"not my president" protests. michelle: groups are protesting president president trump. alison: we are one month to the day in the presidency and each weekend has been filled with protests. jonathan: but we want to hear from you. our abc7 instapoll is how would you rate the first month of president trump? michelle: go to wjla.com/votenow to participate. rate it from one to five stars. alison: stephen tschida is monitoring the protest as it moves through d.c. stephen? stephen: yes, it started about 2:00 at it -- at dupont circle. hundreds of people descended for the "not my president" protest. check it out in front of the white house. a lot of people here, a lot of signs and a lot of calls for impeaching donald trump. >> not hate. that's what makes america great. stephen: they descended on dupont circle. hundreds of people driven here b

the current president. >> i feel like it's coming from his own insecurity and inability to lead. he is trying to cast doubt on like everybody else. yeah, it's upsetting to see that happen. again, yeah we want to stand in solidarity with everybody here. stephen: some of the demostrators called for impeachment, others for resistance. still some want to make their voices heard in hopes the new president may moderate his stance. >> we were leading the world in making sure that we can make the world a better place. now i just feel like we are spiraling out of control. stephen: back live, you can see the presidential viewing stands. the bones of it. still standing. it has until march 1 to come completely down that may be why the fences are still up and the protesters cannot get closer to the white house to make their voices heard perhaps inside the white house. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7

alison: breaking in the past hour today, president trump has made his pick for his national security adviser. this right here is army lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster. lieutenant general keith kellogg who has been the acting n.s.a. chief since michael flynn left will remain as the chief of staff for the national security council. jonathan: vice president mike pence addressing general michael flynn's resignation and being left out of the loop of trump's advisers with doesn't low mattes before -- diplomats before inauguration day. here is the vice president's take. vice president pence: i was disappointed to learn that the pacts that had been conveyed to me by general flynn were inaccurate. was the proper decision. it was handled properly in a timely way. i have great confidence in the national security team of this administration going forward. jonathan: pence has faced tough questions from european allies.

reinforcing the commitment to nato. at the bottom of the screen, that is real-time judging going on of the first month president trump's job. so far it's at 2.2 stars out of 5 stars. michelle: abc7 on storm watch as severe weather hit the heartland. transformers blowing in san antonio early this morning. the national weather service confirms the tornado touched down north of the downtown area. the strength of the storm still being determined now but according to the sister station, dozens of homes have been damaged. developing in prince george's county, a brush fire breaking out in glenn dale. 50 firefighters rushing to the wooded area off of springfield and lanham severne roads at about noon today. the fire is now contained. this is video from earlier when skytrak7 was over the area as firefighters knocked down those flames. alison: take a look at this out of southeast d.c. this is

mississippi avenue minutes before the fire that michelle told you about in prince george's county. our d.c. bureau chief sam ford reports firefighters and police believe it was no accident and they are now opening an arson investigation. for the past few days we have had the ultimate february weather winning streak, right? i guess unless you love snow. then there is a problem. so how long will it last? our chief meteorologist doug hill has the forecast. what a day, doug. doug: another beautiful one. the question is are we going to stay above average? we are. but some days it's a little above and other days a lot above. it's 69 in warrenton, culpeper, manassas. 64 in quantico. 64 at joint base andrews. through this evening a few high clouds in the forecast. temperatures will drop. but only slowly. but there is cooler air moving in. we will be in the mid-40's by midnight.

probably up to near 40 by tomorrow morning. brianne carter, the average at the national zoo was sunny and mild. she is there with thousands saying bye-bye to bao bao. brianne: doug, what an unbelievable day weather wise for all the folks that packed in here. look at the number of people that are still here with us this afternoon. on the final farewell. both the sidewalks, the walkways, the exhibit all packed as part of the chance to say bye-bye to bao bao. watching as bao bao experienced a full day of sweet treats. people from all across the world came today to get a final glimpse of the panel before she heads to china tomorrow. the panda has been a huge draw for soar visitors. today, everyone wanted to take home a piece of the adorable black-and-white bear. at the panda markets, young and old alike grabbing the panda masks, t-shirts and hats and replicas of the pandas. midday more going out on the shelves for vis

