prison without the possibility of parole or appeal. he admitted to abducting and killing hannah graham in 2014. matthew also admitting to abducting and killing morgan harrington in 2009. she, of course, the 20-year-old virginia tech student who disappeared after a metallica concert in charlottesville. after court we heard from both parents. >> today's events do not bring hannah back to us, of course. we miss her every day and know that many others do, too. at times like this one has to draw comfort where one can. >> we'll allow our family to redirect energy into healing and recovery. jeff: jesse matthew's defense attorney spoke after the hearing saying after the decision to plead guilty was matthew's alone, saying that matthew was very sorry for all that had happened, for all the

wanted to allow people involved with this, impacted by this to have resolution. you will hear a very emotional statement from a representative for jesse matthew's family coming up at 5:00. until then, live in charlottesville, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: all right, jeff. thank you. this has been a fast-developing story since jesse matthew was arrested in galveston, texas. that was on september 24, when he eluded police in virginia. d.n.a. test connected matthew to a rape in fairfax and harrington's death. that was june 10 last year that matthew reached a plea deal in the fairfax case, which sentenced him to life in prison. today, this plea deal in the two murder charges he was facing, we have the complete background on the story and there is a lot of moving parts. go to our website wjla.com. we put it there for you. we are also following a developing weather story this afternoon. if you have been outside you know the temperatures are falling. there is a chance now that the wintry weather arrives tomorrow. what we mean by that is a chance of snow. chief meteorologist doug

could get and where. doug: it looks like most of the metro area could be in for rain or snow but probably mostly snow as we get through the late night, overnight hours tomorrow night to friday morning. at this moment, chilly out there. gusty winds, mid-to-upper 30's north and west of washington. 40 at reagan national. 40 in the other areas as well. below average temperatures but a typical early march day. winds from 20 to 22 miles per hour in parts of the area. tonight we will see clear skies. the temperatures will drop. 22 to 30 degrees by morning. the winds will diminish. through the day the things will start to change because of the low pressure system. it's compact and it will move south. it be throw enough moisture this way as we get through the day tomorrow we will see increasing cloudiness. as we get to sunset or after we could see light snow, especially tomorrow night as the motion moves off to the east. we are thinking minor accumulations, the temperatures are close to freezing or just above. it will be a

and get out of here on friday. a lot more to share of the timing and the potential impacts in a few minutes. michelle: thank you. stay with abc7 even when you can't be by the tv. doug and our entire weather team providing updates on all platforms. the stormwatch7 app, facebook, twitter and wjla.com. an important update today from the national park service. today the prediction for when the cherry blossoms will reach peak bloom. it's expected to be march 31 through april 3. that is a week earlier than the past couple of years. abc7 and kansas -- and newschannel8 are the official tv stations of the cherry blossom festival. we'll have more in a few minutes. an undersage drinking party so massive that police say they recorded high levels of alcohol in the air. now the alleged party host is facing 110 counts of serving alcohol to minors. many american university students. montgomery county reporte

bethesda with the story you will see only on 7. kevin? kevin: hi, michelle. when officers got here they saw two men carrying an unconscious 18-year-old girl to an uber car. they were headed to the car because the girl was so drunk. police entered the house. [audio interruption] jonathan: we apologize, we are having a problem with his microphone. we will get that going for you and try to get back to him. in the meantime, lawmakers in maryland are considering legislation for strengthening punishment for alcohol-related crimes. potential jailtime for adults hosting underage drinking parties and noah's law. that is named for officer noah leotta who was killed in a

suspected drunken driving crash. it means hay could have a device installed on cars so if it smells alcohol the car won't start. more information in the case regarding deonte carraway. a lawsuit says it tried to tell the teachers about carraway's crimes but was largely ignored. according to the lawsuit, a 9-year-old told the teacher about deonte carraway she responded, "i don't believe you. go sit down." investigators sail deonte carraway sexual assaulted or filmed at least 17 children. he faces state and federal charges in connection with this case. michelle: today at the supreme court, arguments over abortion rights. a case from texas draws huge crowds. this is the first time in almost a decade the high court has weighed in on abortion. as you can imagine the stakes had emotions running high. stephen tschida is outside the supreme court with the story. stephen: michelle, an enormous crowd here outside the supreme court today as the high court took on an abortion case f

