announcer: now "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: right now at 4:00, another mess that metro had to clean up. michelle: brand new 7000 series cars separate mid-commute. alison: check it out as the passengers were offloaded from both halfs of the train and then they walked back along the red line tracks this morning. that was the scene just outside the twinbrook station in rockville. michelle: with all of this happening, it opens up safety questions over the newest rail cars joining the fleet. jonathan: montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is outside the station with more of the passenger video and also an explanation from metro. what did they say? kevin: they are still investigating right now, keeping tight-lipped on a number of questions we have. this happened around 9:00. eight-car train heading to shady

here when the front two cars snapped off the trailing six. around 40 passengers had to be taken off the 7000 series train. thankfully, no one was injured. one woman recorded this video as metro employees escorted her down the rocky rail bed. her trek about the length of a football field. metro has not said if it cut power to the third rail before evacuating passengers. it also isn't sure just how fast the train was going when the cars dislodged. red line trains single tracked for an hour as crews worked to fix things. we did check our archives and we found this isn't the first time something to this effect has happened. in january, a green line train disconnected near the navy yard ballpark station. metro customers contend this is merely the latest black eye for the mass transit agency.

>> constantly it's been stuff happening on metro. whether a new train or older train, stuff like that shouldn't be happening. metro needs to step up its game to operate properly. there are precious lives on there. people just want to get to work safely. get to wherever they got to go safely. kevin: now wmata has notified the ntsb and the f.t.a. about the situation. for the train out here this morning, it's been taken to the shady grove rail yard. five miles north of where i'm standing now for a thorough inspection. we're live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. michelle: thank you. alison: there were delays on each line. so don't get caught by surprise many your commute. text "metro" to 43817 to get rail alerts sent straight from our newsroom to your phone. you can also head to wjla.com/text to customize which breaking alerts you want to receive. after a chilly weekend, a mild start to the week today. it won't end this way, though

of the season. that is just the start of it. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill is here with the forecast today. hi, doug. doug: hi, alison. we absolutely will get the coldest air of the season coming in here starting early on thursday morning. with us especially for thursday and friday. take a live look at winter green resort. 3400 feet up in the air here in virginia. plenty of snow making opportunities here. natural snow, fresh powder could fall as we head toward the weekend. our big story will be the cold and the wind. in the meantime, we are coming off a pleasant day. temperatures in the 50's. partly sunny skies. tonight will be partly cloudy in the 40's. overnight it will turn colder but not terribly cold. 28 to 36 degrees under partly cloudy skies. very, very light winds. the future cast give a clue of what is coming here. a disturbance will approach the area tomorrow. we will look for increasingly cloudiness tomorrow. temperatures in the 40's. probably the mid-40's. we are thinking

precipitation will peel off north and south with the snow to the north, rain south and east. there are a chance that parts could see sprinklal or flurries but then we will clear out on wednesday. we open up the door to the arctic on thursday. coming up in 11 minutes, the wind chill and impressive stuff headed our way in a few days. that is the latest. back to you. jonathan: thank you very much. president-elect donald trump took on another defense contractor and this time on twitter. his favorite place. he tweeted out that the cost of the f-35 the strike fighter is "out of control." he pledged to cut billions on military purchases and when markets open, shares of lockheed, the maker of the joint strike fighter dropped. the f-35 is overbudget, behind schedule, been the subject of bipartisan questioning and even pilots question the ability in the air. hours after the tweet, the f-5 was celebrated because it landed in israel. i was delayed because it couldn't take off in bad weather in italy. secretary of defense ash

carter was in tel aviv as the military took possession of the jet. the israeli air force committed to buying 50. it will still be a wile before the jets are sent out and used on combat missions. michelle: donald trump continues to tweet about russia's alleged hacking and the impact on the u.s. election. as karen travers tells us, calls on capitol hill for an investigation are growing. karen: growing calls for thorough investigation in russia's hacking in the presidential campaign. mitch mcconnell was blunt. >> the russians are not our friend. it defies belief that the republicans are willing to ignore the russian tactics. karen: he wouldn't comment on what the motives may be but he drew a line between the kremlin interference and donald trump. >> he didn't need a security clearance to figure out who

