upper 30's. but it will feel like it's below freezing awful day long. the kids are good shape in the morning. 42 at recess. 346 in the afternoon. but it all changes for friday morning bus stop when the wind chills will be in the 20's. all because of the current temperatures in the upper midwest, freezing cold. it's headed here. alison? alison: okay, doug. download the stormwatch7 app. remember, before winter hits full stride to stay one step ahead of the weather. larry: about how many times you do it each day. the act to turn on the faucet to get water. tonight in part of prince william county people can't do that after a water main break. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg has the latest on the boil water advisory. that is a pain, jeff. jeff: it is. it was not i.r.s.ed until late last night until after the water main break. a lot of people didn't find

if you look at the shopping center parking lot, you see people leaving but not with cases of water. because they are all out. all they have are the individual plastic bottles as the boil water advisory heads to night one. >> it's not often the tea kettle whisles because it -- whistles because it's time to clean up the mess. that is the case for ashley clean dirty dishes and use plenty of bottled water. the boil water advisory now in place in gainesville. >> if i didn't have kids i wouldn't be as stressed but because they're little i don't want them getting sick. >> last night a water main break in gainesville all right resulted in a loss of water pressure causing prince william county to issue boil water advisory for 9800 customers in gainesville and haymarket.

loading up on the bottled water. take a look at the empty water shelf inside the store. >> it's critical when you can't use your water. >> at ten schools in prince william county water fountains and the ice machines are turned off and plenty of bottled water brought in for students. >> we might not have any more for a wile. sense of humor and a positive perspective. >> a mild inconvenience. it's a first world problem now. we have a lot to be thankful for. jeff: this is notdy fintively tainted or bad for you -- not definitively tainted or bad for you. but it has to be tested so that will take a couple of

everybody buying bottled water is in effect for 24 hours. alison: two hours ago larry hogan announced a bill for what he calls common sense sick leave. brianne carter is at the "live desk" with details of the plan. brianne: hogan says this plan will have the potential to cover nearly all working marylanders without putting a burden on the employers. under introduced in the upcoming general assembly, businesses with 50 or more employees would be required to offer 40 hours of sick leave a year. part-time employees who work at least 30 hours would be covered. if they already have a policy in place to meet the requirement the state will not interfere. under the proposal businesses with less than 50 employees will be eligible for the tax relief incentives if they offer paid sick leave. the small business owners will be able to exempt the first

taxes. >> this proposal would finally institute a fair and a flexible state wide policy that would apply to all 24 maryland jurisdictions. brianne: hogan has already received support from the democrats and the republicans he spoke to about the proposal. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: thank you. a developi charges for the wildfires that you see there that ripped through the gatlinburg area for the past couple of weeks. police say the juveniles now could face even more charges later. residents were allowed back in the homes. this is responsible for the death of 14 people and damaged or destroyed 1,700 buildings. jonathan: investigators in california say the warehouse fire in oakland that killed iii people trapped many of

a special agent said people on the second floor probably didn't know there was a firewalls until it was too late. a -- there was a fire until it was too late. the refrigerator may have been the cause but it's still too early to tell. alison: new information on last month's deadly bus crash in baltimore. the national transportation safety board says the driver of the school bus was speeding and had a history of crashes and previous seizures. investigators say glen suffered a seizure the week before he collided with a car and a transit bus. >> we need to work with the school system, bus companies and the general assembly representatives to make sure that the chain of notice of medical and vehicular problems is a tighter one and more

arrive at the level of a driver. alison: a teacher's aide told investigators she asked chappell what happened after the bus hit the car but before it hit the transit bus and chappell did not respond. the school bus did not have any children on board at the time of the crash. jonathan: this was a tense couple of hourses at the courthouse in upper marlboro. police evacuated the building at suspicious package on a delivery truck. the children were moved to nearby fire house as a precaution. they gave the all-clear two hours after it got started. it did not contain explosives. >> the secret service is trying to screen people who are trying to get in the neighborhood where mike pence is currently living. he is in a private home in the northwest until he moves in the naval observatory.

