site choice. tonight, the governor said because of his action, this will become reality. a new regional hospital center run by university of maryland medical system. on the site of the old cap center in largo. it has been in the works for several years now. the president of the system calling it vital. >> thousands and thousands of people leave the county for care that should be provided in the county. so we believe, you know, building the regional medical center will help to reorganize healthcare in county. >> so today larry hogan announced to release money for the project? >> this is the reaction of the president. >> it's huge. and yet baker isn't happy. >> it doesn't get us where we need to go. >> he wants the county to be reimbursed for $15 million in operating sub sidties for the

old p.g. hospital center and the governor to put the future funds in writing. not just a promise. >> that will guarantee the money for this hospital for the second busiest drama center in the state. >> hogan who didn't invite baker's today's meeting or announcement says there is no need for a mandate. >> we are working together. i think everybody will be in the favor of this. he hopes to break ground in a year. brad bell, abc7 news. >> to the latest on zika. word out of columbia. three people have died after contracting the virus. then developing a rare nerve disorder. health officials in that country say they are seeing a spike in cases of gianbar syndrome. they are investigating at least sx other possible cases.

the brazilian health officials have found evidence of the active virus in the saliva samples and that is prompting a warning agent kissing in that country. locally the d.c. health department confirmed three cases of zika in the city. >> one of those, the case of a pregnant woman. we have team coverage of the spread of the virus for you tonight. let's begin with the d.c. bureau chief sam ford. he is live in northeast with more. sam? sam: leon, i'm outside the unity healthcare clinic in northeast. there is no zika virus case here. but it is one of all the healthcare providers in the city that have been advised of the three cases that you mentioned and told to be alert for others. >> these images from brazil of the babies with small heads and often damaged brains possibly caused by zika virus alarmed many here. now the d.c. health department

says there have been three confirmed zika virus cases in the city. a man and in 2015 and two cases so far in 2016. >> there is a male case this year reported. also a female case. she is pregnant. >> we are still monitoring any case that is reported in the district as part of c.d.c. protocol to follow the own d.c. department of health protocols. >> at clinics like unity healthcare and others, healthcare providers are watchful. but focused on people who traveled to latin america. >> headache, fever, rash, joint pain. it's common for a lot of things. so you have to piece it together. >> with new information from the c.d.c. that the virus may be transmitted by sexual contact as well as by mosquitoes the focus is not just on pregnant women. >> now we are worried about the partner or husband who has been to the area. they have to avoid sex or use protection. probably avoid sex. >> the health department warns against alarm but it is

monitoring and advising. >> if you are pregnant and you have recently traveled to one of the affected areas we want you to see the healthcare provider to be monitored. >> the health department put out zika virus factsheets and urge people who want to know more to look at the health department website. reporting live, sam ford. abc7 news. alison: all right. sam, up until this point, the big concern of course with zika has been for pregnant women. a fairfax woman who has a trip to south america planned and found out she was pregnant still plans to leave with her family tomorrow. cheryl conner picks up the team coverage with why she is going. and how she plans to stay safe. cheryl: the family is heading to argentina. so far the country does not have reported cases of the zika transmission but it borders brazil where there is concern. so today, they invited me to her home as she packed her bags to include long sleeves and pants and mosquito

repellent. she is 19 weeks pregnant. today she learned she is having another boy. she doesn't think she is harming her unborn baby by traveling because she and her family changed the itinerary to head south where it is cooler and less likely to be a breeding ground for mosquitoes. >> i understand there is a huge concern out there. but i mean, i'm responsible, sensible with the ideas. it's not rampant. cheryl: she will be gone for two weeks. she says her doctor has signed off on the trip as long as she uses the bug spray and stay away for countries where zika has been transmitted. coming up at 6:00 we ask richard bethers if he believes it is safe for her to travel to argentina. reporting live, cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: be interesting to hear what he has to say about this. thank you. we have all kind of information about zika including the new guidelines from the c.d.c. all at our website wjla.com.

