entrusted would deliver ever-lasting harm to our young people, our babies. leon: troubling crimes against children. some within the walls of an elementary school. tonight, to protect children as disturbing new details surface. alison: and deonte carraway is accused of making child porn. police have identified seven victims. and now the principal is on leave. accused of knowing about concerns and doing nothing about it. leon: our jay korp has the latest developments on this. really troubling story, jay. jay: yeah, leon. this community and its leaders are demanding answers. especially in light of some fresh allegations in a lawsuit today that came out claiming that people were aware of the suspect's behavior. and did nothing. prince george's county leaders came together for the first time wednesday night to address the horrifying allegations leveled a

>> i like many of you were shocked, appalled, disgusted. and disheartened by the allegations that a former prince george's county public school employee harmed students. and especially vulnerable children. jay: police alleged the 22-year-old sexually abused at least seven students. at sylvania woods elementary in glen arden while working as a teaching assistant the past two school years. authorities say carraway also used his cell phone. to videotape children engaging in sex acts with him and with other students. >> our safe haven is violated, and gon so in such a vile and painful way. we are deeply disturbed. jay: additional explosive allegations surfaced wednesday when a lawsuit against the the school system and the principal was filed on behalf of an alleged 9-year-old victim. the suit claims filming took place openly in the school building during school hours including the auditorium. bathroom and other locations. the suit contends this

due to the complete absence of any supervision and oversight of his conduct. the lawsuit also alleges the parents and teachers raised issues about carraway's predator nature to the principal but nothing was done. that principal has now been placed on leave. >> if our employees didn't do what they were supposed to do they should be held accountable for that. beyond i can't really say anything more. jay: school leaders say a task force will be formed to take a look at all policies and procedures in regard to student safety. so that something like this never happens again. and to understand how this could have possibly happened in the first place. meanwhile, investigators say if anyone aided this suspect in any way, shape or form, they can also face prosecution. live in prince george's county, jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, jay. donte carraway's family issued a statement expressing their extreme shock and deepest sorrow quoting our prayers and thoughts are with the innocent victims and the

during this trying time. we ask that the media takes into account that we are also victims of what has transpired. and respect our privacy as we continue to cope with this new reality. the family also says it's cooperating with law enforcement. alison? alison: leon, two maryland deputies dead. after a shootout at a panera bread. it all happened in harford county, maryland, this afternoon. the suspect was also killed. jonathan with the developments on this story. jonathan: it was a heart-breaking and horrifying 15 minutes at a shopping center in abingdon. which is two hours north of baltimore. police say that 67-year-old david evans shot two deputies. the first deputy was shot at close range in the head. the second deputy also shot but he also had fired back which killed evans. the names of those two deputies have not yet been released. but clearly this is a difficult loss not just for the force but for the entire state. >> one of our deputies was a

and served in the services division. the other deputy had served this agency for the last 16 years. and was assigned to the community services division. jonathan: maryland governor larry hogan released a statement tonight saying he is heartbroken and sends his sincere prayers. he ordered flags to be flope at half -- flown at half staff. what triggered this horrible attack is under investigation. that's all we have right now from the satellite center. back to you. leon: thank you, jonathan. new at 11:00 metro car concerns prompt a letter from congress. representatives from d.c., virginia and maryland wrote a letter to the company that makes the 7000 series rail cars there. lawmakers say they are concerned about quality issues. including problems with car assembly and i.t. systems. and asking kawasaki to respond with a resolution. and we will bring you any updates on abc 7. alison: a traffic alert now. changes on the beltway to tell you about tonight. i-66 about to expand. under a new bipartisan deal. the $14mi

widen the eastbound lanes from the dulles connector to ballston and decrease congestion in a trouble spot. not without controversy. opponents say it will add traffic. and there's also concern about using tolls to pay for it. well, to the weather now. snow, leaving the area. but arctic cold is on the way. time to brace for those winter temperatures. meteorologist with how cold it will get. it is frigid out there. steve: so cold out there and this is just round one of the cold air. the next round arrives here just in time for the upcoming weekend. take a look at temperatures out there right now. mainly in the 20's this hour. but the wind chill factor make it feel about 10 to 15 degrees colder than that. and winchester, seven in luray. and 16 in fredricksburg. the snow showers have now moved off toward the east. our skies are beginning to clear. and that means a cold start to our day on thursday. lots of sunshine. temperature around 20 degrees. wind chill factors abo

