per hour at reagan national. that is producing wind chill in teens already. both the air temperature and the wind chill values will drop overnight. we will wake up to temperatures in the teens. the skies will be mostly clear but it will be chilly. tomorrow the best we muster is 36 degrees. seven degrees below average. wind chills in the upper 20's most of the day. will it warm up? sure it will. the question is when. we have that in the seven-day outlook. jonathan: stay connected with the storm watch 7 team. through the abc news facebook and the twitter feeds. you can download the storm watch 7 app for the smart phone or the tablet to get the forecast at your fingertips no matter where you are. take a look at how the folks are coping with the drastic temperature drop in a few minutes right here. alison: in other news, tonight, leon, new information in the death of a man at the hands of security guards at a local hospital. stephen tschida live at medstar washington hospital center with the details.

stephen: they spent a day crafting response to the medical examiner's findings and an hour ago i got an e-mail at the hospital that stated that the death of james mcbride devastated everyone here at the hospital. sings the death -- since the death, medstar added new training for the security staff and we learned the two security guards in the incident are long gone. >> james mcbride, a medstar patient left the hospital september 29 wearing only his gown. a nurse caught up with him a short distance from the entrance. she walked him back they encountered two security guards. some type of altercation led to a series of injuries which proved fatal. >> it's ugly.

>> he died of a neck, spinal cord and artery compression. >> the two guards are no longer employed here. they towarded the findings to the d.c. police. and the death is under investigation. some here at the hospital believe there should be charges. >> if it was me tackling the men, it's extend the law. yes. excuse my french. hell, yes. >> they are continuing to cooperate with the investigation in mcbride's death. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: thank you. we are tracking the new developments tonight in prince george's county second murder of the year. police arrested two people in the death of larry ellis jr. brad bell has more on the

arrest made today. what is the latest? >> you know what? a terrible story. yesterday morning the predawn hours in the residential neighborhood. guy delivering newspapers spotted a body. the police got on the case quickly and they were able to make arrests. and tonight, an abc7 crew member is actually getting a little bit of credit for helping uncover piece of evidence. >> the neighbors were horrified to come up with a crime scene. i looked out and found a body out there. my gosh. >> the victim, 32-year-old larry ellis had a long criminal record. for guns and drugs. there was evidence they knew each other. >> they believe it's a gun robbery gone bad. >> last night they arrested two men, james baskins and tyron taylor. both charged with first-degree

murder. they were assisted by abc7. the photographer travis washington spotted a cell phone near the murder scene and showed the crime scene investigators. the spokesperson said the tips are always appreciated. >> this was the member of the media and the community. we appreciate the help we got. our detectives established what they needed to build this case. and the piece of evidence supported that. >> tonight the suspects are being held without bond. in port washington, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. firefighters are looking for the cause of a house fire. this is the view right here from the news chopper 7. crews battles the flames. a person inside the home made it out safely. with the family two dogs. there was little they could go

against fast-moving flames. several floors collapsed. as the fire burned an and a half. >> investigators say a power line sparked the house fire in new carrollton sunday afternoon. witnesses told abc7 a wire fell on the roof and seconds later the house burst into flames. woman and her child inside heard the wire fall and they were able to make it out of the home safely. alison: you might remember the pit bull standing guard over the owner. it made headline last month. now the woman, that dog was protecting, is under arrest. leon: across the country, a close eye from oregon. hours ago an antigovernment group listed demands in a

standoff. the members say they are planning to stay put until justice is done. jonathan elias is monitoring the situation and in the satellite center. >> they have a few titles. one are armed patriots. they want a response from the government in five days. they are asking from clemency for dwight and steve hammond who were convicted of arson for setting fires on federal land in 2001 and 2006. the group wants the national wildlife refuge to be turned over to the local authority to use it without federal oversight. the land was national refuge in 1908 but protesters say the government overstepped the bounds. our purpose as we have shown is so restore and defend the

