you can see the budds beginning to show and the peak time for at least 70% of the blossoms in bloom will come march 18 through the 23. that is up nearly two weeks from the original forecast just given last week. a week ago today when i was standing in this same spot and the wind was blowing. it was frigid. take a look at the previous days for the cherry blossom blooms in washington. last year was around april 10. the year before that the same. in 2012, that we had an early bloom. that was on march 20. so this year we will beat that by two days. record warmth today, record warmth tomorrow, i would not be surprised if the national park service revises the estimate and maybe pushes things ahead even further. more on that coming up at the bottom of the hour. first we head down the river. abc7's brianne carter, she is live at the national harbor. brianne carter? brianne: steve, speaking of the waters, the sun coming off the water. you mightn

outside. it is a glorious day at national harbor. take a look at what is happening behind us. even a little spring cleaning underway to get the patios ready. for those that are already opening people are enjoying the outdoor weather. we found this throughout the day. people eating outside. if you want something else, how about digging your toes into the sand. take a look at the kids enjoying this warm weather. it has been a sight to see around the region throughout the day. well, yes, we are still a few days away from the official start to spring. we are already starting to feel like summer in washington. so folks all across our region found any way they could to get outside. some say it might be a sign to come for june, july, august, and others say it's welcome after blizzard 2016. they never want to see the four-letter word again. >> don't say snow, don'

we need this weather. it's beautiful. beautiful. brianne: so certainly we heard from a few people. no more snow. they hope that this is in fact the beginning of what is to come for warmer weather as we officially head into spring. why some people say they are only going to head outside now and still concerned about what might happen to come as we get to the official start of spring, we have more coming up at 5:00. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: protect your eyes. put your glasses back on. thank you. there are changes to the forecast heading to the weekend. stay with a storm watch 7 weather team on the facebook, twitter, wjla.com. a lot of ways to do it. the app on itune store and google play. that will always tell you what is happening with the weather. developing this afternoon in largo three people pulled from an overturn car. among them a 2-year-old. this is on maryland 202 in st. joseph. firefighters had to bring in the jaws of life to pull everybody out. all three are seriously hurt but the

threatening. we are trying to figure out what caused the crash. when we know we will pass it along the you. michelle: in northeast, seven people are hurt after a fire truck and a van collided. three people in van were hurt. two critically. firefighters were injured. one of them was seriously injured. no word on what caused the crash. working to get more information on that. jonathan: another crash on lorton. it brought northbound traffic to a standstill. greyhound bus slammed in the back of a truck. paramedics took a dozen passengers to the hospital. the driver was not seriously hurt. 40 people on board the bus at the time of the crash. we continue to dig in the issue of domestic violence in prince george's county. michelle: today we are

who killed two in cheverly before taking his life in virginia. he was previously arrested on a doest manic violence charge and let out of jail while awaiting court appearances. maryland bureau chief brad bell looking into why. brad: yesterday we told you the details. two women killed in front of the small children. reynolds killed himself. now is there are questions about whether or not it could have been prevented. was this a case that fell through the cracks? because it was just the first of march when kevin reynolds was arrested and accused of assaulting the shooting victim, one of the victims, jones. the mother of his small child. he is alleged to have beaten her, thrown her down on the parking lot, dragged her around on as fault and threatened her pointing a gun

when he was arrested and had a bond review hearing she went to court and told prosecutors no, that wasn't the story. and that she wanted to get him released. a public defender asked for a bond but the judge said it was too high and the prosecutor didn't object so he was released six days later. he committed the murders. tonight angela alsobrooks is promising a review of what happened. she says clearly a mistake was made. >> this is our worst case scenario. the worst day. the worst day we have have is when somebody we are attempting to keep safe ends up dead. brad: ms. alsobrooks is not blaming court personnel at all. she

cases women who filed charges against men either do not come to testify, don't show up again, 50%. the fault lies with the shooter. when we come back at 6:00, we have more on the story and we hear from miss alsobrooks thinks may be a solution. you will hear emotional comments from a domestic violence herself. a woman who lost her grandson to an angry boyfriend. in cheverly, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: a 15-year-old is charged in the shooting death of his mother's boyfriend. but it's what happened inside the home on tallsville road is raising the question. jeff goldberg has that side of the story.

