leon: we are on the scene of breaking news in two places tonight, a busy section of georgetown surrounded by swat teams and the police because of a barricade situation. moments ago, the suspects surrendered. and a person was killed on i-95 south in springfield, causing traffic backups.

tonight, a cold emergency is in effect in washington, d.c., our first blast of freezing winter weather. leon: blast is the right word come with temperatures dipping into the 30's and we could see flurries. steve rudin has a look at the temperatures. now, and is cold right on top of the cold temperatures we have strong wind out of the north. miles pert 15, 20 hour. the wind continues overnight, giving us windchill factors in some locations, andrews, in the single digits. is the feels like temperature in hagerstown. it is only getting colder overnight. the skies mainly clear, the nighttime temperatures will fall to about 15 to 23. north,e wind out of the we are talking single digits to lower genes -- laura teens for

the windchill's. that is what you will wake up to in the morning. we will talk about the rest of the week, plus looking ahead to redskins foot all sunday -- redskins football on sunday, may need an umbrella. all of that from the belfort furniture center coming up. leon: stay connected with the abc 7 facebook and twitter feeds for the weather. also download the app. good morningo " washington" for up-to-date forecast starting at 4:25. breaking right now, massive traffic jams after a person was killed on i-95 southbound near springfield. that is where roz plater is live right now with the latest. roz, what's going on out there? the trafficuch of backup has dissipated, but investigators are still on the

scene, just where the blue flashing lights are. we are in the southbound lanes of 95, right near the franconia exit. eight: 30 tonight, fairfax fire responded because a person was struck by another car on i-95 and taken to the hospital. that person has been since pronounced dead. we were the backup that extended about a mile. we drove by to see what we can see. there was a black sedan up against the jersey wall, but one of the doors, it appeared to have been ripped off the car and there was lots of damage to the car. investigators are still on the scene, trying to piece together what happened. we don't know if somebody had car trouble, but they are trying to figure out the details. for now, they are still on the scene, and probably will be for a bit to come, but the traffic act up has eased up, just one or 95 --es shut down on any

on i 95, but still he tragic accident with one person dead. roz plater, abc 7 news. alison: roz, thank you. georgetown, news in a busy strip flooded with swat teams and the police after nearly eight hours of a barricade switch wishon -- a barricade situation at the waterfront. the suspect surrendered just moments ago. tom roussey is on the scene. what's happening? son, things are finally over, but this situation lasted more than seven hours. this is washington harbor, where police swat team members were going through the afternoon and into the evening before they were able to talk the man out of an office. here is video that we talk within the last hour of the police bringing the man out. this all started before 3:00 this afternoon.

they got a call to do a welfare check on the man. they did, and when they talk to him, he was threatening to harm himself, so that started the barricade situation. finally they were able to get him to come out peacefully. this is video from earlier in the evening when things really started to get wild in the k street area of georgetown, a lot of officers with big weapons, the swat team, negotiators as well. this affected a lot of people because washington harbor is a popular development and a lot people work and live here. i got to the first floor and i was more confused than anything. did not really think anything was happening until i saw the police officers with their guns drawn. and this is some of the

negotiators that went into the building, able to successfully talk the man out after seven hours. back live, that is the whitehurst freeway, this is k street. this whole section was closed about six hours during this seven-hour situation. it all finished peacefully about an hour ago in georgetown. reporting live, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: tom, thank you. roads were shut down because of a house fire in northwest. this was the 4000 block of delafield place. twos had trouble finding firefighters initially, but they were found safe and new injuries reported. only on 7, a family forced out of their home after a week and fire, and we know the fire in new carrollton was caused by a fallen power line. roz plater tells us about the investigation. roz: this is cell phone video taken as flames rolled through

the new carrollton home sunday afternoon. inside was the homeowner, her two euro daughter, and her fiancé. first she heard a noise, then saul the utility wire smoldering. >> all the electricity was flickering. roz: she immediately ran outside. lockers -- one lookers across the street pointing to the side of my house and saying, your house is on fire. roz: they got out safely but were shaken. >> extremely frightening. it was not 3, 4 minutes, everything was in flames. roz: prince george's fire investigators say the cause of the fire appears to be accidental, the origin and electric utility line, something the homeowner cannot even imagine. this is like an electrical cord coming off the side of your house. roz: her neighbor helplessly watched and could not sleep last night. >> terrifying, absolutely.

