bell has an update on his condition. brad: from skytrak7, the single engine piper looks mostly intact. the crash called a hard landing. up close it's a different story. the trees seem more dense. the aircraft shattered. we can see how the plane slammed in the hillside. the wings are crumbled. look at the windshield in front of where the pilot would have been sitting. you can see it's not even broken. perhaps that is a pilot, 64-year-old from rhode island named gerald kempen managed to open the right side door, climb out and call 911 and direct rescuers to his location. >> he was able to survive the crash, able to meet us here when we arrived. kempen flew to the area a few days ago and parked at the tiny potomac airfield. it appears he lost power not long after taking off this morning. by telephone his wife tells us he has been flying for many years and knew what to do if

she also knows with no serious injuries, he is very lucky. in fort washington, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: brutal. some of you first heard about the plane crash via abc7 texts. sign up for breaking news alerts at wjla.com/text to be the first to know what is happening in our area, even when you are away of the television set. spoiler alert in northern virginia. michelle: the cable, internet all knocked out before kickoff and it lasted overnight. alison: so this means all the super bowl parties without the game. michelle: nightmare! alison: how do you have the party? the night was ruined in parts of alexandria and virginia. jonathan: wow! "7 on your side" is how to get money back for the snaff few. -- for the snaffu. cheryl conner has more. cheryl: work continues overnight and into monday after

their service right before what might be the best super bowl in history. >> we had dinner and extra snacks. cheryl: but plans changed when the screen went dark. the family of four headed out to a sports bar. >> of course, we were frustrated. it was just ironic that the elec risty went out before sue -- electricity went out. cheryl: service is back. customers were impacted by two separate issues. power outage caused the first one. backup generators helped the cable service come on after 6:00 sunday evening in arlington. the second issue was a fire on the power line that burned through the cable fiber on north quaker lane in alexandria. >> a contractor pointed out you can see evidence of the fire on one of lines. >> there is also soot on the ground. >> the power lines somehow came loose and started to smack each

cheryl: a comcast sportsperson told us, "we plan to proactivity credit impacted customers on upcoming bill." the contractors worked on the lines until 11:30 monday morning. >> we are just glad that the job is done and glad question question -- and gland we can counted on the television for news. cheryl: cheryl conner, abc7 news. michelle: all right. remember liberty and justice? it looks like one of them is there now. the bald eagle cup is back. there is at least one egg in the nest. this is the seventh year this video stream has been set up from near the d.c. police academy. you can see by the shadows in this pictures it's a bright and a sunfy day out there. really nice. the weather could be headed for a record territory in terms of warmth. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill has the forecast. doug: today was mild. what will happen is we will see the temperatures warmer tomorrow in record territory. we are at 61 degrees a while ag

dealing with this afternoon and this everything. at the moment, 63 in leesburg. 66 in culpeper. 60 in andrews. 53 in annapolis. the warm front is not even through the area yet. through the evening, we will stay clear for a while. but later tonight increasing cloudiness ahead of a warm front. temperatures overnight will wind up being warmer than they should be during the day for highs. the up side down crazy roller coaster pattern we have had all winter. warm front with the area of rain. we watch it progress steadily north and east. the future cast will give us timing. showers and the temperatures are mild. showers for the morning. we get to the afternoon and the temperatures could hit 67 in washington. the existing record is 64 degrees set in 2008. i think we have a record-breaker on our hands. we will check that and the next ten days coming up in a few minutes. alison: sounds good. thank you. president trump made his first visit to central command in tampa meeting with seni

today he talked about the need of programs, as he called it, to ensure only good people are allowed in the united states. a ruling over the weekend blocking his ban from seven majority muslim countries. the department of justice faces a 6:00 p.m. deadline to make the argument that it should be reinstated. a block on the order allowed for emotional arrivals and reunions all over the country. northern virginia country jeff goldberg is at dulles. abc7 saw a lot of these happen today. right, jeff? jeff: a time of tension with people with visas trying to get in the united states while the travel ban is temporary lifted. at dulles, you see people offering support and legal aid and assistance. earlier this morning we saw two brothers arrive at dulles who have become part of the legal fight. it is a

andf in the making. 21, finally arrive in the u.s. >> i want to thank all the people who support us. jeff: last week the two brothers from yemen, both now part of a class action suit against the president's executive order were in flight to dulles when the order took effect. upon arrival they were handcuffed, detained and deported to jabuti where the flight originated. their father waited in michigan, heart-broken. >> i didn't eat, i didn't sleep. i didn't answer my phone. only for emergency calls. jeff: attorneys and politicians worked hard on the case. the order was suspended. after nine days of confusion and anxiety, the brothers made it. >> i couldn't believe it. i can't believe we are here. jeff: molly has been the past week volunteering for the dulles justice coalition. >> we have someone reaching out to her.