to 10 degrees. and will only make it to around 30 by afternoon. talking about a strong cold front. late friday night, early saturday. i'll give you the timing. what it means for your valentine's weekend coming up in just a few minutes. leon? leon: thank you, steve. an infant found dead at a home in northwest. at the time, six children under the age of 10 were living there. now, police are trying to figure out if an adult was there at all. to take care of them. richard reed has been talking with neighbors and he's live with us. and he has the latest on this investigation happening right now. very troubling situation here, rich. >> leon, this is such a poignant scene. we want to take you closer here. you can see there is a skateboard. a stroller. in the front yard here. everyone in this neighborhood is devastated and wants to know what happened to this infant. a skateboard, a butterfly decoration. a stroller. >> i was just in disbelief. in shock. >> signs that six children lived here, including a 7 month

found unresponsive by an older sibling wednesday morning. and no adult at home. >> just a terrible, unfortunate situation. and we're all devastated to say the least. >> police arrived at this van buren street home shortly after that sibling called 911. e.m.s. transferred him to children's hospital where he was pronounced dead. >> i'm just overwhelmed. i can't believe it. >> stunned neighbors say the six children from 7 months to 10 years old were usually in the care of their grandmother. >> she's very hands on with the children. especially the newborns. because she really helps out with the kids. >> it's also unclear where the children's mother was. >> i really don't know. because like i said, most i've seen is in the summertime. outside playing and things. >> like normal, fun loving kids in the family. and it's just a horrible, tragic incident. >> many asking the same question. where were the adults?

your kids. >> and our prayers are definitely keeping the children and the family. >> and there's another look at that butterfly. now, child protective services and m.p.d. are not comment wlg they have been here before. we are told the mother and grandmother have been questioned by police. those five surviving children are now in the custody of child protective services. it will be up to the medical examiner's office to determine the cause of death. of that infant. live in northwest washington. richard reeve, abc 7 news. alison: rich, thank you a 19-year-old man stabbed to death in springfield this afternoon. it happened in the 7400 block lane. ro the victim is shaky ezekiel flip. there's no word on a motive and they are searching for two suspects. leon: a push to keep drunk drivers off the road.

officer was on enforcement detail and killed. a week before his death, the officer had complained about weak d.u.i. laws in maryland. tonight, his name is on a law to push for greater use of interlock devices. studies show these devices are cheap and they've been created with stopping more than 12 million drunk drivers across the country. alison: campaign news now. and the g.o.p. field is getting smaller. as donald trump rides high on a new hampshire victory. carly fiorina is throwing in the towel. she now announced on nays book that she is suspending her bid for the white house. fiorina finished seventh in new hampshire. new jersey governor chris christie also suspended his campaign. and on the other side, bernie sanders celebrating a big primary victory over hillary clinton. and tomorrow night, the two will go head to head in a debate in milwaukee. our chief political correspondent will give us live coverage throughout the day tomorrow and have highlights on abc 7 new

leon. leon: seven on your side tonight with a consumer alert. the f.a.a. has issued a warning about lithium batteries onboard airplanes. the warning says the batteries can cause catastrophic fires and could bring down a plain. -- plane. batteries used in cell phones, laptops and cameras can overheat and ig knit. the ntsb recommends that batteries be carried separately from other flammable items. and that the number of them be restricted. alison: and a lawmaker now trying to make sure your next airplane seat isn't smaller. representative steve cohen of tennessee is pushing a new law establishing minimum standards for plane seats. cohen says this is not about comfort but about safety. in case of an evacuation. however, opponents argue more seats help lower fares. leon: finally somebody on our side. all right. still ahead on abc 7 news, at 11:00. >> i am in a warehouse

in fact, it is filled with these seats. they may look familiar to you. if you went to the university of maryland. now they're being auctioned off as a piece of history. i'll have that story coming up.

