minnesota avenue police asking anyone with information who may have seen something or been in the area this morning to give police a call. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. >> thanks. >> police working to identify a woman's body found on a pop already trail. the discovery came a few hours on the northwest branch trail on hyattsville a few hours ago. that is where stephen tschida joins us live with the latest on the case. >> a man jogging at 7:30 spotted a woman's body on the trail and called 911. we have video of what went down after the call went out. the investigators descended on the zane. they determined a woman's body on the trail who appears to be in her 20's. hispanic woman. we understand there were injuries about her upper body.

this section of the trail is popular with the bikers and the hikers and the commuters walking through the metro station. it didn't appear she had been sexual assaulted. it appeared she was killed here and her body dumped here. park police trying to keep people away. the investigation is underway. the victim did not have any identification on her. stephen tschida, abc7 news. kimberly: a tragic way to start the year. president obama returns to washington for the start of the final year in office. monday he is going to meet with the attorney general and as we explain the two will discuss new executive actions

on gun control. >> somber memes. president refers back to the shooting of kindergartens in newtown connecticut as he allowed the new year's resolution to act obgun control. >> we can't stop every act of violence. but what if we try to stop one? what if congress did something, anything to protect our kids from gun violence? >> in his weekly address he called it the unfinished business of the presidency after delivering a dozen condolence speeches to communities like roseburg oregon this fall. grieving another mass shooting. president obama: somehow this has become routine. >> the president will meet monday with attorney general loretta lynch to discuss the options including bypassing congress with an techtive

order. in the meantime he calls for public support. president obama: the gun lobby is loud and well organizedded and the defense to have guns for anyone. the rest of us have to be as passionate and well organized in our defense of the kids. reporter: proponent of looser gun controls are celebrating in texas where a new law went into effect to allow license texans to carry handguns openly in public. >> the national rifle association is fighting back releasing a new series of videos attacking those pushing for stricter gun control, including democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton. abc news, washington. kimberly: many gun owners are voicing objection to limit the second amendment rights. coming up at 6:00, we head to a gun show in virginia to get reaction to the planned executive actions and to find out if there are areas of common ground with the white house. jonathan: developing now a

manhunt is underway at tel aviv. a shooting at a bar leaves two dead. the gunman was smiling at the time he pulled the trigger. seven others were wounded. they have not said if it was a criminal or a terrorist act but it comes after the shooting and the stabbing attacks against the israelis in the past few months. jonathan: soldier and a worshiper at a mosque in southern france recovering tonight. they were hurt when a man tried to ram the building with the car. the driver was seriously wounded when the soldiers opened fire on him. elderly worshiper was hit by a stray bullet but is expected to recover. bench soldiers have been protecting the religious sites since the attacks in paris. kimberly: trains are running through two of the main train stations tonight. news broke last night in "abc7 news at 5:00" that the stations were evacuated due to concrete indications of a terror threat.

jonathan: there was a fire in the due buy hotel. it started with curtains on the 14th floor. they had to evacuate the 63-story building but it raced up the entire side of the structure. that is called the address hotel and it is blocks from the world's tallest building. kimberly: wow! kimberly: a difference between this friday and the last one. jonathan: this is like winter. >> a different year and a different year. change it around. it's feeling more like wintertime. take a look at what is going on outside the belfort furniture weather center. this is the camera. the skies are clearing.

head to north d.c. middle 40's. southeast d.c. and anacostia at 44. there are clearing skies. nighttime lows in town fall to 30's. we are talking the middle 20's. suburban locations. cooldown for early next week. more on that coming up in a few minutes. back to you. jonathan: all right. thanks. now to central u.s. where the flood danger is over for some. still rising for others. receding floodwaters allow missouri to open up two key interstates. a dozen levees failed or are threatening homes in missouri.

we have more from the flood zone later in the hour. kimberly: back at home new year's eve cruise ended in disaster when the owner of a boat slippedded and fell overboard. we are live at the sandy point state park with the latest on the search. how is it going? ia it has been a sad day for the searchers on the holiday looking for the man. this is the boat involved. what i want to show you is out here. you can see the bit of the sail flapping in the breeze tonight. the missing man they believe was on the deck to remedy the problem when he went in. the 30-foot boat named family sur cuss stored to score. the sail is not fully furled. according to the natural