which could have a big impact on abortion. primarily on the state of texas. but possibly abortion providers across the country. a case viewed as crucial for abortion providers drew cries from opponents and abortion rights advocates. the sidewalk outside the supreme court covered with demonstrators. the crowd so large police struggle to contain it. the supreme court deciding whether a texas law requiring abortion clinics to maintain the same standards as surgical centers should stand. >> i think the justices heard really compelling evidence that there is no medical justification for these laws in my home state of texas. that it places undue burden on a number of women there and it's really just an end-run around the constitutional right. >> this is not about ending abortion. this is about regulating the abortion industry. we want to

and these facilities as they are, if they are not inspected and if they don't meet certain health requirements they are dangerous to women. stephen: the high court should make a decision later this spring or early this summer. now coming up at 5:00, i will tell you what is adding even more drama to this case. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. breaking news now from the campaign trail. chief political correspondent scott thuman reports that dr. ben carson is suspending his campaign and will not participate in tomorrow's republican debate. you can watch scott's exclusive interview with carson. that is coming up this evening on abc7 news. michelle: let's take a quick look at the super tuesday results. on the democratic side, enough for both sides to declare victory. hillary clinton took a grand total of seven states, boosting her delegate lead. but sanders cleaned up enough to keep his campaign going. he has got enough cash and supporters to ride this out unti

jonathan: for the g.o.p., another dominating night for donald trump. but how will the party handle it? the billionaire businessman took seven states last night. senator ted cruz was expected to win his home state of texas. he did. but he also added alaska and oklahoma in the win column. in the meantime, marco rubio would not be swept. some think that he is the establishment alternative to trump. he got on board with one win and he got that in the state of minnesota. so that takes to us where we are now. will the republican party try to block donald trump from being the party's nominee? michelle: party members are really struggling to come to a consensus as the results don't do much to clear things up. national correspondent jeff barnes is at the capitol hill bureau. the struggle is enormous. with the exception of carson, everyone else says they plan to stick out out. jeff: it is enormous. the stakes couldn't higher. first, it was a great super tuesday as you just said for donald trump, winning about

so why are so many republicans still feeling ill at ease about mr. trump? >> it looks like we could win six or seven or eight or nine. reporter: if you tally the winning delegates so far, it's hard to fathom how billionaire donald trump could lose the g.o.p. nomination. but this brash and bombastic candidate is clearly causing a civil war among his own party. >> there is clearly a deep well of resentment toward donald trump in the, quote/unquote, establishment. he has broken all the rules. in fact, he has thrown the rule book out. reporter: time is quickly running out for the republican party to find an alternative g.o.p. presidential candidate. one viable choice is texas senator ted cruz who beat trump in texas, oklahoma, and alaska on tuesday. >> what is clear tonight is there is only one campaign that has now beaten donald trump three times in a row. reporter: cruz's fellow cose

his third-place showing is still very much alive in the race. >> you will still see a lot of polling data that would support rubio who is now third as the most likely republican to beat hillary clinton, which of course doesn't make sense. but who says primary politics make sense? reporter: some pundits say rubio and cruz are not loose cannons who can attract a conservative base and steal voters away from trump as the election season progresses. if that doesn't occur, one expert i spoke to says there is an alternative. >> so i think you will see talk among republicans about whether they should actually find an independent republican candidate to run for president. >> but could a person like that beat hillary clinton in november? >> almost certainly not. jeff: many pundits say if trump does indeed win the nomination this summer, they would not be surprised in the least to see a hillary clinton victory come november. meantime, 13 days away from the next super tuesday. we just have to wait and see. i'm j

