firefighter with a clean record but police are still trying to find out if it was justified or not. we arrive on scene not long after police encounter a terrible site. a young man hit by an s.u.v. is dead. his mother overcome with grief. she is just feet from where her son lays. a small, horrified crowd gathers. >> that is terrible to see the young guy land on the ground like this. brad: a witness shares this video of the moments after the fatal encounter. catching the mother telling police what she saw. >> he ran over him with his car. brad: the driver of the red s.u.v. then tells police he did strike the young man because he was armed with an assault rifle and because last night that man assaulted, pistol-whipped the driver's daughter. we see that gun in a police officer's hand. another witness tells us he saw it, too. >> big gun. a47

the driver claims he and his daughter spotted the man who assaulted her last night riding in a car with his mother this morning. so they followed them while calling police. how the parking lot confrontation happened remains a mystery. everybody involved is being questioned. those who saw part of the incident or the horrifying aftermath tell us they are shaken. >> from what i understand, someone was trying to protect their daughter's interest. and did it have to lead to death? no. brad: so what we know is the red s.u.v. was headed in this direction. it hit the man with the gun just about right here. his vehicle was parked over on that part of the parking lot. so he had been coming in this direction. now, a lot of questions tonight. police want to know was that gun visible to the driver, the d.c. firefighter? the driver who struck him. and additionally, police know that that man and his daughter

had spotted this person. they were told by police not to follow the other car. but they continued to do that. this investigation still has a lot of ground to cover. in upper marlboro, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. now get to breaking news coming to us out of baltimore where firefighters are on the scene of a massive fire at a vacant warehouse. if you know and are familiar with the baltimore area, this is at frederick and calverton. we have no word if there are injuries or what may have started the fire but we'll bring you any updates at all. larry: we are also on storm watch tonight and the clean-up after a windy night. downed trees, downed power lines. even hoof tops flown off some buildings. mother nature making a mess across d.c., virginia and maryland. at one point thousands of people were without power. we have team coverage inside and sides the weather center. we start with the clean-up wi

springs. rich? richard: this is power of mother nature. bricks coming off roofs. look at this, you can see the chimney crumbled up here. this is the culprit over here. this massive tree that fell on top of the house with a woman inside. the crackle of caution tape on the blustery day. >> bright, ball of fire. richard: an exploding transformer, roof debris everywhere, smashed windows. all from 50 to 60-mile-per-hour winds that roared through the woodland terrace neighborhood. >> everything went out. the lights, the phone. richard: it left pepco power crews and teams scrambling. >> it was just off. so we have been freezing all night long. richard: miles away in silver spring, morissa is camping in her car. >> i heard something terrible. ricrd

when this happened. she escaped for the two cats and not much else. >> i can't believe it. i think it's a dream. a bad dream. richard: she is not sure what she will do. the sticker says the home is now unsafe. good news, though, we are hearing from d.c. that the neighborhood does have the power back on. the latest in northern virginia from bureau chief jeff goldberg. jeff? jeff: well, richard in north arlington, this section of north 31st street, trees and limbs and branches everywhere, as dominion virginia looks to clean up the road. a huge tree knocked over by the wind fell in the street last night. all across the region, the clean-up continues. one after the other, piece of a fallen tree get tossed in the woodchiper.

a familiar scene across northern virginia following powerful overnight winds. >> dolly madison lane was closed in one direction after a tree ended up in the roadway. this shows this is no small tree. the overnight heavy winds uprooting the tree, toppling it over through the fence and into the road. >> somebody has a lot of work to do. we're glad they'll be doing it. jeff: trees were down everywhere and so were trash bins tipped over by the wind. at glebe elementary school in arlington, the power was out so students were bussed to washington lee high school to finish the day. >> it's an inconvenience but as long as everybody is safe. jeff: on north 31st street in arlington, the 65-year-old willow oak was pushed over and into a power line knocking out a transformer and knocking out power to nearby homes. >> i was t

