jonathan: first, a stormwatch weather alert, heavy rain and strong wind leaving a mess to clean up. alison: we have seen flooding and fallen trees scattered across the region. a report of the hardest hit areas, but we start with meteorologist steve rudin. weather onave better the way, but rain this

across the region. at thisngering showers time, even a few snow showers to the west. not looking for any accumulation, but if you are watching in marshall and middleburg, looking at a little bit of sleet mixing in with the showers. early tomorrow morning, waking up at pickup time, 41 degrees. recess, the kids will be outdoors, middle 40's is the high, eventually near 50 degrees. coming up, a warm-up, near 60 degrees on the 10-day outlook. i will tell you when coming up. jonathan: the severe weather bringing you down trees, strong wind bringing down wires, contributing to flooding. tom roussey is live in braddock heights, frederick county. tom, what are you seeing? interesting,, it's if you go down two miles to the frederick city limits, they have not seen any ice

problems. slightly higher elevations, all kinds of ice on the side of the road, and they have had to do some work to mature the roads stay clear. salt trucks were busy in both frederick and washington counties. we saw this one on the west side of the southbound. on theucks loaded up east side of frederick county. ander temperatures north west of d.c. have led to some very icy spots, especially at higher elevations, like braddock heights west of frederick. beenven where it has not cold for ice like this, there have been problems thanks to the rain and heavy wind earlier in the day. in laurelre started acres after power lines went down in colesville, silver spring. at damage was a lot worse this home in aspen hill after a tree landed on it.

there was a power outage in chevy chase. on the virginia side of the on an, a tree landed annandale day care with 12 children inside. nobody was injured. was a problem not just after nightfall but before. in washington county, a little after 4 p.m., state police say that a man lost his life near hancock. his ford fusion left interstate 70 and hit a tree. live in braddock heights, frederick county, tom roussey, abc 7 news. jonathan: parts of the northeast are in recovery mode. millionsans for interrupt it a nor'easter bringing ferocious winds and heavy rains. wires entries were knock-down, hundreds of flights delayed. tens of thousands of people still without power. alison: businesses are

friday's inaugurations. cameras and cell phones were rolling as protesters smashed atm's and broke store windows. those windows have been boarded starbucks locations, but only one was able to open today. two bank of america branches were damaged as well. >> i work in this building, and the glass was broken out. unfortunate wes are not able to protest peacefully. alison: a national park service office was damaged during the riots, but was able to open its doors this morning. more than 200 people were arrested friday and will face felony rioting charges. jonathan: from coast-to-coast, saturday was a day of protests, millions marching for issues that matter to women. you organizers say this is just the beginning. she says her mission for the next four years is to make

each state has organizers to do continuing work and she is encouraging people to call congressman and senators and keep saturday's spirit alive. alison: there is a search for who shot at a police officer in his cruiser as the officer was trying to make a traffic stop last night in great falls. the driver of a white sedan sped off, then turned the car around and fired at the cruiser. a passenger ran away. the officer was not struck, but the police are asking for anyone with information to come forward. department ofurel public works worker was killed in a car accident this morning. marcus kohlberg was riding on the back of a trash truck at sandy's ring road -- sandy spring road when a car crashed into them. laurel's mayor is offering condolences. alison: prince george's county police are asking for help to solve a murder case. last

was found in the parking lot of the lead hill condo complex in temple hills with gunshot wounds. we have images of what she looked like, but she has not been identified. it appears she was shot in the face while somebody was standing over her. investigators want you to look at her tattoos. if you have information about her or the killing, call the police. and the search for the person who stole a car with a child inside. this happened at the bradley shopping center in alexandria about 3 p.m. today. the victim left the car running while at the atm. when the carjacker realized a child in the car come he ditched it and jumped into an suv with another person. the child was reunited with family and is doing ok. jonathan: mike pompeo has been approved as cia director. votes lasted well into the evening, mike pence performing