constitution. that each person is protected by it. leon: that was ammon bundy. his father cliven bundy had a high-profile standoff last year inness and now they are leading this militia in oregon. there is about 20 people in standoff. the white house says president obama is aware of the situation and hopes it will bed peacefully. alison: thank you. bahrain and sudan are the latest countries to cut diplomatic ties with iran. saudi arabia ended relations with iran over the weekend. this comes after protesters stormed the saudi arabian

embassy to protest the execution shiite muslim cleric. leon: concerns about the impact of the severed ties on oil prices, it took a toll on the stock market. the dow tumbled 460 points out of the gate. it has started to regain ground. the losses were so steep in china a circuit breaker system stopped trading on the two exchanges. the stocks were lower there on concern about the china economy as well as instability in the middle east. >> toward the end zone. touchdown! crowder! alison: not a lot of excitement from the announcers on the record-setting pass but it made kirk cousins the first washington quarterback to throw three touchdowns in the first quarter. how about that? the fans are hoping to see that many if not more this weekend against the packers. the tickets, well, they sold in less time it takes to play

a quarter. suzanne kennedy live in arlington with all the playoff excitement tonight. suzanne: hi, alison. they sold out in 13 minutes. that number, unlucky one as we know. ill proved to be unlooky for fans trying to get tickets to the game this weekend. >> thank you for calling the washington redskins ticket office. suzanne: phone lines were jammed before the tickets went on sale. online the experience was equally frustrating. >> i did it multiple times but nothing came up. suzanne: he never came tickets. >> i don't think there were many tickets they put out. not sure how many were made available. >> the same with george clemons. >> i tried to get tickets. the news says tickets were

sold out. >> life-long redskins fan didn't want to take chances. he bought tickets from a broker last week. checked online last night and the value of the tickets had nearly doubled. >> i bought them last monday. >> they have been watching the tickets climb but say it is not too late to get in the game. >> the tickets are starting at $150 a piece. i don't think you see anything cheaper than that. it's a special event. plan to spend $250 a ticket. suzanne: a lot of people wonder about the 400 level seats that were covered up earlier at fedex field. we asked the redskins if they were going to uncover them to make tickets available. in their words they said to us we do not plan to change the capacity of the stadium. whatever is out there is all there is. reporting live in arlington, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news.

alison: okay. so, if you did not get tickets, we have one more option for you. tune in to good morning, washington. thursday morning. on the air from 4:25 until 7:00. tune in. good luck. leon: you will hear more from jay gruden later. alison: find out what bill clinton is doing for his wife and what donald trump is doing for the first time. leon: plus -- president obama: the overwhelming americans believe and support it. leon: president obama setting the stage for the executive action on gun control. alison: then later -- the "7 on your side" i-team responds after complaints about the buses idling where they shouldn't be.

alison: president obama says the impending action on gun control is well within the law. elizabeth hur explains that the issue divided those hoping to succeed him in the white house. reporter: president obama meeting with laureate l'oréal l'oréal -- meeting with loretta lynch to bypass congress take action on what he calls epidemic of gun violence in america. president obama: we have to be clear this won't solve every violent crime. i won't prevent every mass shooting or keep every gun out of the hands of criminals. i will potentially save lives in this country.

>> tuesday, they are expected to take administrative action to make it more difficult for the mentally ill. criminals and the terrorists to get guns. the white house wants to tighten background checks and prevent those on the no-fly list from buying guns. it's sure to spark a debate has the presidential candidates weighing in. >> we don't beat bad guys taking away the guns. we beat them by using our guns. >> criminals are the people with mental issues. men the health issues -- mental health issues should not own gun. that is what he is trying to do. reporter: gun right groups are promise to take legal action and the white house officials maintain the president orders will stand up to a court challenge. in new york, elizabeth hur for abc7 news. leon: hoverboards are banned on the american university campus for now. the school sent an e-mail out saying that the devices are not allowed on campus or in

any school-owned building until further notice. the university is concerned about the, is raised by the consumer product safety commission about the fires. they are investigating to find the cause of several fires that may have started with the batteries. alison: switching gears to the weather now. alison: from warm to cold. doug: a new weather pattern. tonight and tomrow are the coldest since end of winter. 32 at reagan national airport. this feels like 19 degrees. both values will go down tonight. 30 in winchester. 33 in annapolis. 33 in fredericksburg.

