q mccray monitoring it from the satellite center and jonathan elias leads the coverage from the abc7 live desk. jonathan: it seems to get back to order now controlling the airport at the fort lauderdale international airport. earlier at 1:15 it was absolute chaos. first, tell you what happened. they are saying this guy apparently got off of a flight, went in the bathroom after he picked up a checked piece of luggage which was his pistol. he opened up the case, loaded the gun, came out of the bathroom and opened fire. without saying a word. then he reloaded and continued to fire. when it was over five people were dead, eight people were wounded. chaos at the airport happened because after police descended on the terminal, baggage claim area which which is not a secure part of the airport. police started showing up and everybody was racing out. a short time later there was more chaos as people were let out on the tarmac and they were told to stay there for their own safety. then there were reports that there was more shots fired in a separate area of the airport at a parking garage.

erroneous. somebody was going down the stairs and either tripped or fell. this is according to the broward county sheriff. as a result they panicked. somebody got the word out there was another shooter. it was just a matter of people's nerves frayed and everybody being afraid. that is what resulted there. it was just one shooter who got off the plane, picked up a checked bag and loaded a gun and started to shooting. the motive, we have no idea. f.b.i. is on this and whether there are ties to terrorist activity we don't know. we have team coverage this afternoon and we following every angle. q mccray is monitoring the feeds from florida as the witnesses are describing what happened. q? q: well, jonathan, sources say the suspected shooter is named esteban santiago. at the time he was arrested he was carrying a military i.d. with that name on it. we have also learned the suspect is now talking talking h the detectives and the witnesses are also talking, reliving moments they will

panic and pandemonium at fort lauderdale international airport. >> i had a perfect picture of him coming, looking up and down shooting people. q: witnesses in shock, describing a it shooing rampage inside the -- shooting rampage inside baggage claim area of terminal two. calling at it scene from the movie. >> we looked gin and saw him with the gun going up and down. q: the first reports of shots fired appeared to come from police arrest at the airport. >> multiple victims down. one of the victims bloodied. >> the active shooter shot at least 13 people. eight people as i know right now in the area hospitals being treated. >> this is as hundreds of passengers confused and scared are seen running to the tarmac as ambulances raced by and the numerous law enforcement officers in tactical gear rushed to the scene. quickly taking the suspect into custody. >> once he was done

ammunition, he threw the gun on the ground, laid on the ground spread eagle. waiting for the officer to approach him. q: we also understand that all flights into fort lauderdale are being diverted right now either to miami or west palm beach. flights scheduled to leave fort lauderdale are delayed indefinitely. the suspect's name is esteban santiago. 26 years old. at this moment, no motive. back to you. jonathan: people inside the area are not the only people frightened by what happened in florida. brianne carter is joining us live from reagan national airport. i understand you spoke with somebody who flew in from fort lauderdale. obviously when something like this happens when it comes to transportation, everybody's nerves are frayed. brianne: the big thing we heard from the folks arriving here in fort lauderdale, they had no idea what happened at the airport they just left. we

information until they arrived here at reagan national airport. they got on the flight. while there was extra taxiing before they were able to take off from fort lauderdale there were no announcements made on the flight about the incidents happening there on the ground. so when folks arrived here, many were shocked to find out what had happened at the fort lauderdale airport and many friends and family anxiously awaiting to hear from folks. we talked to one woman who is visiting a friend in d.c. for the weekend. she said the minute she got her, she found out her phone was lighting up, trying to get ahold of her here. here is what she had to say. >> she said are you okay? oh, my god, are you here or are in fort lauderdale? i said i'm here. she said you're here? yeah, i only heard when i landed. brianne: no announcements made to them. if you are planning to travel as we heard from q, there are no flights going in or out. the f.a.a. has a ground

