and admitted he killed hargrave. a plea deal. the prosecutors expect him to serve up to 25 years in prison. >> when you look at his complete history and everything that happened in this incident, he is a danger to today. brad: there is another aspect to this story that is important. the ambulance has been totaled. insurance covered some of it but the company is still out $40,000. money they will have to raise. we will be back at 6:00 with much more on the story, including the emotional words from the son of the man who was killed when hit by the ambulance. college park, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: this just in now to

the abc7 newsroom. there has just been an arrest in the case of a man accused of abusing a baby. james brown is accused of throwing a 7-month-old girl down a flight of stairs and then attacking her mother. this was in woodbridge. we are told he has just been taken into custody. our northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg has an update on the child and on the mother. jeff, what can you tell us? jeff: that man was taken into custody in the district by the u.s. marshals task force. the child 7 months old recovering from a leg injury. we can tell you that the mother and the grandmother also recovering from injuries from the incident. this parking lot was filled last night with police cruisers, fire engines. the commotion happening at 9:15 in the town home complex in woodbridge. authorities say 38-year-old james brown, the father of the 7-month-old forced his way in the house and pushed his child's 53-year-old grandmother to the floor. they say he then ran upstairs,

grabbed the 7-month-old girl from her mother, a 28-year-old woman and threw the child down a flight of stairs. brown then allegedly hit the child's mother in the head with a glass bottle. he then got into his car and took off. >> it's horrible. i mean how can anybody want to harm a child? they are innocent. >> just the simple fact somebody that dangerous is running around the neighborhood is a scary thought. jeff: authorities say the nature of this fight was a domestic dispute. brown lives in northeast washington. he was taken into custody in the district earlier today. earlier today we spoke to the gentleman who saw and heard the entire thing unfold. his story coming up at 5:00. until then, live in woodbridge, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: okay. thank you. meanwhile, police and fire crews in the district are trying to figure out what happened when a car ran right into a group of children. it happened in the 3800 block of j street in northeast.

we are told three kids were taken to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. police say the driver did remain on the scene. jonathan: while we are talking about that, despite an all-out effort across d.c., maryland and virginia to try and improve pedestrian and bike safety, we really have seen an unusual amount of accidents out there. today montgomery county police are taking measures to make sure that you don't break the law, especially if you're walking. if you are walking and texting and not paying attention, things like this. brianne carter is in bethesda with the new enforcement that is going on. brianne: well, jonathan, people just trying to do this. come across the street. pedestrian safety is in fact the focus of officials all across our region right now. making sure they are doing this, in a crosswalk, looking both ways and making sure the drivers as well are also paying attention. and so today this is all about making sure that there is safety when that happens. today montgomery county police out ticketing walkers and drivers alike who are not obeying the rules of the road. they say they hope that by

being out in enforcement they can try and get the number of incidents down. officials all across our region say as the daylight hours shorten, the chance for any incident involving pedestrians and bicyclists go up. that is because it gets darker earlier and folks are out trying to get across the street in busy intersections. so we talked to people today and walkers in our area say everyone needs to play a role to get the numbers down. >> i got a ticket for running across the crosswalk just because a car was not coming. i would definitely think twice. >> do what we did in kindergarten. look at both sides before crossing the street. brianne: while it sounds very simple, we saw a number of people today who did not do that prior to crossing the street. even if in fact they were coming in a crosswalk. now coming up here on abc7 news at 5:00, despite an enforcement effort from many across our region over the past week or so, we still have had a number of incidents. we will take a look at those

coming up in the next hour. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. traffic troubles on route 355 after a deadly crash between a ride bus and a motorcyclist this morning. this was on rockville pike near n.i.h. in bethesda. the driver of the motorcycle was rushed to the hospital where he died. he has been identified as 35-year-old francis platte jr. that road now has since reopened for the ride home. but the morning traffic as you can see there was a mess. d.c. police say they now are taking over an investigation into how a man died while in custody of a security officer. 27-year-old alonzo smith died sunday morning because police got the call and responded to an assault that had taken place very early sunday. they found smith handcuffed by security officers but he wasn't breathing. so coming up for us on "abc7 news at 5:00", stephen tschida has a look at the emergency call and what happened after police got on the scene. alison: well, jonathan, the former state department counterterrorism official who pleaded guilty to voyeurism