the wind chill is lower because of the wind velocity. it feels like 16 in baltimore. 19 in winchester. 15 in hagerstown. the future cast, we concentrate on what it feels like at 6:30 in the morning. it will feel from four to eight to nine degrees around the metro area tomorrow morning. through the day with a full day of sunshine, the wind chill will be in the 20's all day long. air temperatures are in the mid-30's. that is seven or eight degrees below average. that only happened once. one day in the month of december. we had snow flurry west of the appalachians. the rain is coming to the coast. i could be a rainy stretch for the west again as the strong el nino pattern continues.

that is going to move out and we will warm up a bit. warm front friday to saturday. back in 50's on saturday. but an indication shot of the cold air will come from canada. tuesday, wednesday, thursday next week. we may see a pattern change. but again, this is not a pattern like last year. for tomorrow, after a wake-up call in the teens and the wind chill in single digit. we climb to 36 the warm front on friday and 48 with showers.

sunday we have something-something going on at fedex field. it looks like 40-50% of showers. keep an eye on that. alison: like we said earlier, we don't want it to snow. i would give packers thage. leon: they are used to it. doug: keep it warm. alison: thank you. sends us your winter scene to pics@wjla.com. we'll share them on the air. leon: coming up tonight a scientific breakthrough. alison: we'll show you the bottom line. leon: later, no surprise that "star wars" is breaking the records. look at which one is falling now. >> 66 dogs under one roof. the search to why they needed the animal company. i'm kevin lewis with the story coming up. alison: now a look at what is coming up tonight on abc. don't forget to sign up to be

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alison: officers seized dogs from a rockville home over the weekend. kevin lewis found the director of the animal service division and says the staff can't recall a case this large. kevin: behind the wooded door lives a woman and 66 dogs. >> it is remarkable to me. kevin: staff at the animal service facility is perplexed by the fine. >> in the world of animal shelter it's a five-alarm fire. we doubled the dog population in one day. >> they responded to a dog bite home and the officers returned the next day and discovered dogs of the shapes and sizes. >> they responding to a case.

they have suspicions but they won't say for sure. the charges are likely. >> this is usually well-intentioned people that get over the head. it's just too much to handle. >> the evidence list is long. it includes all 66 dogs which is why we aren't able to show you video or photos of the rescued animals. it's not healthy for them. >> veterinarians say they hope all 66 dogs will be available for public adoption one day but many have a long road to recovery. reporting at the animal services center in durwood, kevin lewis, abc7 news. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- donald trump does something he hasn't done yet in the campaign. scott: dr. ben carson hitting a reset button if you will. i will be talking to ben carson 2.0. we have the exc

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. doug: hi, doug hill back in the belfort furniture weather center. the numbers are crazy. coldest we have had in a long time. in the low 30's now. 32 in reagan national airport. 30 in andrews. 30 in winchester. the bigger story, the wind chills are in the teens. later tonight and tomorrow morning the wind chills chills e single digits. coming up, i will tell you when we will see the milder temperatures again.

leon? leon: turning to vote 2016 tonight. >> the politicians can pretend it's something else but donald trump calls it radical islamic terrorism. leon: donald trump is out with the first ad in the presidential campaign. the front-runner focused on terrorism and immigration in the 30-second spot. today, bill clinton hit the campaign trail for his wife for the first time on his own. we will have more on both developments at 5:55. a major shakeup in the meantime for ben carson's campaign has the one-time front runner adopting a new approach, including being more aggressive. so can a new attitude and a new campaign manager return him to the top of the polls? senior political reporter scott thuman sat down with carson and his team for a story you will see only on seven. >> are we looking at ben carson 2.0? >> maybe 6.0. who knows? no, we definitely have revamped the organization to make it much more user

