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

poisoning. some teens tried jumping out a second-floor window. the alcohol count inside the house .09. that is above the legal driving limit. >> my goodness. >> stephanie row gan lives across the street and has little sympathy. >> sounds as though he used poor judgment and how he has to pay the price with his reputation for the rest of his life. kevin: late today american university told me it's aware of the unruly party and ads that it sat down and talked with every student cited. for the fraternity, it could face stiff penalties. live in bethesda, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. leon: amazing. thank you. enough developments tonight in the murders of hannah graham and morgan harrington. about three hours ago, jesse matthew pleaded guilty and was given four life sentences. jeff goldberg was in the courtroom and joins us liv

to matthew now. jeff? jeff: jesse matthew is going to be going to prison for the rest of his life. both the parents of morgan harrington and hannah graham say the support the plea agreement and inside the courtroom before the sentencing reading powerful statements about how dramatically impacted their lives have been by the murders. calling jesse matthew wicked, inhumane and selfish. dan harrington ending the statement asking how could he, why would he? here is video of jesse matthew coming in the courtroom after 1:00 this afternoon. matthew 34 years old pleading guilty to abducting hannah graham and morgan harrington. sentenced to four consecutive live sentences in prison without the possibility of parole or appeal. he does avoid the death penalty which was on the table in the hannah graham case. graham was an 18-year-old u.v.a. sophomore from alexandria who disappeared after a night out in charlottesville in september of 2014. morgan harrington was a 20-year-old virginia tech student who disappeared after a concert in

in 2009. both of their bodies were found in rural parts of the county. >> his evil deprived the world from a unique talent. but she enabled him to be convicted. he is did change the world but it's a terrible price. >> we want to express today harrington family and the graham family, our sorrow on whether whether the family member jesse matthew chose to do to your daughters. >> as the victim impact statements were read in court, jesse matthew did seem to be paying attention to what he was hearing. coming up we will hear from jesse matthew's attorney on why his client decided to

that's in an hour. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: thank you. abc7 is on storm watch tonight. as the storm that brought heavy rains and damaging winds to part of washington state is racing across the country and heading guess where? here. that could spell snow for us here tomorrow. alison: crazy, isn't it? our chief meteorologist doug hill in the stormwatch7 weather center tracking the system. doug: i assure you, your trampolines won't be blown around outside. we could have snow. get started to look at the numbers. it's cold. bright sunshine, gusty winds. upper 30's to 40. wind chills in the upper 20's right now. tonight the winds will diminish and the skies will clear. here comes the storm from just outside of memphis by tomorrow evening. off the coast of the outer banks and rapidly intensifying and moving out to sea. in the process it is likely to bring us snow. starting tomorrow evening at times in the morning hours on friday. because it

most of the preoption stays south of washington. maybe one or two inches of accumulation of the grassy areas start late tomorrow. cold overnight this night. we'll get back on track for the enjoyable march weather. a lot more to share with you about the possibilities here and the impacts it may have on your friday morning commute. when i join you in a few minutes. alison: protesters gathered outside the u.s. supreme court in what the keel sam sweeney described this morning as the largest showing since the high court ruling on same-sex marriage. inside the eight justices heard arguments about the biggest abortion cases in 25 years. stephen tschida is live outside the court with the still developing story. stephen: alison, a huge crowd here in front of the supreme court today. for a major case about abortion. a case which could have an impact on abortion providers in the state of texas.

possibly across the country. a case before the supreme court that could have a big impact on abortion providers had emotions running high. the crowds swarming the steps and the sidewalks and throngs lining up to try to get close to the high court. >> the abortion clinic since they are performing surgical procedure they need to be held to the same standard as any regular hospital. >> the supreme court is taking on a texas law, which requires abortion providers to meet the same standards as surgical centers, staffing, equipment and the building. it also requires doctors to have admitting privileges to nearby hospitals. >> as a woman you want to protect women and none of those things seem too much to make sure you could get in a hospital. why not? stephen: supporters of the law were outnumbered by the abortion rights advocates today. they denounced the measure. >> the regulations are