resources police stephen reynolds left the safety of the cockpit last night to tend to the sail when he slipped overboard. the water not icy a cold 50 degrees. >> if you go in, the body's first response is to inhale. so that is how they get water in their lungs. that is when they start to go down. >> a female friend aboard the boat tells the rescuers she tries to help and loses sight of reynolds not wearing a flotation device. in the dark, his calls for help also soon go silent. today the natural resources police send a fire boat zigzag waters off the sandy point state park searching for a body in full view of members of a kite club on an outing. >> it's sad to think someone would be in this weather. i can't imagine how cold it is. >> they searched the sailboat this afternoon before towing it to inbound area across the

bay. reynolds once ran for office in carroll county. police say he is an experienced sailor who had been living on the boat his plan yesterday a winter weekend cruise. other boaters here say it is not unusual. this time of year you have to be careful. >> you don't have time. you don't get out you will be in trouble. >> with the sun setting the search on the water north of the bay bridge have been suspended for the day. we are told the natural resources pli will be on the water tomorrow morning. sandy point state park brad bell abc7 news. kimberly: 25-year-old man who plunged to his death in a falling elevator is being remembered as a hero tonight. listen to this story. teach hewitt brown was trying to escape a stalled elevator when it fell. he didn't even live in the billing. he was attending a new year's

party. when the elevator started to fall he pushed a woman out of harm's way and said to her happy new year before he died. residents said management had been cited several times for the malfunctioning elevators. jonathan: i can't imagine. kimberly: incredible. jonathan: the fact he had composure to shove her out of the way to save her. kimberly: heroic last agent. -- hero last act. jonathan: starting on the right too. bowser talks about the goals of 2016 helping constituents start out on a healthy note. kimberly: later, bill cosby takes to social media in the face of the sexual abuse charges. jonathan: but first -- >> what are you doing for yourself in 2016? for you? >> i just i -- jonathan: kidd o'shea taking to the street to get answers on the burning questions. what are you going to do in the new year. >> take a moment to look at

this. first sunset of 2016. a breathtaking one. we'll be right back.

jonathan: nice way to ring in the new year. a few dozen folks started with

a hike at the national park service centennial. 35 folks turned out at the wolf trap national park for the first day hike. organized by friends of wolf trap. kimberly: that is a special place. get out there more. it wouldn't be new year's without drivers taking a plunge in rome in style. hundreds of people line the banks to see the event. they are the smart ones. jonathan: the only one i don't do it is the attire. i can't do the speedo thing. no matter what adventures are, send it to us. see it and take pictures to us at pics@wjla.com.

you may have big new year'stions. then they set themselves up for failure. kimberly: what are you going to do for yourself? >> looking for fulfilling work. >> be myself. kidd: that is great advice. i wish you the best of luck. >> thank you. kidd: don't put pressure on yourself. >> absolutely. kidd what are you doing for yourself in 2016? what are you doing for you? >> i want to spend time with my daughters. that is my wish. kidd: happy new year! >> thank you. >> be wiser. not make the same mistakes than last year. kidd: everybody says, take care of yourself. >> maybe take more vacation.

kidd: good for you. don't worry about work right? >> yeah, right. kidd: who needs a job anyway? >> we all need jobs. kidd: hang on. i forgot this is on tv. kimberly: we all need a job. everyone talking about vacations and we just had one. jonathan: really? kimberly: come people did. jonathan: she says that after she gets back from vacation. everybody. steve: we were here when you weren't here. jonathan: we were here. but you know what? we love our jobs so it's a vacation for us. this is fun. steve: ready for a cooldown? kimberly: yes. jonathan: ready or not. steve: not snow. natural snow i should say. some are excited about that. some are like we need a little snow. we will get some. i think we will get some. but how much? i don't think it's that much this winter. the beautiful sunset. look at the harbor wheel spinning and spinning. the sun has been down for 20 minutes. 5:16. still bright out there. that is nice. now we are looking toward the

pentagon. the other direction where the sun is down to the other side. that is why it's dark. we start the month of january on an above average note. so we will keep the trend going we started in december with only one day below average re 69 set 2004 was the record. 39 in leesburg. 42 in andrews. 45 in fredericksburg. 44 in charlottesville. widen the view out. see where the really cold is, if you want to call it that for this time of year. 20 in detroit and chicago. 31 in columbus. further south you go that is where the temperatures are in the 50's. that is huge change from a few days ago. virginia beach, high of 80 degrees. satellite and the radar the skies are clearing out. skies with yearing owl north and west of us -- skies are clearing out north and west of us. the cool temperatures for the evening hours.