friendly. i, myself, am going to become a little more forceful. >> with who? >> everybody. >> including his own staff. at carson headquarters dubbed the operating room. resuscitating moves after the carson campaign manager quit. he has been repliesed by the strategist and bob dees is now chairman. are there still problems in the campaign? >> absolutely not. campaign change are overblown. some suggest we are struggling but we're rocking. >> they pulled in more fourth quarter donation than any other candidate. but less than a month from iowa the poll numbers are slipping. >> would you chock it up as a rookie mistake? >> not a rookie mistakes as

not intervening soon enough if it's not working the way you expect it to. >> expect more specific policy plan. he released a flat tax proposal monday and to see his family stumping. his wife is out with a new book this week to go with the new play book. >> the main thing i would do is exert more control. >> there he is also a new motto to make its way through the campaign office. "value over volume." it's a shot at other candidates like donald trump. carson advisers tell me they will know with us with the policy appeals they think should matter most to voters. alison: thank you very much. checking today's top stories now the medical examiner ruled that the death of the man at the medstar hospital center was a homicide. 74-year-old james mcbride was

restrained by security while trying to leave the hospital without permission. he died from a blunt force injury to the neck. spinal cord injury and compression to the artery. the north korea police and the u.s. attorney office are investigating. leon: two men are in police custody charged with killing a man with a robbery. james baskins and tyron taylor are found responsible for the murder of larry ellis. alison: there is a armed standoff at wildlife refuge in oregon. the antigovernment militia members have taken control of the federal building and they are refusing to leave. back at home, the commissioners are considering drilling near deep creek lake. the plan drafted in 2014 is up for discussion at the board

meeting. it would prohibit well head at 41,000 acres around the lake to keep the scenic beauty. it would prohibit drilling and gas collection on the surface. leon: the scientists, physicists, budding 'tis analyses take note -- physicists here. take note. there will be a big change in the next textbooks. they are going to recognize element 113, 115, 117, 118. now on the periodic table. yea! they will soon get formal names and the seventh row of the periodic table will be complete. the japanese researchers found the fourth. alison: more to memorizes. leon: it changes everything, entire high school. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- another weekend.

another record. we will take a look at the new market for "the force awakens." ♪ ♪

steve: i'm steve rudin. it's cold but changes on the way. loreer 50's for saturday. nice mix of sun and clouds and maybe a stray shower. sunday, a lot going on with a big football game. daytime high temperature just around 45 to 50 degrees. we will see a chance for a few showers. here is the extended outlook that shows the daytime temperatures wednesday at 42. 49 on thursday. showers on friday. saturday a chance for a few showers. then football game on sunday. no snow in the forecast anytime so

nothing will stand in our way. leon: apparently that's true. nothing is standing in its way. "star wars: the force awakens" smashing one box office record after another. it's now the second highest grossing domestic film of all time behind "avatar."

"star wars" made more than $1.5 billion worldwide. depending how the film does in china where it opens next weekend it could become the all-time box office champ in weeks. amazing. l.g. is set to reveal a high definition tv that you can roll up like a newspaper. it's a concept design unveiled at the consumer electronic show in vegas. they may never hit stores. they are meant to show off what is possible for future of screens. alison: wow! so you can take it with you? leon: i guess. eventually they would be big enough for your own curved, 3d set up in your house. alison: incredible. >> but keep them out of the cars. alison: we'll see. the career gallery is closed for a year.

smithsonian closed the doors for long-needed rehabilitation. they will upgrade the building 100-year-old infrastructure. the neighboring gallery is open in the construction. national museum of the marine corps is closed. albeit for three months. the workers will be using that time to install world war ii dive bomber and vietnam era helicopter. the addition is part of expansion to double museum size. it will reopen in april. they ranked it second best in country. leon: i heard nothing but the wonderful things of every person there. alison: it is good stuff. worth the trip. absolutely. leon: coming up on at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- looking ahead. the redskins coach jay gruden talks about the first round of the playoffs. >> buses idly illegally in the district. coming up, why a man called "7

on your side" because of buses like this parked outsi

leon: we have breaking news out of georgetown where we just learned that police are asking people to stay away from k-street between 29th and wisconsin avenue. the swat team arrived at the location in the last few minutes for a barricade situation. k-street is closed in the area between 27th and wisconsin avenue. tom roussey is also on the scene of a metro bus crash to tell us what is going on there. tom: believe it or not on alabama avilez ten people were transported to the hospital. this is the bus. a car made a left-hand turned and the driver had to brake so hard that ten people inside suffered minor injuries. ten transported to the local homes. several hospitals are tod by the fire and the e.m.s. this bus has been moved slightly. this isn't where it happened.

