northeastern corner of kansas up through the portions of the minnesota, wisconsin across michigan, even the northern maine. those are the winter storm warning. the purple areas are the winter weather advisory for the possibility of freezing rain and sleet. on the bottom the area near us is no longer severe. it's just rain. we could get a fair amount of rain in the overnight hours. warm up that the temperatures will support rain only in our area. temperatures are now below mid-40's. will rise a few degrees tonight. wake up to temperatures, lower 50's southeast of tongue. mid-40s north and west of the city. morning showers and 51. warmer when you wake up than now. 58 with the sun breaking through at midday. 63 by tomorrow afternoon. get ready for more changes in the weather. more changes in the temperature. as we head through the next seven days. that is the latest on the weather center. leon: you got it. now weather problems in the middle of the nation are slowing things down at the airport. at one point in the afternoon, flights to chicago were delayed more than two hours. we will take a closer look at the severe weather in a few minutes right here.

remember the storm watch weather team is keeping you updated on the weather where you are. in addition to the weather app, you can get updated forecasts. and the warnings online at wjla.com. or by following us on twitter or facebook. moving on we are learning more about breaking news in prince george's county where a body has been found on a school playground. discovered at gaywood elementary school. jay korff is on his way there and will be arriving there shortly. we will hear from him when he learns more from the police on the scene. kellye: a space heater is now being blamed for starting this fire that consumed a home in chestertown. the first-person look at the flames came from a firefighter helmet cam. suzanne kennedy tracked down the firefighter who took us into the flames. suzanne: four cameras captured the unique view of the december 21st fire in kent county. watch and listen as firefighters begin to attack

the two-alarm blaze. one of the cameras was on captain dave eason's helmet. >> you just kind of, you are seeing all of the fire area and you are thinking try to get in there and make a push on it and try to save these people's house. suzanne: the fire started before dawn. two people got out safely as the house burned. >> we are seeing the flash coming off the walls because it's so hot. there was a lot of fire everywhere in the house. suzanne: i'm standing in what is left of the house you saw burning in the helmet camera video. the fire started where we are right now. there was a pool table right here. a space heater on top of it. firefighters here say this fire could have been avoided. captain eason says there is one element of what was shot that stands out to him. >> i think the most significant thing about the video is how fast it spread through the house. it was an old house. between the space heater to

the roof. once they got in that wall it just ran up to the attic. suzanne: the residents were amazed by the video as well. >> it's terrible. i'm sure they lost everything. their whole house, everything. suzanne: frightening. seeing it went up like that is amazing. suzanne: firefighters will use the video to critique themselves and to show residents the potential danger of improper use of space heaters. in kent county maryland suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. kellye: prince william county police are calling the death of two teenagers in october a murder-suicide. the bodies of 17-year-old lyle ferringer and indya davis were found in the back of a band near dawson park. today the investigation found davis killed ferringer before taking her own life. family members say the teens dated in the past. leon: new information tonight on a north potomac father who pleaded guilty to allow teenagers to drink shortly

before a deadly crash. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis joins us with what he learned about the night of the party. kevin: since june a lot of people wondered what level of negligence the father displayed at the underage drinking party. that took place in a home on this street. this sheds light on a drinking party at the home. the homeowner setsmen welcomed her daughter's friends. there were beer pong on the table and pillows covering the windows. the report explained that the kids pulled money to buy vodka and natty light beer. >> parents hosting parties is ridiculous. kevin: the montgomery county chief says this is condones what others feel is wrong. >> other parents are furious

because that parent makes the decision for them and they didn't enentitle or empower them and it's illegal. kevin: one boy that brought booze said that the owner greeted him at the front door saying "is one of those for me?" hours later one of the two died in a wreck. >> we pass law to prevent tragedies like what happened. but chose to ignore the law. had to pay the penalty. kevin: this report mentions that he didn't serve any of the liquor and adds some of the teens didn't see him in the house on the night of the party. he pleaded guilty to two disme dean mores last month and had to pay $5000 in fines but did avoid jail time. we are live in north potomac, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. leon: virginia state police are reporting a dip in the number of traffic fatalities over the christmas weekend. five people died on the roads

