>> now, abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. night is about to turn into a frigid war morning. unbelievable. steve rudin is here. what is going on, i thought we were into spring? steve:

like the middle of winter and we will see temperatures tomorrow well below average and the windchill factor in the teens. outside right now, 11:00 p.m., 46 leesburg, 48 manassas. the latest in terms of the freeze warning includes arlington, alexandria, the district, prince george's county, montgomery county, fairfax, loudon county, all the areas in purple. if you have outdoor plants, now is the time to bring them in. if you have anything planted for the spring, they will be fine. was a cold start early on, bright sunshine to enjoy. the temperatures eventually rebound into the middle to upper 40's, near 50. the windchill in the morning will make it feel only like the teens. the upcoming weekend in just a few minutes with colder temperatures on the way. leon:

freezing not exactly unheard of in april, but a lot of us are not prepared or happy. jay korff is standing by in northwest washington. you have been talking to folks out there. what did they have to say? leon, just a few hours ago on this volleyball court, they were people playing in shorts and t-shirts. now with the wind, we need coats, hats, and gloves. a day of weather extremes. >> did not expected to be quite so windy. jay: eight hit the 70's, then the whipping rain and wind moved in. are from georgia. we are not used to this cold weather in april. jay: they only had ponchos for protection. how is that working out? >> not so well. sandbags were employed to keep the fencing around the monuments intact. after the rain

stopped, they were treated to a colorful horizon. >> i got it. jay: as long as the fields are not flooded, we will be out here. jay: volleyball matches went on as planned. but by the time these servers, go to workd spikers tuesday, there could be a 50 degree temperature swing. >> it's a little absurd. jay: it could plunge into the low 20's, after factoring in the windchill. >> it's nuts. jay: you're definitely going to want to heed steve rudin's warning about the freeze warning in effect until 10 a.m. tuesday. jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: jay. get up to the minute information about the changing weather situation with the abc 7 weather ap

and wjla.com. breaking news from the irs, the headquarters building where a fire started in the basement will be closed tuesday. the building was evacuated today. the irs says employees who can telework should plan to do that. it will be business as usual at other irs offices. police arecounty looking for the people who broke into somebody's car, stole their identity, then used it to purchase more than $17,000 of merchandise. the police say that these people broke into a car at the end of january on parkway drive in bethesda. inside the car was enough personal information to open up three credit card accounts. if you recognize anybody in these pictures, montgomery county police want to talk to you. an emotional gathering in and friendsfamily came together to remember christina fischer, killed over

the trigger is the same man that she wanted a protective order against just days before. roz plater has more from leesburg. n, that man is being held without bond tonight at the loudon county adult detention center. they aremiles away, grieving for the victim of the senseless tragedy. hearts clearly breaking, friends, family, and neighbors came together to more the loss of christina fischer, a 34-year-old mother of three gunned down in what the police say was a domestic murder. >> she was a beautiful person inside and out. roz: the police have charged derek lee lewis with killing fisher. her home saturday night, argued with her, then shot her multiple times. lewis was a former boyfriend and the father of

children. fisher had just taken out a new protective order. to were a couple weeks ago in she told me she had the protective order. to hear this happened is heartbreaking. vigil, friends and family members took the opportunity to send a message, warning others who may be in abusive relationships to get out and ask for help. >> call somebody. reach out to somebody. we all have our troubles in life. we are all going through something in our personal lives. >> if you need help, you've got to say something. they do turn crazy, period. you are like their possession, and you have to get help. roz: lewis faces multiple charges. his next court date is in may. roz plater, abc 7 news. leon: tonight, amtrak

service is back to normal in the northeast brady realm of that killed two rail workers with dozens of passengers injured when the train hit a piece of machinery that was on the track. the ntsb is not saying who is to blame or what went wrong. the witness accounts are terrifying. >> at this time, no anomalies have been found. >> there was a fireball. it was frightening. the ntsb says the train's maintenance records do not show anything out of the ordinary. at the time of the crash, the pern was going 106 miles hour, which is actually under the limit of the track speed for that section. in tennessee, the faa is investigating a helicopter crash that killed five people. the group was on a sightseeing helicopter tour in eastern tennessee this afternoon. the faa

says they will release flight registration information after the identities are discovered of those killed. thousands of police officers from virginia and beyond will be attending the funeral tomorrow for state trooper chad dermyer. and friends came together to leave flowers on his patrol car as they walked into the visitation. thursdayas shot last at a bus station in richmond while taking part in a training exercise. in prince william county, dozens came out to donate blood and honor of three officers to were shot in the line of duty, officer ashley guindon killed in the line of duty. organizers say they believe they reach their goal of 100 units of blood. when d.c. voters go to the poll, they will have to decide whether minimum wage would be raised to $15 per hour in the district. a judge signed off on that measure today.

go from $10.50 per hour to $15 per hour over the next four years. laws raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour have been passed in california and new york. california workers will reach that by the year 2022. in new york city it will be by the end of 2018. a slower rollout is planned in other parts of the state of new york. this follows years of protest by workers across the country. critics say that it will for small businesses to lay off employees. in hours, voters in wisconsin will be headed to the polls, a key state, and republican front-runner donald trump is facing a strong challenge from senator ted cruz. democrats, hillary clinton and bernie sanders arnett and that. attended three events today, working hard to win over the voters in wisconsin, hoping to get enough delegates to claim the party's nomination. >>

it's over. leon: senator ted cruz is leading in the polls in wisconsin despite a recent story claiming he was unfaithful to his wife. he responded to that allegation today. that attack was complete and utter garbage, complete lies. and it came from donald trump. leon: trump targeted governor repeatingh, calls for him to get out of new york. >> "i want to have my votes. this is not fair." i thought we got out of the sandbox years ago. hillary clinton in new york today talking about higher minimum wage. >> donald trump has said that wages are too high. leon: bernie sanders tried to woo wisconsin workers. >> when you think of

would have, think about scott walker in reverse. to destroyr wants trade unions. i want to build trade unions. leon: at thisleon: hour -- at this hour, bernie sanders has in the polls.e get ready for to feel like winter around here. severe storms are creating big problems in the midwest. trees down, property damaged. tom: there were plans tonight to tear down rfk stadium and