criticism for saying that he would bring back enhanced interrogation techniques. in day four of president trump's first 100 days come it was filled with executive orders and policy memos. the president also reinstated a ban on federal money for groups that perform abortions. president trump held a high-profile meeting with top union leaders and has continued to pledge to bring jobs back to america. >> i'm going to stop the reading chemistry deals that are taking money out of our country -- the ridiculous trade deals. it will be reversed. a lot of companies will come back to work. they will come back to our country and hire our people. jonathan: the president said plans to renegotiate nafta will be made at the appropriate time. alison: among the most controversial

money come he froze federal hiring and pay raises, impacting hundreds of thousands of people in our area. tim barber joins us with the reaction to the freeze. tim? of the peopleome we talked to tonight are uneasy about this. there is a plan in about 90 days to reduce the size of the federal workforce, but it's still not clear who would be impacted. >> a federal government hiring freeze. with the stroke of his pen, president trump launched a wave of uncertainty for federal workers across the country. >> we don't know what's ahead. >> i just try to focus on my mission. as aexcept for positions serif for public safety like military jobs come it also allows omb to grant exceptions. >> president trump is a smart businessman. this is not smart business. tim: he

is president of the mayor confederation of government employees. right now there are 2 million federal workers, and between 4 million and 5 million contractors. the move will slow down government services such as the processing of social security and veterans benefits. what do you say to critics say we need to limit the size of government? >> start with the contract workforce first. to reduce, the plan the size of the federal workforce is expected to be released in about 90 days. we will let you know what it entails. live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: tim, thanks. it's fair to say that donald trump has a shaky relationship with the media. america was watching closely as the administration held its first full press conference this afternoon. sean spicer, the new press secretary, said he would stand there as long as needed. jay korff has what happened in the room. it was an interesting back-and-forth. jay: a lot of questions and

the relationship has been prettily of late. sean spicer addressed a variety of issues during a brief this afternoon. at the top, the upper roark over inauguration attendance. he insisted the dog duration -- he insisted the inauguration crowd, spicer blasted news outlets for reporting it. a number of news outlets show the aerial footage. and compared it to the size of president obama's inauguration in 2009. spicer insisted it was the largest to witness an inauguration full stop john carl would news asked if he pledge not to knowingly say something if it is not factual? >> i think sometimes we disagree with the facts. there are certain things we may not fully understand,

you, jonathan. jay: sean spicer did not back down from his belief that mr. trump's inauguration had the most viewers in history. if you include those watching on computers and other devices. jay korff, abc 7 news. at an: a first-hand look lifesaving rescue. the night, the woman who was inside a car, this car right here, is speaking up. what she is saying to the officer who brought her to

>> pull me. >> move, move, move! a woman from washington state is calling a police officer or her angel. he rescued her from the burning and the wholend, thing was caught on camera. the officer smashed the car window with his baton and pulled her out of the window. >> i honestly believe i was going to die there. panic was definitely setting in. myas doing everything within powerful stopped i tried to open the doors. then kicking as hard as i possibly could. i started dialing 911 and the flames were shooting out. it was happening fast. it was going to get me fast, too. alison: amazingly, she was not hurt.

but she ison, thanking her new friend, the officer, who saved her. by the way, he brought her ice cream the next day. jonathan: friends forever. a new faster method for first responders. firefighters showed off new tools. they are using jet skis to avoid traffic to get to scenes faster. . very cool when they are there, they use water fueled jet packs to establish the fire. the other good part is it allows them to have an unlimited supply of water to fight fires. summoning people will join the fire department now. alison: that is pretty cool -- jonathan: so many people will join the fire department now. alison: the victim of the shooting at the san antonio mall shooting is being remembered as a good samaritan. two men were trying to steal from a k jewelry store when the thieves

we were calling people and telling them we loved them. cops anda bunch of there was fire. and people were running and screaming. shopper who was carrying a gun shot and wounded one of the suspects. another suspect was found after a car wreck less than an hour later. a third arrest is still possible. jonathan: 7 on your side with a consumer alert -- samsung is releasing new details about what caused the alarming cell phone fires last year. they say poorly designed lithium-ion batteries caused the funds to ignite. samsung apologized and said they may have asked too much of battery makers by building stronger batteries for such a small phone. own oneasked anybody to of these things to turn it off and get rid of it right away. and the consumer alert for beer drinkers. the sid near

