women. children witnessed this. tarekka jones is the mother of three young girls, all of whom were home at the time of the incident and one of them witnessed what happened. a lot of tears armed here today. we had an opportunity to speak to friends of tarekka jones. they came to the scene to tell us that this was a woman to make something out of herself. >> she wanted to come out of poverty and be the best mother she could be. it's sad. she doesn't get that chance. brad: as we said the neighbors saw someone running from here, getting in a car, getting away from the scene. police believe they know who it is. we're being asked to be careful of what we report until they confirm the person is no longer on

will tell you more about the history of the case. there was, in fact, a history of domestic violence here. jail time and a release a matter of days ago. that is when we come back at 5:00. in cheverly, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. leaders in prince george's county have been speaking out about the chronic domestic violence problem. late last night the police arrested daniel west now charged in the stabbing death of lazama who was killed in landover yesterday. today, it was prince george's state attorney angela alsobrooks calling for changes in the county to protect the vulnerable. suzanne kennedy has that from landover. suzanne: the stabbing happened behind me in the apartment. today they went to annapolis to lobby for legislation. another tool if you will to help stem the tid

violence. angela alsobrooks told me of seven of the eighth homicides in the county have been domestic in nature, including this that took place in early february where her woman and 2-year-old daughter were shot outside the townhouse in fort washington. allegedly by the baby's father. children have been present at the most recent domestic homicides in the county. people must speak up and get themselves and others help. we were raised in a culture that said mind your business. you can no longer mind your business. you have to get involved. suzanne: tonight at 5:00, surprising statistics about how prince george's county compares to the rest of the state. when it comes to domestic related homicides. reporting live in tonight in landover, suzanne kennedy, abc7

michelle: we want anyone you know to get help. go to wjla.com and search domestic hotline. we have the phone number of the local and the national centers to reach out to. just search domestic hotline on wjla.com. jonathan: this is from our sister station in phoenix. this is a police chase. you don't see police cars, the motorcycle is the one they are after now. he has been leading them on a chase for quite some time. it's a little different, however. we're used to seeing cars trying to outrun police. in this case it's just the motorcycle. for the better part of an hour we've been keeping an eye on this. he has been obeying traffic signals and the laws but he has not stopped for police. we'll keep an eye on it and let you know how it ends up. new developments in freddie gray case. one of the six officers charged must testify in the other officers' cases. leon harris at the abc7 live

came down. leon: the new developments could be a big deal. maryland court of appeals the highest court in the state ruled that officer william porter is going to have to testify in the trial of two other baltimore officers charged in the freddie gray case. the court ruled that porter has to take the stand in the trial for the fellow officer caesar goodson and alicia white. they also reversed a judge's order to deny prosecutor request to call porter against three other officers, edward nero, garrett miller and tamir . porter's trial ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury in january. porter is arguing he shouldn't have to testify against the other officers on grounds he may incriminate himself because he will be retried in the wake of his mistrial. we will stay on top of it for you. michelle: thank you. we have good

william county. injured officer hinton is out of the hospital. he was hurt in the deadly shooting that killed fellow officer ashley guindon. in a post on the facebook page hinton was said to be in good spirits. officer david mckeoen is still in the hospital. we will talk one-on-one with the prince william county police chief on how the department is coping with the tragedy. police fear it's a matter of time before a homeowner gets hurt. several bullets have come through homes in woodbridge in the past month. >> my oldest was home at the time. >> can he stay with a friend indefinitely until it's figured to out? >> yeah. >> to date, seven homes have been hit since mid-february. police say at this point there is no indication any of the incidents are connected. jonathan: all right. let's talk politics. a lot to talk about in the race fo

voters in four states go to the poll. the biggest prize when it comes to delegates, michigan. abc7's megan hughes is in detroit with the last-minute push for votes. >> good afternoon. the polls close in michigan at 8:00 tonight. a huge number of delegates to be won. the stakes couldn't higher. reporter: the battle at the ballot box playing out as voters in four states make the picks for president. >> idaho and hawaii are holding republican contests. mississippi and michigan, both parties compete. polls show donald trump leading in all of them. despite the negative publicity, today the better business bureau setting the record straight for trump university. saving when it was opened they received several complaints. >> it affected the trump university b.b.b. rating which was as low as a d-minus in 2010.