statewide. two of the deaths were in crashes involving alcohol. the same weekend last year saw eight fatalities and the year before 13 people died. kellye: a 13-year-old is fighting for her life after the a.t.v. she was riding on crashed into an s.u.v. on walkerville road in capital heights. the driver of the a.t.v. was killed. police are investigating, but people who live in area say a.t.v.'s driving on the roads is a big problem and getting worse. "7 on your side" chris papst picks up the story from there. chris? chris: kellye scatter dead bree at the memorial you see behind me just put up a couple of minutes ago is all that is left at the intersection after a terrible crash last night took the life of a 29-year-old man. police say he was driving an a.t.v. on the road illegally. neighbors say so many people do it it was just a matter of time. [sirens] the scene was horrific. last night at 5:45, police say an a.t.v. illegally traveled on walkerville road in capital

heights collided with an survivor. the.-year-old driver died. the 13-year-old girl in the back his stepdaughter remains in serious condition. sherry thomas took this video. and says every day a.t.v.'s speed up and down the street, popping wheelies and disrupting traffic. abc7 reported on the problem all around the d.c. metro area. >> we and the other neighbors are talking. wait, wait wait. we knew it would happen. >> it's a challenge for law enforcement to deal with the kind of vehicles. chris: driving an a.t.v. on the road is illegal. but julie parker with the prince george's county police say it is a difficult law to enforce. the policy does not allow the police to chase the a.t.v. unless the driver committed another more serious crime. the county is involved in the washington area vehicle enforcement or wave. a regional team that in part finds and arrests these a.t.v.

drivers. >> they don't want people to be doing illegal things on the roadways. but to an extent our hands are tied. chris: if you are caught driving a.t.v. illegally in prince george's county the fines and the penalties are steep. coming up at 6:00, we'll tell you what they are. live in capital heights chris papst, abc7 news. kellye: baltimore judge is delaying the start of the second trial in the freddie gray case. the case against officer caesar goodson was supposed to start january 6. it was delayed five days to allow the judge to hear pretrial motions. goodson was the driver of the police van where the medical examiner believed that gray suffered fatal injuries in a so-called "rough ride." six officers are chargedle in gray's death. the first trial ended in a hung jury and will be retried in march. leon: republican candidate donald trump launched multiple

attacks on twitter. he said hillary clinton used a "woman's card" and he slammed bill clinton. coming up at 6:00 jeff goldberg will look at the impact it could have on the state primary. kellye: al-jazeera reporter is standing by expose that accuses peyton manning and other athlete using human growth hormone. this comes after there are questions about the source at the center of the story. charlie, a former intern at antiaging clinic recanted his claim. he originally said that manning's wife received h.g.h. shipments in 2011. the future hall of famer denies the allegation and plans to sue al-jazeera for defamation. leon: on to more pleasant football topics. not only did the caps, wizards and the redskins all win a game on saturday the first

three sports sweep in 30 years in the town, the skins clinched the n.f.c. east. that has made the skins the talk of the town. horace holmes is live amongst the fans tonight. hey, lots of smiles out there tonight no doubt. horace: hey! oh oh absolutely. this is like the love hangover here after saturday night's big win which catapulted the redskins into the playoffs. the win over the eagles. of course everybody was euphoric all weekend long. they had a day to let things soak in. on a chilly winter day with many out for holiday fun with family and friends, thoughts to warm the hearts turn to the redskins. >> pretty excited. horace: the team that snuck in after santa on saturday and left a huge present under the tree for folks who live around here and root for the home team. >> we're back! >> you think so? >> i think we are. >> we got a better chance than anybody to make the playoffs.

horace: there is a lot of fans but no one could admit they thought at the start of the season they'd end up in a trip to playoffs. >> a total surprise. i was hoping they'd win six games this year. this is unbelievable. horace holmes brendan hall, saturday night serving brats and brew at a sports car to a packed crowd of redskins fans. >> jump up and down and on the table, stomping their feet. good game. horace: on the big screen, home team punched ticket to playoff and raising hopes for greater things to come. on this day, everybody cheers for the redskins. well almost. >> the redskins fans. >> yeah! i'm a cowboys fan! [laughter] horace: the redskins do finish out the season for the win against -- sorry, with a game against the cowboys in dallas this weekendment then they