all you have to do is search the keyword "zika." leon: all right. this morning's clouds and snow gave way to sunshine across the region. so it looks like we are heading to the weekend, looking good. that is unless there is more snow on the way. let's find out about that with the chief meteorologist doug hill in the stormwatch7 weather center. good news here. doug: the weekend is great. nice and clear and sunny outside. we get through the weekend we wi enjoy more. but by monday and tuesday another system we have to deal with rain and/or snow. meantime, look at chesapeake beach on the shore of the chesapeake bay. 41 degrees. they had snow there this morning, too. but now a beautiful, clear, nice and late afternoon and evening. temperatures from the upper 40's to the lower 30's. breezes are diminishing a bit. there is wind chill out there. later tonight winds go down to five or six miles per hour. pleasant overnight with the clear skies. morning temperatures 24 to 31 degrees. the storm system that brushed us this morning is already

rapidly moved to coastal new eng land. that is out of the picture for us. through monday, monday afternoon and evening, upper level low pressure will come our way from the great lakes that could cause a new storm system to develop along the coast. we may have to deal with that. for the weekend, enjoy it. a nice february weekend. 47, 49 for highs saturday and sunday. that is the latest for now. alison: thank you. we are following breaking news right now at high road charter school in northeast washington. jay korff is there. jay, what can you tell us? jay: well, we arrived moments ago. in mobile track 7. the school about a block down that way, public charter school for performing arts. here is what we know. [audio interruption] leon: apologize for that. jay, if you can hear us get back to us. we are losing you. we will try to get the report to you in a moment. in the meantime, another developing story that we are tracking. this is in the district where the police are looking for a group of girls accused of

attacking a college student. the incident happened along michigan avenue along franklin street and it comes on another attack by teens on the red line last week. stephen tschida live in northeast tonight with the latest on the teen attacks. stephen: well, right now, brookline metro station. a lot of police. this is after two bus drivers were assaulted here yesterday. witnesses tell us this was the scene of a violent brawl between teenagers. then last night, a couple of blocks away a young woman assaulted by a group of teenage girls. a violent passenger bloodied, two bus drivers at the brookline station today. a day after the incident here similar to gallery place last week. witnesses say violent group of teens terrorized the station. moments after they disbursed, some teenager girls in school uniforms prowling michigan a tar getted a young woman. >> she was bleeding from her nose and from her lip.

i could see her face swelling before me. stephen: a trinity university student is hospitalized tonight. she called the girls vicious. >> it was brutal. i have never seen anything like it. >> when several people ran and scream the girl scattered. >> it is people out here that are evil. children, grown people, adults. stephen: trinity university issued a warning for students about dangerous teenagers. so far, no definitive word on what school they attend. >> there are a number of public schools and charter school that have uniforms that have khakis and blue shirts. stephen: witnesses say the girls demanded money. when the victims told them all she had was school books they became enraged. >> it was upsetting. especially since she was on her way to school. >> there you see more of the metro transit police here on hand because of the violent incidents in the past several days. now as far as d.c. police,

they are looking for six girls tonight. there could be as many as eight. we do believe that one of them made off with the victim's cell phone. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: all right. thank you. now to new information from baltimore tonight where the state's attorney is appealing a judge's refusal to force testimony from officer william porter. prosecutors in the freddie gray case want porter whose own trial ended in the hung jury to testify against his fellow officers. the trial of the officers are now on hold until a final ruling on porter's testimony. gray, you will remember, died in police custody last year. also in baltimore today a third day of testimony in a hearing to determine if syed should get a new trial. the suspect of the podcast "serial" syed was convicted of killing classmate in 2000. a former library said there were cameras at the library where a witness testified she

saw syed at the time of the murder. an investigator said he talked to 41 potential witnesses for syed and only four were contacted by the original defense team. leon: developing now in new york city. a terrifying scene there after a giant crane collapsed in manhattan's tri beckca neighborhood this morning. one man died. three other people were hurt when the crane landed on top of several vehicles. construction crews were in the process of securing the crane, with high strong winds blowing in the area. several buildings were damaged but the inspectors say the damage on the buildings is only superficial. new york mayor says the crane was inspected yesterday. back at home, two metro pleas are on leave. the train stopped about 150 feet away from the station. no passengers were on board and no one was hurt. so why is this important?

transportation reporter brianne carter is covering metro tonight to explain. what is the cig caps here? brianne: well, leon, that issue of running red signals is an issue highlighted here by the federal transit administration late last year. this is a safety directive given to metro. the f.t.a. has safety oversight over the authority. pervasiveness and the seriousness of the problem they were making recommendations to make sure that didn't happen again. after in 2015 they had more of the red signal violations than in 2013. they followed the guidelines to get the employees out of the position. we noted that is what metro has done now. they say an investigation is ongoing. it's important to note that metro has been working on this problem since it was highlighted late last year. back to you. leon: all right. thank you. stay with us, folks. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- hitting hard.