>> hillary clinton is also expected to win tonight. and ted cruz is asking for republicans to consolidate. >> maybe now you are supporting marco rubio or kasich. is they don't have a path to the white house. >> he made this is a focus of the campaign. >> the state of michigan send a message and launch me into the state of ohio where we will have a whole new day in american politics. >> robo calls may have given him a boost. >> i'm calling on behalf of kasich in america. >> he did another one for marco. staying with the pledge to help any candidate beat trump. rubio is looking ahead. >> buckle up your seat belt. >> florida as well as ohio are among the five key states up for graggs next tuesday.

that is a week from today. jonathan: as soon as the voting is done the candidates head to miami for debates tomorrow and thursday. scott thuman is already there. we have a preview one hour from now. michelle: this just in the abc7 newsroom. the national park service is changing the projected peak bloom date for the cherry blossom because of the unseasonably warm temperatures. the dates are now being moved up to march 18 through the 23rd. so 18-23. originally peak bloom was expected to be march 30 through april 3. abc7 is proud to be a sponsor of this year's cherry blossom festival. a top executive at volkswagen says thousands of american jobs could be in jeopardy because of an emission scandal. v.w. labor chief says they may need to fire worker to pay for the government imposed fines. the u.s. regulators would be wise to consider the labor implications of the excessive penalties. v.w. faces investigation and

after admitting to manipulating emissions tests. jonathan: right now residents are expecting the damage -- inspecting the damage. >> we didn't have time to grab our stuff. like we just got out. with no shoes. jonathan: they are lucky they got out. inspecting the damage from an early morning fire. some families forced from the homes. some were rescued, plucked off the balconies to safety. michelle: a 13-year-old girl is called a hero because she called 911. was able to rescue her two siblings. sam sweeney has the story. >> came in my room, my room is on fire. >> 132-year-old diana hernandez described the moment what her brother realized the apartment was on fire. inside diana and her two younger dibblings. >> i didn't have time to grab our stuff. we just got out. with no shoes.

in seconds the entire first floor apartment was engulfed. outside a man who identifies himself as don juan saw the flames and sprung into action. >> i ran in and tried to get them out the building. >> inside residents had no idea why doors were getting kicked in. >> you need to get out of the building. if you want to live get out of the building. fire, fire, fire. >> we heard someone banging on the door. we opened the door. get out, get out, get out. we're all running out, as close as we can. there are smoke or flames everywhere. >> 64 firefighters worked the fire. several people were trapped and had to be rescued from the balconies. >> i see the flames, i smell it and i hear the breaking of the glass. when i come out i see a second story window here where the flames are shooting out. >> firefighters say nobody was hurt in total two apartments

were forced from their homes. prince george county fire investigators remain on the scene. rights now they are working to determine a cause. reporting in prince george's county, i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- fan duel and draft king finds a new home and it happens to be in our area. michelle: what it could mean for you as march madestness is n full swing. cleaning out the valve on the sippy cup your kids use can be a pain but you won't believe what was found inside some. it's worse than mold. jonathan: coming up today at 4:30 how the police were able to track down a killer in maryland. the surveillance video and the evidence that broke the case wide open. we have it ahead. doug: 79 degrees right now at reagan national airport and the sunshine. i think a case of springsphere might be on the way. stay with us. our weather report is next.

jonathan: checking news from across the nation. in california amazing that no one was killed in a derailment outside of san francisco. look at the mess. a tree had fallen on the tracks and the train didn't stop. it plowed in the tree. more than 200 passengers were on board. nine were hurt. everyone again is expected to be okay. on

train flipped down this embankment. that is what you are looking at there. 200 people on board. all expected to be fine. lucky. michelle: and in chicago for hours we have been watching this fire at a flea market. the parking debt attacking it. they are on the street and behind the building at the railroad tracks. no report of injuries. but we have seen several cars burn and falling down on the level below in the garage there. for more information becomes available we'll pass it along. jonathan: this is one of the stories when it first broke a lot of mom started to ask what do i do? "7 on your side" with warning about the sippy cup that could make your kids sick. michelle: what is under the lid and in the valve is alarming. alison starling has a warning for parents. this stuff is really disgusting. alison: at f