and legal help for travelers impacted by the ban. >> we would not be here without the immigrants in the country. they make us stronger and they are welcome here. jeff: of course the international arrival gate here at dulles has been the scene of many happy reunions and confusion over the past week. the happy reunion for the aziz brothers this morning. but for the next story we'll go to the domestic arrivals gate and tell you why at 6:00. jonathan: capitol hill has a bone to pick with trump after the interview with bill o'reilly. in the interview o'reilly question why the president respected vladimir putin. that led to the u.s.-russia comparisons that sparked backlash from liberals and conservatives. president trump: if russia helps us in the fight against isis, which is a major fight and islamic terrorism all over the world, major fight, that is a goo

i have no idea. >> he is a killer, though. putin is a killer. president trump: we have a lot of killers. you think our country is so innocent? jonathan: nebraska senator is one of many vocal leaders to say there is no moral equivalency between the u.s. and russia. michelle: finding good, free marking is nearly impossible in the area. including reston where once free spots are now pay spaces. >> you could stop at tysons corner and not have the $2 surcharge from the same product and the same store. michelle: this is a month before the garage started shopping. tom roussey is in reston. what do store owners want to see happen? >> what they want to see is a return to free marking or some compromise. i'm in the rabbit at the reston town center. i'll -- i'm

here. there were store owners that wrapped up a meeting ten minutes ago talking about the issue. they are pursuing the legal options. they will meet next week. ever since folks started to have to pay for parking at the reston town center last month, business is well down. people are staying away because they don't want to pay for parking and b, they don't like to download an app to pay for parking which is strongly encouraged here. we talked to a viz vice president here, vice president of a restaurant who says he feels like something needs to be done soon by reston town center. >> the way they roll it out is poor and they have upset so many people, the longer it goes on the harder to gain the customers back. >> back life, they just

minutes ago. talking about from here. as far as the reston town center, boston properties is the owner. we contacted them. they say they put it in place because they want to pay for things like infrastructure around the town center. they don't want people spending the whole day in the parking barrage, parking to ride the metro. they feel like it hasn't been in place very long and it will settle down with time. a lot of folks here don't want to wait much longer because they're losing business. reporting live at the reston town center, i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up next, teaching kids how to spot fake news. the innovative program is just ahead. michelle: also ahead, are smart appliances too smart? how going old school made save you money in the long run. alison: and this. >> basically, we're all just people. people trying to do the best we

alison: katie couric goes one-on-one with our kidd o'shea and the reason she wants you to meet one d.c. family in her new documentary. jonathan: pats fans never went to sleep. they are still celebrating. what did you think of the game? unbelievable comeback for brady and crew? or an epic choke for ryan and gang? we want to know. weigh in at wjla.com/votenow. check on the results coming up ahead. when the victory parade is planned. we will tell you about that. look at the pats.

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alison: a local high school is joining fight against fake news. kellye lynn shows us the tools that they are using. is there we have so much information at our hands. california question many of us have to ask as we consume information. is it real or fake? >> it's information but it's also, there is news that is biased. >> it makes me upset that someone would want to deceive the public in a way that could potentially skew a viewpoint. kellye: the recent stanford university study said 80% of the students who saw an ad marked sponsored content thought it was a real news story. students are learning how to judge vality of what they -- validity of what they read. using the expertise of

mainstream news organizations, check the virtual classroom from the literacy project teaches students how to recognize red flag of the inaccurate information. >> the virtual teachers are guiding them through the concepts about what are the types of information that they are coming across? propaganda, news, opinion, advertisement? >> i can tell more about when someone is trying to get their opinion across or when they are reporting something. >> you can easily tell in the title if it's heavily biased or neutral about that. >> i want them to have the tools to even check me. i supply them with an article. have i given them something credible? kellye: another way to help students decipher fact from fiction. in arlington, kellye lynn, abc7 news. michelle: there she goes, flips and all.