benefited from malicious cyber activity. >> over the weekend on twitter and fox news, trump slamming a "washington post" report that russia interfered in the election to give him an advantage. >> i think it's ridiculous. it's just another excuse. i don't believe it. >> trump has never believed the russian government was behind the hacking despite 17 known u.s. intelligence agencies concluding that the russian government directed the hacking. a spokesman for the kremlin today saying the charge "has nothing to do with reality." this public showdown between the president-elect and the intelligence community is unusual. especially in light of the statement by trump on fox news when asked about his infrequent intelligence briefing. >> i'm a smart person. i don't have to be told the same thing the same words every single day for the next eight years. karen: some members of the electoral college asked

briefing apt russian hacking interference. reporting from northwest, karen travers, abc7 news. alison: a judge ruled catherine hoggle is still incompetent to stand trial. she is the last person to have seen the two children jacob and sarah before they days peered in 2014. her next -- disappeared in 2014. her next court date is april. michelle: now a developing story in northeast washington where a man was shot outside of a school. it happened at the harmony public charter school on todd place in northeast. police say the victim was sitting in the car as his child and girlfriend were inside the school. someone in a gold lexus pulled up and fired seven shot, hitting him twice. the man survived but the police are trying to figure out two did it. police believe it is a domestic situation. jonathan: a murder

chase. a man slot and killed in 32nd street northwest. today his mother said whoever did this is an animal. stephen tschida has the investigation. stephen: the bullet-riddledded car outside his home. someone shot and killed the 21-year-old, opening fire inside the vehicle. >> it's a waste of life. he was only 21. stephen: today his parents say they know of no one who would want to hurt their son. >> i texted that at 10:00 there will be ice, rain. so make it before 10:00 or stay where you are. stephen: through her tears of grief, phyllis expressed hope for the swift arrest of whoever is responsible. >> it's a pack of dogs that have no value for life.

where he was shot and killed. three hours earlier down western avenue, 15 blocks there was an armed carjacking. the parents believe there is some correlation between the carjacking and the murder of their son. however at this time, investigators say they do not believe or necessarily are concurring that there is a direct connection between the two crimes. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. alison: an attempt to bridge communities and cut down on hate crimes. reports of those on the rise following the election. attorney general loretta lynch addressed people from all walks of life in sterling. and abc7 bureau chief jeff goldberg is at the "live desk" with a powerful message from a young woman who listened to the speech. jeff? jeff: today in sterling what we heard was a strong call to action from religious leaders of all faiths calling on others to stand up and speak out against hate crimes. hundre

u.s. attorney general loretta lynch the featured speaker today at the event which focused on unity and peace. this was at the adam center in sterling. they claim to be the second biggest mosque in the united states. quoting f.b.i. statistics lynch staying in 2015 hate crimes nationwide were up 6% from 2014. but hate crimes against muslim americans increased 67%, the sharpest increase after 9/11. joining lynch on stage, leaders that were talking about the need for understanding and tolerance. >> when one of us is threatened we all have to speak out. regardless of the discomfort on us. >> we stand together as americans as diversity and background to combat hate crimes. jeff: you heard from loretta lynch and the spokesman of the

woman that alison mentioned a few moments ago talking about the issue of hate crime. what she says it means to be an american in this deep and divisive time across the country. it was an interesting conversation. i'm looking forward to sharing it with you. until then, live in the newsroom, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- starbucks has competition in northern virginia. michelle: google plans for cuba. alison: next at 4:00, winter woes. take a look at this. the snow creating all sort of headaches in midwest. also this --

jonathan: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. uber is making it clear they are not fooling around. alison: they have a list of do's and don't's when you get a ride. including what if you get too close with a passenger. michelle: q mccray has new rules that could get you banned if you don't follow them. what are we talking about? q: i'll get to them. but some called the rules uber protective. it's out there. there are new rules that were set forth thursday by the popular ride sharing service. we went on an uber ride and we talked

new crackdown. have you ever been hit on in an uber car? >> i actually haven't, no. q: but apparently it's an issue. but flirting is now against the rule for uber riders. that goes for all services, especially uber pool. >> that's subjective. the term "flirting." >> if you make someone feel uncomfortable it defeats the purpose of the uber pool. q: most are common sense. no damaging someone else's things, cursing is against the rules and so are inappropriate questions. breaking the law in an uber is not allowed. no vomiting either. >> like something that someone can't control but it makes sense. q: sex is a no-go. have you had sex in an uber car? >> i have not. q: that is good. if you had, you'd have your account suspended for good. they take it away from you. do people kiss in