because they know they lack funding sometimes. stephen: the death of antonin scalia added to the drama. should the court tie 4-4, an appellate court supporting the law would stand. >> we hope they will see the precedent is on our side in this case and we were encouraged by the tough questions they asked the state of texas. stephen: the high court's ruling in this case is expected to come in late june. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: an update now out of prince george's county where a bill to fund a new medical center is moving forward much to governor larry hogan's dismay. the maryland senate voted to pass the bill to guarantee the center gets built. hogan's office had been working on an agreement that wouldn't require legislation. the senate president said it was taking too long. the bill now go to the house. alison: in virginia, governor terry mcauliffe vetoed a bill banning the adoption of common core edc

unless lawmakers approve it. the democrat says the bill is unnecessary. governor mcauliffe says the state has no intention of adopting the common core standards because the commonwealth's current educational standards are more rigorous. virginia is amongst a handful of states that have not adopted the common core. leon: breaking news coming from the campaign trail. where dr. ben carson is telling abc7 news he is suspending his presidential campaign. he sat down with our chief political correspondent scott thuman in the last hour and they talked about the decision. we'll have the interview tonight at 6:00. in the meantime, stephanie ramos takes a look now at the aftermath of super tuesday. reporter: a one-time front runner now the first casualty of super tuesday. dr. ben carson tells supporters he sees no path forward in his campaign and will not participate in tomorrow night's g.o.p. debate. but donald trump and hillary clinton fortifying their positions as front runner ins the race for the party nomination. each winning seven s

now expanding their leads in the delegate count. >> political analysts say hillary clinton changed her campaign this time around. >> she discovered in 2008 that barack obama got so far ahead of her in delegates she could never catch up. >> her competition bernie sanders back on the trail today. >> you are our super pac. >> winning four states, saying he is not going anywhere regardless of the super tuesday results. >> when a candidate has aroused this kind of excitement, it's very hard for them to think it's over. >> on the g.o.p. side, ted cruz picked up three states and marco rubio one. looking ahead to the primary in less than two weeks in florida. >> we picked up a lot of delegates and we feel great about what the map looks like going forward. >> atriumphant night for trump. >> we have done something almost nobody thought could be done. >> but the race isn't in the bag yet. >> he has not crossed the

count. >> a major statement expected tomorrow from mitt romney who is expected to lay out a case on why republicans should not vote for donald trump. in washington, stephanie ramos, news. leon: speaking of the aftermath from last night's event, the faces that governor chris christie was making in donald trump's press conference last night shown for memes. some said he was a hostage and others wondered what he was thinking. google reported a spike in searches for this phrase. "how can i move to canada today?" unbelievable. join the conversation on both of those topics on the facebook page. alison: we have breaking news from fairfax county where police sent out a tweet asking people to stay indoors. this is nea

larksburg driver. there is a all right of shots fired at officers there -- there is a all right of shots fired at officers there. we have a crew on the way to the scene. we will get you more information when it's available. stay with us. you first saw the story here on 7. coming up the item investigates why we are seeing such different numbers when the different part of our area test for chemicals in local fish. leon: plus, with the snow on the horizon a sure sign of spring just around the corner. find out when the cherry blossoms should hit the peak bloom. >> even after the deadline passed and the entrants gate was locked shut a couple of dozen votes remain at the buzzard point marina. i'm mike carter-conneen in southwest washington. coming up, why the national park service says it closed the marina and what the owners of the boats

welcome to a special version of "jeopardy." kidd start us off. kidd: cities for 200. >> in april of 2016, "jeopardy" is going on the road to tape shows in this historic city. kidd: what is washington, d.c.? >> correct. check again. leon: "jeopardy" is coming back to d.c. to tape shows next month. tune in to "good morning

out how to win free tickets. >> well some boat owners are vowing to continue fighting the national park service over the closure of a d.c. marina. we are talking about the business saturday point marina located in southwest washington. a few block from nats park. a site that d.c. united is going to build a new stadium. the deadline for the owners to remove the boats have come and gone. >> owners who for decades dock their boat at buzzard point marina are now locked out. >> the park service decided to close it down way back when come hell or high water, they'll do it. >> in need of new docks and utility upgrades the national park service announced plans in august to close the marina at the end of the 2015 contact with the boat operation. boat owners filed a lawsuit but the judge cited with the park service giving the boat owners until february 279 to relocate. now the owners claim other nearby marinas are ful

