>> coming up at 6:30, a battle over a burial ground as a church tries to halt construction. >> we are very lucky. very lucky. >> a close call during a violent weekend in montgomery county. plus, taking a live picture. we have a wind warning. howling winds could cause troubles. josh explains in your storm 17 forecast. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> now abc seven news at 6:30, on your side. disputery about a land in montgomery county. a developer wants to build a parking garage on what a bethesda church says is an old african american cemetery.

before construction can happen. anna-lysa gayle joins us live with more on that fight over the sacred ground. kimberly, the members at the macedonia baptist church are strongly opposed to any kind of development in the area surrounding what they believe is a former african-american cemetery. more research is needed to determine that, but they gathered today. this morning, they sang and marched to the area where they located,he cemetery is which is next to a high-rise building. onvey matthews who grew up river road said a parking lot was built on top of the cemetery in the late 50's to early 60's. a new york-based developer and company known as equity one wants to

but harvey matthews wants answers. want the county to hold up that construction on that garage and parking lot until we do everything possible that can be e the remainsf th are still on that hill. anna-lysa: there is a montgomery county planning board meeting scheduled for february 23 where city leaders will listen to the developer plans, and the planning committee will release a statement in reaction to all of this. they say, while research indicates there were graves at the site at some point in the past, further investigation is needed to determine if any graves are still present. it went on to say regulatory approval has been delayed three times in order to solve problems related to the archaeological nature of the site.

much more on this in the next weeks. we will be able to see what comes out of all of this. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. kimberly: milder weather, peaks of sonic, gray skies to end the weekend, the get ready to hear the wind howl. meteorologist josh knight has a look at your weeks. we will be able to see what comes out of all of this. anna-lysa forecast, which includes a high wind warning. josh: we are going to look at that to start at 11:00 tonight. front is pushing across the area, and what you will see is that this system is pretty big. this system, bringing a lot of snow for new england, but for us, we are stuck on the windy side. we are starting to get some breaks in the cloud cover. it is going to get colder for us, as well, but watch this chance for a few isolated showers. take a look at temperatures. we are back to 49 degrees in

places. charlottesville, almost 80 degrees. take a look at what happens through the overnight. we are dropping into the 30's. mid-30's but with the wind howling, it is going to feel much colder. place is going to be a high wind warning for the d.c. metro area and counties surrounding it. we could see wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. with that, we could see some trees come down, some branches coming down. some power outages are certainly going to be a possibility. wekimberly: stay connected when the weather gets bad or dangerous or tough to predict. download the stormwatch 7 weather app to get forecasts and alerts at your fingertips. we have a crime alert in montgomery county to tell you about after what has been a violent 48

person dead. more details about that shooting in germantown that rattled nerves. ryan hughes has more. ryan: police tape is hanging from a tree in germantown where two men were shot late last night near roberto clemente middle school. >> we were very lucky. ryan: edgar's nerves are still rattled. he was in the kitchen, his kids downstairs when a bullet flew through his bedroom window and lodged itself in the wall. >> there was glass everywhere. by then, my whole family went to the basement. ryan police swarmed the scene around 10:00. :they say about 30 people showed up to a party uninvited. as they were walking away, someone in a white car started shooting. >> i pretty much her just a couple gunshots. i saw kids running in every different direction. ryan: just 20 hours later, police were in this

shooting friday afternoon. one man was killed, another man shot multiple times. this 20-year-old came to hop front terrace to meet someone, but he was shot dead and found between two parked cars in the middle of the afternoon. a 23-year-old man was also shot, but he is recovering. >> i think people are in shock. i think that's basically it. it is such a nice neighborhood. ryan: a neighborhood now on edge, detectives now investigating to several shootings during what has been a violent weekend in montgomery county. tonight, in prince george's county, a man was shot while sitting in a car. police say they found that victim and kipling parkway around 4:30 in the afternoon. he was actually shot at pennsylvania avenue and parkland drive. we are told his injuries are not life-thrte