cold temperatures as we head through the overnight. around the capital beltway, partly cloudy skies. enough if you look toward the west. you can see the breaks in the clouds. the skies will clear out. allowing the temperatures to fall to the middle and the upper 20's. suburban locations. talking 30 to 32 degrees under the mainly clear skies. winds out of the northwest at 5 to 10. that will give us an added wind chill factor. waking up for saturday. sunshine. grab sunglasses. with the warm jacket. temperatures in the upper 20's to lower 30's. skies begin to clear. tomorrow morning sunglasses.

temperatures will not warm up. the highs above average to the upper 40's by the afternoon inside the beltway. north and west of us and by sunday we will struggle to see one or two clouds out there. temperatures on the cool side. colder air monday and tuesday next week. 42 by the noontime hour. middle to upper 40's by 5:00. the next seven days, arch highs this time of the year. 44. sunday is 48. monday tuesday wednesday, only in the middle to the upper 30's with the nighttime lows in the 20's. the cold stretch, three days of the cold temperatures in the 30's won't last long. back in middle 40's thursday and friday next week. still no sign of any significant snowstorms from the midatlantic. kimberly: we could be in the teens right now. steve: it coul everything. we're lucky. we deserve a break. last year our first snowfall

measure rabble snowfall was january 7. here we -- measurable snowball was january 7. jonathan: still ahead for us. baby abandoned by its mother is getting help. kimberly: see how it is paying off ahead. >> the first baby of the year at shady grove makes its debut and gets a basket of gifts to welcome him. i'm joce sterman in rockville. coming up what this little boy's mom has to say about having two boys at home. jonathan: now a look at what is coming up on abc. get abc and abc7 show information and details about the abc7 contests and much more in your inbox by signing up for the abc7 fan blast. go to the website at wjla.com/news. back after this.

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kimberly: we want to give you another beautiful view of the first sunset of the year. this shot coming to us from the top of the washington monument looking back at the iconic and stately lincoln memorial. jonathan: that is what it looks like and a heck of a view. beautiful. jonathan: a boy and it's believed to be the first baby born in 2016 in the region. miriam and john nigel welcome the son in the world at a minute past midnight at the front-runner medical center -- at the anne arundel medical

center. 13.8 upses. -- ounces. all doing great. kimberly: beautiful. jonathan: the first baby of the year at the shady grove made a late entrance coming in the world 90 minutes in the start of 2016. kimberly: joce sterman has more on the motional gomry county mom who has her -- montgomery county mom who has her hands full. joce: started with a bang. she was expecting the baby but a week later. tiny heart to love and watch out for. bringing home a second baby is a challenge but this mom says she is in for it. now she has two boys.

>> i think my house is going to be upside down. hopefully big brother lucas when he is not stealing the spotlight with the pinchable cheeks will pimple in for help for baby nay thon. they also got a welcome basket from the hospital staff. this baby is not ready to commit to trying for another new year's baby anytime soon. >> maybe not. too much work already. kimberly: a great mom for just giving birth. good stuff. life appears to be getting better for a polar bear cub abandoned by her mother after birth. that is real. wow! the mother stopped caring for the cub when she was a week old so the staff decided to raise the cub themselves. great shot. they have been bottle feeding her and letting her snuggle

with a stuffed bear who looks almost exactly like her. the cub weighs over six bounds and doesn't have a name. the zoo staff are pleased with the progress but taking things day-by-day. jonathan: i got to imagine the crew are having so much fun being part of raising that little guy. kimberly: that is the age you cuddle and hold them. when they get to be two years old not so much. jonathan: coming up for us at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- some start a new year with the fitness goals. what about leadership goals? here are some of d.c. mayor muriel bowser's in a few minutes. >> but first the role bill cosby's wife will play in at least one lawsuit against him

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00" -- on your side. kimberly: next week bill cosby's wife will be called to testify about what she knows about the allegations against her husband. but today the comedian took to social media for the first time since his arrest on sexual assault charges. brandi hitt takes a closer look at what is next in that case. brandi: just days after bill cosby's arrest on a felony charge of aggravated indecent assault all eyes are now shifting to his wife of 60 years camille. a fall judge ordered her -- federal judge ordered her to testify in defamation lawsuit. the couple's attorney losing the argument that the private

