>> now, abc 7 news at noon, on your side. >> first from the big dig out to the big melt. one step outside and he feels the almost surprising air, but that does not mean it is all sunshine. a pretty nice day around here tomorrow, and a very big weather day on wednesday with heavy rain possible, and

flooding. 57 degrees from lottie high school in laurel. still a lot of snow on the ground but the temperatures and rain will do a number on that. we will come back and tell you more effects of the rain coming this way, and the warm temperatures as part of our seven day forecast. --my: despite the warm air warm weather, several area schools were delayed from the leftovers of last week's delays. sam sweeney is live in fairfax county. it is certainly a balmy afternoon and it does not feel like a day were student to get a two-hour delayed start to school, but that is the case of many school districts across our area. and fairfax county, the buses hit the streets after more than a week. and nearly everyone is going back to school today, but not on time. in northern virginia, fairfax

-- lounge county pushed back loudoun county pushed back start time two hours, fauquier county one hour. a weekend evaluation showed many sidewalks and crosswalks were still in passable nine days after the snow stopped falling. some parents agreed that others say enough is enough. >> i do not see a deal a. i am a realtor and i have been on the roads. they are clean, not a problem. surprised butwas i think that with the sidewalks and some of the kids, it has not been cleared yet, it is hard for them to stand at the bus stop. we traveled around earlier and many of the sidewalks are cleared. school officials say there are still some sidewalks that are not, and it will force kids to walk into the street as they walk home from school later on this afternoon. if you are going to be out

driving, slow down. reporting in fairfax county, i am sam sweeney. jummy: those who are signed up for our abc 7 text alerts got a heads up about the delays this morning. goody wjla.com/text to sign up for the alerts. to maryland, where two teenagers were arraigned for the murder of a 13-year-old girl did david eisenhower charged with first-degree murder and his classmate, natalie keepers charged with helping him dispose of a body. family and friends say they are stunned. >> people are in distress at this point. that has to be the blackest day of their lives. on sunday, divers searched a pond on the virginia tech campus. either defendant entered a plea during today's court appearance on they will be back in court at the end of march. one person is dead and another

hurt after a stabbing at a northwest d.c. united club after midnight at the barcode. jeannette reyes explains what happened as d.c. police chief cathy lanier designs whether or not to take action against the club. jeannette: it is a parent a party ended abruptly after a man was stabbed to death at a popular d.c. bar and lounge, barcode. police tell me an investigation is underway and there are many unanswered questions. stabbed ato men were the popular barcode barred and lounge -- bar and lounge. shutting down the street for parts of morning rush-hour, then detectives focused on the inside of the club. no suspect or motive has been released. >> nothing like this happened. >> a lot of it is alcohol-related.

people get drunk and start pointing fingers at one another. jeannette: one thing that may help in this ongoing investigation is a surveillance camera, one of several in the area that may have captured what exactly happened in those moments leading up to the fatal stabbing. jeannette reyes, abc 7 news. jummy: cathy lanier has the power to shut down a nightclub for 72 hours after a violent crime and she has not indicated whether she will use that authority in this case. investigation underway into a fatal officer-involved shooting in northwest d.c. around 2:00 this morning on clay terrace. the officer shot a suspect after he pulled out a weapon following a fight and a chase. the weapon turned out to be a bb gun, and the officer was not hurt. the aim of the suspect was not released. leesburg police are investigating the first homicide of the year, and the location is a bit unusual.

someone ran inside the police station on plaza street to report a stabbing across the street, where a man died shortly after. so far police have not released any names in relation to this case. a water main break that snarled morning commutes will continue to bring headaches to drivers for hours to come. a water main burst rate last night near the intersection of university boulevard and piney branch road. john gonzalez has been there all morning. john: they are definitely moving quickly. they have had plenty of practice. in the last month, wssc has seen over 300 water main breaks. this the most recent one in the takoma park section of silver spring. that pipe that ruptured last night has been repaired. line, ite charged the means they are already running water through it.

