>> this is a breaking news alert. >> breaking news in alexandria. a bank robbery on north washington street greater prompted a law in at five schools in the area. that was just lifted within the left hour. jeff goldberg is life with the breaking details. >> this story is moving fast. suspects taken into custody on mainline boulevard just south of potomac yard.

ae suspects are about half-mile from where we are right know. things are moving pretty fast. police very much on the scene here at the very. we want to show you where we are. this is the pnc on north washington montgomery street. police have been here all day today. we saw some yellow tape being taken away. perhaps the bank can be reopening soon. this incident taking place just before 10:00 a.m. this morning. we want to show you what looks like in the last hour or so. two men just before 10 ran into , showing weapons. they did get away with cash. no word on how much cash or how many people were inside the bank at the time. we are told the whole incident happened very quickly. schools werebery even lockean road as a caution but that has been lifted. here is what we heard from investigators. we will be taking witness

statements from every person that was in the bank during the robbery. talking to various businesses around the area, and can dancing -- and canvassing. >> i did not see anything. >> that gentleman did not see anything above a forehand and so many others it is a surprise for this to happen in old town alexandria. out of the ordinary. thehe last 20 minutes or so two suspects taken into custody as of the investigation continues. jummy: thank you. you can see him with his umbrella. a good day to stay inside as it is cloudy and rainy conditions. the good news, we should get a brief break. doug hill is here with a look at our first forecast. it is a really good day

out there. rainy.d we have one more rainy day to go morrow and then things will improve. temperatures will rise into the lower 50's as the front approaches. you can see what is happening. the air off to the east is a close to 60 already. we will get some milder temperatures toward the afternoon but it is not going to get warm. lower kickoff into the 50's. the further east you are the better chance of milder air. since the rain began with over an inch and a lot of places. 43 in spotsylvania. some heavy downpours to deal with predestined get through late afternoon and evening it looks like a brief right, a slowdown for a little bit. but then it will pick up again. our work as for today times every with areas that have 50

degree temperatures. weather coming up in a few minutes. jummy: thank you. the roads are slowing down the travel times today. jamie sullivan has an update on traffic. off inre starting montgomery county. watch out for accident activity traveling on the inner loop of the beltway. 12ht near wisconsin avenue, miles an hour. as you get a better idea, the whole way around the capital beltway we are ok. crashes to report as we approach the mixing bowl. but i do want to focus in on metro. we have delays on the red line, possible delays between shady ofve and twinbrook because work.ck on the orange line

and the blue line. the orange line is clear, the blue line is still delayed. we have an accident on falls road. you can get a better idea that we are ok on 270. it is wet. you can get an idea right near the capital beltway. everyone has their headlights on which is something i always it isage you remember sometimes the law. lightget because it is out. but that helps to prevent accidents. watch out for some of that road spray and the hydroplaning which will definitely cause accidents. jummy: thank you. if water main breaks that happened weeks ago could impact your commute today. multiple lanes of rockville pike are completely shut down at this hour. our john gonzalez is in bethesda with how long all of this work will last. >> even though we have been getting heavy rain all day long

couple of work is going on. this is going to take about five to 10 days. , theis rockville pike stretch between locustville and cedar lane, just to give you a lay of the land. you have seen that resurfacing work that is going to go on for the next week or so. if started when a water main broke on october 12. get totors will southbound lances shut down for about 10 days. that is all thanks to the old type, 74 years old, that ruptured in early october. >> i have other options getting out of the neighborhood. >> i have heard about the work that is going to be done. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> even though lanes have been shifting, allowing drivers in

squeezingtions to be by in this area, at times, during off-peak hours all southbound lanes will be shut down. you might want to avoid this area here for the next week or so. happening now, the second day of jury selection in baltimore. the worst trier of six officers charged in the death of freddie gray. we are live in baltimore for us this afternoon with the very latest. on this cold, wet, miserable day, no sign of protesters out here but the wheels of justice are turning. it is the trial of officer william porter who was accused of all involuntary manslaughter. helped him up to a seat. day two of jury selection and another 75 people brought into court.

the judge following procedure they asked yesterday. everyone of them had heard about the freddie gray incident here in baltimore. they were aware of the curfew that was imposed after that. interestingly enough to people said that they know freddie gray. jurors now being taken wanted a time behind closed doors to answer questions about their responses to their broader questions. selection is expected to take at least all of today and probably most tomorrow as well. familyned from the attorney that it is possible that his mother may attend. this with the lawyer had to say. say.at's the lawyer had to essentially, he is being family attorney and he said he believes that freddy's mother will attend if her health allows her to relive what for her was the

tragedy of her sons to read to know a good teacher is going to ,eceive it today and tomorrow but it is plans to get this started as soon as possible. thank you. in montgomery county man is in the hospital after early-morning fire ripped through his home. we have a closer look at the damage and what firefighters say health fueled lanes. was an electrical issue that sparked the fire in the basement of this home in the 14,000 lock of settlers landing way. this is video from the house, a smoke to electric turn -- alarm alerted the man to the fire. he was able to with his mother and get her out of the house or a basement door was open to the outside, and that the fire. they were supported at a local

smoke inhalation and possible rescue burns. and north potomac, suzanne .ennedy, abc 7 news an officials say there is no indication he made it out of the country. they always thought that the belgian foreign national might be trying to link up with isis forces in the middle east. purchased that nader that a fireworks shop just prior to the attacks. be sure to stick with us on the latest. tonight we are hosting a college ball. your voice and your future. the war on terror. you can watch the whole thing streaming live on our web site.