>> you're watching abc 7 news at 11:00. on your side. alison: new at 11:00, and historic moment for the university of maryland. stinging defeats. triumphant victories. it all happened inside the cole field house. leon: that's right. and tonight, a chance for those who want to do it, get out there and own a little piece of that history there. tom roussey shows us what's going up for auction. tom: to go inside cole feel house, is to go inside history >> this arena had so much character. tom: when it opened in the mid 1950's the second largest sports arena on the east coast. in 1966, texas southern became the first school to start five black players and win a championship here. more top basketball teams fell here than anywhere else. >> defeated number one duke. tom: coaches like lefty drissal and gary williams who led maryland to its only men's national championship after the team's last season at cole in 2002. >> the loudest arena

i mean, going to games sure was amazing. tom: but inside, the old cole is gone. it's being remade into a football and research facility. >> what's left of it, got some seats here. a little bubble gum if you want. tom: the memories have moved up route one. nto a warehouse in laurel. class of 1991 grad feshedo -- fernando palacios is selling all this. >> somebody wants to bid on it. and from cole field house. tom: they've already sold some but as you can see, there are still plenty of seats left. there are still 4,100 pairs for sale. the proceeds will go for the cole construction project. palacios says they don't build them like cole anymore. and this is a chance to own part of what for us graduates was a special place. tom roussey, achese news. alison: maybe tom brought home

i bet he did. alison: we put a link to the auction website on our webpage. wjla.com so check it out. leon: check out his car in the parking lot when we get out here. you watch. all right. by the way, that's not us. that is actually a piece of equipment. not the brussel sprouts. and we've spent a third of our lives in bed every day. but do you really know the quality of a mattress that you're sleeping on? or team went undercover buying mattresses and what troubleshooter horace holmes may make you think twice and the mattress test thursday on abc 7 news. at 11:00. alison: all right. well, now, an amazing new view of lightning. astronaut tim peake tweeted this time lapse video of a lightning storm from outer space. can you believe that? you can see dozens of strikes over north africa there. and peake said it is amazing how much lightning. his first in a short amount of time. leon

that's just one little strip there. alison: yeah. incredible. leon: also amazing to see the impact of i guess humanity on the planet. to see that light there. shining in a place completely dark. it's amazing. alison: the stuff they are sending back is really incredible. >> and underdeveloped countries. look at that distinct line. we have cold air. out there right now and i'm still chilled from my walk outside for a five-minute dinner. and now this is round number one. ready for round number two? alison: how many rounds do we have? steve: two. and that's it. but going to get a lot colder around here. 39 degrees. that was our high earlier at reagan national airport and cooled down to 26 and our skies are beginning to clear out nicely. temperatures around the region, now in the 20's and winchester, 27 degrees in leesburg. 23 frederick. head turnover andrews looking at 25 degrees. but the wind chill factors 10 to 15 degrees colder than that. see out to the west of us. over ohio, lower michigan. indiana. illinois. temperatures are in the teens. that's what's on the way

and cold. cold air. just in time for the upcoming weekend. a cold front, a strong cold front moves through late friday into the day on saturday. some saw a few showers earlier this evening and didn't amount to a whole lot. mainly across the bay right now. moving across the delmarva and nothing that is going to accumulate and skies are actually going to clear out nicely. temperatures for tonight will fall to 17 to 23 degrees. don't focus so much on these actual temperatures. but the wind chills. what it's going to feel like early tomorrow morning. single digits. and lower teens. so even though waking up tomorrow in bethesda and college park and gaithersburg, around 19 to 21 degrees. the same at woodbridge, it's going to feel much colder than that. here's our futurecast. projected wind chill factors. 5:00 tomorrow evening. walking back on the bus stop. walking home from school and looking at feels like temperatures in the teens. and then a cold, cold day on friday. with feels like temperatures from morning, noon, to night. only in the teens. and it only gets colder after

