and the vdot worker were all taken to area hospitals. tonight the investigation continues. right now no word on what caused that vehicle to go off the road. again, we do understand that each one of them is listed in serious condition at local hospitals. we also understand the injuries are said to be not life threatening. at this point, the city and state police say charges are pending. reporting live, brianne carter. jonathan: drive safe. thanks. for instant updates on traffic problems in the area sign up for the text alert. do it at wjla.com/text. you enter your phone number and you will get messages straight from our newsroom so you don't get tuck in traffic. michelle: new information in the war on terror. a suspected isis hacker was in an alexandria federal courtroom today. jonathan: this was a man picked up in malaysia. accused of exposing military and office and federal employees' personal information like names and addresses. stephen tschida is joining us from alexandria with the charges this man is facing.

stephen: about an hour ago, 20-year-old far -- ardid farizi lead a group. he is from kosovo. it is now an independent country that is of ethnic albanians. many of the albanians are of muslim faith. they believe he hacked into a mail-order retailer in phoenix, arizona, and got the personal information of 100,000 individuals. 1300 government and u.s. personnel. they maintain he used twitter and the internet to transfer that information to isis supporters. to isis. and then isis intending to pass that information on to supporters here in virginia. in the eastern section of virginia. the goal there was to target

the individuals for terrorist attacks. keep in mind, last april isis put out a posting that named 100 individuals and called out isis supporters to kill them. now, he will be held in jail until the next court appearance in february. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. this was the scene in bowie this morning when a water main broke. it took several hours to cap it and repair the main. right now the pipe is fixed and crews are working to patch up the road. jonathan: fluctuating temperatures put a lot of stress on the mains. we are about to see a major upswing. speaking of shifting temperatures. chief meteorologist doug hill has a look at the weekend forecast. somewhere on there you had 60's and rain. doug: did i? jonathan: yeah. doug: that is like next week. a huge storm system is out in the midwest. we will be on the warm side of it. in the short-term we are seeing our own warming trend despite the fact a cold front went blowing through with snow

flurries. bright sunny temperatures outside now. still 32 in cummings and hagerstown -- cumberland and hagerstown. 31 in the capital. these are the wind gusts. mighty gusty. 35-mile-per-hour at reagan national. 36 at b.w.i. 37 in manassas. wind chill is 23 in manassas. 27 in washington, d.c. temperatures, clear skies, diminishing winds and snow cover. it will get cold. we hold in the 30's with the clouds around. winds settle to northwest 10 to 15 miles per hour. tomorrow partly cloudy. cold way to start the day with an average wake-up of 25. many suburban areas will be in the teens. as we get through the rest of the weekend the warming trend will begin. we are set in good shape here as the last batch of snowshowers and the clouds with the front move out.

plenty of sunshine. we head through the weekend. more melting. back to you. jonathan: the big dig is moving more to a melt. moving the snow to r.f.k. has become a headache. it has to get there. it arrives by the truckload. there has been a lot of truckloads. suzanne kennedy is live in northeast washington. this has created a problem for some who are nearby the area. suzanne: you are right, jonathan. if you look over the left shoulder, you can see the lot here at r.f.k. all the trucks that are lined up that have been coming in and out of here for days. the problem is the trucks are coming to residential area. the residents are not happy. they have been coming in sings sunday and at it overnight since then 24/7. they hear air brakes, reverse

alarms, hopping. you name it, they hear it. they're tired of it. >> it's really bad. sounds like the earth is moving. i didn't sleep at all last night. because of the noise and everything. suzanne: as you can see, they are lining up here again on oklahoma avenue in northeast washington. residents are just over this. they want the department of public works to do something about this. they say they understand that the snow has to go somewhere. but they say this is just unacceptable. coming up at 50:00, we're hear what the department of public works says about the issue. suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. abc7 news has been on your side leading up to the blizzard. we're on your side every day. stay connected with us on facebook, twitter and wjla.com. get all of your updates, even if you can't watch us here on

channel 7. all you need is a wireless connection. in the district, mayor muriel bowser announced a plan to create 800 new affordable housing options. $90 million will go to 12 separate projects city wide. the d.c. housing authority has struggled to maintain this building when central funding was cut. >> what we heard from the development community was that if we know this money will be in the pipeline, we can be ready for it. we can always be planning to put projects out there. that is the commitment we want to live up to. michelle: since taking office, bowser pledged to set aside $100 million a year for affordable housing in the rapidly changing city. jonathan: talk politics now and the race for the white house. there was a notable absence in last night's g.o.p. presidential debate. donald trump held a rally to raise money for veterans instead of discussing the issues his rivals. so what is the fallout now on the day after? chief political correspondent scott thuman is in des moines. scott, it seems every time