crush the house, of course. jeff: good news there. 50,000 people were impacted by power outages in the storm. at this moment that stands at just more than 3,500. they are work hard to get the number to zero. now we look at what it looks like by the airport at gravelly point. meteorologist steve rudin is down there. how are things? steve: jeff, last night at 11:22, this very spot we had a wind gust reported. 64-mile-per-hour. andrews air force base around 70 miles per hour. the winds were so strong they knocked over the garbage cans around gravelly point. a lot of the cans are bolted to the ground. things have settled down here now. we have wind gusts that are around 30 miles per hour. you can see it on the weather bug network. temperatures in the 40's with the wind chill factors

the winds will continue to ease as we move through the overnight hours. tomorrow looks better. not as windy with milder temperatures. let's head back inside with more on that and chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: it won't help you in the next 20, 30 minutes but the winds will diminish tonight. we know that, we check the maps here and the report coming in. we had a wind gust at 23-mile-per-hour at reagan national airport. that is one of the lighter wind gusts we have had all day. cars around the area, about the same. it's 24 at b.w.i. we had a gust at andrews air force base at 31 miles per hour but that is a far cry from 50, 60 and the 72-mile-per-hour gusts around midnight at andrews. tonight, clear skies, diminishing winds and temperatures in the 40's in the evening. when you wake up tomorrow morning the northern and the western zones in the 20's but the winds are light. a typical valentine morning in those

we have light winds clear skies and sneak peek at the valentine's day forecast. clouds in the morning and then sunshine. 51 degrees. we check the weekend in ten-day in ten minneapolis. larry: thank you. stay connected to the weather changes and instant updates to your phone. sign up for alerts at wjla.com/text. alison: to other news of the day. leaders of american leaders today. president trump hosting canada's prime minister justin trudeau. this was their first official meeting. chief political correspondent scott thuman was there and he asked the first question at the joint news conference and he enjoys us live from the capitol hill bure -- he joins us live from the capitol hill bureau with more on what happened. tell us about it. scott: this was important meeting for both men who are different with style and substance. many argue when it comes to terrorism and jobs, one of these would have to budge a little bit if they are to cooperate moving forward on critical plans. i asked both about

>> scott thuman. scott? scott: thank you, mr. president. you just spoke about the desire to build bridges. there are notable and philosophical differences between yourself and prime minister trudeau. how do you see the relationship playing out? are there any specific areas with which in your conversations today you each decided to perhaps alter or amend your stances already on those sensitive issues like terrorism and immigration? >> we began discussions. we will have a good relationship, maybe better than ever before. we have wonderful ideas on immigration. we have strong, tough ideas on the problem we have with terrorism. when we put them together we'll have a group of talented people. we will see of course

while only in the infancy so far how do you see this relationship compared to that under the obama administration? >> security and immigration need to work well together. canada have emphasized security as we look toward improving our immigration system. remaining true to the values that we have. we had a strong and a fruitful discussion on that. scott: prime minister trudeau not commenting on the comparison between obama administration and the trump administration but both men claiming there would be an abundance of cooperation moving forward. live on capitol hill, scott thuman, back to you. alison: thank you. they are set to vote on two other nominees tonight. steven mnuchin is expected to be confirmed on a party line vote. however, there is bipartisan support for the leader of veteran affairs. tomorrow they vote on linda mc

small business administration. larry: new development on the dakota access pipeline. this afternoon a judge denied request from two native tribes to stop final construction. the judge said since oil is not throwing through the pipeline there is no immediate harm to either tribe. the standing rock sioux tribe says it threatening water supply and ape chient burial grounds. another court hearing set for the end of the month. jerry sandusky's son is now accused of sexual assaulting a child. police arrested 41-year-old jeffrey sandusky and charging him with 14 counts, including statutory sex assault and unlawful conduct with a minor. his father, former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is in prison for the sexual abuse of ten boys. alison: young victims. two girls in the hospital after a violent weekend in chicago. still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the search for the shooters and the push to stop the violence. >> new information coming in late this afternoon about