all day long soaking in every last moment before they say bye to bao bao. >> it's true, the early word gets the worm. in this case, the early worm gets the panda. she was flipping around in the tree. it was hilarious and really wonderful to see. brianne: tomorrow she begins the 16-hour journey to china. exactly who will accompany her and what will be on the plane? we have more on that coming up tonight at 5:00. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. the zoo not the only one recognizing a boost in visitors. metro saw an increasing in riders headed to the park. yesterday more than 6400 people got off at woodly park, the zoo stop. nearly three times the amount from the previous sunday. last week, the national museum of african american history and culture welcomed its one millionth visitor. the milestone taking just four months to reach since the grand opening. if you think that is impressive, museum officials

spending six hours inside. at hour smithsonian museums the average time walking through is just 75 minutes to two hours. michelle: well, this is -- alison: well, this is an annual day tradition in old town. the presidents' day parade. with the perfect weather, huge crowds. q mccray was there. history was on display today. q: that is for sure. what a difference an hour and a half makes. then the only way to make your way up and down royal street was if you were part of the parade. now just the barriers let people know there was a parade here today. luckily for our friends at home we captured the sights and sounds. from cannon and musket salutes to vintage cars, alexandria's presents' day parade didn't disappoint. as the show marched by, families watched on. >> it's great. it's nice. lovely day outside.

q: the great weather welcomed a larger than normal crowd. >> more people than i thought normally a small town gets so i am happy to see all the people out here. q: the alexandria boxing club made an appearance followed by alexandria city council members and mayor silverburg. >> this is an incredible turnout for the city of alexandria. we are so thrilled. q: no one more thrilled than the children. >> are you having fun out here? what do you like so far? >> i just don't know! i love the dogs. q: if you missed the parade, no worries. there are a bunch of other events in alexandria to celebrate the holiday including a lecture called "george washington, america's foremost entrepreneur." that is wednesday at the gatsby tavern museum. live from alexandria, q mccray, abc7 news. jonathan: there was a murder at weekend house party in

now they are searching for jason johnson. jeff goldberg has the developing story and description of the party moments before the murder took place. what happened? jeff: well, jonathan, arlington police first off are still actively searching for jason johnson. the search has been going on for two days. they have reason to believe he is still in the d.c. region and still armed and dangerous. here in the usually quiet neighborhood of williamsburg in north arlington, a lot of shock and anger about the crime that took place early sunday morning and took the life of a 23-year-old man. >> mike was probably one of the greatest people you will ever meet honestly. he could light up the room with his smile. he had the most contagious laugh. jeff: matty lane had just spoken with her close friend michael gray last week. early sunday morning gray, 23 and from manassas was shot and killed following a dispute at a house party at 29th street north in arlington. >> it's hard knowing that somebody is not there anymore. it's just more of

jeff: witnesses say the mood was relaxed and festive all night until the fight started outside of the house after 3:00 in the morning. arlington police say 37-year-old jason johnson of d.c. fired multiple shots at michael gray, who later died at inova fairfax hospital. police are still looking for johnson who is considered arm and dangerous -- armed and dangerous. >> it hurt he ran away. he should have dealt with the consequences. he will get caught. jeff: but nothing will change the fact that michael gray is gone. in north arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: well, coming up next at 4:00 for us, power ball fever. do you feel it in the air? how much is up for grabs with no winners on saturday. alison: extortion scam to hook cheating spouses. michelle: this could be the next international incident. can you spot what is wrong with the flag behind the vice president in brussels? we'll reveal it ahead. >> the shoe came off.

jonathan: talk about tough. no shoe. no problem. american university student's will to win without his shoe. that is coming up next. brad: i'm brad bell hanging out around the tidal basin. we have been looking for