performance announcing a world tour. yes, she io d.c. she will play at the verizon center on november 19. tibets -- ticket goes on sale february 20. other dates august 25 at wrigley field in chicago. and september 1 at fenway park in boston. for a full list of shows go to our website wjla.com. jonathan: it wasn't for the fourth quarter and overtime she would have gotten the m.v.p. for the game. from deflategate to jersey gate. new england patriots' quarterback tom brady said that the jersey he wore in super bowl went missing shortly after he put it in the gym bag. he searched the locker room but it has not turned up. >> i put it in my bag and i came out and it wasn't there anymore. it's unfortunate because that's a nice piece of memorabilia. if it shows up on ebay, someone let me know. i will try to track it down. jonathan: he suspects it was tollen after the

was stolen after the game. that's not the only thing blowing up the internet. lindsey mastis shows us what people are talking about. lindsey: tom brady might think he can find it on ebay. others say who uses i by a -- use esebay anymore? there are jokesters that are putting up the video and the pictures to show it was them who stole the jersey to get laughs. another controversy is a super bowl ad. the budweiser ad. but when they called for a boy count, the hashtag they used was spelled wrong. who is this bud? why are we boycotting him if he is wiser? or is his name bud wiser? why are we angry? there are fans who are just upset over the games and the fans in denial. this person says fake news jut let cnn an

reporting supposed victory for the pate in -- for the patriots in the super bowl. lies! one newspaper reported too early before the game was over. sent out early editions saying that the opposite team that won. so there might be some people who are really in denial. jonathan: uh-oh. i hate when that happens. michelle: did you see the mr. clean ad >> that was one of my favorites. jonathan: i like melissa mccarthy trying to save the planet. the game was amazing. alison: the whole night was different. it felt different than past years. jonathan: the patriots. alison: that is not different. but the ads were -- jonathan: a mix. michelle: for sure. now that we have the winner, the patriots, they have captured the fifth super bowl title. it's time for the city of boston to put on another rolling rally. the parade will start at 11:00

we should have all the plans already, dust them off. alison: how about the next super bowl? super bowl lii. there is a roof in minneapolis so it will be warm. the old home to the vikings used to stand there. hosting super bowl xxvi. you might remember january 1992. it's the last time the skins made it. winning their third and final championship. there you go. jonathan: maybe they will go again. alison: you never know. abc7 on traffic watch with angela foster. hi, angela. >> good afternoon. hello, everyone. as we get ready for the height of the rush hour this afternoon, we are looking at a lot of gridlock. mostly leaving the district. there is red from southwest/southeast freeway. that is cleared but we still have delays i

d.c. 295 we are struggling. an earlier collision and the lanes are reopened but we are jammedded from bureaus avenue. we have inner and the outer loop delays. mostly on the inner loop into the chevy chase area, where there is a collision at connecticut avenue. through fairfax county the traffic moves nicely. a live look here through arlington boulevard. in prince george's county we have major inner loop delays. the crash at pennsylvania avenue with delays back to landover road. that is a look at the roads for you. back to you. jonathan: thank you. jaw-dropping footage from illinois, as a meteor -- that is cool. this was streaking across the sky this morning. this is video from a police dash cam. this meteor could be seen from iowa across wisconsin, illinois and into indiana. those are the kind of things that happen that get your full attention. >> you know there were crazy 911 calls i

chicken little called in and saidwe are all done. alison: we have warm weather. will it hold for the next couple days? doug: next couple days. then it will get cold and then warm again. but this time there is an interesting wrinkle. we will set a record high tomorrow. 60's on wednesday. then a cold front comes in and a storm system could combine with rain or snow by thursday morning and then it will warm up again. it's nuts! but it's fun. fun forecasting because you keep in the guessing game. as far as the numbers go, we had a few areas in the lower 60's in the metro region earlier. now look live at high school in laurel. sunny and 51. this is delightful. the average high is 45 degrees. the warm front about -- hasn't even come in yet. a few showers north of town about 3:30 in the morning. then the warm front and the closer to rush hour perhaps showers moving through. steadier rain will stay north of the warm