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alison: a rally underway on the hill. the goal to preserve the district's death with dignity law. it's up for review in congress. one lawmaker indicated he could strike it down. our d.c. bureau chief sam ford live in southwest where the rally is underway. sam? >> keep your hands off d.c. sam: we are right behind rayburn where at 5:30 the d.c. council -- rather the house oversight committee is talking about taking up a bill that would disallow d.c.'s death with dignity bill with the city passed this in december. the mayor signed it and it went sent here january 6. basically they have until february 17 to get th

overturned. that is the congress will have to vote against it. both the senate and the house and president trump would have to sign it. in the past, of course, these kind of things didn't happen because president obama would not sign them. but now with the republican congress and the republican administration, this may just be the beginning. this death with dignity law is unpopular with republicans. although in some western states there is such a law. right now a number of d.c. officials, you are looking at a councilmember there, the council chairman as well as other folks. i don't believe that the mayor is here yet. although we heard from congresswoman norton. as you look around you can see the signs saying stop g.o.p., congress. keep your hands off d.c. this is an emotional issue for a number of people in d.c. this is the first time in 27 years something like this has happened. if it does happen it will probably happen because of a republican

hill, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. 7 on storm watch as the northeast recovering from the second blizzard in a weak. new england is hit hard by snow, rice, wind. schools in multiple cities close including boston where students have been out since last wednesday. the snow leading to more than 6,000 flights delayed. 1,300 more canceled. boston could surpass the yearly snowfall average this week. it's only mid-february. alison: they don't cancel schools that often like we do. so this is really unusual. doug: we get a couple flakes, done! we haven't had much this winter. there isn't signs that we'll have anything soon. we might get through the rest of the month very much above the 32 degree mark as far as the daytime highs go. thursday is the coldest day of the week and it might be the coldest day for the rest of the month. crazy stuff. alison: we did have the wind. doug: we had snowshowers. look at

school. this is early in the morning. the storm came with a strong cold front and snowshowers behind it. it didn't take long to disappear, gone. when we had sunshine all day long. and the high winds which are diminishing as we speak. it's still breezy out there. steve rudin reporting from gravelly point near the airport. plenty breezy but not as breezy as it was earlier. 37 in damascus. generally the temperatures are around 30 degrees with clear skies and diminishing winds. the temperatures at the moment are 41 from winchester, 43 in martinsburg. warrenton and manassas at 48. 41 in college park. 42 at joint base andrews. the wind gust is the story where it's 72 miles per hour at andrews after midnight. now they are gusting to 22, 23, 25 miles per hour and we will see lighter gusts heading through monday everything. it is going to get colder but not bitterly cold at all. upper 30'

the forecast for overnight hours suburban areas drop to 27. we have clear skies and a light wind by comparison. look at the future cast. high pressure to give us clear skies gave us clearing today. this system was interacting with the big blizzard to drive the strong winds. a lighter wind flow. southwest is 5 miles per hour in the morning. it will be nice. we have cloudiness at times but it will turn into a sunny afternoon. head to 50 degrees. a cold front, a weak one comes through on wednesday. it may bring clouds or snowstorms in the mountains but it will still be mild around 50 with partly cloudy skies. breezy conditions develop behind the front on wednesday. by thursday we have highs near 40. that is going to make it the coldest day in

the lodge sustained warming during long sustained warming trend begin on saturday. forecast for valentine's day. clouds in the morning. it will warm to 51 degrees. the average high is 47. then tomorrow evening for valentine's day everything out it's fine and cool and dry. 49 at 5:00 p.m. dropping to the mid-40's later tomorrow night. for the next ten days take a look. 51-degree high tomorrow. close to that on wednesday and turning colder. friday we will start to warm up a little bit. friday's high is 47. 57 on saturday. 53 sunday and monday. next week, way up there again. alison: look at that! nice. doug: the long range trends toward the end of the month continue. the likelihood probability of above average temperatures. alison: what a winter. doug: one of the craziest ones i've seen. temperature wise. alison: we'll see you in a few

coming up, living on the edge. literally. thousands of people forced to get out as fears grow that a large dam spillway could collapse. the latest on the repairs up next. larry: a look at the abc7 primetime line-up tonight -- ♪ know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from know you can craft an investment plan