conversations were protected under marital privilege. more than 50 women have come forward accusing the comedian of sexual assault and/or drugging them. many appearing in the documentary that produced by abc lincoln square production. >> i knew i was drugged. >> i don't know how i ended up in this hotel room. no clothes. cosby in a robe. reporter: he has long denieded the allegations. >> i have been in this business 52 years. and i will -- i have never seen anything like this. brandi: following his arrest on wednesday he posted on twitter "friends and family thank you." only to be blasted with several angry responses. his attorney says he remains in good spirits. camille has stood by her husband calling him a kind and generallous man

in a statement last year. her deposition is scheduled next week. in los angeles, brandi hitt abc7 news. jonathan: the world is mourning the loss of an unforgettable voice. >> ♪ what's going on ♪ ♪ what's going on ♪ jonathan: singer natalie cole died at the age of 65. the daughter of legendary crooner nat king cole. she became a voice in her own right but she did battle addiction and health problems over the years and she canceled several performances recently and no board on a cause of death. another passing, wayne rogers died yesterday of complications from pneumonia. he played trapper on "m.a.s.h." they called him smart, funny, curious, dedicated. he was 82. kimberly: andy rose looks at the other notable names we said goodbye to in 2015. ♪

♪ reporter: the entertainment world said goodbye to some of the brightest stars. leonard nemoy, mr. spoke in "star trek" passed away at the age of 83. dick van presidentton the -- van patton the classic tv die. for decades movie goers saw christopher lee as dak la and other menacing characters. he was 93. omar shariff in epic movies. he passed away at the age of 83. screen legend robert losiar passed away this year. he was 85. fred of thisson rose to prominence in the inter -- thompson rose to prominence and he was 73. bob simon passed away at 73 in the five decade career. he covered major events from every corner of the globe. millions of readers pored over

the sexy over the top novels of jackie colins who died at the age of 77. reality tv star bobbi kristina brown daughter of bobby brown and whitney houston passed away at the age of 22. the music world bid farewell to three r&b giants. b.b. king brought the blues to the masses with the powerful voice and trusty guitar lucille. he was 88. >> ♪ oh stand by me ♪ >> benny king's baritone voice was unmistakable on "stand by me" and "there goes my baby." he passed away at the age of 77. "when a man loves a woman" is a classic love song. the man who made it a classic but sledge. he died at 74. ♪ ♪

scott wyland made his mark as the front man of stone temple pilots. he was 48 when he passed away. in the sports world, fans said goodbye to several big names. yogi berra was known for not only leading the yankees and the mets to the world series, but also for his witty sayings off the field. he passed away this year at the age of 90. ernie banks played 19 seasons with the cubs and is remembered as unshakable optimist. he was 83. frank gifford went from stardom in the nfl to stardom as commentator on "monday night football" and passed away at the age of 84. speaking of broadcasters stuart scott brought proslism to espn as he faced cancer. moses malone died at age 60. legendary college basketball coach jerry tarkanian passed

away this year. he was 84. another college basketball great dean smith passed away this year at 83. he built the program at the university of north carolina at chapel hill. former new york governor mario cuomo passed away. in his three terms the leadership style gained him national attention. he was 82. king abdullah of saudi arabia passed away. he kept the oil steady as there was turmoil in the arab spring. robert shuler turn admin striata drive-in theater into a megachurch at the crystal cathedral. he passed away at the age of 88. ♪

kimberly: sam ford has more.

sam: after the 5k run bowser finished the run with a smile. bowser held the first run on new year's last year one day before she was sworn in as mayor. how does she think she has done? >> i'm in excitement about d.c. and the region. the nation and the world is just growing. >> the mayor today was touting everything from the economic development which is still booming in the city to her expanded jobs program for young adults. >> we look back on the promises we made. we are delivering on them. starting with jobs for young people up to the age of 24. >> on the downside 2015 saw d.c. homicide rate soar 50% over the previous year. the mayor's program for dealing with it booed as she called for allow police to search home of parolees. mayor today. >> we get rid of illegal guns on the street. put officers in places. where we have the most

significant public safety challenges. >> another big problem for the future many people can no longer afford to live in the d.c. where 20% of the homes sell for $1 million. >> rent is just crazy high. it is out of reach. 15, 1800 $2000 a month. sam: the mayor on that today. >> the government has to do everything the government can do. that is why i support it and we have invested in laws for 30% of all public land deals. have affordable housing. >> the mayor enjoy her 5k event today. she told us her plans for the new year include ending homeless in d.c., investing more in schools. she has a lot to do. in northeast washington, sam ford abc7 news. jonathan: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- millions of americans take to the roads for the holidays. a new study is looking at how safe the roads are beneath them. kimberly: plus, this may look like the typical newscast. wait until you see what happened while anchors were on the air.

