leon: >> the winning numbers, have a great night. there you saw them. we just saw the winning powerball numbers. alison: we will show them again, don't worry.

everybody is feverishly checking tickets now to see if you won that historic $1.5 billion jackpot. leon: will somebody wake up a billionaire or a multimillionaire? jay korff has a look at the excitement. hey, hay. jay: i cannot wait to check my numbers. if you are curious, to get the magic six numbers, the odds million, but292 that is not stopping a lot of people from playing and dreaming. >> feel good about hitting it tonight. jay: there is nothing little .5 billion jackpot, so

big that the figure does not even fit on the telly board. >> i would call it amazing. i would call it the opportunity of a lifetime. despite the ridiculously steep odds, those who play still dream. how their lives will change with so much money. .> it's unfathomable i don't know what you would do with all that money. on ther some, it forges intimidating. as much would like to win, a billion dollars seems a bit much. >> i would be stressed out. >> i would get on a plane to south america, bye! jay: get your lottery ticketout, compare and contrast. good luck. here are the numbers. maybe there is somebody out there who was lucky enough to win an insane amount of money.

if for some reason somebody did not win tonight, powerball officials tell us saturday's drawing would be $2 billion. live in arlington, jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: thank you for those numbers. there are some winners just from powerball revenue. virginia expects to rake in $20 million towards education. the district said its unaudited lottery numbers from the last 5 million toshow $5 the city, and in maryland abroad and 89 million dollars. that goes to public safety, veterans organizations, in the maryland education trust fund. now, more than 100 people cannot go home tonight after a big fire at an apartment complex in prince george's county. overchopper 7 was flying the scene when people were rescued from their balconies. fire officials tell us three firefighters were injured at the scene.

the cause of the blaze is not known. richard reeve has the investigation happening. what is happening at this hour? richard: leon, this is no longer a fire scene, it is a giant cleanup scene. and take a look at what the building looks like now. parts of it are a got it shell -- a gutted shell. capture the 7 flames ripping through the roof, one top floor unit fully engulfed. >> it was getting bigger and bigger. dozens of terrified residents first heard the blair fire alarms and smelled smoke. >> i panicked. then my new book and said there was a big fire. grabbed the kids in the jackets and ran. richard: arriving firefighters were confronted with this. the scene toed on

find heavy fire coming from the top floor. richard: there were heart stopping moments, 80 fire personnel scrambling to get the flames under control while latter crews raced to get people trapped on their balconies to safety. >> the side was collapsing. the roof was coming down. richard: others ran blindly down the smoke-filled stairs to get out. >> it was out of control, blazing. richard: he escaped uninjured. he was able to get neighboring children out as well. on the car because they could not get proper clothing, so they we're freezing. >> i was really scared. thank god everything is fine now. guys all the flames, now look at the aftermath, the top floor, the gutted apartments. amazingly, after this large

fire, only five people were two, two residents burned, firefighters burned, one with minor burns, and one suffered from smoke inhalation. live in a delphi, maryland, richard reeve, abc 7 news. alison: nine metro workers were arrested for theft, including seven station managers. roz plater has the details of the bust. the arrests took place between july and october last year. what may be most surprising is most of the workers arrested were metro station managers. metro says the complicated scheme was discovered last july. nine employees from various stations were caught stealing from the system using smartrip cards. >> wow. that's surprising. steve: in -- roz: in some cases, they target riders who do not have enough

money left on their paper fare car to exit. he would keep the paper card, then let them exit through the emergency gate. they would collect the paper onto theiroad it smartrip cards. and they would sell the summer trip card at a discount. >> that's disgusting. roz: the agency will not say how much money was stalin, but this was not a coordinated theft ring. two of the workers were custodians, the other seven were metro station managers. >> you would hope they know better. . >> they risk their livelihood on that kind of crap? it seems dumb. that all mined were fired and arrested. they face misdemeanor theft charges. roz plater, abc 7 news. with a on your side warning about a fraud in maryland. an e-mail alert you that a sex

offender may be living in your then you're asked to click a link. the better business bureau says the e-mail is a scam designed to infect your computer and take your credit card information and passwords. let's talk about the weather now. cold temperatures tonight, but we have a rebound ahead and we have the weekend coming up. let's check in with steve rudin for a look at the forecast. the temperatures outside the belfort furniture weather center on the cold side, but at least we are not dealing with gusty wind like earlier. 19 potomac, 22 chevy chase, burke 21. the satellite and radar, partly cloudy skies overnight. the temperature range of 18 to 25. meaning willease, warmer in the morning. still quite cold, 24 at 7 a.m., lower 40's by noontime.