see the storm that just went through our area and what it is doing to other part of the country. alison: plus, five years after the deadly tsunami in japan, the unusual fares some cab drivers are picking up in areas devastated by the waters. >> an oil spill in the potomac river by reagan airport. we'll have an update including questions about how it all started.

alison: new information tonight as we wait to find out the source of an oily substance that is floating right along the potomac river. it was first spotted wednesday night near gravelly point and reagan national airport. now it extends five miles to just north of the woodrow wilson bridge. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg live at gravelly point with the latest on this. jeff? jeff: we have encouraging information. the main part is at roaches run. the main sheen of oil has dissipated quite a bit.

there is no more seenage or leakage as a result of the spill. a sign clean-up efforts have done well. ill has affected the wildlife. including these canada geese. 18 birds impacted. they are shiny after swimming the oily water. they are on the way to rehabilitation. across the way at gravelly point, the oil boons continue to contain it. the height of which is unknown at the moment as testing continues. the big question, of course, is how did it start? >> the cause of the source is an active investigation. the number one priority is minimize impact to the environment. we have done that through the unified command. jeff: the big question is about the cause. one big company is saying it is not responsible for what

has happened here but the coast guard is saying they are not willing yet to rule anything in or out. also we will have more on what exactly happens to the geese that have been taken away following this spill. all that coming up at 6:00. until then, live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: all right. thanks, jeff. alison: all right. so, pretty insignificant snow. we have had. doug: yeah. accumulations were well east and southeast. turned to a big tomorrow to new england. eight or nine inches there. but for us it cleared out that quick. alison: next week maybe? doug we will explain -- doug: we'll explain monday and tuesday. rain-snow mix but it could change. we have a time lapse this morning. there was snow on the beach, snow on the boardwalk and through the day it snow and snowed. somebody yelled out the word "presto!" boom. it's out of there. alison: crazy! doug: it just moved offshore. the snow stopped, the sun came out. 38 and chilly. gusty winds in the area as

well. the winds are diminishing but enough of a breeze to knock the chills down. takoma park is 37. feels like 27. wind chill feels like 31 in great falls. this is live data. but it's a comfortable winter afternoon here. it will be tonight. nice weekend ahead. come monday and tuesday keep an eye on what headed this way. rim, maryland, lower st. mary's county 1.3 inches of snow. they had the most we had registered. leonard-up to one inch. everybody else in fraction of an inch. officially in washington was a trace. that is less than a tenth of an inch. 36 in hagerstown. 37 in frederick. 41 in annapolis and the nation's capital. the wind speeds were 15, 20, 22 miles per hour early in the afternoon. sustained winds, 14, 18 miles per hour. that is how we are conjuring up the wind chill. later tonight the winds will diminish to 5 miles per hour. so while there is a definite chill in the air now with the

winds making it feel at or below freezing in many areas. tonight, winds not a factor. we have career skies and temperatures in -- clear skies and temperatures in the 20's. we have a big look at how we size one 41. colder north near the storm system. mild in southern plains. no excessive heat or big warms. on the west coast, california will see a warmup over the weekend. for the super bowl, santa clara could be 74 and sunny at kickoff time. that is very nice. warm air will stay well left for a while. we have another disturbance. two of them. one forms up late sunday off the coast of carolina to move to sea. big storm but it will be an ocean storm. then we have another disturbance come out of the great lakes. that will be the one to cause surface storm to develop late monday, monday night. we don't know the exact spot. it won't be one to move up the coast. one that develops to move off the coast. we are not historically seeing

major accumulation. but right now we think a mix of rain and snow is likely. that shows up in a week with the glance. monday a storm system, surface low. maybe late and snow. late monday, monday night and the tuesday time frame. that is reflected in the seven-day outlook with a 40% probability on monday. we will take it up to 50% on tuesday. then as we get past that system, it will turn cold. look at the highs. only in 30's from tuesday through friday of next week. we will keep a close eye on things. later monday night and tuesday. if we get something wintery that is the time frame. alison: keep us posted. leon: thank you. alison: well, five years after that deadly tsunami that killed nearly 16,000 people, there are taxi drivers in japan who say they have been picking up ghosts of some of the victims. now a japanese college student is even doing her thesis on