think it's mold. that is bad enough. some of the cups were sent away with testing but it came back with something worse living inside. >> i really want to know. it looks like mold. alison: mother andrea o'keeffe was disgusted when she discovered this. inside of the valve of her daughter's sippy cup. it's discolored, it smells bad. what she suspects made her daughter sick. >> that is gross. my daughter was drinking through it. alison: our sister station in columbus sent investigators to a bioengineer and mold expert. we showed him two sippy cups from two different families. >> as a parent, i would be very concerned. alison: we asked them to get it tested in the lab. look at the difference. this is a clean air sample. here is what grew out of the sippy cup sample. >> it's not mold. it's bacteria. alison: not mold but millions of colonies of bacteria. easily capable of making any child sick.

especially if they are prone to infection. >> there are staph, e. coli that are not good. and not mold. alison: the company for the sippy cup apologized on facebook. it has gotten similar complaints around the country. now new sippy cups replace the old ones with the see threw valves come apart and sent new ones to moms like andrea o'keeffe that left her with one thought for parents. >> check your kid's cup. definitely check them and make sure they don't have the valves. alison: tommy tippy launched the new cups a few weeks ago after all the complaints they were getting. make sure that your child's sippy cup can be cleaned and consider buying a special brush to get to the hard-to-clean places. jonathan? >> all right. thank you for that. let's check on the traffic situation now. jamie sullivan letting us know how it's moving or not moving. jamie: not moving fast.

blocking the three left lanes. only the left lane getting by. this is the backup. outer loop of the capital beltway. to get to the wilson bridge closer to route 4. i want to move to look at the maps and talk about how big of a backup the tractor-trailer accident is causing. at the wilson bridge, 9-mile-per-hour is the average. it takes an hour and ten minutes. the other issue is northbound on the baltimore washington parkway. today all lanes are blocked and only the shoulder is getting by. with the backup we are seeing big, big delays. moving to the waze map, talk how slow. this is north of powder mill road. wazer saying complete stand still. from powder bill road to the accident activity it is very slow. that is a look at traffic. back to you. mi

we have good news on metro. no weekend track work during the cherry blossom festival. wmata says there will be full weekend service starting march 19. and the next four weekends that follow. in you haven't heard. pick bloom coming earlier than thought. it could begin as march 18. thanks to the beautiful weather. jonathan: we can understand why the trees are confused. doug: factor in a blizzard. i have a science infection, no fun. but today i have spring fever. i love having spring fever. jonathan: what did you do with your paw? doug: i had tendon problem. it feels better. it's just wrapped for a while. i wish i had a war story. jonathan: we'll work on one. doug: happens when you get older. this is a view from rockville. 75 degrees.

pattern. 79 at reagan international. the winds have been coming out of the west. they come across crystal city. but look at this. upper 70's all over the place. by a temperatures 48. that will influence the annapolis temperature and the other areas. the mold spores are starting to show up. the temperatures across the midatlantic, new england, they are not in on the fun yet. but everybody else is. this is the pattern

the summer. early in the season we are not talking 7890's but close to 8 -- not talking 90's but close to 80. that will continue. it takes us outside. including our own josh knight on the waterfront in georgetown. short sleeves, huh? josh: i feel like i should be in shorts. i'm in the sun. i had to wear the sunglasses. i'm toasty. this feels wonderful. you have the rowers on the water today. down by the docks. everybody getting out here and enjoying it. the birds are enjoying it. soaking up the sunshine. like you are saying, this continues in the next couple of days. this is the seventh day that people can get on board with. how does it look? doug: it looks great. even when it cools off, the

tuesday, hard lir cold. mid-to-upper 60's. 82 on thursday. then we cool down a bit. the current temperature is 779 at the reagan national is the average high for may 28. we are running 7.5 weeks ahead of schedule. we turn the clocks ahead saturday night returning to eastern daylight saving time. michelle: looks good. fantastic. jonathan: lose an hour and gain that in the temperatures. in time for march madness, virginia is the first of the nation to approve legislation to regulate online fantasy sports. wait for it. a lot of guys out there are cheering this one. the pay-to-play sites like fan duel and draft kings come under fire. some states view them as online gambling. they had been barred from operating in several states. 5:45, today, mike carter-conneen will look at how virginia's regulating the fantasy sports. michelle: still ahead on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- what happens when you are on a toll road that doesn't accept cash? it is an in

we will help you navigate the cashless toll roads. jonathan: but first it's national consumer protection week. how you can avoid fraud and what we are doing today to help answer any questions you might have.

