up first, we are on storm watch. the temperatures will still be unseasonably warm, but we have a bit of rain ahead. : wild weather with travel affected across the country, stranding people at the airports. let's start with

devon lucie, standing by the weather center. what can we expect in the morning? rain, leon, which is coming in right now. this is the coldest we have been all day from the belfort furniture weather center. wind, theactor in the strongest washington east, it feels colder. 36 washington, 39 baltimore. here is the rain. hagerstown, washington, germantown, montgomery village, moderate shower activity and steadier rain. further west, there is more rain to come. there will be more rain in the morning. expect morning rain, but it should lead up to afternoon sunshine. wednesday's rain event and new year's eve and new year's day on a few minutes.

now, travelers are left in limbo because of severe weather across the country, floods, blizzards, and rainmaking travel treacherous. >> we are trying to get something to eat to pass the time. are tryingight, they to get their baby home after visiting their calvert county parents for christmas. to see snowoping here, but apparently texas is getting it. deadly tornadoes, this is what dallas look like earlier, then combined with flood warnings making it one of the worst areas to fly into or out of. >> it's difficult. kellye: the reagan national board said their flight was delayed. then -- >> we are delayed again. kellye: and it only got worse. >> i'm trying to keep them here. kellye: as bad as traveling to texas was, chicago was worse.

that city is dealing with winter weather and heavy wind that did this to lake michigan. that affect travel at the local airports. >> we have been waiting about 30 minutes. cannot find his bag, but plenty of others were sitting around. he had already dealt with a two-hour delay. >> we are just trying to get home. we are hungry, we want to get to sleep, we wanted to be over. of texas are beginning their long process of recovery. are under as disaster declaration. three people died in the severe storm saturday, including a baby only days old. one of the tornadoes was a category ef-4. leon: the glenmont metro station just reopened after being shut down for smoke. richard reeve has the latest. what is the situation? anxious moments at the

glenmont metro station began at 8:45, calls from firefighters to metro. .hey had smoke in the tunnel arriving firefighters found smoke. this is all in the wake of the deadly smoke incident at l'enfant plaza. they scribbled down there, evacuating the tunnel, getting people out. they put them on shuttle buses. have ventilation fans to clear it out. initially they thought it was an electrical fire, but it turned out to be smoke from a nearby railyard. the good news, nobody here hurt, but anxious moments in the wake of this smoke incident tonight. richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: also breaking at this hour, the so-called the wins a teenager and his mother have been detained in mexico. they found him near a popular beach resort. if years ago, he made headlines for being sentenced to probation

for a dwi crash that killed four people. lawyers argued that he suffered za, having wealth and privilege that prevented him for understand the consequences of bad behavior. man's body was found that gay would elementary school in seabrook this afternoon. no children were there because the school was closed for the holidays. jay korff has the investigation happening now. within this general area on this blacktop is where this young person lost his life tonight. tonight, a family is reeling. >> we are not leaving any stone unturned in this investigation. early monday night, a male body found on a playground near a basketball court and gay elementary school in seabrook. he had been stabbed to death. based on witness descriptions, the authorities are confident he was attacked. the investigators are still

working to establish motive. we do have strong suspect leads. jay: the crime has this father deeply concerned. reyes fears the victim could be he is 24-year-old son. the family lives only a few blocks away and his son plays basketball here often. >> some people may want to steal something. take his cell phone or something. n, missing since 5:00 p.m., has a disability that prevents them from being able to fend off an attack or fully realize he is in danger. once you see him, you would see he could not defend himself. this hour, the authorities have not released the name of the victim in this case and have not told us if they have made arrests yet. jay korff, abc 7 news. kellye: the police are

investigating a deadly shooting in southeast. a man was shot in the 2300 block of harford street. no arrests have been made. leon: the police are investigating an accent that killed a cyclist in montgomery county on veirs mill road. an adult man died in the hospital after being struck by a car. the word on what led to the accident. warning about a skimming device found at an atm in alexandria. a man was seen placing the device on the machine. the police say the same suspect also placed a device on an atm in leesburg. you are reminded to watch your finances and call the police if there are strange transactions. rice was holding a pellet gun that officer said looked real. there is new fallout tonight, as richard reeve reports. on a rainy, cold night

