announcer: now "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: first at 4:00, it could be the break police are looking for. michelle: another pharmacy targeted in montgomery county. alison: the suspect in custody today. they are looking into whether this is related to a crime spree in maryland. jonathan: abc7 have been following this for weeks and now more two dozen robberies. michelle: stephen tschida has the update. stephen: i got off the phone with the can tain in montgomery county 15 minutes ago. we learned the suspects apprehended after allegedly trying to rob the c.v.s. did so just across the parking lot from a police station. it's right over there just beyond the sun trust. now we have video this morning of the police moving in, sweeping in and taking the suspects into custy. investigators are grilling them, trying to determine if they are linked to

overnight robberies of drugstores and convenience stores in anne arundel, howard, prince george's and montgomery county. >> it is common practice for our robbery detectives to speak to other detectives about the trends they are having or we are having to see if we are being hit by the same suspects. stephen: again, the interrogation continues at this moment. we have learned that investigators characterize it as a complex case. keep in mind a number of incidents spread across this county alone, so at this point, while the interviews are going on, still no word of charges in this case. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: a homeowner fires back and hits an intruder in lothian, maryland, this morning. as brad bell

after being hit by a bullet the intruder wasn't finished. >> it was 8:00 this morning in this community with big homes on big lots. a husband and wife just beginning their day, realize a man has broken into their house. >> they cop fronted him -- cop fronted him. attempted to push him out of the house. the male resident used a handgun in his defense to shoot the intruder. brad: anne arundel county police spokesman says the first shot hit the intruder in the leg but he wasn't done. the man retreated outside, grabbed a piece of metal and charged back into the house right at the resident. this time the man in the house fired again, hitting the suspect in the head. >> it looks like a case of self-defense. brad: the anne arundel police are still keeping much of the neighborhood closed off. we can't see the actual home where the shooting took place. they are also not identifying the homeowner but we have

f.b.i. agent and local businessman. the couple's neighbor tells us he is just glad they are okay. apparently the person broke in the home and was threatening. he was defending himself. brad: the suspect had been seen in the lothian area and was the suspect of a community alert flyer. he had a fixation on the neighborhood and may be dealing with mental illness. he is expected to survive. in lothian, brad bell, abc7 news. >> want to update on a story we told you about breaking 24 hours ago. the hostage crisis at a maximum security prison in smyrna, delaware, is finally over and now we are learning in the process one of the guards was killed. inmates held at least four guards hostage for nearly a full day. prison leaders wiping away tears, vowing to get to the bottom how the convicts got their hands on the weapons they

state's biggest prison. >> we owe that family the support of all of us across the state. the guard that was killed worked for the delaware prison system for 16 years. some of you first found out about the hostage situation as it was sent to you via ex-the. abc7 text alert goes on all the time. log to wjla.com/text, sign up for instant updates from the news room. it can be weather, news or metro. michelle: it's a heavy weight battle between president trump and arnold schwarzenegger. this is all over ratings for "celebrity apprentice." the feud has been brewing for a while now but it's at a new level. around the current host, trump now president. president trump: they hired a big movie star, arnold schwarzenegger to take my place. we know how that turned out. the ratings went down t

around if we can for the ratings, okay? michelle: that was the president, president trump at the national prayer breakfast this morning bashing around for not matching -- arnold for the success trump had with the show. he responded. >> donald, i have a great idea. why won't we switch jobs. you take over tv because you're such asen expert in ratings because i take over your job and then people can be comfortable again. michelle: quite a comeback there he made on twitter. trump still has a financial stake in the show. he is listed as a executive producer. jonathan: prayer breakfast did take on a serious note. the president saying that freedom of religion is under attack. >> our republic was formed on the basis that freedom is not a gift from government.