expensive. >> i have been in this marina since 1999. essentially i should have squatter's rights or something else. >> they can't say you're out of here. >> 30 boats remain here and a number of them will be abandoned because the owners have no other options. >> some people that left sold boats for nothing. >> this spring they will start a public planning process for the space which may or may not include a marina. the national park service is committed to providing fun, safe access to the anacostia river for neighbors and visitors alike and we welcome all voices in shaping the future of buzzard point park. the agency is encouraging the owners to recover the boats this saturday, next wednesday or the following saturday march 12. after that ten others may face storage fees and after 60 days the park service says it can start a process to take ownership of, sell or destroy boats lef

carter-conneen, abc7 news. leon: boat, bike, barefoot, some of the ways to see the cherry blossoms once they bloom this spring. >> the projected date for peak bloom are march 31 to april 3. leon: now the cherry blossom festival runs march 20 to april 17. abc7 is proud to be a sponsor of the four-week festival and will be hosting the parade. alison and i on april 16. alison: fun. we can't wait. leon: if there is no snow it will be fun. >> the way it's been so far -- doug: i think you are safe. i'll go out on the end of a limb there. alison: we have done parades that have been cold. doug: early in the morning. we'll think optimistically.

doug: a little bit ahead of schedule. ashburn looking at the rock ridge high school. sunrise dramatic with the low-angle sun from the east. through the day. the sky clears up at time. the system went through. good shape. gusty. look at the temperatures. 34. 32 for a low. mid-30's north and west. hope for the mid-40's. we'll take the low 40's. 41 in fredericksburg. 37 in manassas and leesburg. the winds have been a player all day. they will be for a couple more hours. later this evening the winds will diminish. the winds are out of the northwest at 24 miles per hour at the reagan national. 25 in manassas. that is the wind chills seven degrees lower than the air temperatures.

under clear skies we drop in metro. by early tomorrow morning probably 30 downtown. 20's in most suburban areas. we'll start with the sunshine. then it will start to change because of the approaching system that messed up the pacific northwest 24 hours ago. now over the next day and a half and two days it will make a move like this and wind up off the carolina coast. the track and the compact nature the heaviest amount are closer to the center. maryland likely, cutting across virginia. seen more than the folks in hagerstown and areas west. the timing is after sunset. it is possible to see some shot get some rain. patches of the light snow. most of it will fall overnight. the storm system is offshore and it will get deep quickly to turn into a big storm and race to sea.

morning hours. we talk about the computer models all the time. the local temperature will determine if it's grassy area or the parking lot. the farther north and west you go, it tapers off as far as the accumulation goes. is it the last of the season? who knows? i have been fooled before. but i like what comes our way past the system. saturday is upper 40's. saturday night and sunday morning the disturbance will come through. it's a passing flurries or light snowshowers. but in the afternoon it's

warming trend on monday. tuesday and wednesday is 70 and 72. leon: look at that. alison: love it. i could take more of that. alison: thank you. leon: the nation's capitol is not the best place to live in the country it turns out. alison: but still ahead find out what city is and where d.c. falls on the list. >> i'm outside the d.c. tax office they say last year alone they had 20,000 fraudulent tax returns. that they know about! i'm sam ford. that story is next on abc7 news. alison: now a look at what is coming up tonight on abc7 --

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brianne: i'm brianne carter live in mobiletrak7 following breaking news at this hour. we are on our way to the 6200 block of larksburg driver after reports of a shooting from the fairfax county police. we'll give you the information they tweeted out. fairfax county police saying reports of shots fired at officers and they are asking people to stay indoors. in the last two minutes we have seen a state police trooper here in the area. we make our way there to the scene. we will c

bleaking news throughout the hour. back to you. alison: let us know what you find out. thank you. now "7 on your side" with a consumer alert tonight. are you obsessed with uber? they are expanding to puppy petting, food delivery. giving you whatever you want when you want it. "7 on your side" consumer investigator kimberly suiters puts uber to the test. she is live in an uber hot spot. in arlington. hi, kimberly. kimberly: when you have the bars and the restaurants people pay for the ride home. even though a cab is advertised here in clarendon you know that uber has taken a huge bi out of the market share for the cab drivers. uber defends its background checks and it's really inspiring the cab companies to have to evolve to survive. >> as uber made the taxi cabs better?

better, life better in general. the way we head as a company now. not just connecting the riders and the drivers but connecting them with food or product, the sky is the limit. our goal really is to work to ensure that people have what they need at a moment's notice on demand. kimberly: is an uber ride that much more convenient, cost effective and quick compared to cabs? tonight, ride with us in the great "7 on your side" uber test. reporting in clarendon, kimberly suiters, abc7 news. leon: thanks. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- picking up the pieces. a look at the damage after some severe storms. alison: later, new developments as a widow tries to make good on a promise to her husband. chris: we'll explain why the health advisories have more to do with testing than the fish.