trump says or does something that is questionable, he goes up in the ratings. scott: i mean, that is what makes the campaign so confusing to a lot of people who thought they had politics figured out a long time ago. it's interesting. donald trump says look at the social media mention during the debate. he was getting significantly more than anyone who took part in the debate. he says look at the money. he claims he raised $6 million for veterans last night. you look at the headlines. the "des moines register" the front page says rough night for ted cruz. so if you are a donald trump supporter, you believe that the move paid off big-time. if you are a critic you are trying to figure out how you capitalize on the donald trump move. this is interesting though because a lot of people thought it would be his opportunity to shine. no donald trump on the stage. he can be the great orator he has flashes of being. instead he was getting a lot of swings and arrows from the

other candidates and the critics say he did not fare well. jonathan: this wasn't unprecedented move. i looks like he stole a page from the playbook of ronald reagan. reagan skipped the debate prior to iowa. he came out just fine. scott: plenty of people had written off iowa over the years because they didn't think they had a standing here, especially if they were republicans trying to win over some of the social conservatives they knew they might have a shot and campaigned in places like new hampshire where they thought they could get a better foothold. also, look, it was just the debate in south carolina, in charleston, not long ago rand paul skipped the debate. he is not considered a top tier candidate. he was in the lower debate and said he wasn't going to do it. but it's not a move we have never seen before. the question is will we see people do it now more in the future if they think there is something to gain from it? jonathan: all right. scott thuman in des moines. stay warm. thank you. michelle: developing this afternoon, the state

department announced it is looking at whether recently turned over hillary clinton e-mails were classified when she sent them. clinton has been understood fire for using private e-mail server instead of the one used by the federal government and state department employees. the democratic party front-runner apologized for using a private account and maintains she did not break the law. jonathan: coming up for us on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- michael phelps, epic distraction at a college basketball game? michelle: wait until you see this. it was inevitable. awesome. a different story here. after the big blizzard and clearing all the snow and ice. yes. potholes. where some are popping up. that's next. jonathan: nasty. the icy plunge that warms your heart. freeze from special athletes. that's coming up. michelle: plus a breakthrough in virginia. the debate over gun laws is emotional and divided. how does a divided state reach

a compromise? how does a divided state reach a compromise? that's a

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michelle: you know it as soon as you hit one. a pothole. the initial reaction is the car okay and how much is it going to cost? jonathan: you know it's expensive.

some of them are big, too. moment after catching a pothole, it makes your heart stop. we have a crew where big one opened up. >> the latest issue is what seems like a sinkhole but was previously repaired water main break. wsse tells me two days ago a 12-inch water main broke and the crews got on scene and patched it up. that patch ended up sinking in around 9:30 this morning along addison road and crown street. crews arrived and patched it up again. look at the video from prince george's county police. a scary scene. one resident tells me he is anpy the new car wasn't nearby -- he is happy the new car wasn't nearby. >> somebody would be in trouble for that. >> we will see a lot of road issues in the coming days from the potholes to sinkholes, especially after this

blizzard. sagencies are looking for temporary fixes. jeanette reyes, abc7 news. jonathan: check out the traffic. how are we moving out there? >> not very fast. if you are traveling 270 northbound, slow down there early. as far as the rush begins for friday. northbound around 121 making your way to clarksburg. snow removal ongoing. delays northbound around clopper road. the inner loop beltway from pennsylvania avenue. accident there. no lane information. but keep eyes open for the flashing lights you may see through the area. prince george's's county. accident on 210. southbound between kirby hill and livingston road. the traffic is slow from the

beltway through the area. there is closure due to a water main break. it shuts down northbound lane between everson excalibur. find a detour if that is your regular route home. jonathan: thank you. this is one of the best events to cover. polar plunge in the chesapeake. michelle: it's all for charity. and maryland bureau chief brad bell introduces us to some of the men in blue turning blue from the icy dip. >> the moment before the plunge, spirits are high. bodies warm. >> a beautiful day. no snow or ice. we are good to go. brad: 600 cops hovering on the beach at sandy point state park ready to jump in the icy

