disabled man died. >> a kid that doesn't do anything to anybody. he didn't do any harm. i don't understand. it makes no sense. he can't defend himself. he can't look out for himself. you can v to constantly look out for him. suzanne: police arrested and charge 31-year-old alex jones for reyes' murder. they say the parodied not know each other and offered no motive. >> the victim was sitting on the bench. for some reason the suspect walked over to him and started stabbing him. reporter: jones' mother came to her son's defense. >> my son would never do anything to written. suzanne: the alleged killer has no record. and was likely provoked. >> he's been diagnosed with mental illnesses. i don't know what could have possibly happened for this to take place. i'm in total shock. suzanne: the reyes family will gather at the playground at 8:00 tonight to honor the

24-year-old victim. reporting live in seabrook, maryland, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. leon: thank you. now to the other big story at 5:00. a maryland doctor whose patients come from around the globe forced not practice. that is despite being a leading exnert a controversial field -- expert in the controversial field. joce sterman will explain why in a story you will see only on 7. joce: she has been in practice for decades. people whom claim to suffered from exposure to chemicals. but now she can't see anyone after the medical board claimed she was drinking on the job, that is something she flat-out denies. in a simple office in rural frederick county, the doctor says she is running a practice that lengthed people's lives with cutting-edge science. but they can no longer seek out her treatments from the chemical exposure.

>> people will die because of this. joce: her license was suspended. the doctor with decades of experience, decorated resume and tv exposure accused in public discipline records of unprofessional conduct for being habitually intoxicated. >> do you have a drinking problem? >> i don't drink. i have never work under the influence of drugs or alcohol in my medical practice. joce: maryland medical board claims otherwise alleging that ziem was intoxicated in office hours with staff telling the board in records on approximately 24 occasions in the last two years they believed she had been drinking, slurring her words and slamming into things. they once found her sleeping on the floor with a box by her bed. and another day she couldn't be awakened although she managed to sober up a little bit to treat them. joce: how do you answer allegations that cost you the lie lens? >> it's false.

joce: she was shocked saying the board needs to look at the quality of the care she provided for years without a single complaint from the patients. >> they don't know me. but patients know me know it doesn't go with the doctor they know and love. joce: she says a staffer's allegation against her have been refuted by another staffer. she said it may have been motivated by toes she step on over the years with her practice. she says she only had a couple of minutes to defend herself on the initial hearing that took her license. she will get another shot next month. joce sterman, abc7 news. leon: amazing video from the u.s. where parts to-the mississippi river may reach levels not seen in 20 years. peel are told to find higher ground. the missouri governor called

the national guard to help with the evacuation and flood protection. 13 flood related deaths have been confirmedded in the state. coast guard closed off stretches of many mississippi river to boat traffic and shipping. to the north, snow reeking hank from the great plains to the midwest. in wisconsin, good samaritans rushed to the rescue of a mother and her 5-month-old son after their truck slipped off the road they had to resuscitate the little boy. word is he will be okay. long lines and canceled flights nationwide. we look at what is happening at the local airports at 6:00

tonight. around here now, the rain you drove to work in this morning is gone. but we are not high and dry yet. doug: at the moment it's cloudy skies outside the weather center. look at this. we look live at the national wheel, at the capital wheel. it's patches of skies above the horizon. luray is holding in the 60's late in the afternoon. coolest areas are the zones. a lot of 40's from hancock to

charlestown. temperatures show change coming our way. 30 in chicago. 37 in detroit. 41 in columbus, ohio. warm air pushed south. change in the winter direction. fog becoming cloudy. 59 is the high with evening showers possible. we check out the holiday weekend forecast in a couple of minutes. kellye: thank you, doug. two arrests tonight and series of burglaries dating back three months. two are facing charges in 20 separate cases spread across northern virginia. they targeted asian restaurants. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is in sterling inside one of the businesses. jeff: this is oriental express where the criminals came in and took the cash register.