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were fired at police officers in this area of fairfax county. brianne carter is on her way to the scene. we'll have an update on breaking news as soon as she arrives on scene. leon: in the meantime, maryland is defending the prize fishing bring after d.c. added rockfish on the do not eat list. there were elevated levels found in the fish in the river. chris papst broke the story last month and he has new information you'll see on 7. chris: maryland department of the department of the natural resources issued statements saying that rockfish in maryland are safe to eat. but neither address the alarming level of the p.c.b.'s d.c. found in the fish.

frank tuma has been a charter business for 25 years. >> 99% of the charter business is what we are known for. chris: earlier this month, the industry received a potential blow when they dded rockfish to the do not eat list for the first time ever. does it worry you? >> quite a bit. chris: recent testing found the levels ten times higher in maryland and virginia. why the big difference? the item learned the answer may not be in the fish, but in the test. it's a man made compound and known carcinogen. d.c. tests the fish with the skin. maryland and virginia cut it off. maryland's department of the environment declined an interview with "7 on your side" to discuss the testing practices.

that is how rock fish is often prepared. the spokesman said it's assumed. >> we are not going to make assumptions of how people consume the fish. >> to get the accurate levels the federal guidelines that d.c. follows suggest that rock fish be tested with the skin. but that is only a suggestion. >> the results matter. >> they admit what d.c. found could have an effect on the maryland prized industry. >> the statement called this is a problem even though the rockfish are known to migrate hundreds of miles.

the northern part of the potomac river, not far from maryland. in northwest d.c., chris papst, abc7 news. alison: "7 on your side" tonight. if you live in d.c. and you file local tax returns this year it's more likely you will have to prove who you are. there is an epidemic of fraudulent tax returns as far away as hong kong. >> we went through high number of fraudulent tax filing last year. >> these days a lot of the focus is stopping fraud. last year alone they caught 20,000 fraudulent tax returns seeking $36 million. >> we know we need to stop. >> taxpayers contact us and say why

refund and we discover someone filed return in their name before they did. >> they say with the electronic filings these days that these are the local. like a d.c. government counselor who stole the used identity incarcerated by the city. >> i had to send in a copy of the utility bill or a lease and some mail i receiverred in the district of columbia. >> legitimate taxpayers are annoyed understandably. >> because of fraud, up to 10% of the d.c. taxpayers are asked to prove themselves ands in some cases come in. from now until april 15 they will have saturday hours here at the main tax office, in

extended telephone hours. just because they need to help more people. because the tax returns are being turned down. reporting in southwest washington, sam ford. >> no matter the hassle it's worth it for folks because there are very few places to live in better than d.c. it's not a matter of opinion. that's according to u.s. news and world report. district ranked eighth on best places to live. denver was first. austin, texas, second. fayetteville, arkansas was third. raleigh-durham and colorado springs was top five for affordability, job prospect and quality of life. alison: they are such different places. >> arkansas is better than d.c.? really? alison: odd. leon: really? alison: apparently. leon: okay. alison: something for everyone on that list. leon: you got that right.

alison: the founders library opened in 1939 as the largest and the most extensive research facility at h.b.c.u. howard wants to have a strategy to preserve the historic building character. leon: get back to the breaking nuclear on fairfax county where the shots were fired and officers and brianne carter just arrived. what do we know? brianne: we made it a block and a half away. take a look out front of the mobiletrak7. you can see the police blocking off maryland drive at tammy drive. this is about again a block and a half or so away from where the police originally reporting that police activity. the 6200 block of larkspur drive. we have a police helicopter above us. people are turned away from their ability to be able to

neighborhood streets. they are advising people to remain indoors at this time. people are coming out to ask questions and figure out what is going on. we do understand that there is additional police resources coming to the scene. we expect to learn more information from them. at this point we have seen a number of the police here in the area. and again, a lot of police activity after reports of shots fired. we'll continue to monitor the breaking news throughout the hour.