about today as the president-elect selected iowa governor terry branstad as envoy to china. he also picked oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt to be head of environmental protection agency. in the last half hour abc7 reported wrestling executive linda mcmahon will head the small business administration. homeland security. jonathan: trump will be sworn in on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol. i'm in front of the map. you can see the west lawn area. the national park service now is getting unprecedented number of the permit requests for protest and support for folks who want to assembly on the national mall. a group of activists say the park service is muzzling

permits. >> spontaneous protests spread through the capitol after trump's presidential victory. >> we will build a wall against the hatred and the violence that trump supported and advocated for. >> representtives maintain the national park service aims to silence the protest. giving them priority. >> park service is giving committee the right to decide if, where, and whether people will be allowed to demonstrate against the trump administration. >> the national park service said regulations establish a presence for the presidential inaugural committee for the public areas along pennsylvania avenue, the national mall and surrounding areas. the activists say they will pursue legal challenges if no permits are granted but they

anything seen in the prior inaugurations. >> saturday january 21, hundreds of thousands of people want to come and the government saying we won't give you a permit. >> we are going to protest. >> they expect massive demonstrations leading up to the inauguration. but then it follows with trump taking the o stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: tonight, 7 salutes the men and women who died 75 years ago today in the attack on pearl harbor. elizabeth hur takes us to the commemoration in hawaii. ?? ?? elizabeth: from washington, new york and hawaii. [singing] for veterans, families and survivors. >> united states air force. [bells toll]

>> with were serving our country -- we were serving our country at that time. memories. >> there was more courage and heroics and valor and more sacrifice that day than a human being ought to see. >> president frankrin roosevelt call -- franklin roosevelt called december 7, infamy. the japanese attack on pearl harbor killed more than 2,400 americans and wounded nearly 1,200. 75 years later ceremonies to honor heroes. former p.o.w. senator john mccain and vice president elect mike pence in d.c. >> they fought the first battle. set the first example in the long campaign of america's enlightened leadership of the

president obama is headed to pearl harbor where he will be joined by prime minister shinzo abe, first japanese leader to visit pearl harbor since the end of the war. i'm elizabeth hur for abc7 news. jonathan: today researchers with the national oceanic and the atmospheric administration noaa express two mini subs that sank in the pearl harbor attack. alison: this is just in the newsroom today. a soldier from takoma park maryland has died after injuries sustained in afghanistan. sergeant first class allen e. brown was one of three soldiers killed by an improvised explosive device. that explosion happened in bagram on november 12. the other two soldiers died instantly. sergeant brown was being treated at walter reed national medical center in bethesda and he died yesterday. jonathan: well, coming up for us here at "abc7 news at

air force one pilot at arlington's national ceremony. alison: as plans for water filtration system moves forward find out why not everyone is excited about the change. >> after 45 years, though, it's time to say goodbye to elected office. but not to service. jonathan: why maryland senator barbara mikulski says today's speech on the s >> and what do hockey and baseball have in common?

jonathan: back with an update. backyard synthetic ice skating troubles last september. kevin lewis is live with a look where the rink stands now. will the kids be skating this year or what? kevin: absolutely, jonathan. the story goes mark khan approached the jewish community center here in rockaway saying hey, i have a $40,000 synthetic ice rink. i have nothing to do with it. do you want it? as you can see, the answer was an overwhelming yes!

moving and reassembling his labor of love named "mel's rink" in honor of his daughter melanie who loved hockey. it consists of 64 white panels that absorb a tem call top coat. the chemical creates the slick surface regardless of the outdoor temp. as it stands now, khan will teach a variety of classes to children and adults of all ages cruding an intro to ice skating clas ages including an intro to ice skating class and three on three hockey. the new rink is not violating any county codes. >> it's just a great, great sport. and my passion for it led me here to the j.c.c. as they have allowed me to build it here. and teach their kids the great game of hockey. >> we are looking for a long term solution where it's permanently located but we are going to wait and see and see

people stop by the front door and ask what is happening here. >> they are hosting a mel's rink open house from 11:00 until 4:00 in the afternoon. doug: tomorrow m could look like winter. we are talking about wet snowflakes possible. start with the time lapse. beautiful presunrise from idaho avenue. the clouds hung tight for a little bit. the sun came out, beautiful day. as we get through the wednesday everything the clouds will roll back in. is that a beautiful sight? the capitol christmas tree as the background. 4 in the city -- 44 in the city. we drop to lower 40's by 9:00