so the waivers have been put in place with airlines. meaning, the fee you normally have to pay to change the flight it's been waived. check with your airline. we spoke to the airport authority and a spokes penn telling us security of the passengers -- spokesperson telling us security of the passengers is at the forefront. they have the security present and behind the scenes and they are working to keep a close eye on what is happening in florida. reporting live at reagan national airport, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks very much. something going on at the airport, we show you pictures of the fort lauderdale international airport. the air is completely shut down. flights suspend and all the operations of the airport are done for the day as investigators are on every part of the airport. now they have to be careful and go over every inch of the airport to make sure there is nothing else out there. that is because there were reports that some people said there might be other people better safe than sorry. they have the federal agencies there. the f.b.i. and a.t.f. are also part of the investigation. a

people's nerves have not frayed enough. they are held at the tarmac. eyewitnesses interviewed one by one. people's luggage strewn all over the place. they ran from the airport without their luggage. so they have to figure out whose bag belongs to who. this is an arduous, long, a process that will take a long time. but they have the bomb squad called in a short time ago. there was a suspicious package found. they took it to an area a little away from the airport and detonated that. but all of this is playing out while passengers are already terrified from the events that played out at 1:15 this afternoon. again, what happened was a guy got off the plane. he had just flown into fort lauderdale. hepicked up his bag. one thing we learned in the shooting is that the gunman flaw with his bag. his bag contained a pistol. he checked that in with the t.s.a. it is perfectly legal to travel with a pistol or rifle with ammo but you have to check it in with the t.s.a. and it has to be in a locked

he did that. he claimed his bag, went in the bathroom, loaded it. came out and without a word opened fire. we'll monitor the situation at the "live desk." if you want updates for any breaking news story we have, do so by going to wjla.com/text. for now, let's send it back to you in the studio. alison: thank you. the other big story we're following for you tonight a winter storm that has already left a frozen path from texas all the way to tennessee. it will have a big effect on the part of our area. so in the coming hours that system will pass through georgia and the carolinas on the way to virginia and southern maryland. doug hill has what to expect as it gets closer. it will be pretty serious for the southern areas, right? doug: there are many other portion of the area. some snow to deal with in the morning. at the top of the hour, the national weather service extended the winter weather advisory north and west to include the district, arlington, fairfax, prince william and part of culpeper and fauquier counties as well.

the lighter amounts. the farther south and east you go, the heavier amounts as we expect. st. mary's, northern neck, middle virginia and pennsylvania and more of the old dominion under winter storm warning. snow will develop overnight. that is what we expect as the temperatures drop in the mid-20's. the air is very cold and dry now. so, there won't be any issues. will it be the rain, snow, sleet. it will be snow. only a question of where and how much. the satellite and the radar shows the snow moving in now. moderate snow band to southside virginia. rest of the south is rain but it changes tomorrow. accumulation wise we are looking at a dusting from two inches across the wide swath here through the district. two or three inches just to the south. four to eight inches farther south. and on the eastern shore and farther south through the southeast virginia, part of north carolina, maybe eight to ten inches or more in spots. a big storm will be right on the northern fringes, though, of a lot more to say about this coming up in ten minutes. alison: we'll see you then. thank you. of course, that snow headed to

area comes as people to the north and the west of the district are cleaning up from the first measurable snow of the year. here is what it looked like in frederick county. this was enough to cancel school for the day. sign up for weather alerts by going to wjla.com/text. larry: more breaking news, this time dealing dealing with e hacking scandal. declassified report shows vladimir putin order admission to influence the u.s. election. president-elect donald trump fresh off intelligence briefing said the hacking did not affect the outcome of the election. richard reeve is following the breaking story and the president-elect's response. rich? richard: well, larry, that declassified report says vladimir putin ordered "influence campaign" aimed at the u.s. election. clear preference for trump. the president-elect conceding russia may have hacked american targets ilu