back to the upper 40's by the afternoon. talking about rain moving in just in time for march of the upcoming weekend. more on that coming up. william countye day care worker found guilty of abusing and mistreating children. sarah jordan was convicted on a total of 13 charges today. she worked at the minnieland academy day care in woodbridge before being arrested. she will be sentenced in may and could face 50 years in prison. a second woman in the case goes on trial next month. leon: a year in prison for a man caught dragging officers with his car. he was charged with fleeing and eluding police. he was acquitted of the incident and 2013. one of the officers suffered a broken elbow, the other bruises. he was sentenced to a year in prison for running from the officers. alison: virginia governor terry mcauliffe laid out his plans for

2016 in the state of the commonwealth address, focusing ,n education and tax cuts including tax cuts for small businesses and individuals, a 2% raise for state employees, and a $1 billion in education funding. billionosal totals $109 over two years. >> now is not the time to let up. let us use the 60 days to strengthen our investment in education, further our reforms, and make every single virginia classroom a place where students are prepared to lead in the 21st century. alison: the general assembly reconvened this afternoon, the first of the 60 day session, the focus on coming to an agreement on the two-year budget. thousandsc water in of homes, tonight the national guard is handing out water in flint, michigan, and now a spike

in a deadly disease popping up and questions over whether that is tied to the water. jonathan elias has the latest. jonathan: this is a scary situation, it being described as an emergency. the national guard is going door to door dropping off bottled water. the city's tap water has been contaminated with lead. this started last year when flint started processing water from a river to save $19 million in the process. immediately there were complaints about bad tasting and foul smelling water. could this dirty tap be tied with a legionnaires disease outbreak? deathst 87 cases and 10 in 2015 are now under investigation. the city has switched back to using water from lake huron, but the pipe system is still damaged and it may be months before the water is clean again. jonathan elias, abc 7 news. leon: what a mess. uping up -- car sales are

these days, but how do you avoid buyers remorse? a surprisingly between color and value. alison: and a health alert for people who love chipotle.

leon: dramatic video from oklahoma city, the ending of a high-speed chase were officers had to use their cruisers to stop a man driving the wrong way on a highway. 100 milesveling up to per hour on a flat tire with the tailgate of his truck dragging on the road. the officers used a pit maneuver to trap and stop the man. he was arrested. amazingly, nobody was hurt. locally, what is known as a house of horrors may be destroyed. mansionowners of the fouled emission to condemn the home. it sold for $3 million last year. it was on fire last year following the murder of a family

and their housekeeper. the only suspect charged in the case will be back in court next month. leon: 7 on your side with a consumer alert -- 70% of customers drive off the car lot with buyers remorse. experts say there are things that can help prevent that. you should focus on getting a low monthly payment and consider buying a used car. a new car appreciates about -- depreciates about 11% immediately for stop and you should narrow your car choice and know the features that you want before hand. research,hysical visiting different dealers, test driving cars. leon: here's something that may surprise you -- buying a car and r is aht unusual colo good idea. they are cheaper and hold their value longer. alison: 7 on your side with health matters -- chipotle says the e. coli nightmare is coming to an end.

met with the cdc last week and they are hoping the agency will officially declare the outbreak over. it began in october and affected dozens of people in nine u.s. states. chipotle made safety adjustments and is planning to launch a new ad campaign. leon: winter weather in upstate , this carf this video was completely encased in ice. it was finally freed this afternoon. they dragged onto a tow truck to remove it. it was not easy. the car was parked at a restaurant that sits on lake erie in new york. lake effect low temperatures froze the car in place for days. alison: i thought it was going to be spring before the car was out of there. mom and dad were out there with a blowtorch. alison: exactly.

