>> today, the montgomery county council was given a list of 14 learning lessons that will strengthen future mass casualty response. that list includes purchasing portable white boards to better visualize the command structure. plus improving wi-fi and cell service at all frontline shelters. another suggestion. a more visible triage station with clear signage in english and spanish. the county also spans -- plans to conduct full-fledged emergency drills and wants to better control the flow of news media and southernists message. it's not to overshadow recognition of the individuals who went the extra mile to help the neighbors neighbors nee of crisis and need. kevin: counselman hucker was more critical with the county response saying the flow of public information wasn't

great. jonathan: the survivors of the explosion filed a lawsuit and it states that several residents smelled gas weeks before the gas. a gas buildup in the utility room fueled the explosion. michelle: the video is jarring and the outcome almost shocking. this was the aftermath of the cab of a tractor trailer went over a bridge and crashed into the road below in frederick. the force of the crash sheered the cab off the chassis of the big rig. the cab slid to the road below where amazingly there was no traffic. >> a father is pleading for help after his son was murdered. >> all i want to mow is

>> he was always there for me. no matter what. i got sick. he carried me upstairs. jonathan: timothy sherod was shot to dead yesterday morning in accokeek. the young man was supposed to be a father yesterday. the police are baffled as to why he was killed. michelle: congressional democrats and a growing number of republicans are pushing for expanded investigations into ties between russia and the trump administration. this all comes after last night's resignation of the national security adviser michael flynn. while the white house says flynn quit after misleading the vice president about his communications with russian's ambassador before the inauguration, many on capitol hill believe there is more to the story. >> this is likely they want to look at this episode as well. michelle: the white house denies then

trump instructed flynn to talk about easing sanctions with russia. retired general keith kellogg will serve as the acting interim adviser until a permanent replacement is named. calls tonight to discipline a top white house aide. some say action must be taken for kellyanne conway after her ad for ivanka trump fashion line in the tv interview last week. the white house says conway has been counseled but the ethics watchdogs want to know what specific actions were taken. jonathan: the man brought out of retirement to clean up a series of scandals at the secret service is retiring again. joseph clancy worked to change the culture of the agency. trump will be tasked to pick his replacement. michelle: the president's travel ban is unconstitutional and will not be enforced. that is the ruling from the federal judge after virginia challenged the ban in court. >> this ban was conceived out

americans and the armed forces less safe and less secure. michelle: this ruling is separate from one last week in california that found flaws in the process of the ban. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg followed this and has reaction from george mason university. international students have been particularly concerned over this, right? >> no question about it. george mason has students from all around the world including many from the seven countries listed in the executive order. opponents of the travel ban on campus say the court ruling delivers relief but not resolution. >> the senior was born in canada but moved to sterling at 8 years old and calls the commonwealth home. >> the fact that virginia is stepping up against the ban is hearteng

>> ali is muslim and has friends and family impacted by the travel ban was thrilled after a federal judge issued injunction against the executive order. writing that it's akin to a muslim ban and they claim that virginia schools are losing students and will continue to lose students and the medical residents if the ban is not lifted. >> there is a chance that the trump administration will just adjust the ban. >> she says the fanly members have visas to visit the u.s. but for now they are staying home. >> they are uncertain of the future. >> that will not change unless things change in washington. >> i hope the trump administration will leave this alone and look to make the country better in other ways. >> last week in alex

argued that the state of virginia no grounds to challenge the executive order. the judge strongly disagreed with the position. live in fairfax, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: one day after the massive day without latinos, a march that went on in milwaukee. the d.c. area is prepping for a similar protest. on thursday, the latino plan to show up in the day without immigrants campaign. we are hearing that several restaurants plan to close up for the day. michelle: plus for us, a bomb found under a gas station 70,000 ordered to leave. a firsthand look at what it took to get safety. >> think of driving around in a parking garage with no available spaces? it could happen more in bethesda. who is raising that concern and what they are doing about it coming up. jonathan: plus,

fight snow. what is being sprayed on rock salt to make it cleaner and safer. doug: the skies are cleared now. but we are keeping an eye on the rain and seeing how close it gets to us. we talk about the cooldown and a warmup that is part of the ten-day forecast still to come at "abc7 news at 6:00".

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michelle: early morning surveillance video from a gas station shows three men trying and failing to steal an a.t.m. in new carrollton. the thieves drove off as police arrived. in the chase that followed the men dumped another a.t.m. from the back of a white van. police believe that a.t.m. was stolen from laurel. the men ditched the van and are still on the run tonight. jonathan: there is new video of an attack on inauguration day. take a look at this. on january 20, a man walked in the metro p.c.s. store on good hope road in southeast d.c. seconds later you see him pistol whip a man on the floor. he rummages through his pockets and ran when he didn't find anything. take a good look at the mand the coat specifically. if you recognize him place want to hear from you. michelle: a baltimore county teacher faces criminal charges after he spied on cheerleaderses. christopher clark is accused

the changing room. he worked at millford mill high school and is facing voyeurism charges. jonathan: frightening school at elementary school after a teenager was caught with a machete. this happened after the classes let out center in centre ridge elementary school in centreville. police captured the 15-year-old. no one was hurt. michelle: a new book about a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement has renewed calls for a new investigation in the 1955 murder of emmitt till. the author says the white woman who accused the 14-year-old black teenager of making sexual advances admitted she lied about the encounter. >> i want to know why did he wait so long? why did he wait ten years to put the information out? did he just want to sell books? i want to know why she waited so long to confess. michelle: till's cousin wanteds the state of mississippi to charge the now 82

the husband and brother-in-law were acquitted in till's death but later admitted it to a magazine. jonathan: fighting black ice with a brown spray. guess this. the sweet substance that is stayed on rock salt up north that could be a game changer. michelle: plus a man run over by a father trying to protect his daughter. next, the mother who lost her son demands justice.