they had several hundred dollars in cash. they bustled through the front door here. replacing this cost $500,000. it's a similar pattern. the law enforcement agencies throughout northern virginia work together to determine who was responsible. this is oriental express. things came to a halt one moment in december when the owner rivered to find a front door shattered. and the cash register gone. >> this is the first time something like that happened. >> good news, police announced an arrest of 25-year-old and a 24-year-old for the restaurant burglary. we can breathe better. >> it goes for the other businesses hit by the duo. the burglaries happened in

september and october, the majority at asian restaurants in loudoun, fairfax, prince williams, stafford and frederick county. sheriff mike chapman believe they target asian restaurants for one reason. >> i think it's probably because of that, they keep cash on hand. >> break in the case was a tip. >> got it in the right direction to put pieces together. >> after good fortune was burglarized the manager who didn't want to give her name installed surveillance cameras throughout the restaurant and now she feels safer after the arrest. >> that means they do their work. happy to hear that, yeah. >> a lot of business owners happy about the situation, including here at oriental express. in addition to cash, laptop and cell phones taken. they are in jail in prince william county facing a long list of the charges for the crimes.

live in sterling, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. is that two suspects linked to half a dozen robberies in three states are behind bars. police arrested ridler and rhonda brown in their home in martinsburg, west virginia. they robbed robbed two hotels in leesburg. investigators say they are responsible for at least four other holdups in virginia. west virginia and maryland. kellye: the maryland state police are investigating a stunt that shut down the beltway. take a look at this. this video from sunday shows the estimated 200 motorcycles and the dirt bikes that clog the beltway. they receive thousands of calls from drivers and ding the stunts and driving the wrong way. leon: the winter storm that swept across the midwest took a chunk out of martin o'malley presidential's campaign. last night the democrat hosted an event in iowa and drew one person. o'malley said he almost

canceled the event because of that. the weather is not slowing down hurricane trump dominating the headlines. we break down the latest on the campaign trail. reporter: donald trump announced his first major advertising blitz in the three early voting states and followup tweet he said, "i have spent nothing on the run for president and the first place. jeb bush spent $59 million. and done. bush when asked on fox news about trump trump's recent attacks on bill clinton. >> first of all, i think donald trump volted for him. he was a democrat in that time. he supported hillary clinton's campaign, the clinton foundation. reporter: once friendly with the clintons trump is going after both tweeting if hillary thinks she can unleash her husband with the terrible record of the women abuse, while playing the women's card on me, she is wrong.

he described hillary clinton's loss to obama in 2008. >> that word, a common word in new york. it needs to be beaten badly. >> back on the trail today. clinton shrugging off trump's harsh words. her campaign insisted she will not be bully or distracted. >> this will be a consequencial election in so many ways. we have work to do. >> marco rubio picks up a big endorsement, campaigning in iowa with the benghazi committee chair. >> bad weather stalled rubio's planned bus tour. that is not a problem for donald trump who is holding a press conference en route to the iowa rally on board the luxury jet. abc7 news, washington. kellye: still ahead at 5:00, ddot plan that could lead to thousand-dollar speeding tickets. what d.c. mayor muriel bowser had to say when we asked her

about the plan. leon: teenager killed by riding his bike. what those who knew him are saying tonight. kellye: captured. where the teen who used affluenza defense to avoid jailtime has been captured and what the prosecutors want done. >> i'm horace holmes. heavy rain, clogged sewer lines. residents called "7

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leon: the overnight rain on the rooftop caused problems on the road. they shut down the road near the greenway. i was under six inches of water. other part of the area had minor flooding. kellye: one northeast d.c. neighborhood has come to dread the rain, especially stretches like we have had over the past week. this much rain -- leon: means it backs up in the neighborhood over and over again. we have sent horace holmes out to investigate. what is the story? horace: well, what we found was a real mess homes here on taylor street.

sharp lived in the home since 19506. but nowadays every time the skies get dark, she worries. >> some nights, i might be asleep. sewage came backing up to her basement. the heavy rains kept falling and the sewage kept pouring out of the basement toilet. >> horrible mess. not sure if it's making my mother sick. she has been sick a lot lately. >> the plumber says don't turn off the water. it's not the plumbing.

>> it's still puddling up in the basement and she is mad. this happened several times before over the years. not this bad. the problem starts with the fact that the taylor street neighborhood sits at the bottom of the hill. it rains hard and it comes flowing down the hill from the home to sewer line. it went from the street to the sewer line. they thought it solved the problem but apparently not. you can see the water line. this is how far the sewedge came up in the particular -- sewhen came up in this home. we talk to d.c. water. they issued a statement saying they would look into it. kellye: thank you. the warm weather we are feeling is forcing ski resorts

to change the plan. they won't be able to snowboard in the celebration. they can't make enough snow because of all the warm weather! doug: it has to be cold enough to make snow. there will be at the ski liberty and western pennsylvania as well. chance they will have the overnight temperatures in the mid-20's for a few nights this weekend. let's get you started on tuesday. closer and closer to the end of to 2515. the temperatures continue the trend. we have seen december being above average. this is from centreville. from the cardinal ridge elementary school. 49 there now.

