kimberly: next, you are looking at live breaking news after flames raced through a house in northeast d.c., leaving several people injured. think the cherry blossoms make for heavy traffic? wait until the latest summit this week. and the madness of march claims a local team. a look at virginia's epic

collapse in chicago in which teams are now in the final four. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts now. >> this is a breaking news alert. kimberly: breaking news from northeast d.c. were three people were injured on a fire on east capitol street, not far from rfk stadium. roz plater has the latest. do we know how the fire get started? roz: they are still trying to investigate all of that. i will step out of the way and you see just a shell left. investigators are poring through the rubble, trying to figure out what happened here. all four units gone come just a shell of the building left. this is dramatic cell phone video that the neighbor shot. red flameso, bright leaping out of the four unit apartment building, leaping from one floor to the top. it started at

p.m., people inside all four units. investigators believe that it started on the back of a building on the porch. the first fire unit on the scene called a second alarm. in the process of getting everybody out, there were three injuries, two residents and one firefighter. they are described as serious but not life-threatening. fire investigators are looking into reports of neighbors saying they heard an explosion just before the fire. we spoke with a neighbor about what he saw and heard. >> i heard a popping and thought it was gunshots. it was not. i saw the smoke and the lights coming up. i came down through the alley and it was blazing. again, they are still investigating the cause,

investigators inside the structure, what's left of it, as we are live outside. they are looking into the structure of the building next door. we don't know how many people will be displaced. we know that all four units were occupied, four families tonight with a place -- without a place to call home. roz plater, abc 7 news. kimberly: so unfortunate. we are monitoring several developments in the war on terrorism. today, right-wing protesters took over a memorial in brussels, nearly a week after the attacks that killed more than 30 people, including four americans. demonstrators raised their hands and chantedutes anti-immigrant slogans. four people were arrested after 13 anti ter

in the netherlands, the police arrested a 32-year-old man at the request of french authorities on suspicion that he was part of the planning of yet another terror attack. a faction of the taliban's clinical response ability for a deadly bombing in pakistan this evening. at least 65 people were killed in a part. them women and children taking part in an easter celebration. the police believe the suicide of bomber targeted the christian celebrations. denounced "blind terrorism" in his annual easter message. thousands packed st. peter's square at the vatican as the pope celebrated mass. they were subject to increased security measures, such as backpack inspections and metal detectors. tomorrow is the annual easter egg roll at the white house, but it could be soggy.

sunshine last year, meteorologist devon lucie has a check on the forecast. a cold one coming this way. cloud it will be chilly, cover and rain, especially first thing in the morning. a live look at the national harbor, cloud cover in place, just breaking into drizzle. thehigh temperature because drizzle was not there during the day, mid-to upper 50's. warmer than i was thinking, but still under 60 with the cloud cover. right now, right near 50. the doppler radar, southern maryland, la plata, northern virginia, dale city, woodbridge, light sprinkles, drizzle showing up in light blue. we have more rain headed our way. richmond roanoke, that batch of rain is headed for us. the bus stop forecast tomorrow, still have to get through the raindrops at 50 gr

ramps up area when the rain is out of here and how strong the rain will be. kimberly: plenty of people at taking inbasin today the gorgeous cherry blossom festival, drawing its share of crowd and traffic. this week, another event is going to shut down an entire metro station and plenty of roads for days. cheryl conner is live at the tidal basin to explain. cheryl: and, kimberly, there are really two stories. of course, the beautiful cherry blossoms, and then the congestion. it has died down for now, but there will be challenges on both the roads and the rails this week. beauty and the beast. cherry blossoms and the traffic that comes with it. >> we did not even want to look for parking. cheryl: spring break

mixes with peak bloom, and this is what we get -- the crowds in the cars surrounding the tidal basin. >> my gosh, to get here we waited more than an hour. and herthis woman daughter still got called up in their easter best and walked around in the chilly temperatures. thety has an ugly side, and challenges make it worse. the nuclear summit is planned for later this week. areing restrictions nearby in place now and several rows will close around the convention center starting wednesday. plus, the metro station at mount vernon square will close wednesday evening through friday evening. >> for safety reasons, i feel better about it. it makes it more safe. cheryl: the secret service asked metro to close because it is in a secure area. yellow line trains will continue without stopping, and there is no stopping visitors who were excited their trip lines up with the peak bloom.

the year. >> its monumental of d.c. cheryl: we have been lucky to have peak bloom on easter. it began friday and on average goes anywhere from four to 10 days. for more on the road closures, we have them on our website, wjla.com. cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: cheryl, thank you, they look beautiful. new and important information in the murder of a teenager on the platform at the deanwood metro station. family members are telling us 15-year-old devontay washington touched the lives of everyone who knew him. a family member told abc 7 he attended largo high school. his mother and sisters witnessed the shooting. tonight, the person who shot the member of the junior rotc is still on the run. >>

random. kimberly: the police increased patrols at the station on the red line. riders say that gave them a better sense of security. the police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. howard county police are searching for a shooter, this time the person shot two people on a truck stop on assateague drive in jessup. one person died, the other was injured. a man who survived is in critical condition. the districtrrow, will be enlisting private assistance to transport people who need an ambulance. they will use a private ambulance company for some 911 calls. d.c. fire in the ms will still respond to calls, but if they are not considered life-threatening, they may move to a more serious call and let the private company takeover. >>

