of washington for snow and several inches farther north. if you go far enough north and east we are talking major snowstorm. six to ten inches from philadelphia to northern maine. what about us in the viewing area? rain will move in this evening. most of the rain is still far to the west. we are thinking the closer we get to midnight the close terrain will get. by 4:30 in the morning is when we will start to see the change over from rain to snow. it will change first in the north. heavy wet flake and then 5:00, 5:30 in the morning the change over will occur in the metro but this is a fast-moving system. by 8:30 or 9:00 most of the snow is out of the metro area. after that we will deal with snowshowers in the afternoon. strong winds and continually falling temperatures. most of the metro area will be a slushy, up to an inch type of precipitation here. mostly rain to the south. if incremental step to the north and northwest the snow gets heavier. one, two three, four inches or more and th

variety. we talk what comes after the storm. another big change down the road a few days in a couple of minutes. jonathan: thank you, doug. abc7 can give you a heads fun your child school closes or maybe has delays. go to wjla.com/text to sign up for text alerts. comes to your phone. the "good morning washington" team will be with you bright and early starting at 4:00 with a look at the road conditions. michelle: breaking news from the district where a person was rescued from a house fire on xenia street in southeast washington. d.c. bureau chief sam ford just got to the scene. what can you tell us? sam: if you look at the house here, you can see the house with the light on. this is an active scene. firefighters are in there trying to make sure that the fire is definitely out. but it was 5:00 this afternoon, that fire was actually showing from the house. people were inside. the fire department knew somebody was inside.

inside. tell us about that? >> we had a report en route to the fire that somebody was trapped inside. reported to be an elderly woman. sam: where was she? >> the firefighters went inside, began a search. they found her in a second floor bedroom. they snatched her up. got her out of the house in hurry. she is on the way to the hospital. zach is the situation here -- sam: that is situation from here. she is was in serious condition and they found her hiding under a bed inside the house. the firefighters got her out from under the bed. got her down the ladder. and saveder life. -- saved her life. that is the situation from here. sam ford from washington. back to you. michelle: glad they got to her so quickly. a wild scene. two people shot, a hostage situation and a home set on fire. it ended with a fairfax county police officer killing the suspected gunman. now three weeks later a judge says police can withhold the name of the officer who fired that de

with an explanation from the police chief and reaction from the man trapped during that barricade situation. rich? richard: this is the temporary restraining order. they say if the officer was publicly named he and his family's life could be in danger. tonight we spoke to a roommate inside the house who was here in the whole ordeal. this crime scene tape, the only trace of a police-involved shooting that led 38-year-old andrzej azim doi dead. >> i heard gunshot. i knew something happened. richard: the housemate heard gunfire while washing his face in upstairs bathroom. >> i close the door and under tn off the light. i wait for the police to come save me. richard: uniform police and s.w.a.t. officers were arriving. authorities say doudzai

his two brothers, set the townhouse on fire. >> a lot of cops here. everything was blocked. richard: doudzai first went to a rear deck holding a handgun and then to front door holding a knife. gunshots caught on cell phone video as police moved in. an officer known as john doe in court documents opened fire. >> i go out and see doudzai is down in here. >> you saw him lying over here. >> yes. >> then the officer says releasing his name public would subject his family to threats. >> i need to make a decision if it's a credible threat or not and that will dictate my decision to release the name or not. >> the aclu is very unhappy with temporary order saying, "residents have a right to know which county employee has killed a community member." this could all boil down to

tomorrow. we will keep on top of it for you. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. michelle: you may remember fairfax county police changed internal rules after officer adam torres shot and killed john gere in 2013. it took 16 months for police to identify the officer involved. gere was unarmed when he was killed. torres pleated -- pleaded guilt to involuntary manslaughter. jonathan: look at this gun. it looks like a real gun, doesn't it? this is the gun a man was carrying when the officer told him to drop it and opened fire. it's a b.b. gun. the victim is eric cuthbertson. he was wounded but he will survive. he is facing a list of charges, assault and armed robbery. michelle: trump is again defending the executive order to defend immigration from certain countries. this time the president read a portio

says gives him the power to issue that order. >> a bad high school student would understand this. anybody would understand this. michelle: a federal appeals court is deciding whether to allow the travel ban to be put back in place. a ruling is expected soon but no time has been given. jonathan: the cabinet could be getting bigger. happening tonight the senate is set to vote on whether senator jeff sessions should become the next attorney general. this comes after hours' long protest by democrats that became a protest for senator elizabeth warren. she was rebuked last night after reading a letter from the late coretta scott king. democrats then took turns reading that exact same letter. >> mr. chairman and members of the committee, this is from coretta scott king. >> my professional and personal routes in alabama are deep and lasting. >> mr. sessions has used the awesome powers of his office in a shabby attempt to intimidate and f