fresh from the meeting donald trump said russia, china and outside groups are consistently trying to break through the cyber infrastructure. >> it's assault by the senior officials of the foreign government on the electoral process. >> beforehand the intelligence community made it clear that the cyber trails from the election hacking led directly to the kremlin and russian president vladimir putin. >> overwhelming evidence flied by the community that are you -- supplied by the community that russia did engage in an effort to impact on the election. >> the "washington post" reporting u.s. electronic intercepts overheard russian officials cheering trump's election win and garage lating themselves on the outcome. >> when will you hold your first news conference? richard: hours prior to the meeting the president elect was pushing back, calling the storm surrounding the hacking before the election a political witch hunt and

or intel agencies. >> they have no idea if it's russia or china or somebody. it could be somebody sitting in a bed some place. richard: he questioned why the d.n.c. didn't allow the f.b.i. to check the computer information. how and why are they so sure about hacking if they never even requested an examination of computer services? what is going on? now trump says there was no tampering with voting machines. the president-elect said he is appointing to team to investigate cyber hacking within 90 days of the inauguration. meantime, the senate intelligence committee is holding hearings next week on the hacking issue. alison: thank you. now some more breaking news this time from fairfax county where police tell us a woman is dead and a man is in the hospital after a shooting there. anna-lysa gayle is live at the scene in fairfax. what is the latest there? anna-lysa:

a man is suffering from life- threatening injuries. we don't know the condition of the two but we believe they lived in this home. at this time, police have not released the information about the connection. someone notified them about the shooting here about 3:25. they consider this a domestic incident. at this point they do not believe there is any threat to the public. we will have much more information as soon as it becomes available. live in fairfax, anna-lysa gayle, abc7 news. larry: thanks. still ahead, new evidence that the man killed in an icy beltway crash three weeks ago was a crime. why investigators are calling it a case of hit-and-run. that's just ahead. alison: at least two maryland elected leaders could face criminal charges in that growing scandal surrounding the liquor board. larry: first, though, security changes for the presidential inauguration. which bridge will shut down and how businesses are coping with the big issues still unknown.

florida. five people killedded in a shooting at the fort lauderdale airport. we will check back in live from the scene next on "abc7 news at 5:00".

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larry: the story from fort lauderdale, five are dead and eight more injured after a gunman opened fire at the baggage claim area at the fort lauderdale international airport. alison: matt magnole is live outside the airport. we want to see what he is hearing or seeing in the aftermath of the attack. mike? >> we are coming to you from second avenue and 43rd street in fort lauderdale north of the airport. the fort lauderdale police department is calling it the holding area. this is where we have been seeing big groups of people coming away with the airport complex, being reunited with the family members. this has been unfolding situation for the last several hours. so we are seeing people exhausted an panic stricken. i have two ladies with me here. live interviews. these are kim and belinda. they are passengers. just flew in to fort lauderdale. or rather you were leaving to go home to detroit. i want you to tell me where you were in the airport at the moment of the

>> before, the terminal, the gate before. we were just sitting there. half jokingly said because we had heard about the terminal two incident. let's sit by this door in case we had to get over here. we heard three pop, pop, pops. we saw people running. t.s.a. guy said, "get out, go, go, go." we left. left our stuff and went to the tarmac. it happened again on the tarmac. we didn't hear anything but people started screaming and running again. so we ran until we just saw more people. walked along a railroad track with our hands up. ended up here. >> in the aerial footage hundreds of people running across the roundway. never seen anything like that before. piling on the train tracks. you were among those people? >> y, yes we were. >> did you have a sense of where you were running to? where there law enforcement personnel directing you where to go? what is going on in your mind as you were running from the airport?