roz: the power lines coming into her home are identical to the house next door. she called an electrician to check the home. >> you take every precaution to take care of your home properly. and something beyond your control happens. it's crazy. roz: roz plater, abc 7 news. alison: we reached out to pepco to ask what may have happened to the electric lines. they would only say that the information has to come from the fire investigators. leon: tomorrow morning, president obama is expected to announce 10 different executive actions on gunter troll. today he met with attorney general loretta lynch. jonathan elias has the possible changes that we can hear about this tomorrow involving gun control, and the debate already. jonathan: the announcement is expected tomorrow after days of speculation that he will invoke executive action on gun control.

the president called them common sense steps that would save lives, and the goals make it more difficult for the mentally ill criminals and terrorists to get their hands on guns. the measures would expand mandatory background checks for private gun sales. they would also provide more funding for mental health treatment. wouldaff and atf agents be part of that. the president will also direct the pentagon to develop strategies to research smartphone technology that would scan fingerprints or palm prints before a gun could fire. so of the owner does not have begun, it would not fire. republicans have been quick to contest this and the groups are promising legal action. the bad guys by taking away our guns, we beat the bad guys by using our guns. jonathan: the white house insists the waters will stand up to a challenge, if they are challenged, in court. we will bring the announcement live on abc 7, and we will have

continuing coverage through the afternoon. look for that. a shows that gun maker stocks are surging. a national databases indicating background checks for gun lastases jumped about 38% month, signaling a large increase in the sale of firearms. police right now, metro are asking for help to track down six people in connection with an assault investigation. look at these photos. these are the persons of interest. a man was pulled from his seat and beaten by a group of teenagers. they broke his jaw on a red line trail near the galliard that station -- gallaudet station. if you recognize them, call the police right away. 10 people were taken to the hospital after an accident involving a metro bus in southeast. the bus driver said a car made a

sudden turn in front of the bus, forcing him to slant on his brakes-- slam on his near alabama avenue. leon: coming up, a window into the future of technology. wearable devices that may be shaping our future. alison: bill clinton on the campaign trail for hillary. what he is saying about trump's jabs.

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consumer alert tonight, and mind blowing technology of the future. this week is the consumer electronic show in vegas, and here are a few of the devices. there is a high tech belt. ensoryou wear it, a s tracks your activity and eating habits. -motion way to navigate through virtual reality. and a watch strap called tick-tock that lets you hear

your smartphone without headphones and uses your fingers. tvmaker lg is introducing hd that you can roll up like a newspaper. it is an 18 inch display. this is just a concept. don't expect to see this in stores anytime soon. a lot of it is still being developed. leon: campaign news -- several headlines. starting tonight with democrats. bill clinton kicked off 2016 in new hampshire, campaigning for jabs at theking gop, but did not address donald trump's recent comets about the clinton sex scandal of the past. when asked if his past was fair game, he said this. >> i'm trying to help the democrats, and i think hillary would be the best president. and i think there are always attempts to take the election away from the people.

leon: asfoor donald trump commie is not backing down, launching an impressive ad campaign tomorrow in iowa and new hampshire. one of his former opponent's is going through a campaign team shakeup. dr. ben carson says 2016 is a new ballgame. >> are we looking at ben carson 2.0. 6.0, who knows. have definitely revamped our organization to make it much more user-friendly. leon: there is also controversy surrounding his campaign chairman. today he said it was time to reevaluate allowing women and openly gay troops to serve in the military. alison: new trouble for vw, being sued now by the epa and justice department. they accuse vw of cheating on a missions tests -- on emissions

tests. vw admitted its diesel cars had he legal software installed to cheat the omissions tests. the company is not commenting on the lawsuit. it just a matter of moments, they were gone. fans snapped up tickets to see the redskins' playoff game at fedex field, hosting the packers sunday. the game sold out in less time than it takes to play a quarter. ticket brokers say expect to spend no less than $125. if you want a decent seat, make that $250. go up, but don't worry, if you don't have tickets yet, tune into "good morning washington" thursday morning. you will have a chance to win them. alison: and it might be raining? steve: yeah, showers, upper 40's, near 50 degrees. but itt it is not snow,