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jonathan: 7 salutes a heartbreaking moment for those on board a flight from north carolina. service members unloading a casket and a widow puts her hand on it and overcome. everybody looking out the window froze. nobody left the plane even though the door had opened. her husband's coffin is on the tarmac. the soldier is sean thomas. he is a -- green beret and he was killed earlier this month in a rollover accident in africa. again, nobody left the plane. >> the people stayed on the plane. >> that was the father. he was appreciative that the video got out. sean was married and had four young children and he was buried last thursday in arlington national cemetery. michelle: from one hero to

another, ray montagu is credited with revolutionaryizing the design process for all naval ships and submarines. it was a struggle similar to the women in the movie "hidden figures." >> i faced a lot of the same barriers that those ladies faced. i can remember one time when i would walk in the room, the guys always felt like what is she doing here? they thought i was part of the help. michelle: her proudest moment when the america flag was flown around the district in her honor. jonathan: a special lady. u.s. soccer star abby wambach has one gold and she will be wearing it. she is engaged in christian mom blogger melton who posted the news to her facebook field. she revealed she was dating the soccer star months after

iranian leaders in tehran believe drones are a nuisance. they are banning them in the capital city. there have been some incidents with the drones flying too close to sensitive areas and they had to be shot down. so it's decided like in d.c., no more drones in tehran. michelle: no more waiting in line. snap is making spectacles available to buy online in the u.s. it will allow you to take videos and post them to your snapchat accounts. before the glasses were only sold in vending machines. those lucky enough to snag a pair were able to resell the wearable devices for $5,000. jonathan: so you can be plugged into social media. michelle: that is a lot of money. jonathan: god forbid you don't discorrect from -- disconnect from social media. alison: hopefully they're not wearing them while driving. check in with trenice bishop who is here on a h

trenice: friends, we have enough distractions already without snapchat glasses. we have a couple of things happening. i have a closure for folks in capital heights. accident in east capital at southern avenue. but the big picture map you can see we have some delays. d.c. police have been on the scene at the accident east capital street at southern avenue. the intersection has been closed down for a while. for the most part it looks like everything is cleared from the middle of the roadway. but you can see there are d.c. police on the scene. it looks like they are closing off part of southern avenue. again at east capital street. be mindful of the ride there this evening. elsewhere paving is on going on the southwest stretch of d.c. 295. you will find only a right lane open from benning to east capital street. expect heavy volume. we have a pair of accidents on 66. one first here eastbound and another is further east after nutley approaching the beltway. expect heavy

fairfax the 495. back to you. jonathan: thanks. this weekend, fantastic. 70 degrees, sunny. i hope you got to get out and enjoy it. alison: if you did get outside and looked closely you could see the buds starting to room. michelle: all the plants and flowers are confused. brad bell is live at the tidal basin with the sights of the early spring. a great assignment to be out there, brad. brad: yeah, everything is confused. i'm confused. i have been kicking around as a tv reporter for quite a while. it's february, i come prepared. i have gloves. don't need them. multiple layers, who needs them? snow and flood boots? i haven't warn them. i come to work today and i start looking around. even mother nature has gotten confused. at the tidal basin we don't hear a single complaint about the weather. >> we're from boston and so

happy not to see snow or freezing temperatures. brad: not only is it not freezing but nature has thrown out the own calendar. in beltsville, cherry trees are in full bloom. the bees made busy by a burst of flowers. it seems early for daffodils. the gardening expert at the nursery says if we get a frost in the next few weeks you might want to cover your plants at night. >> you may see damage. trees are resilient. they will come back for it. >> early variety of cherry trees have reached peak bloom. at the tidal basin the famous cherry trees are just in the first stage of bloop development, the greening of the buds. but that, too, is early. >> the if this is a sign of global warming we should be scared. but for now take it one day at a time and enjoy it. >> enjoy it. that i

many, many people here walking around the tidal basin in shirt sleeves. when we come back at 5:00 we will talk about the cherry trees and the buds. it will be an early one this year. >> i'm surprised you have your jacket on. brad: maybe i spilled my lunch on my shirt. jonathan: you're quick. this is last presidents' day. a far cry from today. getting around with the cos country skis, that is your idea of recreation? it's hot out there. alison: when you put those images today with today compared to a year ago is amazing. michelle: some are complaining about the pollen in the air. doug: the tree pollen is ahead of schedule.