we didn't know. we were just going and trying to get as far away from the airport as me could. they kept sending us further and further. >> at any point in the situation did y'all look at each or and say we made it away from there or did you say to each other we might not make it? ask you first. >> we said we made it. we high-fived each other on the railroad tracks. we still didn't know if it was over or not but we did kind of -- we felt a little safer in that area than we were on the tarmac. >> y'all made it. >> we were together. >> going to come back to a live picture quickly before we send it to you in the studio. more people coming away from the fort lauderdale airport. five people killed. 13 injured in the shooting. these are survivors. passengers and airport customers and employees coming away from te scene right now. back to you. alison: thank you for that. still quite a scene of chaos there in florida. we appreciate the live report. let's go there to florida governor rick scott. he is speaking right now about the shooting at airp

fort lauderdale. let's listen. governor scott: there is complete coordination between the sheriff department, airport security, federal agencies. everybody worked together. i reached out across the state. to the national guard to make sure they are ready. and the airport and the sheriffs across the state. where major airports were to make sure when the resources they need the state was available to provide the resources. my heart goes out to every family impacted. the families that lost the loved ones and the families and the individuals that have the loved ones still in a hospital fighting for their life. you can't imagine how it could happen to any family. anywhere in the world. clearly we don't ever to want it to happen in our great state. i have reached out to president-elect trump and spoken to him and vice president-elect mike pence multiple times to keep them

they told me whatever resources we need from the federal government they would do everything in their power to make that happen. my number one priority right now in florida is to keep everybody safe. everybody that lives in the state or travels through state, do everything to keep them safe. this is an ongoing investigation. there is a lot of information that law enforcement will put out at the time they can put it out. they will do it as quickly as they can. i can tell you everybody is working hard to find out exactly what happened and to hold whoever did this accountable. i don't ever want it to happen again to any family, anywhere in world but again never in your great state. i'll answer any questions. >> how did you get here? >> i flew in to the executive airport. >> provide security for you? alison: that was florida governor rick scott briefing reporters there about the shooting in for l

the airport. again, five people were killed there. eight people injured. we will continue to follow it for you flout the afternoon. larry: absolutely. make the turn now to the story closer to home and the weather. one system is done. doug hill, but we are waiting for the second one to come. doug: the second system coming in overnight is a larger system to keep an eye on to cause a lot of snow south and east of washington. water, virginia, lower eastern shore through virginia and north carolina, south carolina. we have a live image of wintergreen. the folks there 3600 feet up in elevation. they are going to get a couple of inches of snow. plenty cold for four straight days, cold enough to keep snow guns going full bore throughout the day and night. good news for ski areas. this is an interesting storm to watch. we have seen it before when they have a lot of energy and they are compact. there is a sharp cutoff line to the north and the west of where there is very little snow versuses the area not far away. what is interesting is the national weather service at 5:00 did expand t

advisory to include anne arundel, prince george's, district, arlington, prescription william through culpeper and -- prince william through culpeper. that is the story through southwest virginia. pink area is under active winter warning. st. mary's, northern neck, pennsylvania, delaware. pink is the warning. likely to get the strongest amount of the wind and snow. in fact, the newport news area, hampton roads, the area of southeastern virginia and southern tip of the eastern shore of virginia under pli saturday warnings because of -- under blizzard wannings because of the high winds developings there. the temperatures will slowly and steadily drop through the 20's. what we observe on the radar, some snow in richmond probably not reaching the ground. but other elements are. there is rain involved far enough south but the storm will transition to snowstorm tomorrow. the low pressure area will intensify. as it does, it will draw in colder air. that means wide swath of the moderate to the heavy snow over a long area. that swath of the heavy snow won't be that far from the

warnings now. from the eastern shore through the lower eastern shore of virginia, southern maryland. look how far it goes to central and the southern sections of the mississippi. the storm will get stronger and move off the coast tomorrow. the only question is how much will we get? the future cast gives us a clue where the heaviest snow will be. by 4:00 in the morning south of metro. by 9:30 the snow will fall through the region. the heavier snow south and east. it will continue to be south and east. by 3:00 it will be out of here. the skies might clear north and west of town. how much? a large area north and west of the city are flurries. dusting to two inches and a side swath in the light blue, two or three inch band. four to eight. a lot more the farther south and east you go. looking beyond the snow tomorrow we will see chance of the clearing late in the afternoon. highs of 23. a lot of sunshine, windy and cold on sunday. highs of 25. when you wake up sunday morning the wind chills in the single digits. only near 30 on monday. wait, there is a change coming.

