town hall meeting about guns in america. but it could be a tough sell. leon: scott thuman has a preview on what to expect tonight. scott: passions run deep on the topic if you look behind me, where the president is speaking tonight there is small group with signs. they want the position to be heard. the president will be hearing it from all sides. he will certainly find support from mesa university, it is not as clean-cut among the younger americanss a out once was.

>> it's not safe. >> divide remains strong. the republican is in favor of gun rights over gun control. but the dynamic changed. in 2000, 18- to 29-year-olds favored more gun restrictions. 15 years later it's almost even. >> nobody is really going to get too many votes saying they are against guns. every time shooting in the children or whatever that is horrific they bring us in and say we need more gun control. but it's like day va -- déjà vu. >> and giving the president opponents to stand firm. >> the constitution is clear. the second amendment is clear. the white house continues to limit the access.

that the american people have to guns. scott: the president is not trying to score political points but he has to be concern about the next election. a lot of the executive actions could be undone or erased by the next president. a lot of the republican candidates vowed to do that. leon: the world is waiting for results on whether north korea tested a hay degree general bomb this week. if true it -- tested a hydrogen bomb this week. there is condemnation around the world. global leaders are doubtful and the u.s. doesn't belief it was done. thai are collecting samples of the element in air to determine if it involved a hydrogen bomb. police shot and killed an armed man at a paris police station today. i marked one year since the "charlie hebdo" attacks where

they killed 12 people inside the magazine office. today the man was carrying a knife, wearing a fake suicide vest. and allegedly yelled "allahu akbar." maureen: former police officer that turned institute of standard and technology in a meth lab waiting to learn the sentence at this hour. barkley pleaded guilty following an incident last summer. in which the meth-making process trickerred an explosion that blew up the windows at the campus in gaithersburg. faces a maximum of the three years behind bars. his lawyer argues he should get probation. leon: turning to the weather. a cold and a cloudy day outside. doug: this is looking more favorable. it's cloudy outside the

belfort furniture weather center. live look at the capitol wheel in the national harbor. cloudy skies. the winds are light and calm. northeasterly at six. the air is fairly dry for this time of night. clouds will hang in. it's 43 in reagan. west virginia at 30. 36 in luray. area out west stay sunny. it's 29 in germantown. 32 in dale city. 32 in waldorf. a big ocean storm. it will stay in the ocean and not affect the land but the next system from the west/southwest will continue the cloud cover tomorrow. give us a slight chance of rain tomorrow. and a higher chance of rain late in the day on saturday. what you need to know about the weekend forecast in a few minutes. maureen: thank you, doug. happening tonight, a rally

over fairfax county's school budget. they are arguing for the full funding of the schools to include money for the best teachers and the keep class sizes small. it starts at 6:30. we will bring you full coverage at 11:00. leon: get people to rally around a big pile of money. the powerball reached $700 million. alison: no one matched all the numbers and the powerball prize last night. maureen: so of course the prize is bigger. time to turn the attention to saturday. leon: diane cho is going the excitement that is building. diane: there is a lot of dreamers tonight. the line out here is wrapped to the back of the store. but obviously it wasn't that

crazy out here today. we found plenty of people hoping the next ticket would be the winning one. $700 million up for grabs after no one won wednesday night $500 million. some started strategizing. while others like anthony of northwest d.c. says that only meant he had another chance at it. >> i woke up to which can on my phone. diane: this has grown to be the largest prize in history -- it is bringing first timers out like brett burke weits who says his wife is making him buy a ticket. >> what would you do with the money if you one? i haven't thought about it.

>> if you win sign the back of the ticket. i accidently realized on the assignment we had an office pool going on. that i had no knowledge about. after finding this in my photographer's car today. so i for one was glad i was not the last one standing at the building today. leon, i'm pretty sure i see your name in there. leon: hey, you snooze you lose, sister. >> i thought well were better friends. leon: don't worry. we will get you in the next one. all right? thanks, diane. this weekend, redskins take on the packers.

the normal surface at noon. they will run 15 minutes in the daytime hours. alison: we have a pair of tickets to give away. tupe in "good morning washington" between 4:25 and 7:00 for a chance to win. leon: coming up at 6:00 -- virginia election officials being sued by this man. the claim they are making about discrimination. >> a caravan dal around here and little did he know a camera was watching him. that story is next. maureen: should bill cosby be allowed to

leon: one week on the district's ban on what many consider styrofoam, most vendors are complying with the law. so far they have issued just two tickets we have learned. they will face a $100 fine if they don't comply. vendors tell us that the paper or the recycled plastic containers are more expensive and are prone to leaking and they don't hold heat as well

as the foam container dos. maureen: supporters of donald trump are suing the virginia election officials over a state g.o.p. requirement that primary voters sign a statement affirming they are republican. three black pastors behind the lawsuit say it violates the civil rights and says it discriminates against the african american and hispanic voters. virginia has primary where any eligible voter can participate. trump is critical of the requirement saying it scares off new voters. leon: tonight, debating bill cosby's presential medal of freedom. a congressman is prompting the president to strip the comedian of the medal. the white house says they will take a look at the bill if it's approved by congress. he is accused of drugging number of women. coming up another "abc7 news at 6:00" --

tires slashed. items stolen. there is good surveillance footage of the suspect. investigation happening now ahead. maureen: there is a warmup coming. how soon it could feel more comfortable outside. we have the storm watch forecast next. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up, what aaron rodgers said about the redskins team. and meet the former met ♪