elderly black voters. >> thank you for allowing me the opportunity to exes from my -- opportunity to express my strong opposition to the nomination of jeff sessions. jonathan: that letter was in nomination to sessions opposition 30 years ago for a federal judgeship. tonight the vote is expected about 7:00. michelle: one day after her own heated confirmation vote, education secretary betsy devos is urging unity in her office. she tried to get off on the right foot with some self-replicating humor -- self-deprecating humor. >> for me this process and what it engendersered has been a bit of a bear. michelle: a lot of chuckles there. you may remember in confirmation hearing devos said some schools should be allowed to have guns to fend off grizzly bears. today she said she may be unconventional but she want what is is best for america's students. still ahead at 6:00, a

the driver trapped inside. the video of the daring rescue and what the heros are saying today. >> coming up, we are taking you inside the frederick douglas house in southeast. this is his original desk. i'm cheryl conner. we will tell you why this national historic site has gotten more attention. jonathan: first, though, the simple thing that happened moments before an all-out brawl breaks out at a grocery

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jonathan: a craze situation. it was a case of road rage in san antonio, texas. it starts with two women attacking each other over a parking spot. a man and another woman jump in to try to break the two up. the police were called to the parking lot. but by the time they got there everybody was gone. michelle: a final chapter in a horrific story in hagerstown. the mother of a boy murdered for taking a piece of birthday cake has pleaded guilty to child abuse. oriana garcia, her brother and boyfriend abused her 9-year-old son jack for weeks. even starving him. in july of 2015, the boy stole a piece of cake. that is when his unclal and his mother's boyfriend handcuffed him to a chair and beat him to death. garcia turned away an ambulance. the uncle and the boyfriend prev

garcia faces up to 20 years in prison. a guilty plea is expected from the former area of fairfax. he is accused of trying to exchange sex for meth. garyscott silverthorne. they have picked meyer to be the new mayor and he will be sworn in on valentine's day. coming up -- >> so many other things. frederick douglas is an example of somebody who has done an amazing job. michelle: it was a quip that made the president the butt of jokes nationwide. but in d.c., that viral quip is having a real impact. jonathan: it felt like early may outside. i hope you did something fun. but it could be snowing in your commute in a matter of hours. the trit call

michelle: right now, a solidarity event at the d.c. and hundreds of people attended a

the vice president's temporary home before the inauguration. this time protesters brought valentine's for the vice president. his father's name remains on the lease but documents show donald trump jr. now controls the company operating the trump international hotel on pennsylvania avenue. democrats in congress say the president is both tenant and land lord and have asked the general services administration to determine if the president is violating the lease agreement. jonathan: it was a week ago that president trump raised eyebrows when he talked about frederick douglas. that is because his comment made it sounds like the slave turned activist was still with us. still alive. he has been gone for over 120 years. as cheryl conner found, the comment is getting douglas recognized much more. cheryl: the view at cedar hill is breath-taking. you spot arlington, the capitol and th washington monumented standing next to the historic house. >> we heard his name

in the news, yes. that is part of the reason for being here. cheryl: frederick douglas lived here in the last 17 years of his life. >> this is his chair. cheryl: his desk and more than 2,000 books are significant because douglas was denied education. >> growing up enslaved he was not able to go to school but he taught himself. cheryl: the mention by douglas by president trump last week generated more interest in the southeast home. even if the president thought douglas was still alive. >> frederick douglas is an example of somebody who has done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more, i notice. >> it is hard to get into that man's head. i'm not sure he thinks if logically as many of us would like for him to. >> try to give people the benefit of the doubt. you will need it sometimes. misinterpretation and misunderstanding. cheryl: visitors just want a good look at history. the national park service tell us 70% of the objects in the home is original, including the dining room set. this is where

douglas sat at the head of the table. we spotted this banner on top of d.c. government reviewing stand for trump inauguration. mayor bowser tells us if it becomes a state she will seek to name it the state of washington douglas commonwealth. cheryl conner, abc7 news. jonathan: well, this video gives you the only glimpse of the life or death situation that officer faced last week on crane highway in waldorf. watch. a race against time to free a driver trapped in a burning s.u.v. one sufficientser tries to put out the flames and another officer working to free a guy whose legs were pinned under the dashboard. >> we just do what we do. we have been doing it for a long time. that is the first instinct that you do. jonathan: instincts are to save lives. driver a 32-year-old man from maryland was hurt but thanks to the officers they were not life threatening. great work by all. michelle: absolutely. >> i love how humble they are. we have a co