and the day as well. occasional showers. but in the afternoon, the skies will brighten, sunshine and breezy. the temperatures in the 60's. then we look ahead beyond that for a change in the weather wednesday night. pickup time. the showers are likely in the morning. the temperatures are mild. mid-40's. we will head to 60's for dismissal time. we'll have a breeze from the south. the record high temperature for the day tomorrow is 64 degrees. set last in 2008. then sometime before that originally in the 1890's i think. we are forecasting 67. that would be a record. 67 would be a record at dulles, b.w.i. thurgood marshall as well. as the front moves through we'll see changes but it will take a while wednesday for the cooler air to come in. it will happen in the everything but then the system will go by and the stage will be set for rain and snow in the morning, clearing in the afternoon and then turning colder beyond that. coming up,

look at the forecast for you in about eight minutes. michelle: thank you for the update. coming up for us, one-on-one with katie couric. her new documentary takes us inside a d.c. area family. >> when ellie who was then your son, said that to you, "i'm a girl in my heart and in my brain," was that a little scary? michelle: the response and why couric knew she wanted to take on the topic next. alison: still ahead at 4:30, a powerful message for a community that is no stranger to crime. >> if you give them something to remember and be inspired by. alison: more than words. how he is trying to instill a message of h hambone! sally! 22! hut hut! how he is trying to instill a message of h

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children. both born male, but at the age of 4 their youngest son told them she was a girl. i asked a lot of the questions that i think many people who are not familiar with this whole phenomenon would have. i.e., how does someone that young know with certainty who he or she is? when ellie at the time your son, said, "i'm a girl in my heart and in my brain," was that scary at first? >> yes. kidd: what did you notice was the biggest fear of the parents of transgender children? >> listen, let's face it. nobody wants their child to be different. kidd: "gender revolution" covers it all from the science, saycology and words people use to identify themselves. >> what exactly does it mean to be they? kidd: when it comes to what she learned on the journey? >> i was surprised.

on the topic. so through my education i am hoping other people will be educated too. jonathan: coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- assault on board metro skyrocket. but other crimes are down. a closer look at how metro is and has been combating crime. >> a her of six says this bullet fragment was found by a 12-year-old after someone shot up their apartment several weeks ago but she says it's still not if you have for the apartment management to move her to what she thinks would be a safer unit. i'm sam ford. that is

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jonathan: overnight a 17-year-old was shot lying on anacostia road in northeast. he was quickly rushed to the hospital where he died. now police are trying to track down the killer. children in part of d.c. now are hearing about the spikes and the murders of the other crimes. how can a positive message win out? richard reeve is at one school with a musician's mission. rich? richard: musician mike is playing before the young children here at the head start program in his way of giving back.

singing and playing at the educare washington, a program for youngsters six weeks to 5 years old. many come from low-income families making $9,000 or less. the get-together is a mile or two from where 17-year-old stover was shot and killed. he started his non-profit foundation for youth in 2009 where he has mentored programs for at-risk youth. he donates a portion of the profits from the concert to the children in need. this guy works with the musicians like imagine dragons and 12 pilots. he believes it's crucial to provide a positive influence for the very young. >> if you just give them something to remember, if you just give them something to be inspired by. save hey, i remember mr. mike came in and he played music for us and he talked about it. maybe i could do that some day.

the district again to meet with more children. coming up at 5:00, we will hear from how the efforts like this for kids at an early age can make a big, big difference. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. michelle: boy, it was gorgeous out there today. frederick really hit the jackpot here. doug: these are the current numbers. 63 in frederick. the average high for metro is 45 degrees. so these values are just a warmup for what is coming here tomorrow. let me get to the other map and show you everything here. 59 in the district at the reagan national airport. 62 in reston. 63 in frederick. annapolis cooler, 63. 62 in woodbridge. the reason it's cooler in annapolis, in the 40's most of the day. at the naval academy the winds are blowing in a direction where they are coming off the severn river and off the bay so it's cold. it's mild and clear. clouds increase overnight. we may have showers by morning. this is the leading edge of the warm front. warm without the warm front. wait until t