the phenomenon. she asked 100 drivers the same question after hearing the rumors around town. have you had any unusual experiences since the disaster. seven of them said yes. then they described similar stories of passengers getting in, making an odd reference to the tsunami and then vanishing before the end of the ride. leon: wow! alison: how about that? leon: do you believe that? alison: i don't know. i mean seven. you know, with the same exact story. leon: same exact story? i want to see them put cameras inside the cabs there. put the cameras inside the cabs and lets see. alison: that would be the way to do it. leon: have you heard about the woman who crashed her own funeral? you are going to love this story. we'll explain coming up. alison: but first, -- >> neighbors are ready to shut the door on mail delivery problems. i'm amy aubert with that story coming up. alison: then, a little bit later, a 16-year-old finds himself becoming a pilot for the day. we'll explain why that is

getting him a 7 salute. leon: now a look at what is coming up on abc7 --

alison: we want to get back to breaking news. high road charter school at northeast washington, jay korff has the latest. jay? jay: we arrived a short time ago in mobile track 7. it's actually the school,

there is a lot of schools in this area. it's actually the william dord junior public charter school for performing arts and it's our understanding from cobbling together information from the school officials and the fire officials that some students a short time ago, a couple of them felt ill and had a rash. there was a concern the rash may have spread to more students. so as a precaution, fire department came out here. d.c. fire with the hazmat team. they went in. they couldn't find anything but as a precaution they transported two students to an area hospital with some contact dermatitis. but thankfully the injuries appear to be minor and the investigation continues into what happened. live in the district, jay korff, abc7 news. leon: thank you. something else happens, keep us posted. two weeks after the blizzard some of you folks out there are still having mail delivery dilemmas. "7 on your side" heard your concerns and amy aubert finds out what is behind the delays. amy: for some, the letters are starting to trickle in. >> it's not going to be consistent.

i'm not worried about that. i know it's not going to be consistent. amy: mary says her first mail delivery since the blizzard came just yesterday. including a tax document dated january 21. >> it's not unreasonable to think in a big storm like that it will be a little bit late. then it got a little bit later. and a little bit later. amy: it's the worst delay she has seen since moving to alexandria 19 years ago. others say the snowstorm pointed to problems already there. >> as if you have been driving your car for a long time with tires that have no tread and then you get a flat tire. amy: it's an issue stretching all the way to maryland with some people saying they don't know if or when they will see a mail truck coming down their street. >> the roads are clear. schools reopen. i'm thinking there should be no excuses now. amy: leon starting to get some mail but he is worried agent the reliability. usps say they are operating

normally and carriers are expecting to make all mail deliveries today. they acknowledged the blizzard caused some service interruptions but work hard to correct them quickly. they urge anyone having issue to contact the local postmaster. for people like these, they are hoping checking the mailbox isn't a gamble and it will be back to normal soon. >> that is the big echoing vortex that is my mailbox. nothing happening in there. >> amy aubert, abc7 news. leon: let "7 on your side" be on your side. call us with your tips. or e-mail us at tips@wjla.com. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- olympic dreams. how kevin snyder has his sights set on tokyo games. alison: plus the promise of a free ride. how a local school is ready to help area students once they make the grade.

>> community comes together to remember a beloved teacher and her 2-year-old daughter. i'm kevin lewis with the live her 2-year-old daughter. i'm kevin lewis with the live

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kevin? kevin: hi there. the vigil just got underway a few moments ago. there is such a large outpouring of community support the prince george's county police had to shut down glacier avenue which runs right in front of the school. the outpouring of support i spoke of for time to reflect and remember a beloved teacher and colleague, in what had to be a tough week for the community. bradbury heights staff assembled a lovely vigil display. podium with oversized photos of neshante davis and her 2-year-old daughter chloe. a number of folding chairs for davis family. standing room only for everyone else that is attending here. davis was a second grade teacher and she quickly gained ad mir ration of both students and staff. you will recall both mother and daughter were shot to death outside their fort washington townhome on tuesday morning. by wednesday they arrested and

charged 25-year-old daron boswell-johnson with two counts of first and second-degree murder. boswell-johnson was reportedly upset with a court order that he had to pay $600 a month in child support for chloe. today, and this evening, this is all about remembering this mother and daughter that everyone in this community can agree were killed for absolutely no reason at all. we are live in capitol heights, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. leon: thank you. new developments in recent robberies in d.c. to report tonight. police say they solved nearly two dozen robberies and arrested 13 suspects. the crimes took place all over the city. most of them in the past month. seven of the suspects are juveniles. one man michael williams is suspected in five robberies and one attempted robbery. alison: well, getting straight a's in a school in district won't just get you in college. it can get you in free of all charges. mayor muriel bowser announced a new partnership with the university of the district of