mid-afternoon the clouds lifted a bit. before the sun went down we started to see clearing. we have been climatized so if we get to this and it will feel cool outside. we are running ten degrees above average. it will feel like january. skies overhead will become partly cloudy and the patchy ground fog in many areas by the morning. you want cold temperatures they have them. the ski resorts out west. doing well. it's 73 in raleigh. another cold front will move our way. hard to make this out but the

front is going to come through and a disturbance will develop. but the system is diminishing. good news. this is the future cast tomorrow morning. cloudy skies. clearing north and west of interstate 81. the clouds will thicken. this is going to be south of the city. it will move out of the region. you wake up on the final day of 2015 and we should have sunshine for a good portion of the day. after morning fog it will turn cloudy. it will put us 16 to 18 above average for 30th day of december.

in year's day, 46 degrees. partly cloudy skies. over the weekend, check out the seven-day. it will turn cooler. that is average for this time of the year. we get through the next week, we will warm up a bit. we will get back to the 50's but will we stay there until it's cold again or head to 60's a bit? i don't know, go ask your dad. the answer to all questions. leon: the meantime, i have to figure out how to sell snow around here. kellye: yeah! leon: some bucks around here. kellye: a proposal that could bring a thousand dollar speeding ticket to some people in the district is making the news today. we asked muriel bowser about the plan and the message she has for those behind the plans. leon: what they want done next

at "abc7 news at 5:00". kellye: "7 on your side" with a primetime special. communities that are known as the sanctuaries for illegal immigrants. that is coming up tonight at 8:00. you can get information in your inbox.

leon: the affluenza teen is in custody. kellye: they tell us if the prosecutors get their way he and his mother will face jailtime. >> we are excited that we have been back in custody. >> the so-called affluenza teen ethan couch is behind bars in mexico. so is his mother tanya who fled with her son. captured in the tourist town of puerta vaiar -- puerto vallarta. >> a video showed him violating his ten-year probation for killing four people in a 2013 drunk driving

incident. >> we have done everything to bring attention to the them and their loved ones. >> a psychologist said he suffered from affluenza. >> i don't think justice was served. >> couch will be placed back in the juvenile system where he will face jailtime until his 19th birthday. officials in texas say it's not enough. >> that in my opinion is not a sufficient punishment for the taking of four lives. our request is transfer it to the adult court and deal with him in the adult system. >> his cell phone might have played a key role tracking him down. >> still ahead at 5:00, the problems are piling up from

the military blimp crash in october. the damage price tag for the price tag. >> muriel bowser's message to ddot after a proposed $1,000 speeding fine. >> died crossing the street on the way home from work. why didn't the driver see him?

kellye: new information about last night's crash that killed a cyclist. kevin lewis joined us about what he learned about crash and the life lost. kevin? kevin: this is a tricky crosswalk for a number of reasons. for one this is at the bottom of a hill along the busy road. the posted speed limit is 45 miles per hour. they have to be vigilant but as we have seen today, many are not. >> cars dip down the road. police say many ignore the crosswalk. the very spot an survivor hit and killed 19-year-old trank tower last night. >> the immediate response was that not another one when i got the phone call. towers was wearing a helmet.

there are a number of street lights. and a crosswalk signal button nearby. >> the laws and the lessons for driver's education need to be followed. stop for pedestrians. expect the unexpected. look out for each other. kevin: towers was biking home from the job in dynamite jis nastics center and the move to maryland after telling his family he was gave. >> he came from an unwelcomed environment. where he grew up and he wasn't understand. they embraced him. >> lived in this home with a number of close friends, including alex walker. >> this is unreal. >> close friend had just given towers the green bike for christmas to make his life better. >> i don't know how we will deal with the loss.