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alison: happening right now, families desperately trying to get out of oroville, california. this is a city just about 70 miles north of sacramento. larry: there are concerns about the spillway on the nation's tallest dam could collapse. amy aubert is at the live desk with the developing story as new information comes in right now. what is the latest? amy: new information continues to come in late this afternoon. officials saying repairs may need to be made before evacuees can return home. now dock minutes show concerns about the stability of the spillway brought up years ago. let's get to video that shows the magnitude of what exactly we are talking about. earlier today, you can see water gushing from the oroville dam. crews rushing to fill the damage on the spillway. the water level behind the dam on lake oroville dropping today. in the past couple of hours the acting head of california water agency saying he is not sure anything went wrong in regard to the damaged spillway. this is after evacuations were ordered s

200,000 people leaving their homes. authorities saying if the spillway collapses it could mean a 30-foot wall of water sent gushing downstream. >> my neighborhood was already basically empty. i panicked as started to put things in my car. >> i'm scared. i have never been in anything like this before. amy: with the water level dropping, the risk level for a collapse goes down with it. at the "live desk," amy aubert, abc7 news. larry: thanks for that. well, lots of questions but not many answers. congressional office phones ringing off the hook with calls about white house tours. we are looking into the delay coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00". alison: plus, covering new ground. we look at nasas big plans for the mars rover. larry: next, he was driving to mass and now fighting for his life. why police believe a

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a drug overdose. now police say 55-year-old judith now faces child abuse, attempted poisoning and other charges. the toddler's mom noticed something was wrong and rushed him to the e.r. he was diagnosed for an overdose of methadone. larry: the united security council will meet to discuss north korea's missile test. north korea released video that shows saturday's launch. the ballistic missile crashing in the sea of japan. the unsecretary general called the test north korea's first this year violation of security council resolution. alison: now this launch took place while japan's prime minister happened to be here in the u.s. shinzo abe said his meetings with president trump focused on common goals, not differences. system of the meetings took place in the public dining area of the president's mar-a-largo report. shinzo described the president

they also played golf hile their wives visited a museum and japanese-inspired gardens. larry: reaction on social media wasn't kind. but the singer to wear a it "make america great again" dress didn't stop sales of her album. she has worn eye-popping dresses before. well, still looking for a perfect valentine's day gift? retailers are doing everything to get you in the store with the promises of deep discounts. but are they empty promises? horace holmes set out to find out when a sale is really a sale. he is here to explain. horace: we partnered with an advocacy group that track prices for a career. they watch prices for all kind of items and during the times when they were

sales and when they weren't. you will be surprised at what we found. >> presidents day, you know, memorial day sale, an christmas sales. the things are predominantly meant to get you to spent money at the store. really to not shop around. horace: "7 on your side" set out to do its own shopping. in our story tonight we learned a thing or two about how to save money. we will pass all that information to you. don't miss it. is it really on sale tonight? that's at 11:00. alison: all right. thank you very much. we als have a "7 on your side" consumer alert. verizon restarted the unlimited data plan today. they scrapped it six years ago but some of the main competitors reintroduced unlimited data plans since then. now for $80 a month, verizon kerts can

gigabyte of mobile hot spot usage plus calling to mexico and canada. but heavy data use:00s may have to wait longer when the network gets congested. a deacon heading to church falls victim to suspected drag racing right along connecticut avenue in kensington. this everything friends and family remain by his bedside. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis sat down with a close family friend with more. >> caring. giving. give you the shirt off his back. kevin: susan, saddened and stunned that her coworker carlos is injured in the hospital. on saturday, the 64-year-old husband with three grown sons was hit along connecticut avenue in kensington. hernandez's volvo sedan spun and hit a pole. >> he had bleeding on the brain but there was no more bleeding on the brain this morning and out has subsided.