columbia that will provide full four-year scholarships and housing stipends to d.c.p.s. valedictorian and saludtories. it's -- salutatorians. leon: an incentive to hit the book. alison: great thing. leon: that is right. robert: hit the mat here. this is a cool story. good counsel high school has been a factory year after year. several of the student athletes head to division i schools. as scott abraham explains stand-out wrestler kevin snyder is the latest falcon ready to leave the nest. >> if you want to be good at this sport you have the ability to make yourself that good doing the hard work. >> good counsel high school senior kevin snyder has never been one to shy away from hard work. >> i love growing every day when i step on a mat. i love learning new things. >> the 195-pounder is currently ranked top 20

nationally. >> the last couple of years he has grown. every year you see a growth in him. scott: the snyder last name is synonymous with wrestling. his older brother stephen was the state's first overall champion. kyle became the youngest u.s. wrestler to ever win a world championship. kevin is in the perfect spot. >> they have helped me as a person and a wrestler an extraordinary amount. biggest role models in my life. >> next season kevin will join bis brother at ohio state but he is thinking four years down the road at the tokyo olympics. >> that is the key code to my iphone. similar to kyle. he has 20167. i have 2020. so hopefully that is what i want to do. scott: olympic dreams fortunatelied on the mat in mont gom -- forged on the mat in montgomery county.

scott abraham, abc7 sports. robert: 2020, i like it. big day for former hog tomorrow who will find out if he is going to become a hall of famer. but it might not compare to this. tuesday he became a grandfather to young jacob benjamin. that is the main reason he wants to be in the hall of fame. leon: i like that. future redskins o-lineman. alison: cute. leon: the nfl needs to get it straight. he needs to be in there. one of the greatest. robert: definitely. alison: thank you. well, a volcanic eruption if you haven't seen the video is now threatening the japanese island. one of japan's most active volcanoes began erupting today. authorities have sealed off a 1.25-mile radius around the

volcano. it's 125 miles southwest of tokyo. leon: stay with us. coming up at 5:00 -- >> construction appeared to resume this week at the controversial pop-up building in d.c. neighborhood. but a stop work order was the work permanent? i'm mike carter-conneen. coming up, i will show you what happens when the inspectors showed up today. >> plus, a young man fighting a deadly disease is made a pilot for a day at joint base andrews. story of michael oliver coming

steve: the weekend is here. it is looking nice. 47 degrees on saturday. by super bowl sunday 50 degrees for daytime high. good deal of sunshine to enjoy. take you out with a look at the next seven days. eyes focused monday and tuesday. we could be looking at the measurable snow across the area. chief meteorologist doug hill will have more.

leon: in tonight east 7 salute we want you to meet a young man fighting a deadly and rare disease. he has an entire military base pulling for him. we introduce you to michael a ver and the day -- michael

oliver and thedy -- day he had. >> today is michael oliver day at joint base andrews. the 16-year-old is being made pilot for a day. >> can you hear me? loud and clear? >> i can. >> all right. >> he is flying in a helicopter simulator and touring the refueling plane and even has his name on the pilot window. he is getting fitted with his own g-suit and helmet. everywhere he goes it is red carpets and applause. michael is here because he is fighting for his life. diagnosed with ernein chester disease. very rare. terminal. >> for two years michael has been saying something is wrong. i don't know what's wrong. jonathan: he ran track, played football but his bones ache and he drank excessive amounts of water. two years ago a simple m.r.i. found the problem. brain tumors. then the diagnosis. a disease that affects only a handful of people worldwide. >> if it goes the way it usually does, only have three to five years. it looks like a year is already up.