>> he offered to help her create and e-mailed her a link to paypal. >> the man looked at me and he goes you are sending this to nigeria? i said yeah, why. >> the comment made her think something was wrong. >> i called paypal and the man who answered the phone said unfortunately, we are looking at your account. there is no money in there. it was a fake account

office to ask if she could get it back and she talked to postal inspectors. >> they helped me and they finally intercept the package. >> the package was stopped in new york. inspectors told her she was lucky to get it back. >> it could happen to anybody. >> postal inspectors warn be aware of the links online and the posting your personal information on the internet. give us a call. 703-236-9220. these men and women are here to help you an they will be here for the next two hours until 6:30. phone bank center i'm chris papst, to you. jonathan: thank you. great resource when you think about it. michelle: ask anything you want. jonathan: if it sounds too good to be true, it is. coming up for us, inches away from tragedy. a bat. if you haven't seen it by now you have to see it. a baseball bat flying in the stands. father reaching out with a split second saving his son's life. today the two open up about

that is when "abc7 news at 4:00" returns. >> a verdict in the case of the man who under went two transplants only to die in a brutal attack. i'm stephen tschida.

"abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. michelle: conviction in the killing of a man from a young age fought for life. today, jonathan harris' family thanked the prosecutors. he underwent two transplants and he was then killed in a robbery. stephen tschida has reaction to the verdict. stephen: barely over 100 pounds, jonathan harris was a small man with a strong will to live. >> jonathan started out with health problems in birth. stephen: harris had heart surgery and two kidney transplants. his brother donated one of his kidneys. >> he was my soul. he was my heart. it was what i was supposed to do. reporter: this is the surveillance man who killed harris shopping shopping with te stolen credit card. they robbed harris and the man beat him violently and asphyxiated him. i put the jury a few hours don

he took the stand to blame the killing on the woman who died after the arrest. >> to pin an individual on the individual who we knew could not respond because she died as a result. stephen: aiding in the conviction the testimony of the third woman. she pled to accessory and offered up damning evidence. for the family of harris and agonizing chapter now is closed. >> it's the most painful thing i experienced in my entire life. stephen: he will be back in a courtroom in may for the sentencing. he is looking at life in prison. stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: again, show you a live look at the "7 on your side" help center where members from the u.s. postal inspection service are on hand to take your phone calls and to answer your questions. this is national consumer protection week. we want to help you through whatever problems and potential fraud cases you might be caught up in or you might be a victim to or something going on right now. the number on the screen,

703-236-9220. that is the number to call. free service. they will be there through 6:30 to answer any and all of your questions. the only question for doug hill is can we get a repeat from today? it's perfect. doug: three-peat. tomorrow in the forecast we'll be near 80. same for thursday. maybe 81. jonathan: nice. doug: it will be fun. cherry blossom, you are reporting the news. full screen of this graphic. they moved up the peak bloom likelihood march 18 through the 23rd. take a look at the peak bloom. over the past five years. if this comes true we'll be way ahead of schedule. last year was april 10. you can see the other dates here. this is all looking good. we are looking at the longer range guidance. it will feel like spring for sometime to come. but not at the levels. bethesda, congressional country club. bright sunshine. temperatures in the mid-70's. across the area. the latest numbers at the computer. 79 in manaas

in fredericksburg. 77 in baltimore. cooler at annapolis. breeze off the severn river to keep them at 58. the reason the baze water temperature is -- bay water choirs is 48. another day like this tomorrow. maybe record high of 82 on thursday. we will turn cooler on friday. upper 60's. friday and the weekend the chances of the scattered showers were developed. you may hit a cloudy stretch. notice temperatures next week. highs to the mid-to-upper 60's. with ke deal with that. let's talk more about the weather in a little bit. right now back to michelle. michelle: eastern and spring break are around the corner. you you have might be planning a road trip. brianne carter looks at an increasing option for travelers. no cash options. brianne: automated travels have complicated it for amber. >> we didn't have the e-z pass. brianne: it got