and stalking will spend at least 32 months in jail. daniel rosen was sentenced this morning. in july he admitted he recorded cell phone videos of 11 women while they were naked inside their own apartments. the plea followed his arrest in an online sting operation designed to catch sexual predators who take advantage of teenagers. well, we are now learning more about safety in the science lab at school after an experiment injured five at w.t. woodson last week. five students were rushed to the hospital. and today classes there resumed. suzanne kennedy has the return to school and what can make classroom experiments so dangerous. suzanne: the question being asked tonight is how safe are open-flame demonstrations like the one that started the fire here at woodson high school? the demonstration is a common one. it is called a rainbow experiment. one that is now being scrutinized. fairfax county banned all open-flame activities

indefinitely. now the national science teachers association says these open desktop activities are no longer safe. >> whether it has to do with adding more alcohol afterwards or whether it has to do with the amount of time that it's out, it appears to us that this is a highly risky situation. and we wouldn't recommend doing this experiment in this way. suzanne: woodson high school's principal welcomed students back with a morning announcement saying how proud he was of how they handled themselves on friday. the two seriously injured students, one remains hospitalized this everything. coming you tonight at 5:00, we will talk to students and hear what they have to say about whether the lab activities should be banned. in fairfax county, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jonathan: tonight, mont gomry county residents will meet to address last year's deadly plane crash that took place in jacobsburg. six people killed when it smalled in a house, including a mother and go children. officials are now considering

two proposals that would limit activities at the airport. the meeting is at 7 seven -- 7:00 p.m. at the montgomery county training room in rockville if you would like to attend. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- takata, the company that made millions of air bags that were defective loses a top customer. that is next. >> you have heard of and maybe experienced uber surge pricing. well, now the airlines are taking that practice to baggage fees. which airlines are raising them for the holiday season and by how much? that's next. >> a massive fire. a young boy and the firefighter who saved his life. i'm chris papst. coming up, the powerful story of a new bond. doug: i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. another beautiful weather day around the nation's capital but changes are on the way. we will highlight what to expect when we

alison: now a "7 on your side" consumer alert. this is for holiday travel. spirit and frontier airlines are raising their prices when it comes to baggage. now that includes carry-ons for the holiday season. so that covers thanksgiving travel all the way through new year's. both of the airlines are raising carry-on fees by $5

and $10 depending on whether you purchase during check-in or at the gate. carrying on a bag for frontier will cost you $35. jonathan: wow! alison: if you look ahead. jonathan: takata lost a deal with one of the biggest auto-makers in the world. honda. they were just fined $70 million for the faulty air bags and the handling of the situation when it became clear there was a problem with the bags. the air bag sent plastic shards into drivers and passengers when they deployed. it is being blamed in several deadly crashes. in michigan, a high school football coach is helping students win on and off the field. former nfl college coach elliott usilack came out of retirement to take a coaching job in michigan's one of the poorest towns and a lot of the football players work to make ends meet. they have jobs. the coach helped the students giving them job alternatives

and setting academic goals. now get this. the team is on the verge of a division championship. coach: i'm seeing young men with more confidence in themselves. that is really rewarding. >> we need more coaches that care about you and your family. jonathan: that is a big-time coach going to a school like the to make the kids feel like big-time players. they are living up to it. the football team hasn't had a winning season in 25 years. alison: wow! jonathan: they have never made it to the playoffs but it appears that is all about to change. it really is amazing what somebody like him or a person like that stature invests in kids. this was a horrible fire two years ago in southeast d.c. two people were killed in it. alison: one firefighter ran out with a 4-year-old boy who somehow survived this and it created an unbreakable pond. chris papst is here with the story about the friendship that was forged in a fire. chris: fantastic. forged in flames, if you will. this is about a young boy, a massive fire and how they were

able to bring their lives together after this happened. this is a powerful story. you will only see it tonight on the abc7 news after the c.m.a. awards. in march of 2014, a tremendous fire ripped through a d.c. row home on stephens road southeast. dozens of firefighters rushed to the scene. when it became known that there were people trapped inside, lieutenant james gordon ran inside and pulled out a 4-year-old boy right there that you see. he thought the 4-year-old boy was dead. that boy now calls lieutenant gordon his best friend. in the past two years the two have developed a close bond. take a guess. what do you think that young boy william brooks wants to be when he grows up? >> as long as he wants to do this, i'll make sure it happens. i'll stay in his life and push him in the right direction. chris: william and lieutenant gordon have more in common than just what they experienced in that fire. coming up at 11:00, we will tell you about an uncanny coincidence that turned survivor and hero to just

