announcer: from abc 7 news, this is a breaking news alert. jummy: the breaking news is coming from the district, where there was a shooting right near nationals park. packed with people attending a job fair. sam sweeney is live on the scene with the very latest. sam: jummy, it has been two south capitol street in front of nats

here is what happened. two people were behind this liquor store on n street. there was an altercation behind the liquor store. one person fired shots multiple times, and the victim than ran up to where the center feet -- where the centerfield gate is and then collapsed. there were a lot of people here. that is why it was originally thought that the shooting happened there. six or seven shots were fired off. the victim collapsed there and was rushed to the hospital. let's listen to how witnesses described the screen. i came out to him running down the street. we are told by d.c. police that the suspect got away. he is described as a black male in his 20's, and he was self on south capitol street in a black chevy impala.

are asked to contact police. the job fair was canceled. reporting live outside nats park, i am sam sweeney. jummy: now we follow another story out of prince george's county. that is where police say they are looking for a man who shot a woman at a school bus stop. this happened around 7:00 this morning at the intersection of chester and winthrop streets at oxon hill. only the woman was hurt in what is being described as a domestic incident. stay with abc 7 news for updates . head over to wjla.com. you can sign up for our breaking news alerts. you will get notices sent straight to your phone directly from our newsroom. also, we turn to the latest on president trump's first 100 days in office. bigpresident met with the three automakers and plans to sign additional executive orders, including one on the keystone pipeline. president trump is contui

immigrants voted and cost in the popular vote. his remarks to business leaders yesterday, president trump met with the heads of u.s. carmakers today. bringingmp: we are manufacturing back to the united states bigly, reducing unnecessary regulations. >> but his pro-business message may be overshadowed again by what was either a false claim or a joke made to pressure -- a joke made to congressional leaders. he reiterated a previously discredited claim that 3.5 million illegals voted for hillary clinton, costing him the popular vote. -- heyan was unable to went on to support the president pro-business trade agenda. >> we tax exports and not imports, so we are putting ourselves at a more level playing

director james comey has told fbi officials that president trump asked him to stay on. over the weekend, the president teased comey for his high-profile. pres. trump: you are more famous than me. >> with what role he may have had on influencing the election. he is also investigating members of trump's campaign for their links to russia. as the president was forward with rolling back the obama initiative, more executive orders. you can mark your calendar february 28. that will be the first time president trump addresses a joint session of congress. we are learning that a supreme court nominee may be coming soon. sources tell abc news that nucor has emerged as the leading contender. jummy: we should point out that abc news' david

granted the first interview with president donald trump since he took office. you can see that interview tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m. taller and stronger. that is what the white house says it wants when it comes to the fencing surrounding donald trump's new home. john gonzalez is outside the white house with details on the fence design concept. john: the white house wants a stronger and taller fence and we are not talking about the u.s.-mexico border here. during his first week in office, the commission of fine arts has finally approved the final design for the new fence. we can tell you right off the bat, it will be this much taller. four feet seven inches taller. take a lack -- take a look at these concept designs. the existing fence stands at about seven feet tall. footew fence would be 11 seven.

have been a number of white house fence jumpers, including omar gonzalez. he made it all the way through the north portico door and overpowered a female secret service officer inside there. >> instead of making it a military reservation looking fortress, hopefully they can keep it within good standards. john: the new fence will also include detection technology to fight climbers and intruders. officials say the idea is to enhance security, protect the president, but also respect the historic significance of the 18 acres here behind me. the secret service hopes to break ground with the national park service sometime next year. at the white house, john gonzalez. back to you inside. jummy: a surprise move in the case against a man who allegedly shot the comment pink -- the comet ping pong