that car made a left where the car went by making a left. all ten with minor injuries taken to the hospital. reporting live in southeast, tom roussey, abc7 news. alison: "7 on your side" after a man reached out to us claiming that the buss are idly illegally. he said it's making his life so miserable he may be forced to leave the apartment. so chris papst grabbed a hidden camera and a stopwatch and he joins us live from northwest. this is what he found out. hi, chris. chris: good evening. in district, idling is restricted for certain vehicles. this sign says it here. the idea is to cut down on pollution. the man living this apartment across the street says buses

that are picking up people here at the 1400 irving street and northwest are not obeying the law. it's affecting him. >> this is embarrassing. >> how many air cleaners do you have in here? >> four or five. >> earnest dowan is doing all he can to stay in his apartment. about a year ago, vietnam vet moved in the second floor apartment at victory heights in northwest. directly across the street is a bus stop. he says it's making his life miserable. he says the buss are not following the district law and are idling to send fumes his way. "7 on your side" set up a hidden camera on a fairly warm monday afternoon to recorded for 30 minutes. in that time, five buses parked here. the longest idled for 11 minutes.

the shortest for six. occasionally two idled together. only one bus turned off the engine. even though all of them parked next to the sign. still idling. >> is this a difficult law to enforce? >> it is a difficult issue. chris: difficult but important. according to julia christian with the department of energy and environment. d.c. idling law dates back to the '80's where most commercial vehicles can only idle for up to three minutes. five if it's below freezing. the first fine is $500. each fine after that doubles up to four grand. in 2015 they collected $28,500. in 51 fines. >> it probably seems like a flexible law. they give us a statement saying we have taken immediate

action for drivers involved and reviewed all the idling regulation with the staff. atlantic transportation told us this is something we constantly work on with the drivers. we don't want to upset the neighbors. we do take this seriously. in the 15 minutes we have been standing here, prior to the live shot. three or four buses have come here, dropped people off, picked up andlet in a minute. in keeping with the d.c. idling law. live in northwest, chris papst, abc7 news. >> thank you. seven wants to be on your side, too. so call with us the tips and the story ideas. the number is on the screen. 866-236 before 3401. or e-mail them to tips@wjla.com. leon: in the meantime we call

on jamie sullivan. jamie: there are two problems. 66 outbound. there is police activity to the side. you can see how idea the volume is. we have the average in the teens passing by nutley street. k-street is blocked off between 29th and wisconsin avenue. they are asking you to avoid the area. just stick with m street. it's tricky area near the water. alison: talking about the drop in temperatures. it took a drastic turn in 24 hours from a wild winter to something a lot more seasonal.

kellye: we saw accumulation from the sky but not enough to make one of these. for most people the -- [audio interruption] the hot temperature in the 30's. delivery drivers like jamal wilson are feeling the chill. his job is harder even when he bundles up >> it's too cold. kellye: cold enough for a viewer in fairfax to turn flow flurries to a snowball. after setting the record warmth in december, old man winter arrives. >> the coldest air of the season moving in.

he is from lubbock, texas, expecting snow saturday. >> this is good for me. >> i would rather keep sunder weather. you can keep the winter. >> don't tell carroll. she considers the cold weather to be refreshing and is crossing her fingers for the layers of white. >> i love snow. alison: something for everybody these days. leon: see how long it will last. alison: what is the latest? doug: for a few more days. this is chillier than average weather. big shock to us. it's been warm. in december we only had one day that we had below average temperatures. the january calendar, three of the first four days above average. today is a new trend, below average temperatures. tomorrow below average.

