could be slick spots. you only need a tenth of an inch of snow for measurable snowfall. this looks like the first of the season. we're not concerned of great volume but it's just potential impact of the slick spots. accumulation we think in the tenth of one inch. maybe spots over an inch north and west of the metro. don't, you know, get lost in what will happen with the weather if you are away from the tv set. download the stormwatch7 weather app at the app store or get it at google play. alison? alison: thank you. "good morning washington" has weather and traffic for you every ten minutes but friday they start earlier. 4:00 a.m. larry: bleaking news from the district. mayor muriel bowser releasing body camera video in a deadly shooting. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live at the wilson building with the latest on the javon hall case. sam? sam: yes, l

interrupted the mayor at a city council meeting. today the mayor caused reporters in and showed us video of what happened on christmas day. the video shows what happened the moments before javon hall was kill and the mayor released transcript of the 911 calls that hall was beating his girlfriend. "my sister is locked in the house. her boyfriend is crazy. he got a knife. he turned on the gas. i'm locked out." when police arrive, the scene was chaotic but the girlfriend coming out, sitting on the step. the boyfriend in the doorway with a knife. [gunshot ] >> no, no, no. >> move, move. sam: an officer retrieved the knife and r

another ran to get first aid. mayor bowser met with reporters who viewed the video afterwards. >> it's our decision that this is in the interest of public safety to make any and all information we have available. >> the regulars today does it make you feel you made the right decision in insisting all police officers have those cameras? >> absolutely. sam: afterward the officers are heard making sure that the gas stove was shut off because it was nauseous and dangerous. the mother said she did not see a knife in her son's hand but the city officials said she probably didn't because it was a quick shot but there was indeed a knife. reporting live from the john wilson building, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: thank you. we ramos following breaking news tonight out of the district -- we are also following breaking news tonight out of the district. canal road is back

fletcher's cove. brad bell is there to explain why it was closed for hours this afternoon. this is an unusual one. a couple of hundred yards in woods that way is where this afternoon a woman taking a walk taking a walk spotted a violin case. she was curious. she opened it up and inside she found guns and brought it back here to fletcher's and called police. look at the video. look at the response. the police rushed to the scene.

guns and they went to the spot in the woods they found many more weapons. we are told they were long guns as well as pistols and ammunition. they don't know how long they were there. they don't know why they were put there. they are doing the research and the investigation to figure out where they were registered, who owned them and how they came to be in this place. they are concerned about this and aare applauding the woman -- they are applauding the woman who saw something and said something. in fletcher's cove, brad bell, abc7 news. larry: thank you. if crews are on the scene of a fire at the tucker road ice rink in fort washington. we know the fire went through the roof and it grew to be two alarms. no word i

or how bad the damage is. alison: overheated batteries are blamed on a hazmat situation at the department of energy this afternoon. the batteries in a backup power room set off fumes that were described as a it rotten egg odor. three people were treated for being sick at the scene. larry: turning to president elect trump and the choice for the exchange commission. clayton is a partner at a law firm that overseas wall street and the financial markets. today, the d.c. department of transportation announced it's suspending all work on the sidewalks in the city after inauguration. but after complaints an hour later they announced it won't be for the entire week. the city is asking the construction crews to make sure the sites are secure. at 6:00 we will tell you why

alison: crews, meanwhile, are working hard on the stage for inauguration day. that, of course, is going to be right here on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol. we also know groups are preparing to protest inauguration the same day. that will happen here at freedom plaza. cheryl conner has a look at the protest permits. cheryl: the bleachers are in front of freedom plaza and trump hotel and the protesters are getting in place. the national park service spokesman says the permits are given out on first come, first serve basis except for the presidential inaugural committee. >>er

for them and the use. it's codified in federal regulation. cheryl: the answer coalition is allowed to set up on freedom plaza where the parade will pass. that is not enough. the answer coalition wanted to be on the upper level of freedom plaza and instead they are down below close to 14th street. there are 25 so far. for and against donald trump when typically the national park service sees only a handful for inauguration. >> this is a matter of what areas are available. >> other groups are expected to be granted a permit this week. larry: today was a full court press by the

and save president obama's signature legislation including a visit to the hill by the commander-in-chief himself. q mccray is in the satellite center with details on the hill. q: mike pence was also on capitol hill as he spoke about laying groundswork to ditch affordable care act. president obama worked to save the legacy. in a rare visit to capitol hill, president obama urged congressional democrats to stand fast against any g.o.p. effort to repeal obamacare. hi is trying to find ways to save his biggest domestic achievement. the problem for years now republicans promised to repeal the law. today vice president elect mike pence made it clear plans are underway right now to make it happen. >> obamacare has failed and has been rejected by the american people.

