♪ noon, onc 7 news at your side. jummy: we are tracking snow headed our way. right now, sunny and warm outside as we are the new -- start the new -- noon hour. but things will be different tomorrow. doug? doug: crazy temperatures. 73 right now, we broke the record of 68 and temperatures will be falling later. and we have a winter weather system affecting the area overnight and tomorrow morning. 73 at reagan

71 culpeper and fredericksburg. and when the cold front comes there, we will slowly fall off this afternoon. and for the forecast, it is looking like early spring with wind turning to the north and that will slowly got the temperatures --drop the temperatures. but we have snow coming. rain overnight mixing with changing snow and further to the north, the more potential for interesting and difficult weather. in the metro, not so much because of the warm air and ground, so very little accumulation. but the winter weather advisory is in the north and west and the further north you go, you will get 2-4 inches with slick roads. we do not anticipate slick roads in the metro. we expect an area of low pressure to develop. when the cold air comes through, it will go east overnight and take a look at how it

the overnight. by 1:00 in the morning, rain from the west and it will be above freezing. 3:00 a.m., colder air and it will be changing this to the snow and most of it will be out by 8:00 in the morning and temperatures very chilly. upuick notes, forecast map, to one inch through the metro. 1-3 inches or even four inches the further north you go, where we will have slick spots on roads and more issues. to the south and east and in the metro much of some snowflakes -- just some snowflakes. jummy: we want to remind viewers to turn -- tune into good morning washington tomorrow, we will be on a half hour early. andybody with the traffic weather every 10 minutes. and also developing right now, talking about the weather, a statewide cleanup underway in louisiana aftese

tornadoes left several injured and homes destroyed in residents with no place to go. lana has more. lana: damage in the aftermath of the tornado in new orleans east, power lines snapped and houses flattened. >> we survived katrina, but not this. lana: families dealing with the aftermath of nine reported tornadoes. >> this is where the house originally sits and the tornado, that is the result right there. lana: despite losing everything, many counting their blessings. >> this is hard, but it is material things. we thank god for life. completelyhis am flattened. -- home, completely flattened. and then a miracle. collapsedmazing it around her. she was not touched.

the roof gone but the bed in tact in this house. and elsewhere around the country , flooding in the west and a new storm threatening the entire specific -- pacific coast. and on the other side of the country, a severe winter storm and a major pileup on this road outside of boston. millions bracing for a winter storm that will be shocking. tomorrow this place will have 6-10 inches of snow. jummy: wow. other news, president trump in a legal showdown with his travel ban and lawyers for the justice department and opponents facing off in a federal court hearing. and now the executive order is in their hands. the donald trump legal team challenging the judge that put that legal ban on hold. they say it does not violate the constituti

on the way to the supreme court. and in the meantime, the president's nominee for attorney general is expected to be confirmed today, despite the attempts by the democrats to slow down the process. jeff sessions is expected to be confirmed this evening. the senate voted to continue the nomination after a filibuster. and after a debate on the nomination, elizabeth warren was silenced by her colleagues. she was quoting a 1986 letter from the wife of martin luther king jr., where she stated that access and -- sessions used his power to quiet black people. mitch mcconnell used his power to make her stop. then she took the social media. and stock silverthorne expected in court this afternoon, six ,onths after he was busted accused of using a dating site the set of sexual encounters with men in exchange for drugs. he gave an

two grams of meth outside of a hotel before being arrested. the resigned immediately after the arrest and yesterday a new mayor was elected in a special of -- special election. and right now police searching for a driver that fled the scene after slamming into a home this morning. john gonzalez is at that home. john: the power has been turned off and orange stickers tell everybody that this home is condemned. inspectors are going through the side of the house right now, trying to figure out how to shore it up. they have not removed the car that crashed into it, because they are afraid the structure of the home is compromised. and they need to shore up the area before they remove the car. the driver, we are told by the police, fled the sce