about family. alison: wow! jonathan: it's hard to decide between the two. the little kid or the firefighter, who you like better. they're fantastic. chris: they have great personalities. to see them together and we'll have pictures from everything they have done, going to the nationals games to the white house. remarkable. jonathan: look forward to the story. alison: good stuff. thank you. jonathan: as you heard from chris, we will have the entire story you will see only here on abc7. tune in tonight at 11:00 after the c.m.a. awards. i'm already touched by it. i cannot wait to watch that. alison: let's check the traffic situation now. jamie sullivan is here with the details. a lot going on, jamie. jamie: of course! we'll start off with a look at the current situation in washington, d.c. now the big issue has been this accident involving the bus. you can of course see here with the pedestrian that was hit. now the accident investigation still underway. again, this is in d.c. the closure right now is on 7th street. the stretch between i street northwest continuing closer to

new york avenue. let's go ahead and move to the maps. i want to talk alternates. this is still closed. 11th street northwest is the best option for you. we have a water main break as well. the area is closed on 46th street northeast between j street and hunt place in both directions. our slowing in the direction heading outbound on the freeway 7 miles per hour. we see a slowdown as well on 295. i want to focus in on crystal city. the other issue we did have was an 11-car pileup. this is in the area of jefferson davis highway, 23rd street. of course you can see it. i wanted to give you an idea. all lanes are open on the northbound stretch. the southbound side is actually where we had the activity. same thing. that is now opened up. move to the maps and talk about 95. this is 395, actually. and 9 it 5 -- 95 moving very well. the issue on 7895 in maryland, two separate accidents near route 100. big delays heading to baltimore from d.c. alison: i hope it gets better soon. thank you. here you wouldn't know it's

the middle of fall. at least today. but head over to flagstaff, arizona, and boy, you have snow already. schools there started class on a two-hour delay. parts of the city could end up with up to eight inches of snow by the time it stops falling. the national weather service says it's just the fourth time it has snowed in flagstaff on november 4. jonathan: that is the high country of arizona but you don't normally see the snow this early. usually they wait later than everybody else. doug: a lot different in flagstaff than in phoenix. alison: definitely. doug: it's gorgeous. another day in the 70's. tomorrow will be cooler and maybe drizzle or shower in the morning but friday is the big weather day. we will be close to 80 degrees here. jonathan: how great is this? doug: then much, much cooler over the weekend. a lot of stuff to cram in the next minute or so. i will do it. that is my specialty. we are starting with a look right now from spotsylvania in the day. they have had sunshine, just a few clouds moving through the area. temperatures are very, very

comfortable. 70 degrees right now in spotsylvania. i want to share with you also a great picture from james josslyn at abc7. it's not just the viewers that can send pics to wjla.com. it's absolutely gorgeous. a lot of scenes like that to enjoy out there. on top of it we have warm temperatures. 74 at reagan national. 75 in leesburg right now. 71 in andrews. 73 degrees right now in dale city. through the evening, rapid change. high pressure will move out and then showers and sprinkles move in tonight and for the day tomorrow. as we get through the morning hours some of the showers could linger into early afternoon and they will blow out of the way. then we radically change the weather in the day on friday when the strong southwest irly wind will bring us temperatures close to 80 -- southwesterly wind will bring us temperatures close to 80 degrees. then a change for the weekend

with cooler weather moving in. we have a lot of changes for a short period of time. but friday is the day to look forward to. it will be gorgeous. alison: wonderful. thank you. jonathan: thank you, doug. this flight was not delayed but many others are. you can see what is below. that is a volcano. it's erupting. this is bali. the ash cloud actually shooting up 12,000 feet in the air. operations at two airports now have been completely halted as a result. more eruptions are expected and tremors now can be felt across the island. so you go to paradise and that happens. alison: exactly. jonathan: oh, well. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- investigators now are leaning toward terror when it comes to the doomed russian airliner. but how? that is coming up next. kellye: i'm kellye lynn in northwest. i will take you to a school where children and parents are learning in the same building. where children and parents are learning in the same building. more