step one is repeal obamacare. q: that said there are disagreements on how and what to replace in the affordable care act. we have more coming up at 6:00. that is the latest from the satellite center. i'm q mccray, abc7 news. alison: we'll see you then. thank you. this information about the lights on the monument. they went dark. they work but they were out of sync. thaw were able to fix them but they are not sure what caused them. >> something interrupted the power or whether there was a swift thrown. >> the lights should be back on tonight as usual. it's been closed because of the

mostly with the elevator. it's expected to reopen in 2019. >> covering metro tonight in an early warning about six stations closing the first weekend of february. they are all on the blue, silver and the orange lines and in the district. the farragut west, mcpherson square, federal triangle, smithsonian, federal center southwest and capitol south stations will all be closed. at metro center and the l'enfant plaza the lower level platforms that serve the lines will be closed. you can get metro text from abc7. text "metro" to 43817. >> coming up at 5:00. >> it just happened. alison: why new york officials say the morning's train derailment on long island is minor compared to the one in hoboken last year. larry: a scary moments inside a big kitchen and why ambulances had to run to the scene this afternoon. alison: later, everything the field with how much men and women pay in

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larry: breaking news that skytrak7 is over 8600 block of rich lane in manassas. there is no active shooter so the secure building status was just lifted. we will get you more information as soon as it comes in. alison: about a half a dozen people were taken to the hospital this afternoon after getting sick in rockville. it happened before 1:00 at along hungerford drive. a commercial stove inside the building was accidentally turned on. the ventilation system wasn't working properly. several workers were treated for carbon monoxide exposure. we are told they are expected to be okay. in san francisco heavy rains are leaving highways flooded and we saw rockslide in the santa cruz mountains.

counties. more rain expected thursday. we could see our first real snow here in the next couple of days. the mercury drops and many people get winter blues. alison: for some this change in mood really is a serious health concern. "7 on your side" in health matters today as jummy olabanji shows us the warning signs and how to boost your mood. jummy: cold weather and a blanket of snow might put many people in the holiday spirit. but for some the winter months caused a real health problem. >> it's almost like as the temperature start to drop, so does the mood. jummy: it's seasonal effective disorder, or s.a.d. symptoms are craving carbohydrates, or tweets that lead to weight gain, fatigue and depression. >> sometimes people experience a sense of sadness that is overwhelming.

wait for spring but sometimes it's so impactful you can't get out of bed. jummy: get outside on what bright winter morning and increase light in your home. exercise and try a new hobby. keep a positive attitude can help boost the mood. >> i work inside all day. jummy: sometimes laugher is the best medicine of all. jummy olabanji, abc7 news. alison: one in four people get the so-called "winter blues," only 2-6% of the population has the more serious seasonal effective disorder. if you are not sure where you fall experts advise you to go ahead and see your doctor. you might benefit from some medication. it's that season. heading into it full speed now for the next couple days. doug: the worst part you look out and driving and the trees are all gray or browna

color is gone. that is the worst. i count the days to the first red buds that show up on the trees. it's coming. let's start with the time lapse. this is from nationals park today. morning fog lifted. skies clear. it's 32 in hagerstown. 23 in manassas. we will keep clear skies and the temperatures will slowly fall to the upper 30's. when you wake up tomorrow. everybody will be in the 20's. 23 in germantown. 28