comes through. cloudy skies at the bus stop. as you head to work with rain in spots in the morning, 46 already. skies should brighten and we will get sunshine. breezes are possible. 10 to 15 miles per hour tomorrow. that will boost temperatures to 67 degrees in the city. that will be a record. we think reagan normal, b.w.i., thurgood marshall and dulles will all set a record. then we stay mild on wednesday. a cold front will come through. we hit 64 but wednesday night a storm system will form south. along the virginia-north carolina border. that might give a little wet snow or the rain mixed early thursday morning and then clearing. it will turn colder thursday and friday. warmer for saturdayed a sunday. through valentine's day warm weather continues through the middle of february. michelle: very nice. doug, thank you. abc7 is covering metro and questions over crime on board. mixed results in a new report out today. abc7 transportation reporter brianne ca

brianne: across the system, aggravated assaults are on the rise. >> it's sad, really sad. brianne: according to metro latest security report, the number of the aggravated assaults jumped 31% from 115 in 2015 to 151 in 2016. two-third of the attacks happening on trains or in rail stations. >> it's quite a bit higher. yeah. i guess it would concern me if i personally had been affected or had seen something like that. i do see it could be a cause for concern. brianne: armed robberies saw a slight uptick, the police report shows robberies overall are down 13. also declining the number of thefts including bike thefts and the snatch-and-grabs. metro credits actions taken over the past year including targeted patrols and more visible police uniforms for the decline. >> undercover

with the k9s and everything. brianne: what about any crimes happening with the snatch-and-grabs inside of your ar at a metro parking lot? we'll have more on that and where is most of the crime happening? we detail that tonight at 5:00. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. michelle: metro's g.m. says it needs to lay off 500 people to help balance the budget. 500 were cut last year. another 500 need to be cut this year. so here is the breakdown. 200 positions are being eliminated. the other 300 are still being considered. you can get alerted anytime there is problems slowing down metro. just go to wjla.com/text to sign up. we'll send text alerts right to your phone. jonathan: well, police are trying to track down a bank robbery. they have already recovered the money he stole. it appears that the robber drop the bag of cash while he was running away. it was found in alexandria on jefferson davis highway. police say they have all the cash back

caught up with the guy who stole it of yet. michee: luxury retailer tiffany's is looking for a new leader after the c.e.o. stepped down following disappointing sales. the company reported good profits in november but said holiday sales were lower than expected. the previous c.e.o. will serve as the interim c.e.o. until a successor is named. a chinese plane maker taking on boeing. this is the c919 made by komak. it hasn't even flown yet. the c919 will compete with the boeing 737 and the airbus a320 in hopes to get what the airline industry believe could be a $5 trillion market over the next 20 years. jonathan: while we are talking about flying, how about this? check it out. the longest commercial flight available right now in the world. it starts

and flies to auckland, new zealand. the qatar airways boeing 777 making a 9,032-mile flight that is estimated to take 17 hours and 49 minutes. 17 hours in the air! this is the furthest distance between any two cities connected by a nonstop flight by more than 300 miles. wow! ahead at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- bye, bye bao bao. the last date to see the cute, cuddly panda before she is on a plane and on her way back to china. michelle: plus, a plus-taking drive equally dangerous here. more from this ride on the west coast. yes! the first-person view. we have it for you

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michelle: beautiful and dangerous. this is the scene from astoria, oregon. jonathan: look closely. you can see the cars that are in the ditch or spinning and end in the ditch. the drive along the coast is stunning but it's treacherous. look here. a car to the side. another one to the side. most of the roads were blanketed by snow. they were treated but still, they have formed ice and make it very tricky. folks in japan had some fun with their snow. thousands came out to visit the 68th snow festival on the

michelle: that is beautiful. jonathan: gorgeous! michelle: this year it features 200 snow and ice sculptor, including one of president donald trump. jonathan: look at the detail. michelle: it started in 1950 when six students built snow statues in the heart of the city. it has grown. there is food. look at the beautiful sculptors. jonathan: creative folks. a jogger disappears and then was found murdered. the suspect goes before a judge now. >> his father said he would never do that. >> his father is a [bleep] michelle: hear from the victim's mother. coming up, police say the victim helped break the case. the clue she provided next. >> ollie the bobcat is back at the national zoo but still out