jeff: this happened 24 hours ago. i occurred yesterday at 3:45. the authorities getting a call about the shooting from a third party. they found john conroy dead from multiple gunshot wounds. conroy had been arguing with his girlfriend. she is 36 years old. also living at the home. rat one point, conroy started to physically attacking the woman in the presence of her 15-year-old son. who is not related to conroy. the woman's sun grabbed a semi-automatic handgun from a nearby location in the home and fired several shots at john conroy killing him on the scene. >> i couldn't believe it. i had toer what it twice. >> this case has a long way to go in the investigative process. adjudication process. in decision if the charges could go

dismissed altogether. jeff: the 15-year-old had the first court appearance today in spotsylvania and is being held at the rappahannock juvenile detention facility in stafford county. at 5:00, we will hear strong opinions from the neighbors about what happened in the case. as well as the emotional reaction from one investigator after witnessing the scene yesterday, late yesterday after it took place. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. michelle: thank you, jeff. two men charged in the killing of a maryland hotel worker jesse chavez in 2013 are set to go on trial. prosecutors say williams and washington were involved in the deadly robbery. around the nation thousands are expected to pay respects to former first lady nancy reagan in a visitation

and tomorrow. the funeral will be held friday. expected among the 1,000 getzs are singer wayne newton, anjelica houston and mr. t. who played a big role in the "just say no" to drugs campaign. jonathan: dig surprise in michigan. bernie sanders coming away with the win in the democratic primary. hillary clinton took mississippi because michigan was so close, clinton actually wins more delegates overall. on the republican side, donald trump took michigan, mississippi and hawaii. senator ted cruz won idaho. both parties holding debates in the next couple of nights. tonight is the democratic. chief political correspondent scott thuman has a look at what we can expect tonight. scott? scott: this will be the eighth time that bernie sanders and hillary clinton faced off in a

debate. here are some of the things we'll be watching. the first the polling problems. the clinton campaign had to feel confident in michigan until they started to see the numbers trickle in. the polls had shown them up in some cases 20-plus points. instead, it's a loss for her. what does it mean moving forward? does she have to attack left or right to win over voters she thought she had in the bank? is there bad data in other states? especially in the rust belt area of the united states. that is something they'll talk about. we'll see how they react tonight. secondly, what about seeding the south? bernie sanders has not spent much time in florida. it's a huge state. 46 delegates up for grabs. it's given out proportionately. he wants to perform well. 38% in a new poll. 48% if you look at the latino population. what can he do to stave off the losses and pick up delegates here? he has to make an impact in this particula

clinton concerns, how severe are they? if you're a clinton insider you think she doesn't need this tonight and can stay on the course she has been on because they can always say the scoreboard. they can look at the map. she still as you point out came away last night despite the upset in michigan, she did so well in mississippi she comes away with a delegate gain. no need the hit the panic button. it will be interesting to see how they react after the up-and-down night last night and leading up to tuesday when florida go to the polls. jonathan: bernie supporters wonder why he is not attacking her on the e-mail controversy. the 5 is looking into the issue -- the f.b.i. is looking into the issue. do you think he will change course and gain favor by doing that? scott: it wouldn't sho

you mention the r.n.c. is filing a lawsuit against the state department saying they have a right to the e-mails. he set the stage up early on how he'd handle it. the first debate in las vegas when he said america doesn't care about your quote/unquote, damn e-mails. so he already took a high ground politically. it would be difficult for him to come off of it now to decide he wants to make an issue out of it. i think he avoids it for the most part. jonathan: from miami where it will be the scene of political fireworks. coming up for us at 4:00, you if you head outside walk back sneezing. michelle: spring's early arival means the allergies are coming, too. this is all that is left after an explosion in seattle. buildings leveled. several firefighters injured. what was reported just before the blast? update on the injuries next. >> the man who says martians ruined his life and drove him to shoot an idaho minister just a

