leon: first, roads re-freezing, making for dangerous dress. the temperatures dip below freezing overnight. the federal government will be open on a three-hour delay big schoold several districts will remain closed the rest of the week. alison: those closings are com r

ntroversial. first, a check on the freezing temperatures in the impact with steve rudin. temperatures well below freezing in the belfort furniture weather center, in the teens in some areas, and the temperatures continue to fall into the early morning. manassas, 16 frederick, 34 degrees reagan national airport. will fallatures quickly thanks to mainly clear skies. just a few clouds over southern maryland, but not a lot going on. 12 to 24 overnight. that means anything that melt it will re-freeze -- sidewalks, roadways, and overpasses. moral the rest of the forecast, plus a big weekend warm-up coming up. mentioned, the puddles on the road can quickly when thece temperatures drop. jay korff is live in capitol

heights with how the drive is looking now. jay? jay: alison, this neighborhood gives the perfect backdrop for how dicey things could be in the morning. this pile of snow is hard as a rock. a plow insult truck came here a short time ago, the salt on the road doing what i can, but look at all the icy patches. that is the problem the people will face in the morning commute tomorrow. it could be treacherous. jay korff, abc 7 news. prince george's county is investigating a third death connected to the blizzard. in elderly woman was found dead in hyattsville after wandering away from her home. they believe that she suffered from alzheimer's disease. tonight -- the 84 snowsued 5,2 emergency tickets and towed over 600 cars.

back ind.c. schools session, but several other school districts are canceling throughall the way friday, including fairfax, loudoun county, prince william counties. the call to stay close is generating debate. is this really necessary? sides ofey has both the argument from springfield. hi, tom. tom: hey, alison. i'm going to show you visually why fairfax county is closing schools the rest of the week. schoolringfield high behind me, if i'm a teenager walking, it's dangerous to walk in the roads. if i want to walk on the sidewalk, where is it? this,f i walk in all of before get to the high school, i will run into a mountain of snow. >> i'm glad we are all. >> my birthday is tomorrow, so i'm happy about that. tom: not surprisingly, these

boys are glad fairfax county has called off school arrest of the week, but dad agrees, especially sinc snow days are built into the schedule. intoey have 13 days built the school year, so better safe than sorry. tom: there were far from ideal conditions in springfield. at irving middle, the parking lot is ok, but you cannot find the sidewalk. it is similar at west springfield high. walker's in this neighborhood were not only find the sidewalk covered in snow but a trail leading to the snow on the other side also completely covered. there is also concern about ice and giant snow mounds that would force kids into the street at bus stops. >> you have to balance and find childcare. tom: steve thinks that fairfax is making the right call. >> i would rather they be safe than rush back. >> the western side of allowing county is rural, so you have to

account for that. our side might be cleaner, but it's the whole county. some parents in the district were glad that their kids are now out of the house and finally back in school. "the washington post" published an article today, the title, " dear washington, this is ridiculous, go back to school, love a minnesotan." leon: but we are not in minnesota, all right? thanks, tom. we continue to monitor road conditions and school closings. we will have updates starting at 4:24 on "good morning washington." alison: in other news, heartbreaking developments in waldorf. a two-year-old child airlifted to the hospital after being shot, and the police believe it was a tragic accident. richard reeve has the

investigation happening now. richard: that little boy is recovering at the hospital tonight. it appears that his wound is not life-threatening, but the police have a lot of questions. how did a two-year-old get a hold of the gun, and what was a doing unsecured? unsecured? it doing [no audio] richard: we had an issue with the story, but apparently the young boy's father told the heice he was taking a nap, heard a noise, he came out and found the child bleeding. cryinged 911, there was in the background when the call came in. the police arrived and found the boy wounded in the leg. he was transported. his wounds are not life-threatening.