every time you go through they charge you more and more. brianne: the association representing the toll operators say the automated lanes save money and time. >> if people were queuing up to get in the cash lane they slow down the people who have the e.t.c. transponder. brianne: road warriors aren't always sure what to do. robert forged ahead when he didn't have the sun pass. >> we went ahead. we never got a ticket or anything. brianne: confusion at the toll road entrances led to accidents as the drivers veer out of toll lanes at the last minute. >> i wasn't sure if i was allowed on the road. >> toll roads are everywhere these days. brianne: a current solution now available in colorado and parts of texas allows drivers for a fee to use the smartphones to make the payments. >> take a picture of the back of your car and

payment info. >> nationwide transponder for a fee is on its way. >> you would the choice to keep your existing transponder or move to the national toll. >> adapting for a national transponder is slow-going. there has been a federal mandate to find a solution by this fall. >> brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: former first lady nancy reagan will be laid to rest on friday. she will be in repose for public visitation at the reagan presidential library tomorrow and thursday. she will be buried next to her husband in simi valley california on friday following a private funeral service. first lady michelle obama will be the representative at the funeral. the public can sign a condolence book at the white house visitor center through the end of the month. michelle: federal judge says apple can't be forced to unlock an iphone in a drug dealing case. now the justice department wants a sec

while apple fights another case where the f.b.i. is trying to get apple to unlock a phone used by one of the shooters in the san bernardino terror attacks. apple argue unlocking phones will make them less safe. today marks two years since malaysian airline flight 270 disappeared. it vanished on the way to beijing with 239 people on board. the plane is likely in the southern indian ocean but only one small piece of the plane washed up. the search is expected to be called off this summer. key nuclear reactor come opponent coming from iran to the united states. the news agency in iran says the country has exported heavy water. this is part of the international agreement to lift sanctions if iran stops its pursuit of the nuclear weapons. jonathan: this i

that has gone viral. after a father reached out to save his son when the bat went flying in the stands at an atlanta braves game. the child looking down at his phone texting his mother pictures from earlier in the day. sean cunningham joined michael straham on g.m.a. this morning with his son landon to share what happened. look how close that is. >> i saw the bat slip out of the player's hands. was headed toward us. didn't have a lot of time to react. just did whatever i could to block it or deflect the bat. i had no idea how close it came to my son's face until i saw the picture sunday night. >> is your dad a hero? >> yes, my dad is a hero. >> i like the way you say "hero." you melt my heart young man. jonathan: the two say

in the future but that is split-second thinking and it saved the kid from getting hit in the noggin with the bat. michelle: for sure. jonathan: wow! michelle: glad dad was there. still ahead on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- it's being dubbed kosher marijuana. what is worked on in israel to tailor specific strains of medical marijuana to specific illnesses. that is coming up. jonathan: major change to the kraft classic mac 'n' cheese recipe. what's new about it coming up.

chris: i'm chris papst in the "7 on your side" health center. give us a call. 703-236-9220 for the next two hours we'll be answering your questions, helping you. we have a fantastic group of volunteers here from the u.s. postal inspection service. answering your questions and giving you advice on the postal and online fraud. we're joined by frank, postal inspector from the washington region everyone ising d.c., virginia and maryland. thank you for coming in. this a big problem. we are seeing the stories all the time on the "7 on your

side." we are reporting on the stories often. >> we developed a website for adult children of seniors to protect them from the lottery sweepstakes fraud we see at a rampant rate all over the country. chris: why that type of fraud? >> that is targeted to seniors. >> we want to get the message out to children to look out for red flags. like seniors sending wires overseas. they can hopefully intervene. hopefully get involved in the older relatives financial matters. if thigh go to deliveringtrust.com you can find information on how to protect the relatives. chris: thank you. we'll get the calls coming in. 703-236-9220.