he is in a coma. until he can awaken, we don't know the extent. kevin: hernandez recently became a deacon at the church in downtown silver spring. he was driving to saturday meeting mass when cops say he was t-boned by 23-year-old miguel ramirez. montgomery county police believe ramirez driving a comarrow might have been speed racing at the time. not to mention a court records that show history of speeding tickets. >> he is outraged it was this of all things. kevin: hernandez does have health insurance but his family still expects to pay out thousands. a go fund me page is online with hopes of lessening the unexpected financial burden. in kensington, i'm kevin lewis. >> he's a saint. kevin: abc7 news. larry: running with a purpose. still to come, why a sheriff deputy threw on

q: have you seen this guy? police say he is a thief and the victims have no idea until it's too late. next. alison: new at 6:00 tonight, after a weekend of immigration raids nationwide, an effort to ease fear and educate. door-to-door effort underway in local immigrant communities ahead at 6:00. but first, a look at what is the "good morning washington" team is working on for tuesday. >> thanks, alison. tomorrow on "good morning washington," the warning about the popular website selling fake designer dresses as the real thing. >> plus totally amazing ways to a better sex life and a deeper sense of self-love. >> and stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning starting at 4:25 on "good morning washington."

steve: i'm steve rudin live at gravelly point. the winds are finally

by later tonight, they will be lighter. to worries there. let's talk about the next few days and the upcoming weekend. better news ahead. if you like less wind and warmer temperatures on the way tomorrow. valentine's day. around 50 degrees for a high. on wednesday we will see highs around 50. thursday, a cold front will have passed. that means the daytime highs only around 40 degrees. here is the ten-day outlook for stormwatch7. we start you off with the first seven. that will take us in the upcoming weekend. 57 on saturday. lower 60's on sunday. then we have president's day on monday with temperatures that will be in the lower 60's and told to around 60 degrees by tuesday of next week. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues

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q: welcome to "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. i'm q mccray. today we again with a special alert from the fairfax police department. this guy here has a knack to steal identities and stealing your hard-earned cash before you know it. this guy had no problem showing his face while pulling off the crime at a bank in annandale. >> we received a report from a 51-year-old man who said he was expecting a check december 201. never received the check. so he inqu

happened to it. q: that is when police found out this guy stole the guy's check and his identity. it was supposed to arrive by mail. >> we were trying to figure out where it's intercepted. q: he is wanted for forgery and identity theft. if you know anything about this guy contact the fairfax county police department. now look at the wall of justice. metropolitan police say elliott starks stabbed a woman several times and left her for dead in the middle of the street. they also want holmes behind bars for shooting into a car. his victim survived. arlington county police search for auriana for malicious wounding and katie moreno for forgery. they want bell behind bars for three assault charges, robbery, theft, sex trafficking of a child and a host of other charges. another look at the wall of justice. we just found out bell was noticed on a metro over the weekend. so if you have any information about the fugitives, give police a

against crime. i'm q mccray. alison: now to a developing story tonight in prince george's county where detectives are searching for a gunman after a man was found unresponsive in a car in accokeek. police say the man had been shot. when he was found on st. mary's view road this morning. they have not identified him yet. the car he was found in did have a lyft sticker on it. larry: breaking news update from baltimore now. firefighters are making some progress in putting out the massive fire at a vacant warehouse we showed you earlier this hour. if you know the baltimore area this is frederick and calverton. there is no word there are injuries or what started the fire. we continue to follow this and bling you updates as we get them. alison: still to come, we talk about the pothole problems, the roller coaster weather is not helping the situation. larry: what is frustrating to drivers more than the potholes themselves. mike: i'