again, the police have questions why the weapon was out. in maryland, you were supposed to have a weapon inside of a gun cabinet or have a gun lock on it. a lot of questions asked the police investigate. richard reeve, abc 7 news. alison: thank you. d.c. police have identified the suspect who they believe shot two school administrators monday. they are searching for a 23-year-old. a man and woman were shot in the in00 block of eaton road southeast. one administrator works for roosevelt high school, the other for ballou. the victims were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. store clerk was robbed, shot, and left for dead. days later, a search for the shooter. jay korff reports. mario's printing shop in

suitland was opened last friday just as the blizzard began. >> it was coming down hard. jay: then he heard a commotion outside coming from the nearby spanish market. >> people were running down the sidewalk for stop somebody yelled inside the store and said, hey, they need help. jay: despite the snow, two armed men robbed the market and shot the employee. >> it is senseless. it's a cowardly act and we hope to find these individuals. jay: wednesday night, detectives returned to suitland road to hand out flyers. leads and arrests. >> it's devastating to hear the news, especially in our community. jay: antonia owns a perfumes shop. >> i don't know why summit he would do that, especially in the snow. jay: this is not the first time

violent crime has impacted the area. they hope this case will be closed and criminals will think twice about returning. >> hopefully you did this will be caught. alison: there are big new developments about the police shooting of michael brown in ferguson, missouri. the city and justice department have reached a deal. jonathan elias has the terms of the deal. the 2014 shooting of unarmed teenager michael brown sent shockwaves across the country and put the ferguson police department in the spotlight. the department of justice reached a tentative agreement on the fergusonges in police department, a 131-page deal. among other things, all officers have to wear body cameras within 180 days, more thorough training on use of force, and also forces the city to revise rules and appeal sections that allow jail time for people who do not pay fines for violations.

this after the doj found officers in ferguson routinely using excessive force and making baseless traffic stops. next up, a series of public hearings. jonathan elias, back to you. leon: oregon militia leader ayman bundy is asking people to leave their camp on federal land. he was arrested yesterday after occupying a wildlife refuge for three weeks. they shoot out with law enforcement left one of the protesters dead. armed, dangerous, and on the run, new revelations about the elaborate prison break that has authority scrambling. alison: a possible tornado lifts a car on a florida highway. alertand a consumer alison: 7 on your side with a

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does not accurately measure your heart rate, which could be dangerous for people who want to push past a certain mark. testing by "consumer reports" found that fitbit was on point with a test strap monitor, but found variances on intensity depending on the location of the bracelet on your arm. tomorrow, the republican candidates will have their final debate he for the iowa caucuses. this, front runner donald trump will not be there. upset over the inclusion over moderator megyn kelly, fox news says that donald trump will hold a competing event at the same time. democrats, senator bernie sanders met with president obama in the oval office today. the president invited sanders there after a similar meeting with hillary clinton last month. will be in iowa for tomorrow night's debate and

caucuses and will bring live analysis and coverage through the day on abc 7. alison: police in southern california have made five arrest in connection with a jailbreak. investigators are not saying how the five are connected to the escape, but the authorities are focusing their efforts on a vietnamese gang. three men who escaped from the orange county jail while awaiting trial for murder, attempted murder, and torture, each remains at large tonight. going to be making additional arrests through the evening and probably into tomorrow. alison: investigators are looking into whether someone inside the gl helped the inmates escape. a $200,000 reward has been offered for information with their recapture. terrifying moments when a tornado touched down near fort lauderdale, florida. a car was blown across the median to the northbound side. other vehicles were flipped on

to their sides. to tornado headwind of up 100 miles per hour. no one was seriously hurt, fortunately. alison: that's incredible that nobody was hurt. how many times have we talked about that this winter, tornadoes in january? steve: it has been a wild winter. this huge blizzard we had, we thought it would be a quiet winter with el niño, but at least the snow is melting at about five to 10 inches per day. the snow moundw will stick around -- the snow mounds will stick around, but already seeing some grass around the house. alison: but now it is freezing over. steve: that's right, anything that melted today will rephrase. -- re-freeze. the government with a three-hour delay. 34 degrees at reagan national airport, but the temperatures will fall downtown, into the 20's later tonight into the early morning. 48 was the high.