26 in largo. we have a little upper air disturbance. last time like an alberta clipper because it is not coming from alberta. it's more from washington state. it has the ability to generate precipitation. it is cut off from the gulf of mexico. once it passes to the south. it will transfer off the coast of north carolina. before it happens it will lay down light snow and advance of that from kansas city to eastward and a number of the areas now under winter weather advisory. it's possible sometimes late tonight or tomorrow morning the weather service might issue winter weather advisories for part of our viewing area. anticipation of the snow tomorrow night. the snow will be on this projection from 10:00 tomorrow. moving in the metro area. laying down some small light accumulation. what w

morning. the moisture will get pulled offshore and swept away. there it goes like that. in the process it could lay down half an inch in some areas. an inch in the northern suburb s. this is a closeup look by friday evening we are completely out of everything. we are just partly cloudy skies with the very cold temperatures. the cold temperatures will remain through the weekend. another tomorrow system will develop early on saturday morning south and east. i'm happy it is well south and east. there is snow hugging the peninsula but it's also swept north and east. the bottom lain for the snow, projections from two to .3 of an inch. the metro area more north and west. it's not a major storm but the first measurable snow of the season and combined with the cold temperatures on friday morning to cause slick spots and the inherent issues that will go with the travel. the next seven

what we have. 39 for high tomorrow. the temperatures are falling in the afternoon. 36 on friday. late night, overnight, early morning snow. sunshine by friday midday. cold over the weekend. it's only 30 for a high. then the pattern will change the other way. we have seen it so many times this season. temperatures are in the 50's on wednesday and they are holding above average in upper 30's for thursday, friday and the beginning of next weekend. larry? >> okay. thank you. breaking news from metro. two employees were hurt working on the green line. they were working fort totten and hyattsville. it's believed an employee touched the third rail with a metal rod. another person were hurt trying to help the person. they were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive. alison: still ahead at 5:00 -- mike: i'm mike carter-conneen outside a high school in northeast washington. coming up, i will introduce you to one of 17 dcps students receiving full tuition scholarships

larry: but first, a look at what is coming up tonight on abc.

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present a plan on how the school would impact traffic for the neighborhood. out will be at the january 26 meeting of the public space commission. larry: 17 d.c. public school students will be honored at a special award ceremony at the lincoln theater tonight. they are receiving full tuition scholarship from the posse foundation. tonight, mike carter-conneen introduces us to one of the star scholars. mike: today 137-year-old treshana is leading her classmates. building a magnet train. tomorrow she dreams of building space communication for nasa and she is not intended by the male dominated field of engineering. >> the women are the dominant ones and they are the bosses. >> math does not come naturally to her but she decided to focus on engineering at the phelps ace high school to challenge herself. >> it was a skill that took studying and hard work an

dedication. after nasa, she hopes to pursue a career in law or politics. maybe both. especially after some course work at georgetown and study abroad programs in -- croatia and spain. >> she is a go-to student. if i'm not in class or even if i ham in class she is always working with others and leading the class. >> with the 4.3 g.p.a., she is not a star student. she is a star on the basketball team. playing center, she averages 15 points per game. >> we look forward to hearing great things from her. >> she plans to attend bucknell university. >> i always wanted better for myself and my mom. she was a single parent my whole life. i wanted better for us and my family. mike: after competing for a posse foundation scholarship the first generation college student the oldest of nine children won't need to worry about paying tuition. >> it's just like a steppingstone. once we lay a foundation we can build on t

>> in northeast washington, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. larry: talking to the mike it is amazing the things that she is involved in. alison: sports. big time in sports. she plays basketball, softball, flag football. larry: debate team as well. alison: so impressive. larry: congratulations to her. alison: i can't wait to see what she does next. larry: that is right. alison: we also have new information for you on the last-minute push to help the salvation meet the holiday goal. this is in frederick maryland. we told you two weeks ago three days before christmas the organization was about $20,000 short of the goal. not only did it meet the $150,000 goal, it raised $2,000 more. congratulations. larry: yeah! coming up at 5:00 -- >> maryland, minnesota, pennsylvania, massachusetts. larry: the push to have virginia join that list and make feminine products tax-free in virginia. >> then later, some metro employees taking issue with the way they are being treated under the new regime.