haven't we? it gets very cold for a few days and then it warms up. close to 40 on tuesday. 50's wednesday and thursday with a chance of showers. partly cloudy and 63 on friday. we round out the ten-day we will stay in the 50's by next weekend we think. alison: look at that. larry: 63 on friday. doug: we go down and boom, bounces back. larry: roller coaster is back. alison: thank you. coming up next at 5:00 -- >> the prince george's liquor bribery scandal continues to grow. we have learned about more places raided by the f.b.i.

larry: we are keeping a close eye on the breaking news from if fort lauderdale international airport. five people shot to death, eight others wounded. the gunman was arrested and witness say the only reason he stopped shooting is because he ran out of ammunition. there is no word right now on a motive. the f.b.i. is investigating whether there are ties to a terrorist organization. stay with abc7 and wjla.com for updates as we get them in the newsroom. alison: another big story locally here we are following tonight. the growing scandal surrounding the prince george's county liquor board. larry: already four people have been arrested in what the f.b.i. calls a case of pay to play. two elected officials are expected to be charged soon. maryland bureau chief brad bell following the developing story for us tonight. brad? brad: yeah, the new information we have learned today has to do

elected officials yet to be named, yet to be charged. we have learned that the f.b.i. searched even more places yesterday than we knew. prince george's county executive rushern baker is reacting angrily tonight to the widening county liquor store bribery scandallal. >> i'm disappointed. honestly, i'm pissed off because we have spent the last six years working very hard to turn around the image of this county. we have done that. brad: the good government image is taking a hit. abc7 news learned a scrap yard connected to a prince george's state delegate and another business linked to p.g. state senator is among the locations raid by the f.b.i. yesterday. the feds confirming that charges will be revealed early next week against at least two elected officials. >> if we find people who have abused the trust of prince george's county we

them to the fullest -- prosecute them to the fullest hit. brad: according to the accusations, david son has been acting as a middleman. he was trying to win passage for a bill for sunday alcohol sales. board member anuj sud appointed in 2015 by governor hogan accused of selling his board vote. he turned in his resignation today. the governor saying sud was recommended by the county democratic committee. >> he came from president of the senate. mike miller. i don't know any members of the board. i know we will get to the bottom of this. brad: as we continue to stay on the story we expect to be here in federal courthouse on monday for a detention hearing for david son. authorities have said he was actually actively tipping others off. that the f.b.i. was on to this scheme. more details expect to be

in greenbelt, brad bell, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. next at 5:00, hidden figures opens tonight. the former chief nasa scientist tell abc7 about how the profiled in the movie served as an inspiration to her. alison: next at 5:00, new developments in the beltway crash that happened three weeks ago. the hit-and-run now investigated as part of the crash. larry: we continue following the developing story out of fort lauderdale. five dead, eight hurt and the shooter in custody. the new information abc7 just learned about the accused gunman from his brother. that is c

jonathan: we continue to follow breaking news out of fort lauderdale, florida. five people killed, eight others wounded. shot in the baggage claim area of the airport by a man who just got off a flight. he claimed a checked pistol that he had checked, went in the bathroom according to the eyewitnesses he loaded and came out and opened fire without saying a word. we are getting more information. 26-year-old esteban santiago. he was arrested after he ran out of a ammo, threw his gun to the side and laid flat on the ground for authorities to take him into custody. his brother contacted the "associated press." he sai