11:00 p.m. last night. we spoke to the homeowners off camera and they say one of their tenants had just left for work before the car crashed into the bedroom. isondriver came off of ads road. just a fee from the bus stop. >> would've somebody's child was out here? this is ridiculous. john: the driver fled the scene. >> oh my god. john: the homeowner says they purchased the home only a few years ago. they're considering moving your the driver -- moving. again, the driver took off. and authorities here have been protecting the scene all morning. jummy: right now a man and woman in the hospital after police say they were shot and stabbed last night. it happened on audrey lane just before 11:00. at last

in critical, but stable condition. no word on what led to the attack. police say the investigation is revolving around a single car. we are waiting to see if they are looking for suspects. and the search is on for a woman missing at the atomic river, river,ing -- potomac stretching into a second day. it is in the great halls -- falls area. becky mccleskey was reported missing on monday evening. her car was found on the virginia side of the river. crews are searching in the water, on foot and in the air with a helicopter. coming up on abc 7 news, students are back in class, but a school is still shut down. we will tell you how long they need to wait until they go back to their school. and could -- be tarnishing the first lady's brand? and a boston highway looking li

of a scene. we go to angela now for a look at home. angela: good afternoon. for the midday ride, it is normal operations, but a couple of accidents. we will show you. mostly green around the capital beltway, but the work zone on d.c. 295 is impacting those northbound and southbound third ound.ast capital -- southb and these capital, you will see delays good george washington parkway, we have delays due to a midday work zone. and that will be time you up in the southbound on the bw parkway, closed after 123 all away to the overlook near the bridge. and interstate 66, it crashes blocking lanes. eastbound lanes are open. westbound, you are on the brakes. more

>> you are watching abc 7 news at noon. jummy: students back in class after missing monday and tuesday. a school shut down from a bedbug and rat infestation. the students are back in class but miles away from the regular classrooms. sam sweeney explains. sam: for the first time since friday, they are returning to savoy elementary school, but this time not for class. it is a meeting point to get into a temporary school. >> they are taking action this week of us having a meeting.

bedbugs and rats. >> it is ridiculous. it is. bedbugs, we do not know where they are coming from. from somebody's home? it is crazy. sam: the problem so severe that regular treatment did not work. lastly, d.c. public schools shut the school down. now students will be taken three miles away to help elementary school, that was closed years ago due to low enrollment. >> they took action and they are making the right decision to make sure the kids are save and is still able to get an education. is: the school district taking this seriously. it is not a quick fix. you can see the many chemicals they are using and it will take at least a couple of weeks. no definite date on when classes will resume here at savoy elementary. in southeast washington, sam sweeney. jummy:

eliza young, the seven-year-old given the chance to become an honorary prince george police officer, has lost his battle with cancer. he died yesterday surrounded by loved ones. he was given the chance to become an officer for a day and it was a dream come true. family members say he bought a tough battle and never gave up, continuing to smile and give hope to those around him. there has been support on social media ever since news of his death. right now, a pence the fraternity is under temporary -- penn state fraternity is under temporary suspension after the discovery of a student found unresponsive at the bottom of a stairs at a fraternity house. he was rushed to the hospital and died a day later. members say he fell around 11 p.m., aos

was found. they have rolled the death accidental -- ruled the death accidental and do not know if there was alcohol in his system. >> fraternity members are cooperating and we are obtaining video from inside the fraternity and working closely with the pennsylvania office of student affairs. jummy: the latest death is eerily similar to another back in 2009, when a member of another fraternity was found dead at the bottom of a campus stairwell after a night of drinking. now we go to the legal win for melania trump, who scored a victory against a blogger who claims she once worked as an escort. now she is filing a $1.5 million lawsuit for similar allegations. tom has all the details. reporter: this morning, the forced lady -- first lady fighting to protect her reputation and her brand.