nothing quite like that around here, but it's cold. a weird winter. hurricane season has already started. it normally does not start until june 1, but we have our first subtropical storm, alex. when the season really does begin, maybe in june, the next storm will be bonnie. gusts up to 70 miles per hour, no threat to our area, pretty much conversation. the wind makes it feel like 26 degrees in the district. at reagan 28 national, just a few clouds. the today was cold, only 32 degrees, well below average this time of year. normally we see temperatures in the lower 40's. the temperatures across the board, 22 bwi marshall, manassas 23, winchester 21, hagerstown

24. partly cloudy skies around the beltway, northern montgomery ,ounty into frederick hagerstown, clearing out. that is where temperatures are falling further. not dropping a lot more overnight. the temperatures range from the upper teens in the north and inside theout 24, 25 n theay, the wind calm i morning. it will still be called. grab the jacket and gloves. and the sunglasses in the morning, about 27 degrees downtown d.c. through the daytime tomorrow, sunshine sticks around all day, with the exception of late evening into the overnight. that is when clouds increase just a little bit. as the cloud cover increases, a better chance of showers and rain. until lateot come friday come early saturday morning.

tomorrow morning, 30 degrees at 7:00 inside the beltway. by the afternoon, middle to upper 40's for daytime highs. will hit 46ple degrees. showers late friday, 70% chance. saturday, showers end in the morning, may have snow flurries sunday. a lot of people have the day off for martin luther king day on monday, lower 30's. we are the dead of winter. leon: and you are talking hurricanes. alison: you threw me off with hurricane stuff. is it summer? steve: not quite yet. alison: thanks, steve. robert: the wizards had bradley beal back. a completely different team. sports is coming up.

and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. posting milwaukee tonight, bradley beal making his return after a month. no doubt that the team is different with him back. gets the steal, bradley beal running the floor, slam. wiz up 29-18. later in the second quarter, don't test him. wall with the save, jared dudley, look at the reverse. wiz up 15. fourth quarter, give john wall the lane, this will happen. smash. wizards win 106-101, wall had 19. ive ofyas have won fou

their last six. tonight, against st. john's. he went 11 of 16 from the field, finishing with 33. 93-73.eat the red storm trailingge of rock or, -- the college of rock port trailing oswego state, going for the tip-in. they get something better, they tie the game. the college of rockport wins 77 -67. september, ain 10-year-old with mad handle, looking like a younger seth curry. this is video of seth curry warming up before the game. he has crazy handle, we know that. finishes with a reverse layup. look atnoah cutler -- noah

cutler. he makes it look effortless. he does everything that seth curry does. everything. get this -- i will be taking on noah and a game of horse tomorrow, so please keep me in your prayers. you said that you would pay to see it. show me the money. leon: when i pick up my powerball money, i will pay you. alison: speaking of all that, we saw on twitter, abc news tweeting there was at least one winner in california. we don't know how many others. leon: at least one. ok, could still be one of us. we know who it was not. guy quit his job may be a

little too soon.

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conversation -- what would you do if you win powerball. a lot of folks would quit their job. alison: exactly. one man in new jersey did that -- unfortunately, too soon. it turns out he had not won

anything at all. he and his pool of restaurant numbers fromead the wrong jackpot drawing. they were looking at wednesday's ,umbers for saturday's drawing and he learned that after he had already took off his apron and quit on the spot. imagine the disappointing. in this video, they are cooks and bartenders, so excited -- for two minutes. leon: they will not be unemployed long. for the girl scout meeting...

okay. for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... how many meetings are you having?! at giant, prices are down. savings are up. which makes the checkout lane, victory lane. my giant. steve: unless you bought that

ticket in california, going to work tomorrow. a chance of rain late in the day early saturday morning. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next.

and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, chloe grace moretz. from colony, josh holloway. and music from dj khaled featuring future. with cleto and the cletones. and now, moving forward, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