be at 33 degrees. same in woodbridge. 28 in manassas. 34 in leonardtown. patuxent river naval air station is 45. western zones, a little cooler, close to the freezing mark or below. tomorrow morning will be the opportunity to see light rain shower or a look how it starts to clear the skies. the sun will be out. it will be breezy but not terribly so. temperatures in the mid-40's. then it will change and the arctic air mass spreads across the country. friday wind chills are the

mass. what happens is you will notice all winter long the temperatures like this, like right now. 12 in rapid city. 16 in sioux falls and fargo. the air as it pushes across the land mass tends to moderate a bit and warms up a tiny bit. you can't take the temperatures and transpose them to our area to say it will be this cold here. a lot colder than now but not that cold. by the end of next week a colder air mass is expected to move in. the story for next few days, clouds. tomorrow, the slight chance of light rain showers or a few wet flakes mainly south of the city in the morning. sunny otherwise and 46. 39. breezy and blustery on friday. take a look at the next ten days. 46 tomorrow. 389 degrees. when we get in the day on friday. the wind chill is lower. saturday is cold and frosty around the area. warm up a touch on sunday. monday we will do a bit better with the temperatures near 50 degrees with some shower. then temperatures start to drop. check this out.

thursday the high may not even get to freezing. that is cold! and staying unseasonably cold through next weekend. this morning our very own veronica johnson was talking to sixth graders apt the snow coming up, to give behind-the-scenes secret of how we put the weather together on abc7 and newschannel8. she took them outside to enjoy the new storm chaser. a lot for the kids to see and keep the interest in weather weather day. at this hour, 5:50 tomorrow afternoon we'll answer question from the kids. alison: we love that. thank you. jonathan: thanks, doug. it's that time of year when we get plenty of lists about what happened in 2016. alison: but when we come back, the really surprising results. billboard look at the best-selling artists. jonathan: plus we will meet the parents. what some have to say about d.c. potential new school chancellor. that is coming up next.

what is coming up tonight on "good morning washington." >> thanks, jonathan. tomorrow on "good morning washington" we are live as they put the final touches on the m.g.m. national harbor casino hours before the huge grand opening. the glamour, the excitement and the concerns about this $1.4 billion luxury resort. >> plus all this week call in for your chance to be the first to see the new "star wars" movie. "rogue one: a star wars story" in imax 3d. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every

jonathan: if i were to ask the artist you thought sold the most c.d.'s this year? beyonc?? lady gaga? who knows? but according to billboard you would be wrong. wolfgang amadeus mozart. heard of him? he actually topped the charts this year. billboard says 225-disk box highest selling c.d. of 2016. we should note that billboard counts each disk in a collection. like that when it totals out the sales that gave the composer a good edge. alison: still, surprising, you know? all right. let's turn to tonight's spotlight on education now. the d.c. mayor's choice for chancellor had the opportunity to meet with students and their families today.

wilson stopped by. suzanne: we are in one of three classrooms that the chancellor nominee visited at the tubman high school. this is third grade class he had a chance to meet the students here and listen to what they are learning about in the classroom these days. >> what is your favorite thing to learn? >> wilson has been everything from a teacher to a principal to a superintendent. he most recently served for two and a half years as the superintendent of the oakland school district. he is credited for making an impact on the district's high school he also worked in denver and pitch the. i had an opportunity -- he worked in denver and wichita. i had an opportunity to talk to him. this is what he had to say. >> i'm an educator. i like to talk with schools, leaders, parents and classrooms. there are other aspects of my job and they are extremely important. we need to do those things. ultimately we need to know what we are doing is working. suzanne: his nomination must be sent to council for approval which is expected.

the job on february 1. in northwest washington, suzanne kennedy, back to you. jonathan: all right. thanks. still ahead for us at 5:00 -- [applause] a big round of applause for the maryland senior senator. why she says today's speech on the senate floor is not her goodbye. cheryl: i'm cheryl conner at arlington national cemetery where an air force one pilot is laid to rest today. we'll take you to the emotional ser at michigan and north capitol sitting. today there was a ground breaking and things are about to change. i'm sam ford.

