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 americans are in path

of a deadly winter storm. 43 people have been killed in seven states. the state of missouri is under a state of emergency after the record-bragging rain produce flash floods. texas is cleaning up from weekend tornadoes that killed 11 people in the dallas area. more than 1,600 structures and homes were also damaged. one twister in the city of garland had winds of up to 200 miles per hour. 1,300 flights have been canceled. doug hill is tracking this for us tonight as well ooze the rain headed our way. doug? >> the rain is headed here associated with the storm. but not the storm itself. that is in chicago land and farther west. we have rain and sprinkles

outside the weather center. look at the radar. it's a small area that is moving quickly. as we get to let night and overnight, more rain is coming. there will be rain by the morning commute. the big difference tomorrow is temperatures. right now we have been locked and low to mid-40's. the temperatures will rise several degrees tonight. might be close to 50 degrees in the morning. warm front is coming in. we will see improvement. the wind speed, seven to ten miles per hour. look west at maryland where there is freezing rain and sleet potential. the future cast will show the rain move in tonight and overnight. rain will be with us and clearing in the afternoon. more for you in a few minute. maureen: thank you.

remember, you can track the weather wherever you are. download the app for the smart phone. growing problem around area, 13-year-old is fighting for her life after an a.t.v. crash in prince george's county. the driver of the a.t.v. died, the young girl was a passenger. neighbors say the problem is getting worse. chris papst has the story. >> all that is left of the intersection where yesterday afternoon or early everything a terrible crash claimed the life of a 29-year-old man. police say he was driving an a.t.v. on the road. walker hill road illegally. the people who live here say it happens all the time and it was about to happen. the scene was horrific. last night at 5:45, police say an a.t.v. illegally traveling

on walker mill road in capitol heights collided with an survivor. the 29-year-old daughter died. his stepdaughter on the back remains in critical condition. sherry took the video and says that every day a.t.v.'s speed up and down the street, popping wheelies and disrupting traffic. abc7 reported on this problem all around the d.c. metro area. >> do you expect it to happen again? >> yeah. people are calling in saying they are frustrated. law enforcement is equally frustrated. >> driving an a.t.v. on a road is it legal. julie parker with the police say this is a difficult law to enforce. the department policy does not allow police to chase an a.t.v. unless the driver committed another serious crime. there is a regional team in

part finds and arrests these a.t.v. drivers. >> caught driving a.t.v. illegally in prince george's county the fines are steep. they include having the vehicle impounded. $295 fine. and being arrested for driving without proper insurance. live in capitol heights, chris papst, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, chris. a space heater on a pool table is being blamed for starting a house fire. today we see incredible video from the helmet camera. this is what it looked like. it took 60 firefighters almost two hours to get it under control. the fire department says temperatures reached above 500 degrees. one woman was treated for minor injuries.

>> well, we are still working through that. still in the healing process. maureen: ahead at 6:00, we hear from the sole survivor of the on-air ambush in roanoke. out she is doing and when she plans to go back to work. also ahead, chicago police missed one of their officers gunned down an innocent woman. the call that led to the shooter and how the mayor is responding. donald trump says the virginia g.o.p. are engaged in a war of words. the twitter tirade from trump that started it.

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00ment" on your side. maureen: we are hearing from the sole survivor of a roanoke, virginia, shooting that occurred on live tv. vicki gardner was being interviewed when the reporter and the camera men were killed by a former station employee. she hopes to return to work as a chamber of commerce official next month. >> at the end of this year, what are you most thankful for? >> oh, goodness. broad range. i am so thankful to be surrounded by the community that we have. it has been an eye-opening experience. i have seen the worst that society can do and i have seen

the best that society can do. maureen: garder says she is not going to be defined by the worst moment of her life. she says the shooting does not haunt her and she wakes up every morning enthusiastic about what is ahead. more questions tonight in chicago over the police department use of force in another deadly shooting. this time an accident woman gunned down with a teenager with a mental illness. mayor rahm emanuel has ordered a review of how the officers respond to domestic violence. a father called police because the son threatened him with a bat. when officers arrived they fired, killing the teen and a neighbor. >> show was a mother of five. she loved church and music and the people in her community. maureen: that was betty jones' nephew. they are investigating the

chicago police in the wake of the shooting, the 17-year-old mcdonald more than a year ago. a few weeks ago the officer but charged with murder. ahead at 6:00, the numbers are in from holiday shopping and what people bought that caused the numbers to surge ahead. erin: i'm erin hawksworth with sports. bowling time for the navy midshipmen and the famous face returns. why gortat says they will lose to paul pierce every time when "abc7 news at 6:00" continues. wow, you changed my old bedroom.