703-236-9220. i'm chris papst. "7 on your side" help center. jonathan: great resource. texting and walking. you have all seen someone trip by accident or maybe it has happened to you. what we're missing when we look dune at the screens that could be a danger. that is coming up when "abc7 news at 4:00" returns. michelle: what a beautiful evening this is. on the waterfront. we'll check in with meteorologist josh knight right after this.

these little guys? they represent blood cells. and if you have afib - an irregular heartbeat that may put you at five times greater risk of stroke -

forming a clot that can break free, and travel upstream to the brain where it can block blood flow and cause a stroke. but if you have afib that's not caused by a heart valve problem, pradaxa can help stop clots from forming. pradaxa was even proven superior to warfarin at reducing the risk of stroke, in a clinical trial - without the need for regular blood tests. and, in the rare event of an emergency, pradaxa is the only oral blood thinner other than warfarin with a specific reversal treatment to help your body clot normally again. pradaxa is not for people who have had a heart valve replacement. don't stop taking pradaxa without talking to your doctor. stopping increases your risk of stroke or blood clots. ask your doctor if you need to stop pradaxa before any planned medical or dental procedure. pradaxa can cause serious, and sometimes, fatal bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding. and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you're 75 or older, have kidney problems, stomach ulcers,

side effects with pradaxa can include indigestion, stomach pain, upset or burning. don't just go with the flow. go with pradaxa, the only blood thinner that lowers your risk of stroke better than warfarin and has a specific reversal treatment. talk to your doctor about pradaxa today. michelle: breaking news from cheverly that we told you about at the top of the hour. kevin reynolds the suspect in the murders. he was found dead today in hanover county, virginia. apparently he committed suicide. they believe he killed his girlfriend tarekka jones and her sister jalisa walls-harris. we'll have more at 5:00. jonathan: research earlers in israel are growing new strain of medical marijua

the goal is to tailor plants to target specific diseases for specific people. israel is a leader in medical cannabis search due to the country liberal marijuana laws leading this muirment is the ultra orthodox minister of health. >> if i can help the people, the sick people who need this cannabis. i think i did the right thing. >> israel is on the cusp of being able to grab hold of this entire industry. michelle: remember when kraft announced they would change the ingredient in the classic mac 'n' cheese? it has been done and no one noticed. that's good for kraft. they removed the artificial preservetive and the coloring

kraft is taking advantage of the situation bragging there is no difference in taste despite the healthy switch. jonathan: whew! i'm a big fan. michelle: all right. this is something that we all do. we are all fans of. texting wile we are walking, in the office, around town. anywhere you look down and you just keep watching. jonathan: have you bumped into something? like a wall? michelle: i haven't. not yet. jonathan: i have. we don't focus on what is around us. as d.j. holmes show us a new study reveals how dangerous this can be. >> we know the dangers of texting while driving. this morning a new warning. the studies find a number of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents last year increased 10% from the year before. from 2009 to 2014, a nearly 20% increase. one possible reason for the spike. more people walking while distracted on their cell phones. something we have all done at some

this guy barely flinches while a car is in front of him. this man, a bear on the loose and the man almost walked into him. he hit the street to see it for ourselves. >> are you texting while walking? >> reading an e-mail. >> in an hour we caught one after another, after another. people texting or talking on their phones while crossing a busy new york city street. >> walking down the street, she is looking down. >> she was texting and caring her 3-month-old daughter as she fell. >> i pressed send and i stepped off the curb and twisted both of my ankles. >> her daughter wasn't hurt but she was on crutches for weeks. >> since then i have not texted and walked. >> watch what happened on the "crowd control." the distracted texters didn't notice a gorilla. >> you didn't see the gorilla? >> i was in my phone. >> in new york city they see crazy things all the time. >> the

>> josh knight wins with the weather. michelle: he is in beautiful georgetown for us. it is gorgeous. it's not friday but a great next couple of days. he even has the shades on. jonathan: donning the shades. josh: i had no choice but to wear the shades today. especially with the sun coming off of the water. we are on the waterfront in georgetown. it is just about picture perfect. yesterday was a little chilly. i have to say. out here today shorts are almost appropriate. we have seen a lot of people -- see, there is nobody on the bike. shirtless today. there are no rules on the jogging and the biking apparel for today. we are talking to folks who have been out here enjoying this. talk to me quickly here. what do you say? is this what you expect to be doing in march? >> not really. this is spring break and i got to come home. nice treat to come home to. >> you are saying you are not from around here exactly. what about you? >> i grew up in russia this is like heaven for me. josh: a lot of people feeling the same way. look at the current temperatures on