court. i'm stephen tschida. i'll tell you what went down in a moment. jonathan: also today at 4:30 a car slamming in a gelatto shop. amazing no one was seriously hurt. but for the owners of the store this is a devastating sense of déjà vu. we have it coming up for you when "abc7 news at 4:00" comes

jonathan: look at this. in seattle nine firefighters recovering while crews begin to clean up what is left of three businesses after an explosion. you can see, not much. moments before this blast, firefighters were call told the scene because somebody reported smelling gas. so now a grocery store and two small businesses gone. >> this is devastating. this is -- i'm so shaken up right now. i don't know what we'll do. >> everybody goes and hangs out there. everything is messed up right now. jonathan: a lot of the people no show up and look around to see what was left had disbelief in their eyes. this is what they woke up to seeing. nothing. an entire city block gone. smoking. according to the sister station komo in seattle five firefighters have been released from the hospital.

out of the hospital sometime today. jonathan: well, late last night a man was arrested outside the white house. in fact we were covering this as breaking news. the police were out there and picking this guy off the fence because he was throwing things over the fence. michelle: it turns out he is accused of shooting a pastor in idaho. he makes his first appearance today. stephen tschida has the story. a lot of folks wondering how the man got on a plane if he is wanted for such a serious crime. stephen: that is a big question. moments ago kyle odom appeared in d.c. superior court. it's apparent he is not going to waive extradition. he will remain here in d.c. for the next 30 days until there is a hearing to send him back to idaho to face attempted murder charges. we have a mugshot of odom. now he was apprehended outside the white house last night for throwing something allegedly. throwing something over the white house fence. flash drives and papers. we have learned from a manifesto that he

outlets on tuesday, which arrived on tuesday that he believes that martians are torturing him. he had specific statements. he says if you talk to him in person you realize he is not craze. that the martians, the individuals are ruining his life by the amphibian humanoid people, the people from mars. he says he had to take action if you believe what he is confessing to shooting the minister to bling attention the situation, to bring it to the attention of the general public. now he will be back in this courtroom in the next few minutes or moments or so because there has to be a report to continue to hold him here before this extradition hearing can take place. now to address how he was able to fly, just quickly. t.s.a. are not law enforcement agents. there has to be a no-fly warning given from the f.b.i. he is believed to have boarded a plane about seven and a half hours away from where the shooting took place in boise. that is where he is believed

if the f.b.i. did not put out a no-fly warning or put him on a no-fly list he could have got a boarding pass. we are looking into it and we'll be on top of it to bring you what we find out soon. jonathan: stephen tschida, thanks. look at the traffic situation. jamie sullivan is keeping an eye on the roads. this is from earlier from mark brady the p.e.o. he showed two children extricated from the car. they are working now on the driver. move too the maps to talk about where it is and what is blocked off. route 202 currently just east of the beltway. lockford road and the capital beltway. arena drive is a good alternate. recently they closed down the ramps from the inner loop and the outer loop of the beltway to head eastbound on 202.

we have volume in d.c., in the 20's and southbound approaching malcolm x., 12 miles per hour. definitely congestion. michelle? michelle: thank you. the cherry trees at the congressional cemetery are starting to bloom. very pretty. jonathan: wow! michelle: these are different types of trees than the ones you see at the tidal basin. the flowers come out in stages. if you are looking for any sign that nature is ready for spring. there you have it. gorgeous. >> with the weather we're having now the trees are confused. they should be blooming in two or three days if it stays like this. doug: cooler later in the week. the temperatures will be in the mid-60's. upper 60's. steve rudin had a good point. maybe it might be sooner if the weather pattern holds up. we will keep you up to date on it. beautiful to see when it arrives.