freedom is a gift from god. jonathan: he described it as widespread and saying that the world is in trouble. alison: meanwhile today we heard how maryland senator chris van hollen feels about the new administration. the senator on "good morning washington" today described it as chaos. he points to today's news that president trump reportedly hung up on the australian prime minister. he touched on the travel ban he says undermines american values and acts as a recruiting tool for isis. >> the executive order, many people focus that it undermines our american values and that's true. but it plays in to isis. if you watch the chatter on the isis social media, they are cheering on trump. alison: so van hollen talked about president trump's cabinet picks. he says it's possible that betsy devos will not be confirmed for education secretary by a senate vote. van hollen says she is clearly

and for the confirmation progress, let's turn to the chief political correspondent scott thuman. so, scott, for the past two days, republicans have been employing an interesting strategy to try to get around any boycotting democrats. tell us about that. scott: creative tactics going on, on the hill. for a second day. as you pointed out, you have a boycott from democrats who believe if they didn't show up for the committee hearings to push the nominees through to the full senate, it would prevent the process moving forward. instead now, two days in a row the republicans said fine, you don't want to show up, we will change the rules so you no longer have to have the democrats present for a quorum. we can go ahead and process this person without you present. scott pruitt up for the nomination of the e.p.a. head was pushed out of committee because republicans altered the rules and voted in favor now. that will head to the

to see if it happens over and over again as the divide between the democrats on capitol hill and trump administration moves continue to get wider. alison: so let's talk about the foreign policy for a minute. two issues making headlines. we have the administration now with a stern warning to iran. and then we also have hints that maybe there are some other relationships eroding with allies of the united states. scott: yeah, well, let's start with iran. what you have essentially is a war of words that began the other day when the white house came out and essentially put iran "on notice" for a missile test that it conducted. iran then responded by saying it's not going to care about threats from an "inexperienced person." of course, they are referring to president trump there. today president trump was asked if any options are being taken off the table if this continues to intensify. president trump saying nothing is off t

people worry it will go from war of words to something more serious militarily. the other one you are referencing is australia. president trump had a call with the chancellor of australia over the weekend. it's been revealed that the call didn't go extremely well. i was somewhat shorter than planned. there was terse talk. because australia had agreement with obama to transfer some refugees to the united states and trump expressing no desire to comply with that obligation. now they are dissecting took place on the phone call. as a result, the white house today defending it saying it was a terrible phone call. we heard from australia saying he didn't hang up on me but i did defend australia's chance and john mccain trying to smooth things over perhaps called the head of the australian gover

expressing the steadfast and the strong relationship between the two nations. it's been kind of an up-and-down day on capitol hill. alison: okay. scott thuman, live for us. thank you. jonathan: it's not boring. how to get paid for doing what you are doing now. watching tv. michelle: next, how ollie is doing now that she has been found. alison: a judge literally throws the history book at teen vandals and the unique punishment for those who spray painted racist graffiti on the historic african-american schoolhouse. and this. >> hang on. ladies and gentlemen, punxsutawney phil! [applause] michelle: look at that face. he looks like he wants to go back to bed. the most famous weather-predicting groundhogs back in action. we'll let you know his prediction. we want to hear from you first. do you want six more weeks of winter? it hasn't been so bad so far. go to wjla.com/votenow to

let us know. hey, doug, how about you? more snow or do you hate the little rodent? doug: i love the little rodent. snow, i don't see much of that in the immediate future. what i do see is another cooldown. pleasant at the moment. 49 degrees. go to break and a look outside. blue skies, high clouds. the complete forecast. homage to phil when "abc7 news at 4:00" continues after this.

michelle: an update to ollie, the once missing bobcat. the national zoo says she is doing just fine. she has a cut on her paw and had to hve stitches. she won't be back in the enclosure for a few days. the zoo says she got out climbing through a small opening in the mesh enclosing in her habitat. she was found last night near the birdhouse. jonathan: in ashburn, a unique punishment for the five teenagers that spray painted racist graffiti over the old historic schoolhouse. richard reeve is live there tonight. a teaching lesson now for the teens. what do they have to do? richard: absolutely. a teaching lesson. interesting enough because this is an historic african-american school, take a look here. you can still see traces of the graffiti down there on the stones and the foundation of the school. letes go through what they have to be doing. we want to talk about what happened. you can see how the school has been repainted from some of the vi

