now,ncer: breaking right prince william county men arrested on terrorism charges. what happens next? plus? >> a little panda draws big crowds at the zoo. coming up, the best time to see bei bei in action. >> new developments from capitol hill, the lab samples just coming in from the capital cafeteria that was evacuated. 6:00 onabc 7 news at your side. >> breaking tonight from prince william county, two men in custody, accused of trying to join isis. live outside the courthouse in alexandria, where they are said to be charged. one of these was just minutes away from leaving the country?

>> here is what we know about the two men. the fbi says that one of them is 28 years old. they say he is the one trying to get to syria to fight with isis. the second band is a 20 -- the second man is a 25-year-old, accused of helping the other man to hatch a to get there. the two began planning this last fall. he was supposed to fly out of richmond to chicago, to chicago to jordan, eventually to syria. the charging documents say they drove within a mile of the richmond international airport yesterday, then he took a cab the rest of the way. when he checked into the departure gate, that is when he was arrested by the fbi. it turns out the men unknowingly contacted a person, but that was a confidential informant with

the fbi wearing a wire. he drove back from richmond yesterday afternoon. once back, he was questioned and arrested. court documents say he is a u.s. citizen born in pennsylvania. and that the other man became a permanent illegal resident of the u.s. back in 2012. if convicted, they face a maximum of 20 years behind bars. live in alexandria, abc 7 news. >> more breaking news tell you about, the white house lifting economic sanctions against iran, confirming that the country has in theled large programs nuclear department. today marks a moment that the historic nuclear deal "transce nds to direct action." all of this coming in as we are learning that after 8 p.m. months inand that 18 a prison in iran, a washington

reporter is coming home. he was part of a resin or swap just hours ago. in return, the u.s. agrees to release seven people charged with violating sanctions. jason was convicted of a secret trial back in 2014. on charges that he was a u.s. spy. we are still waiting to hear more on the timing of when jason will return to the u.s. during a fifth american is also being released. he is a student detained in iran several months ago. we are staying on top of every developin deep detailg, always online at wjla.com. outside,live look now finally a break from the clouds in some spots. but now, we're looking ahead to some possible flurries. lucie hasist devon your look. devon: even light snow is possible, does do not expect a

lot coming out of it. hardly any accumulation. this picture looked a lot better with sunshine we could have had, the live look from national a littleperhaps o daylight. temperatures quickly cold, so we had condensation occur. get a break midday in the afternoon, but more clouds came back. we still managed mid 50's for the high. colder air is coming town for hagerstown. factoring the wind, 10-15, that , gusting to 25. it feels even colder, even freezing and hagerstown. luray is 32. light snow activity possible tomorrow, the air temperatures to well above freezing. the roads are still just wet. maybe some coating on the grass. ,he martin luther king holiday

tuesday, completely different. i will discuss the full outlook in just a few moments. ofthank you greeted people the national zoo are beside themselves, bei bei made a to view this morning. steppeople found the first into the spotlight incredible emotional. >> nearly five months old, panda brought ai crowds. barbara was first in line. >> 20 pounds and i cannot wait to see the little darling. >> but what is it about pandas that makes so many so passionate? i think they are really cute. themere is something about that makes you feel calm, makes me really happy. >> a few visitors even shed tears of joy. >> it is really special, and i love pandas. >> she loves a lot of animals,

large animals. can trip to go see the cub be an hour or longer, only to come inside and discover bei bei was in his bed. even though he is visible, he spends 90% of the day sleeping. he is a a b. needs to work on getting bigger. he is mostzooday, active between noon and 2 p.m. he is starting to neville on bamboo. and he will be allowed outside. visitors will keep their fingers crossed for face time. day toright, this is my put on a show for them. >> at the national zoo, mike carter, abc 7 news. >> and taking a live look now at the panda cam, you can see bei