thisis unchartered territory. but brad is all over it. president's this year is 68 degrees. the high at reagan. 31 with the snow and the cold last year. high temperature two years ago on presidents' day was 20. 38 the year before and 42. this is part of a pattern that will continue for the next ten days. not 20 below average. but above average it looks like it shall stay. 60 in hagerstown across the valley. high clouds and that is it. we see the temperatures start to fall tonight. it's cooler tonight. the winds turn north/northeast. that will draw on the cooler air. it's comfortable. 48 at 9:00 tonight. the future cast show it will turn east and southeast and south tomorrow. that will ke

the air coming across the ocean and the by a. but it will warm up again by the time we hit tomorrow night and wednesday. don't see much in the way of rain chances for tuesday and wednesday. maybe the isolated showers in the mountain usa areas -- mountainous area. but a warm front comes our way on thursday. for next 48 hours. 39 for an average low tonight. 55 tomorrow. 67 on wednesday. looking ahead to thursday it looks like it's close to 70. a good chance of rain and thunderstorms on saturday. oscar day, 53 for a high. monday, tuesday, wednesday next week we will start it all over again and climb back to upper 50s and 60's. that is the latest. michelle: thank you. alison: can you see the u.s. flag

brussels. if it doesn't look right to you, you are not alone. it has 51 stars. three rows of nine and three rows of eight. jonathan: did d.c. get in there? údison: maybe that's what happened. jonathan: coming up next at 4:00, a fight to the finish without a shoe. the a.u. student talks to abc7 act his will to win. he did. coming up. alison: also next, a multimillion dollar mansion up in smoke and

jonathan: take a look at this. this is determination. one athlete, no shoes, no problem. all heart. alison: the runner lost his right shoe mid-race. amy aubert spoke to the american university junior. amy: he says he is banged up. i spoke to him. before the race happened he triple knotted his shoes. but when it came fleeing off he didn't think for a second that it would hold him back. >> william purdy takes over first. amy: stop the video there. take a closing look at the leading athlete's right foot. american university junior running the course and winning. >> i thought to myself this will not compromise your race. this will not be the defining moment of

it's the shoe. >> he has lost his sneaker and he is still charging with a bare right foot. amy: someone stepped on the back of his sneaker mid-race. for a few steps it was a flip-flop until he flung it off. the shoeless foot bringing in major attention. >> awe-struck as far as the attention goes. amy: posting this photo on social media of the aftermath. >> it's not as painful as i expected it to be. feels pretty good right now. >> it was part of the patriot league indoor track and field championship 800-meter race which he proved was no problem with no shoe. >> he has the lead and he wins barefoot at the line! >> i thought it would be an awesome story. amy: what a story h

he is going to compete in a few days even though he is sore. jonathan: you know who hates that story? the shoe manufacturer! coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a massive fire at a mansion in fairfax. look at this thing. an emergency during the emergency. >> i have no water. >> i'm going to have to shut you down until i get water. jonathan: that is never good in a fire. you won't believe why they ran out of water. that's coming up next. >> i have people say the third time is the charge. then it became the sixth and the 12th and the 17th and the 20th. alison: wow! new at 5:00, you will meet the man nominated for

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: if you haven't seen the video take a look. this is a devastating fire tearing through a virginia mansion saturday and it burned

explains why it went on for so long. firefighters ran out of water and even had trouble just getting it to the mansion. lindsey: a massive inferno at the multimillion dollar virginia mansion. >> fire through the roof. sounds like propane let loose in the house. lindsey: towers of plumes shooting to the sky. thick smoke visible far from the estate. gas tanks exploded and walls collapsed that forced firefighters out of the $2.7 million property owned by the embassy of the united arab emirates. >> they all evacuated safely. the fire alarm system alerted them. fire spread already through much of the house. lindsey: now a disturbing detail about what helped it rage for so long. crews battled for 12 hours to put it out. >> i have no water. >> unable to supply it at this time. >> i have to shut you down until i get water. >> there are no hydrants nearby. we had to bring additional water in, in tankers. >> fire officls

eight minutes to arrive on scene after the 911 call came in saturday morning but precious time was lost trying to hook up water from the only fire hydrant in the neighborhood of expensive homes. its location reportedly about a five-minute walk from the home. >> the neighborhood does present additional complexities. >> there are no national standards requiring communities to have hydrants within a certain distance or to have them at all. in communities across the country, some homes can be too remote to be supplieded by public water sources. like in this deadly annapolis, maryland, mansion fire in 2015. crews took hours to bring in tanker trucks to fight the blaze that left six people dead, including four young children. the closest hydrant more than a mile away. jonathan: let's turn our attention to the we