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money that he was hiding. could this be the new face of rfk stadium? there were several concepts for this 190-acre campus. some options are raising eyebrows. tom roussey live at rfk stadium to tell us all about it. what were they talking about? tom: they were talking about a lot of things tonight. discussedle plan40! they called for tearing down rfk stadium. more than 40% of this property is actually parking lot, and they want to either move that to garages or underground, which gives them a lot of space to play with. among the ideas of the convention center july, building a new nfl stadium for the redskins or putting a new arena therefore the wizards and capitals. >> i do think is the best place for a stadium. tom: he is a fan, but does not want the team to move back to

with events d.c. say whether ray pro sports complex goes here are not, there could be a lot more. they envision you driving across the anacostia to many more things -- an indoor track, parkland, a bandshell for concerts, and even a beach on the anacostia. notice there are no people in the now polluted water, but that is the dream. >> we have a dream to get that going with mayor bowser. this should be the goal that we strive for. tom: some are concerned it's a bit too much. >> it feels a little overdeveloped. >> reach out to the people who have been here 30, 40 years. tom: the commissioners want more outreach to long-term residents. now, there are no estimates for how much any of this would cost. as for the

pro sports teams came here, it would not be until later next decade. tom roussey, abc 7 news. taking the long view. students at cornell university put on park is today. more than a half inch of snow greeted the students as they return from spring break. it was the same scene across new york state and new england. welcomed thetually return of winter, but most are ready for spring to get here and stay here. >> i don't want any more of this. that is where i'm at right now. >> it really cleans the air out of the pollen. the air is much cleaner. leon: that is what you call a positive spin. they are expecting a drop in temperatures, turning the streets and sidewalks to ice, making driving dangerous for folks up there. we want to know what's happening here in the morning? steve: no snow

windchill factors will make it feel like the middle of winter rather than early april. will limit the pollen a bit. leon: there is the good spin. have therlier today we sunshine, then the cold front moves through. we have cooled down to 45 degrees at reagan national. the skies are beginning to clear and the temperatures are falling quickly. 37 frederick, 39 hagerstown, 35 elkins, west virginia. further to the east, 53 andrews, southern maryland 55. it will take extra time for things to cool off in southern maryland, but a cool night ahead for everyone. the satellite and radar, here is the cold front moving off to the east. a little closer, around the capital beltway is dry. notice a little bit of clearing going on right now, which will continue overnight.

near leonardtown, moving off to the east. not going to amount to a whole lot more. be onmperatures falling, the lookout for wet surfaces, especially north and west. there could be slick spots early in the morning. 28 to 33 overnight with clearing skies. gusty wind will force the freeze warning now in effect in the district, arlington, alexandria, all of prince george's county, fairfax, montgomery county, loudoun county, everything in purple. if you brought out any plants over the last week or so, bring the plants inside, especially if you are in one of the purple areas because more than likely it will be freezing. the plants will not look so good. the pansies will be fine if you have planted those. they can tolerate the cooler weather. the wind chills will make it feel like upper teens, lower 20's.

coffee, walk the dog, the wind will ease by the afternoon. upper 30's, like even though the air temperatures will be in the upper 40's, near 50. the wind out of the north at just 10 to 15. the forecast for the big baseball game, the home opener thursday, a little bit of rain, 50 to 60 degrees. it will not be a washout, but we could be looking at some delays. erin: and bundle up. steve: exactly, and another cold front thursday. erin: more? can you put a positive spin on that? steve: yeah, upper 40's. leon: it's not snowing! erin: nothing compares to opening day. after going yard his first at-bat of the season, bryce harp

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one-run ballgame. this is what we talked about in spring training. erin: we like the dana murphy acquisition. after the nats won their first game of the season, bryce harper "make baseball fun again" hat. harper caused controversy last month when he criticized baseball saying baseball was tired. he is trying to make it fun again. meantime, the twins in baltimore. in the ninth inning, 2-2. at the plate. he singles out the middle, grist davis jogs him for the walk-off win. the celebration is the best part. they said the high celebrations were over, but i guess old habits are hard to break. could not resist. had to clean out his ears and a quite a few other things. what is that, punk and pie? --pumpkin pie?

alan iversen was elected to the naismith memorial hall of fame. and hadd at georgetown a successful career in philly, detroit, and memphis. ofis widely regarded for one the best players in the last 20 years, known for his flashy play, and apparently flashy fashion. leon, you're not a fan? leon: uh -- erin: villanova is leading north carolina right now in a close one, leading by one. games, a game of show with setting up shop right now in northwest washington.

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leon: look at the scene, folks celebrating in the streets because of the amazing victory by villanova a couple minutes ago. gonzagais jenkins, the graduate, hits the three at the buzzer. win at the buzzer, villanova upsetting carolina in an epic game. we were just saying we would be talking about this. leon: an unbelievable three pointer to tie it up in the shot to end it. you cannot top that. steve: bundle up tomorrow.

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