chesapeake. among the cheerleaders, larry hogan under doctor's orders hoping -- doctor's order to stay warm and hopes to plunge next year. shiply created this 20 years ago. plungers collect pledges raising $30 million. >> you can't describe what it means. fire department, the military people supporting the athletes of special olympics maryland. brad: the time to get wet. some run. some plunge and dive. >> had a great time. that was fantastic. if you watch abc7 news on a regular basis, i like to be involved in the stories and i like to participate. no way today. but if you want to get involved you can come to sandy point state park tomorrow and register and you can plunge to

help special olympics. sandy point state park, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: no way today. jonathan: i worry about the people that just walk in, swim around for a while and walk out emotionless. michelle: are they alive? doug: i did it when i was much younger, plunge in bay. i was a young and in good shape. it takes your breath away literally. now, clear! god bless them. that is good. it's for a great cause. tremendous cause. the weather will be warmer, it will be up by midday tomorrow it will be at least 38 or 40. michelle: that will feel balmy. doug: start with our news. good weather news. a cold front came through but a little bit of a warmup that is headed this way for the weekend. this is the view from the rooftop of oakdale high school in ijamsville, maryland. do you know where it is? jonathan: i don't. doug: some call it

i-jamsville. they are incorrect. southern frederick county. it's beautiful area up there. rolling hills. 30 degrees there now. the chill is at 18. so that is a story today. the winds and the temperatures across the region now low to mid-30's. 32 in hagerstown. 36 in frederick. 38 in reagan national airport. these are winds that are sustained, not the gust. blowing over a minute's duration. 24 miles per hour. west/northwest. the winds will diminish but enough of a breeze to knock down the wind chills. it feels 23 in frederick. 24 in baltimore. manassas feels like 23. it feels like 27 in the nation's capital. the air temperature tomorrow are in the teens. any standing water will refreeze quickly tonight. we hope the winds will dry that up. get through the day, the high pressure will move overhead and move offshore.

as that happens it will begin the warming process. the next seven days very nice. slow controlled meltdown here for a few days. mid-40's tomorrow with the sunshine. sunshine and the morning clouds in the afternoon. partly cloudy and 55 on sunday. upper 50's, close to 60 monday with a chance of showers on tuesday. when the little creature comes out to proclaim whether spring is coming early or not. it will be 56, nice here. warm in the 60's. showers. maybe thunder on wednesday. turning colder next week. michelle: all in all not bad for january/february. jonathan: i do know where it is. there is a great golf course out there in i-jamsville. doug: i'll smack you if you say that. jonathan: i did it for you. did you wonder what blue toe's atmosphere look like -- pluto's atmosphere look us like? me neither but the people at nasa do. the blue ring created by sunlight. scattered from the caves and

the part cans surrounding -- particles surrounding the rock. the lighter patch is the sunlight that is bouncing off the smoother areas of the surface. now you know. michelle: beautiful. next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the latest on the rapidly spreading zika virus. one that can create potential complications during pregnancy. the case in the u.s. and one of the leading doctors now speaking out. adding urgency to the stop of the spread of the virus. jonathan: plus, debate over the gun control laws is heated and emotional. how in a divided state like virginia were lawmakers able to reach a compromise. we will tell you about the compromise ahead at 4:30

michelle: health official in americas especially in the u.s. are trying to figure out a way to stop and treat the

zika virus. the potential birth defects are dangerous if a pregnant woman gets the virus. reporter: fighting the spread of the zika virus. the images of the newborns with the birth defects are difficult to see. health officials are sounding the alarm for families across the area. >> level of alarm are extremely high. reporter: cases of zika virus in the u.s. all brought back from abroad. three are pregnant women in illinois and new york. now under close watch. it believes it causes brain development in fetuses. there is an explosive spread in brazil. 4,000 babies affected. >> the climate, we have high levels of the urban areas. it helps to spread the disease faster. reporter: brazil is

aggressively combating the type of mosquitoes that carry zika but it hasn't stopped the disease moving north, hitting central america, caribbean and now the u.s. >> we prepare for the possibility of a major outbreak. but in reality, you have to say we believe, we don't know, we believe that it is unlikely that it would happen. reporter: health officials say 20 people contracted zika in the u.s. territories of puerto rico and virgin islands. women who are pregnant or are thinking about having a baby are advised to postpone travel to affected regions. pregnant women in the u.s. are getting refunds from travel plans. they are reviewing policy on the blood donations as zika continues to spread. abc news, washington. michelle: right now the c.d.c. prevents three ways zika virus spread. through mosquitoes, which we saw. potentially from mother to infant. that is be the potential for