between the ages of 16 and 17 spray the graffiti here last october 1. keep in mind, this is an historic african-american school dating back to 1892. fast forward after they were apprehended. they wrestled with what to do. probation, community service? they came up with something different. have them read 12 fiction books with life lessons about intolerance and discrimination. they have to also write 1,500-word paper about the message, the swastika and the white powered messages graffitid on african-american schools and churches. they must also visit the hol cast museum and the -- holocaust museum and the american history museum. prosecutors say they have never tried this approach before. >> i thought, well, what if they read books that teach them about race and religion and gender and discrimination and wa

path to come up with something different. richard: prosecutors say the students have one year to complete the tasks. coming up at 5:00, how the students will also have to hear from a woman who attended classes in this school. live in ashburn, richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: all right, thank you. another milestone moment today connecting the united states and cuba. american airlines opened the first office in cuba. for the first time cubans can simply purchase a ticket directly with the airline. that allows them to bypass the expensive and the cumbersome charter system that dominated travel there for 20 years. jonathan: if you got the money to buy one, then ferraris are beautiful cars. we know that. the auto maker is doing very well, thank you very much. sales last year scored close to 40%. so the company says it plans to keep growing and shipping more cars next year. i was corrected by a good italian friend of mine. it's noter" if

but nothing is going very fast on the roads. ferrari would be idling. trenice: i would take the keys today. it's beautiful outside but not on the 66 corridor, jonathan. we have delays in an earlier incident with a stalled car that is clear. we are jammed up most of the way through fairfax county. we can take a live look. activity off to the shoulder here and camera at cedar lane. it looks like an earlier accident. police are on the scene. the car may need more assistance, possibly a tow. they have been for at least an hour. delays on the westbound stretch begin inside if beltway to continuing most of the way to centreville. this afternoon, slow 95 southbound for the get-away from the d.c. area. here are your delays on the 95 stretch. leaving lorton to 123 going toward the occoquan. then you get a break before dale city. more volume as you take the trip down to triangle to stafford county for the ride to fredericksburg.

also building volume closer to the beltway. we are moving at a decent pace but still slow for the most part. delays heaviest on 395 southbound, just after the pentagon. then again through sherylington and to the landmark area. take a look at the big map on the beltway. heaviest in the usual shots on the top side leaving maryland heading to virginia. inner and outer loops across the legion bridge, extremely stop-and-go. alison, back to you. alison: all right, trenice. thank you. >> six more weeks of winter it shall be! alison: okay. stormwatch7 winter weather alert and you just heard it. six more weeks of winter. phil did sea the shadow. we want to know from you. we haven't seen much snow here. do you want to see more or are you finished with winter? go to wjla.com/votenow to let us

michelle: 75% say they hate the groundhog. jonathan: that was doug. doug: i love the grandhog! michelle: phil isn't the only rodent who tried his paw at predicting when spring will win out over winter. d.m.v. has its own expert and potomac phil also predicts six more weeks of winter. we trust potomac phil more but none comes close to the accuracy of doug. >> if this is winter, we are doing okay. it's fine. doug: this is all for fun. but i do have statistics on phil's accuracy. interesting here. jonathan: uh-oh. doug: we are on a roller coaster that never ends. we are going to take a dip and then warm next week and then crash down again. all winter long, that has been the story. let's talk about the furry friend up north. here is the statistics. according to records from the punxsutawney phil club, there is a club that runs this kind of show they do every year. they s

shadow 103 times. no shadow only 18 times. 18 years. so 85% of the time it's six more weeks of winter. the track record as far as predicting it is 39%. we mention that four of the last ten winter forecasts turned out actually to be accurate for the district. 40%. michelle: you have all the camera lights, he is bound to see the shadow. doug: you'd think, wouldn't you? every year. that is a story on the furry friend here. the temperatures now are not wintery at all. 49 in washington. 45 at potomac and falls church and laurel. 47 in springfield. average high is 44. the temperatures start to drop as the skies clear. winds diminish to 5 miles per hour. looking to friday morning and the bus stop, the average wakeup temperature in metro is 28 degrees. partly sunny skies. breezy at times tomorrow. by dismissal time is 40. that is below