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the company engaged in what is known as the "cramming" where they bury charges in your bill for services you didn't authorize, want or need. they both agree with the f.t.c. to refund the charges. back on the campaign trail. >> trump is not serious about being a candidate. he is the chaos candidate and he would be the chaos president of the united states. maureen: presidential front runner hillary clinton and donald trump remain tied in a hypothetical matchup heading to 2016. if the 2016 presidential were held today, the presidential election held today, 37% of the likely voters would vote for clinton and 36% would vote for trump.

the rasmussen survey finds 22% would choose some other candidate 5% are undecided. donald trump took to twitter this weekend ripping into the virginia republican party. he is blasting the party's decision to require voters in the primary to affirm they are republican. northern virginia bureau chief jeff jeff has the trump -- jeff goldberg has the trump tweet and the g.o.p. response. jeff: the first tweet was innocent enough. it begins he wrote. republican party of virginia controlled by the r.n.c. is working hard to disallow independent, unaffiliated and new voters. he then dumped up the heat calling the state g.o.p. stupid, suicidal. this is the issue at hand. a statement that has to be signed by all voters casting a ballot in the republican

primary. these are the words that each voter must sign off on. my signature below indicates i am a republican. >> in a statal earlier this month the party executive director said it's not an oath or a pledge and not targeting any candidate or group of voters. the decision on the statement was made in december but trump who enjoys plenty of support by independent voters took aim at republicans yesterday. some called trump a moron. >> it's office for his campaign. i do not believe he will win in iowa or virginia or florida. >> if he does win it will be without the help of the establishment and that may be fine with donald trump. jeff goldberg, abc7 news.

maureen: abc7 tried to get comments from the trump campaign about the story on camera and in a written statement but we never received a response. cheating website ashley madison says it added 4 million users since it was hacked this year. remember sit says it has 33 million members compared 29 million at the time of the hacking. we have seen rough weather for the neighbors west of here and south of here. >> tornado blizzard down south. flooding and ice. the worst we have is rain. a live look at the wheel and

the national harbor. the numbers are deceiving here. the official high today is 60 degrees. i was just after midnight before the cold front went through and the cooler air arrives. this is another day that is above average in the books. average high is 44. we spent most of the an around there. i talk about the changes from the low to mid-40's. 37 at luray. these are lower than yesterday. by this time tomorrow they will be higher than today. the cold front came through and dropped temperatures by this much. 31 cooler in louray and stanton. a warm front tonight, the temperatures may be warmer than today. we will reverse that tomorrow. a couple of batches of the showers locally but there is

more to come tonight. this is not violent weather. it's rain. ment to we have cold old fashioned rain. but then we see the temperatures rise overnight while the cold air and the ice and the snow is widespread from iowa, wisconsin, minnesota, and back to upper michigan. the temperatures are cold to support that. in our area it's mild. to the mid-40's. the warmer temperatures southwest will start push in tomorrow. after midnight the steadier

rain may move in. there is rain for the morning commute. it should move out with the clearing skies. the next seven days 90% chance of rain. afternoon sun. 63 tomorrow. still mild. 58 on wednesday. a little sun in the morning and rain at night. new year's eve and new year's is fine. it will turn cooler. noticeably chillier over the weekend. 43 is the high for saturday and sunday, the first weekend of the new year. warmup begin on monday. with reproud of the n.f.c. champ redskins but it's bowl season, too. erin: that is right. the best trash talker in the league will be at the verizon center tonight. i will let gortat give you those details. then anchors aweigh. navy sets their sight on a

announcer: now the toyota sports desk. erin: navvy is gunning for the first 11-win season in school history today. meeting pittsburgh in the military bowl. it has been a season filled with record-setting performances by keenan reynolds who has one more chance to make history. the navy quarterback there he says i think i will take it

for myself. that video froze. navy won the military bowl 44-28. in the meantime, the redskins have the day off today and will get back to work tomorrow. it is still unclear who washington will play in the playoffs. we didn't hear from the players at redskin park today we hear from one tonight at 7:00 on newschannel8. that is right. d.y. will join me for "after the game" with young. we will discuss saturday's victory and look ahead to the cowboys and the playoffs. the wi soreds are back in action tonight looking for the fifty straight win as they host the clippers. it will be paul pierce's first time back to the verizon center since he was with washington last season. gortat says he learned one important thing from the veteran. how to trash talk. he went on to say they may beat paul pierce on the court.

but they will never beat him in the trash talking battle. if they learned anything it's how to trash talk. the capitals are on the road. carlson is a game-time decision with a lower body injury. fun sports cast. maureen: out went by so quickly, didn't it? what is the latest on the rain. doug: we have rain tonight and the morning commute. sun in the afternoon. we'll start with sun and get more rain wednesday afternoon and wednesday night. new year's eve and new year's day is fine. mild, dry and chilly weather heading to the first weekend of the new year. devon lucie in tonight and they will get you updated for everything you need to know going forward. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is up next. have a good

tonight, the breaking news. the massive and deadly storm. >> oh, my god! >> tornadoes, the blizzard, and now the snow and ice. millions of drivers facing horrendous conditions. one couple trapped in their car for 20 hours. 30 states under warnings and watches tonight. the travel chaos this evening. more than 1,000 flights canceled in chicago alone. the ripple effect coast to coast, as millions now try to get home. the breaking news. the prosecutor just a short time ago in the case of the 12-year-old boy shot and killed while holding a toy gun. there will be no criminal charges. trump's new target. bill clinton. hillary clinton, meanwhile, revealing her husband will start campaigning for her next week. and one of the biggest names in football,