from capitol hill. back to you. jonathan: okay. thank you. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a piece of airplane wreckage found in africa. michelle: is it from mh370? plus it's almost blossom time. the national park service out with the prediction on when we'll reach peak bloom. the important dates up next. jonathan: black bears are not all that uncommon in maryland and virginia. in fact, you can even hunt them in certain areas. in maryland, state officials now are considering expanding where you can bag a bear. we'll let you know where that is and why. that's coming up. michelle: still ahead at 4:30 -- it's flu season. this year's vaccine better at stopping the virus. but right now some hospitals are packed with patients. what some are saying to visitors.

jonathan: a piece of wreckage from a boeing 777 was found washed ashore over the weekend on the coast of mozambique. it's likely from mh370. that is the malaysian airlines flight that disappeared two years ago with 239 people on board. the newly discovered debris on the way to malaysia for further examination. michelle: the slow low-powered -- the solo-powered plane took flight again.

the air for 90 minutes on friday. it reported the longest solo flight last summer when it flew from japan to hawaii. if everything goes as planned the plane will continue the attempt to fly around the world on solar power in april. jonathan: if you are ever in the woods, doing camping and walking around, running into a bear is never a good thing. some go hunting for bears. in maryland, you can soon do that not far from here. because the state department of the natural resources now wants to hear from you about a proposal that would allow bear hunt in frederick and washington counties. the comment period does run through march 15. all right. get a look now at the traffic situation going on. jamie sullivan has details. that is a bad picture behind you. jamie: we have slow traffic here. a few flashing lights 95 northbound at route 32. we are talking maryland. this is really a hangup right now. we ha

as you can see now everything has been moved over in the left shoulder. let's talk backup. as we move to the maps, right now the speed is about 21 miles per hour. as you head north. it's not just right here. that stretch from the capital beltway to the baltimore beltway will take 45 minutes. if you have to catch a flight, i would suggest taking the b.w. parkway toward b.w.i. right now in virginia we are seeing slowing but i want to focus in on what we have right now on the capital beltway traveling on the inner loop. right here ritchie marlboro road. inner loop and outer loop we see the delays. now to 66. outbound is typical for you. a few minor accidents but that is the only thing we have to worry about right now. back to you. michelle: thank you. a sure sign of spring. the prediction is out for d.c.'s cherry blossoms peak bloom time. jonathan: when they do it's beautiful. abc7 is a proud sponsor of the festival. today the national park service said we are just about four weeks out now

bloom. jeanette reyes has the details. jeanette: after a roller coaster week with high temperatures just a few days ago and now flakes in the possible, you can rest assured that spring is on the way. the national park service announcing at the museum the cherry blossoms will be at their peak march 31 to april 3. you are not imaging things, the peak date for the 3,000 trees are earlier than last year's april 10 bloom period. a long wait after a bitterly cold winter. it's not unusual to see them as early as late march, though, closer to the beginning of the national cherry blossom festival. >> the finale weekend april 16 to 17 will be a great blockbuster. we will start with the national cherry blossom festival parade, and then the japanese tree festival. in the evening, we are presenting cherry blast, which is all things japanese. jeanette: unfortunately the

beauty. so once they have opened, how long they will stay that way depends on the weather. but it typically does last a few days. that should give you enough time to check it out. reporting a it the museum, i'm jeanette reyes for abc7. jonathan: if you are new to the area, you have to see it. it is gorgeous. meteorologist steve rudin on the tidal basin for us today. michelle: it will look different down there not long from now. steve: i can't wait! let me tell you. the wind is blowing so hard down here. and it's almost hard to speak. take a look for yourself. you can see that the buds are just beginning to show. less than one month from now it will look completely different around here with thousands and thousands of tourists enjoying the cherry blossoms. over 2,000 trees to enjoy. the peak period will be between march 31 and april 3. that is when we are expecting everything to be in full bloom around here. it only lasts a few days but