birth defects comes into play. it's still unclear how it happens. the c.d.c. is looking into whether the virus can be spread through blood transfusions or sexual contact. jonathan: still ahead on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a major debacle at the pentagon. lands two people in jail. the failed purchase and secret contract. we'll explain coming up. michelle: and still ahead, a look at champ michael phelps who gets a taste of college life. what he did to distract an area state rival in a basketball game last night. we'll have the full video for you

jonathan: today in a politically divided state a major compromise reached in virginia on one of the most controversial subjects of our time. michelle: subject of guns in a state like the commonwealth sparked an emotional and at times a heated debate. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg has the deal reached in richmond. jeff: the deal is being hailed by governor terry mcauliffe and republican leaders as historic legislation. the governor saying earlier today he is confident that this new law will undoubtedly make virginians safer. but many gun control advocates say they feel betray and abandoned by governor mcauliffe. during a packed press conference this afternoon at the capitol, the governor standing shoulder to shoulder with g.o.p. leaders announcing the deal.

the agreement still needs approval from the assembly reverses the ruling last month to end reciprocity for concealed carry in gun owners for 25 states with standards that are considered weaker than virginia's. instead, the new deal requires virginia state police to attend gun shows, to provide background check for private sellers who choose to screen potential buyers. the deal allows the state to take away firearms with people from two-year protective order for domestic violence crimes. opponentses of the deal say they sold them out but mcauliffe says it is not the case. >> i have to do what is right for the citizens of commonwealth of virginia. what we announce today will make virginians safer. >> we believe it is not enough. and that there are other things that can be done that would have made a difference. >> the gun control advocates hand-delivered a letter to governor mcauliffe following his press conference. we will have more at 6:00. plus, we are going to speak

with a firearms dealer in northern virginia about why he believes this agreement could be a big step toward safety. in richmond, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: jeff, thank you very much. while on the topic of neighboring maryland, one democrat right now is sponsoring a bill to strengthen possession charges. it would make having a loaded handgun in public a felony crime with a sentence of one year in prison if convicted. michelle? michelle: we are talking weather. the big thing i noticed today was the wind. so strong. doug: a strong cold front came through. it were nice to watch if you weren't in it. snowshowers and flourishes. winds will diminish tonight. start with a closeup look at the time lapse from the army-navy country club in arlington. 34 degrees there right now. during the day as the front came through, the sky kept changing. it got dark. snowshowers. it's virga. flurries hit the ground. we have plat-based clouds on

the bottom. we know drier air is coming in. later tonight the winds will diminish. with mostly clear skies and a couple of scattered clouds, think the overnight temperatures will range from 15 to 25 degrees. that will knock the chills down. also if there is standing water around, there will be icy spots we'll have to deal with. the weekend after a chilly start tomorrow, we will warm in the mid-40's. morning sun and the afternoon clouds. partly sunny or mild. 53 degrees for the day on sunday. the next seven days keep the warming trend to monday. highs 59. chance of showers. groundhog day, 56. partly sunny. on wednesday, we will be on the east side of a big storm. cold front roll through with the showers and the isolated thunder. we will hit 64 and turn cooler toward the end of next week.

good looking weekend. jonathan: thank you. dozens of people came out for a second blood driver in honor of fallen montgomery county police officer. noah leotta died last month after being hit by a suspected drunk driver. he was just 24 years old. the response was so good a few weeks ago, another drive has to happen. >> we hosted another memorial mood drive in officer noah leotta's memory last month. that filled up completely. there were people who still wanted to donate. so we were able to work with the red cross to host another blood drive today. jonathan: a bill named after the officer now making its way through the maryland general assembly. it will require interlock devices for anyone convicted of a d.u.i. coming up for us at 5:00, we will hear from the officer's family. michelle: to the commonwealth now. v.c.u. researchers say the state recorded almost 1,000 deadly drug overdoses in 2014. most of that involves prescription painkillers or heroin. the situation involving heroin has been described as an

epidemic up and down the east coast. in the release, v.c.u. school of medicine determined eight in ten of those who died used opioids and pointed out overdoses kill nearly three times as many virginians as murders. jonathan: two men who helped come one a secret navy contract to build hundreds of untraceable rifle suppressers will spend time behind bars. the amount spent more than $1.5 million, but the production only cost $10,000. it gets worse. when the products are contracted and nded under review, the suppressors turned out to make the gunshots louder and brighter than without them. mark landersman a racecar will get 60 days. lee hall from sterling, virginia, will get six months. michelle: "7 on your side" with the consumer alert. the federal government says "it" won't collect a fine for chemical spill in west virginia two years ago.