michelle: a new break of a new york city jogger killed on a run last summer. an arrest made in the case and the officials say the victim helped lead them to the suspect. amy aubert joins us from the "live desk" with the

amy: d.n.a. officials helped lead police to the person they believe murdered karina vetrano. this is the suspect, the man who they believe murdered the joggest last august. 20-year-old chanel lewis held without bail after being arraigned and charged with second-degree murder. they say lewis admitted to attacking the victim. this is just about six months after the avid jogger was found dead in a park close to her home. >> she helped us identify this person. she had the d.n.o. under her names and touch d.n.a. on her back and more d.n.a. on her cell phone. that is how we were able to bring the profile up and how we made the link. amy: vetrano's family telling reporters the demon must get his justice and they will see to it. the suspect's father calling lewis a wonderful young man saying he wouldn't have done it. at the "live desk," amy aubert, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. we have an update regarding a school in southeast.

savoy elementary school will be closed indefinitely as it's being cleaned because of a infestation of bed bugs and rats. they will replace the soft items, rugs, blankets, you name it. the students will not return until the school passes a rigorous health and safety inspection. >> my hope is they will really get rid of them. seriously. this does not happen again to our children. once you get infected with that bug, it's nothing you can do. jonathan: starting wednesday, students will attend classes at ferbie hope elementary school. students that got free lunch programs will be served at the berry farm recreation center. michelle: by the end of the month, bao bao will no longer be a d.c. resident. the national zoo giant panda will be shipped to china. there is a

returned to china by the time they are 4. there will be a celebration for bao bao starting on the 16th. speaking of animals, ollie, the bobcat, is back at the zoo. jonathan: but it may be a while before visitors get a chance to see her. stephen: ollie, the female bobcat and her male companions are here at the zoo. but they are in the enclosed area. they are hobely going to remain there in the enclosed area for quite some time. the zoo believes that she was able to escape through the rope, the netting on top of the enclosure. they found a small openings before they are released in the open area, the zoo wants to make sure there is no possible route out of this cage. for ollie or her male companions. they say the bobcats would be out of sight

time. >> we did a quick assessment and we decided to be much more in-depth to look at every square inch. depending if we had to replace the netting, it could take several months to get it back in shape. stephen: there is an acknowledgment that there is concern about what is coming down the financial pike from the federal government. at this time, the zoo representatives say there was no neglect of the enclosure. no budget constraint that led to the opening. it was just a fluke. stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: wal-mart is encouraging d.c. area non-profits fighting hunger to apply for grants. the chain has 25,000 to $200,000 awards through the foundation. as long as a 501c3 tax advantage they are eligible to apply. today marked queen elizabeth's sapphire jubilee as she became the first british monarch to reign for 65 years.

the occasion was marked with a 41-gun salute in the green park and the tower of london. the 90-year-old queen spent thedy at her estate and cut back on the official duties but she still conducted 341 official engagements in 2015. not bad, right? so productive. jonathan: the traditions are cool. if you see the guards come out, it's a cool deal. michelle: so much precision. our weather is a big deal. it feels like springtime. steve: it's nice. it's beautiful out there now. if you like out there now you will love tomorrow and you will like wednesday. but by thursday if you like more winter-like temperatures, maybe snow, you will love that. 63 degrees this hour in leesburg. 65 in culpeper. 59 at reagan national airport. the breeze off the water. potomac. the outdoor plans this evening, no w

weather. temperatures in the 50's early on. fallinint upper 40's by 9:00. tonight the lows of 42 to 47. we are looking for a few showers after midnight. the showers are likely to stick around for the early morning rush hour commute tomorrow. this is what it looks like on future cast. we start off tomorrow morning at 8:00. this will bring wet weather, frederick, garrett, algany, western maryland. that is where the heaviest rain will fall. we are looking for a tremendous amount in the metro. just enough to slow things down for the morning rush hour commute. the winds will be out of the south. the temperatures will be in the mid-to-upper 60's late afternoon. records could be in jeopardy tomorrow. reagan national, dulles and b.w. i. marshall co