32 in national. 30 in winchester. 32 in reagan national airport. tomorrow morning, these are the wind chills. this will be seven in the morning in hagerstown. if you wake up locally, there is not much difference. the skies are mostly clear. the best we will do is 36. that is seven degrees below average for the high temperature tomorrow. there will be plenty of sunshine and the chill to keep us honest here. bundle up. 42 by wednesday. thursday is 49 degrees. chance of showers on friday. showers on sunday because the people from the cold state of

wisconsin are coming and they don't like to play in the rain. erin: they probably don't. but this is a good time to be a redskins fan. the players had the day off after celebrating a victory over the cowboys. no days off for jay gruden. he was back at work preparing to get his team ready to host packers sunday. the redskins will aim to win the first playoff game since 2005. coach gruden: the hype of the game is important. but if you say this is the biggest game of your life you don't want people to get too tense around here. prepare like you have been preparing. we have had big games that are important. road game against chicago was a must-win. philadelphia was a big game on the road to win the division. our approach will be the same. erin: the packers have a 10-6 record which is better than the redskins who finished 9-7.

sunday green bay's seventh straight playoff appearance. don't forget that they have limped in the playoffs, losing six of the last ten. including two in a row. they are not exactly hot right now. >> a very good football team. they have had rough games but they have the ability to turn it up at playoff time and they have the experience. >> you can't carry momentum in the next game. i believe that. washington is a good football team. the quarterback is playing hot for them. normal week. we'll be ready to play. especially july a normal -- erin: just a normal week. we want to hear from you. how far with the redskins get in the playoffs? wild card game, nfc divisional game or championship or super

bowl? most people think it will be one and done. that is not what i voted. leon: the new year brings urgency to the presiden

alison: turning to vote 2016. we're a month from the iowa caucuses. as we report, donald trump released his first ad as the former president hits the campaign trail for his wife. reporter: for the first time in the 2016 race, former president bill clinton on the trail solo for his wife. i don't believe in my lifetime anyone has run for this job better qualified. reporter: hillary clinton on the road iowa, bill in new

hampshire. trying to ignore donald trump attacks. cecilia we have ga one-on-one. >> trump said the past is fair game. the republicans have to deside who they want to nominate. i'm trying to tell the democrats in the country i think will be the best president. >> trump took it up a notch. agreeing with the radio host said this about the clintons. >> so, by her own feminist logic, her husband is a sexual predator and a rapist, she covered it up. >> for now hillary stopped mentioning trump's name on the trail seasoned is taking on the entire gp field. we know what will happen if the republicans take over the

white house. you don't have to imagine. don't. i might get you nightmares. >> donald trump is back on the trail for fundraiser in mu coax eand things are heating up sings we are four weeks from iowa -- heating up since we are four weeks from iowa. alison: that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". "abc7 news at 6:00" starts right now. with breaking news -- announcer: from abc7 news, breaking news alert. leon: the breaking news is in georgetown where there is a barricade situation in an office building there. a s.w.a.t. team arrived on the scene at k street northwest between 29th street and wisconsin avenue. traffic now is being diverted in the area. wi are told a man barricaded himself in an office and is threatening to harm himself. we will bring you updates on the situation as we get news here. maureen? maureen: thank you, leon. winter's arrival is visible in western maryland. this is what it looked like near the maryland, west

virginia border. no lining the roadways. in the d.c. metro area, many of us saw flurries at the start of the morning. tonight the district activated the call emergency plan to make sure no one has to sleep outside in the dangerous temperatures. more on how cold it might get. we begin with chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: hi, maureen. the skies are cloudy outside the weather center in arlington. 32 degrees. that is part of the story. the other part is the winds. so a change. get to it to show you the numbers outside. it feels like it's 31 at the reagan national. 29 at andrews. 26 at hagerstown. 32 in fredericksburg. the winds are making it feel colder. this graphic shows you how many degrees colder it is now than this time yesterday. so range from ten degrees colder in culpeper to 16 degrees colder in the district. the wind chills will be colder than that. so we are going to drop between 14 and 23 d