and the war on the top of the unofficial agenda as world leaders meet in paris. he have the latest. >> world leaders gathered in paris to fight a war on two fronts. climate change and terrorism. >> some ask why the world would dedicate our focus right now to combating climate change. as we work to protect our people until after terrorist networks. climate change affects all trends. , businessesopist and governments pledged a $20 million investment in clean energy. greaterage, action. >> we have limits. we say or we are the limits of suicide. in china so bad it is the hunt safe level.

paris still reeling from the attacks that killed 130 people little more than two weeks ago. the fight against isis was as much a part of the discussion as the environment. president obama hinting at a possible diplomatic routes through with russia in regards to syria. in meetings with world leaders including russia and turkey the u.s. is hopefully you hide front may be developing. -- a unified front may be developing. jummy: coming up on abc 7 news at noon new development in chicago. the fire today and rising tensions and protests. overboard hazard. new warning about one of this year's most popular gift. and the one-two punch, the problem in the upper midwest.

jummy: we're back in following breaking news from chicago. within the past few minutes we found out that mayor rahm emanuel has hired these eddies police to bring tenant. all of this comes amid continued protests following this fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer last year. time.ne was shot exceed the officer was released on bond last night. also today the mayor announced creation of a task force on police accountability. to the south now where the suspect is dead after an officer involved shooting in atlanta. police say the jeep was driving the wrong way on a one-way

passed into aver bus, and then crashed into a hole. investigators say they found a gun and showcases new the suspects body. accused bomber is asking for a new trial in a different venue. his lawyers will appear in court today to argue the motion. the same judge who presided over his trial in boston will hear the arguments. he was sentenced to death for his role in the bombings which left three people dead and 260 in your back in 2013. the an international mystery now slow. the pilots were attempting to fly higher because of bad weather, but the flight data recorder shows there was a problem with the rudder control system. the pilots attempted to fix it but it's stalled interests --

crashed into the sea. now to a 7 on your side news alert. a new concern about one of the most popular gift this holiday season. i first told you about how reported concerns last month. many said they were seriously injured, but some customers clay -- claim it can start a fire and destroyed your home. weird stuff to those customers. winter yet,ficially but it is being hit with severe .inter weather night ralph -- we are working to recover from a weekend of icy weather and deadly floods. oklahoma governor hired a state of emergency in all 77 counties. look at how the poll was joined

as downed by the ice. jacqui: it is meteorological winter. that is the way it is. astronomical winter begins in about 20 days. here i want to start off with something we talked about as we think winter. we look back in the records here seeing if we had any measurable snow over the past five winters. last year was january 6, almost 2.5 inches. the day after christmas, january 13th.2 is december the way the pattern is looking, and i doubt seriously we have .uch chance of all

above average temperatures building and over the next week or two. temperatures now in the mid 40's across the area. just to the east of the metro region temperatures are in the 50's. there is a flow when turning to the southeast. that is going to bring in milder air. degreescouple of difference. over the eastern shore indisposed to 60 degrees right now. the transfer in the warmer air this afternoon. heavy cloud cover and rain will be with us. there are some heavy downpours have been embedded in this area. toreak showing up in doppler the west. this will be held a sort of thing is to get in the evening hours. if your brief breaks within more rain downstream is coming our way is that developed ahead of a cold front. is at midday.is that pretty much matches up with what we get to the afternoon a brief record two. more heavy and steady rain overnight. another string of areas of

rainfall will to the south and south west. move through the afternoon. it should end by tomorrow , and then we get a touch of clearing as the colder air was into place. it will really turn around over the chance of rain today. then we turned breezy, and clearing skies on thursday and friday. a nice string. look at the temperatures by early next week into the 50's. that is above average for this time in december. for all indications temperatures are going to continue to be about normal and average as we go through the company this month. jummy: that complaining. thank you. officially season is underway which means it is also the season for giving. proudnews channel 8 are to sponsor toys for tots free we will be joined by volunteers this saturday collecting toys from 11:00 in the morning until 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon. the toys need to not have been

giftwrapped and they go to children in need. we hope to see you out there saturday morning. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, how a new budget proposal is expected to impact metro fares. and how they are using

jummy: good news to tell you about if you take the metro. the agency's budget will be presented on thursday. this funding pound sees no fare increases and no additional money from jurisdictions. cross, metro rail and metro access service levels would be maintained systemwide.

now to 7 on your side consumer alert hackers have made off with customer data the educational toys for children. they stole names, mailing addresses and passwords. credit card data and social security numbers and drivers license numbers were not compromised. study finding new benefits of aspirin. researchers say a component of everyday aspirin can drop your degenerative disease cell death. an asset in the drug targets .ells jury -- a dreary day out there. we will be back with when we will finally see the sun this week in a final or cast.

jummy: rain out there for most everybody. doug: a good portion of the day at least. as soon as we get rid of this pattern the mother will improve dramatically. plenty of sunshine through friday, saturday, sunday and monday. that will be nice. jummy: we look forward to it. thank you for joining us. have a great day. [laughter]

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