host the playoffs. the first playoff game at fedex field. all fans want to know when do tickets go on sale? we understand the season ticket holders tickets go on sale on saturday. next monday a week from today, they go on sale to the general public if there are any left. live in arlington, horace holmes, abc7 news. leon: send that little girl to cowboys detox. get it out of her. kellye: very brave isn't she? leon: still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the family of a local airman killed in afghanistan takes a step toward moving forward and n the lives that are forever changed. kellye: plus how chicago is responding to the latest deadly police shooting. this one claiming the life of a grandmother. leon: why a grand jury refused to indict the police officer who shot and killed a 12-year-old boy in cleveland. kellye: first, though the devastation stretching across half the country as powerful storms move their way north and east.

leon: new information on breaking news from seabrook. the police are investigating the case of a body found at the playground as a homicide. it's at gaywood elementary school and we'll have more information as we learn more. keep it here.

kellye: 24 people are dead. 11 in texas alone. severe weather rips across the nation. leon: this is a scene in dallas after two monster tornadoes touched down saturday. reporter: it was more than 80 degrees when the tornadoes ripped through now. they face cleaning up in the snow. a brutal storm system from new mexico to the midwest will not release the grip. this man in texas didn't mind cleaning up a of a tornado barreled >> it was like a movie. i was running toward my closet. the doors started caving in. >> in the midwest the system brought heavy flooding over the weekend to force a partial closure of i-70 in missouri.

several people were killed including soldiers training. >> it was raining hard dark at nighttime. they didn't know what hit them. >> survivors say life has a new meaning. >> this makes me realize how fragile life is. >> try to do better. >> abc7 news. kellye: that is heart breaking. leon: they never see tornadoes in december. dalles not like that. in our part of the world we're quiet. change o temperatures for the next few days and rain to deal with. let's get started on that theme. we will get you started here with a time lapse from the weather bug h.d. camera. at the earth the space lab. only 40 in frederick. way colder than yesterday at this time.

show that in the detail. these arent temperatures. 45 right now at reagan national airport. 47 in winchester. 43 in fredericksburg. this is the numbers. this map will show you how much colder it is right now than this time yesterday. yesterday this time was 72 in winchester. all kind of big changes. there is more rain coming in overnight tonight. this is the cold front from yesterday. what will happen is the rain is going to spread eastward in advance of the big storm.

the one that caused the outbreak of tornadoes in the part of texas and is causing heavy snow across the western lakes. the upper midwest. it could be heavy at it times. the temperatures are cold north. there are areas of sleet and freezing rain. temperatures south remain warm. the temperatures will start to rise. this is a 1:00 a.m. map. this will move through the area and then we get winds to the west to bring us drier air. sunshine tomorrow afternoon. we reverse the course on wednesday. we start early and another system moving in for afternoon, everything, nighttime hours. everything on target to get

out of here on new year's eve and new year's day. there is a tenth of an inch. this could be overdone but east of the area. chilly today but tomorrow is 20 degrees warmer with likelihood of rain in the morning. 58 on new year's eve. we will turn partly cloudy. 56. cooler for new year's day. the first weekend of the new year looks chilly. low 40's for sunshine saturday and sunday. another warming trend on monday. it will be warmer than normal for sure. kellye: a long as it's not damp and warm. sunny dry and warm. doug: i will get your request

in and let you know what happens. leon: not asking for much. not at all. kellye: still ahead a tragic accident that could have been prevented. what witnesses say a man was doing when he walked off a cliff and fell to his death. leon: plus why prosecutors won't be filing charges against a police we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number, and the lowest prices of the season, sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store, find the lowest prices of the season. save $600 on the #1 rated i8 bed, plus no interest until january 2018. know better sleep with sleep number.

leon: the white police officer who shot and killed an 12-year-old african-american boy in cleveland will not face criminal charges. that edeclined to indict if officer. elizabeth hur explained the decision and has the reaction. >> the grand jury declined to bring criminal charges. reporter: cuyahoga proc cuter mcginty announcing the grand jury decided not to charge either officer involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old tamir rice. >> simply put given the perfect storm of the human error the mistakes and the miscommunication by all involved the evidence did not indicate criminal conduct by police. reporter: rice was shot and killed by officer timothy loehmann seconds after they arrived at a cleveland playground last year. two months ago the grand jury was determining if the officer or his partner officer frank garmback was criminally responsible in rice's death. the officers maintained they believed the 12-year-old was armed. it turned out to be a b.b.