the weather bug camera on campus in laurel, maryland. where it's currently 79 degrees. all right. let's launch the countdown clock. launch the sun in three, two, one. there goes the sun. rocketing in the sky. delightful afternoon. the temperatures, 79, 80 degrees. these are the typical temperatures on like june 2. we're ahead of the game. 84 in manassas. 28 in leesburg and fredericksburg. 81 in winchester and martinsburg. baltimore at 81. where they set a record 79 degrees at andrews. give you a look at the records. we try hard. if you were with us at noon i suggest we may not hit the high temperature record of 80 at reagan national. we had southerly wind. the air masses warm but it is cool. the winds blow across the river. portion of the water near reagan. away from the water is no problem. 81 at dulles,

thurgood marshall. other records, too. record high of 75 degrees in rochester. and 80-degree record high in albany. 76 in laguardia at the high. atlantic city 78. philly 81 with the baltimore and dulles. all across the mid-atlantic. 70's to low 80's. 83 at this hour in virginia beach. it will be mild tonight. one more day ahead of us, too. high pressure pumping up the warm air. frontal system to bring the slightly cooler air. maybe a sprinkle. we get through the weekend we see better chance. if we hit 82 tomorrow, we have a better chance in washington and then we see the front on friday and a sprinkle. over the weekend it will turn cooler. 60's and 70's. there will be shower chances for sunday, monday, tuesday. jonathan: nice. doug: endless reminder to turn the clock ahead one hour saturday night before going to bed. michelle: or you will be late for everything. jonathan: you always do it. it takes a couple

itself. that is a little help. jonathan: coming up next for "abc7 news at 4:00" -- you hear it all the time. not a cold. it's just aer jiffs. with spring arriving it doesn't make it less miserable the situation. we'll help you continue the allergies before they arrive. michelle: the store was supposed to reopen today after a car plowed into at it few weeks ago. this is not old video, folks. the same thing happened just hours before the doors were set to reopen. nobody was hurt but we'll explain why it gets even worse for the owners today at 4:30.

jonathan: if you suffer from allergies it stinks. michelle: alison starling has more. alison: itchy eyes, nasal congestion and coughing. it sounds like left over winter bugs or the beginning of the allergy season. i'm joined be dr. james loomis with the barnard medical center. good time to talk about it. nice and warm. feels like spring is here. does it mean we will feel the allergy symptoms? >> i think so. typically the allergy season in washington starts toward the end of march. i think with the warm weather we are starting to see the flowers come out and that means pollen. we can probably expect to experience it thro

some people have allergies to mold and such. if we have a wet rainy spring we can see symptoms that linger on to the summer. alison: is there a peak in between the large window you gave us? >> if you look, april is the worst month. i starts to taper down to may. and diminish by the end of may historically. alison: let's talk about prevention. what can we do to tackle the awful symptoms we feel. >> allergies are triggered. we breathe in pollen. they are stuck to the mucus membrane and the sinus. they trigger an allergic reaction. if you know you will be outside, during the peak pollen season. coming in, taking a shower and rinsing off is important. using a sinus rinse like a netty pot to rinse off the pollen at night before you go to bed is helpful. there are certain foods shown to prevent allergies.

allergies and asthma are inflammatory diseases. so food with antiinflammatory properties, the food that are high in vitamin c and e and quarsitin can prevent the symptoms. including green tea and berries. and onions. apples. seeds and nuts help. alison: you are a proponent for a plant-based diet. another question about the symptoms. how do you know if what we are feeling is allergies toker a cold or something else? >> the classic allergy symptom are itchy, running nose and sneezing. that is caused by allergic reaction. cold are caused by bacteria or virus. the difference is although you can

it's gray. if you have a fever or you get cough. more sign of a viral or bacterial infection. alison: thank you for joining us today. very helpful. just the beginning. back to you. michelle: thank you. next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the devastating déjà vu for a shop in d.c. the second such accident. why this one feels worse for the owners. next. cheryl: the cherry blossoms will soon be in bloom. we have

jonathan: talk about bad luck. d.c. gelato spot cleaning up after a car came crashing through the front of the store. that is the car. the axle broke. that is the tire sitting there. this isn't the first time happened. this happened this morning on penn street. this is now the second time it happened this year. >> we are told a car came up

right through the wall here. employees working inside feet from the car. take a look at the unbelievable pictures. the car once inside flipped on the side and stopped feet from the bar. get this, this is the second time a car has come through the wall of this coffee shop. the owner said they were finishing the repairs in january. they were set to have the glass put in tomorrow and the store was going to open after. that now they are at square one. we caught up with the owner this morning. listen to what he had to say. >> i saw, they come to tell me but they told me we have another car inside. >> the driver able to walk away. that is the good news. for the store, no word when it will reopen. reporting in northeast d.c. 'm sam sweeney. abc7 news.