leon: obesity rates in the u.s. tripled for children and doubled for older adults in the last 30 years. intergenerational program is combating the problem to engage seniors as mentors to teach youngsters of healthy eating and active living. it's called catch healthy habits. it's this week's harris' heroes. >> get ready. we're going to skip. skip. leon: at the community center in hyattsville, children and kindergarten in the fifth grade burning off energy after the school day. the activity isn't just for the kids. it's part of a generational program called "catch healthy habits" combining physical fitness with lessons on nutrition. the youngsters learn about the go move. >> it's something that makes you healthy and strong. leon:

for many of them it's the first time trying these kind of foods. >> i tasted a cantaloupe. i didn't like it. tried egg plant. >> i tried a lot of new foods. leon: program director says the goal is to change behaviors inspire healthy habits for life. >> if we're showing these things for them we have a greater chance of impacting them. in the positive way. >> whoa! >> i want to move. leon: they are having positive effect on the adult volunteers. >> they infuse you with the laughter and the energy. >> everybody. >> so they, you know, they spark us. they were having fun. catch healthy habits is offered at

in montgomery and prince george's county. more than 200 children and 50 older adults are participating in the program. getting good results. alison: wonderful. good exercise the kids. running around burning off energy. leon: expanding the horizons. a very cool thing. alison: wonderful. still to come at 5:00 -- >> the city and the people welcomedded him with open arms and they looked out for me. supporting me. alison: from friend to foe. the emotional return of brooks laich as he prepares to face his old club for the first time. leon: we love brooks.

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alison: all right. time to update the breaking news out of fairfax county. police there are advising people to stay inside in the area of the 6200 block of larkspur drive. the department is telling us that officers were called to a house in that area, just before 5:00. so less than an hour ago. they say someone shot toward the officers from the home where they were called. no one was hit but police are asking people to stay inside for their safety. our brianne carter is o

we will have an update for you shortly at 2 zephyr p.m. leon: jamie sullivan is here watching the roads for us. jamie? jamie: this is a slow one. i want to start in maryland on 95. take a look at how heavy the traffic is. north from capital beltway to the baltimore capital beltway ts the pace you will be at. moving to the maps i want to talk about how slow you are. it will take you an hour and ten minutes. give yourself extra time regardless of what you use. on the capital beltway, typical volume. we had issues working on a crash on the outer loop of the capital beltway near clara barton parkway. expect extra congestion. 395 is heavy past the pen

hour. as far as the crashes in d.c. nothing to worry about. just one we have near clara barton parkway. leon: thank you. looking ahead at what is coming up at 6:00, next hour. maryland looking to crack down on drunk drivers getting behind the wheel. one part of the plan seems to be working. >> in 2009 kelly lohse killed two men while driving drunk. she was sent for prison for ten years, got out early after four. but today, the montgomery county courthouse a judge ordered her back to jail. because since she got her driver's license back after her release, she has repeatedly tried to foil her court-ordered alcohol sensing interlock. police says there is evidence that there needs to be a new evidence requiring interlock for convicted drunk drivers. at 6:00, we will have

in rockville, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: abc7 is on the storm watch tonight as the clean-up is underway now in alabama. after a tornado touched down in birmingham. e.f.2 tornado that packed winds up to 125 miles per hour. four people were injured. a dozen homes were severely damaged. the red cross is on the scene to provide food and other services to the victims of that storm. leon: unfortunately that is a sign of spring is coming. alison: yes. very true. leon: the weather is beginning to change. we have 70's in the forecast. alison: we do. a touch of winter first, right, doug? doug: yes. the storm system going to affect us tomorrow night and overnight to friday morning. the impact we talk about in a moment. beautiful afternoon. a little before sunset on the rockville campus, 33 degrees. clear skies. farther north and west you are washington, the cooler it has been all day and 34 in frederick and hagerstown. 32 in winchester.