his brother in a long time but he said his brother was a member of the national guard, deployed to iraq in 2010. pat of an engineering company while serving in iraq. his girlfriend told his brother he had just had treatment for mental health or was undergoing the process of getting mental health treatment. we do not know the motive for the shooting. it has shut down the airport indefinitely while the investigators continue to go over the airport but they continue to put together the pieces of what happened this afternoon. flights in and out a canceled. there are people still on the tarmac because the authorities have to interview each and every witness one at a time. q mccray with the satellite center with more on the disruption to the air travel but what the eyewitnesses saw play out in terminal. q: exactly. the footage from the fort lauderdale hollywood international airport speaks for itself. the chaos, confusion. hundreds of people running for the lives. many of the witnesses are now

according to witnesses, the shooter esteban santiago pulled out a gun and started shooting with no warning. it all happened in the baggage claim area at the airport in terminal two. the video we are seeing on social media now is gruesome. bloody, bodies, of course we can't show it to you right now. it's far too graphic for tv. but you can easily do your own search online and find it for yourself. according to witnesses the only reason santiago stopped shooting people is because we ran out of ammo. here is how one witness described what she saw. >> i had a perfect picture of him coming and walking up and down shooting the people. i mean, i just can't believe it was possible. q: that woman was actually working in the terminal when the shots were fired. again, countless stories just like that one are shared on social media. again, santiago is the name of the man who is being involved with the crime.

according to investigators he had a military i.d. with the name on it when they arrested him. he is completely speaking with the detectives right now. he is in custody. he is cooperating. that is the latest here live from the satellite center. i'm q mccray. back to you. jonathan: thank you. he did act alone. according to investigators and the broward county sheriff. there was some claims or maybe concerns there was somebody else at the airport who was also shooting. those, all the claims were erroneous. there was just one gunman that got off a plane and opened fire. nerves, you can imagine, a lot of people very scared. they didn't know what to believe. there was a lot of chaos happening at the airport. again, right now the airport has calmed down. they are interviewing witnesses. this is a tedious process. it will take some time. be the first to know about breaking news when it happens. go to wjla.com/text. sign up for the text alerts as soon as something like this happens or we get the updates. you will get them to the phone. that is the latest from the "live desk." that is jonathan elias, back to you.

thank you. other news now. donald trump will be sworn in as president two weeks from today. we are now learning more about big changes to your daily life for the inauguration. >> every four years our government works overtime to keep everyone safe. alison: that includes work for 8,000 police officers. and the national guardsmen from all across the country. they will be tasked with protecting residents, dignitaries and the up to 900,000 people coming here to support or protest the president elect. among security measures are the closing of four downtown metro stations and the pentagon metro stop, too. the memorial bridge will be closed to all but the foot traffic. larry: the security measures are one of things we know to expect on january 20. many businesses call that day and the days that follow unknown. jeff goldberg reports on how they are trying to s

business to respond to changes that follow a change of administration. jeff: whether along the parade route on pennsylvania avenue or severe shops near verizon center. >> fun to have a piece of it. jeff: inauguration fever is coming on fast in downtown d.c. john grace is the manager of the hamilton restaurant. all the private rooms are booked for inauguration and the huge crowds are expected to come in off the streets. >> the numbers may be up in 2013. there is a big buzz going about it. new man in the white house. jeff: according to the d.c. chamber of commerce a lot of hotels are sold out but not all. they expect this year to be like the inauguration of 2013 when the hotel occupancy rates were 67%. no one expects the first ain august ration of b

drew -- inauguration of barack obama that drew 2 million people to d.c. but this is expected to be large and some are feeling trump bump. >> gigantic. through the roof. jeff: he owns private tours of washington for $465 per couple is offering a trump tour of d.c. stops a it trump hotel, the russian embassy and the neighborhood where trump's daughter ivank ab and her husband recently bought a home. >> this is the best january we have ever had. the crowds will be big. jeff: just how trump probably wants it. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. larry: new developments on the deadly crash in the beltway in the wintry weather three weeks ago. the virginia state police are treating the death of a man in the crash as a hit-and-run. police say the car that he got, that hit him after he got out of the white puckup truck was not one of 23 cars involved in the