outside, a perfect day to get ice cream. enjoy the afternoon. jonathan: we got one more day tomorrow just like this. doug: we could set a record tomorrow. it will be around 82 for high. start off with think. rockville campus of montgomery college. still located in rockville. temperatures are incredible. blue skies. blue clouds around. no rain yet. we are looking to a sprinkle toward the end of the week. generally dry weather. one more day of the spectacular temperatures. these are the overnight lows. 57 in brentwood of washington. 54 in aspen hills. 57 in dale city and largo. in some areas in, well, in all the areas the overnight lows are warmer than the normal daytime highs. the next few days, this is what we've got. mild night 50's.

a lot of sunshine. 68 on friday. keep in mind the average high is 53. we were close in some spaces to being 30 degrees above average today. we will be touch, touch cooler. partly cloudy and 64 on saturday. 66 on sunday. can't rule out a sprinkle here and there. a pleasant weekend and reminder to turn the clocks back before you go to bed saturday night. saturday at 7:30 the rock 'n' roll d.c. marathon. the weather should be fine. cool and the temperatures in the 50's in the balance of the morning. all the talk of the cherry blossoms blooming early. what if you have friends coming from out of town to visit? cheryl conner live at the tidal basin. what do you tell them? >> don't change your plans so soon. we see the buds on the trees. but come next weekend t

tidal basin will be filled with the white and the pink blossoms. we learned from the president of the cherry blossom festival. if you have plans to travel here, don't change them so soon. hard to believe it can get better than today. the tidal basin is about to explode with beauty. >> i wish we could stay longer. >> many have the wish after the national park service bumped up the peak bloom. >> everybody is calling us since the prediction to verify. >> the president of the national cherry blossom festival. she says an earlier bloom could mean more days to enjoy the trees. >> we have experienced where warm weather came in the beginning of the festival. then the weather turned cool here and they stayed on longer. one year we experienced 17 days of blossom. :00 she drives a charter bus from ohio.

after the newly predicted date. no one wants to reschedule. >> they want to see them because they think it's awesome. plus it's warmer in d.c. than in cleveland. >> a group from dallas is determined to see them now. >> blamed by the smithsonian. >> chloe pritchard has to rely on her memory. >> when i was in sixth grade i came with my family and we got an opportunity to see the blossoms. it's beautiful. i added so much to the area. cheryl: when we say peak bloom that means 70% of the trees around the tidal basin will be in bloom around the time around march 18 and march 23. but that gives us 30% more. so we will still see the beautiful trees in the area as the cherry blossom festival is underway through april. live at the tidal base sin, cheryl conner, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. virginia lawmakers showing support for

facilities to grow and to disspence medical medical marijuana oil. they have a bill to allow to treat registered epilepsy patients. the daily progress reports this year is not the last step. it would need approval before going to the law. last year they voted to allow the marijuana oils to be used to treat the enlepic seizures. jonathan: two baltimore school officers are facing charges after the video service showed an officer slapping and kicking a teenager at the school. cell phone video show what is appear to be officer anthony spence lapping really hard. and then kicking a male student. office irbias stands by and watches. both turned themselves in last night and released on bond this morning. the teen's parents have filed a lawsuit. lockheed martin cutting the aeronautics division.

this is the same division making the f-35 strike fighter and the yf-22. also the buy-out program that lockheed is starting includes people who work here in maryland. all right. younger potential voters are criticized for not heading to the polls. now some 17-year-olds in ohio are suing for the right to vote. why they say they are eligible. we'll tell you next. michelle: the once in a lifetime view of solar eclipse. airline reroutes a flight. what the passengers were given so they could soak in the amazing view when "abc7 news at 4:00" returns.

