>> developing now, a car full of bullet holes, shot on a major highway in broad daylight. search on an urgent busy stretch of route route, right in the middle of the day. theve report with investigation that's happening now in just a moment. >> but first, we do have breaking news. us from southland. a man in critical condition after this crash. went onto suitland road. crews are down there with flashlights, trying to figure out what happened. police are down there. the investigation is going on. updates. ashe abc 7 for only on 7, an elderly woman rescued from a burning hotel moments to -- burning home with just moments to spare. >> i couldn't breathe, i couldn't see. the movies here. >> she wouldn't have made it out, if it weren't for those brave first responders. of them just got out of the hospital himself and spoke only to

our tim barber. tim, this is really an incredible story. reporter: a neighbor smelled smoke. he called 911. what happened next is the reason 77-year-old woman is recovering tonight here at the hospital. >> it's not the movies here. you're thinking in the back of your head, i don't know if i'm coming out. reporter: officers j.p. and william were done for the day when they got one last call. breathe, couldn't see. didn't really know what was going on. reporter: northeast washington full of smoke. >> we gotta get in there. that's just the bottom line. they broke a window. >> thick smoke, just covered, all the windows and everything. you could smell it. >> we would have been in trouble in another couple of minutes. >> we both were screaming, lady, where are you at? couldn't see nothing. reporter: she was passed out on the kitchen floor. >> i saw a light, so i started dragging her to the light. out asoth carried her fast as possible. reporter: the 77-year-old was rushed to the

window, to let out the smoke, but she couldn't move. reporter: the daughter-in-law told us she was cooking when she had a stroke. calledank a neighbor who 911. >> thank god he was home and smelled hope. reporter: and these officers for risking their life to save another. >> i just wanna say thank you so much! >> we knew there was serious consequences going in there. person's life in there. we knew we had to get her out. just glad she's okay. reporter: tim barber, abc 7 news. >> and we have more breaking news tonight from baltimore, where there's a big firefight there.n this is in a vacant warehouse in woodbury area. no reports of injuries or word on a possible cause. but we will keep you posted.

whoever fired right into traffic. bullets flying right on route 50 in cheverly. arethe three people injured expected to be okay. tom has the latest on the investigation happening right now. reporter: after 7:30, a truck shot the car that had been up away, and eastbound route 50 was finally reopened. but it had been shut down for the entire evening rush hour. >> route 50 is obviously a very highway, especially around 3:00 when this took place. reporter: when police arrived on carscene, they found a absolutely riddled with bullets. camera saw 13 places where they ripped into the car. and police say there were actually more shots than that, blastedthe windows were out as well. although all three men inside hit, incredibly, police say none of their injuries are life-threatening. >> we could have had a much different situation. reporter: the shot-up car led to the unusual situation of police doing an

major highway during rush hour. investigators95, scoured eastbound lanes, looking casings. prince george's county's police say they don't think this attack they also don't think it was road rage. they talked with some witnesses but are asking more to come forward. they're also asking people driving in the area at the time sureeck their cars to make they weren't struck. tom roussey, abc 7 news. sunglasses ready! you're gonna need them all day long tomorrow. lots of sunshine on the way. theeratures a little bit on cool side. only making it into the upper degrees.round 50 coming up, though, we're gonna talk about our next best chance around theeded rain d.m.v. and a big warm-up just in time for the weekend. and how long will that warm-up last? more on that, coming up, in just a few minutes. jonathan? >> steve, thanks. restaurants and businesses closed tonight for the "day without immigrants" protest.

president trump's immigration policies. thousands took to the streets across the country. rallies were held in d.c. and other major cities. today a news conference that was billed as an announcement for his labor really into aned hour-plus sparring match between president trump and a familiar foe, the media. >> the press, honestly, is out of control. dishonesty is out of control. tomorrow they will say, donald trump rants and reaves at the press -- i'm not ranting and raving. you, you'reling dishonest people. >> the president covered a lot of topics this afternoon. he said he didn't know that any of his aides were in touch with russia. had ecalled reports about that -- he called reports about news, but admitted there were leaks. president trump also said his administration is running like a fine-tuned machine. if you'd like to watch the entire, unedited press conference, go to wjla.com, and we have posted

also new, the f.b.i. says former security advisor michael flynn will not face charges. flynn, of course, resigned this allegations that he lied to the vice president about his conversations with russia. drawingback to the board for his replacement. tonight, trump's pick to replace no thanks to the job. >> two prince george's county's indicted forrs separate crimes. the first one, officer william diaz, accused of soliciting a while on -- a prostitute while on duty. he's also accused of warning a about sting operations to protect her from being arrested. the corporal is accused of homeless woman. other officers came forward, reporting that assault, showing tolerateill not wrongdoing. >> new at 11, a crime alert in hyattsville. eight armed robberies reported in the area. all of them with very similar who did ins of