alison: coming up next we will introduce you to the former chief scientist for nasa and tell you about the mov

steve: looking at round two for snow. this time it's southern maryland. jackpot area well south and east of d.c. upward of two to three inches around leonardtown. extreme southern maryland. the st. mary's county upward of three to eight inches. 27 for the high tomorrow. 25 for a high on sunday. 30 on monday. middle of next week we warm back up to the middle 50's too the lower 60's. we continue after

larry: history this afternoon, 249 miles above surface. that is where the peggy made the seventh spacewalk of her career, this is outside the international space center to tie the nasa for the most spacewalks by a woman. alison: all right. well, women and nasa. stick with the theme. i know you have heard about the new movie "hidden figures" that opens tonight. i

of three african-american women working at nasa in the 1960's. they were called "computers." that is because they did all the math for the space flights before actual computers even existed. well, in tonight's working woman, she says that they helped inspire her to become the chief scientists for nasa. >> that's john glenn. >> what do you do for nasa? >> calculate the landing center. >> chances are you never heard of kathryn johnson before the movie "hidden figures." a brilliant mathematician, the brains behind the launch of astronaut john glenn to orbit. ellen stofan, nasa's chief sintists knew a lot -- scientist knew a lot about her. >> we have been here all along. we always weren't welcome and she often time had to say i belong in the room. don't tell me to leave. alison: stofan worked at nasa

became chief scientists until a few weeks ago, leaving to pursue new opportunities. she is a geologist and her research focuses on venus, the moons of saturn and mars. she spent much of her time at nasa trying to get humans on mars by the 2030's. she believes we may find alien life before then. >> the astronauts on mars are critical to answering this question that i think humans wondered about since we looked up at the night sky. are we alone? is there life elsewhere in the solar system? alison: she beliefs the answer is yes. though she is skeptical it will be complex life. she told me she feels the strongest about sending a message about climate change. research at nasa shows the earth temperatures and the sea levels are rising. >> climate change is happening right now. it's a huge concern. we need to do something about it. alison: she says the biggest message is to young women who even today think they can't

at nasa. >> they need to think about kathryn johnson and get a seat at the table. >> you may wonder why stofan isn't an astronaut herself. her father did work for nasa. when she was little she went with him to watch a rocket launch. she was 4 years old. it was an unmanned rocket but it exploded on the launch pad. she thinks that is why she remains firmly planted on earth. she said when you are that little those things stick with you. larry: absolutely. alison: she has been dedicated to the program for so many years. larry: and the passion, just like the ladies in "hidden figures" at the same time. she will be the brains behind what could be life on mars one day. alison: she is excited about the movie. larry: exciting. awesome. alison: coming up next at 5:00, that is one way to steal an a.t.m. right there. thieves caught in the act. what police think this theft might be connected to. larry: we continue to follow the developing story out of florida. five are dead and many more are injured. we have an update fr

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larry: we continue to follow breaking news in fort lauderdale. five killed, eight more hurt when a gunman opened fire at

it had passengers flees the terminal. lindsey mastis picks up the team coverage now with a look at how people are responding on social media. lindsey: i want to show you this tweet from a woman named sara ramos. she is still on a plane. i have been tweeting back and forth with her and she says they passed around food but as of right now, they do not know when they will be allowed off of that plane. this is another video posted to infagram. you will notice police were lining up around the airport to make sure no one could get in. this is another view outside when people were watching to see what was happening. this is another video from inside. look at this. you will notice a lot of people got out of there. they left the luggage, the bags, everything behind. very few people were left inside this terminal.