the spill in elk river caused half a million west virginians to live without drinking water for several days. the "charleston gazette mail" says the government won't collect from the company if it can't pay back creditors. jonathan: one of the three inmates that escaped from a jail in southern california surrendered. authorities say the remaining escapees might be traveling in a white van. police arrested at least ten people that investigators do believe helped the trio break out. among those in custody, a woman who taught english at the orange county jail. >> as a condition of the employmentment as the e.s.l. teacher in the jails, it required a security clearance and a class we provide. the class is a three-hour class we provide to contracted employees who work in our jails. jonathan: three men escaped from the orange county jail awaiting trial for murder, attempted murder and torture. investigators say two are members of a vietnamese gang.

michelle: "affluenza" teen is back in court. under question whether he should be in juvenile cort or adult jail. he was 16 at the time of the deadly drunk driving crash and avoided jailtime then. but he and his mother fled to mexico. now 18 it's not clear how he will be treated. a decision on today's hearing could take time. so until then he will remain at a texas juvenile center. if you think you aren't getting the raise you deserve, well, you are not alone. pay paychecks across the country barely increased in the final quarter of 2014, a trend seen for the entire year. despite the economic recovery, salaries and benefits were up two pennies on the dollar. jonathan: while we are talking about money it's not that easy to get a loan these days. not unless you are in japan. the bank of japan is paying people to borrow money. i'm not kidding. they introduced negative interest rates in hopes of spurring economic growth. they are not the only bank to do this either.

bank of switzerland, denmark are encouraging borrowing without paying back the full price. that is the kind of loan i want. they pay you. you don't have to give it all back. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- you know one of the pope mobiles? it is going to go up for auction. if you can't afford it we'll let you know where you can get up close with one of these after the break. >> the greatest olympian in history. michelle: wait until you see this. michael phelps training for the olympics at arizona state became the greatest free-throw distractor ever. what he does next will have you cracking

michelle: all right. distracting opposing players in a basketball game is common. you have seen that. the crowd at arizona state took it to an olympic level last might. take a look. >> the greatest olympian in history. olympic games. [cheering] [laughter] >> oh, it worked! michelle: you get sidetracked looking at him in the speedo.

phelps is a maryland native had sun stripping down to the speedo, bright yellow, to distract the oregon state player. jonathan: it was the bling. it's all the gold. yeah, that is what it was, jonathan. jonathan: the score was 51-28. michelle: they didn't need his help. it's made for a good story. >> we were just like -- it was so funny. i looked at one of the oregon state players and he 100% looked right at us. missed the free-throw. it couldn't have been better. michelle: you lose all focus with that. i'm telling you. if you wonder why phelps was there in the first place he is helping coach the a.s .u. swim team as he trains for this summer olympic games in brazil. jonathan: that is fun. he seems to be a good guy. pope mobile, not the big one. that one, the fiat. you can own one. we told you one of the fiat used to transport pope around philly hitting the auction block. it is definitely happening.

the other one will be on display at the auto show in philly. proceeds from the benefit of ministry and mission of the archdiocese of philadelphia. here is the deal. if you like the fiat, they say it going to be well in six figures. money raised again is going to charity. michelle: eternal blessing probably will follow. jonathan: it's the coolest vehicle. you drive around. you know who was in the backseat of this thing? pope francis. michelle: for sure. >> rock 'n' roll all night! jonathan: paul stanley, gene simmons, kiss. they're now in restaurant business and they are expanding. the new location. we tell you about it coming up. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen at the washington auto show where organizers expect big crowds after last weekend's big blizzard canceled events. crowds after last weekend's big blizzard canceled events.

