>> now, abc 7 news at noon. on your side. jummy: less than a year after he do you i crash claimed the lives of two students at wootton high school in montgomery county, a new debate is starring about a spring break trip. parents for a group of seniors

at the school are organizing a trip to mexico. jeannette reyes takes a look at the document at the center of this controversy and why the principle is speaking out. this controversy goes well beyond the classrooms here at wootton high school. the acting principal is outraged about an upcoming senior trip she considers irresponsible. students will be heading to mexico for their annual spring break trip organized by parents. in the legal agreement, it states that the drinking age in mexico is 18. the principal said in a letter sent to parents, our community has suffered tremendous losses and i'm disappointed that anyone would imply that drinking by students not yet of legal drinking age is acceptable, even if it is allowed in a different country. take a listen to how some students are reacting. >> if there's going to be a supervisor, they should do it all together and make sure the supervisor knows what's happening. they should have a limit. willat happens in mexico

happen in mexico because it doesn't have an impact on the school because it's not a school trip. jeannette: in documents we obtained, one of the organizers for the trip is tracie saltzman, wife of kenneth saltzman, who was convicted of allowing underage dnking in his home on the night of a horrific crash last year that killed two wootton high school students. she tells the washington post that she does not condone underage drinking and was simply including mexico's drinking age so that parents are fully aware. reporting in rockville, i'm jeannette reyes. happening right now, arlington and fairfax county are on alert for a potentially rabid fox. there have been reports of at least three different attacks in the last few days. john gonzalez has the latest. we have been talking to residents who live in this mclean neighborhood.

they say they see fox's here all the time. this week, many of the folks have seen a fox that appears to be injured with bloody paws and a bloody nose and a laceration on his back leg. it has attacked at least one person in this area. we just spoke to a woman who was attacked here on tuesday morning in the front yard. she says she made eye contact with this fox and then it lunged at her twice. she got a chance to take a couple of photos after she was written on the leg -- bitten on the leg. the fox moved very slowly. she was rushed to the emergency room and animal control was called. later, someone walking with a baby stroller was also attacked. this woman says she believes it is the same rabid fox. >> it was clear it was injured by an animal or car. i think it felt presence -- threatened by my presence.

it came back the second time and i shook it off. i started to go to the front of the house rather than this entrance and it started to walk off towards the trees. i was still being pretty slow. john: there was another similar incident on monday. two people were attacked by a fox your curtis trail. most of the foxes here in northern virginia are nocturnal. which is why this is so concerning. the fox has not been found. jummy: we want to talk about the weather right now. cloudy and dreary conditions today. some areas good seasons no later tonight. chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. doug: that cold front that came through yesterday's sitting off the coast -- yesterday is sitting off the coast.

the eastern shore may get some flakes. temperatures are warm enough that it will not have an impact. this is the rockville campus of montgomery college. 44 degrees with a northerly breeze. temperatures across the area not much different. 46 frederick. 45 hagerstown. temperatures are not going to change a lot. probably stay in the 40's, close to 50's. maybe a glimpse of sunshine in the afternoon. this frontal zone to the southeast. radar is picking up some showers. we could see some wet flakes. the farther south and east you are from the district, the more likely you will deal with this. heavy rain will move out of the picture. high pressure moves in tomorrow for the weekend.

through the day tomorrow, moisture pushes out and we are in fine shape for friday and the weekend. complete seven day outlook coming up in a few minutes. jummy: some wet roadways causing a few problems this morning. jamie sullivan has a check on traffic. jamie: we definitely have a lot of closures because of flooding this morning. i want to start with an accident. this is an prince george's atnty northbound 301, closed ett road.pit some midday roadwork on chain bridge road. you can see some of the cruise blocking the right lane heading westbound. -- you can see some of the crews blocking the right lane heading westbound. road, you average about

15 miles per hour. , mostlyer picture here in the green on the capital beltway. we have a few projects. nothing causing a major delay. if you travel on metro, scheduled track work on the blue and yellow line. also on the red line between friendship heights and van ness. we have trains that originate at silver spring that are turning back at farragut north. back to you. jummy: montgomery county officials investigating this crash involving a school bus in silver spring. 7 flew over that scene this morning. a vehicle rear-ended the bus. no children were on board at the time. we know one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

in new jersey, authorities are investigating a school bus crash that turned deadly. state police say the bus was carrying special needs students when it collided with an suv. ,his is in fairfield township 30 miles south of philadelphia. the suv driver was killed. the bus driver and four students were injured. no word on what caused the crash. new developments in a case that has shocked the region. the lycee to ron boswell-johnson -- police say darren --well-johnson believe she and davis were in a dispute over child support. prince george's county states attorney talked about the case this morning. hearing from the

family, from all appearances, maybe even an amicable relationship between them that turned sour after this child support order. the child support order i think is the thing that really turned it violent. jummy: boswell-johnson was ordered to pay $600 a month in child support back in december. one of the virginia tech students charged in the murder of a 13-year-old girl is in court for a bond hearing. natalie keepers is charged with helping david eisenhauer dispose of nicole lovell's body. that hearing got underway just about an hour ago. they attended high schools in maryland. both are being held without bond. ovell will be laid to rest later today. that funeral is set for this afternoon in blacksburg. eisenhauer abducted her and stabbed chirping they may have been communicating over an anonymous messaging app. vote 2016 and the attacks