don't have much. >> scared? what do you think about? >> i think if i am scared i'm scared to kind of leave my family. jonathan: today the non-profit organization check six brought michael, his mother, his two brothers and sister to the base for a day to forget about his disease. check six founder lieutenant colonel rob alzano. >> i talked to michael and he said this day gives him hope. is that what you are hoping for does he give you hope? >> absolutely. the children, michael is our hero. >> if we don't find a cure, then i can still have fun in my last few years. jonathan: days like this go a long way for that? >> definitely. jonathan: a great young man. i got to say joint base andrew check six the whole family, just fantastic people. it's hard for me to even pass this along but michael's fight has gotten even harder. his father really isn't in the

picture. his family now living in a homeless shelter and he just found out his baby brother has a heart condition. check six is doing all they can to try and help. if you would like to find out more about the family or you would like to help check six help them we have put the information on the website at wjla.com. just look for abc7 salutes. alison: we are rooting for him. thank you for that story. leon: absolutely. alison: coming up at 5:00 -- going to the game. you will meet a group of fans celebrating 50 years of bowless -- of super bowls in a

alison: the first super bowl january 16, 1967. back then it was the a.f.l./n.f.l. championship game. leon: you wouldn't remember that. it was before your time. there is a group of 16 people that have been to every game since. how about that? we're live from san francisco to introduce us to the people. sergio, how many did you meet? >> i got to meet them all and talk to three or four of them. we are inside radio row in the media center at the super bowl in san francisco. the fans get a chance to walk through and see their favorite sports broadcast going on. the 16 folks i met today were now part of nfl history.

>> they span all walks of life. 16 people have been to every super bowl since its inception. norman is the only woman and late husband lamar founded the kansas city chiefs. >> i don't consider it an accomplishment or achievement in any way it has been a pleasure the whole way. reporter: the group of writers, groundskeepers fans have been there for every history-making play. the liveliest group of five friends calling themselves the super bowl five. jackets and gear to prove it. >> if you see us jogging in the morning, you will see us in warmup jackets. we have bathrobes. >> that is as far as we need to go. [laughter] reporter: the group of 16 all awarded a special medallion by the nfl recognizing their feat. >> perfect. >> five guys that we just enjoy each other all these years and have a wonderful

time and look forward to the thanksgiving or the christmas, which is our super bowl. >> the super bowl is now a holiday for them. they get to soak in the limelight. especially for the land mark game. decorated the jacket with pins and a shrine to the nfl. something his family teases him about. >> what are we going to do with all of these when you're gone? i said what about my grandson? he says you are better off selling them now on ebay. i don't think anybody is interested in 50 bags of super bowl memorabilia. you never know. >> the four guys i come with, it's just, it's unexplainable how good it is for all of us. we love each other so much. reporter: they range in age from the 70 to the 80's. larry mcdonald said even if they wanted to stop coming to the big game they can't quit now. >> i think i've had a enough. but then nobody wants to be the first one to quit. here we go again. right?

reporter: we did ask the super bowl five who they are picking for game? they told me their are fans of peyton manning so they are rooting for the broncos because he is one of the oldest guys, like them. although, definitely an age gap there. reporting live in san francisco from super bowl ', sergio avila. leon: that makes sense. thank you. check to see how it is shaping up on the roads. >> not too bad. you are seeing delays. live look at the beltway through virginia. this is river road. you can see a slow pace on the inner around the outer loop. delays from the inner loop from the dulles toll road to the 270 spur. outer loom jammed as well to gallows road.

southbound delay for those on 395 from the pentagon to duke street as well. for folks in the district that are trying to get there outbound suitland parkway we have a closure there. westbound between silver hill and branch avenue. find yourself a detour. back to you in the studio. leon: all right. thank you. alison: all right. well, most of new england, look at this. now under a winter storm warning at this hour. heavy wet snow is falling for most of the day. with the totals between six and 11 inches expected. doug was telling us about this earlier. it is the same system that brought a little bit of snow to system of our area this morning. leon: it was kinder to us than to those folks. but they love that stuff up there. you can have it. alison: they are used to it at least. right? doug: pretty much. that system is moving out to sea quickly. across the canadian maritime tonight. here, clear skies. look at the live weather bug cam are at national harbor. beautiful clear skies. winds are diminishing. crisp and a clear and a quiet friday night here with the temperatures at this hour

holding in the upper 30 to the lower 40's. 41 at reagan national. with a clear sky and light winds temperatures will drop. we are expecting range of temperatures between 24 and 31 degrees by early morning with the diminishing winds down to 5 miles per hour or less. as far as the weekend goes it looks fine. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. we will hit upper 40's. close to 50 with sunshine on sunday. nice february weekend. but then we get to monday and tuesday, developing late monday and tuesday. it looks like another area of low pressure will again. not terribly cold. but the possibility exists for snow and rain. we have more on that as we get closer to it. clearing skies, gusty winds and colder temperatures through the balance of next week. that is the latest. alison: thank you. well, surprise. i'm still alive. that is what an australian woman said to her husband right before police arrested him at her funeral. all right. so listen to this. noella was kidnapped when she went to berundy after her

