until they find you. maureen: despite the big arrest, the search for those behind the paris attacks is not over. we turn now to the chief political correspondent scott thuman. he was in brussels earlier in the year in the search for abdeslam and joins us from the terrorism alert desk. scott: a couple of big take-aways from today's breaking news. first, the fact that president hollande of france said they do now understand that there were perhaps more attackers involved, plotters who had a hand in those terrorist attacks that killed 130 people. subsequently you can expect more arrests soon. they are now hoping to get abdeslam back to paris. back to france. where they can begin questioning him and eventually try him there. second is it is important to understand exactly where all of this happened. molenbeek. a small neighborhood within brussels. it's one that is heavily populated by mostly people of

moroccan descent. that is not a problem in and of itself but in the community it is one. a group of people feel they are segregated and they have not been integrated in the community well at all. as a result they feel it is a breeding ground for radicalization. this is video of our trip to molenbeek. not terribly long ago. as they were looking for the the paris attackers. we talk to people that say if there is not a sulchural extended change in molenbeek and brussels and belgium you will continue to see the terror cells grow out of the neighborhoods. so two-fold today, maureen. one, big news with the arrest and the fact that more are coming. second, this highlights the importance of trying to figure out how to prevent the group and the radicalizations from taking place. leon: a lot of work left to be done. scott thuman reporting live here. a woodbridge man admitted to trying to join isis.

guilty. the friend was arrested. and awaiting trial. alexandria man who was allegedly fighting for isis is speaking out about his experience. 26-year-old mohamad jamal khweis turned himself in to the kurdish forces in iraq this week. today he appeared on kurdish tv. and there he said he said a huge mistake in joining isis. he spent the last month in mosul, which is controlled by isis. >> we got to another house. a lot of foreigners were there. all the foreigners had to put their i.d.'s and passports. leon: officials are trying to get khweis back from iraq and think his experience might help them fight against isis. maureen: turn of subjects. the spring-like weather we have been enjoying is about to turn back to winter. that brings us a chance of snow. chief meteorologist doug hill looks at the timing for us. doug? doug: we have no worries at

chesapeake bay, maryland. 64 there now. the temperatures turn chillier with a front moving through. low to mid-60's across the region now. later tonight the temperatures will fall. the coldest zones are west of metro. we get through the day and we start with the sunshine. but then an area of low pressure will move from arkansas across northern mississippi and alabama. off the mid-atlantic coast. move northward. as a result, we expect to see the rain developing tomorrow afternoon and snow. field of wet snow. it looks like it will not be a major impact. there are things about the timing and accumulation you need to know about. i will share that information coming up in a couple of minutes. maureen: remember, you can stay connected with the storm watch weather team by social media or by downloading the storm watch weather app. leon: grim reminders tonight of the growing heroin epidemic plaguing this region a

country. at this hour, loudoun county officials are teaming up with the d.e.a. and the congresswoman barbara comstock getting together for a round table discussion. with the d.e.a. in leesburg. this comes as another virginia community comes to grips with the scourge of a drug that cost two children their parents. northern virginia bureau chief life with that story in stafford. jeff, sobering stuff. jeff: this is terrible, leon. right now, william moore, 39 years old remains at the happ regional -- the rappahannock regional jail without bond, following murder following the death of his wife from heroin overdose. two young children, their father is in jail and their mother is gone. >> she did whatever she could to help other people out. jeff: this friend of 28-year-old ashley moore who does not want to reveal her identity called ashley a loving mother and wife who often spoke out against heroin. >> that is what was so shocking to me. the know heroin was across street for us. jeff: early on the mo

february 26, authorities say 39-year-old william moore called 911 saying his wife overdosed at their home. moore later admitting he had given ashley the fatal shot. moore has been charged with first-degree murder and child abuse and neglect. >> they love each other so much. they were so in love. so there is no way he did it purposefully. it had to have been the influence of the drugs. >> they were a lively group of peak with a little daughter and a little boy. playingplaying with the whole neighborhood. >> at the time of the incident, their 10-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son were inside the home. universities say it was common for the drug paraphernalia to be out in the open. totally visible to the children. >> they were using every day. multiple times a day. >> we have seen increase in this area. >> jennifer is a substance abuse coordinator with the rappahannock area community service board. here as in so many other part of the region, heroin remains an epidemic. >> once someone establishes that