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guaranteed for 2 years. and get $300 back with a 2-year agreement. don't wait, because time is running out. this is your last chance. offer ends november 7t get out of the past. get fios. jonathan: more than 220 people aboard a russian plane that crashed in egypt, all of them killed. alison: investigators were confident that plane broke up before hitting the ground but what tore the airbus 831 apart? stephanie ramos has the new lead. reporter: families grieve, bodies identified. all while egyptian authorities lead the investigation into what caused a russian passenger jet to break apart in the sky over the sinai

desert. all 224 people headed back home to russia killed. the investigation is far from over, but now the british government says they believe a bomb could be to blame. >> we have become concerned that the plane may well have been brought down as a result of an explosive device. reporter: flights scheduled to leave from the resort city of sharm el-sheikh for the u.k. tonight will be delayed, giving a team of british aviation experts on the way to the egyptian resort time to take a closer look at the airport security. flights from the u.k. to sharm el-sheikh have been canceled. abc news aviation consultant says this is irresponsible on the part of the u.k. government. egyptian official adds the u.k. is not part of the investigation and is making statements based on assumptions. the white house says the f.a.a. told airlines earlier in the year that u.s. civil aviation operating within, out

of, into or over the sinai peninsula are associated with the extremist activists. however -- >> there are no u.s. carriers that regularly operate out of the sinai peninsula. reporter: the voice and the data recorder from the jets are being analyzed from international teams. the cockpit voice recorder is partially damaged but the investigators are working to get as much information from it as they can. stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- judges in one local county drawing heat from their own citizens. it's all because of guns. alison: also ahead learning with your children. how a school is helping kids in class by bringing you back to school. jonathan: a look outside of the beautiful november afternoon. amazingly, the forecast might be even getting better. doug hill will check back in. don't worry, fall will make a return. we're back right after this.

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: look at this. clean-up under way in part of san diego county. how much rain do you think they got there? you would think a lot with what you are seeing, right? record rainfall led to power outages. the bad weather brought down trees in some neighborhoods. they are recording an given of rain in some communities.

all this from one inch. that might not seem a lot to us around here but in san diego it causes a lot of problems. they don't seem to be used to rain. alison: it doesn't go in well. doug: it's so dry, it runs down. >> it's funny. there are videos on the youtube. you have a quarter of an inch. doug: one inch of rain makes a story. it's like here, one inch of snow we get the same thing. jonathan: shuts the city down. doug: the radar and the slight shows the rain develop over the southside virginia. the high pressure is in control. the clouds will increase. we will see chance of showers or drizzle in the overnight hours. lows of 58 degrees. as we head through the day tomorrow it's cloudy. we have the showers or the drizzle through the midday. we will have clearing.

heading to friday, a good day here, near 80 degrees. slightly cloudy. cold front to give us showers friday and saturday morning. sunshine afternoon and sunshine and cooler. crisp weatheron sunday. slow warmup geng for monday of next week. that is the latest. jonathan: thank you. investigation into former d.c. mayor gray campaign could continue to december. the feds look into gray and the associates for years. the prosecutors filed motions to postpone court appearances for two of the six people pleading guilty for crimes in their effort to get gray in the mayor's office. gray has not been charged or accused with crimes. alison: a charter school in northwest d.c. is working to meet needs of the community by educating children and their parents as well. in the spotlight on this, kellye lynn takes us to the charter school for a look at the duel generation program.

kellye: many preschoolers here live in homes where spanish is the primary language. this mother is from el salvador and enrolled her son here. what is different is she attends classes here, too. >> i know how to protect my children. i learn a lot. >> through early childhood development classes. she has added a high school diploma and medical assistant certification program. this is dual education. it serves 5-year-olds to adults. >> it's a partnership, the high level of the family engagement that we believe is part of our recipe for success. kellye: classes come at no charge. it gets the funding from multiple forces including the

public school system. they offer healthcare and social services through mary center in the same building. both of the sons attended the school. they teach how to help the children another home. kellye: in northwest, kellye lynn, abc7 news. alison: another ground-breaking partnership. this in the works in prince george's county. the area leaders met to announce it is teaming one venture philanthropy partners. they raised money to prepare high schoolers for college and careers. the goal is to expand the program to more schools. >> a new study that find most states link teacher evaluation to the students test scores. do you think it makes sense,

right? the national council on the teacher quality shows 42 states and the district of columbia require student achievement to be considered in teacher reviews. that is a sharp increase from six years ago when 15 states linked scores to the evaluation of the teachers. most states made the change as part of the race to the top initiative. that is a practice that is blasted by teachers unions. alison: crime data shows guns are responsible for 74% of the domestic violence killings in maryland. why are judges in one county not telling convicted criminals to turn in the guns at stensing? as kevin lewis reports that is the ke posed by a research organization. kevin: the volunteers created this study and together they spent the last year tracking 126 domestic violence cases here in montgomery county. in one instance a man was found guilty of brandishing a