mother died. she heard her husband's voice teller a abductors to kill her over the phone. but then the hitmen took pity on her and let her go with evidence against her husband. so she went to her own funeral with the police. now her husband is serving nine years in prison. leon: wait a second. so the killers turned him in? alison: mm-hmm. yeah. sounds like it. the bbc headline on this was, "spared by hitmen with principles." leon: what have we come to? you can't trust a hitman. alison: or your husband. it sounds like. coming up tonight at 6:00 -- how d.c. police were able to 19 robberies across the city. details at "abc7 news at 6:00". alison: still to come here at 5:00 -- brought to a halt. leon: update on what is next

for controversial pop-up in one local neighborhood.

leon: hours after she was born her mother left her on the side of the road wrapped in a dirty towel. the baby is now a grown woman in alexandria. tonight at 11:00 she has the story to share. baby jane doe made headlines. they searchedder if her birth mother. they were allowed to see her recovering at a local hospital. because of the publicity the family was urged to keep the story a secret, which they did for years. but tonight at 11:00, abc7's "7 on your side" kimberly suiters digs in the decade old police case, the hospital records as well and what inspired the woman who was the abandoned baby to come speak out now. alison: wow! very interesting. we have an update on a story we brought you this summer when district inspectors halted construction of a controversial pop-up building in the shaw neighborhood. they called it unsafe. then suddenly this week a crane showed up. as mike carter-conneen reports, construction seemed to resume until inspectors

showed again today. mike: inspectors ordered workers at the pop-up building on new jersey avenue northwest to pack up lumber and go home today. >> we had a permit. i don't know what happened. mike: in june, dcra issued stop work order on the rowhouse renovation saying that the front wall was not supported properly. this morning after seeing the photos on the prince of petworth blog, they showed up here and confronted this man on the site who said he paid a fine and thought was squared away. dcra says inspectors found unpermitted work at the site. the job is stopped. no work may continue until all deficiencies at the site are cured. they will pursue legal action of the inspection. neighbors are not happy. >> it looks like it could fall down. we are concerned about hay winds. >> this construction worker says there is no need to worry. >> everything is safe.

the building ain't going nowhere. >> some call this the leaning tower of shaw. neighbors are not just concerned about the safety of the structure, they call it out of place. eyesore. >> it looks fly-by-night. i don't know how they expect to sell it. >> the man who seemed to be in charge -- >> tell me what is going on. >> would not answer questions and drove off. when were unable to reach anyone else involved in the project for comment. neighbors have a lot to say. >> whoever did it, they didn't know what they was doing. then they come back again. i hope it be right. alison: that is all for us at 5:00. but right now on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> coming up, dramatic pictures of the wildlife impacted by an oil spill on the potomac river. alison: also, investigators reveal how a bomb how a bomb

was hidden on an airplane. new virus various cases and new recommendations on -- new zika virus cases and recommendations how to prevent it from spreading here in the u.s. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: at 6:00 tonight, what is this? the potomac river? it is now threatening wildlife. maureen: the substance in the river is unknown. more concerning it's spreading. morn virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live at gravelly point with what is being done to clean up the potomac. jeff: this is roaches run. this is where the coast guard says it bebegan. you have probably driven by this area on the way to the reagan airport. good news on the clean-up effort. the big sheen of oil on the potomac river dissipated considerably. they say the seepage or the leakage has stopped for the moment.

the cause, however, remains unknown. their feathers shiny from the oily water. their walk a big slow. the canada geese for the victims of an oil spill on their home turf? we are always sad when we see something happen where it is going to be bad for the animals. >> 18 geese total have been impacted by the spill, the source of which is concentrated in roaches run by reagan airport. report of the oily rainbow type sheen on the potomac river surfaced wednesday. the spill stretching five to six miles south by the wilson bridge. the u.s. coast guard and the environmental agencies from virginia, d.c., maryland coordinating the clean-up including oil booms and soaking materials in the water at gravelly point near the airport. >> i can't characterize the nature of the oil in the water. >> the big question, how did this happen is unanswered. dominion power experienced incident at the crystal city facility two weeks ago but today in a statement they said this -- we have no evidence to