jonathan: the mcmillan sand site is getting a redevelopment but not everybody is happy about it. sam: they were all there at the site. politicians, community activists, developers. to convert the old plant with the concrete silos to a

the office, homes, stores, green space over 25 acres with 6,000 workers and costing $720 million. from mayor who passed by since her childhood -- >> you often wonder when the property would be put to productive use. sam: -- to the councilmember. >> as a kid, i could look out my room, my bedroom window and see the sight. my daughters can look out of the bedroom window today and see the sight. all we have seen is a fenced up, you know, spot of land. when built in 1905. but in the mid-1980's the army corps switched to chemical treatment so it set unused until the city bought it. if you have been driving by over the years you are thinking well, finally they will get rid of the old silos. well, actually, no. not the silos nor the old buildings. they are all considered historic and they are part of the general design of the new development. the sketches show how the silos will be placed. but not everybody is happy

like an in-town tysons corner. we don't need another tysons corner in d.c. sam: some neighbors say make the whole thing a park or leave it alone. >> it doesn't bother me at all. as long as they cut the grass and trim the trees. sam: though other neighbors -- >> the property needs to be developed. sam: there are lawsuit against but the project is moving ahead. in northwest washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: all right. checking the top a boil water advisory is in effect for several communities in prince george's county. the order was issued last night for 10,000 customers in the gainesville and the haymarket areas. residents have been told to boil water for at least 48 hours. the reason for order is a water main broke on university drive. repairs on the pipe are still underway. alison: well, there is a chance of a few wet snowflakes south of d.c. tomorrow. that is right. this will be in the morning.

so tomorrow night temperatures will be plummeting. by friday morning it will feel like the teens and low 20's outside. so you have been warned. jonathan: yikes! a day after the d.c. council gave preliminary approval to sweeping paid sick leave for families, maryland governor larry hogan is following suit. hogan plans to introduce legislation requiring businesses with more than 50 employees to offer five days of paid sick leave. smaller businesses will be exempt. but they could receiver tax paid time off. >> the senate's longest serving woman took to the floor this morning in one of her final floor speeches. retiring maryland senator barbara mikulski called for a return to civility in politics. and the country. >> each and every one of you have become a part of me. everybody i met along the way, whether it was the round tables, the elevator operators, have become a part of me. you shaped me.

alison: mikulski, of course, is leaving congress after 40 years. the first ten of them were in the house. her final speech will take place soon as ranking member of the appropriations committee. long-time california senator barbara boxer delivered what was her final floor speech as well. boxer pointed out how many more women are in congress than when she was first elected to the senate in 1992 after a decade in the house as well. advocate for gun control and reproductiv decided not to run for a fifth term. jonathan: well, he was one of the elite pilots selected to fly presidents on air force one. today, friends, family and a flyover paying tribute to colonel david handholser when he was laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. our cheryl conner was there. cheryl: you don't need the cold air to feel the chill. the casket carrying the body

brought in on a horse-drawn wagon. family and friends including those in blue uniforms followed behind. the aircraft that serves as air force two flew overhead when the remains were transferred from the family to the old guard. his wife alison. their two daughters catharine and caroline. his farther and extended -- his father and extended family watched as the former presidential pilot was honored. force before earning the position of air force one commander. the colonel died in november from brain cancer. only the 14th presidential pilot in u.s. history, he served president obama. by phone his pastor in calvert county said he was down to earth and personable.

his office was in the sky. now he believes his home is in heaven. the colonel was 47 years old. arlington's records do not show another air force one pilot who is buried here. at arlington national cemetery, cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: wow! what a moving ceremony today. jonathan: no question. alison: well deserved. well, coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- we will talk about the first lady. and see her how she was helping the marines at joint base anacostia bowling. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen in d.c. petworth neighborhood where signs like this started popping up over the last several days. coming up, while you will see hundreds more and who is behind the effort. >> then new at 6:00 for us, it's more than just m.g.m. the major transformation underway at national harbor and what it means for the

steve: a cold one at least to start. 49 for saturday. and lower 30's on sunday. getting more in the holiday spirit. don't forget the christmas parade in leesburg saturday night. you want to bundle up with the temperatures just around freezing. a little breezy so looking at the wind chill factors to make it feel a bit cold out there. here is your five-da through the next five days. 46 for a high tomorrow. upper 30's friday and saturday. lower 40's on sunday. treat on monday at 50. chief meteorologist doug hill will be back in a few minutes. next week, another batch of cold air on the way.