no one lost water during this ordeal, and they are throwing the gravel into the whole to patch things up. the next project will be repaving, and that will be quite a challenge because university boulevard buckled in several spots so they are going to have to resurface the entire area. here is how the spokesperson for wssc describes the work. >> a lot of old material had to be cut out. they are cutting the pipe to fit, so a lot of work. cannot just put it in the hole and make it fit, we have to prep it so this is probably going to be an all-day affair. back your life, that is the section of pipe, a 12 inch pipe that ruptured last night. how old was this pipe? 1928, thetalled in year after the stock market crash.

calvin coolidge was the president of the country, to put things in perspective. as for traffic, one eastbound lane is getting by and two westbound lanes. they will even have some lane closures tomorrow, so you may want to avoid this area until wednesday. what other problems can you expect if you are hitting the roads? jamie sullivan is on traffic watch. jamie: as john mentioned, please in that area, just go slow, use caution. we are going to stick with lookomery county, take a at this volume traveling on the inner loop near georgia avenue. delays stopped up to connecticut avenue where you are just inching along. the reason for this is in fact because of an accident on the inner loop near georgia avenue. he dropped down into single digits. it is an overturned vehicle. the bigger picture shows the capital beltway three college

park not bad at all. we are pretty good in virginia through annandale. ceta.want to focus on the a the best alternate will be to use the susa bridge or douglas bridge. both of those are good options. the water main break will be in place all day, and we will keep an eye on the crash at the top of the beltway. this, take a look at people and part of los angeles woke up to the sound of exploding propane tanks. flames for commercial buildings lit up the sky for hours and it took firefighters more than two hours to put the fire out. no word yet on how that fire started. noon, up on abc 7 news at a pro-surfer takes on a big wave and a big fall. what he says about the moment it all went wrong. after more than a year of campaigning, we are at the

official beginning of the race for the white house. why candidates are changing their focus in iowa. a big day in the investigation into last year's and trey -- amtrak derailment. doug: mid-sixties in fredericksburg, mid 40's in the mountains as the cold front takes its way west to east. temperatures will start to fall off as the rain for the cold front gets closer. it will leave rain through the area, clearing skies for tonight, back to sunshine tomorrow. look at the futurecast which will show the cold front coming through, the clear skies overnight and tomorrow, but keep an eye to the west because a bigger, more moisture laden cold front will be on the way. definitely spend more time in a minute talking about that and its implications.

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>> abc 7 news at noon, on your side. jummy: a terrifying scene in san diego where a man was killed when a massive tree crashed his car. feetree was about eight wide and came down during severe weather yesterday. three other cars were damaged but no one was inside at the time. it took hours to clear away enough of the tree to remove the victim. the ntsb will release an update on last year's deadly amtrak crash in philadelphia. more than 2000 pages of documents will be made public. the train was heading from d.c. to new york when it crashed and

killed eight people, injured more than 200. a final report is expected later on this year. amtrak trying to determine what struck and acela train from d.c. to new york last night. the crew stop the train and inspected the damage, and we are told no one was hurt. gears, after months of 2016igning, tonight vote will be underway at the iowa caucuses. republicant and one will have their first win of the campaign season. donald trump is making his final push. this is a live look at a campaign rally in waterloo. hast thuman is in iowa and -- as he reports, the final push is about to get more support from voters. scott: after all the

anticipation and build up, it is finally here, election day in iowa. it is a lot less about trying to win over support but trying to convince people to caucus. than a different process people are used to, and depending on your party, could take a couple of hours. what we are hearing from the candidates is pleading. >> we will win on monday night if there is a large voter turnout. >> of course it is close, it is competitive. >> if you need anything, it is donald j trump.com. >> bring your friends, bring your family. possibly complicating matters just a little bit is the weather. way,wstorm is headed this with potential for blizzard-like conditions. in des moines, iowa i'm scott thuman. jummy: watch first got's --