anything they can to get it. jeff: i spoke with william moore's mother who doesn't want to talk on camera. she is heartbroken and in tears ands says her son is a good person and what is going on is not him. meanwhile the two children are currently in the custody of their grandparents. live in stafford county, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: thank you, jeff. 15 people are facing charges following a drug raid on the maryland eastern shore. yesterday police say the suspects were involved in four separate drug trafficking organizations. they were distributing heroin, cocaine and prescription pills. officers seized $33,000 in cash along with several vehicles and firearms and a large quantity of drugs. all of the suspects facing multiple charges of possession with the intent to distribute. all of this is tied to the heroin highway. regional o

jennifer donelan researches this in depth. you can learn more about finding resources helping those battling the drug. that is available on the website wjla.com. maureen: coming up at 6:00, the weekend threat facing the d.c. cherry blossoms as the festival gets underway. leon: the eaglet has hatched. it's turning into a life lesson at one local school. maureen: first, though, a plea deal from the baltimore riots. the crime caught on tape.

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maureen: there is a man seen spraying lighter fluid on burning pro tain tank. he was also accused of setting fire to the police car and looting the c.v.s. store that burn and is facing 15 years in prison for that and unrelated shooting. leon: baltimore police officer has been found guilty of second-degree assault and misconduct for allegedly spitting on a suspect. video surfaced last fall that appeared to show sergeant robert messner spitting on a man who was handcuff and on the ground. he has been sentenced to two years probation and hit with a $500 fine. anger management counseling and community service. he will also be reassigned. maureen: a fairfax

woman st. patrick's day ended with a night in jail. heather gonyeau is accused of punching a police officer who was trying to calm down several people at the bar in fairfax named p.j. skoos bar. the person responsible for article about a gang rape in may is trying to avoid lawsuit. they filed a lawsuit saying the article portrayed her as a village. the woman claimed she was raped was subpoenaed for deposition. the daily progress newspaper reports jackie's attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the subpoena. jonathan elias joins us with a look at what is coming up at 6:00. jonathan: you have seen the cherry blossoms budding but the festival doesn't get kicked off until after the pink tie party. when we come back i'll show

get started. maureen: we check on the eaglets on the national arboretum. where there could be snow this weekend. doug hill shows us where the rain and the snow lie is shaping up. robert: i'm robert burton in raleigh, north carolina, for the ncaa tournament. we talk to a cavalier who feels at home in raleigh when

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leon: breaking news. word just coming in about the baltimore ravens corner back trey walker. he died late today after being involved in a motorcycle crash in miami a few days ago. police say the 23-year-old was riding a honda dirt bike that had no lights and he was wearing dark clothing at the time. the bike collided with another vehicle. maureen: a merger of two major grocery chains is putting eight area stores at risk. the union representing giant grocery store workers say eight stores may close or be sold after a merger with food lion. the stores are in southern maryland and the fredericksburg, virginia, area. the merger is not yet final but has been approved by shareholders. leon: the big moment arrived at the national

this morning the first of two long awaited eaglets kicked its way out of the shell. we are keeping an eye on the guy, or gal, we don't know which one yet. we are watching it on the eagle cam. catching the first meal from the parents. mr. president and first lady. students at eagle academy are watching the camera closely. >> well, they have never seen a bald eagle really before. so we are trying to give them awareness. and about the endangered species. leon: we are keeping an eye out on the second egg. it should be hatching this weekend. we'll be watching. maureen: we are on the cusp of the national cherry blossom festival. in fact, the official end of winter and the kickoff of the cherry blossom season is just getting underway. leon: that is right. or own jonathan elias is helping out and joins us live from the pink tie party downtown. jonathan: the party hasn't gotten started but th

behind me this is the kenny endo ensemble that are putting together some of the music tonight. there is a japanese flavor. for good reason. the cherry blossoms got started in d.c. in 1912. the government of japan sent 3,000 trees here. they have been planted all over the place ever since. in the culture of japan it is a cherished thing and it has become here in d.c. it generates buzz, tourists and money. this is the room. it will be packed. everybody checks in upstairs but they come downstairs. plet he show you what else they got. this is a treat. best way to kick offspring. food! over here, there is a about 13 to 15 restaurants putting out their best little finger food. whatever dish they make special. this is agora. this is going to be going on all night. people will be eating and drinking. no better way to say goodbye to winter and say hello to spring than to have the cherry blossom festival. this is the tickoff of the pink tie celebration. going on tonight. we're here until 11:00. when y