bumper knife and attacking his wife and sun. at sentencing the court watch montgomery found district court judges failed to tell convicted abusers they could no longer own a run. the judge's failure rate was 99%. the research group is calling for immediate change. >> we want judges to do four things that don't cost anything. take a minute and save lives. them offenders they are disqualified from having guns, ask them under oath if they have a gun. warn them they can go to jail for five years and urge them to turn if guns to law enforcement. kevin: over the next two days court watch montgomery will sit in on the domestic abuse cases. it wants to see if the judges in montgomery county are putting their advice to use.

in rockville, kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up for us, a bus driver called a hero. twisters nearby. what was done to save the children aboard. we have that story coming up. alison: take a look at the burglars. look good? you won't believe who is making them. a new menu offering from a fast food restaurant. where they are offered coming up next. jonathan: yum. announcer: countdown to veterans day sponsored by paralyzed veterans

jonathan: as if you needed an execution for this, i know when it comes to eating candy you don't need much of an execution. the halloween candy, indulge. this is national candy day. celebrate everything from chocolate to marshmallow and even the licorice. why do they say yes, even the licorice? it's good stuff. top selling candies are m&m and reese's peanut butter cup. alison: we just had national chac late day. this is a good month. and the next story, too. mcdonald's doesn't want to classify some of their new burgers in the junk food category. they say they are different and gourmet. you can't find them yet here.

they are sold at restaurants in the u.k. customers have to wait longer but if they are a hit there we may see them in the u.s. get ready. jonathan: now fellows that probably indulged at the mcdonald's and the candy, these guys are hysterical. have you seen this? not rugby players. but the all blacks got a homecoming welcome after the world cup win. the team arrived home to a joyous crowd as they performed the haka. watch this. this is cool. ["haka"] alison: that's great. jonathan: they are baggage hand hers doing it. that is a traditional dangs of the indigenous tribe from new zealand. the team is famous for performing the "haka" before big games. they do it standing center field, opposing the other team. it's more of an thing to do to intimidate them. alison: right. jonathan: some of the other teams have come up with their own form of a dance or intimidation.

it's fun. alison: don't you know they love to look out the window of the plane to see them do this. jonathan: it look like they practiced for five minutes. some of them had moves. alison: funny. still ahead here at 4:00, a number one single. now adele is talking about her path to success. why she says her size contributes to all of her success. kidd: good evening. i'm kidd o'shea. behind me the 49th annual c.m.a. awards take place

jonathan: we have breaking news in the newsroom from sacramento, california, where police made an arrest in the stabbing of spencer stone. stone was the u.s. marine, the airman who helped thwart the french train attack. the suspect was taken into custody after a traffic stop this morning. you will keep in mind he was at a bar with friends, stabbed. he nearly died. he has since recovered from the second stabbing attack. all right. yet another incident of violence on a college campus but this time at the university of california

merced. five people stabbed. they are all expected to be okay. the person confronted by police was shot and killed. alison: to oklahoma now where the woman accused of driving into spectators at o.s.u.'s homecoming parade is formally charged. 25-year-old adacia chambers is facing 46 counts on felony assault. chambers is still in jail on a $1 million bond. a judge also ordered a psychological evaluation for chambers. jonathan: new developments this afternoon shooting death of an illinois police officer after months of investigation. the department now says that this was a carefully staged suicide. the death of lieutenant charles joe gliniewicz triggered a manhunt and a two-month investigation revealed that the student had been stealing for years from a youth program that he oversaw. he radioed in he was chasing three suspects. that was all set up evidence

and he shot himself. a texas bus driver now called a hero for keeping students safe in a tornado. thes but driver known as mr. ramirez was picking up the students for class and realized that the school will be canceled because of the bad weather. i was horrible. the storms got worse and left it open to let a student get on board. ramirez tried to close the door but the high winds made it tough to do that. a tree fell across the front of the bus. >> they know, come to the window. lay low. stay there. don't move. that is what they did. >> they honored him with the cross the line award. nice to see people like that to keep a cool head when it's coming apart. alison: definitely. let's talk about adele. she says her size helped her turn into a pop star.