>> an annapolis man is shot and killed in his backyard. now the police and the public are looking for

alison: we are back with update on breaking news. shooting in manassas near a high school, elementary school an

a highly populated area. in the last five minutes we learned one man was shot in a wooded area. a second man was found with another injury. he was not shot. police don't think it's a random incident and they say there is no danger to the community in manassas. larry: a developing story in manassas where a man was found shot in his own backyard. richard reeve has details of the murder mystery. richard? richard: larry, you can sea the christmas decorations still hung here outside. this homicide happened down a long driveway. this is a quiet neighborhood. this doesn't happen here. the victim's wife heard the shots and called 911. in a quiet annapolis neighborhood. >> i heard four shots. bang, bang, bang, bang. that was it. richard: so many q

about a homicide in broad daylight. >> middle of the day. a nice area. secluded area. >> monday night joanne kraus called 911 after hearing several shots. sources say arriving officers found her husband terry in the backyard area, fatally wounded, shot three times in the back. >> it was a gunshot. several gunshots. >> kirk's wife heard the gunfire. until today he and the family had no idea this was a homicide. >> quiet. a little bit off the beaten path. but you would never expect something so tragic to occur. richard: investigators call it wide open. no motive or suspects. was it a robbery? armed ambush? random attack? police aren't saying. >> nothing is ruled out. we have to look at all angles. the evidence will point us in the right direction. >> kraus was an electrical contractor and active in the community. including with the lacrosse team. people nearby are stunned.

from your mind. the next thing you know, it's horrible. richard: his wife is a teacher at the elementary school. close ties with the family. the school issuing a letter which said in part our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected. police are ruling nothing out in the investigation. larry: an hour and a half ago police released deadly shooting of javon hall. the video does show him holding a knife before being shot. police were called to the home on northeast on christmas day for domestic disturbance. alison: canal road is back open after a violin case of all things filled with guns was found near fletcher's cove. it was discovered by a woman hiking near the boat house. the police are

investigating who left the vie min -- violin case. larry: president obama making a rare visit to capitol hill as the democrat and the republicans flash on plans to repeal obamacare. vice president elect mike pence was also on capitol hill and he talk about laying groundwork to ditch affordable care act. the g.o.p. members are arguing over what to replace obamaca with. alison: well, it has been more than six months since the destructtive floods tore through west virginia. more than 1200 homes were destroyed. almost two dozen people were killed. still today, hard-hit reynel rebuilding efforts continue. 700 volunteers are helping the residents get the lives back. the appalachia service project has 17 homes near completion for families who lost everything. >> i didn't believe until she showed me the deed. wow! we're getting a house. alison: by the end of the year several homes will be

larry: arlington county is one step closer to bringing an historic neighborhood to its own town square. the neighborhood in south arlington up the hill from sherylington. last night the county board approved the purchase of three properties along sherlington road to become the town square. construction will begin on the $5 million project later this year. alison: last night the arlington county board picked the new chair. he will be back for the fourth term leading the board and katie crystal is vice chair. larry: service members at joint base mires to honor obama. full honor review, farewell ceremony. president awarded distinguished public service. an event to thank the president but he thanked them for the service and the respect they have shown the family. >> of all the privileges of this office, and there are many, i will miss air force one and i will miss marine

i can stand before you to say there is no greater privilege and no greater honor serving as the commander-in-chief of the greatest military in the history of the the world. larry: the president asking members of the military to maintn confidence in the american people and never hesitate to defend our nation. alison: new hampshire swore in a new governor tuesday morning. morris says he is looking forward to the two-day tenure. that is right. two days. governor elect will not be sworn in until office until tomorrow. big plans for the two days. larry: new curtains. a busy 48 hours. what you're there. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- how wendy's i

fighting back against an internet troll. >> this is minor compared to what happened in hoboken. alison: but the question remains why didn't the train stop? the latest on the investigation into this morning's derai

steve: hooking ahead to the upcoming weekend. it is cold on saturday and sunday. highs will only make it to the upper 20's. at least we will have a little sunshine. but it's not going to help much with the wind chill factors. take a look waking up saturday morning. wind chill in the single digits. we will repeat it early sunday morning again. stay with us.