flying among the republican candidates following the iowa caucuses. the democrats are preparing for their next debate in new hampshire. marcy gonzales as the latest from the campaign trail. >> why are people so engaged in the political process? >> today, marco rubio moving up in the polls. the florida senator now in second place behind donald trump. and other candidates are taking a. im. >> he has had no experience at all of managing anything. >> trump is still going after ted cruz, accusing him of fraud in iowa. trump also running into some unexpected drama on the trail. to make anas forced emergency landing yesterday in nashville because of mechanical problems. he eventually made it to his campaign stop in little rock. >> my guide said, that's ok. we can go back to new york. we will come another debuted i

said, there's no way. runner andhe front other candidates are campaigning across new hampshire. defending being paid big money for giving speeches. >> did you have to be paid $675,000? >> well, i don't know. that's what they offered. >> -- raise taxes to pay for universal health care. >> yes, you will pay little bit more. >> the democrats will face off in a debate tonight just two days before the republican debate. on the hill, former drug company ceo martin shkreli appeared before a house committee investigating price gouging. he invoked his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination. he later called lawmakers "imbeciles" in a tweet. he raised the price of a rare

drug 5000%. he was arrested on fraud and conspiracy charges in december. president obama delivering his last sermon at the prayer breakfast in the district. he warned of the corrosive impact of fear in public life. he spoke a day after making his first visit as president to an american mosque. in keeping with tradition, he did not directly mention the political scene. up on abc 7 news at noon, growing concern about the zika virus and new calls to make changes to the upcoming olympic games. and we are getting ready for one of the most anticipated games of the year. the stepped up security ahead of the super bowl. severe weather slams the south. a look at the damage and cleanup underway. and doug is back with the potential for snowflakes next week.

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jummy: now to the latest on the dangerous zika virus. the governor have florida has declared a state of emergency in four counties. in brazil, millions are getting ready together for the summer olympics games in rio. overnight, the president saying the virus has become a real threat. the government scrambling to develop a vaccine. until then, they are focusing on mosquito prevention. many are calling for the games to be canceled. up toon't know that it's doing the olympics and advocate -- epidemic control at the same time. the u.s. olympic

committee says it is keeping a close eye on the situation and team usa participants will be made aware of the cdc's recommendation about travel to brazil. the air force f-15 providing security in the sky over super bowl 50 in california. 100,000 people are expected in santa clara for the game. threats, no credible but the department of homeland security is not taking any chances. thingsry to anticipate that could happen from multiple directions. we're always informed by recent events. jummy: the coast guard armed with large machine guns will patrol waters near the stadium. every person and item entering the stadium will be screened.

cleanup continues in the south after another round of severe weather. look at the takes a destruction left behind. for the second day in a row, tornadoes hit parts of the south. in tennessee, this surveillance camera shows the moment and ef one tornado chemed corp. -- came crashing through classrooms. >> nobody was hurt. >> in the area around the school, houses are left with visible damage. >> mostly cosmetic to my house. shingles and stuff like that. my shop is pretty much completely destroyed. the roof is gone. >> despite the obvious destruction, he says there is a silver lining. >> family was safe. all of this, money will rebuild. >> in georgia, a twister came

through the base. frightened parents and children could not believe their eyes. the military had to move 50 people to new homes. dozens of vehicles were destroyed. in north carolina, jeff considers himself lucky. said the called me and garage was gone and the porch was gone and the buildings were gone, but the house was fine. >> the national weather service will determine if the damage was caused by a tornado or straight-line winds. jummy: they are dealing with all that. we are quiet today. doug: 40's, cloudy skies. a cold front from yesterday's hanging around the east coast. there could be raindrops later today and tonight and maybe some wet snowflakes. we don't expect that to have any

impact locally. this is loudoun county. there has not been a lot of change in the sky conditions today. more dry air is trying to work in. it will be pleasant enough, kind of quiet. the weekend is looking great. tomorrow looks pretty good. later tonight through the overnight, there will be some precipitation. middle and upper 40's right now. colder air to the north and west. much milder to the south. cooler air will come in tonight. most of the rain moving through

the outer banks and offshore. it should not have much effect on rush-hour at all. some of the rain gets a little closer through calvert county. clearing skies through the overnight. tomorrow, high-pressure. we will be in pretty good shape for the weekend. tomorrow, clouds in the morning. clearing and breezy through the day. 46. 46 -- high of upper 40's on saturday, low 50's sunday. late monday night into tuesday,

another storm system will affect the mid-atlantic coast. possibility of some snow or rain. there is the chance of some wintry precipitation. thank you. breaking news right now. for thehas denied bail virginia tech student charged in the death of that 13-year-old girl. natalie keepers is charged with helping david eisenhauer dispose of nicole lovell's body in north carolina. we will keep you updated. irsng up, the failure the says could delay your tax refund. plus, more cars added to the recall list for those deadly tech o

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doug: rain continues south and east of the metro. most of it will stay there during the day. join me today at 4:00 in the unlikely event that i was wrong about that. jummy: tha neighborhood,i feel like

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