april. jonathan: it's fantastic. doug: it is. i won't stay this way. we will have cooler temperatures but the take away is even though it's 55 tomorrow, cooler, that is still above average. that is what we will see for the next ten days, above average temperatures. give you the numbers here and show you the current reading. 68 at reagan national. that was the high saturday. 71 yesterday. 68 today. 55 tomorrow. but by wednesday we will be back close to 68 again. 64 now in reston. frederick is 63. a little bit of a severn river breeze to keep he naval academy cooler at 58. 67 in woodbridge. through the night, the temperatures drop. wind from the northeast and east. it will be colder tonight than recent night. 35 to 42 and high clouds. at the bus stop, the chill in the air but it won't be freezing call. 40 at pickup time. 47 at recess. 55 at dismissal time. a warmup coming. the way it will work winds from the northeast and east keep us c

but tomorrow night and wednesday the wind direction turns south and back comes the warmer air. that will be close to 70 in spots, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday. we may see a shower thursday when the warm front moves through. saturday we have to deal with the colt front that will bring showers and thunderstorms to the area saturday afternoon. a quick look at the numbers. 55 and backup to 60. 70 degree range. cooler sunday and monday. we warm up through the middle and the end of next week. michelle: thank you. a maryland veterinary hospital has its hand full after rescuing more than dogs from a puppy mill hundreds of miles away. kevin lewis with how the dogs are doing and when they will be available for adoption. kevin: this is one of 22 dogs recently rescued from a puppy mill in upstate new york. the 72-year-old female owner left the dogs in cramp

outdoor kennels. >> several had frostbite and had to have toe amputation. >> her staff at the only sandy spring veterinary hospital are cleaning the dogs' coats that were covered in urine. they are running blood tests, giving medicine, saying and neutering the dogs with donated funds. >> they are not house broken. they don't know how to eat out of bowls. noises scare them. if you come at them with anything in your hand many flinch. kevin: following estimated three months of physical and social rehabilitation, sharp says the neglected dogs should be ready for adoption. >> in a few months they will be known for what they are known for, and the human action will be rewarding. kevin: kevin lewis, abc7

found homes. after seeing that you want to give your pet extra love today. today is the perfect day to do that. it's national love your pet day. michelle: lindsey mastis shows us all the puppy love on social media. lindsey: lots of cuties on social media. take a look at theodore, the cat. really enjoying the day. a lot of us here are getting in on national love your pet day as well. this morning julie wright posted this picture of her pup. so did steve rudin. he says that gus loves the son and the mild temperatures. michelle, we love your picture. i am sure your pup loves the extra belly rubs and longer walk today. representative doyle put up a pick of his dog and using it the opportunity to pet the pet safety and protection act. and you can send us your photos of your pet. just go to burst.com/wjla. your pet could end up on ou

website. back to you. jonathan: thank you. michelle: this chilling piece of history for sale. the six-figure winning bid on hitler's personal world war ii traveling phone. that is next. jonathan: check this out. this looks like a scene out of "ghostbusters." no ghosts, though. we'll let you know what really happened in new york city with the flame. now jummy olabanji has a look at what is coming up tomorrow on "good morning washington." >> thanks, jonathan. tomorrow on "good morning washington," we are live at the national zoo for bao bao's big sendoff as she begins her journey to china. >> plus, how to keep your baby safe and sleeping soundly while you get a good night's rest, too. >> stay with us for traffic and little bit of fog every ten minutes on "good morning washington." m'

michelle: an update we brought you friday. hitler's phone was sold. jonathan: it was from an anonymous buyer. the phone was described as a weapon of mass destruction because it is the one that hitler used to issue most of the commands in the final years of world war ii. creepy looking at it. michelle: makes you wonder who bought it. we may never

nobody won the power ball. you are in charge of ours. jonathan: why are you looking at me? michelle: you are always getting me to go in. jonathan: wednesday's projected jackpot is topping $400 million. if you take it all at once it is $244 million. if you have 30 people in your pool after taxes is $4 million. michelle: that is a chunk of change. >> make your day happen per. -- happier. michelle: look at this. from "ghostbusters." jonathan: the blue flames shooting out of a manhunt in queens. wild looking. the neighbors got a scare seeing the blue flames out of a manhole. they felt the buildings shake. but nobody was hurt. with the old infrastructure and the