>> yeah. q: you have seen people kissing? >> kissing. yeah. q: he has been with uber for three months and physical contact is common place. does it make you feel uncomfortable? >> no. jonathan: just to go to youtube. check out the videos. michelle: he doesn't care if he gets five stars. q: flirting? if i said to alison nice to meet you, that is a nice dress you have on. is she going to report me? jonathan: boot you out of the car. q: your access to the app could be revoked. then you turn to lyft. michelle: exactly. fewer rules. jonathan: thank goodness no voting. thank you very much.

alison: google signed a new deal with the cuba state-run telecommunication company and it will speed up the internet service for cubans using youtube and other google products. it will only affect a small percentage of cubans. a vast majority of the communist country 11 million residents don't have access to the internet. jonathan: the competition to starbucks got everybody on the edge of their seat. peet's coffee is coming to the commonwealth of virginia in a big way. they are opening 175,000 square foot roasting facility in suffolk. they chose virginia over five other mitt atlantic states. there -- mid-atlantic states. there will be 105 new jobs. they will roast the beans to ship up and down the east coast. they will spend $58 million to get the plant up and running. yum! time to check on traffic. jamie sullivan is with us with the details. not a lot of red but there is a spot there. jamie: we are seeing what we typically don't see is a solid black line. that means a closure is in

tractor-trailer accident. this is route 7 westbound completely closed. all lanes blocked with a fatal accident before yellow schoolhouse road. with all lanes blocked we are seeing volume in the area. we have skytrak7 heading to the scene now. look outside. this is traveling near 7 locks road, volume on the inner loop, the outer loop and even a little sun glare out there now. you can see here near river road as you get further north, volume in both directions. our big picture look mainly just going to be in the northwest corner on the beltway. heavy heading outbound 395. the freeway is congested, too. southbound on d.c. 295 we have volume as well. right now the stretch from the 11th street bridge continuing south. it will take you about 20 minutes. the average is about 17 miles per hour. that is a look at traffic. we'll keep you updated on the accident. michelle: people are starting off with snow and cold

nasty winter storm dumped up to 11 inches of snow in detroit, leaving the driver to a slow and a messy morning commute. winter conditions sent plane skidding off an icy runway at the detroit metropolitan airport. no one was injured. the conditions should improve now that the storm is moving away. a new blast of arctic air is expected midweek. jonathan: as we start to see winter weather coming to play, slow down when you are out there driving. watch this video clearly. look at the truck. the pickup truck is not that the driver is out of control but the road is made of ice. you don't have any traction. this dash cam came from minds. a minnesota trooper car on the side of the road as people are passing by. it's all ice. the car, truck you saw there almost hit the trooper. a sweet from the sheriff says ice -- tweet from the sheriff says icy conditions play a factor with people on the roads. they encourage people to slow down. michelle: it looks like

too fast in that video. michelle: the great equalizer. alison: ice, it doesn't matter what vehicle you are in. doug: nothing you can do. you can't steer. jonathan: just back and hold on to the seat belt. doug: don't go out if it's like that. nothing is that important. our story is similar this week. it will get cold. that is it. see you at 5:00. jonathan: he's here all day. doug: let's see numbers here. give you a time line from alexandria. belle haven country club, it's raining like in many areas but the line of rain passed through west to east quickly. it put an end and an early afternoon, the sun broke out and it turned into a pleasant day. temperatures were in 50's in many spots. in my humble opinion it's the nicest, mildest day of the week. it will go down hill. tomorrow is not bad. chilly and the clouds start to move in. look at the numbers 5. 2 in washington. 52 in ashburn. 51 in largo. 52 in waldorf. we head through the everything hours the temperatu