on the temperatures. we have a big, big temperature swing on the way over the next several days. we are going to go from the cold blustery weather we have now to next week temperatures that will be in the 70's. and one thing that is horrible, horrible for the cherry blossoms, wind. hopefully we are not going to have winds like this around here as we move toward the end of the month. let's get a check on the forecast. hopefully the winds will start to diminish. we will head back to the news desk with doug. hello? can you hear me? michelle: we'll take it. doug: the good news for steve is the winds will diminish ten minutes after he leaves. [laughter] that's when the winds will diminish. it will stay gusty tonight. i will be cold. we have the wintry stuff to deal with late tomorrow night and friday morning. let's get to it. start off the coverage this afternoon with a live look. this is the view from the national harbor. the water kind of chopped up there. gusty northwesterly winds. yeah, we are talking wind chills around the area. highs right now the tempe

to lower 40's. combine that with the gusty winds and we are feeling like the 20's in some spot. 41 at reagan national. winds out of the northwest at 21 miles per hour. chilly across the area. winds will diminish tonight. if you have dinner plans this evening, you will still be breezy out there and have the wind chills. later tonight they will diminish and we will drop 22 to 30 degrees by tomorrow morning. in the day tomorrow, quiet. clouds increase throughout the day. we will be 40 or 41 for a high. tomorrow afternoon and evening, we will watch the progression. the little low pressure area that will swing south through tennessee. then dip probably through georgia and swing off the coast. when it swings off the coast early friday morning, it's really going to intensify. then it will accelerate to the northeast. during that process, we are going to get clouds moving in during the day. then by probably sunset or a little after we'll have light rain or snow developing. we will be on the northern side of the system. but the air is cold enough overhead that is going to probably wind up being mostly snow. because

fast motion we are not expecting impact from this in the area. in the time line and the future cast by 8:30 tonight patches of snow. farther south and east you go, probably going to be probably more in the way of rain. this is the one we are concerned about this time period we could turn to snow fairly moderately for a few hours. but we think most of it will be grassy areas. because of the quick movement by early saturday morning, it's pretty much out of here. we are thinking maybe just a couple of inches on the grassy areas and that will be that. it will quickly improve. broad brush look, one to two inches possible on the grassy areas. if it's heavier amounts we think it will be south closer to the storm center, up to two to four inches as a possibility. we'll get rid of it saturday afternoon. [applause] thank you. quick mover for saturday and sunday morning with the slight snow. it will clear out monday and then the warming trend begins. it is on. 70, 72 tuesday and wednesday. jonathan: do you usually

applause for the forecast? doug: usually when i'm leaving the studio. jonathan: still ahead at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the flu is starting to overwhelm parts of our area. what some hospitals are saying to visitors who want to see family and friends coming up. horace: but first, i'm on your side troubleshooter horace holmes. we did a story called the mattress test, and a new development. what one state is proposing that co

michelle: "7 on your side" is getting action tonight after troubleshooter horace holmes's piece "the mattress test" aired on abc7. jonathan: in maryland you don't need to tag a mattress as used and that can create confusion and a mess for buyers as you can imagine. he is back with an update on what is being done to help clear this up. that is kind of gross. selling a mattress that is new and it's not new. horace: that is what we found. we were even surprised to find out maryland is one of only 20 states in the country with no bedding law. as a result, critics say there are no safeguards for consumers. in essence you don't know for sure what you are getting when you buy a bed in the state of maryland. even we were surprised at what we found after taking a close look at a mattress we bought after a store in silver spring. "7 on your side" hired a company that specializes in texting textile products as part of the mattress test. but they didn't have t