no word on what is in the deal. heice say back in december, went to the pizza parlor to investigate a fake news story. he is then accused of shooting up the place. let's talk about the forecast. the rain clears out, at how long will that last? doug hill has a look at the forecast. doug: we think probably sometime by thursday morning there could be a brief shower, but otherwise quiet stuff. temperatures in the mid 40's. in the mountains, lower 40's. let's get started with the good look in our satellite image here. the big storm has been swimming -- the big store has been spending and springing. now there is colder air, and it snowed in pennsylvania and new england and southern sections of canada. temperatures in the middle to upper 40's. colder and clear o

between 34 and 40 degrees, with the wind still about 10, 15 miles per hour. looking at the hour-by-hour temperatures. we will start in the mid 30's, wind up in the upper 50's with plenty of sunshine. hands down, best day of the week. jummy? jummy: meanwhile, a massive nor'easter is slamming the northeast. ferocious wind turning deadly in philadelphia after a sign was sent flying into a man, killing him. and a huge chunk of a merrill sent crashing down. and then that scaffolding. people were sent scrambling out of the way. storms like this are likely to be more common in the future. that extremey is weather is a lot more common. it is something we are constantly mindful of. jummy: the other thing is flooding.

intense flooding during hurricane sandy. check out the germanic video coming out of san diego. two women were walking on the -- check out this dramatic video coming out of san diego. two women were walking on the thes and were swept into water by waves. the women were pulled to safety, but one of them later died. stay connected to the stormwatch 7 weather team, no matter where you are. like us on facebook at of your -- at wjla/tv. live radar and hour-by-hour forecasts. checking news on the world -- tragedy strikes again in italy. a helicopter carrying an injured skier off the slopes crashed, killing all six people on board. that crash took place at the same mountain range as last week's avalanche, which killed an additional 15 people. coming up on "abc 7 news at noon

jobs to have in america? we will show you what a new report says. >> a d.c. public school principal receives the honor of a lifetime, and it was a huge surprise. i am suzanne kennedy. that story is coming up. jummy: and the oscar nominees have been announced. "la la land" is up for a lot of awards. we will let you know. jamie? jamie: what we are seeing right now is the closure in place with police activity. this is right near nats part, south capitol street, all lanes locked between d street and e street. both directions on kenilworth avenue, more heading inbound. we have midday roadwork. the big picture looks not bad at all on the capital beltway. you can still get by. that is a look at traffic.

there are times when it's nice that things go up. and it's sometimes even better when things go down. novec, a not-for-profit electric cooperative, provides wholesale power to its customers at cost. any changes in that cost are passed along through an annual power cost adjustment on bills. the average home's power bill from novec will again go down in 2017 by nearly $11 a month. making down a very good direction for power bills. there are times when it's nice that things go up. and it's sometimes even better there are times when it's nice thatz290ez zi0z p. y290ey yi0y

announcer: you are watching "abc 7 news at noon," on your side. jummy: we have a crime alert in the district. police want you to get a good look at this video. officers are trying to find this man after he was caught on camera busting into an apartment building in northwest and taking packages. this happened on friday, january bottom, just a few blocks away from gw hospital. for some people the start of a new year means finding a new job. what are considered the best jobs in the country? of theor compiled a list best jobs in america. number one is a data scientist, followed by data engineer, tax manager, analytics manager. the ratings are based on job

potential, job satisfaction. from the best jobs to the best principle. the big announcement for best principle came. suzanne kennedy was there. suzanne: she has no idea what is going to happen, but this morning banneker high school wasnciple anita berger named principal of the year. >> she is principle all of the year. she started at the northwest school in 1992 as a physical education teacher and worked her way up to principle. she is credited with strong gains in standardized test scores, 100% graduation rate, and improvement in passing the ap exam. she talked about how hor

come back after they graduate and say, you know what, thank you. >> she knows all of the students. she knows how to raise our grades, and she comes to talk to us. berger twicecipal hosted president obama here at the school. she will be honored at the kennedy center in march. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. jummy: all over the state -- all of the country, states are getting hammered by the weather. one man in california is taking advantage of the rain. mark gomez decided to catch some waves on his jet ski. do not try this at home, though. gomez is a professional jet ski rider and stuntman. which of course explains why somebody is able to follow in front of him and