gun. >> what i have here is the gun. >> they said that it looked real. >> hi either intended to hand it over to the officers or show them it wasn't a real gun. there was no way to know that. reporter: the rice family said they are sadded and not surprised saying for months the prosecutor abused the grand jury process. the department of justice says it will continue an independent review of the case. kellye: new demand for reform in chicago. mayor rahm emanuel ordered review of how the officer res respond to calls with someone

that may have a mental illness. this weekend an officer shot a teenager and accidently killed a neighbor. the officer was responding to report of the teenager threatening his father. >> this is not a time for hatred. it's an opportunity to get past difficult time together. >> he never thought he would be shot when he called 911 for help. leon: still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a local couple waiting if for the adoption call that could change their life is being inundated with calls for a furniture store. kellye: a common distraction that led a man off a cliff to his death. leon: but first trying to get back to normal. mother makes a difficult decision after her airman sun was killed in afghanistan.

leon: back to breaking news in seabrook in prince george's county. chop every 7 over the scene of an homicide investigation at an elementary school. you can see live pictures. a body found on the playground of the gaywood elementary school this afternoon. jay korff just got on the scene and will be checking in with a live report in a moment right here. kellye? kellye: a d.c. sandwich shop is back open for the first time since the death of the owner's son in afghanistan. air force staff sergeant was one of six killed in suicide

attack last week. >> a new sign after the owner rost her son in afghanistan last week. talk peter taub was one of six killed in suicide attack. he worked in the special investigation in air force. his mother owned the shop. it has been temporarily closed for a few days after the family learned of what happened. this was the first day to reopen. this past week has been difficult for her and her fanly. he had planned to join the family in the restaurant business. he leaves behind a pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter. so go fund me page has been started and this afternoon $46,000 has been raised.

diane cho abc7 news. leon: let's check the top stories now. fire that tore through a home before christmas. the firefighter's helmet camera shows the efforts to save the home. it was started by a space heater. kellye: a 13-year-old girl is hurt after a crash involving an s.u.v. and all-terrain vehicle. last night's crash killed jerome odom of capital heights. the girl was on the back of the a.t.v. and was thrown off in the crash. the driver of the s.u.v. was not hurt. leon: soldiers were out training in missouri when floodwaters swept them off the road. kellye: there are growing fears of land slides in southern california after the recent wildfires including this one over the weekend.

heavy rains could lead to slides up and down the coast. leon: universities say a man using a cell phone walked off a cliff in san diego. he fell 60 feet to his death christmas day. the teen tried to help the man and broke out climbing gear. >> he was yelling help. a man ran out and told my mom to call 911. >> several good samaritans ran to help but it was too late. the victim's mother said her son was taking photos. kellye: the fate of a statue honoring soldiers in rockville may be resolved. the district commission voted 3-1 to move the statue away from the red brick courthouse.

it has been vandalized several times in recent months. leon: a new study finds yard signs can swing an election. according to a study, lawn signs have potential to increase share of voters but 2%. the signs are more effective when it's an issue on the voter turn-out. >> still ahead, a family waiting for the phone to ring telling them they have been chosen to be adopt a child. instead find irate furniture customers. what caused the mixup and how "7 on your side" fixed the problem. jennifer: he is wanted in maryland and vass. can he escape the wall of justice next. leon: ahead at 6:00 you may not believe how many new

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doug: rain moving in tonight. if you are heading out heavier rain after midnight. new year's eve and new year's day approaching. new year's eve thursday will be partly sunny and 56. clear and chilly by midnight. new year's day partly cloudy. 47 degrees. there is range in the night and it will clear out thursday and friday to look ahead for the first weekend of the year. sunshine and seasonally chilly temperatures. highs are 43 ime lows are at or below

freezing. then it will start a warmup as we head to early next

jennifer: i'm jennifer donelan. this is the fighting back wall of justice. we have a team of law