condition of this mattress. they just cut off the cover sewn over the mattress. >> oh! what is that? >> a bed bug. >> yep. horace: a live bed bug. part of a christmas tree ornament, two huge holes cut out of the side of the bed. old padding and rusted springs. and stains everywhere. >> oh, my gobelieve this is what -- this is happening and people are selling these mattresses in these conditions. horace: maryland state senator victor ramirez represents the silver spring district where we purchased the mattress. he says he was appalled when he saw the "7 on your side" investigation and decided to take action, introducing a bill in the state legislature that would impose a new bedding law. maryland did away with its previous mattress law in 2006. >> we can't have people selling mattresses that are in conditions with bed bugs or springs that are outdated and old. horace: senator ramirez's bill

to require labels, designated whether they were new or refurbished. and all refurbished or recycled mattresses would have to contain new padding, springs and covers. the bill is making its way through the legislature now and hopes it will come up for a vote at the end of the session this month. michelle: thank you. if you have a story idea or something that you think the "7 on your side" team should investigate, let us know. the hotline is always available at 866-236-3401. or e-mail us at tips@wjla.com. next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- what happens as hospitals are filling one flu patients? are some visitors being turned away? the message to friends and family next. jonathan: plus, lots of people are out there buying a whole lot of guns. a near record for the month of background checks in february. just how many were cleared to buy a gun. we have that story for you

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: there is an old saying in weather "normally it sticks to the far northeast. if you don't like the weather, stick around. it could change." we could adopt that. doug: it changes a lot. this time of the year, march is one of the months. but by the end of the month we usually settle to spring. not

there. check the temperatures. still in the 30's now. the average high is 51 or 52. we are well below. at no extra charge we throw in gusty winds to lower the wind chill more. so definitely uncomfortable. bright sunshine. it's temporary. clear skies and diminishing winds. western zones are cold. 23 in charlestown. 25, 26 in the immediate western zone from walkersville and frederick to leesburg and ashburn. what is happening next, we will see increasing cloudiness in the day tomorrow in response to a new system developing. all right developing in the rockies. it will come racing southeast and the upper level winds. we think by tomorrow evening probably after sunset we will see light snow. maybe a few rain drops south of town develop. as the core of the system quickly moves through the atmosphere, move to the carolina and southeastern virginia. by 2:00 we have an area of snow overhead. briefly heavier snow, mix to fall over central virginia. rain and heavy rain

everything shifts out of the picture quickly. what will it leave behind? what is the timing for it? we think what will happen here,, according to models we have four here we look at. this is just for washington, d.c. we range from .8 of an inch to two inches of snow. if that happens, and i think that is the range, most of it is on grassy areas. so in general one to two inches overnight through 8:00 or 9:00 on friday morning. maybe heavier just to the south and east. steve rudin will be back to check out the weekend in a few minutes. michelle: doug, thank you. uber dominates the ride-sharing market and it is taking a huge bite out of the taxi business. consumer investigator kimberly suiters puts ubers and taxis to the test and has a preview of the report coming up tonight at 11:00. kim? kimberly: well, michelle have you noticed your taxi cab company might be changing a little bit. here at red top they have a fleet of sleek black cars. they even have this app.

can request a ride. you can watch your car coming toward you. and you can go cashless if you want. that is like a ride-sharing company we all know. while taxi companies are feeling the squeeze and forced to evolve. they are critical of the ride-sharing companies like uber. >> apparently operating outside the law. operating with inadequate background checks are no deterrent for today's young folks and even people my age. we believe if people understand all of the factors involved, then consumers are going to continue to select the taxi alternative. kimberly: now notice he said, "the taxi alternative" even though cabs have been around decades longer than ride-sharing companies. we will respond to the comments coming up at 5:00. how do the rides compare in price and speed? the great "7 on your side" uber test is coming

reporting live in arlington, kimberly suiters, abc7 news. michelle, back to you. michelle: thank you, kimberly. jonathan: looking forward to that one. maryland's governor hogan finally flashed the green light for the purple line. he told the state department of transportation to move forward on the 16-mile light rail line that will connect montgomery and prince george's counties. after negotiations the free state's up front expenditure for the purple line construction cost drops to under $160 million. if all goes at planned, construction will begin later this year. the purple line could be open for service in the spring of 2022. michelle: if you are not feeling well, you go to the doctor. sometimes even the hospital. what if you are visiting a family member or friend? as diane cho reports some people are being turned away. starting this morning at 7:00, signs have been placed around a hospital advising visitors of the flu-like symptoms, there are now restrictions in place.