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leon: calling on tape clear as day, a man slashing tires and stealing from tires in northeast. police hope the crystal clear surveillance footage will help catch him. d.c. bureau chief sam ford reports. sam: the male suspect in this video punctured tires on one resident's vehicle and later busy stabbing the tires of another vehicle before checking car doors for locks. comical in the zeal to steal. we showed the video to residents of the area. >> wow! >> that is wrong.

i'm glad someone has a camera. sam: the d.c. police want you to call if you know the man. notable is all the video here is captured by the home security camera. the d.c. council this week passed a law to subsidize up to $200 a camera. residents two want to install these because they say it cuts crime. vandalism and burglary has been a problem here. >> we have a lot of problems. >> police chief cathy lanier is known for saying you're stupid if you commit a crime outdoors anymore. she may be right. >> it ain't worth it. it ain't worth it. >> you can't do nothing no more nowadays. maureen: it feels like winter. for skewers it's time to enjoy the slopes. abc7 with liberty mountain resort for opening day today. that is john gonzalez giving skiing a chance with a

photographer next to him on a snowmobile. liberty mountain is open until 10:00 tonight. white tail and round top resorts are also now open. leon: let me tell you. if you fall three times you will want to be on the snowmobile. maureen: i understand john didn't fall at all. leon: he says it was his first time ever. doug: took him two and a half hours to go down the bunny slopes. no, he did well. leon: way to go, johnny. doug: so here is the deal. 43 and 44 are the averages. this day goes into the book officially as above average day. owned by a little bit. here is the pattern i was talking about. the first three days of the month the above average temperatures. the last three below.

this is a different pattern than what we have been through for the month. it's 40 in hagerstown and 40 in fredericksburg. by tomorrow morning the coldest areas will be the western zone. they have had clear skies and sunshine through the day to allow them to drop to 24 in hancock and cumberland and 28 in hagerstown. 24 in charlestown. and martinsberg. couple things to watch. first a huge storm in the atlantic ocean. it's not tropical but it has winds of 60 to 65 miles per hour. it's moving to the northeast. it won't affect any land mass. that is a good thing. this could have been a heck of a nor'easter that it been 150, 200 miles closer to the coastline. now the focus to the attention to the central u.s.

this system will push area of the milder air and a low pressure area here over the weekend to increase the chances of rain. future cast with timing and clouds overnight and through the morning. through the day, watch what happens for the early evening. areas of showers. tomorrow night that will push through to get us in day on saturday when a more significant system to increase chances of rain around our area to somewhere around 80%. for tomorrow, mostly cloudy. isolated showers late in the day. highs of 46. this will clear off late in the day. monday is the other way. we have the chillier days. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday it will be chilly again with below average temperatures. talk about the redskins weather. fedex field at 4:40 for the kickoff between redskins and the packers. temperatures between 55 and 60

degrees with the westerly winds. 10 to 15. no rain. maybe break of blue skies possible. possible. i make no promises. leon: all right. maureen: good. leon: hopefully blue skies ahead for the nats. welcome back one today. robert: a big one. mr. chairman october in the playoff. daniel murphy made the transition. hear from the new addition and the discount double check week. we will hear from the two-time

announcer: now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by the local toyota dealer. robert: start with football. kirk cousins named n.f.c. player of the week. he led the nfl in passer rating and the only quarterback to have a rating over 100 for the past five weeks. but there is this guy from green bay, let's not forget aaron rodgers is till aaron rodgers. he is not one of the most feared quarterbacks for nothing. he is a two-time m.v.p. this is what he said about the redskins team. >> a talented group. you have deangelo in the safety role with desean now. and young corners who are athletic and make plays on the ball. you have to take care of the football in playoffs if you want to win. robert: the caps are on the road taking on the islanders. they haven't dropped off any. they won ten of the last 12

coming in tonight. the islanders are getting their ace goalie back. halak returns to action after missing the last five games. the caps have the most points in the nhl. puck drops tonight at 7:00. in baseball, the nats introduced a new piece of the already talented roster. the second baseman daniel murphy comes over from mets. he was big in playoffs this past season. smacked a home run in six straight playoff games. murphy signed a three-year, $37.5 million contract. >> the other dugout don't go from seeing scherzer, strasburg, gio when you were coming to town. to be on this side of it is exciting. facing the three guys can be much more pleasant on this side than the other side. robert: final note the redskins "d" line missed practice because he had a new baby girl.

so congrats to him. jay gruden says as long as the baby girl doesn't lack like chris -- look like chris. leon: exactly. maureen: bring us up to date. doug: warming trend. seven days. tomorrow is 46. above average day. 53 on saturday. we will see the increasing clouds. 80% chance of rain by the late afternoon and evening. the good news it should clear out sunday morning to clear out in time for the redskins game. breezy. then turning colder as we head through next week. especially by next wednesday and thursday. so steve will have the latest on the timing of the rain and we will update the redskins forecast at 11:00. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir up next. leon: see you at 11:00. have a good night.

breaking news tonight. donald trump's new attack. the scathing video about hillary and bill clinton. the massive lines at this hour for block, hoping to see trump. and bill clinton tonight, pressed several times on donald trump. what the former president said this time. the attack foiled. the man armed with a meat cleaver, pledging allegiance to isis. we're on the screen. breaking news here at home. the stock market plunges. the worst start to a new year ever. what it means for your money tonight. the rescue. miners trapped 900 feet underground. the deepest salt mine in america. the race to get them out. and, no longer powerball fever, a full-blown outbreak. the new jackpot tonight, $700 million and counting. why the sudden huge