things to know about this case when ethese are -- when these are happening. give us more details. reporter: alison, the armed robberies are happening early in the morning, while some people in this community are up and getting ready for their morning commute, between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. warning people, because they want them to be on the lookout. i'm kind of surprised actually, with the time of day that's involved. reporter: hyattsville police are monitoring these three roads, queens chapel road, ager road street.lton investigators have noticed that people are being robbed at the morning,y in most times before 6 a.m. at least eight people have or attemptedd armed robberies since december. police received the latest report on monday. noticing a change in, you know,

especially in this area right here that you mentioned. reporter: increased, decreased? >> increased. reporter: detectives have also noticed another pattern. weresay the victims being -- the victims being robbed do not speak english and that the robberies occurred mostly on fridays, a popular pay day. >> they just need to work to -- minimize it. >> sorry about that. we're having problems with our audio. moving on, police say that a driver was shot to death after a fight about money. about thisld you case on monday, when timothy sherod was found shot to death in his car. a man andce arrested woman, and charged both of them with murder. >> a health alert for you tonight. results on a test for zika virus. two pregnant women in d.c. were told they

negative for the mosquito-borne virus and it turns out they were actually positive. called a lab testing error. the women gave birth but there's no information about the health of their babies. and now, hundreds of samples are being retested to make sure other errors. >> there's a d.c. school that's dealing with possible bedbugs. right?familiar, but this is minor elementary the northeast. the school sent a letter to parents, talking about the pest policy. at it says there is not widespread infestation. this is just a week after anothershut down elementary school. we're told tonight that school will reopen on monday. >> an important consumer alert for parents. a big stroller recall from britax. this involves the models with a click and go system that let you the frame.r seat to the car seats can fall off the strollers. actually, there have been 26 injuries. we've got the list of the models impacted and what to do if

one, at wjla.com. >> just in, a new soccer stadium has been approved in d.c., the washington post. d.c. united got final approval to build a stadium. a ceremonial groundbreaking has audi fieldled for next week. all right. you get time off for vacation, childbirth, marriage. >> here's a new one. how about a new puppy? well, there is a brewery coming to ohio, offering a week of paid workers who get new puppies or rescue a dog from the shelter. there.rtant bonding time they say it's the first company paw-ternity leave. is spring. great dog. >> great idea. >> well, there are hazards that you don't expect and you can't predict. >> and it's scary when it happens. random heavy object flying into the air, right into your path. >> as far as iou

a screeching halt. they're in the middle of the bridge. >> inside, the dramatic accident. and how often they happen. a 7 on your side special report

>> you're watching abc 7 news at 11. on your side. >> well, you've got to see this video from south carolina. a robber caught on camera, an entire case of loiter tickets. he -- lottery tickets, then he tosses them into his trunk. maybe he thought he'd increase his odds with hundreds of tickets, but the joke is on him, because police say those tickets redeemed. >> all right. we've all had this happen to us, for this motorcycle. as bad as you can imagine. something comes off of the car in front of you and you swerve avoid that debris in the road. >> so scary. that sudden maneuver causes consequently, deaths and injuries, in astounding numbers every year across the u.s. >> senior investigative reporter into how often these dramatic accidents actually happen. as the roll lon the back of

comes loose and directly into this motorcyclist. the man survived. but hundreds of times a day, similar scenarios play out on roads across the u.s. and almost nog reaction time. >> i just grabbed the steering wheel, punched the brakes as hard as i could and came do a screeching halt. reporter: stewart was heading was a the wilson bridge pitchfork came loose from an oncoming truck and sailed at morehis windshield, than 60 miles an hour. >> the only reason it didn't come all the way through and and probably go through my head, was because part of the pitchfork went the car andframe of through the frame of the door. that's what hung it up. hands oncame past my the steering wheel. reporter: roy reminds himself to tell this lived story. the pitchfork hangs on his office wall. to theexit that goes field. reporter: stanley travels about 350 miles a day. he works for

department of transportation. >> five car pileup right here, just because a box fell off the back of a truck. in hisr: we weren't truck more than a few minutes when it became obvious why this is such a problem. when youo you think see that? >> disaster. it.e only have one strap on and the strap will get loose because of the wind pressure, from the wind. in the front, you can see where it's already starting to flap up front. know, he will you lose that into traffic and then it will cause an accident or hething can happen once loses that load. reporter: tools, tires, even a is just arill, this small portion of what stanley's crew pulls off the roads daily. january, this wire spool fell off a trailer on a pennsylvania highway. jumped the barrier and rolled into oncoming traffic for several minutes before coming to a halt. in minnesota, this 28-pound atiler hitch traveling freeway speed came

to -- terrifyingly close to killing the driver. just a few minutes ago, this boat came off its trailer in one the busiest interstates. between 2011 and 2014, there 39,000 injuries and 500 deaths caused by road crashes. >> that's because people are not securing their load. they're being reckless. they're being careless. and they're being deadly and dangerous. townsend is with a.a.a. >> they want to get that mattress home. mattresss, that becomes airborne and it has the velocity of a guided missile. it can kill, injure and maim. reporter: and it's not just flying.es that go in virginia, 44-year-old tina a log came loose on a passing struck and crashed through her windshield. mother of six.