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kimberly: cab in arlington will cost you a little more. the price per mile has gone up 6 cents in the first fairhike in four years. but the fairs in arlington are still among the lowest in the region and if you compare them to some other car riding companies when they triple the price, at the peak times cab rides can be a good deal. jonathan: no question. the roads could be full of cars this holiday weekend as people head back from get-aways. many will be crossing over the bridges. but as jeff barnes found the number of the u.s. bridges in need of repairs is growing at an alarming rate. millions of motorists use the

more than 610000 bridges in the united states. most drivers are unaware of the frightening state some of the spans are currently in above and below the structure. >> you have more traffic going over bridges today than you used to. >> they have taken a pounding through the years. experts say many u.s. bridges are danger dilapidated. >> a function of government is maintain infrastructure. the road and the bridges. >> lawmakers assessed the damage to the bridges from 2005-2014. the g.a.o. report found nearly 25% of the nation's bridges are considered deficient. 10% are considered structurally deficient. this means they are in poor condition. nearly 15% are considered functionally obsolete so that means the design is no longer up to date with the heavy traffic pattern. >> they are in poor condition in some way or another. so a lot of bridges. we are talking about 150

bridges deficient in some fashion. >> how could one in every four of the bridges go unrepaired for so long? >> there is not a lot of money to be made. not a lot of money made by lobbyists to lobby to have the bridges repaired so it's not a priority. >> congress passed a massive transportation act signed into law by president authorizing $375 billion in spending for the road and the mass transit upgrades. the long-term bill provides more flexibility for states to carry out the infrastructure priority. >> this is a great step. >> peter says it won't beto address a crucial problem from coast to coast. >> as large as the highway bill is you will have bridges neglected. >> in washington jeff barnes abc news. jonathan: time for a check of the traffic now. eric smith is out with a

traffic watch tonight. i shouldn't too bad. >> you got it. a quiet new year's day. 95 here in virginia. a little heavy northbound. past the prince william parkway. heavy out of dale city. occoquan and route 23 for a little while. it's a minor delay. southbound of 123 nearby at times is heavy but for the most part clearing out for now. 295 in the district northbound past eastern avenue. looking pretty good coming toward the screen. if you stick to the baltimore-washington parkway this is the main concern for the evening. northbound possibly blocked for a crash at powder mill road. traffic will be diverted off the parkway. expect delays on 295 north of the beltway. that is the big concern while the beltway so far is unaffected. so that is going to be a really tough ride northbound. that is all i've got for now. send it back to kimberly. kimberly: thank you. tonight at 6:00 -- response to president expected executive action on

gun control. and in presidential politics we will take you inside the dr. ben carson campaign after a major shakeup there. plus new year's day homework. why your college-bound kids should be filing for federal financial aid right now. that is all coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00". jonathan: another earthquake to tell you about rattling oklahoma. it happened this morning while many people were still asleep. >> we are having another earthquake right now. the studio lights are shaking as we speak. we just had a big earthquake. jonathan: those are the morning anchors in oklahoma. during the newscast you can see the stage there is shaking. they are riding it out. 4.2 quake that interrupted the local newscast. nobody was hurt. seismologist blame the oklahoma recent rise on quakes on the increased natural gas fracking. they will announce the state's response to tremors on monday. kimberly: oklahoma gets it all. they get the tornadoes, the ice storms and now a lot of earthquakes.

jonathan: they normally have to have mountains around before you have earthquakes. kimberly: not there. jonathan: not so much. talk about what is happening with the weather situation. if you got outside today, things are changed. not just 2016. but it feels like winter. steve: winter minus the snow. but i guarantee you we will see a few flakes before the winter is over with. the season is young. national arbor, beautiful sight now that the sun has set. people are enjoying themselves. it's chilly. but grab a coat if you have outdoor plans to enjoy the first evening of 2016. the middle 30's to the lower 40's. as you'd closer to southern maryland. 43 in salsbury. now compared to yesterday at this time temperatures are about seven to ten even close to 15 degrees colder. thanks to the reinforcing shot of the cooler air. that is the beginning on the way for the next several days. satellite and radar, skies

clearing out nicely. hagerstown, woodstock and harrisenburg. the clouds will give way to move through the next couple of hours. forecast lows tonight. 25 to 32 degrees. future cast stays quiet and dry for the rest of the weekend. temperatures below to slightly near average for this time of the year. something we have not seen for quite some time with the daytime highs that will range from the middle 40's to the upper 40's saturday and sunday. so the day planner for tomorrow 42 for the noontime hour. 45 to 47. later in the afternoon. your extended outlook how about this. three days in a row at 30 degrees plus temperatures. 30 to 40 degrees. monday tuesday, wednesday. nighttime lows will be in the 20's. change in season underway. now we need snow around here. then that will fulfill everyone's dream of well a little bit of snow around here. there you have it. back to the news desk. kimberly: everyone's dream of a little bit of snow.