saturday. sunday a cold front will come in. there is a possibility there will be a few sprinkles. somewhere in the elevation might see a snowflake but really no impact to deal with. early next week the temperatures will start to warm up. check this out. 45 for sunday. we jump to 53 on monday. a good chance of showers tuesday and wednesday. look at the highs. upper 60's. turning colder on thursday. then a lot colder through friday. we heard from phil and potomac phil and punxsutawney phil and doug hill. all you need to know with the weather. michelle: we're covered. jonathan: i'm going with doug on this. thanks, doug. coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- kidnapping in georgetown. a very good look at the man police want to talk to believed to have paraded the

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we are standing next to them. my gosh. jonathan: fires erupted on the campus of u.c. berkeley last night. you saw some of it on abc7. the university is coming forward condemning the actions of those who used violence to shut down an event wednesday night. it was a speaker. they didn't want them there. our amy aubert is monitoring the latest on the situation there and she is at the "live desk." amy? amy: the university of california berkeley sending out a message today condemning those actions and saying last night people invaded the campus and used, "violent tactics" to shut down the scheduled event. take a look at the video from the scene last night. protesters breaking windows. throwing objects. even starting a bomb fire. they canceled the event which was the speaker milo yiannopoulos. they said in part, "we deeply regret tha

undermined the first amendment right of the speaker as well as those who came to lawfully assemble and protest his presence." >> this is supposed to be about free speech and your right to express yourself even if you are probably a bad person. fetch you are saying awful things. you shouldn't stop just because somebody comes and they light something on fire. threaten to hurt you. that is not how it should be going. amy: the university says there were no reports of serious injuries. president trump taking to twitter this morning with a tweet that reads, "if u.c. berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal funds." at the "live desk," amy aubert, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. coming up at 4:00, the library closing. the overhaul for d.c.'s biggest library and when it will reopen ahead.

he was able to escape unharmed. but tonight the closeup image of the man believed to be responsible. alison: coming up new at 5:00, pollution can cause all kind of health problems but is it contributing to the threat of a specific disease in women? the new evidence when i join you back here at 5:00.

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announcer: you're watched "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: kidnapped and the video is crystal clear. they have the vehicle and the guy they want to find. that is what a georgetown student said happened last week. kidnapped and driven from a.t.m. to a.t.m. police put out the chris call clear vid joe of the man they want to talk -- video of the man they want to talk to. brianne carter has the story. brianne: the police are still searching for the suspect. this is the individual we understand. the victim walking here along o street and 4th. take a good look at this man. d.c. police releasing new images of the man they believe kidnapped a georgetown university student one week ago off o street

the new surveillance video show the suspect and victim going in and out of banks stopping at a.t.m.'s before getting back in the suspect's silver s.u.v. the suspect tried to make the student make large purchases stopping at stores in maryland and d.c. now a week later, the suspect still on the loose, area residents in georgetown say they still feel safe in this community. >> that is why i find this very surprising. we don't see any policemen in the front gates right now. it could happen. to anybody. at any moment. >> it's hard to believe. i'm sure they will catch him eventually. brianne: we talked to the police to find out if there was any possible connection between the two? we are waiting to hear word back from the authorities. we know in a statement from georgetown university the student is not said to be harmed in all of this. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7