jonathan: new developments in the race for the white house. voters in five states including ohio head to the polls next tuesday. michelle: big question tonight is will 17-year-olds in the state be allowed to vote. bernie sanders campaign is suing ohio secretary of state in federal court for that right. nine teens who will be 18 by the november election are suing for local level. >> i turn 18 in june. it doesn't mean i'm not old enough to be allowed to vote in a rye mare. >> this is my si

secretary of state. every primary i've been involved were run by the same rules. michelle: in ohio, 17-year-olds can only vote to nominate candidates. not elect them. the secretary of state argues that since voters in primaries are electing delegates they cannot vote in the election. jonathan: sometimes you have to ditch autopilot. airline passenger did that so passengers could get once of a lifetime view of the solar eclipse. this is taken as the sun was setting last night. michelle: as stron her convinced the airline to delay and divert the flight. a passenger brought specialty sunglasses for everyone. i wonder how far out of the schedule did it put them? jonathan: probably tilted it to the right. look up. michelle: everyone will remember that flight. jonathan: very cool. all right. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- another chipotle closes over a health concern.

what they are trade of speeding. >> don't trust your instincts if your instinct is to go back to bed. michelle: advice from a heart attack survivor. the key similar to that make it a different experience for men and women. what you need to look out for to give you a chance to survive. jonathan: a live look right now at the tidal basin. we check back in with steve rudin. record heat. spring appears to have come early. the nice weather won't last forever. we'll tell you about the changes.

michelle: it looks and feels like the flu but it could be a heart attack. that is the health alert today. jonathan: alison starling help us us distinguish symptoms from a massive heart attack. they are very different from men and women. alison: as a hard-charging prosecutor sue has seen her share of tragedy. nothing could have prepared her for the near tragedy that almost took her life. >> i felt funny. i laid for a minute and thought that's

after a minute i knew i'd be sick. >> she wanted to climb back into bed but her husband objected. tim's father died of a heart attack and his pie -- wife only 46 at the time was a healthy nonsmoker who wasn't having any of the tell-tale signs of cardiac event. >> he said i think we should go to the i.r. >> she said why? >> he wasn't ready take a chance and whisked her to the e.r. an e.k.g. revealed a shock. she did not fit the profile and only had flu-like symptoms she was having a massive heart attack. >> women are more likely than men to have atypical symptoms of the heart disease. she felt like she had the flu. she felt bad and knew something wasn't right. alison: 100% of the coronary artery was blocked by a clot and another artery was 70% clogge

the widow maker frequently results in sudden death. in less than 15 minutes the team stopped the heart attack by suctioning out blood clots and inserting stents. >> my wife is a living, breathing example of the importance of letting the professionals make the decision. alison: alison starling, abc7 news. michelle: boston area chipotle is closed for a second day after a worker contracted norovirus. two other workers also got sick. they are expected to open by the end of the week after thorough cleaning. in december a nearby chipotle closed. the chain is still recovering from e. coli outbreak last year. today is national barbie day. the doll made the debut at international toy fair in new york on march 2, 1959.

the first doll sold for $3. things have changed. it's the most popular doll with a billion sold in 150 countries worldwide. jonathan: if you don't like dolls if a fun toy. ca mare ra. chevy -- camaro. they are celebrating the anniversary. the first one debuted 50 years ago. a special 50th anniversary edition is rolling off the line this summer. that would be fun to have. michelle: need a convertible. jonathan: especially on a day like today. >> another day where we are jealous of steve rudin we can't do the newscast outside. jonathan: he ditches the tie rapid jacket and goes outside. beautiful day to be outside. steve: i let a button off. this is also national meatball day. did you know that? probably not. all right. take a look how beautiful it is outside. at the tidal basin. ther

here now. but i guarantee in the next two weeks this place will be packed. because the cherry blossoms will be in full bloom. march 18-23. 70% will be in full bloom. you can enjoy it after and before. the temperatures outside. look at that. 848 in manassas. 28 in leesburg. anap his cooler. they are at 61 degrees. if you are in the middle of the bay or no someone who is, it's kelly. 47 degrees. 50 to 56 for overnight low. the overnight low are the average daytime high for this time of year. moving through the day, another day with record-breaking warmth. 82 for a high in downtown d.c. friday is cooler. cold front that is going to move through. 68 degrees for a high temperature. mix of the sun and clouds. looking ahead to the upcoming weekend, even though we will see the partly to mostly cloudy skies saturday and