that. mears the cold front. the arctic cold front that's going to slide on through. late friday into saturday. just in time for valentine's day on sunday. behind it, a push of really cold air. temperatures for daytime highs will only be in the 20's this weekend. with wind chill factors, 15 below. to five above. i don't like it. and only last two days. not one. two days. and then going to move on out of here and milder air for the day on monday. but a chance for a little bit of snow maybe mixing with some rain. tomorrow, around 30 degrees. sunny. breezy. cold. teens to 20's. feels like temperatures. but look at those wind gusts. 20 miles per hour. taking you out to the look of the next seven days. 34 degrees on friday moving into the upcoming weekend and highs only in the 20's with wind chill factors well below zero. if you plan on going skiing this weekend, out to the west, in the mountains, you're looking at wind chill factors around 15 to 20 below. zero. valentine's day a. good reason

stay in bed extra late. temperatures around 25 degrees for a high. but then 35 on monday. i posted a poll on twitter. and asked the kids, would you rather -- a lot of kids are off on monday for president's day and we might have some snow. would you rather have snow that day or save it for another day? and they're like save it for another day so no school, don't want the snow. i'm catching on. alison: yeah. leon: this is good weather to stay inside and watch some college basketball. >> and some pros by the way. we got both of those tonight. g.w. colonials had a rough time at home. against st. joe's. we'll talk about that and kobe's farewell tour took them to cleveland tonight. could he muster up enough magic against -- and get the better of lebron one final time?

you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already.

>> and now the toyota sports desk. brought to you by your local toyota dealer. >> big matchup on the hardwood for d.w. hosting st. joe's. before tonight they were neck and neck in the conference. so we'll go straight to the second half. colonials trailing by 10. some good ball movement. ends up with the smash by patricia gurino. colonials within eight after that. but it always helps to guard the guy scoring the most points and didn't do that here. isaiah myles from the corner. he had 21 points. g.w. gets blown out tonight. the final 84-66. and the wizards have the night off. tomorrow will be their last game before the all-star break. they're on the road against

milwaukee. tonight, the lakers and cavs. or lebron vs. kobe. this is epic. their final meeting. earlier on, we saw the kobe we will never see again. nice fadeaway jumper. kobe finished the night with 17 points. later, it's another kobe attempt. this one in and out. after the spin move. so it's the cavs on the break. of course lebron with the finish. he cavs won 120-111. clippers and celtics. this connection is always vicious. chris paul. on his way to the bucket. but deandre jordan is there. instead. it's not fair. he shouldn't be able to jump that high. he's 6'11". and pulls that one down from the nose bleed seats. yeah. cold weather getting on your nerves here. despite florida. vera, florida. check out the nats pitchers and catchers. they report in just eight days. meanwhile, according to multiple reports, the o's are close to signing free agent pitcher yovani gallardo. to a three-year deal in the $40

the right-handed starter was 13-11 for the texas rangers last season. and is probably the best available starter left on the free agent market. rest assured golf fans. comedian bill murray will play this week in the pebble beach pro-am. the actor's status has been in doubt after the 65-year-old underwent recent hand surgery. but according to cbs sports, murray is going to play hurt. murray has become a fixture of the tournament. and his antics are -- as you see here. are a bigger draw than the pros. he's sharing the course with. and can't wait for that. and a final note. tomorrow, the caps will go for five straight wins as they travel to minnesota to take on the wild. leon: there's your next challenge. challenge bill murray to a round of golf. robert:. i thought you were going to say who could be the funniest? i'll lose that. i'll lose that. who can suck the most? no problem. i'll win that. i'll win that one. leon: you'll win that one. robert: exactly. alison: well, how about being nominad

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leon: exactly. and a 10-day trip to israel. plus a vaporizer that's worth $250. alison: ok. the most interesting item, maybe a voucher for the vampire breast lift. leon: ok. alison: it's a procedure that uses blood derived ingredients. and round being out the list is called the most soothing toilet paper available. and it's only $275. so you can watch the oscars live here on abc 7 february 28. leon: no teeth marks.

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stronger cold front moves through for the weekend. 26 on saturday. wend chill factor is 15 below to five above. same on the day off for presidents day and we could be looking at a little bit of snow. maybe mixing in with rain. coldest air of the year on the way, more on "good morning washington" tomorrow. leon: thank you. jimmy kimmel live coming up i think we should've taken a left at the river.

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