alison: "7 on your side" in health matters. to a virginia delegate is pushing for men and women to be treated as equal when it comes to hygiene products. the delicate is calling it the dignity act. she says women should haven't to pay a sales tax on feminine products like sanitary napkins or tampons. >> i have heard from lots of my

groups around the area to feel like women are disnot portion nately penalized -- disproportionately penalized for bodily functions they have no control over. >> it may seem like pennies for some people but it's a huge amount of money coming from the women's pockets. alison: several states passed similar laws including maryland. larry: wendy's beef is always made to order. that includes twitter beef as well. wendy's got involved in argument with a twitter writer and they were met with praise. >> it was a risk but it paid off for them. a lot of interest on this. media attention on this. this is different from when the other corporate accounts

they weren't trying to sell a product. they engaged with the audience. they started with our meat is always fresh but then they didn't hold back. alison: coming up how a football coach used a battle with cancer to lead the team to championship. >> coming up, a metro employee says he was fired today. hours later h my daughter wants to stay organic. my husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. whole family nts to stay free from artificial preservatives. and my debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 organic and free-from items.

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larry: we are keeping an eye on a developing story out of new york where investigators are trying to figure out why a train didn't stop approaching a stop in brooklyn. more than 100 people were hurt but none of them are serious. the train was pulling in a station when it hit a bumping block. >> what was it like? >> everybody is hurt. people get hurt

>> back at home, covering metro, concerns from some of metro union employees that they are made scapegoat for a lot of the system problems. transportation reporter brianne carter is live now at the east falls church station to explain why. brianne carter? brianne: today a two-hour press conference by metro union. a lot talking about what happened here at the east falls church station in july. we heard from employee who said he was fired for the incident. after five years he is now out of a job. he says he was fired for falsifying inspection reports allegedly. >> they are comparing one report of mine to another.

>> he retaliated after ordering speed restrictions on the track. >> for me from the bottom to the track. for whatever reason it's not about safety. even wiedefeld, we hear safety trumps service. that is absolutely not true. brianne: in a press conference today the president of the metro largest union says to date five supervisors and seven employees including three today have been fired but the spokesman would not confirm and said the spokesperson laid out how to discipline employees is ongoing. >> they are misleading the press and the public. paul wiedefeld said? a statement it's important to remember thousands of metro employees do a great job and routinely put safety first. true

requires we hold ourselves accountability. i stand by the actions we have taken to hold the front line and the management employees accountable. on the topic of an overall safety culture in metro. today the union said they would like to forge a partnership moving forward with the front line employees and the management at metro. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. larry: well, that is a sound that people live in the lincecum heights often. planes flying so close they rattle the houses. they are going to have satellite technology to allow them to fly lower in concentrated areas. >> they are shaking people's homes. some people trying to sit out on the deck can't hear

it's unacceptable. larry: he says a lawsuit is the only way to make them listen and the county will make noise until the f.a.a. figures out how to cut out the noise. alison: let's check on the roadway. jamie sullivan on traffic watch tonight. jamie? jamie: a few issues. one we are seeing now at seven locks road. there are a few flashing lights in this area. inner loop and the outer loop at the capital beltway heavy. inner loop is feeling it because of the accident. take a look. this traffic is bumper to bumper. the inner loop is barely moving. if you are expecting anyone and you live in bethesda north from virginia they are probably going to be late for dinner. big picture look. clearing out in some area. we are getting better on the inner loop stretch south to joint base andrews. the outer loop is heavy. a live look will show you the outer loop. you can see the brake lights.

the beltway. the crash at seven locks road is slowing us down. alison: thank you. traffic is interesting the next few days. on what the weather does. larry: this is changing, doug. doug: no problems tomorrow at rush hour. friday morning is a different story. clear and the colder temperatures. 24 to 29 degrees. the upper level disturbance moving from nebraska and pushing eastward for 24 to 36 hours and it will drop down light snow. enough to prompt a weather service. i expect the area to be under a weather advisory tomorrow

morning. this is a fast mover snowing overnight through friday morning. it can cause slick spots and that is the concern. this is 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. that will continue to reinforce and move over later tomorrow night. the snow will move in and pass the area overnight. there are colder temperatures than today. we are talking a tenth of an inch for most of the area. farther west and north is more. close to inch in baltimore and 1.5 inch in frederick. could it change? of course. it always does. we are not talking feet. this is inches here and