enforcement officers that are turning to you for help. a look at jerry moore. maryland state police trooper assigned to the regional task force are looking for him in a violent attack on his girlfriend and in a shooting. he joins john james who is wanted for a murder in d.c. and william lewis who is wanted for murder in the district. in arlington, police are look for gutierrez charged with sexual assault of a minor. gonzalez-perez. wanted for assault and battery of a family member. now, let's set the wall of justice in motion and tonight the spotlight is on herson gutierrez. the police detectives need your help to find herson gutierrez. police say he sexually assaulted a minor on several occasions in 2003. his last known address was in woodbridge. there is some thought he may have thread back to el salvador. but police in arlington are vowing to find him. >> he sexually assaulted a young girl at the time was only 10. this case now has been open

for nearly 13 years. time to bring him to justice. >> he is 5'3" black hair and brown eyes wanted for sexual assault of a minor. police want him off the wall of justice and behind bars. the police believe he still has family in the area and has the ability to return to the united states. if you have information on the case, call arlington county police. i'm jennifer donelan. leon: get back to breaking news in seabrook. news chopper 7 over the scene of homicide investigation at an elementary school. kellye: the body found on gaywood elementary school this afternoon. jay korff just arrived on the scene. we will have a live report from him in a moment. leon: let's go to jay. he is checking in now with the latest. what did you learn?

jay: disturbing scene here. a neighborhood where the school is nestled. it is our understanding that a male body is on the other side of the school. but on school grounds and was found a short time ago. trauma to the body indicative of a homicide. not much more than that. we are expecting a press conference to get more information. we don't know the age of the male or the circumstances. there are no activities at the school today and the children are on at winter break. we will hopefully get more answers on the homicide investigation on the ground of an elementary school. back to you. leon: good deal. leon: coming up a traffic mess on the g.w. parkway.

it wasn't an accident or emergency vehicle creating this backup. we show you the animal to became for it. kellye: "7 on your side" gets action for a local couple waiting for an important phone call but instead getting calls from angry furnit

kellye: starting january 1, couples in china will be able to have two children. they voted to change the law yesterday. the change was made because of concerns there won't be enough young people to support china's aging popuernment says in 15 years it will be home to more than 400 million people over the age of 60. from facebook pages to business cards adoption these days adoptions require full scale marketing department to get in touch with the right mass. joce sterman got in touch with a couple whose efforts were being come collated. for miriam everybody ring is a sign of hope. she and her husband mike are

trying to adopt. >> i always dreamed of being a mom. we want a child in the home. we hope the process will work out. >> the process these days involve marketing. pamphlet. business cards and facebook page. to show them as something more. >> this is all the different ways the people can contact us. >> it contains a number that cos up as something else on google. the number used to belong to a furniture company. so instead of being a birth mother considering adoption it's for customers considering table and chairs for the patios. >> i'm like here it is. somebody else i have to explain to no, the furniture store is out of business, no i don't know how to reach them. >> they have been asking google to pull the listing with a number for a year but no luck. "7 on your side" asked too.

this afternoon we got action. shortly after we contacted the company the listing was changed. the calls that once brought heartbreak and now again can be a signal of hope. >> we are hope that the process will work out for us. >> a "7 on your side" consumer alert. george washington university is banning students students from bringing hoverboard on campus. they cited concern from the consumer product safety board that they could pose a fire threat while charging. they mentioned the possibility of the injury from the falling off the hoverboard. the ban goes in effect january 1. leon: one of the devices that is blamed for a house that exploded yesterday in new jersey. fire investigators say it appears that a hoverboard caught fire while charging setting the house ablaze. no one was hurt. the consumer product safety commission is joining the investigation now. and reminding people to never leave your hoverboard charging

if you are not there or if you are sleeping. the "7 on your side" warned you about the hoverboard dangers in a special report last month. tomorrow at 8:00, see what else we uncovered from a food additive that copoison your pet to a risk of athletic field. that is coming your way tomorrow at 8:00 on abc7. kellye: people traveling home from the holiday weekend ran into a bit of an unusual traffic delay on the b.w. parkway this afternoon. a wild turkey blocking traffic. people were slowing to avoid hitting the bird or look at the scene. time now for a check of the roads. joy ponds is on traffic watch tonight. no turkeys on the road, i hope. it looks like we are trying to recover here. we have an accident, bad one north and southbound g.w.