kevin: this is the third bicyclists hit and killed in montgomery county up from one last year. live in rockville, kevin lewis. abc7 news. leon: d.c. mayor muriel bowser reached a point on the show as a guest and bowser put the brakes on a department of transportation proposal to increase fines for speeding. >> bowser working to make the streets safer and said the possibility of a thousand ticket for excessive speeding unlikely. >> at the start of the term

she promised the streetcar would start service by 2015. the city will miss the new year's deadline. simulated service along "h" street is underway. >> after that, the state safety office gets to review any problems encountered in the next 21 days. as long as there is nothing insurmountable we can open. leon: the streetcar program cost $200 million. a decade behind schedule. kellye: a doctor can no longer practice after action by board of physicians. the doctor is accused of drinking on the job, an allegation which she denies. san jose was expert in treating those expose to chemicals. leon: loved ones are remembering a prince george county man, douglas reyes stabbed to death yesterday

afternoon. family members say reyes was mentally disable. kellye: heavy rain and warm temperatures led to dangerous conditions along st. louis. people on the mississippi river told to find higher ground. they are expected to reach levels not seen in 20 years. a white chicago police officer pleaded guilty to murder in death of a teenager. the dash cam of jason van dyke shooting laquan mcdonald 16 times sparked a protest. i led to the resignation of a commissioner and they may request a change of venue. >> mayor frank jackson says that accountability will come in the form of the administrative review.

they decided not to indict officers in shooting of tamir rice. the officer said he mistook the pellet gun for a real weapon. >> we take it seriously. we will do it right. >> protests have been small and peaceful. coming up at 5 sectiones caught on video. hoverboard exploding in flames. what has them telling customers to throw it away. >> a homeless man sleeping on a man's porch. what happened a

doug: doug hill back with a

weekend outlook. weekend starts early on new year's eve with partly cloudy skies. comfortable day. 55 degrees, late at night and midnight. partly cloudy. winds should be light. cooler weather ahead. 44 for a high on saturday and sunday. as we get to early next week we start to see the little signs of a warmup. little signs of a warmup. we think we have a strong stretch of the dry weather.

leon: a man kicked a homeless man off the property. kellye: but it caused a change in heart. we explain what happened next. >> he bought the property and started to clean the play up looking at the bedding. >> stuff is gone. what do we do?

>> on friday, they found the two trying to figure out how they would survive without personal items. >> we were sitting right here. >> chris explained the men had to go. what james did next surprise's him. >> he wasn't bitter. >> but he said it respectfully and kindly. sure. thank you for not having a problem with us being here so far. >> so chris decided to go back. >> meet me here monday at 8:30. >> ironically he would restore the place he had been displaced from. >> james was supposed to be in at 8:30. he showed up at 7:45. >> he seems to want it.

>> chris gave him a temporary room here. >> it's humiliating not being able to shower. >> his beard made him feel homeless. >> we hope for help. it's part of the christmas spirit. >> should be american spirit. all the time. >> way to go. >> still ahead here, the new piece of technology causing concerns. caught on video. the moment a hoverboard catches fire before it is even sold. kellye: and the problem the mili

leon: a memorable sight. blimp tearing apart and crashing in the pennsylvania woods. kellye: but it left a path of damage. as we explain the damage is adding up to a big bill for

uncle sam. >> remember the blimp? two mobles later there are claims of damages coming in from the army. earlier they confirmed to abc7 that now 12 claims have been filed for damages totaling nearly $305,000. it broke loose in october drifting 150 miles from maryland to pennsylvania, flying over homes and power lines. they struck the power lines creating black out or knocking out power to thousands of people at their home. two fighter jets scrambled to follow the blimp that was not steered remotely before it deflated.

the investigation is still ongoing. the program was suspended after all of this happened. we asked the army about that. the investigation in what happened here is continuing. in the newsroom, brianne carter, abc7 news. >> the f.a.a. extended where drone operators can fly the drone. there is a 30-mile heads you that is a no-drone zone. i used to be 15 miles. leon: concerns are growing about one of the hottest toys of the year after one burst into flames in the middle of a crowded mall. take a look.

leon: this happened near houston texas yesterday. a mall security guard put out a fire with an extinguisher but smoke filled the floor and they had to evacuate shoppers. >> everybody was done looking at it. >> federal government is investigating at least two dozen reports of the hoverboard bursting into flames like that one did. kellye: academy award winning actor russell crow is slamming after they refused to let him bring his children's hoverboard on the plane. he said it's too late to tell us at the airport. the kids and i offloaded. goodbye, virgin. never again. the airline responded saying that it was outlined in the booking confirmation and the check-in reminder e-mails as well as facebook and twitter. hoverboards have been banned