don't come to visit people if they're in the hospital. that is the case at any time but particularly worried about it in the flu season. reporter: the temporary restrictions went into effect after increase active any in the hospital. nova alexandria hospital currently has restrictions in place for the visitors which started on monday. >> in general, we strict visitors under the age of 16. children are more likely to spring infectious disease to the hospital. this time flu. >> dr. jill mcade says in the pediatric emergency department, roughly 20% of the patients they saw were flu cases. >> we continue to follow through the surveillance, the number of the cases of influenza. we look at the trends. the information we can get from the virginia department of health and the centers for disease control. as we see that the flu season is tapering off at the point where it's only down just sporadic, we lift the restrictions. >> after checking at the other area hospitals we learn simply memorial hospital has already had restrictions of the visitors with the flu symptoms after seeing a

in the flu cases. others like medstar washington hospital center says the emergency department has minimal flu activities now. at the virginia hospital center, olbermann patient service member says they are seeing rise in staff members. but there are not restrictions in place at the moment. >> we're monitoring people to make sure it's not spreading to other patients. >> diane cho, abc7 news. jonathan: just how bad is the flu now? it's bad. according to the c.d.c. in maryland and virginia it's widespread. that is the highest level of saturation they have. in the city, itself, though, there are only localized cases. that is two steps below maryland and virginia. michelle: breaking news now in the large prince george's county child pornography case involving deonte carraway, maryland bureau chief brad bell is life with who is named in a new lawsuit. brad?

lawsuit named. it includes the city of glenarden and the mayor of the city of glenarden. it involves a 10-year-old boy. so-called john doe number four. this is the fourth lawsuit to be filed. it alleges that the child was abused by former prince george's county aide deonte carraway both at sylvania woods elementary school. the principal of the school is also named in the lawsuit. as is the board of education and the superintendent of schools. this lawsuit, the fourth as we said, also alleges that deonte carraway in his capacity as the director of the glenarden voices of youth choir was abusing this child in glenarden's city hall. t headquarters for the town council, the police department, all city activities. it turns out that carraway literally had the keys to city hall. the lawsuit alleges that carraway was running choir practice on friday night. and that afterp

would entice and sometimes threaten the children in order to get them to perform in his child porn sex skit he would set up and then record on his cell phone camera. the little boy in this case claims he was threatened to perform for mr. carraway. the lawsuit includes school, principal and a teacher was sued yesterday. it's alleged that the teacher ignored another child who reported the abuse. and now the city of glenarden and the mayor who the lawsuit says has control over what goes on in city hall. therefore, they, too, are responsible for the abuse of this particular child. 17 victims we believe already. there could be more. there will be many more lawsuits. this is the latest. in prince george's county, brad bell, abc7

michelle: that is a huge development. thank you. still ahead at 4:00, how to move to canada was one of the most asked questions on google last night. some say if their candidate doesn't win the white house that is what they will do. the amount of people looking into this is overwhelming the canadian embassy. jonathan: speaking of canadians, alex trebek puts our kidd o'shea to the test. up next, watch him take the test and find out how to get free tickets

michelle: last week we sent kidd o'shea to hollywood or oscars week. that was fun. he squeezed in a behind the scenes visit to "wheel of fortune" and "jeopardy." jonathan: alex trebek put him to the test. >> welcome to a special version of "jeopardy." start us off. kidd: i take cities for 200. alex: in april of 2016, "jeopardy" is going on the road to tape shows in this historic city. kidd: what is washington, d.c. alex: correct.