sunset. the range overnight is 28 to 36 degrees with partly cloudy skies. tomorrow, clouds start to roll in. a little disturbance coming in from the west. depending on the computer model you look at. the precipitation is going to split north and south of washington. with that said, by tomorrow night there could be a couple of spots to pick up a sprinkle and a flurry. it's a good day. kind of cloudy. wednesday is a nice day until we hit the late afternoon and the everything when a powerful cold front comes in. this will leave us thursday with a partly cloudy day. the gusty winds, highs at 30 at best. but the wind chills in the teens and even single digits late in the day. friday a colder. only the mid-20's for highs. the went is lighter but the air is very cold. we get to late friday night and saturday morning there could be wintery mix. freezing rain and rain and flakes and then warming up to the 40's and the 50's on sunday with more rain. as we head to christmas, it looks like christmas will turn colder back in the 40's.

there are signs by christmas eve and christmas day we might be above average in temperatures. that is the latest i've got for you. jonathan: thank you. still ahead at 4:30 -- melania in a courtroom. why the soon to be first lady is suing the "daily mail" and a blog. that's coming up. michelle: but first, one-on-one with emma stone, the star of "la la land" which was nominated for seven golden globes. >> secretly an audition i didn't know what was happening probably. >> we let her explain how she landed a role that could get her one of the covete

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alison: the golden globes came out today. "la la land" got seven nominations. michelle: emma stone received best actress for her work in "la la land" and she explains how she landed the leading road to kidd o'shea. kidd: your character in the movie going through all the auditions and stuff. you didn't have to audition for this. they came to you and said we want you. >> yes. although it feels in a way like that secretly i was auditioning. because i was doing "cabaret," the play at the same time. they came to see me there. i didn'

i talked to them afterwards and secretly it was an audition i didn't know was happening. he might not agree with that. that is the idea in my head. kidd: i made notes. you will fall in love with love again and you will fall in love with l.a. again. how do you explain the movie? >> that is a good question. i think it's a very sweet, nostalgic, heart-breaking, funny, love story. yeah. it's really about love. and love in a way we don't always see, where it's not quite as happy as we're used to. yet, it still is a happy ending. it's love. kidd: love. >> exactly. though it's larger than life world that the characters live in, there is a realistic i

of a love story. michelle: to see the full list of the golden globe nominees online at wjla.com. search "golden globes." next on abc7 news -- >> a local animal shelter has seen a surge in animal cruelty cases this year. it's putting out an urgent plea to get the animals adopted. i'm ryan hughes with the story coming up. brad: a surprise and a high-profile plaintiff appears in montgomery county court today. incoming first lady melania trump. when we come back we will tell you what that's all about. alison: then when i return at 5:00 today, the tribute in the district that has some people upset. the three iconic figures this mural is supposed to depict. and what is now being demanded of the artist who made it.

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announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. michelle: breaking news out of loudoun county. you are looking live of pictures of a deadly accident there. in round hill on route 7 near yellow schoolhouse road. crash investigators will be there for quite a while. we know two vehicles were involved at this time. we don't know if anyone else was injured

when we get more information we'll pass it along to you. jamie sullivan is also on traffic watch and she will be back with us with an update in a few minutes. jonathan: today, melania trump, the soon to be first lady of the united states was in a montgomery county courthouse. michelle: yes. it was all to be part of her libel lawsuit. brad bell was there. this slid under the radar today. a lot of people surprised by this one. brad: really under the radar. kept very, very quiet. this all has to do with the claim that was published by a blogger who lives here in montgomery county that melania trump had at one time worked as a high-end escort. he retracted the claim saying he was passing on a rumor, unsubstantiated story. mrs. trump filed a lawsuit. so in court today they were going to have a scheduling conference. the sources tell us that

in the courthouse through a private underground garage. taken up -- it's not uncommon for high profile people -- through back passage ways, in the courtroom. no one would have seen her unless they stumbled across courtroom 3f at 9:00 a.m. this morning. mrs. trump says her character has been defamed and she has filed a lawsuit. it's moving ahead. all they were going to do today was talk about scheduling. when the lawyers would have to meet certain deadlines, this sort of thing. typically, plaintiffs and defendants, in this case the defendant did not come, don't appear in court. but mrs. trump lawyer's did issue a statement saying, " >> player: trump was not required to attend but chose to do so to meet the judge, meet opposing counsel and show her commitment to the case." we have looked at the public record. we can tell you the next hearing is going to be january 27.