let's look forward to the upcoming weekend. middle 50's on saturday. sunday, lower 60's. by valentine's day, we stay in the lower 50's with a good amount of sunshine. let's check in on traffic with angela. angela: thank you. on the monday afternoon ride we have a lot of gridlock on southbound i-270. but first i would like to show you a big picture map. inside the beltway is a struggle on d.c. 295. north and southbound delays near binning road where we had an earlier collision. we are looking at a struggle on the southeast/southwest freeway. and the tunnel where we had long-term work zone is causing delays. heading to the traffic land cameras, this is a look at southbound i-270 at tuckerman lane. we just had a closure that reopened on the spur. southbound lanes were stopped until we reopened the lane. that is causing gridlock there. around the capital beltway,

inner loop action trying to get through montgomery county as you head to bethesda. the stop-and-go stopping connecticut avenue and georgia avenue. no such issues on 66. we are doing okay for the most part. inside is slow from arlington to west falls church as you travel on the westbound lanes. but once you get past the beltway, slowing through centreville. that is a look at the roads. back to you. jonathan: thank you very much. coming up for us, new tech, shorter life span. appliances are smarter than ever but do they become obsolete faster than ever? three things to do if one of these things breaks down up next. michelle: and here is autria godfrey with a look at how to wake up with "good morning washington" on tuesday. autria: thanks, michelle. tomorrow on "good morning washington," seven essential things to help you build a stronger, happier, loving relationship. >> plus valentine's day gift ideas for the special man in your life that won't break the bank. >> stay with us for traffic and we

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john: kitchen appliances are so high-tech manufacturers update them now every few years. that's great. if you need a part for the fridge or oven and you find it's no longer made. jim is frustrated. he needs a new part for the reverse osmosis water filter.

john: he paid $200 for the system one year ago at his lowe's store. >> and they no longer had that available. john: at first he thought the local store just ran out of them but then he discovered you can't find them anymore. >> i said where can i get filters? they don't carry the filters anymore either. john: we checked and found the cartridge unavailable on lowe or culligan's website. >> it just seems that an organization like that would have some compassion since it was not a year since we had it installed. john: amazon appears to have some but with a two-month wait. with the high-tech appliances upgraded as frequently as new cars many are obsolete after a few years. two years ago christina brown showed me her broken oven with the control panel no longer made. >> it's six years old. i don't think it's an

john: search online for discontinued appliance part supply house or get on ebay and search for parts to what are now known as disposable appliances. we are happy to report that lowe's offered to replace his system with a new model free of charge. culligan says if the customers call them they can find discontinued filters. don't just give up if a store tells you no so you don't waste your money. i'm john matarese, abc7 news. larry: tonight -- >> it's like somebody has to get killed or hurt to help someone. larry: a family held hostage in their home. and the mother's attempts to find a safe place. protest, emotional reunions and pointed tweets. will the travel ban stand as the battle over it intensifys? a d.c. coverup after an artist work gets less than rave reviews. see what it looks like now. >> now, "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison:

department has one hour left until the deadline to respond to a federal appeals court about president trump's immigration rule that sparked the protests all around the world. amy aubert monitoring developments now from the "live desk" after the legal battles that took place all weekend long. amy? amy: new information coming in within the hour. we just learned that attorneys general from maryland, d.c., and virginia have joined 13 other state a.g.'s as part of support the federal lawsuit against the president's executive order. there has been a lot of back and forth this weekend regarding that order that carries into the day today. ultimately creating a window for travelers from the seven countries affected by the executive order to get in the u.s. today at airports across the country, it sparks emotional reunion. it started friday when a judge put executive order on

president tweeting i can't believe a judge would put our country in such peril. if something happens, blame him and the court system. people pouring in, bad. now a panel of judges is expected to review the issue today. that is after an appeals court denied the administration request for emergency ruling that would have put the order back in place. attorney general pointing out that the order created confusion and fear. chief political correspondent scott thuman picks up the team coverage to try and clear it up. scott: the fight full of controversy but not always clarity. as the white house squared off with a court of to appeals, president trump's executive order was put on pause. meaning immigrants like the young man from yemen arrived in virginia today. regardless , proopponents of the executive order insist it's still not a ban on all muslims. >> if it were about islam then why isn't indonesia th