crowbar. >> you are saving somebody's life while the car is on fire. there is that. michelle: we look at the wild swings in the weather. we have had the 70s and 60s and now we head the other way. >> it's tough to keep track of it. doug: then it gets warm again. so now it's just a matter of how quickly the colder air moves in. let's get started. big numbers today. we hit a high of 74 degrees. that was a record high that broke the old record of 64 degrees. 68 degrees that last occurred in 2015. but the record was set in 1900. so that record has been around a long time. look how far above average we were. 46 is the average high now. it's mild. we continue with the temperatures in the 60's. frederick work is the warm spot at 67. 59 at dulles and college park now. the forecast through the evening is a slow and steady drop in temperatures. it looks like the rain will move in sooner to part of the viewing area. toward midnight and 10:00, 11:00. it wil

the heavier rain arrives. in that time, the temperatures will fall. in advance of the transition from rain to snow, the winter weather advisories posted in a large area north and west of washington. the pink area is a winter storm warning. that shoots all the way up the i-95 corridor the northern maine where six to ten inches is possible. huge area. i could affect the rail travel, so a little rain. this is the main area of rain that moves in overnight. this is snow. this area is not. we think as the rain moves in and the colder air comes in. then we transition to snow. the timing is shown in the future cast right now that 2:30 in the morning the steadier rain will be ready to move in the area. it's already snowing in the higher elevations to the west. the darker blue shows the heavier snow. transition for us will occur around 6:30, :00 tomorrow morning. but very quickly the steady snow will move out. by 9:00 to 9:30 it will be east of town. then it will get windy and we will have occasional snowshowers in the day on well and falling temperatures and

that is what we have to look forward to. as far as how much. i said it's the wild card how quickly the cold air comes in? because if the bilk of the moisture -- bulk to the moisture gets through before the colder temperatures arrive we won't see a lot of anything around here. but it looks like the timing suggestions up to an inch of the heavy wet snow. wet snowflakes. but up to an inch on grassy and metro area. rain south. one to three inches to the north. four inches or more. if you get under the warning for the winter storm farther northeast, six to ten inches with the blizzard warnings along portions over the coast. burst.com/wjla, that is the destination to submit your winter weather photos. hope to get some from you tomorrow. we turn cold thursday and friday. then saturday in the 50's. close to 70 on sunday. still mild on monday. through the balance of next week partly cloudy with seasonal temperatures. stay with us. "abc7 news at 6:00" continues

robert: we were just talking about this. despite the loss to the cavs on monday the wizards are among the hottest team in the nba. tonight they are on the road against the nets. since december 6, the wizards have gone 23-8. in those 31 games they averaged almost 110 points a game. they beat the nets five straight times and will look for six t

the nets are 9-43 on the season so far. the caps are playing like the best team in hockey. knock on wood. the offense is rocking. five plus goals in nine home games. they won ten straight at home. they are unstoppable now. but there is also playoffs to worry about. >> you are playing like the best team in hockey right now but is it tool to say that? to say the best team in hockey? >> i don't think you can ever say that. we set records that haven't been seen since 1990. but at the end of day it doesn't matter when it comes down to meaningful hockey at the end of the year. no one is going to ask who is the best team in january or february? we have to build our game. and come march, april

robert: to high school hoops. this is insane. chino hills high school in california. last time we out him on air he hit a shot from half-court. you wouldn't believe why we are showing him now. last night he scored 92 points in one game. yes. just him. in high school. in high school i only played eight minutes a quarter. not sure how long they play now. he took 61 shots and he cherry picked a lot but i wasn't there so i didn't see the whole thing. jonathan: 91. >> 92. jonathan: 92 points. robert: his team won 146-123. he is the younger brother of the ucla star lonzo ball. he has another brother plays for the same high school team that scored 72 points. michelle: something in the genes. jonathan: game plan. just give it to him. robert: give it to a ball brother or whatever. doug: steve update ace rival and accumulation of snow at

"world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next. jonathan: thank you for watching tonight.

tonight, as we come on the air, what could be the biggest storm of the winter. the midwest and then the east coast bracing for a treacherous commute tomorrow morning. in some places blizzard warnings already in effect. thousands of flights already canceled coast to coast. the ripple effect being felt already. also just in tonight. president trump's pick for the supreme court. when asked about what the president has said about judges, his nominee, neil gorsuch, reportedly saying those words are quote, demoralizing and disheartening. our team with new reporting. taking on nordstrom. president trump takes direct aim at the department store after learning they are dropping his daughter, ivanka's, brand. tweeting from the official presidential account. stocks taking a hit in the moments after. inside the devastating tornado outbreak tonight. families who rebuilt after