as the investigation went on. a woman said they laid on top of their children and hid under the tables and she is still shaking. tweets from this man like jordan to let everyone know i'm okay. a lot of people saying they are okay. there are a lot of questions about who the injure and the dead are at this time. back to you. alison: thank you. "7 on your side" with health matters. virginia department of health warning that the commonwealth is one of a handful of states with severe flew activity. we are -- severe flu activity. we are entering the peak of the season. this year's predominant strain is linked to severe symptoms of virus but it is a good match to the flu vaccine. good part. larry: the good part is we have one weather system out of the way but we have the cold weather and another system coming quickly. alison: it could be a snowy saturday. doug: for some part of the area.

light snow. farther south and east from the city, heavier snow. this is what the pattern looks like now. the storm system in the final shape hasn't taken form. that happens tomorrow. there is a winter storm warning to the southeastern suburb and the shore. large portion of tidewater, virginia, blizzard conditions. locally at 5:00, the weather service expanded or bumped our advisory to the west. now the metro except for the county and the winter storm warnings to the south but they extend to the eastern shore. the timing will move in from the snow and approach from the south. if you have late night plans, no problem. it's mo

the morning that it moves in from the south. snow at time, moderate and heavy farther south but it will get out of the picture late afternoon and everything and on track for a sunny, windy and a cold day on sunday. how much? north and west mainly flurries. but there is a path here we are pathing down a dusting as to two inches. you are in winter storm area there are areas from virginia to north carolina to pick up five to ten inches of snow from delaware to the eastern shore. we talk more at 6:00. back to you. larry: okay. alison: all right. coming up, thieves targeting a.t.m.'s and the

alison: police in prince george's county are releasing new survey leng video of three suspects snatching an a.t.m. from a sunstein gas station. now the question -- sunoco gas station. now

theft is linked to the u haul in hyattsville. kevin lewis has the latest. kevin: the smash-and-grab theft happened in the wee hours of the morning. the cracked concrete a sign of where the a.t.m. used to stand. the conduit, broken. and the thieves are still at large. >> they will do it until they are caught. >> the trojan horse in the unassuming u-haul. it knocks over a hefty a.t.m. the trio shout orders lifting and shoving the money machine in the u-haul. within minutes the truck peels out. cargo door is still ajar. >> this is the first time it has happened to me. it was

>> the gas station owner says the a.t.m. was bolted in the concrete. likely had a few grand inside. >> i call 911. kevin: the overnight clerk hiding in the cash booth felt the ground shake. last month alone the thieves tried to steal six a.t.m.'s from businesses. on monday, d.c. police found this abandoned u-haul in a southeast a.m. with a.t.m.'s and -- southeast alley and a.t.m.'s and a safe in the cargo hold. they won't say if it's connect told this case but it has the same sack -- sack -- sacawajea image on the side. there is no rental contract to track them down. this happened between 2:00 and

5:00 a.m. maureen: we begin with the continued breaking news from fort lauderdale, florida, where the airport is still shut down after a deadly shooting. jonathan: we can tell you five people are dead and eight others were wounded in the attack that happened after 1:00 in the afternoon when a man got off the flight, went to baggage, got a bag he checked. hard case with the pistol in it. went in the bathroom, and came out with a loaded gun and opened fire without saying a word and kept shooting. reloaded and kept shooting some more. this played out in the baggage claim area. five people were killed. eight others were injured. we are getting information of who the guy was or is. they have him in custody. it's a man described as 26-year-old esteban santiago. he was a member of the national guard. he is from alaska. deployed to iraq in 2010 for a year with

according to his brother he was evaluated for mental health issues. at this point the f.b.i. and the a.t.f. are involved the investigation. as far as a motive, they are not giving us any indication of what sparked him to go get the bag that had a pistol in it. he loaded the pistol and opened fire. q mccray has the reaction from the passengers inside the terminal when it was playing out. terrifying scene that unfolded. q: no doubt. the stories from the witnesses are disturbing and saddening. some saw the shooting happen. others described the bodies in the baggage claim areas. horrific scenes they won't soon forget. witnesses recounting the horror on the tarmac. gunman spreads throughout the fort lauderdale hollywood airport. passengers looking for the shelter wherever they cod