by most major airlines. time for a check of the roads. we have robert altman on traffic watch tonight. robert: right now we are watching an accident on the right-hand side. on the eastbound side we have the heavy traffic as well moving over the 14th street bridge. moving to king street and landmark. there is a minor stop-and-go as you build out of the area. across the bridge to the 270 spur. earlier accident there. the long delay continue southbound 95. leaving springfield. on and off to fredericksburg. that is the latest from the traffic center. back to you. leon: thanks. coming up tonight at 6:00, just ahead, d.c. mayor muriel bowser makes a decision about police body camera. what is done to cut down on

the a.t.v. and the dirt bike problems on city streets. we have video you will only see on 7. how the old christmas tree could help birds in maryland. that's coming up. kellye: but first a check of the weather with dug. doug: 'in leesburg. hagerstown is 45. if you go far enough south you go to the 50's and the 60's and the 70's. the skies are trying to clear. we have partly cloudy skies overnight. the clearing overhead will come patchy ground fog. we have been looking at the rain move offshore early today. there is more rain to the south. this is going to stay well southeast. the next system coming in tomorrow evening, the cloud ban approaching memphis.

if main chance is east of the metro area. the high pressure is building in. future cast tomorrow shows rain moving in. we will have a high of 59. the forecast for new year's eve is terrific. cool way to ring in the new year getting to the friday. perhaps another small and noticeable warming trend next week. that is it. leon: robert has hard-earned goodies for the kids and the

fans. kellye: we like goodies. redskins bowles t-shirt -- redskins super bowl t-shirts if anyone wants there. kellye: go there. leon: don't jump the gun. don't jump the gun. one step at a time. the fans were getting their division champ t-shirt. the hat. they clinched the n.f.c. east. next up is dallas on the road. a big congratulations from kevin durant tweeting congrats. so proud of my boys. so keep rolling. so this is funny. quarterback deangelo hall replied saying thank you for the support. you keep balling, too, meaning the thunder. so will compton chimes in and says you know kevin durant? you think he knows who i am?

introduce me but be cool about it. k.d. says don't insult me, man. i know who you are, bro. so will says dang, he called me "comp" and "bro." #fanboy, will. in college hoops tonight. g.w. men in action on the road to take on central florida in orlando. improving to 11-2. this year they are playing at the big boy ball. looking for a big game from him. you can see the big game on the sister station. abc7 news. tip off is at 7:00 tonight. last night, coyote dressed as warmup. why did he have the bat sitting around? well, in 2009, the spurs had

the same problem but it was ginobli who saved the day. he had to get a rabies shot the next day. leon: he keeps the suit in case it comes up. gregg popovich, the best at preparation. leon: he is probably on the sideline like why is this happening to me? leon: coming up next at 5:00, a teenager lost in the frozen wilderness. >> lied down. >> never going to wake up again. >> what the mother said when she realized her son was alive. next. which truck brand do you think offers best in class hd towing, best v8 horsepower, and has this year's motor trend truck of the year?

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kellye: we have the story of survival. reporter: 14 years old. 2 hours. soaking wet in the temperatures dropping to single digits. >> i felt like i had ten more minutes if i was lucky. he went duck hunting and separated from the friends the cold started to take a toll. i walked toward them. >> he is hallucinating. thecas home get more confusing but a cell phone is a lifeline. giving the search crews coordinates until -- >> the phone died. >> his mom was driving to the search area and confident by the time she arrives her son will be safe. >> hours pass.

there was no sign of him. never going to wake up. >> i was so tired. i sat down and took a nap. >> he kept walking. estimating he'd cover 12 miles before stumble to a road spotting a truck. >> the rest of the memories are broken. he woke up in the hospital. his mother will never forget the moment she saw her son rescued. it was like giving birth all over again. i can't tell you. leon: hard to believe. that is all for "abc7 news at

5:00". coming up at 6:00, you are seeing more atv than dirt bikes on the streets illegally. and an arrest on a murder at a local playground. what the police say the suspect told them. protecting party goers after a new year's eve terror plot was thwarted. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: local law enforcement are cracking down on those who illegally ride dirt bikes. "7 on your side" investigator chris papst reported the story yesterday. joins us with an update you will see only on 7.

>> people ride these illegally in the district and that is a problem in the summer months. with the warmer weather it's a problem in december. this is a busy motorcycles disrupting the traffic. this video was record last week by an abc7 crew. they were driving and popping wheelies and speeding. some have faces covered. others don't. they pass a police officer. >> in may, the administration launched a bonus campaign where people can get a $250 reward for the information on who is riding the illegal-vehicles