the average this time of year, 44 degrees. you can see why so much snow has started to melt. 16 degrees frederick, 25 leesburg, 19 manassas, 20 culpeper, luray 21. further to the east, southern maryland, cloud cover with temperatures in e middle to upper 20's. the wide view, there is plenty of cold air up and down the east coast. to the north and west, state college, pittsburgh, charleston, columbus, all in the 20's, a good indication of what's on the way. clear righte mainly now. heading in closer, no problems around the capital beltway, but be forewarned, with clear skies the temperatures continue to fall. anything that did melt earlier in the day will likely re-freeze, especially on the sidewalks and the street and the overpasses as you had through the early morning. nighttime lows anywhere from 12 24, the wind will be light.

in the morning it will be called. if you have to walk the dog or go to the metro stop, it will be chilly, so bundle up. 15 bethesda, 18 upper marlboro and woodbridge. problemsecast, no overnight, mainly clear skies. tomorrow morning, a beautiful sunrise across the area, but clouds increase as we head through the late afternoon and evening. it should stay dry. through the day friday, a few snow showers well to the west, ,ot going to amount to a lot definitely nothing like we saw earlier in the week. last weekend at this point. the forecast come the day planner, daytime high tomorrow 45 degrees. lowerven day outlook, 40's friday, middle 40's saturday, sunday and monday back into the 50's.

by wednesday of next week, the high temperatures pushing 60 degrees and a chance of thunderstorms. alison: my goodness. steve: wednesday of next week. usts coming next? leon: why not? what about the frogs? steve: a little bit of everything. we aim to please everyone. alison: don't know who you are pleasing with the locusts. [laughter] robert: we saw the capitals for the first time in a while, pulling the flyers tonight. and we caught up with kirk cousins at the d.c. auto show.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: a weeklong layoff for the caps before the game tonight

against the flyers, than the all-star break. that is one game in 13 days. have to go out with a bang, right ? slides over, punches it in. i game. 3-3. 3-3.e game, this goes to overtime. but the behind the net, chase, knocks the stick away, fires the wrister. inyers beat the caps 4-3 overtime. redskins general manager scott mcluhan said they would love to sign kirk cousins to a long-term deal, but franchising him could be an option. had his, kirk cousins mind on some hot new wheels. >> you like that? redskins fans came out in droves, all to get an autograph

from kirk cousins at the d.c. auto show. >> he's one of the best quarterbacks we've had in a long time. . is thehis little guy youngest kid he has heard somebody say, "you like that?" erin: do you like kirk cousins? yeah? what did you tell him? >> you like that? loves cars cousins and there are plenty of options, he still drives his grandma's hand-me-down conversion van. are you looking for an upgrade today? kirk: i'm always looking, i guess. trigger, my wife says i will never pull the trigger, but i do like cars, i enjoyed looking, sports cars, sitting in them. what to buy one and drive one is another story. erin: will kirk cousins be driving the redskins to another playoff run next season? my job was to play

football the best i could and whatever i did on the field will speak for itself, and we will let the chips fall where they may. erin: erin hawksworth, abc 7 sports. robert: we like that! at withe of erin's ch kirk cousins online. d.c. united beat the blizzard and is now in brady 10, florida, for spring training, preparing for the opening of their season -- they are now in bradenton, florida, for spring training, preparing for the opening of their session. sounded like he had a three pack a day habit. maybe like burgess meredith. is born,nother star this one at a barn.

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weather? steve: tomorrow will be a slick start. we'll be in the middle 40's in the afternoon. 50'sgrees saturday, lower sunday and monday, near 60 wednesday of next week in a chance of thunderstorms. will be gone in the next week or so. eileen whelan will be in bright and early with the cold weather updates. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. alison: have a good night. for the girl scout meeting...

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