the five-year-old in the back seat survived. we asked a.a.a. to break out specific fatality numbers for road debris zeent accidents. here's what we found. 2011 and 2014, there were 16 deaths in virginia, 8 and zero inryland d.c. the deadly accidents are most on interstater highways where speed is a factor. >> when you see someone hauling you need to drive defensively. you don't know whether that load is secure or extremely dangerous, and whether it can claim your life or not. reporter: lisa fletcher, abc 7 news. >> wow. just stunning video there! .reat information from lisa a.a.a. tells us more than one third of road debris crashes a.m. and 3:59 10 p.m. that apparently is when many movingare hauling or heavy items.

>> it was a cold day out there what we've been used to. highs made it up to 42. our average is 47. temperatures already falling into the 20's and lower 30's. so that means a chilly start to your early friday morning rush hour commute. looking at satellite and radar stormwatch 7, it's quiet, dry. mainly clear skies are out there now. off to the west, clouds are building across ohio. some of the clouds will eventually make their way to our area come early tomorrow morning, mainly south and west of d.c. nighttime lows, 24 to 30 degrees. start to yourold friday morning. bundle up! hat,m jacket, gloves, a especially if you have a walk to the bus stop. park.rees in college 24 in fairfax. thankfully, this is going to be the last really cold morning for the next seven to 10 days around the d.m.v. this. cast looks like clouds south and west of d.c. warntonnd,

it's still going to be on the side. but sunshine is going to stick around all afternoon and a sunset tomorrow, 5:30. our daylight hours getting and longer by about two minutes a day. tomorrow, highs, upper 40's. degrees.nd 50 sunglasses u, you're gonna need long.retty much all day this is for the day on saturday. notice temperatures early on, in the lower 40's. eventually, as we move toward the late afternoon hours, highs will reach the upper 60's to around 70 degrees. so a really nice saturday on the way. your so-day outlook. middle 60's to upper 60's saturday and sunday. president'sler on day. just around 60 degrees. back to the upper 50's on tuesday. rebound toward the end of next week and into the following weekend, with in thetures holding 60's. >> sounds good. all right. thank you. cancer survivor

her name is shea sharp. two-time survivor, had a full mastectomy. she walked alongside other show.ors in the anna ono the lingerie line is designed for women with breast cancer. >> well, a seven-year-old making big life choices. sure if you can read this. but it says, when i'm bigger, i'd like a job with google. she wrote that letter to google, asking for the job. why she did it and which high-power

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>> well, it's tough to make your job application really stand out. >> yes, it is. this week, a seven-year-old's job application caught the eye of google's c.e.o. name is chloe bridgewater. she's adorable. she wrote a letter, of course, dear google boss. she says she loved google's office with those big beanbag chairs and the slides. >> and chloe said she is ready for the job. she says she's good at playing on her tablet and good at math. millennials,e that's how they got their job. her father was surprised when the c.e.o. of google wrote her back. he didn't offer her a job but he did tell her to keep working dreams. to follow her >> she's on the right path. >> when she's 14, she'll be there. 15, she'll be the cfo. >> dear google boss... cute! let's get to sport. max scherzer's

day. we'll explain. and the wizards look to finish strong before the all-star break. keep pace with indiana.

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gas right before the all-star break. that's something wizards head preached tobrooks his team before tonight eats game at indiana -- tonight's indiana. john wall finds otto porter baseline. drives. fouls. gets the reverse lay-up to call. otto led the team with 25 tonight. that play, it was nice. but this is what otto has been doing this season. wall to beal. over to porter. knocks down the three. six threes from otto tonight. 111-98.ards win again, in west palmwn beach, florida, we learn that max scherzer's knuckle injury readykeep him from being for opening day. 2016 nl cy young winner. now, the injury has delayed his program.rowing but skipper, dusty baker, he doesn't seem overly concerned it.t >> surprised that he had -- how he'shr

diagnosed. he looked over-- when you look at the overall scale of things, it been likehave something like the structure of his arm or elbow. look atis -- the way i it, it's a temporary setback. be heading down to west palm beach next week and

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>> all right. steve, you get the last word. >> tomorrow a cool day but warmer than today. middle to upper 60's saturday and sunday. a little bit cooler monday. we'll be in the upper 50's on tuesday. wednesday, thursday, friday and then the following weekend, in the 60's. cherry blossoms, usually not out until april. confused. >> highly confused by the next weather.n terms of good morning washington starts at 4:24. they're only goi

beautiful, beautiful forecast for the upcoming weekend. >> the trees are looking at each saying, should we bloom now? it's a situation. thanks for watching. is next.mel good night!

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