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jonathan: there is kiss coffin, kiss control lone and kiss bicycle shorts. now a kiss restaurant. gene simmons and paul stanley traveled to oklahoma city for the restaurant's grand

opening. simmons said picking the location was easy. >> heartland is where it's at. it's heartland because the heart there. jonathan: while in oklahoma kiss presented a local veteran's group with a check for $20,000. it's part of the rock & brews restaurant chain. they have been around forever. good band. >> speaking of food. spring lent and easter can't be far behind. bringing back the old option at some stores. starting february 1. 700 restaurants across the d.m.v., delaware and west virginia will offer the special version. jonathan: remember the commercial? all right. if you like flying check this out. boeing newest passenger plane the 737 max. beautiful, right? you have seen the 737. this is brand new. it made a maiden voyage from

outside of seattle. they have 3,000 orders from the 60 buyers worldwide. the 737 is the best selling passenger plane ever. this is a little more ecofriendly and brand new. michelle: that is always good. jonathan: speaking of good, the auto show is great. it was supposed to open last week but blizzard put it on hold. >> it opened tuesday. with extended hours mike carter-conneen tells us it will have extra opportunities to check out this year's show. >> how are you doing today? having fun? mike: checking out the washington auto show. expect company. many are making up for the convention center closure due to the storm last weekend. the hours have been extended. 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. saturday. 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. sunday. the end of the show featuring 750 of the latest and the greatest makes and models. >> you get in cars. you learn about that. you talk to specialist and find the next car at the auto show. >> all day friday, the floor was crawling with friends and their parents despite for an

activity after another snow day. >> stir crazy for sure. >> after historic visit with two feet of snow melting on the side of the washington road, auto makers say a lot of it this year in the big trucks and s.u.v. >> blizzard brought the reality check. you can't get around that well. i'm looking at a tundra, f-150 or dodge ram. one or the other i'm going for but i need a truck. mike: it helps that the hybrid and the smaller s.u.v.'s are fuel efficient. gas prices are so low. >> we had a ford explorer and it was $4 in 2004 it cost $100 a week. >> gas prices are low. this is the time to buy a truck but you never know if gas prices will hold. it could go back up an then you are paying at the pump. >> meanwhile, save on fuel costs. good running car. >> driver of the hybrid and smaller vehicles point out by saturdays are rare. the rest of the time they get around fine for a lot cheaper. at the washington convention

center -- >> i need a 4 x 4 truck by the way. i want a real truck. mike: mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. jonathan: smart man. michelle: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- see what happens when the rescuers of that st. bernard who fell through the ice in the blizzard were reunited with the dog. jonathan: donald trump's foundation spreading the wealth. we will speak to local recipients about what they think about the donations. scott abraham joining us on the desk now. we talked about concussions, one of the hottest topics out there. michelle: today i assume you went to george washington university where you spoke to someone who has a real connection with the issue. scott: the g.w. women's basketball team is led by senior point guard lauren chase. unfortunately for the senior, she has had a long history with concussions. in her basketball career, which includes high school and college, she suffered from five concussions. in fact, a couple of years ago basketball was taken away from

lauren because of a concussion. she missed her entire junior season. now she is back on the court and leading the colonials to a terrific season. they have won 13 straight games. student of the game on and now off the court, find out how lauren has made concussion awareness her mission moving forward. i'll have that story tonight in the sports cast at 5:00. jonathan, michelle, amazing. she was on track to go to law school and now she has completely changed her career path because of the experiences on the basketball court. michelle: found her passion. scott: amazing, right? jonathan: it is. thank you for that. if you blinked, you missed it. some snow started falling inside the beltway. heavier here near 66 in centreville this afternoon. at some point you could see the snow falling and the sun was out. fast-moving cells didn't last that long but it was the first time most people experienced a snowstorm where they had to wear their sunglasses. michelle: looks like fog. steve: i will take a snowstorm

with sunglasses any day of the year. not so bad. a week ago to the moment we were looking at the heavy snowflakes. wow! what a powerful blizzard it turned out to be. three of the best days of my life. and yours. it was fun. i had a great time covering it. the viewers liked it. good time. michelle: we spent so much time together. steve: we did. jonathan: it's like coming down when the kids aren't going back to school for a week. steve: exactly. enough. everyone is back to work and back to school on monday. look at the sunset out there. this is from national harbor. if you have not been outside in the past few hours even though you did have a little sunshine out there, it's still cold. 38 degrees. looking at the temperatures across the board, 34 in winchester. luray at 34. closer to the by a, 41 in southern maryland. the wind chill factors make it feel ten degrees colder out there. lower 20's in leesburg and manassas. feels like 24 degrees at b.w.i. marshall. temperature trend, 10:00 tonight in downtown d.c., 30