everyone has a dream for the redskins. jonathan: super bowl! [laughter] go to playoffs and the big game. erin: i love it. they did have the final full practice today before they take off for dallas tomorrow. left tackle trent williams who has been playing last week with a sore knee and foot. well, he didn't practice today. jay gruden said he is not going to risk the injured players in sunday's game against the cowboys since it doesn't mean anything. in terms of playoffs. what does mean something though? players' new year's resolutions. >> i'm a big fan of if you want to change something change it today. >> got you. >> every day is a new day to start. but everybody has their resolutions and everything. >> i want to stop swearing. no seriously. that is my new year's resolution for myself. you sound so much more intelligent when you don't swear. >> for me going into the new year, i would love to still be playing football in february. erin: good ones. the wizards are back in action

tonight as they host the magic at the verizon center. washington is in 11th place in the eastern conference. but five games out of second place. four away from being a top five team. now the upcoming schedule will give them a chance to make a move in the standings. elsewhere in the nba well, in the that doesn't happen often category. we go to the fourth quarter of the blaze blaze-jazz game. frasier tries to save an air ball by flowing it back to play. the throw goes over the backboard. finish it with a nice jam. let's go to oklahoma city. thunder leading the suns with seconds to play. suns' brandon knight splits the it was and throws down the dunk on two thunder players. take another look. knight does his best to keep the suns in the game. thunder win 110-106. jonathan: you brought the thunder but the storm wasn't over. erin: there you go. kimberly: you can use that later erin.

when we come back the toll of the rare midwinter flooding on parts of the

kimberly: the worst of the flooding in the midwest is over but the clean-up is just starting. 22 deaths are blamed on the flooding as a result of ten inches of rain in a thee-day period. as elizabeth hur reports, the flooding took long-time records by surprise. reporter: all interstate highways are back open in missouri. a welcome sight for residents. >> it's historic. reporter: including the millers calling flooding this severe a first. >> no. never. not in our lifetime. >> flash floods but the 11 corridor usual -- 141 corridor floods a little bit. but usually it opens in a few hours. this is three or four days. mind boggling. reporter: he captured this

video of the neighborhood and picture of the home saved by sandbags. one of hundreds in the suburbs of st. louis told to evacuate. many still not allowed to run home but authorities warning the danger isn't over yet. the flooding was historic for the meramec river. flooding over the record from 1993. the water is starting to recede. but with the clean-up beginning the national guard will remain activated until at least saturday. >> we have a lot more to do. reporter: a lot more to do. there is more than 100 roads that are still under water. elizabeth hur abc news. kimberly: now at 6:00 the president vowing to take action on gun control this year. how his potential executive orders are met at the area biggest gun show.

jonathan: a special message just for donald trump. how this stunt was pulled over one of the best new year's day traditions in the country. kimberly: a big break in a cold case. how a d.c. murder was solved years after it happen and why the suspect is charged a as juvenile. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. jonathan: we begin this half hour with this. as soon as next week president obama may be delivering one of the original campaign promises. gun control. the president could not get enough support in congress following a series of recent mass shootings so he is expected to issue an executive order after he returns from vacation. chris papst is at the nation's gun show in chantilly. this is a huge gun show. a lot of people are not in favor of what he is proposing. chris: not at all jonathan. over the next three days the dulles expo center will play host to the largest gun show on the east coast. 1,400 tables.

300 vendors. more than 15000 people expected to come here. meanwhile just 20 miles east of here. president obama is expected to soon sign an executive order to change the way some people inside the building right now are doing business. going into his final year in office president barack obama is motivated to finish unfinished business. president obama: 2016 i'm going to leave it all on the field. chris: this week he will meet with the top advisers to craft an executive order aimed at gun violence. >> unfortunately congress hasn't shown the courage to do so. that is why the president asked to look at what we can do administratively. chris: the order is expected to impart expand background checks to slow the so-called by law the gun dealers must do checks but private seller does not. gun shows increase