bei getting a little bit of rest on the rock. we want to remind you that the panda house is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. however, the line is cut out at 3:30. expect a weight over the next few days, because it is a holiday weekend. and new development tonight after the cafeteria in the office building is evacuated. this was the scene yesterday, after construction crews found what they thought was lead paint dust. we have new details and i and we spoke with the architect of the office. lab samples confirm the dust was from lead paint, but it was not widespread. that is good news because it did not get on any food. cleanup is still continuing an icon no word just yet on when that cafeteria is going to reopen. up, a school threatens to

expel student. the new fallout is coming out, after the group says the incident was meant to target muslims. new fuel on the fire, the emotional showdown to get guns out of a school zone. that is just

>> new developments tonight in the fight to get a gun shop away from a school. richard reid is live in mclean with plenty of people who a lot to say about this one. richard: a lot of people out here, this is all about location, location, location. firearm store right here when we walked over, there is an elementary school literally in its backyard. and this is a subject of vigorous debate. >> we just do not want the gun shop right behind our school. is that a problem? >> it is a civil right. richard: an up close and

personal debate. protesters calling for a gun store-free zone. >> i don't think in richmond they ever knew there was a school right next to this gun store. rights counter protesters saying this store has every right to be here. >> this is a law-abiding business, they are licensed and conducting business. >> another location next september, the back of the store is just 100 feet from the elementary school. >> the worry is that there would be a mentally unstable child who could somehow get access to a gun, and we can have a horrible, horrible crisis. >> yes, we're close to a school. i get that. richard: the owner says hold off, they got a strenuous background check. including a vetting from the atf. >> we do not sell the firearms here. richard: outside the protesters

is a virginia delegate. localitiessking that begin with the right to decide whether gun stores should be next to schools. richard: it would be grandfathered in. but maybe future businesses would be affected. >> move away from the school so there is no question whatsoever that if there is a person with a gun, that they should not be there. now, the owners here point out that the back of the store looks like a house. this is the area that faces the school. there is no sign that says guns or anything like that. we expect to hear about some debate on the proximity issue in richmond the next coming weeks. in mclean, richard reid, abc 7 news. abc 7eloping right now, has confirmed that two students were expelled from a washington school for sending a bomb threat from a muslim student's e-mail address. new tonight, we found groups who

called anti-muslim acts like this deplorable, saying their becoming all too common. >> we are shocked but not surprised, given the unprecedented level of anti-muslim bigotry in the nation. >> and we are digging into the story for you right now. the latest reaction and the new fallout tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. coming up, the masters are at work. the stories behind these incredible sculptures, where you can see them before they melt. and devon is talking potential snow on the way.

: a flash mob in rome, coming out to celebrate the life of david bowie.

they sang classics gongs, iconic even singing the thunderbolt. he died at the age of 69, after an 18-month battle with cancer. families came out to see world-class ice carvers compete in a competition. the third annual winter ice fest began at the village at leesburg. they went head-to-head all day. the entries will be eliminated and the winner picked once a gets dark. one attendee says it is an amazing type of art. and i have to agree with that. >> to be able to use all of these tools, they have to be able to control the temperature. kellye pretty cool. that thege says sculptures will remain on display untold they melt. with the weather we are here having, that will be hard to come. be aroundis going to

for a while, at least we have to get through tomorrow. we might have a little coaching of some snow. let us get a live look outside at national harbor tonight. we have wilson bridge in the distance. colder, but already it feels even colder when you combine the wind. the air temperature and wind for this is what it actually feels like -- 39, already freezing in hagerstown and luray. what we had was the clouds breaking, and we had some fog building. that broke at about midday. but this bank of clouds came back in, a cloudy day. but i will tell you, fairly comfortable temperatures for the day, i was out in dupont with friends. people were out on the porch today. speaking of chilly conditions, we are bringing back the cold northwest wind, expecting cloudy skies at times.