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>> it's the most wonderful time of the year. we are talking about the toys for tots drive we had at abc7 and newschannel8. today a very exciting base. you will see behind me a lot of kids have been joined by the first lady to help start all of the toys. part of the joining forces initiative. the opportunity for the toys selected by the executive office of the president to be combined by the toys collected capital region. all the toys are here. and they are being sorted. so the first lady is joining the marines and the military children to help spread holiday cheer. and to allow other children in our area to have a brighter christmas. so this is going to continue going on through the rest of the day. but we still need more toys. you can do that right here. we have made it easy for you.

the link. takes you to amazon. this is to make holidays brighter for the kids across the area. michelle obama doing this for her eighth and final time with the obama administration in the white house. exciting time. we ho there. she is! alison: nice of her to walk right in the shot when she needed to. jonathan: a master sergeant from the marine corps telling me part of toys for tots. how many kids are in need? he says it's excess of 30,000 kids will go without if not for the toys for tots program. alison: we know people here are so generous. we have seen it. a few more days. go to wjla.com and you can send it through amazon right to our station. jonathan: great way to do it. alison: yeah. coming up at 5:00, it's more

we will tell you how this weekend's army-navy football game truly transcends sports. >> on the 75th anniversary of pearl harbor i speak to a family of one of the

i'm first arrest jent in kuwait. i would like to wish my family and friends back home merry christmas and happy holidays. jonathan: 7 salutes the fallen on this pearl harbor day, the u.s. coast guard cutter is in last surviving vessel from 1941 that is still afloat that came out of pearl harbor. it's not the only one tied to the attack in the area. >> look at this story for example. amy: first hand account of the survivors of pearl harbor. >> it takes my breath away. i am so honored to have been

perhaps a story she knows best. her father's. then a 22-year-old fire control man with the navy stationed in hawaii. >> he was reading "popeye the sailor man" when the alarm sounded. amy: her now 97-year-old father tells the story of seeing a japanese plane going down nearby. >> he came in. he was hit. he was on fire. dad remembers him looking over d down. amy: the stories now fill a newsletter that harding helps put together for the survivors andtary families. >> i never dreamed a little girl whose daddy was at pearl harbor who really didn't understand what the heck it was all about would turn into something like this. amy: photographs, letters. >> this is a letter that my father wrote to jeff, who was the trainer. amy: and memories fill her home. >> i think this fellow was a

anniversary newsletter delivered today. >> there are just so many stories that need to be remembered. amy: this time she included a special message inside. >> he doesn't know that is in there. i haven't shown it to him yet. i signed my name carmalita. that is what he used to call me. amy: amy aubert, abc7 news. jonathan: wow! we are lose something many of the veterans every day. the further we get away from it, so many young people coming up don't know anything about world war ii. they are not learning a doing that, chronicling the stories that her dad told her. jonathan: great educational tool. no question. alison: yeah. take a check on the roads now. yesterday at this time it was a mess! not so much today, jamie. jamie: no. not at all. we have the normal slowing today. not as many accidents but yes, when you the rain come down like we did yesterday everything just ends up being terrible. you are double commuting. right now this is a pretty normal commute on 66 heading outbound past the vienna

stop-and-go traffic. averaging 13 miles per hour. the big picture, we have slowing on the beltway. live look here shows how congested we are as you make your way south getting closer to duke street and similar -- seminary road. then you get a break approaching the springfield interchange. no break here to tysons north to 270. it's very congested. it does continue to wrap around into silver spring where you still have slowing. so still jammedded up on th 295. we look at 270 heading north, a lot of volume. we don't have rain today and no issues with traffic. just slowing. alison: no complaints today. thank you. new information tonight about the plans to start charging for parking at reston town center. alison: in the last hour we learned the charges will start january can 3. you can pay for it there on

story we are keeping an eye on overseas. black out and weather conditions hampering the rescue efforts going on in indonesia after an earthquake rocked the country's province. the 6.5-magnitude tremer killed 97 people. that is the number we know so far. four people pulled from the rubble alive. red cross says many homes and buildings were damaged forcing people out in the streets. you can see the conditions they are working under there. very tough. alison: check out images we got of saturn. look, you can see the rings included in the pictures. these are from nasa casini spacecraft on a mission to study saturn's system. the pictures here were taken using four different filters. get ready for more pictures because the next pass by the ring's outer edges planned for the 11th of december. >> that is cool. alison: incredible. jonathan: get a picture of