is not 70. it is wintertime in washington. alison: exactly. leon: as long as they are in the playoffs, we will take it. 20 degrees at reagan national, it is cold and only getting colder overnight. 38 was the high earlier today, 73 was the record set back in 1997. before today's average, last month we only had one square that was blue. this month i think we have a different pattern with cold air overhead. 25 leesburg, 19 frederick, baltimore 22, andrews 26, fredericksburg and culpeper 24. if you think it is colder than it was yesterday at this time, , evene right, by about 10 20 degrees colder in hagerstown. wind is really picking up out of the north. anywhere between about 10 and 20.

has given us wind windchill factors already into the single digits. hagerstown and 2 right now. imagine how cold it will be in the morning full stop you will need the jacket, the hat, the gloves. bundle up. downtown tomorrow will feel a lot colder. right now it feels like 10. the forecast overnight, 15 to 23, mainly clear skies. single digits and teens with the windchill, the wind out of the north at 10 to 20. digits off to the north and west with the windchill factor in the morning, feeling like 6 potomac, seven d.c., southern maryland single digits. the windchill factor in the single digits to about 10 further south and west. the futurecast in terms of the windchill, and the wind will

ease a little by noon tomorrow. the feels like temperature still cold. only in the upper 20's, lower 30's. then we really begin to warm up -- if you want to call it that -- wednesday, the high temperature back into the 40's. the windchill will be upper 30's. tomorrow, 31 by noon time 36 at 4:00 in the afternoon. lower 40'sven days, wednesday, near 50 thursday, chance of showers friday. but sunday, the big football game, 40% chance of showers during the afternoon hours. 4:40 is kickoff and the temperature will be about 47 to 49. leon: that will make the packers uncomfortable, because they are 10ing from where it is 9, degrees, they come down here and will fall apart. erin: right, that is cold. do you plan -- how

handle aaron rodgers? sports is coming up.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. playinge redskins are with confidence, as they should be, riding a 4-game winning streak into the playoffs. many experts say washington will be a nonfactor in the postseason, the player say we don't care. was with redskins the last time they were in the playoffs in 2012. he knows what to expect. >> it's exciting. people really did not believe in us at the beginning of the season, halfway through the season. we still don't want you to believe in us. we just one are true fans and the players in the locker room to remain humble and do what we do. have had players may

the day off, but that does not mean they haven't started thinking about the packers sunday. blackmoncorner will used to play for green bay and he is quite familiar with aaron rodgers. >> if he is sitting there all day, it will be difficult. i think preston has been doing an awesome job. he is going to be a player. carrieso helps the line, gann and hatcher. i think those guys are rested and healthy and ready to go. -- that also helps the line with ryan kerrigan and hatcher. the nfl coaching carousel has made a few rounds. we are still waiting words on sean payton's future with the new orleans. we know that tom coughlin is finished in new york, resigning after 12 seasons with the giants. and it looks like former isskins coach mike shanahan

interviewing for a job with the dolphins. he just had his second interview with miami. firesllen, former terp, the three. hokies up by three. later, dials long distance, this time justin. upset,hold on for the 70-68, their first win over a top five team since 2011. and this may come as a surprise, given agano has been four-year contract extension to stay with the colts through 2020. i thought he was out. leon: whoa, he was dead man walking yesterday. erin: the extension came out of nowhere. alison: good for him. up, something believed to be an unbreakable record.

le: starting 2016 in the record books -- imagine riding your bike every day for an average of 12 hours per day. smashed aold man decades-old record last year by cycling more than 75,000 miles

in a year. putting this in perspective, he wrote enough miles across the u.s. to cross 55 times. he could have cycled the earth three times. alison: incredible. and the original record was set in something like 1939. erin: inspiring. not your thing? leon: not the seat.

alison: it is uncomfortable outside. steve: it is. will not be pleasant, the windchill factor in the single digits. at least the sunshine will make it look pretty. about 36 degrees. lower 40's wednesday, upper 40's thursday. it skins football sunday, chance of showers. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next.

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