united states of america. the trial was scheduled today to start next november. if in fact it does come to trial. there was a lot of talk around the courthouse when word got out she was here. many people talked about how spectacular the jewelry she was wearing was. all under the radar. in rockville, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: okay, brad. thank you. doug is back now. it felt nice out there today. 50's. that is great. doug: national harbor, the blue skies. a very nice day. but it won't stay that way. we are in december, getting close -- a week from wednesday is the beginning of the winter season. we are just getting an early start around here locally. keep the number in mind. 54. it will be a while before we see that again because we are heading the other way. this evening we will get colder, partly cloud toy

mid-to-early 40's. it's comfortable and light winds. early tomorrow morning the bus stop. 44. 48 by dismissal time with the increasing cloudiness the feature tomorrow. as we head to the end of the week, a big change. another blast of arctic air. thursday and friday. highs at best near 30 degrees. i suspect that probably in the afternoon hours of thursday and friday the temperatures will be in the 20's everywhere. the winds will make it feel colder. thursday, thursday night and early friday morning. fortunately the winds will diminish a little bit on friday but the cold will not diminish on friday. here is the story for the next ten days. 30% chance of showers, snow flake late tomorrow with a disturbance. 43 on wednesday. clouds increase. pleasant enough but chilly. on thursday, at best 30, at best 27 on friday. a big change for the strong winds and the arctic front. earlier saturday morning some areas have a wintery mix. snowflakes and freezing rain. warm up to the

saturday. at some point after saturday, anything that wintry mixy will change to plain rain. especially on sunday when we hit 56. we will clear out on monday. leading up to christmas eve and christmas day looks like it's chilly. but we think there will be a little bit of a warming trend in time for christmas eve and christmas day. michelle and jonathan? jonathan: thanks. the montgomery county animal services and adoption center is having for help. michelle: ryan hughes with why the shelter is packed and what they are asking for. ryan: inside the montgomery county animal services and adoption center space is running out. the shelter is practically full of cats, dogs and turtles needing a home. >> it's been an undecember -- unprecedented year for us. ryan: it started with the rockville 66 case. 66 dogs brought in

living deplorable condition. it set the tone for 2016. >> many animals where it's not just two or three animals coming to us in a case. it was 20 to 30 animals coming to us. >> between september and november alone 110 cats and dogs were brought in. surge of cruelty cases now putting a strain on the shelter. >> you get to a point when you so many animals in your care that you are potentially compromising the welfare of animals and staff. ryan: to give you an idea how crowded it is, the community room where the classes are held have turned into the overflow room with cages of cats stopped on top of each other. officials are also having a hard time adopting out small animals so they are hosting a holiday s.o.s. adoption drive. this upcoming saturday and sunday the adoption fees are waved to help the guys find new homes. >> we have so many animals that would love to be the new addition to the family and home for the holidays.

michelle: former u.s. representative aaron shock of illinois will be arraigned any minute now on federal corruption charges. the 35-year-old republican is accused of using government and campaign money to subsidize a lavish lifestyle. he is also accused of pocketing thousands of constituents' dollars. he resigned in march of 2015. a large crowd gathered outside pulse nightclub marking the six month since the massacre. family members, friends and survivors stood outside the shuttered nightclub and held a moment of silence at 2:02 a.m., the exact time the massacre began. back in june, a gunman omar mateen committed the worst mass shooting in recent history. a verdict is in for the death of a former new orleans saints player. jurors handed down a guilty verdict late last night. the tria

cardell hayes went through the weekend after six hours of deliberations on sunday, jurors found hayes guilty of shooting will smith after a road rage incident. jonathan: an update in the deadly warehouse fire in oakland, california. they have completed the investigation of the scene of the fire where 26 people were killed. the next briefing we expect, the investigators are saying they will come out tomorrow with something. but right now they ruled out the refrigerator as the source of the fire. they are still looking at electrical problems as the potential cause. the fire broke out in a dance party nearly two weeks ago and funerals for some of the victims were held over the weekend. michelle: still ahead at 4:00, one of the hottest toys this season. hatchimals. >> on ebay it goes from $178. highest i saw was $60. michelle: that is insane. that is

some parents are saying no to the kids for the toy. the early reviews and the real reason why you may want to pass on it coming up. jonathan: pus, setting this moose free from an icy lake. we will show you the firefighters who jumped in and how they carved a path to the animal.