that is what we will keep an eye on for you. this is cold weather for the weekend. cold weather next week. just like we have seen all season long. a few cold days. all of a sudden it turns around to warm up. this is what expected by the middle of next week. alison: all right. thank you. erin: kyle simmons was the coach of the year for 2015 and he has won back to back state titles and another battle. we have the coach of the week. robert: he is not the average football coach. a bigger battle has been won. when going through the rough stages you had support from the team. he is a cace

he was diagnosed in 2014. going the practice was the best part. >> for the two or three hours i didn't worry about what i was going through. i thought about the football. he led westfield to the first state title in eight years and followed by another state title in 2016. >> to do it back to back is not easy to do. especially if you lose talented players. to do it again says a lot for the school and the program. >> for the personal victory the fight was for the family. that includes inspiring his players to persevere. >> i was trying to set a great example and let them know i wouldn't ask anything of them i wasn't willing to ask for myself. i stuck it out. it was tough but a good experience. i wouldn't want to do it again. but coming out of it healthy, not everybody does. it has been a good experience

for me. robert: with the coach of the week i'm robert burton. erin: awesome story by robert. how about this for friendly competition? tennis star novak djokovic won the second round match at the qatar open. after the opponent asked for the selfie, the 12-time grand slam champ said he was happy to do it but he said that is the first time that has happened to me. he gets extra points for creativity. it was original he said. cute. he looks happy to do it. larry: you already lost. capture the moment. erin: with probably your idol at that point. alison: exactly. erin: he was honored. larry: thank you. alison: still to come, d.c. mayor muriel bowser is closing a loophole in the city's justice system. larry: when we come back find out why she doesn't think it would have made a difference for a young woman killed in the city last month. we live in a pick and choose world. choose. choose.

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alison: today there is an attempt to make d.c. safer by cracking down on those tampering with the g.p.s. devices on parole or probation. we break down legislation that would make it a criminal offense. >> advice issued by the pretrial services. tray carter knows people who cut them off. he calls his uncomfortable. >> some on your leg like shackles. that is how it feel. >> today mayor muzaffarabad signed legislation to punish those on probation or parole >> removing or disabling or tampering with the devices. >> formerly only a judge or parole commissioner can require monitoring device. it gives agencies such as the pretrial services that order them the authority to enforce wearing them. anyone found guilty of tampering with the g.p.s. could get six months in jail. the may

legislation is months of work that began months ago and not related to the murder of tricia mccauley, the woman killed allegedly by a man in the process of getting a monitoring device. >> the piece of legislation has been moving since the summer. where we identify the gaps. i wouldn't necessarily link what we have done today to mismccauley's case. >> though he finds it annoying, tray carter says he will not take it off since it could get him months behind bars. >> some raise questions over a law like this but the mayor says anyone who wants to challenge her, she will see in court. stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: that will do it for "abc7 news at 5:00". right now at 6:00, a winter weather alert for you. doug hill breaks down the timing of the potential snow that could affect

d.c. police officer shot a man to death. what you see before the shot is fired. new pictures from the scene that shut down canal road. what was found inside violin case that closed a busy road for hours. maureen: crews are pretreating roadways ahead of a possible snowfall tomorrow night. timing is everything. stormwatch7's doug hill will join us with what is coming our way. doug: it's hard to believe with the sunshine and temperatures in the 50's we are talking about snow. but yeah, we will see snow in all likelihood. not a lot but it could produce slick spottings early friday morning. 40's for the evening h

most areas bill tomorrow morning. 25 in ashburn. 236 in aspen hill. largo 26. 28 in dale city. 29 in the nation's capital. throughout tomorrow we start with the sunshine but steady increasing cloudiness to climb to upper 30's. tomorrow night at 7:00, 8:00. with that the upper level system doesn't have moisture but it has enough to lay down light coating of snow throughout the overnight hours. we are thinking of a tenth to one inch. inch more for the west of the city. more to say about this and the weekend in 15 minutes. maureen: thank you. stay connected with the stormwatch7 team around the clock. we are