watch for scott's live reports from iowa. doug, you are saying they could get some snow? doug: it looks like in the southeastern part of the state, it will start with rain and then snow. overnight and through the day tomorrow, it will be a major storm, but they are hardy folks. they will get out and do their thing. we have rain coming this afternoon, but that staying -- same snow system that will bring snow to the plane states will bring rain on wednesday. a time lapse from woodbridge, virginia, we had some sunshine this morning but that has faded away ahead of cold front number one. the cloud cover now in prince william county is pretty widespread, with more clouds coming in ahead of the front. ,n the mid-60's in many areas 59 at reagan national, but

turning colder in cumberland, frostburg, because of the cold front. it is a quick moving cold front and there is some rain with it, but it is all rain. to warm even in the higher elevations for snow. we expect the rain to arrive in our area around 3:30, 4:00. it is part of a larger area of rain that stretches well southwest, so as the front stretches through we will have periods of rain. futurecast, our here's the rain at 4:30, and then south and east of town by 10:00 tonight. tomorrow, a nice day, cooler than today, but very pleasant. then comes the next run. sometimes cold fronts produce their own left and produce their own rain. sometimes when they are strong

enough, they start interacting with other forces, like this huge batch of moisture off the atlantic. have some flooding because of the run off and melting snow around the area. one computer estimate of how much rain we might have after midnight on thursday morning, just over an inch in some areas will have more than that. localized flooding certainly will be a possibility. here we go around on the merry-go-round of temperatures, 58 today with rain developing later. groundhog day tomorrow, 48 and partly cloudy. 64 with the front on wednesday, and thursday and friday it turns cooler but not colder. thursday through sunday look like a nice stretch of mild temperatures. ,y the time we hit the weekend except for the piles in the parking lots most of the snow will be gone from the metro area. it is just a guess. i cannot foresee the future

that well. jummy: i hope he sees s shadow. a professional surfer's sore this noon but otherwise ok after falling off a massive wave. take a look at the middle of your screen. streets he felt about 40 -- 40 feet after hitting the water. he said it felt like being in a car crash. he and his fellow surfers were taking advantage of giant waves caused by el niño. you have to be careful out there for sure. another case of the zika virus turning up in virginia. what we know about the patient as the world health

jummy: an incredible survival story near richmond, many are calling a miracle. fire engulfed this house in amelia county, trapping a blind man inside. the man called 911 when he's found his way to the back, out the door and too anxious neighbors. the house is likely a complete loss but no one was hurt. for jenna health officials have confirmed a second case -- virginia health officials have confirmed a second case of the zika virus. a student from wayman mary traveled to central america -- william & mary travel to central america over the winter break.

the viruses linked to serious birth defects and thousands of children born in south control america. scientists in great britain are in research that many fear crosses too many ethical boundaries by altering genes. is to better understand miscarriages and inherited genes, but many worry it is the next step to so-called designer babies. cindy crawford is ending her modeling career. she told united airline she plans to retire on her 50th birthday later this month. that does not mean the supermodel is slowing down anytime soon. she still runs a successful beauty, home, and lifestyle empire. doug hill will be back after the break with a look at the rain neighborhood,i feel like

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jummy: some couples have a long courtship and for others it is a proposal at first sight. >> i am erika, do not drop me. nice to meet you. these two love birds got engaged seconds after meeting in person for the first time. they began talking of her social media about a year ago. she lives in california and until this weekend, he lived in new york. >> you do not drag your feet

with real love. jummy: they left the airport and eloped with just a few friends tagging along as witnesses. doug, he scared me. i thought you were trying to say -- doug: i know you would love to go to punxsutawney but you can't. he has been sitting here on this what for 30 years -- on this wood for 30 years. jummy: snakes on "let's talk live." now this. doug: rain will continue to move across the area with cold front number one, and we will have to deal with a stronger cold front on wednesday. there could be a little flooding from that system, and we will clear out later in the week. lots of groundhog stuff at 4:00. jummy: we want spring.

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