patient care. >> i'm always a little wary when there is a private contractor used as a stopgap measure, when things should probably be more thought out. long-termnot be a solution, but if it is getting people help, let's take it. kimberly: 7 on your side has been reporting on liking response teams for months. d.c. fire and ems says in fiscal year 2015, they transported a record 117,000 people. a private funeral be held tomorrow in pennsylvania for officer jacai colson, the detective with the prince george's county fire department -- police department shot by a colleague after another man started shooting at the district three headquarters building earlier in the month. officer colson was killed just days before his 29th birthday. coming up -- a little help. moer

ns. >> it's a great way of key medicating, but i will not be doing a very much as president. kimberly: donald trump says tha ase would send fewer tweets president. robert: coming up -- a tough night for uva. an

spently: the first family part of easter in alexandria. they celebrated easter sunday at the offered street baptist church in old town, the very same church they attended last year. tonight, donald trump sent a tweet a couple hours ago and threatened to sue the state of louisiana for what he called "unfair primary politics." of louisianaate but earned fewer delegates then

that he is planning to sue. that comes amidst another war of words between trial and's -- between donald trump and senator ted cruz. the presidential candidates took easter sunday off the campaign trail, battling on tv. >> always the press likes to make me the bad guy. he is the one that started it. >> this story is garbage, a tabloid smear. ted cruz and donald trump trading accusations over a national enquirer story, looking at rumors that cruz had multiple marital infidelity's. >> i had nothing to do with that story. reporter: trump said his wife was a victim first when a super pac posted a picture of his wife in the nude. >> he used that as an excuse. late at night he sends tweets attacking my wife. >> do you condemn the

>> i don't care. reporter: john kasich disagrees. he may not back trump if he is the nominee. to be offis have limits. i don't think he will be the nominee, and if he is, i would review it every day. reporter: bernie sanders had three blowout victories. six out of seven contests in the last 11 days come cutting into clinton's lead by a third. reporter: sanders putting the pressure on clinton. >> i will not deny for one second that we still remain the underdog. reporter: next week's showdown is in wisconsin, just nine days away. late this afternoon, the donald trump campaign grew by one. evocative from post -- ivanka

to a baby boy today. mom and baby are said to be doing just fine. 7 as we have abc debate in the maryland senate. we brought the republican debate last week. see the democrats tuesday at noon. k for the obama's pic supreme court will be back on the hill tomorrow, judge merrick garland scheduled to meet with ben cardin, and he says that -- ben cardin says that they should at least hold hearings. president obama nominated garland after the sudden death of justice antonin scalia last month. fire inghting a big kansas are getting help tonight. rain and snow are helping put a damper on the flames. the fire has burned

400,000 acres in kansas and oklahoma but it is not even 50% contained at this hour. shifting winds could cause more problems in the next 24 hours. we will feel some of those winds here. devon: not until the late afternoon. where youe plains, can go from spring, a taste of summer, right back to winter. national harbor, a live look. rain, drizzle. real-time temps, 50 degrees. the bigger picture, we have a rain coming through, then the wind really ramps up in the forecast. the breeze is here tuesday, but tons of sunshine in the forecast. doppler radar shows a pocket of drizzle in southern maryland. rain event is still waiting for us the next two days. a more highly defined forecast coming in.

drops falling in la plata, prince frederick, charles county, st. mary's county, northern virginia, woodbridge, springfield. , annell's and pasadena arundel county, some drizzle drops coming. real rain off to the south. doppler radar shows the rain event is coming in, where we get the best specifics. there is a very strong storm system coming in from the midwest. all of that is coming our way. here is a look at the rain starting now, drizzle drops showing pretty well. rain past midnight, very early. 4:00 a.m., light rain coming in. leading to the heart of the rush-hour, 7:00 a.m., 8 a.m., the rain moves out, leaving wet roadways. the rain will be pushing out by then. upper 40's,

we clear things up, sunshine. the wind whips in. the temperatures not too bad, 60's, upper 60's, 70's south and east, cooler north and west of town. the two-minute wind average, 20 to 30 miles per hour, could have wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. tuesday, tons of sunshine, the breeze is still here. the northwest, upper 50's, lower 60's the temperatures. the sky cast nails this. cloudy skies, then the rain comes through towards daybreak and sunrise. 53 degrees as the sunshine comes out in the afternoon after the morning clouds. afternoon, the sky cast is great with that forecast model. the seven day outlook, once we get rid of the breezy days, sunny day

backup and a chance of thunderstorms thursday in the afternoon. ,ooking out one more day subfreezing low temperatures, the highs falling into the 40's. kimberly: talk about getting iced -- erin: a

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: syracuse shocked uva with a second-half surge, outscoring over the last nine minutes. 19-10.alf, virginia up syracuse turns it over. dairy and thompson, acrobatic layup. 21-10 uva.

the game. half, leading 35-21 at the break. second half, the cats continue to pour it on. sixth three-pointer of the game for the cavs. but the orange made some adjustment. richardson went off. this three put syracuse up. virginia collapses down the stretch and falls to syracuse, 68-62. they finish the season 29-8. >> i really don't know what happened. towards the end of the game we had a couple mistakes. >> one minute we were up six, the next minute they took it. that is one that we let go. it's crushing. erin: got to feel bad for those guys.

carolina's win a couple minutes ago. for a full wrapup of the tournament, please tune in abc 7 "sports sunday." robert burton will be live in chicago with the reaction from the down virginia team. lakers,rds facing the kobe bryant, his last time playing the wizards. right now, 83-61 in the fourth quarter. kimberly: just feel so badly for those guys, but an amazing run. ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight.

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