michelle: thank you. doug, this is a beautiful few. doug: it's february 2, 4:00 in the afternoon. 49 degrees. i mentioned on the set it will get colder for a few days. let's give you that story. but it's governorrous. cloudy -- it's gorgeous. it's cloudy but now getting ready for a seasonal night ahead. the air is dry. it's no problem to drop in the 20's tonight. 40's are the stories through the evening hours. mainly clear with the diminishing winds. that is good for outdoor activities. overnight the range of the temperatures range between 23-40 degrees. clear to partly cloudy and light winds around the area. looking ahead to friday we have sunshine to start. sub freezing temperatures and we will warm up but only to 40 degrees. that is four degrees below average tomorrow. colder weather is expected here for the day on saturday. as you make your

plans, fairfax, go to downtown fairfax for the chocolate lovers festival. all weekend long, saturday and sunday. cold on saturday, 38. kind of cloudy on sunday. a few stray sprinkles around the area. the mountains may have a flurry. 45 in the afternoon. we begin a warming trend on monday. how warm will it get? steve rudin has that in the ten-day outlook in 14 minutes. maybe 15. jonathan: thanks. the martin luther king library is the biggest we've got in town and it is the need of the overhaul for quite some time. d.c. bureau chief sam ford has the latest on when it will shut down and when it will reopen. sam: the library's director made the announcement in a room full of reporters, builders and consultants and presented an animated video how the historic library designed by the famedded architect will be transformed

i will be gutted inside, a new floor added but it will take two months just to move out. >> as you can imagine, we are in a 400,000 square foot building full of books, full of staff, full of computers. sam: right now the martin luther king library is home during the day for dozens if not hundreds of people and main stay for many others. >> we have been coming for 12 years for just about anything. i like it here. i like the library, man. >> i meet here with a student i tutor in reading. they have great facilities for us. sam: the director says hours will expand at branch library and other facilities like the old carnegie library controlled by the d.c. historical society. even library of congress is helping. >> they reached out to me and said hey, how can we be of help? sam: the famous mural that tells the story of dr. martin luther king's life is in the envated library as well, e

the coatal cost for the project is -- total cost for the project is $208 million. 'm sam ford, news news. -- i'm sam ford, abc7 news. michelle: the mortgage market may be stabilizing. freddie mac says the average 30-year fix rate stuck at 4.19%. but compared to this time last year it's significantly higher. jonathan: there are popular brands of smokeless tobacco being recalled. there are complaints that metal items found in them. the f.d.a. says there are no reports of anybody being injured because of this but you can see a full list of the recalled products at the website. go to wjla.com. michelle: tonight a "7 on your side" consumer investigation about breast implants and the growing concern that a certain type of implant might be linked to cancer. it's alcl. the f.d.a. sa

association but isn't ready to say there is a definite link. but more than a hundred patients are. this woman survived breast cancer when she was 33. she chose a certain immigrant for the reconstructive surgery. seven years later she was diagnosed with breast implant associated lymphoma. cancer, again. >> people all the time said you chose implants. i didn't choose cancer neither time. if i had a choice and i knew the implant i was about to put in my body could give me cancer, that is a choice. michelle: she feels because she didn't have all the information she implanted cancer. how strong is the science? "7 on your side" consumer investigator kimberly suiters reports tonight at 11:00. jonathan: it was only a drill. coming up for us, abc7 allowed at joint base anacostia-bolling. we are going on base to show how they are preparing for an

michelle: next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- that is not a mouse. it's actually a successful implant for a ferret. see what doctors are using to extend zelda's life next. >> ♪ can't get it out of my head ♪ michelle: that girl! look at larry. and julie! they all have moves. i'm distracted. that is bell biv devoe having fun. you remember the song. "poison." jonathan: my favorite. michelle: they are out with a brand new album and say it's better than the music they put in the 1990's. check out the entire segment at wjla.com.

jonathan: an anonymous tip that may have saved the wall of the wallaby. it looked like it was in bad shape. michelle: look at it. when the officials arrived a it the new york state home the wallaby was in the garage and so malnourished the doctors say you could see the spine. it's now in the care of a vet but it still has a long road to