alex: this is giving them opportunity to be in the audience. kidd: what is abc7? alex: good job. kidd: what is good morning washington. >> tune in on this day to win tickets. >> friday march 4. >> that is right. "jeopardy" is coming to washington in april to tape shows at d.a.r. constitution hall. watch "good morning washington" this friday and kidd will tell you how you can get free tickets. jonathan: do you get a sense that was scripted? michelle: he should have picked up an oscar while he was out there. jonathan: he did. he gave it to the boss. you heard alex. get free tickets to the "jeopardy" tamings in -- tapings in d.c. this is fun to see live as well. all you have to do is watch "good morning washington" at 4:25 in the morning. your chance to see the show live. if you haven't seen it, it is a lot of fun. michelle: a great experience to be there. you can check it off the bucket list and say you have done it. jonathan: there you go. michelle: coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the leap day

unique than just about anyone else out there. what is special about his mother that may make this one of the rarest occurrences ever. that is coming up. >> if the president election makes you want to leave this country and head to canada, you're not alone. i'm cheryl conner. coming up, the steps some people are taking to head

jonathan: doesn't it seem that this happens every four years somebody you know says, "if my candidate doesn't win i'm moving to canada." michelle: they say it just like that. the question is how can i move to canada? it spiked 350% on google last night. jonathan: a lot of people are getting serious. searching the answer for this one. cheryl conner said trying to find the question to that is crashing the canadian county website. >> clinton and trump cut a wide swath. the 12 states vote. >> trump scares me.

>> i'm afraid. >> afraid enough to move to canada? >> if he taking the power i would likely move to canada. >> the red and the white flag with the maple leaf in the center flies above the canadian embassy next door to the daily headlines. >> outside the canadian embassy i'm trying to access the government website and i'm not alone. i have multiple delays while trying to determine my eligibility status to move. >> i answer questions like why i want to move, where i currently live and if i have family in canada. i was denied what the country calls expressed entry. >> people have to care for their families. >> they must be busy. the embassy didn't answer my request for interview but they tweeted out searches for how can i move to canada spiked

tuesday. >> i think people are listening to rhetoric but not the message. >> a super surge for two presidential candidates and the neighbors to the north. in northwest washington, cheryl conner, abc7 news. michelle: the conversation is far from over. check it out. chime in and maybe we will share your thoughts here on abc7. jonathan: the threats are funny when you think about it. michelle

internet. canadian embassy. their internet. insane. roses and chocolate weren't the only thing in high demand in february. gun background checks were near an all-time high. 2.6 million gun background checks were conducted in february. the third biggest month on record. checks are made every time someone tries to buy a gun from a federally licensed dealer. december 2015 was the biggest month for background checks. 3.3 million. all right. new mother in illinois hears an extra special bond with her newborn son. levy rittmeier was born on february 29, leap day. the chances of that happening are one in about 1400. now what made this moment even more mind bogglalling is the fact that his mom christie shares the same birthday. those chances are even smaller. one in 2

>> my husband actually this year said i want this year to be special because you have an actual birthday this year but we weren't planning on this. >> surprise, surprise. >> in the future she said she will focus celebrating her son's leap year birthday more than her own but she is glad to share the special day with him. that kind of a sad thing. she is already not getting the attention because it's a leap year and she celebrates every year and now she has to share it with her son and she is a busy mom. jonathan: that will figure it out. 7-year-old woman has baby. michelle: yes. jonathan: she will be 21 in 30 years. 35. so much for the great weather earlier this week. it was nice. michelle: did you catch your breath? at the tidal basin. the wind was hitting you hard out there. any better now? steve: you came to me a big