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i want him to be indicted and be arrested and do a life sentence. michelle: powerful words from a grieving mother who witnessed her son get run over monday morning in an upper marlboro parking lot. they are looking into the driver ran over nate mckinnon in self-defense. the same caliber of weapon was fired sunday night in an incident involving the driver's daughter. jonathan: we have upclose video that prompted evacuation of a

everybody had to get out. the 275 pound unearthed. world war ii bomb found underneath a gas station. that is when the evacuation was ordered. the bomb techs came in, secured the bomb and moved it to a firing range. watch. >> that is a sizable blast. nobody was hurt and the town is back open for business. michelle: economic boom for the downtown bethesda is bringing concerns over growing pains. sometimes in the next year, marriott will break down for a new headquarters in the heart of downtown bethesda. that is causing a scramble to figure out where everyone will park. >> searching for parking. in downtown bethesda. >> at times it can be tough. they want to know how development plans coul

additional impact on the spots available. >> this week they asked the county department of the transportation to answer key questions on what the parking needs will be in the future in bethesda. a thousand parking spaces are already expected to become unavailable in the day in the garage as a result of an agreement between the county and marriott. spaces would be used by marriott employees once the headquarters are complete. >> parking spaces on the other part are surface parking lots that people want to turn to parks. can we afford to lose those parking spaces? >> amy owns this restaurant. >> we are excited about the downtown employees as a business owner but parking will be an ever-growing challenge. >> she is concerned it could have an impact on the business. >> we want them to park

we can't do valet so it's a challenge for dinner. >> she hopes to have responses from the transportation department soon as the county continues to finalize the bethesda downtown plan. >> in bethesda, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: see this guy spraying down salt? look what is coming out of the hose. there is a saying about being slower than molasses in january. it's better than the salt. >> you don't have to sweep it up the basis. >> they started to spray molasses on the rock salt and it helps the salt stick to the road bet e and they don't have to use as much and it turns the salt brown so it absorbs heat, another good one. the last good perk is it smells sweet. you know if it's been treat it because you can smell it. michelle: but all the snow is

doug: you don't want to have a white car. >> no. no. exactly. doug: good idea, though. colder heading through tomorrow thursday and friday. warmer for the weekend. >> i won't let you get off that easily. this is an image from the morning at the science center. 45 now. in the afternoon it brightened as we are seeing a slow and a clearing trend. this makes for a pretty sunset a while ago. what will happen is the skies clear more. then overnight the clouds roll right back in again. the temperatures at this hour, 41 in falls church. 42 in springfield. 43 in silver spring. laurel is 41. 45 in waldorf.

45 at the reagan national airport. the temperatures stayed on the cool side but now it's clearing a bit. there is moisture to the south. another frontal zone setting up. what will happen is the clouds will roll back in overnight. the rain will move east. early tomorrow morning, maybe southeastern maryland, northern neck you get rain. most of us will be cloudy. a cold front will sweep through mid-to-late morning to lead to clearing in the afternoon. clouds by dawn. showers south and east. the future cast shows how it should work out to 2:30. clouds work back in. it will turn mostly sunny and breezy in the afternoon. with ecould get close to 50 but the later afternoon temperatures will fall and the colder air comes in tomorrow night. bus stop. 40 degrees and the cloudy skies. it will breezy for kids coming home in

colder on thursday for sunshine. drop in 20's thursday night and back in 40's with sun for friday. for the holiday weekend, it looks fine. 60 on saturday. 63 on sunday. it's 63 on tuesday. looking at the end of the ten day for wednesday, thursday, friday. it continues to be mild. lower 50's on wednesday. there is no sign it will turn cold. just cooler. but toward the end of the month it will continue above average. michelle: thank you, doug. wizards look like they are in tip top shape. jonathan: no question. before we get to the wizards. robert burton is a good basketball player. erin: he looks in decent shape. jonathan: he said he had a great outside shot. but we know better. erin: he played in college and took part in the wizard media challenge today. we will see his skills or maybe

next. go, rob! you can do it, man!

erin: according to the sports calendar this is the first day of spring. nationals pitchers and catchers showed up for spring training today. it looks

at the ballpark. i will be there next week so keep it here on abc7 for the latest spring training news. i'm looking forward to that. i had a blast today at verizon center in the wizard's annual media skills challenge. it started off with a dunk contest. followed by a three-point contest. and then a skills challenge. no i, did not partake. but my colleague robert burton did. he looked rusty, i have to say in the three-point contest. he didn't make one shot in the first two racks. then he got warmed up. he is feeling it. then he drained three of five to finish with three points. behe didn't beat his opponent from the fan. he won the contest. rob's assessment after. >> real shooters shoot with the same ball every shot. in that one you had a woman's

ball i haven't played since i was 3. >> this sounds like excuses. >> i had a workout earlier today and a bad lunch. i am kidding. i just can't shoot. erin: he is funny. he was missing quiet a bit. a lot of excuses. it would be hard with different size balls so i feel for him there. jonathan: the secret weapon. big mac. ends he played in college! what excuse. >> it's been a while. erin: he is not that old. [laughter] doug: get ready for a change tomorrow. clouds in the morning. sunshine and breezy in the afternoon. colder on thursday. friday is chilly and the weekend offers a big warm-up. steve rudin has that at 11:00. michelle: very nice. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: thank you for

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