sheriff's deputy is recovering after a crash. they haven't given us much in the way of details, but we do know what happened at 3:00 -- it happened at 3:00 in the afternoon. a good news update on that fairfax county teen and baby who went missing. 16-year-old lizzie rivera and her little aidan returned home today. both are ok. the two were reported missing almost a month ago on january 15. police think she disappeared out of fear of the child's father. authorities say she is safe and at home and will work with the family to provide any needed assistance. week," senior policy advisor in the white house stephen miller repeated the president's unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud last november. >> you just claimed again there was ille

the state of massachusetts. >> george, go to new hampshire. talk to anybody there who has worked in politics for a long time. kimberly: in another interview, stephen miller refused to say hasher the president confidence in his national security advisor. michael flynn has been criticized about a conversation he had with russia's ambassador before the inauguration. flynn denied the two talked about easing sanctions, but we have learned the topic was discussed. kmart and sears will no longer sell trump home products online. the line includes living room and bedroom furniture and other home decor. the spokesperson says the decision was made to "optimize its online product assortment." neiman marcus and nordstrom's have stopped selling ivanka trump's products p the trump family criticize nordstrom's who said the decision was based on performance, not politics. a mistake that is tough to live down. coming up, a rough crowd for the education department

new secretary department betsy devos when they tried to honor a civil rights activist. plays -- armed forces pays tribute to president lincoln on what would have been his 208th birthday. keep

kimberly: ceremonies marking abraham lincoln's 208th birthday took place at his kentucky birthplace and gravesite in illinois. in d.c., the armed forces conducted a replaying at the lincoln memorial. attempts in congress to give link in his very own national holiday have failed. in some states, presidents' day honors both lincoln and washington. it is grammy night. coming up, why beyonce is already a winner. which artists will

benefit just from being nominated? jeffin fact,ente he's been all over the world. but perhaps his most rewarding trip was the one he took one day to d.c.

he feels luckier here. after all, he won nearly $400,000 playing dc-5. so it's no wonder that he has pictures of all the nice people he met here. people like washington, lincoln... jefferson, franklin. ♪

kimberly: it has not been a great day for the department of education on social media. the departmenten sent out this tweet misspelling the name of w e b du bois is -- w.e.b. dubois. mocking secretary betsy devos and the department. a third tweet included the phrase "deep his apologizes," instead of "apologies," which had to be corrected. seven-time

jarreau has died. >> ♪ in my world kimberly: the 76-year-old singer passed away just days after announcing his retirement from touring due to exhaustion. his biggest single was "we are in this love together." he was known for the theme to the 80's tv show "moonlighting." he was one of a few artists to win grammys in three separate categories, jazz, pop, and r&b. it is grammy night, and beyonce is already a winner. "formation" won the award for best music video, just incredible. that boosts her total number of wins to 21. the twin-expecting mama leads all nominees with nine. she and a dell are expected to perform tonight. the grammys are also known for creating household names, especially among those best new artist contenders. the chain smok

anderson pok. >> there is any number of artists who can have a big bump in sales, inattention, in streams. kimberly: look for a touching tribute to late singers like prince and some fun collaborations. james gordon is hosting tonight's show. it should be a great o. josh: he is so much fun. kimberly: look how much fun he is having. josh: i imagine the show will be much the same. kimberly: we've got a wind show coming up. josh: you are going to hear it late tonight as you try to get ready for bed. you'll start to hear it whistling through the trees. it's going to be enough wind that we could see some problems tomorrow morning. outages.e power if trash morning is tomorrow, trash cans are likely to be blowing all over the place. right now, we are in the upper 40's. we've got the cloud cover starting to break down.