against a daily mail online, seeking damages worth $150 million. she is suing the website for publishing a now retracted report containing of substantiated allegations -- un substantiated allegations of the modeling service she worked for -- -doubled as an escort servic. >> i do not expect them to be so mean. i never saw one correct story, one honest story. reporter: according to the suit, the false report damaged her marketing and endorsement opportunities. the suit also states that the daily mail story couldn't have come at a worse time, because she has a unique once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch a broad-based commercial brand in multiple

product categories, each of which could have garnered multimillion dollar business relationships, during which the plaintiff is one of the most photographed women in the world. >> i am honored to be the first lady. reporter: so are her lawyers are doing a false reports limited how much she could profit off of the presidency? a spokeswoman insist that she is not trying to cash in on her new life, telling the new york times she was not trying to make money from her role as first lady. >> it is fueling the flames of all of this discussion about possible conflicts of interest in the new trump white house. jummy: to boston, where it was a nightmare on the highways this morning. freezing rain blamed for a 20 car pileup, as many as 30 vehicles crashing in that area. highway officials have brought out equipment, treating the

many drivers were unable to handle the conditions. that is when you need to just park your car. [boston accent] doug: tomorrow they will have problems as well, heavy snow. the northeast corridor, major snowstorm. and we have a lot to share with you. it looks like spring right now, 73 degrees. and sunshine and degrees. -- a breeze. here are the numbers, 73 at reagan national. the wind is turning to the west. drier air is coming in for the moment. and then slowly temperatures falling this afternoon and the trend will continue. 73 at reagan national so far, that is a record. and we are close to the record at washington dulles. and we are literally going to go from mint spring to

in 24 hours. a winter weather advisory in effect for tonight and tomorrow, the areas in purple, not the metro but montgomery and to the pennsylvania line and west to the mountains. you can see the pink, winter storm warning. and numbers will be falling, 50's for the metro area tonight. and then low-pressure developing pushingstrong winds that to the east and temperatures for a warm as the rain gets going. this will go through 3:00 a.m. when we still have rain, it could be moderate rain. and colder to the north, mild here. in the morning, this will change to snow and a lot of it will be melting because the ground is warm. but the heavier the snow, the quicker that the air temperature will fall. and bottom line, by the point it goes out, by midmorning

there will be potential for some of elation. and looking in the metro, everything will be slushy. south, it will be mostly rain. further to the north, it will become colder and more accumulation possible for those people, four inches plus. and it has publicly the cold air is coming in. it will not be light snow, this will be heavy snow flakes coming down. and the storm will be going to the area in a short amount of time. it will come, boom, boom and be gone. we will monitor this throughout the day. but we think we have a pretty comfortable idea that it will have some minor effects in the metro, but definitely mild here, the impact higher to the north and west. nothing like a snowstorm for northeast maryland all the way to boston. and extended outlook, we finish with this. will the crazy temperature swings continue? what do you think? 73 today.

37 and windy by tomorrow afternoon. friday, 36 degrees. then 50's and 60's on sunday. pulling off monday and -- cooling off monday and tuesday. and normal by next week. crazy. jummy: very crazy. here is a preview of what is coming up tonight at 5:00 your >> -- 5:00. >> tonight at 5:00. >> one of the best compliments for an athlete is to say that they have heart. we met a standout that is on his second heart after a terrifying else. his return is nothing short of remarkable. >> and so is the surprise the school had for him. with havertys furniture, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't.

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jummy: surprises for several prince george county schools after a 90% graduation rate, something to be proud of. and we were there as the celebration started at ballou high school. >> it is a wonderful day. we are overwhelmed. the students are saying, what is going on? we have worked very hard to pull up the graduation rate and we have wonderful scholars and staff and a wonderful celebration. thank you for being here. reporter: you guys deserve all of the credit. [applause] how proud are you of your principal? [cheers] those congratulations to schools. it feels like spring for those students right now, but tomorrow could be a different story. we have snow coming our way. we will have a final check of the

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 has the -- word on the brain. doug: we will be colder. we have advisories tonight and tomorrow morning. heavier amounts to the north. it will be messy further north you go. it will just be kind of sloppy in the metro. jummy: ok.

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