right now. one of the ones that jumps out to you is the 50's in annapolis. that is from the cool water coming off the bay at 48 degrees. so a lot of us, though, close to 80. so really warming up. even overnight with the clear skies we are not going to cool off too much. we are down to 50 degrees for most of the area by early tomorrow morning. check out tomorrow's forecast. 80 with mostly sunny skies. now i want to show you quickly here. the possible record breaking for tomorrow. reagan national. 80 degrees for the forecast. 80 for the record. dulles expecting to break the record. b.w.i. is close as well. it's picture perfect out here. i wish your traffic maps look the same. with that i'll send it to you. jamie: josh, it's not. i wish i could say the same. better news. we have the big crashes clearing away. this is the outer loop of the beltway. take a look at what this earlier accident involving a tractor trailer left. all lanes are open. but still quite a bit of debris that you are driving

tack backup. a huge backup. alexandria continuing to route 4, that is a 15-mile backup. we are talking eight miles per hour as an average. this is all because of the earlier accident with the tractor trailer involved. it will take you an hour and a half just to get from the wilson bridge to route 4. on the b.w. parkway northbound we had a crash at 198. that is gone. use 95 as the alternate. 15 miles per hour is the average. definitely a rough afternoon. jonathan? jonathan: ouch. 14-mile backup. yikes. thanks. michelle: next, the first lady hosted a celebration for the let girls learn initiative. >> i'm amy aubert with the story coming up. michelle: the new -- jonathan: also new at 5:00, you heard the survival story yesterday.

moment a parachute savedded the lives on everyone aboard a plane out of control.

you think we can get this done? amy: on a day meant to celebrate women, first lady michelle obama did just that. >> we can get this done. i know we are all up to the task. amy: in front of a packed crowd at union market the first lady stressed the importance of getting involved in let girls learn. an initiative kicked off a year ago aimed to help girls across the world get an education. >> they know that education is their only path to self-sufficiency. amy: college student simoan cohen says she is doing all she can to help. >> if we keep pushing arrest and fighting for this imagine how much more we can accomplish.

their own message, writing things like educated, powerful and skilled. >> the initiative is growing. the first lady saying everyone can play a part. even if it's just spreading the word. >> as long as you step up and do something, hashtag, tweet, facebook, instagram. that is the most powerful way to send a message in our world today. amy: booths set up to showcase group involvement and pledges, making commitment to get the word out. >> together we can stop the drop in confidence to make girls as unstoppable as they can be. amy: a message made clear. >> are you ready to get to work? [applause] amy: amy aubert, abc7 news. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: right now this hour a horrific scene in cheverly. a mother and her sister gunned down with three young children at home. alison: police say it is another case of domestic violence.

women have been shot or stabbed in domestic instances in prince george's county. three of the women have died. prince george's county has seen the domestic homicide rate increase and the rest of maryland is on decline. leon: abc7 has seen coverage of the deadly trend. suzanne kennedy is tracking the effort to change laws to fight back. we get to her in a bit but let's start with maryland bureau chief brad bell who is tracking the breaking news from the latest act of senseless violence. brad? brad: we have breaking news. confirmed a half an hour ago and first reported by abc7. the suspect in this double murder has been found dead. believed to be the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. he was found this afternoon in hanover county, virginia. not too far from ashland. that is north of richmond. his name is kevin tyrice reynolds. he

victims of this double murder. we can show you video of this. neighbors here at the cheverly apartments, the cheverly station apartments heard arguing and then two sets of three gunshots. boom, boom, boom. boom, boom, boom. neighbors ran upstairs and they discovered that two women had been shot and killed. their names tarekka jones. you can see her in the facebook page, on her facebook photo. and her sister jalisa walls-harris. now what we have learned is tarekka jones was involved a relationship with kevin reynolds. there was a history of abuse. reynolds was arrested in the middle of february after he dragged jones around the parking lot here and then threatened her with a gun. he was locked up. but jones actually according to sources went to his bond review said she did not want to move ahead with the charges. his bond