>> he has no muscle on his body at all. his spine is sticking out. his legs are like twigs. you can imagine that wallaby and a kangaroo will have powerful legs and leg muscles to go with that. he does not. michelle: feel so bad for the little guy. the home it turns out is no stranger to wild animals. authorities have even had to remove a lion and panther from the home. owning a wallaby by the way in new york is illegal. and the owner could be arrested. a panther? jonathan: time to go. michelle: at first glance you may think this is a story about an animal swallowing a computer mouse. it looks like one, right? jonathan: look at the x-ray. it's not a mouse. what you are looking at is a medical break-through. surgeons at kansas state successfully implanted the first ever ferret heart pacemaker. that is zelda.

michelle: the legend lives on. that was a 1990's reference. i don't think you got it. jonathan: over my head. michelle: still ahead at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- now secretary tillerson arrives at the state department. >> i'm the new guy. michelle: his direction as secretary of state after replacing john kerry coming up. ryan: i'm ryan hughes inside the commissary at joint base anacostia-bolling where first responders are training for an emergency. an amount

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jonathan: all business as you can see. this is only a drill. abc7 was allowed to joint base anacostia-bolling as the teams were preparing for an active shooter situation. ryan hughes takes us on base across the potomac for reagan national airport for a rare first-hand look at this drill. >> just being fired. then the police quickly storming the

shooting victims on the ground. it's only a drill. but it mimics a real life active shooter situation. >> we want to be ready. the whole tool is to train to that. not just active shooter but any common threat that might be out there today. >> testing the response of the emergency responders on the base and police. the situation is a disgruntled employee busts through a gate and opens fire in the commissary as people were shopping. >> we came in here and engage and we neutralized the shooter fairly rapidly. he only got down one aisle. >> with the suspect on the ground they searched the aisles and behind the bakery counter looking for another threat. once it's safe, they can start helping the injured. this drill comes in the annual two-week period of the scheduled navy wide exercises to test antiterrorism operations. >> according to the f.b.i. there were 40 active shooter incidents between 2014 and 2015.

casualties across the country. >> since 2008, 19 active shooter threats happening on military installations. >> different things change. different technologies. we are learning things as we go. >> they are looking at lessons learned so if a real situation happens, they can respond appropriately. in southeast, ryan hughes, abc7 news. jonathan: legislation introduced today to ensure no one is denied entry in the united states based on religion. gold star father khan joined him saying people are unfairly targeted by the president's legislation. >> this is way is alienating my country. muslims are alienated within the united states. and the world, in the

remain alienated. >> they have never had a religious test for entry. we would never use religion, a person's religious belief as bar for them to become an american citizen. jonathan: the white house says the travel ban is designed to allow the united states improve security processes and not aimed specifically at muslims. michelle: 24 hours after being sworn in, newly confirmed secretary of state rex tillerson arrived at the state department to get to work. he began speaking to the employees at the state department headquarters headqua. he urged everyone to row main focused on -- remain focused on the object objectives. >> we can't let our personal convictions overwhelm the ability to work at one team. michelle: tillerson's arrival comes days after hundreds of statede

expressing the opposition to the president's executive order on immigration and refugees. jonathan: well, read it banned a forum for alt-right thinkers. they banned alt-right for posting personal information and online harassment. thousands of users subscribe to the forum they felt contained white nationalists and racist posts. some people find themselves getting winded after walking up a couple of flights. don't look at me. michelle: you know me. i love the stair master. that is my thing. how do you think they feel after running up 86 flights? jonathan: i'd be gassedded. michelle: the annual run-up race held in new york city. hundreds raced to the top of the empire state building. an australian holds the record for running to the top. doing so in nine minutes. jonathan: what? michelle: and 33 second. jonathan: wow! michelle: incredible. i usually do

minutes. jonathan: i don't do of that. i watch others do it. lady gaga will perform in the halftime show in the super bowl and answers questions about the upcoming performance. michelle: lindsey mastis has what she revealed. lindsey: to the songs she will sing and the costume changes and who will join her on stage. she doesn't want to reveal any of it. she wants everyone to be surprised. pepsi who is sponsoring the show put out behind the scenes video but it is hard to tell what the actual performance will look like. she is admitting she will use the super bowl's physical halftime platform to tackle issues she has always spoken up about. >> the only statements that i will be making in the halftime show are the ones that i have been consistently making throughout my career. i believe in a passion for inclusion. i believe in the spirit of equality. and the spirit of this country. one of love and