it out. the food is fantastic. leon: it always is. every year. that is for sure. >> thank you, jonathan. maureen: the cold weather could delay the bloom a bit. the cherry blossoms are expected to reach peak bloom in the middle of next week. but it could change thanks to the cold and the possible snow expected this weekend. because blossoms have yet to bloom the national park service hopes the impact of weend's weather will be small. >> if we were at what is called puffy blossoms right before they go to peak when the blossom is exposed, almost completely, yes. then a freeze and a snow would be a greater concern. maureen: the park service frequently adjusts the peak forecast based on the weather. so stay with abc7 and newschannel8 for coverage of the cherry blossom festival. leon: wednesday and thursday? doug: thursday and friday next week. we

leon: okay. doug: maybe the mid-to-upper 30's. it will be fine. not very pleasant weekend to be outside. that is the story. start with what we have at the moment. pleasant enough right now. take a look at a time lapse story of the day. this is the point along idaho avenue along northwest in washington. not fall from the national cathedral. 60 degrees there. through the day we have picked up a couple of fair weather clouds. that is all. we won't have any weather associated tonight. it's clear now. but we will see the temperatures take a drop. 67 and 48 are the high and the low. well above the averages of 57 and 38 degrees. sun sets tonight at 7:14. the story with the temperatures, comfortable everywhere you look in the low to mid-60's. 66 in fredericksburg. 66 at the naval air station. 63 in leesburg. 65 at reagan national airport. tonight will turn colder. clear skies. winds. 36 to 43 degrees by tomorrow morning. if you are up early in the morning you will see plenty of sunshine. that will change

the area. the clouds ahead of the developing storm system take shape. they will move in as well. the future cast look at the time. 9:30 in the morning, an approximation of the timing and effect. but go with the storm system, start to the south and the west. it will wind up off the hatteras coast and move to sea. in the process in transit, northern side of it, it will pull northerly and the northeasterly wind to keep it chilly. above freezing but overhead a few thousand feet up where the precipitation are manufactured, those areas north and west of washington will be below freezing even though it is 40's on the ground. result is rain, may be mixed and change to snow in some areas, especially north and west in the higher elevations. that is the story saturday night. late saturday night, overnight to early sunday morning. by 9:00 a.m. in the morning most everything will be in the form of rain except for the highest elevations to the west. during the course of the day it will move out slowly but as you can see if this is accurate we have a ra

chilly day on sunday. the impact of snow and how much. maybe a trace to inch of slushy stuff. in grassy area. most of the area. farther north and west, the better of a chance you have. the highest elevation, there could be substantially more. that is the elevation dependent the higher up you are above the ground level. as far as the next seven days, it's not a pretty picture. not much better for the first day of spring. monday, despite the chill, breezy and sunny. sunny and sunny it goes. warming trend. look at that. 68 degrees by wednesday. 72 degrees. that is more like springtime around here. that is set for thursday and friday. leon: march madness. basketball tournament. maureen: robert burton is live in raleigh, north carolina, for the latest on the ncaa tournament. leon: hey, robert. robert: what's up? they call it "march madness" for a reason. upsets all day. it could happen to u.v.a. we talk abou

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tournament. it's butler. that game is tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. expect a big game from one of the big three. anthony gill. anateive from north carolina -- native from north carolina. we went one on one with him earlier today. >> you get a big win over hampton yesterday. now you have butler, a team known to score big upsets. what is the mindset going into tomorrow's game? >> just be ready. take you say, they are capable of doing good things. we have to be ready from the beginning. it is not something we'll walk our way in and feel our way in the game. we have to attack them from the start. robert: you being a native of north carolina, how awesome is it to have the family support as well as the fans out here? >> anytime i can play here in north carolina is great for me. i have a great family that comes to all my games so if it's close to them they don't have to travel much. >> so you will go for 40 tomorrow night? >> i won't say anything lik

that. robert: he had 19 against hampton yesterday. but whatever. maryland taking on south dakota state in spokane, washington. right now in the second half they lead 5-42 -- 55-42. layman leading the terps with 18 points. scott abraham will have the full wrap tonight at 11:00 on abc7 news. all right. we were talking about upsets. a stunner this afternoon in the midwest bracket. michigan state, the number two seed stunned by middle tennessee state. the spartans never led in this game. blue raiders took 15-2 lead and never looked back. michigan state loses 90-81. how is that for a bracket buster? guys, i don't know if you filled out a bracket. if you had middle tennessee state losing, so sorry. back to you. leon: yeah. i saw the smoke of all the brackets that were in blames by the time we came up here to do the show. maureen: tears falling over them. leon: yeah. doug: brian van de graaff is in for steve tonight. the latest computer models to

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