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larry: tourists asking for white house tur tickets are getting few answers. that is because as mike carter-conneen reports congressional offices say they are awaiting guidance from the trump administration on when the tours will resume. mike: earlier in month, first lady melania trump announced two appoint its. but it is unclear when they will manage the tours and organize events like the easter egg roll. the white house did not reply to our request for comment. the previous administrations of both parties, by now had someone in charge of the visitors center and quickly reopened the executive mansion to the public. >> i was expecting to washington by the front fences there and get a selfie. mike: tourists are frustrated. not only can they not get a tour but th

than this. because of the fencing still standings three weeks after the inauguration. >> i can't go near it because of the fences. it's sad. >> it's our house. he may inhabit it but it's our house. not getting close to is it a big disappointment for me today. mike: the permit for the removal of the infrastructure and the reopening of this stretch of pennsylvania avenue goes until marching 1. the same time frame as other recent inaugurations. off-camera one tourist defended the new administration saying filling out the president's incomplete cabinet is more of a priority than offering tours. but others have less patience. >> i think there should be enough hands on deck they can handle both. mike: at the white house, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: so far this winter major snowstorms have missed this area. but potholes? they haven't. the city is riddled with them as the temperatures continue to be so sporadic. cold weather is not con cluse i to the long-term repairs -- conclusive to th

transportation is working to try to fill them in. drivers want it done faster before they are forced to fix their cars. >> i believe that we spend more money than getting suspensions fixed than anything. i don't think they drive through here. obviously. you know what i mean? if they did, mercedes-benz, truck, anything like that, if they touch one of these -- alison: one of the most damaged roads is in the middle of fort dupont park. but a park spokesperson told us fixing the road is not a priority. fixing the memorial bridge is. let's get a check on all the roads out there with erik smith on traffic watch tonight. erik? erik: thank you very much. it has been a tough ride today for sure. looking at 270 northbound at clarksburg. they are heading to the truck scales where the lanes narrow down. that is a tough ride again today. southbound on the beltway, both ways at river road are still very tough as you head to the 270 spur. across t

connecticut avenue you can see more delays heading to silver spring and georgia avenue that is still ongoing to the virginia side of the beltway near georgia washington parkway and the legion bridge. expect solid delays. it's mostly heavy on the inner loop but both ways are struggling. 95 between beltway and maryland. that is a tough ride from the crash that cleared 175. it has been improving a little bit. out of virginia northbound to 395 to the 14th street bridge. this look bad again heading to d.c. east and the westbound freeway delays that way as well. 95 south in woodbridge is heavy down below route 123. the delays start near fairfax county parkway. that is all from the traffic center. for now, back to you. larry: thanks. nasa is three years away from the next mars mission but they narrowed down landing spots. all three locations have one thing in common. they used to have water. the space agency is sending the stil

robot called the mars 2020 rover to the red planet in july of 2020. the mission's goals including determining how dangerous it would be for humans to explore the planet. now an update about a facility in new orleans. the assembly facility reopening after it was heavily damaged by tornadoes that ripped through the city last week. no employees were hurt in the storm. the plant was back to operations today even though 7 of the 81 buildings on site are still closed. alison: wow! we have serious winds around here. last night and really through the day. larry: crazy. it has died down now which is a good thing. the wind advisory canceling. it's breezy out there. wind gusts. 24 at baltimore and the same in washington dulles. the winds will continue to diminish. skies are mostly clear.

hour-by-hour forecast in the evening, drop to the 30's. tomorrow morning a few clouds at times. the winds are lighter. southwest 5 to 10. comfortable reading of 51 degrees. if you have plans outdoors tomorrow for valentine's day to celebrate, the weather will cooperate. partly cloudy skies. temperatures are about 49 degrees. early in the everything. then dropping slowly through the 40's. we will probably stay 40 degrees for a low for tomorrow night. as we wait for the next weather system to come through. starting with the valentine's day forecast, 51 degrees the high temperature. 50 on wednesday turning colder in the afternoon. chilly with gusty breezes. no wind advisories. a slow warmup starts friday and a dramatic warmup saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday. look at that. through middle and end of next week it's well above average. we may hang on to the mil

see there. larry: a police officer in los angeles went the distance for her brothers in blue. alison: l.a. sheriff's deputy ran the run to remember. half marathon, all 13 miles of it in the full uniform. she did it to offer fellow uniforms who died in the line of duty. one that is battling leukemia. she is hoping to raise awareness and hopefully find a bone marrow match for her colleague. robert: there is a guy that will try to go the distance and more against the wizards. vicious player. russell westbrook. oh, boy. here we go. westbrook and the thunder are in town. they are angry after a loss on saturday. knock on wood, bradley beal has been a part of their success this