company is recalling bottled beer in 36 states -- the sierra nevada brewing company is recalling bottled beer in 36 states, including virginia, d.c., and maryland. the tops of the bottles can break off. tonight, aland battle over mandatory paid sick leave. supporters held a rally outside of the state house in annapolis. they say that a bill for paid sick leave has a good chance of coming along this year. hundred's of thousands of families will be impacted by this. for continuingeve7 coverage. alison: former president george h.w. bush was moved out of the icu. he was admitted to the hospital last year after a fight with pneumonia. tonight he is healthy enough to be on a regular floor. former first lady lady barbara bush is out of the hospital tonight. she had been admitted for bronchitis. jonathan: on thfl

minnesota state house, governor mark dayton fainted and collapsed. this happened about 45 minutes into his state of the state address. he appeared to be conscious as he was helped to a bathroom several minutes later. released a message on twitter saying his dad is "doing great tonight." we certainly wish him well. steve: the heaviest of the rain is long gone. the weatherbug network, over two inches fell in arlington, the district 1.8 inches of rain, about 1.3 inches in gainesville. the wind gusts at this hour, finally beginning to ease. the wind advisory canceled out earlier. closer to the bay and further east, 20 to 30 miles per hour. the temperatures mainly in the upper 40's, near 50 degrees. winchester 32. right near freezing.

a combination of that means it's slick spots early tomorrow morning. be careful on the side str eets and walking out the door in the morning. the satellite and radar, scattered showers remain out there at this hour. not going to amount to a whole lot as we move through the overnight. a little bit of light snow , marshall,middleburg a few flakes, but no significant accumulation or delays in the morning. upper 30's, near 40 waking up. wrap the sunglasses as you head out the door. you will not need them early on, but midday and later in the afternoon, upper 40's, near 50 highs, slightly higher than average. a bigger boost wednesday. clout stick around early tomorrow morning. by noon time, outdoor recess for the kids.

west, snow in the higher elevations, elkins, west virginia. clearing skies tomorrow night and higher temperatures wednesday. we eventually make it into the upper 50's, near 60 degrees, but just for one day. 50 degrees the high tomorrow, upper 50's wednesday, lower 50's thursday. friday cooler and breezy, 45. lower 40's for the weekend, but dry around here. next week, daytime highs in the lower to middle 40's. still, no snow in the forecast. i don't think alison is going to complain. alison: nope, not one bit. one of our goals at 7 on your side is to help you soft consumer disputes. now there is a new way for us to get even more help for you. with anne resources address again group called call for action. a have decades of success solving consumer complaints.

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jonathan: let's face it, pests are a fact of life with restaurants, no matter how hard you try. alison: it may be the response that actually matters. fast asian bistro in full sum, california, the one near the prison, has been mocked and even derided on social media after a receipt made it online -- a discount for seeing a rat. $30 off. the owner is standing by his employee. >> 14 years in folsom,

that is something that manager at the time thought was appropriate. the restaurant contacted the health department, which inspected and found no evidence of rodents. employees probably will not be putting discounts forcing rats on the receipt again. jonathan: maybe it's just me, but that we'll should have been free. alison:. i'm impressed they stayed jonathan: just don't put it in writing. they have great restaurants out there. rats, $60 off? robert:? three rats jonathan: dinner is free. robert: tonight, sports, no rats. the wizards put a wall of

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alison: the blizzard was one year ago today. ago today, and we have a winter weather advisory to the west in the mountains. if you are near rappahannock county, to the west, mineral county, extreme western washington county, you are looking at a winter weather advisory, possibly an inch of sleet. not a huge problem for the immediate metro. tuesday.s the high near 60 wednesday, lower 50's thursday. the weekend looking good, but cool. jonathan: jimmy kimmel is next. alison: have a good night.

>> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, dennis quaid, comedian bill burr, jake byrd at the presidential inauguration and music from andrew mcmahon in the wilderness. and now here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very kind. thank you. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks for coming. thanks be to god, god looked down and said, i am not going to