it took an herculean effort to find a path to remove the moose. jonathan: at first he was freaking out but when he realized they were helping him, everything worked out pretty well. you ask where it was. on the shore of new brunswick. it's really cold there. it was posted to the facebook page. they are carving a path. the moose figures it out, turns around. gets on the path and goes out to safety to warm up. that is where the firefighters went, too. michelle: yeah. they were in a dangerous situation, too. >> there you go! michelle: glad the moose is okay. jonathan: no kidding. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- we are going rogue! the new "st

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jonathan: what a big night. michelle: jingle ball 2016. one of the biggest shows of the year. kidd o'shea is at the verizon hanging out there. how is it going? kidd: it's going great. it's quiet right now but it will be crazy down here later. as thousands of fans head for a big concert. we have taylor, heather and stacy that came from st. mary's, maryland for the concert. this is your second jingle ball. what d

and your aunt about jingle ball? >> it's fun. a lot of fun. kidd: what makes it fun? you have been to six justin bieber concerts? >> yes. kidd: what makes it different from a regular concert? >> it's a bunch of artist in one night. kidd: and your favorite songs. fifth harmony, the niall from one direction, chain smokers. who do you want to see? >> fifth harmony. kidd: megyn trainer was supposed to perform but she had to cancel the rest of the concerts. that is awesome. i'm going to go on the red carpet later. ised there somebody you want me to ask a question to when i'm there? >> i want to see m.g.k., because he is fine. kidd: you have a lot of fun. thank you for talking to us. jonathan, we'll head in

after 5:00. stay with us. live from outside hot 99.5 jingle ball. back to you. jonathan: who is m.j.k. or m.g.k.? i'll get it figured out. "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. more shakeup for chipotle as it recovers from thee coally outbreak from -- e. coli outbreak from last year. the c.e.o. is stepping down to allow morin to take full control next year. a new warning about a fake package delivery e-mail. this is deceptive. be careful. security experts warn the e-mails saying that your package could not be delivered may be a complete scam. so be cautious before clicking a link inside the notifications because they could deliver a virus to your computer. make sure that the message has real information about you and comes from a valid e-mail address. also, you can check it with your tracking number. "7 on your side" fi

with the porch pirates. grinch stealing your packages before you get them. we are posting the pictures of the bad guys out there. click on "porch pirates" on the "7 on your side" tab on wjla.com. michelle: "rogue one" is days away. the highly anticipated bridge between episode three and four hits wide release on friday. nick watt with the early reviews. nick: a whopping $120-$150 million is "rogue one's" estimated box office haul for the imminent opening weekend. this is the red carpet. last year, "the force awakens" because the biggest december opening of all time. going on to bring in $2.1 billion worldwide. this is becoming a holiday tradition. the second year in a row. we have

>> "rogue one cents request expected to be the second biggest premier. because of a different cast of character. no hans solo and no skywalker. >> my character is captain kasiman. he is an intelligence officer, basically a spy for the rebellion. nick: is -- a standing ovation. twitter reviews. wonderful. last time i loved a "star wars" movie as much was 1977. >> it is interesting. you sit down and you don't know what will happen. that is cool. nick: a rumor i must address is jen and the first episode rey. after tonight you can talk about the fact that your character is rey's mother?