in cleveland, protesters vented their anger about the grand jury's decision. >> they do not indicate criminal conduct by the police. richard: prosecutors called a moment before the shooting death of tamir rice a perfect storm of mistakes and miscommunication by all involved. today, the cleveland mayor apologized to the rice family. >> i wanted to say to the family, the mother in particular, we are sorry for your loss. and we know this has been a long process. gone.ir is guns side by side. one of them is the pellet gun that tamir rice was carrying when officers arrived. prosecutors say that the grand jury also view the surveillance video. >> it is now indisputable that tamir was drawing his gun from

his waist. richard: the grand jury concluded that to the officers, the pellet gun looked real and it was reasonable that the officer felt threatened before he fired the fatal shots. >> either intended to handed over to the officers or show them it was not a real gun. there is no way for the officers to know that. said inthe rice family a statement they were saddened and not surprised by the outcome. i say that the prosecutor abuse the grand jury process. chicago mayor rahm emanuel is cutting his vacations short to get back to the city after police-involve shooting. the police department admits that officers accidentally shot a grandmother while responding to a domestic dispute call. some have called for the mayor to resign in the wake of the police incidents. leon: next week, the first detainee will be released from the guantanamo bay prison.

the obama administration is trying to reduce the population there. the transfers will reduce the total number of prisoners there to 90. , victory against terror today iraqi security forces have dispelled isis fighters in the city ever monti -- in the city of ramadi,. the recapture is a sign that the coalition is getting results. kellye: 7 on your side with consumer news -- one of the hottest christmas toys is landing kids in emergency rooms. the 7 on your side first alert that you to questions about the safety of hoverboards. as of this afternoon, there were 70 reports of emergency room visits across the country because of the futuristic state boards. falls andes were from collisions, on top of concerns that the hoverboards batteries can overheat and cause a fire. after reports of fire hazards,

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[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] leon: an inside look# at a fire that towards were a home before christmas. as happened in chester's town. nobody was hurt in the fire. they say it was started by a space heater. the firefighter said the flames spread quickly. n the hours light i before a deadly dwi crash in north potomac. a teenage daughter and more than a dozen other friends partied in

the father's basement. they say that the parents knew what was going on in the home. two teenagers died on their way home. >> other parents are furious when they hear about this because that parent is making that decision for them and they do not entitle them and it's illegal. ead guilty topl allowing underage drink it, find the maximum of $2500 for each death. leon: only a few more days to apply for refunds for -- from verizon or sprint for cramming, adding services to your bill that you did not agree to. the deadline to apply for the money is thursday. paying whole foods is $500,000 to address accusations of overcharging for some items at its new york city stores, including sliced fruits and sandwiches. whole foods says it was a mistake.

last year they agreed to pay nearly $800,000 to several cities in california after an investigation found widespread violations. attack on a cheating website is not stopping new members from joining. of ashley madison says he has 43 million members, up 4 million from when hackers broken. the parent company still faces several class-action lawsuits totaling half $1 billion in damages. kellye: we will transition quickly into the weather from that story. ofon: we are all members this crazy weather. it has been warm, some cold, and lots of rain. that is where we start. the nation's capital tonight, a wet lens from the marine corps memorial. this is the coldest we have been all day. the temperatures hovered around 44, 45 all day.

it felt like 30's and 40's. the is when you factor in east wind that was up 10, 20 miles per hour. the highs and elevations, garrett county with freezing rain, which is regular rain that freezes when it hits the roadway or ground. right now we have a wave of steady rain moving through washington. hagerstown, at least steady to moderate showers pushing through washington, frederick county, frederick. and furtheretro south, moderate rain has just moved in, but is starting to let up. that is not it. there is still a lot more rain to come. that is in north carolina at this time. this outflow will bring in the warmer air as well, eventually bringing in the warm front. here is the actual cold front as well. it will not be until it moves through that that shuts off the rain.