huffs for the ears and thick jacket. alison: the rain is over for now but tomorrow is interesting. >> i don't think it is a bad day at all. the early morning hours, 7:00 7:30, 8:00, there could be a patch of the light showers and wet snowflakes in places. waldorf is 44. it's 41 in ellicott the skies are mostly cloudy. the winds will be light. looking ahead to tomorrow. we will see a little bit of a change in the morning. this is what the future cast says the sky conditions are like at 9:30. it will go over the south and it may produce light showers or wet snowflakes. but look how quickly it will

the temperatures will climb through the 40 to 50 in many areas and then the cold front will come through and much colder air behind. there is only 39 with a high on friday. lighter winds. 39 on saturday. 42 on sunday. we are expecting by the middle and the end of next week a colder air mass to move in the area that may hang around next weekend two weeks from winter. jonathan: warmer sports. erin: football? jonathan: that is usually warmer. especially not this time of the year. many call it america's game played saturday in baltimore. army-navy. this year's edition is more profound as it takes place so close to the pearl harbor

the players and the coaches are preparing for what is always more than a game. robert: on saturday, history comes to life. the annual army-navy game in baltimore. the game that makes upper classmen more nervous than ever. >> last year was the first time to play in the game. what were the emotions like? >> the preparation to get ready for the game and you feel it every day. robert: what some calls the greatest spectacle in sports is three days after the 75th anniversary of pearl harbor. >> words can't describe the honor i feel. to get close to remember pearl harbor. a great honor to be involved

>> daniel gonzalez won't suit up saturday due to injury, nor will the running back gully but the teammates will. i'm mad they can't be with me. i erin: a great report by robert. it will be a fun game on saturday. jonathan: a game that warms your heart. that's what i meant to say. erin: yes! jonathan: most signs related to the election by this point have come down. alison: but find out why some

alison: after an election yard signs usually come down. right? in a northwest washington neighborhood new ones are popping up. it's in petworth.

appearing featuring a message in multiple languages. tonight, mike carter-conneen reveals who is making them. mike: thursday marks one month since the election. some residents posted a yard sign with message in spanish, english and arabic. >> this household accepts you as the neighbor. that's what it means. mike: some neighbors including drew they printed 35. now they get calls out of state. i originate at a church in harrisonburg where the pastor said we are excited to see so many people in communities naming and livering the importance of loving our neighbors. whatever funds they raise,

the social services. >> we are grateful for the sentiment. >> many immigrants don't fear welcome and they fear for the families. >> they will feel more clueded and more welcome. >> d.c. has been a place to make people welcome. >> washingtonians seem to like the sign. >> it's not necessary. it's okay wi mike: schneider says they will dismiss it as a silly cause. >> you can be cynical about anything but sometimes it helmands to see the -- helps to see the positive. alison: that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". right now at 6:00, an early arival for winter. jonathan: the stormwatch7 weather team isn't ruling out snowflakes by morning. how the m.g.m. casino is part of the changes going on at national harbor and all of it

alison: 7 salutes pearl harbor survivors. an american hero war stories ahead at "abc7 news at 6:00". announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. alison: we begin with the weather and as we mentioned the risk of seeing snowflakes hitting the windshield in the mor alison: no. jonathan: okay. flakes are a small part of a bigger story. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill is tracking the arrival of winter. this is unofficial but here it comes. doug: official winter by gins two weeks from today. but an upper air system is coming through. most of the area and the region tomorrow morning won't see precipitation at all. the computer models have been consistent.

passes by, the skies will clear. it will turn out to be a nice day with the sunshine and the temperatures approaching 50 degrees. but it will change on friday as the cold air pours in. 36 degrees. that will be the story at pickup time for the kids at the bus stop. 42 degrees in the recess hours toward lunchtime. 346 for dismissal -- 46 for dismissal. we are waiting for the arrival of a cold air mass to drive wind chill in the teens and 20's. when you wake up on friday morning and a cold weekend to friday. we have that and t outlook coming up in 15 minutes. jonathan: see you then. stay ahead of the weather and traffic with the abc7 news app. easy to get. download it now in the app store or google play. just search "wjla." alison: we are now 30 hours away from one of the biggest business openings in the area's recent history. the new m.g.m. casino opens tomorrow night in national harbor. but the casino is just a small part of a business boom that is transforming the area.