and it sort of blinded me. now we changed directions a little bit. look at the sustained wind between 18 to 25 miles per hour. we have the wind gusts at 30 to 35. and the wind chill, what it feels like. it's cold. the upper 20's to the lower 30's. we will stay that way for at least another few hours. at least for tonight. the winds will begin to ease. the night time lows 22 to 30 degrees. moving through the day tomorrow we start off with a little sunshine. the clouds will increase. the approaching storm system to bring us snow late tomorrow in the day on friday. seven-day outlook shows wintry weather friday morning to give way to temperatures in the 40's for the weekend. let's focus on next week. oh, wow! it looks fantastic. temperatures in the

by the middle of next week. it's something to look forward to. once again the cherry blossoms are in full bloom march 31, april 3. at least that is the target date for right now. let's head back to the news desk. jonathan: thanks. coming up next for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- buyer beware. can you tell the difference between a flood-damaged car and one that is ready to roll off the lot? how to tell if the car you are about to buy is dangerous to drive and own. that is coming up n

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ood sugar. the most common side effects are headache, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney problems. if your pill isn't giving you the control you need ask your doctor about non-insulin victoza®. it's covered by most health plans. john: with tax refund checks now arriving car-buying season has begun in the d.c. area. buy year bee ware -- buyer beware. flood-damaged cars waiting for customers with the fresh tax refund checks to buy them. two used ford fusions. one red and red burgundy. but one is holding a secret. >> the car was underwater. john: thanks to a great clean-up job -- >> from the outside the car

look identical. clean engine, spotless interiors but it's what lies beneath to be concerned about. >> water got in the engine. john: when we ask shoppers to figure out which is damaged -- >> can you tell which is the good one and the bad one? >> not really. john: thousands of damaged cars are headed to used car lot. >> they can be moved here and resold to consumers. john: so they showed us the warning sign of the flooding damage starting starting with ty seat rails. >> one of the first things you do is look at the metal on the car. john: another red flag headlights foggy on the inside. deep in the trump, damage. >> there was standing water in here. that was cleaned up and dried. when you lift up the carpets you can clearly tell that there is moisture sitting on the spare tire. john: unfortun

buyers never notice. this family never noticed the mildewy spell in red car. only when it failed to start did they suspect a problem. >> no battery. john: good catch, electrical problems. how do you protect yourself? order a carfax or a similar history report. >> there is a red flag that says the car was flooded. john: even then nothing beats an inspection by a mechanics to look over any car for around $100. >> small fee that could save you time and headaches down the road. john: otherwise you, too, might fall in love with the red car to learn -- >> this car was flooded. it was underwater up to the dashboard. >> bottom line check any used car carefully for accident or flood damage. make sure to get a vehicle history report. so you don't waste your money. i'm john matarese, abc7 news. leon: tonight, a neighborhood stunned by a massive offcampus party wonders how the host pulled it off. >> how did you get

leon: now the young man is facing a mountain of criminal counts. >> at times like this one has to draw comfort where one can. leon: closure for family of two college students a as killer seals his own threat. winter threatens a comeback. the stormwatch7 weather team is tracking the trouble. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: police say when they arrived they found a group of people carrying a woman who was passed out to a car to then take her to the hospital. and now the man on the lease of an american university offcampus fraternity house is facing more than 100 counts of underage drinking. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live in bethesda with the story that you will see only on 7. tell us about it. kevin: hey, alison. this bethesda neighborhood is accustomed to dinner parties not multi-keg college raids. but that is exactly what happened in thisho

did not want people inside. certainly not the police. they barricaded the front door with a couch. others hitting closets. >> it was totally out of control and it sounds like it was mayhem inside. kevin: a midnight rager at this bethesda house. inside police found 200 party-goers. many from american university and the u.s. marine corps. the conditions disgusting, dark, rowdy. alcohol dripped through floorboards while the air temp hovered around 100 degrees. the alleged party-host, 22-year-old tyler steinhart. now charged with 110 counts of serving alcohol to minors. >> how do you get this many people, this many minors here so far away from any college campus? that blows my mind. kevin: it took 30 officers to shut down the party. in part because a fraternity president jamison tieman got irate and attacked a cop who needed stitches. an 18-year-old girl was sent to t