kindness. lindsey: social media is getting in on the action as well. there are already special lady gaga emojis on twitter including one for each of her albums. back to you. steve: time to look at weather. we are looking at a live shot from rosslyn. the skies are beginning to clear. bus has arrived. let's talk about what is going on temperature wise outside this hour. 43 in gaithersburg. 52 at quantico. 52 in fredericksburg. 30's in winchester. the forecast tonight, dropping to the 20's. partly cloudy skies. the winds will be out of the northwest at 5 miles per hour. now, as we move through the day tomorrow, the clouds for the morning. clouds for the midday. outdoor recess for the kids. but late afternoon, the clouds begin to break apart. more sunshine. then the sunset now at 5:30. getting later and later as we move closer and closer to spring. can't wait for that. weekend outlook. talk about tomorrow. around 40 degrees. ni

the school week below average for this time of year. chilly on saturday. but at least it is dry. temperatures are in the upper 30's. by sunday we may see a few spray sprinkles. don't can you want on a lot. temperatures around 45 degrees for high. let's talk about the next ten days. once we get through the weekend, we have a warmup on the way. lower 50's on monday. upper 50's on tuesday. better chance for showers. the cold front will arrive to drop us around 40 on thursday. middle 30's on friday. for following weekend, back in the 40's. but still no big snowstorms on the horizon. let's get a check on traffic this afternoon. here is trenice. trenice: hi, steve. this afternoon we have a couple of things happening along the 270 corridor. still trying to recover from an earlier accident near clarksburg. the traffic lanes are open at 121 but we are still slowing fr

and then get a closer look at 270. on be -- on the big map you are seeing a red line across the legion. that is typical. but 270, atypical now. backed up from the spur to gaithersburg. in montgomery village we had report of an earlier incident southbound side blocking the right lane between shady grove and 28. northbound before montrose, report of a stall to the right shoulder now. for folks on the beltway now you are seeing a red line on the left of the screen. here it is in a live view for you. this is the inner and the outer loop for you trying to make the trip from bethesda to virginia. inner loop delays from 355 to new hampshire avenue in montgomery county. on the outer loop is expected to be heavy to make it to the legion. michelle: thank you. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- work from home on the couch? make money watching television. too good to be true? the legit offers and whether it's really worth it next. jonathan: our "good morning washington" crew cannot wait for

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alison: after days of protest at dulles airport a happy ending for a family tonight. iranian couple with immigrant visas cleared couples an hour ago after being stranded abroad following the trump's travel ban. right now jeff goldberg is live at the airport with their story. jeff? jeff: this was quite the reunion to witness. it happened 30, 35 minutes ago. they are just getting out of customs. not that long ago. they are about to come this way and head to steriling to the daughter and son-in-law's home. this is the couple now. they just arrived from iran here just a few moments ago. an amazing story, an amazing situation. here is some video from right when they arrived not that long ago. it was an amazing moment when they were reunited with the daughter and the son-in-law. they have an immigrant visa. following the executive order issued last week by the president, they got stuck at

coming from iran. they say they were stuck in airport for five days not knowing whether or not they would make it to see their daughter or son-in-law in northern virginia in the sterling area. many people they were with in the airport went back to iran. but they decided to hang on and stay. with the help of attorneys and the senate offices of tim kaine in virginia and chris van hollen in maryland, they say the pressure mounted toward the department of homeland security. they got a breakthrough. and the couple was able to board a plane and make it here this afternoon. >> it is unbelievable, i think. i didn't think i could come here at all. >> we have the people. i'm speechless right now. i'm too emotional. we made it. we made it. jeff: there they are. the son-in-law, the daughter, the attorney, you look to the left and