system you can get a blast every now and then. michelle: glad they took care of it. jonathan: haven't seen blue flames in a while. michelle: up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the hit on kim jong un's brother. the poisoning caught on camera. still ahead, a closer look at the video and the new international suspicions out of a spy novel. that's next. jonathan: james mattis is on the ground in baghdad. the approaching deadline when it comes to fighting isis

jonathan: north korean leader kim jong un's half brother was anasnated and now there is -- assassinated and now there is a video that shows perhaps the moment he was poisoned and sprayed in the play. this is like a spy movie plot. we have a look at if video just released. reporter: the entire ambush takes seconds and was captured by the grainy security video and show the moment two female assassins attack kim jong nam, the exiled half brother of kim jong un. >> there is every indication base

this is a targeted kill. >> the video from the airport in malaysia shows a woman who approaches him from behind, grabs him and according to investigators covers his face with a cloth laced with liquid, a poison that is difficult to detect. moments later kim jong nam trying to get help. he died on the way to the hospital. malaysian police released pictures of is 1 suspects they believe -- 11 suspects they believe are connected to the assassination but they only have arrested four people. there are doubts about how the malaysian government is handling the investigation. >> it's been seven days since. there is no clear evidence on the cause of the death. at the moment we cannot trust the investigation by the malaysian police. >> the malaysian authorities have done a second autopsy at the first one came back

the results that kim jong nam's son will go to malaysia to give a d.n.a. sample. they won't release the body without it. jonathan: in another international twist, russia says the ambassador to the united nations is death in new york city. turken going to turn 645 -- 65 years old tomorrow. young. no word surrounding the death. michelle: james mattis saying the fight against isis will be a long fought battle. today an unannounced visit to baghdad where the defense secretary wants to hear from commanders on the ground. under president trump deadline, mattis has a week left to complete the fight against isis. officials in iraq took the fought to isis today. releasing video of an air strike of an islamic state hide-out in mosul. you can see the explosions making contact with building and the tank like figures. the iraqi defense

members of the terrorist group and destroy many of the equipment. iraqi forces took control of eastern mosul last month. but is still fighting in the west. jonathan: when many children from low-income families start school they are often already behind. in today's "spotlight on education," kellye lynn shows us how an organization in southeast is healing underserved -- helping underserved young people overcome challenges at school and also in life. kellye: in the southeast neighborhood, children are often exposed to things they should never see. >> children every day, kids are seeing people they love get killed. right there. they got to walk by every day. this is like a safe haven for them. >> a safe haven where hungry kids in anacostia come after school to find food. help with the homework and people who care. >> our goal is to help empower the 500 children who live there, graduate from high school, ready for college and

kellye: horton's kids offers computer room, clothing for kids in need and weekend enrichment classes. services paid for by public and private funding. and to promote love of reading a library stocked with books that kids read here and can take them home and keep them. thompson got involved at the age of 7. >> we get to go on field trips and meet new people and go to different places. kellye: jack helped him improve in math and years later moved from tutor to mentor. >> he is taking of what it has to offer. not just me. many other programs. >> today the high school senior has an a in math, 3.4 g.p.a. and has been offered a college scholarship. >> all the help, all the support. kellye: without the support needed for success. in southeast, kellye lynn, abc7 news. jonathan: well, president trump is in florida. he will be leaving

today does mark one month since inauguration day. so far, mixed reviews on his time in the white house. michelle: that is our abc7 instapoll today. go to wjla.com/votenow to participate. you can rate his presidency from one to five stars. we are tracking the results live as you vote. right now it's at 2.2. so far hundreds of volts and again, the number is stuck at 2.2. jonathan: a lot of people calling in on this one. abc7 will keep up the poll. go to wjla.com/votenow. if you would like to weigh in yourself. all right. do it now. michelle: we'll rate this. jonathan: this is a 10. we don't have enough stars to describe how nice it is outside. steve: it is cooler today and cooler tomorrow. it's still well above average for this time of the year. the buds on the trees, the trees will be messed up over the next few weeks. i'm not going to complain. take it and enjoy it. we have a brief cooldown on the way