the singer released "hello," everybody is listening to says she believes she helps others feel comfortable about themselves. she told "rolling stone" she is curious if she would be as successful if she were not plus-size. we posed it to you. everyone who responded say they think she is perfect the way she is. jonathan: she is adorable and she has a great voice. alison: fantastic. coming up at five five -- -- coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00", a story people are talking about and sharing on the facebook page as well. >> no point in putting him

through this for the rest of his life. alison: a mother fights for what she feels is the best for her child. find out why the school system does not agree. jonathan: plus, men making a difference. find out how in this week's harris' heroes at 5:00. we look to the weekend weather on monday. alison: boy, if it could be nick like today wouldn't it be nice? steve: changes are on the way. it's beautiful now. more crowded at the restaurant. i guarantee that when folks get off work they will be here. >> this is a mix of sangria and margarita. sangrita. steve: it looks awesome. weather is great? >> awesome. steve: hopefully we will keep it going.

the temperatures will make it in and then sunday is the day of change. scattered clouds. daytime high for the mid-to-upper 50's. the race for the 10k. making it to the 40's and the 50's. nice weather tomorrow. temperature near 80 on friday. big changes for the upcoming weekend. look at the rush hour commute. it's crazy out there. jamie: it has and it continues to be. this is a stretch on seventh street. k street as well is blocked off because of an accident involving the greyhound bus that hit the pedestrian.

we have a water main break. 46 street is closed. a small street, a smaller area. 44 street northeast. easy work-around. that is a look at traffic. jonathan: breaking news. chopper 7 is over this is bowie. a huge response from firefighters. there are trucks everywhere. the hose lines all over the yard. the fire is in the garage. the two stalls have gutted the right side of the home. the fire is out. we will get more information on what caused the fire. the street is shut down to make sure it's out. well, all eyes on the national today for country -- nashville for country music biggest sight. alison: the c.m.a. awards that get started? three hours or so. kidd o'shea is live in music city. how is it going out there?

kidd: it is great! the fans walk in. this is my first time to nashville. i'd like to introduce you to some of the people right now. this is jay. also his first time at the c.m.a.'s. he taught me the proper way to walk in cowboy boots. >> put your arm up on your side. excellent. what do you say, yee-haw? >> cassandra taught me how to play music on the street of nashville. >> a lot of good. ♪ when it comes to country music ♪ ♪ i'm a country girl ♪ likes country music ♪ it's all right 's all

right ♪ kidd: this woman taught me how to dance in nashville. really having a great experience with all the people that we have met so far. take a walk with me. we can see the satellite truck beyond that is red carpet. we are headed there right now. red carpet coverage on abc7 after 5:00. if you love country music, nobody is getting you closer to the stars. come with us. back to you. jonathan: i love the country music. thanks very much. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the danger of prepaid debit cards. why many users weren't able to access paychecks they earned and how you can avoid that discover the world animals, seen those before but sometimes they do it on their own mmm foot

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everyone. prepaid cards can be a great alternative to the traditional bank accounts you can be left without rent or food money if something goes wrong. remember the kardashian card? it's gone in 60 seconds. how about the bieb card? the granddaddy of the prepaid celebritycard is the rushcard founded by russell simmons. it had a good track record until now. >> they said they had scheduled maintenance last monday. everything should be fixed by 8:00 a.m. tuesday morning. john: but it wasn't. many are having problems accessing the money a week later. >> it's a reflection. >> it soared in popularity because of convenience. many can get a cash advance. >> i signed up for the card originally because they

guaranteed today early pay. they say the problems are due to an update and say the frozen accounts are back online or will be soon. this is the down side. that i come with high phis and says the online banks are lower cost and fewer problems. chelsea says she will look at other options. prepaid cards be fine but you may not want your entire financial life to one card. if you have problems to get a paycheck. ask the employer to issue you a new one so you don't waste your money. i'm john gonzalez. abc7 -- i'm john matarese. abc7 news. this is a breaking news alert. leon: it's in bowie where a house is on fire. horace holmes is making his way to the scene. how close are you.

what can you tell us? horace holmes we are getting there. 102 place is the address in south bowie. news chopper 7 over the scene. a lot of fire equipment on the scene. the fire started in the garage area of the home. it's pretty much confined to that. no injuries but we understand that the firefighters on the scene that a dog was rescued from the home. the dog is fine. at this point it's knocked down and they have the situation under control. we are making our way there and will be there shortly. we'll have live report. back to you. alison: thank you. we'll check in with you in a few minutes. meanwhile, police say he burst into a house. broke a bottle over a woman's