parkway. we are still trying to recover on the inner loop. still slow as well. telegraph to the wilson bridge. northbound 95. that is a huge stretch. that may be the heavy traffic. we'll check on it for you. still time to recover east and westbound 66 to the beltway. busy. leon: thank you. kellye: up and down rise weather wise. get the latest from doug. >> it's going up now. the chances of rain go up and

down. rain in the area. close to the district. the main event to the west and the southwest. this is rain with the storm that caused headlines. tremendous blizzard conditions in mexico texas, oklahoma panhandle. now to the major upper midwest. we'll get rain from it. the temperatures here. we are in good shape. look along the east coast.

this is how much colder behind the rain. louisville is warmer than this time yesterday. the future cast shows the rain moving in. it should clear out for sunshine in the afternoon. instead of being in the low to mid-40's. we'll be in the low to mid-60's tomorrow. this is turning colder for the first weekend of the new year. warming trend beginning next week. that is the latest. >> nothing warmer than the heart of the redskins fans this weekend. >> a winning trend. >> they have the day off after clinching the first n.f.c. east title since 2012. now it's dallas week.

>> we have to look at the help of the team number one. number two still the dallas cowboys. we won three in a row. we never want to take any game for granted in the nfl. erin: the wizards aim for the fifth straight win as they host clippers at the verizon center. saturday washington received a spark from an unlikely source. eddie's nba debut is something he won't forget. >> it's been crazy. >> signed by the wizards wednesday, he was thrown in the fire saturday night against the nets to do what he does best. shoot the three ball. >> i went out and i was

jittery. >> in the tight game they called eddie's number and he started draining threes from all angles and he finished four for five from downtown helping the wizards win the fourth straight game. >> i'm out here. making shots. >> he has made several d-league stops on the way to washington. the amazing performance gives him the confidence to stick around for a wile. >> i love the story about the d-league players. leon: coming up next -- >> we talk to the former mayor in the office in the city's

deadliest year on record to find out what the officials did then to turn the tide.

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leon: one of the most famous globetrotter passed away yesterday. he performed from the mid-'50's to the -- mid-1950's to the late 1970's. he was 83 years old. kellye: it has been a tough year for baltimore. the death of freddie grey and the highist murder rate in two decades have taken a toll. paul gessler sat down with the

former mayor to see the an help today. >> the sub culture of violence, we almost got used to it as a community. or number to it. >> he was mayor in 1993. when baltimore stirredded 353 homicides. this year, the number of the murdis lower but the murders per capita is higher. >> in 2011 we had 197. it doesn't have to be this way. >> he now is the president of the university of baltimore and works closely with the city officials. he would like more federal money for the programs like officer friendly. program making a return. >> we are going to have to have more programs like police athletic leagues. front end thing to try to catch the young people early on. >> the former mayor and the city prosecutor hopes april's unrest is a turning point in the community and the police relations. >> we remain a tale of two cities. we have great things to be

proud of. >> he thinks the next mayor will want to select his or her own leader but there is a way to keep his job. >> homicide numbers are starting to go down commissioner davis is probably made the case to remain on the job. >> he believes zero tolerance doesn't work. >> in my term we had high homicide rate and one of the highest incarceration rates in the country. >> so if you just can't arrest your way out of this. >> in baltimore, paul gessler abc7 news. >> that is it for the "abc7 news at 5:00". ahead at 6:00 -- breaking news. homicide investigation at a playground.

severe storms across the nation. and from worst to first. the redskins make the playoffs. when you can get your hands on tickets. you won't believe how many new subscribers ashley madison has after it was hacked. the news at 6:00 starts right now. >> from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. maureen: we are following breaking news out of seabrook, maryland where a body has been found at a playground. our jay korff is there now. jay tell us what you have learned about this. jay: authorities made a disturbing discovery a short time ago. around 4:00 p.m. they received a call that somebody was injured on a basketball court. on the other side of where i am standing on the ground at the gaywood elementary school. what they discovered near the playground basketball court area was a male who was they

say pronounced dead at the scene from what they believe to be a stab wound or cut to the upper body. thigh don't have an age on the person but it was not someone of school age. the school was out at winter break. we don't know the circumstances. a dead body here. authorities are investigating and they have solid leads. maureen: tonight more than 80 million american