a chance of some snow, just a chance. could see some more, don't get too excited. ramps up andreally we are already here on monday at 3:00. the martin luther king holiday, it will more accurately feel like freezing for the hive. backup in our forecast of a recent the timeframe to now. we go overnight, the futurecast showing you the clouds going back. it is overcast in the morning, low 20's to about 35. here is the light snow coming in and told midday, showing the precipitation could be light snow flurries. up until about 12:30 here, do not get too worried or excited. we know there is not much, but willy of does fall, it melt on the roads. no slick spots, and coating on the grass would be all we get. might even break out some sunshine, but there is really no worry.

just looks a little bit pretty for you, maybe want to stay away from it. 40, and here are the screaming northwest wind that kicks in on martin luther king. only going to be in the 20's for the high, actually feels like teens and single digits, really really cold for you out there. you would just have to do some volunteer work, maybe the indoor variety out there. extremely cold through tuesday, some flurries really keeping an i on next week. some indications and stuff might happen there. but i guarantee you things will change before we get to there. if you do plan on attending the martin luther king parade downtown, feels like 11,12,13 with the windchill. you can tune in live at 12:30 mobile actually have that live. kellye: that might be the best way to see it.

>> a good day in college hoops. we need some hotness after that. they say winning is never easy. but the terrapins made it look easy against ohio state. not an easy win for the hoyas. g'

announcer: now, the toyota sports cast, brought to you by your local dealer. robert: the hoyas with a big conference matchup, hosting villanova. the last time the lenola lost a big easy game was last season at georgetown. upset alert, second half, hoyas down. driving the lane, lathe it in with the left hand. that is part of a 7-0 nothing run. just over three minutes ago, hoyas down six. ryan gets the backdoor pass down

low, it in putting villanova up 48-40. they hit the free throws, as well. they win it, 55-50. the terrapins and ohio state, this was all maryland. we start in the first half. rashid gets the past in the corner, he had 16 of the half. leading at the break, robert carter, junior also had a big day. he was 4-4 downtown, led the way with 25 points. the terrapins break the century mark, 100-65. more colleges, harvard played at howard for the basketball iq. scott abrams was there. scott: this was circled on the calendar for quite some time at howard university, ivy league powerhouse harvard coming to d.c. for the first time ever for a basketball showdown with the team. howard playing without the

nations leading scorer come out with an elbow injury. a homecoming for tommy amaker, who played his high school ball at wt woodson. the corner three does not go, the follow -- howard led by one at the break. second half, a little inside out action, marcel boyd takes it out to tyler stone. eight minutes remaining, the crimson took over. slam, howard hangs tough, falling to harvard 69-61. >> they did a great job. they made it a great game. >> you can see the interest from the alumni and the students, and we had a great turnout from our area, great motivation to watch them. i am very proud to have an opportunity to bring our kids here. scott: they said they hope to continue the series and see it

grow. they have not scheduled next season, the plans are in the works. reporting at howard university, scott abraham, abc 7. robert: virginia tech wins, and former colts and ravens coach passed away at the age of 84. kellye want to apologize for the loss. kellye: i went to that school. robert: ma have the nation's leading scorer. kellye: we needed him in that game. robert: that was a big issue. kellye:

devon: a little snow if we do get it, maybe a coating on the grass is all you get. air temperature hovering above freezing, 38 tomorrow. and we have a really windy martin luther king day. still a breezy day, feels like 17. that is the warmest it feels all day -- single digits even in some spots. turn your attention to next friday and saturday, some indications from a long-range projection that there might be is an african storm starting to fire up. this is a projection that is completely different. a lot of changes between now and then. even the cold air projected in place at that time, there would not be enough cold air and strong enough high pressure to keep that system men. maybe a transition zone, rain to snow. a lot to be said about that, a long way to go. we will keep a sharp eye on it. kellye: sounds good. we thank you very much for joining us. we hope you have a great evening.

we will see you back here at 11:00. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.

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