air is moving in, that is when the winds are starting to pick up for us. we could see a quick shower, seeing a few of those in pennsylvania right around hagerstown that could push in around 10:00 or midnight. nothing much more than that. what is going on? it's this wave of low pressure that worked its way across the area, and it brought us a few showers. that low continues to move into new england. check out all of the snow, places like boston picking up as much as a foot of snow. that low strengthens, deepens. what happens as high pressure moves in from the west? we get caught in between the two. when we get caught between the low and the high, that is when we see some of our windiest weather. tomorrow is when we will get our strongest gusts, in some places up to 60 miles per hour, so it is going to be a windy day. this

high gets closer and closer as we work our way towards valentine's day, and when it does settle in, that is when things start to settle down. overall, a big improvement for us as we do get into tuesday. here is what happens overnight for you tonight. temperatures, about 31 to 38 degrees. aboutmorrow, temperatures 46 degrees. those wind gusts are going to feel much cooler. right around 5:00 in the morning, we could be expecting wind gusts to 40, 45 miles per hour across the area. started,to get you getting the kids to the bus stop, then we are in the mid 30's by the time we get into the afternoon. even though the mercury on the thermometer may say we are in the 40's, it's not going to feel like it. plans, 45got dinner degrees.

we are doing alright wednesday. it's cooler as we head into the end of the week. as we work our way into next weekend, it looks like another warm-up is in store. we could see trouble warming up saturday, but by next sunday, we should be in the mid 60's. kimberly: we see valentine's day just around the corner. you have a heartwarming story. >> not on this show, but -- we had a ton news channel eight. >> you loved it that much. we are going to have it at 11:30 we had a ton news . we are going to be talking women's basketball. the terps, looking for another wind today at michigan state. one-on-one for the newest member of the washington mystics alayna dela done -- elena della

desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> all they do is win. the maryland women's basketball team is off to their best start in school history, 24-1 with their lone loss coming against undefeated uconn. the terps had a good test, hitting the road for a big ten conference showdown with michigan state another monster game for brionna jones. low, 28a beast down points and 14 rebounds. maryland led by 11 at the break. steel and takes it all the way. roll 89-72. gw hosting dayton. washington had a big overall game, comes up with her fourth steel, taking it coast-to-coast, two of her game-high 15 points. she also added 14 rebounds. the colonials

52-39. the washington mystics have been around for 19 seasons. they have won just one playoff series. my friends, that might be changing very quickly with the addition of elena delle donne. the 2015 wnba m.v.p. is arguably one of the top women's basketball players in the world. a winner athas been every stop in her career and will be a huge boost to the struggling mystics. i went one-on-one with d.c.'s newest sports superstar. you come to a city already filled with major superstars, john wall, bryce harper. people are already grouping you into that category. what does that feel like to be a -art of that for some? - f foursome? >> it is so humbling to be named amongst those great players, and i think the future is so bright

it's going to be a huge team effort though, and that is what this place is about. i am thrilled to be a part of it. i just want everybody to be excited and come out and support us and make this place rock. i >> don't want to throw you under the bus, but i know you are a big cowboys fan living in redskins country. how are we going to do this? [laughter] redskins cheer for the as long as they are not playing the cowboys. is that going to work? >> his equity be hard for you? >> i don't know. >> their big rivals. you better at some green and gold to your wardrobe. >> we'll see. i have to take small steps. >> she's a good sport. for more on my interview with elena delle donne, check us out tonight on abc seven sports sunday at 11:35. for baseball fans out there, the waiting is almost over. pitchers and catchers report on tuesday. the nationals

training home in west palm beach, florida. sunshine and baseball, always nice to think about. known elenau have delle donne for a long time. how has she changed over the years?

josh: still pretty quiet right now, but we are looking for that and high wind warning closer to d.c. going into effect at 11:00. if there's anything you need to take care of whether it is trash cans or lawn furniture, make sure it doesn't blow away tomorrow morning. that is when we are going to feel the brunt of it. here is a look at yo

like we're in the 30's.

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