she is not rey's mom. she is not. >> yes, vader appears. that's all i'll sail for now. steve: lots to do for the upcoming weekend. but thursday and friday it will get cold. this weekend no worries at all. outdoor holiday shopping or checking out an ice rink looking great. 28 to 36 for overnight low. partly cloudy sky. the coldest air we have had around here since last winter. highs near 30 degrees. wind chill factors on thursday. the single digit and the lower teens. wind gusts of 30 miles per hour. 29 for a high on friday. at least it's not windy. we could look at a wintery mix early saturday as the temperatures rebound to lower 40's. by sunday we are in the middle 50's. unfortunately instead of the

drops. overall it's not a wash-out. the extended ten-day outlook. temperatures are 43 on wednesday. 30 on thursday. wind chill factors, the single digits and the lower teens. it's not windy on friday. milder on sunday. middle 50's. upper 30 to lower 40's for most of next week. let's get a check on the rush hour commute to jamie sullivan. jamie: where we want to start off is in round hill. we have a fatal accident. investigation is underway. this is giving us an idea of what we have. this is the road of the activity we have seen this afternoon has been rough. quite a few emergency crews on scene. let's move to the map. to talk about what we are seeing with the closure. it's route 7 westbound before yellow schoolhouse road with all the lanes blocked. they will be doing

throughout the rest of the evening avoid it for the rest of the night. near 7 locks road you can see a lot of volume. this is on the inner loop and the outer loop. that stretch near river road you really get a good idea of the steady stream of traffic. earlier we had wet roads. nothing like that now. slowing in d.c. third street tunnel, southbound 295 from the 11 street bridge to national arbor. it will average 27 minutes. no crashes on the interstate. but we will keep you updated with the accident. michelle: thank you. next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the hatchimals is the year's most difficult gift to find. is it really worth it? the early reviews that have some people taking unpopular stance with their children. jonathan: a look at what is on "good morning washington" when you wake up. >> tomorrow on "good morning washington," get a jump on winter with the easy and the tin expensive ways to protect

cold. from weather proofing doors and windows to preparing the perfect emergency kit. we get you ready for the cold. >> you wanted more and we have them. don't miss the last chance to call in and win tickets to "rogue one." >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorro

michelle: it happens every year. there is always a toy every kid wants. but john matarese explains is it worth it. john: it is worth your time and money to track down a hatchimals? every parent knows they are impossible to find. but should you ask does my child need one? every 7-year-old girl in america wants one. >> hatchimal. >> tap on the egg and it will tap back. john: you hatch out of the shell. moms everywhere are going crazy trying to find one. >> i have looked at different stores. >> a couple of weeks ago heather told she was stunned by the asking price. >> ebay it goes from $178. the highest i saw was $600. john: some mom blogging that santa is not bringing one. >> my kid will not get one

she will survive. saying most kids will understand if you explain. from the doesn't that stink file. one british mom facebook review has gone viral after she said not worth the money. it has a few games that are boring that the kids don't want to play again. you may doesn't that stink? especially if it ends up on the closet floor next to tickle me elmo. be prepared to call in the stores early or pay upward of $2300 on ebay. or give your child a rain check and look again in january so you don't waste your money. i'm john matarese. abc7 news. alison: tonight, a family shallotered by a murder mystery -- shattered by a murder mystery. >> a pack of wild dogs with no value for life. alison: the victim found behind the wheel and why they believe the shots came from inside the vehicle. one of metro's trains has a malfunction that stunned and stranded riders. a wa

can you name the three men? a tribute to civil rights icons that didn't quite work out. >> from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. larry: the breaking news from loudoun where a person died in a crash. this is a live look at the scene. yellow schoolhouse road in round hill. the cause is not known but you can see a box truck and another vehicle caught fire. the condition of the second driver has not been released. alison: the other big story we're following tonight. a man killed a block from his home. his mother is demanding "the animal" responsible be brought to justice. it happened last night in the chevy chase neighborhood. stephen tschida spent the day on the scene and speaking with the victims family. so what can you tell us now? stephen: th

when a man came home. he noticed a window had been shattered. he called 911. investigators got here and they looked inside the car and they saw the body of a man. he had been shot. >> we don't know. stephen: who and why should someone kill her son? >> grant was the kindest person in the world. stephen: police found his bullet riddled car. someone shot and killed 21-year-old grant dosunmu. >> a waste of light. only 213. >> investigators believe the killer opened fire inside the car. >> i text. i said around 10:00, they said it will be ice, rain. so please try to make it before 10:00. or stay where you are. >> his parents say grant dosunmu went to a friend's place to watch the football game.