overnight, morning rain. the rain gets shut off by the front, but it's not colder. afternoon sunshine tomorrow, still mild. wednesday, morning sunshine, afternoon, evening cloud cover. let's reset the forecast overnight. this is the rain forecast, midnight to 1 a.m., the heart of this storm system, not a big storm system. towards the morning commute, the rain is letting up. at 7:00st information, that rain may be pushing away. that still leaves a lot of what roadways, so give yourself extra time. , causingroad spray extra time for the drive. the temperatures will rise tomorrow morning. gostart, as the temperatures up through the day, afternoon sunshine, the temperatures will be pushing 60. mid 50's in the northern zones, 60's, could be near 70 areas south tomorrow. wednesday's forecast, the

opposite of tomorrow morning, afternoon rain, afternoon cloud cover, the potential of showers. the latest information just in, the cloud cover will take us into the mid-50's that day. ast is usually good about depicting the rain events. that shows the rain overnight towards the morning. sunrise, the rain lets up. by the afternoon, this is also confirming we break out with sunshine, 63 degrees. r morningain, afternoon sun, mild. -- morning rain, afternoon sun, mild. new year's eve, not bad. the temperatures fall back, into the 40's. we have lows in the 20's and possibly teens in some spots. but that is typical winter weather. we have had atypical at the end

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desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: the wizards hosted the clippers tonight, meaning veteran paul pierce was back in the verizon center for the first time since he left the team at the end of the season last year. thein gortat called pierce best trash talker in the league. chris paul drives and dunks, getting the clippers all fired up. third quarter, jamaal crawford -oop.ordan, the alley

the clippers embarrassed wizards. the caps looking to extend their winning streak to eight straight. alex ovechkin in front, that is too easy. ovie loves it. 2-0 early in the third, bread and hold a going the wrong way, but does not matter. they get the shutout win, 2-0. the redskins had the day off today and are getting much needed rest after clinching the end of east title for the first time since 2012. earlier tonight, young was in studio and i asked about the playoffs and what it's like now, considering nobody predicted washington would have this much success this season. >> people writing me off, that is extra motivation. being a professional athlete, you don't need extra motivation. you know what you are capable of doing. but we have an opportunity and this is about us.

so many things i want to say, but i will remain positive. ended hisan reynolds navy football career in record-setting fashion at the military bowl. yards, three touchdowns, giving him 88 touchdowns for his career, a new ncaa record. this is the first time in navy school history that they have won three straight bowl games. women's hoops, top ranked uconn facing maryland. walker-kimbrough with the three from the wings. the terps up. in the second half, too much breanna stewart. the head fake, drives to the basket. stewart had 23 as uconn wins their 47th game in a row.

and don't forget, the gw men's team play central florida on the road tomorrow. that game is at 7:00 on our sister station, news channel 8. leon: young was so excited coming in today. erin: he could not hide it. he had the perma-smile going on. leon: only the second chance at the playoffs in seven years. erin: some of the guys were saying you'd inc. you are going to do it every year and then you have to take advantage of this. leon: coming up, a rare glimpse at an amazing sea creature.

leon: incredible footage of a rare christmas eve surprise, a giant squid made its way to a marina in japan last week. normally they are only found in the deep ocean. the person or shot the video said it was about 13 feet long. but not before coming here and giving you nightmares tonight. kellye: not the kind of surprise i'm looking for.

devon: it will be wet tomorrow morning. the rain will be wrapping up around 6:00, 7:00, so there will be road spray. it will be a slow drive. the evening rush hour, the opposite, dry, afternoon sunshine, 59 degrees at 5:00. wednesday, morning sunshine, evening rain. new year's eve, new year's day, much colder air. jacqui jeras will be here bright and early to talk about the rain. kellye: the sun is ahead. looking forward to that. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. we will go back and look at that squid. kellye: have a great night.

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