40 in the capital. tonight the gusty winds will diminish. it will hit 30 in the metro area. lower to middle 20's across most suburban areas. the winds will be gusty. they will diminish tonight. tomorrow the clouds will come in. late afternoon and everything we'll pay attention to the radar. right now looks like according to the future cast a light snow tomorrow. 9:30 tomorrow night. more rain in the carolina mountains but watch how it pivots. under snow in area. snow farther south. and rain south and east of that. quickly as the storm deepens friday morning to pull out to sea. precipitation comes to an end. how much? mostly snow. one to two inch variety. closer to the sorm system, southern maryland, two to four inches. we get

areas. we'll get rid of it. saturday partly cloudy. 47. late saturday and sunday, a few passing snowshowers and clearing late in the day. the big warmup that you advertise for us. 70 and 72 by tuesday and wednesday. that is sweet. back to you. leon: back to rub it in. erin: i miss you guys. alison: we miss you, too. leon: in florida for the last week with the nats. erin: don't be jealous. i was cold. you might have had better weather than i had. leon: you think? erin: a little bit. in a week, brooks laich went from being the longest tenured pro athlete in washington playing for the best team in the nhl to now playing for the worst after he was traded to the maple leafs. while laich said all the right things it can't be easy to return to d.c. in less than a week wearing blue instead of red. scott abraham caught up with laich to talk about the emotional whirlwind of the past few

much you meant to the community? how much you meant to the city? >> i don't think you really understand. i don't know if they understand what they meant to me. i don't know if they know how much they meant to me. i was a 20-year-old kid in the city and the people welcomed me with welcomed arms and they looked after me an supported me. in the last 48 hours especially i have felt that love from the city of washington and people here. i hope i touched their lives in some small way. whatever it was. my mom and dad raised me to know to be an active member in the community. that comes from mom and dad. i thank them for instilling that in me when i was young. now it will be toronto. erin: the fans will miss him. to the nationals now. no secret that bryce harper looks up to jason werth. he idolizes j.w. who is now 37 years old. manager dusty bake

it's important to have a mixture of the youth and veterans to form this relationship. baker says it reminds him of when he was a young player and learned from hank aaron. >> my mom would even take care of me. i was a son. made me go to church. do everything. eat right, train right, how to be a pro. erin: i could listen to him talk all day. so many stories. captivating. leon: you have all season. erin: look forward to it. leon: getting from here to there could be on the verge of getting easier. alison: that would be good. find out which part of the area is talk about bus rapid transit next.

leon: "7 on your side" with

the bleu cheese nationwide after concerns of listeria contamination. they found it in two lot of the cheese in iowa. whole foods says no illnesses have been reported. maureen: leon, traffic is a sad reality of living here in our area. alison: montgomery county has a plan to get some of the cars off the road. brianne carter shows us the proposal for bus rapid transit. >> with the state's cooperation we could have brt operating in the first corridor in less than four years. i'll repeat. in less than four years. >> today, ike leggett announced plans and funding for bus rapid transit along the corridors plagued with the wall-to-wall traffic. the first traffic would have buses like these along route 29 from burtonsville to the silver spring transit center. the county will turn some of the existing road shoulders into dedicated bus lanes. >> we want people to choose to get on a bus.

high quality service that bus rapid service office. we want dedicated lanes, faster, more efficient. >> he proposes b.r.t. along 355. he is including $5 million in the budget for the proposal and asking the state to match the money. in the next two year he proposing limited stop ride-on service between the lake forest transit center and the metro stop. >> here, county executive ike leggett will look in the options in 2017 for the bus rapid transit. in the meantime he will look in the state funding for the metro extra a limited stop bus service. >> it's a great idea. a good solution. i mean literally it's a parking lot when you drive. >> some residents aren't convinced this will fix the daily bumper-to-bumper backup. brianne carter.

that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now with breaking news. announcer: from abc7 this is a breaking news alert. maureen: the breaking news comes from franconia section of fairfax county where a neighborhood is locked down after someone opened fire on police. leon: this is happening on larkspur driver. brianne carter is on the scene in mobiletrak7. what is the latest? brianne: this is not far from the intersection. police are starting to divert the traffic away from the area. when were moved further from the scene on larkspur drive. take a live look over the scene. this is just before 5:00 that the officers first were called out here to a home in the 6200 block of larkspur driver in the franconia section of fairfax county.

suspicious event. gunshot came inside the home in the direction of the police. no officers were hit. we are understanding at that point that a perimeter has been established and the neighbors are being advised. we saw additional police showing up on scene. in the last five minutes or so taking traffic on franconia road, if you're headed to buelah, you have to divert off. they have this section closed off. a large section of the neighborhood where this is all happening. also closed off at this point as well. we are continuing to monitor developments. we will have much more throughout the newscast. stay with abc7 news. back to you. maureen: thank you. the case is now closed on brutal crimes that touch the nation. today, jesse matthew pleaded guilty to the abductio