then another round on warm weather on the way. temperatures are in the middle to upper 60's. monday afternoon, almost evening. 68 at warrenton. same at reagan national airport. for the evening, cranking up the barbecue and taking advantage of the nice weather. upper 50's, 7:00. middle 60's to 9:00 or 10:00 tonight. we will see the added crowds this evening. partly cloudy. 35 to 42 degrees. winds out of the northeast around 5 to 10. looking good tomorrow. we will be cooler, only in the lower to the middle 50's. we are looking at the temperatures above average for this time of year. added clouds later in the day but it does stay dry. toward the end of the week another round of warm air. temperatures well in the upper 60's. if not close to 70 degrees. then we are watching a cold front on saturday. and this cold front may trigger a few thunderstorms. the first that we have seen so far this year. take a look at the forecast as we head through the next ten days. 67 on wednesday.

lower 70's on friday. chance for thunderstorms on saturday as a cold front moves on through. lower 50's on sunday and back to the upper 50's to middle 60's next week. let's get a check on traffic this monday afternoon. holiday. presidents' day. trenice? trenice: hey, steve. i heard you mention barbecue. if that is an invitation, i have a side dish ready. we have problems on 95 for folks trying to make their ride home from the long weekend. in the fairfax county parkway area. northbound still blocking a left lane and the left shoulder. it looks like we may have a medical response on the road. i can see heavy apparatus here in terms of firefighters and police on the scene. there is also a police car that is southbound h.o.v. that is assisting with the incident. right now this is going to add extra time to the ride. northbound already slow from around quantico to make it up to millington so it will be a long afternoon. another accident is reported 395 near exal here. slowing now fr

michelle? michelle: next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- fake or real leather. the three questions you have to ask before jumping on the big holiday weekend furniture sale to ensure that you are getting top quality stuff.

john: two of the hottest trends are granite counters

with granite you can't fake it. but when it comes to leather a lot of buyers in the d.c. area are ending up unhappy. >> they should be willing to do something. john: elizabeth gibson dreamed of having a beautiful leather living room set. when she found a leather sectional for half price, she grabbed it. what she didn't expect to see was this. three years later. >> it started to crack and peel here first. john: it was pushing everywhere. cushions, back, armrest. she realized it wasn't real leather at all despite the sales pitch. >> they told me it was real leather when i bought it. john: but it was really bonded or bypassed leather, 60% leather shavings, 40% plastic. the f.d.c. says stores should not call it real leather. >> it's with particle board is for hard wood. >> a craftsma

people needing leather repair. i ask them a few questions and realize it's not really leather. john: we contacted gibson furniture store. since the couch is well past the one-year warranty the best they would do is offer her free slip coverers. gibson feels she was deceived. so don't let it happen to you. some bonded leather furniture is fine, beware of cheap leather furniture. ask if an extended warranty will cover peeling and try to research the manufacturer. if you google the company's name with leather and complaint you may be able to find out if customers are finding their couches are peeling before you buy yours. that way you don't waste your money. i'm john matarese, abc7 news. alison: tonight, after an epic battle to bring a fire under control neighbors express concern about an obstacle that they have to endure. for some this is a cause for celebration.

and they have a different name for it. teary-eyed visitors say goodbye as handlers prepare bao bao for china. who is going with her and her in-flight meal. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: well, after this massive fire in mclean over the weekend, neighbors are raising concerns about not having enough fire hydrants in the area. richard reeve is live in mclean. rich, this is a really complicated issue, isn't it? richard: it is. this is all that is left of the $2.7 megamansion. you have a neighborhood full of the megamansions but only two fire hydrants. the close zest a five-minute -- closest one is a faye-minute walk from where i am standing. this is cell phone video showing the huge flames that

owned by the embassy of the united arab emirates consumed by a fire tra broke out saturday morning. the firefighters got here in eight minutes and told the "washington post" he thought the blaze began in the kitchen. five men and three employees escaped safely. but immediately there were problems. the nearest hydrant down the block, around the corner. a fifth of a mile away as one engine was dispatched directly to the house. other fire crews were forced to set up a relay system of trucks and hoses to get water from that hydrant. some residents voicing concerns there aren't more fire hydrants in the neighborhood. >> a lot of the concern and the fear people have about being caught in the middle of the night and all of a sudden just something terrible happened. richard: the