until he hits a dry spot and then, major face plant. the storm from yesterday has pushed way out. canada areuthern being walt good snow. we saw gusty wind, and that will drive the payment -- that will dry the pavement. we will show you a live look from the weather by camera at national harbor. we had some blue sky earlier, but with colder air overhead, this is a common phenomenon. we call this the self-destruct sunshine. as we warm up, we get these depths of stratus. the skies will turn mostly clear tonight. inwilma be terribly cold, the upper 40's. it is 47 right now. it will rise a degree or two. still above average. definitely breezy. some of the wind gusts we have had in the last

per hour wind gusts. leesburg, 22 mile gusts as a naval academy. you can see what happened the last couple of hours. the cloudiness, kind of low clouds out there. we have had a couple of sprinkles show up. generally, high pressure building in. it will be a pleasant afternoon. we will clear out by sunset or close to it and then enjoyed tons of sunshine. the wind will climb into the upper 50's. cold front comes through late wednesday night, thursday morning, with the possibility of a couple showers. then a long stretch of cool, not cold but cool, dry weather going forward. the next quadra days look like this. 58, 52, 45. thursdayrief shower morning. there will be a very dry period here. then the possibility of a brief shower. stay with us.

jummy: of course one of our goals at seven on your side is for you to solve consumer disputes that you have not been able to solve yourself. into aas entered partnership with a local group that has had decades of success solving consumer complaints. our seven on your side troubleshooter horace holmes unveils a new initiative -- 7 on your side calls for action. phones at call for action are abuzz with activity. >> put together the documents that you have. horace: call for action has worked hard to resolve consumer complaints.

laid properly in your apartment, or perhaps your car repaired did not do the -- did not go the way you think it should. our job is to evaluate it and get the best solution we can. horace: it is the same job that we at 7 on your side have undertaken. now we have joined forces to help you. >> problem-solving is our big thing and we love to do it. the people who volunteer here are problem solvers. likee: volunteers 90-year-old tony glazer, who assaults hundreds of cases during his years with call for action. successful and get some money back for the individual, everybody is so graceful. they tell me how much they appreciate it. that adds to my joy of being here. of volunteersrmy is now working hand-in-hand with the 7 on your side for

consumer issues. problems that you are having problems resolving. we will have a much wider reach into the washington area. a very exciting partnership. horace: horace holmes, abc 7 news. jummy: if you need help solving a business, this is how you contact 7 on your side's call for action. go online to wjla.com /callforaction. 301 -- call we will go to doug hill with a final check of the forecast.

jummy: the oscar nominees are in. the nominees for the 89th academy awards are announced. kenneth moton has the list from los angeles. >> and the oscar goes to -- kenneth: hollywood's biggest night is weeks away. and the nominees are -- announcing an early morning -- the oscar nods online only. also nominated for leading actor, from la la land. viggo

fantastic denzel washington. >> the nominees for lead access -- for lead actress are. kenneth: natalie portman in "jackie." meryl streep. davis, nicole kidman, octavia spencer, the show williams, naomi harris -- michelle williams, naomi harris. >> he was screaming, i was screaming. the first examination for moonlight. and michael shannon. no surprise, the top 2015 films are in a race for best chair. , hiddener by the sea figures, all nominated. but the film to beat, and la la .and the

may be a thing of the past after the academy made the changes last year, inviting more minorities and women, as one of the most diverse lists of nominees. kenneth moton, abc news, los angeles. doug: i have not seen it yet, but the story is incredible. not a director, but i think it is probably the best erector -- best directed, best produced scenes. a little bit of sunshine this afternoon is all we can expect. but later in the afternoon, the best chance for sunshine. -- 37 tonight. not terribly cold but cooler as we head through the weekend. jericho the oscars go to wednesday. doug: yes, for the best weather day. jummy: have a great day.

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