sunday, highs in the middle 60's. daylight saving time is early sunday morning. we will bring ahead by one hour. so we lose one hour of sleep. but with the temperatures as nice as they have been, we have to give something back. a little back. quickly here before we head to the studio for traffic. this is what the cherly blossom look like right now. not blossomed. the buds out there. give it another few days, another week and a half or so and it will be amazing here. let's talk about the traffic. amazing or not so amazing, jamie sullivan? jamie: i thought we were talking about meatball day, steve. oh, well. steve: you can't have it all. jamie: fair enough. i have good news. i want to start off with. the earlier crash at route 202 cleared away. so good news. this is in place for the past two and a half hours. east of the capital beltway. volume on the inner a

mixed in with the normal congestion. we move to talk about the capital beltway. 9 merm on the inner loop. in d.c. right now, 13 miles per hour heading northbound, kenaworth avenue to the d.c. line. heading southbound to the single digits approaching malcolm x. take a live look in d.c. along the national mall. the traffic moving at a great pace. we are seeing a lot of extra pedestrian traffic. keep that in mind. this evening a lot of people taking in the nice weather. getting downtown. again, the pedestrian traffic. that is it right now. back to you. michelle: all right. thank you very much. next on "abc7 news at 4:00" the four things you cannot deduct that are sure to raise red flags on your tax returns. what you can and can't do that will help you avoid an

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even with the best lawyers in his pocketed, donald trump could not avoid an audit. john matarese has what can trigger automatically abaudit. john: april will be here before you know it so many of us are working on the taxes right now. the good news is i.r.s. has fewer inspectors that than in year past so less chance of an audit. but it's possible if you mess up. the recent admission by presidential hopefuls donald trump and ben carson they were audited shows anyone can become an i.r.s. target. the top red flags according tocnn money unusually high charitable contributions for your income. above average deductions. again based on your income. you deduct for a home office or use schedule c for self-employed income. from the doesn't that stink file something you might think would be tax deductible but are not. walletpop.com wa

deduct legal fees in most cases. pet care expenses. even if it's expensive surgery. commuting cost to work. health club dues. many people who are trying to loose weight would probably say doesn't that stink? you need a specific prescribed plan from a doctor for a gym or exercise plan to be tax deductible. make sure you have documents to back up all the deductions and you should be okay. even though the audits will be down in 2016 don't risk one so you don't waste your money. i'm john matarese, abc7 news. leon: tonight, a man shot dead inside a local home and a teenager charged with murder. >> i couldn't believe it. i had to hear it twice. leon: who the young man says he was protecting. idaho shooting suspect flies to d.c. goes to the white house and gets arrested. what was behind his strange mission? >> no more snow. leon: the d.c. area springs to life.

and why the most interesting man in world is about to be dethroned. alison: police say he grabbed a gun and started shooting at the man who was beating his mother. now that 15-year-old is facing second-degree charges for killing his boyfriend's mother. we have the latest on the investigation today. jeff? jeff: the 15-year-old charged as juvenile. the charges could be increased, decreased or dropped altogether. it's too early in the investigation to say for sure. the incident happening yesterday afternoon at that home on tollville road. earlier today the friends and family had no comment. the hole sits quiet and still. >> after an incident

>> it happened at 3:45 yesterday. according to the spotsylvania county sheriff office, 37-year-old john conroy jr. had been arguing with his 36-year-old girlfriend at the house. both of them residents. >> at some point the argument escalated. >> conroy started physically attacking the woman in front of her 15-year-old son who is not related to conroy. according to authorities the 15-year-old grabbed a semi-automatic pistol from inside the home and fired several shots at conroy. killing him on the scene. >> the young man must have got awful mad when someone started beating on his mom. >> captain jeff pierce was at the home after the shooting. >> it tugs at the heart string. you know what the job is and what you have to do investigate. you never get used to that. >> how come the gun was accessible to the boy. >> that is one of the questions that lazano has