hawksworth. erin: thunder head coach billy donovan coached bradley beal at florida and says his health is a reason why they have been successful. >> he has been healthy most of the year. through his expanse he has become a good player. erin: beal agrees with the coach's assessment. >> i am dealing with an injury and my mind says i am coming back stronger than i was. i don't eat junk food anymore. i used to say i have a high metabolism but i'm getting older. erin: what did he cut out of his diet? >> candy. i'm a big sweets guy. i love

erin: do you get some in during the all-star break? >> no. i'm trying to stay away from it. ends -- erin: washington is seening the third straight win after the all-star break. erin hawksworth, abc7 sports. robert: thank you. congrats. derek jeter is going to be daddy jeter. he and his wife are expecting the first child. they are expecting a baby girl. according to his wife the captain has a name in mind but she is not sold on it. wondering what it will bat. thought he could put the bat down. but has to fight the little boy off. larry: middle name yankee? alison: everybody is having babies. clooneys, beyoncé, jeter.

alison: thank you. coming up at 6:00, a city's plans to have flying taxis in the sky by this summer. what it could look like. plus, arlington acts as a push to put a gondola -- axes the push to put a gondola in but it doesn't mean the plan is over. that will be coming up at 6:00. larry: right now stopping the violence. alison: chicago takes action after a weekend of gun violence injures two young girls.

alison: rescuers now saying there is a slim chance if any that the nine skiers caught in an avalanche in the french alps are still alive. four had been confirmed dead. the rescue workers say the missing skiers had been located and are in the process of being dug out. a family of five and a ski

caught in the avalanche. larry: more gun violence in chicago leaving two innocent girls in critical condition. the 11 and 12-year-olds were hit by stray bullets in several incidents. we have more on the search for the shooters and the push to stop the violence. >> two separate shootings. 30 minutes and a few miles apart. >> people hearing the shot. kids shot in a purple van. reporter: two young girls fighting for their lives. >> my grand baby did not deserve this. that is my only grandchild. she is foughting for her lives at 11 years old. that shouldn't be. reporter: she was in the back of a minivan with her mom and little brother when police say she was hit in head by a stray bullet. they scan her hours every 12 hours looking for sign of activity.

>> 12-year-old bowers was also shot in the head by a stray bullet. the same night on a playground by her school. an area law enforcement say has become a hot bed for going violence. >> my initial reaction was grief. following that is shock. >> more than 3785 shootings rock -- 385 shootings rocked the city already on the heels of chicago becoming the deadliest city in america in 2016. more murders than in 20 years. as the two young girls cling to life in the hospital, police hunting for the gunman that put them there. >> pray for the kids and the community. praying for the family. >> police say neither girl was the intended target. those account for two of the 19 shootings in chicago this weekend. in new york, abc news.

jonathan: right now at 6:00, a man run down in a busy parking lot. the man behind the wheel says he was protecting his daughter. michelle: live right now, hands off d.c. the group preparing to march to a congressman's house. plus -- >> we need to get prepared. larry: the door-to-door effort after nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: after a week of immigration raids, today a rally against crackdowns. the day without latinos march in milwaukee targeted immigration policy and president trump's travel ban. the president, though praised this weekend's raid that netted 160 arrests in southern california alone. >> i said at the beginning we are going to get the bad ones. the really bad ones. we are getting

michelle: immigration and custom enforcement called the raids business as usual. but the "associated press" found some incidents where people were arrested in cases where the obama administration opted not to take action. the coast-to-coast raids have many immigrants in our area on edge. as q mccray reports, that has one advocacy group literally going door to door. q: one after another. [knocking] volunteers went door to door. educating undocumented immigrants about their rights. this mother says her 6-year-old came home scared he would be deported back to guatemala. >> we need to get prepared. they are moving pretty fast. q: casa as a group is an advocate for latino and immigrant people in the d.m.v. the goal of this campaign is to get people prepared for the worst. every