degrees. getting home late on metro the temperatures will fall in the 20's. be on the lookout for the slick spot. forecast for the overnight, 15 to 25 degrees. scattered clouds. we will see a nicer weekend ahead. warmer temperatures on the way. 46 on saturday. 53 degrees on sunday. it gets better after that. take a look at the seven-day outlook. monday near 60. middle 50's on tuesday. by wednesday, what little snow remains will pretty much be gone. 64 degrees for a daytime high. chance for thunderstorms. check on traffic. >> cheers to the weekend, steve. thank you for the warmup. for folks traveling 29 northbound through four corners heavy stacked up there. the roadway reducedded to one lane between university boulevard and southland avenue. it looks like the left lane gets past the snow removal project that has been going on for the last several days on 29. the lanes are narrowed by snow. causing lanes from 355 in friendship heights off and on, on the beltway. causing delay for folks on

georgia avenue from silver spring to beltway. it may take you longer to get home and enjoy the friday festivities. on the beltway, from old georgetown road and new hampshire avenue. stacked up to bethesda. live shot from the traffic land camera through river road. that delay is coming from the tysons area, stacked up there if you make it between st. georgetown pike and 270 spur. elsewhere for folks on the bentway, traveling through prince george's county. we have report of an accident there making your way around the beltway. it will be on the inner loop between richie marlboro road and pennsylvania avenue. jonathan: thank you. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- you know the possibility of getting ripped off when you buy something on craigslist. you can get in trouble selling something. how to avoid getting ripped off when you take out an ad or exercise one. we h

john: many people put used items up on craigslist to find a buyer. but one guy did it with his car and he got scammed for $2,000. he is trying to sell the 2001 honda prelude. he did what many of us do. took out an ad on craigslist. >> they contacted me and asked if the car was still available. >> the potential buyer said in a string of text messages he was in south carolina and very interested. the buyer said he would send a check for $5,000 to cover the price of the car plus shipping. >> he said he would send a check and $2400 of it would go back for chipping. >> the check showed up and he deposited it in his banking account. as instructed he wired $2400 to who he thought was the shipper. >> he said everything looked great until he logged on to his account the next day.

discovered the check bounced. he is now $2400 plus $130 in overdraft fees. this can happen when you are selling or buying on craigslist. sorry, but when using craigslist deal with the local people only. you can meet in person. never accept a check for more than an item is worth and never wire anyone money for shipping. his family lost a year's worth of savings. >> it doesn't only take it out of my hands it takes it out of my house. john: he is still trying to sell the prelude just to become whole again. one small bit of consolation after we got involved the bank agreed to refund the $130 in overdraft fees he incurred. but no way to every recover money wired to a scammer. be careful so you don't waste your money. i'm john matarese, abc7 news. leon: tonight, a suspected hacker in an alexandria courtroom. his alleged crime? helping isis and putting local lives at risk. a whole new headache caused by

the blizzard. >> there should be come consideration for us. leon: a neighborhood deals with a nasty side effect of the storm. plus, from the no good deed goes unpunished file. >> people who didn't want to file the rules should have to now pay the fines. leon: why the mayor is catching flak for showing mercy. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: the government says he hacked in computers to steal information on armed forces and federal employees but today the 20-year-old from coas sew appeared in -- kosovo appeared in federal court in alexandria and stephen tschida was also there. he join us now with the latest on war on terror. stephen: these are chilling accusations. this man from kosovo and former yugoslavia nabbedded in malaysia. he appeared in a courtroom in alexandria a couple hours ago charged with giving information, addresses to isis of people here in northern

virginia so they could be targeted. the prosecutors late out their case in a lengthy affidavit. citizen of kosovo and former yugoslavia in malaysia on a student visa. 20-year-old ardit ferizi led a hacking group called kosovo hackers security. the charge was hacking in secure retail business computer in arizona and gaining access to personal information of roughly 100,000 people including some 1,300 u.s. government and military personnel. ferizi is believed to have turned that information over to isis or isil, via a twitter account. isis' hacking division posted hyper link on twitter last summer titled "u.s. military and government personnel." it included addresses. prosecutors say the purpose is to encourage terrorist attacks against the individuals. in march of last year, isis posted a kill list with the names and the addresses of 100 american service members.