the burning car. this could have been a lot worst. we are headed to northeast d.c. to talk to the officers involved in the rescue. we will have more coming up tonight at 11:00 on abc7. michelle: we look forward to hearing that. thank you. outrage and fear over a nationwide surge in the antisemitic crimes. in missouri, more than 100 headstones were toppled at a jewish cemetery after threats were phoned in to 11 jewish community centers yesterday. there have been more than 50 threats since january 1. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is in rockville at one of the centers targeting. kevin: someone phoned in a bomb threat in rockville. a number of children and staff

building. in the weeks since a lot of added security. at the j.c.c. in rockville, money that could be used at the fitness center or the pool is spent on added security. >> it's the price of being in business today. >> the c.e.o. michael finestein is acutely aware that 54 j.c.c.'s, including his own has been targeted so far this year. for weeks president trump kept quiet about the topic. >> even stopping a jewish journalist mid-question in a press conference last week. but today for the first time, trump publicly condemns the frothing hatred. >> the anti-semitic threats targeting the jewish community, and the community centers, are horrible. kevin: trumps remarks spoke to finestein. >> i thi

statement of concern. >> not everyone was moved. including the anne frank center for mutual respect that wrote the president's sudden acknowledgment is a band-aid of what affected his own administration. kevin: but they have reported a drop in attendance primarily out of fear. the folks here say it's not the case here at least. >> up date to the horrifying crash on video. that is a fairfax cruiser you saw slam in a band that turned into the path. the police say they are analyzing the video obtained by abc7. the investigators are recovering black box data from the officer's vehicle to find out how fast he was going. the car had a dash

no one was seriously hurt. jonathan: a young woman is dead and a man is jail after an early morning crash on route 28 in montgomery county. gabryielle perry died in the crash. andre glenn was the driver and has been charged. there is new information on a deadly plane crash. the plane didn't much further than that. that is a mall. it crashed in the roof of the mall before it opened. no one inside of the mall was hurt. everybody aboard the plane was killed. four americans and the australian pilot. you can see from that vantage point it's just a ball of fire. all four men from the united states were from texas. they were avid golfers. they with there for a dream vacation. they were supposed to take them to golf excursion but the pilot reported catastrophic engine faire

the crash. michelle: the supreme court has refused to hear the case of william morva. he killed a security guard and sheriff deputy in a jail escape in 2006. the manhunt that followed led to a lockdown at virginia tech. a fun day in new york's central park turned terrifying for seven teens. they fell in frigid water when the ice they were standing on gave way. that is new video. new pictures in the newsroom. seconds before, the group was captured in the background of the selfie you just saw. before police and the firefighters could respond, people in the park rushed to help. doctors treated six of the teens for hypothermia. jonathan: a bundling burglar. he is a

how his partners in crime responded. michelle: a bull on parade? the chase through new york city and the wrong turn that ended it. doug: it will stay cooler in the evening hours. it will hold in the 40's. the warmer air may give us sprinkles but we are back to the races with the temperatures in the ten-day outlook coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00". for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver?

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jonathan: a wild police chase. if this was oklahoma it's no big deal but it's queens, new york. the bull escaped a slaughterhouse. he got boxed in and he escaped. no cowboys on the force apparently. his own undoing. he roams in a back-yard. there is a fence all the way around and he was captured. michelle: a final goodbye tonight for a beloved member of the national zoo. bao bao. today the zoo gave her a meal of bamboo and a grand sendoff. she was loaded to a special fedex plane dubbed "the panda express" to be shipped off to china. the flight takes 16 hours. we are tracking the progress on flight aware. right now the beloved panda is just over the atlantic ocean. after a very emotional

>> we will miss her very much. a lot of folks here in the u.s. and outside the u.s. has a strong connection to bao bao, which is amazing but we know she will be a benefit to the conservation of the amazing species. michelle: once in china she will be introduced to a breeding partner. as a u.s. agreement with china all panda cubs born here must be purned there -- must be flown there before they are 4 years old. ups has a delivery drone test. now there is video to back it up. it took off from a ups truck after the driver loaded a package to the cargo bin. but while the drone makes up its delivery the driver makes another one and they meet up at a different location. it could save money and time in rural areas. jonathan: now to metro and the growing budget shortfall. the problem, fewer riders. rail ridership

the last half of 2016. bus ridership also fell off. they are predicting a declean by the end of the fiscal year -- decline by the end of the fiscal year. brianne carter has the plan to right the ship. brianne: the cut cost, a thousand jobs on the chopping block including 250 filled positions in this year's budget and 300 next year. metro is reducing expenses by cutting overtime, reducing healthcare cost and putting in a hiring freeze. additional money is expected to come from the surpluses from the previous years. metro general managers says the actions aren't sustainable. >> there is nothing less we can go to. we are fast approaching that. brianne: so metro doesn't plan to ask maryland, d.c. or virginia to contributed additional money this year. in the jurisdiction including d.c., maryland and

have ponied up extra money for next year's budget. talking to the general manager today he says something long-term needs to be done. >> we have to deal with this long-term. brianne: wiedefeld is hopeful. with the improved development around the stations the riders and the money will return. >> i think it will be recovered but there may be a new norman. -- new normal. brianne: in arlington, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: the call for action phone bank is open. it's a wonderful resource. if you have a consumer problem, they are there to help you. 301-652-help. 301-652-4357. they can help you deal with any consumer problems they are having. phones are open until 6:30. michelle: coming up for uses what happened to the bu

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michelle: missed by inches. that hole in a ohio woman's home is blamed on a missile of sorts. it started with a demolition crew a quarter mile away cut off the end of a compressed air canister. >> didn't realize they were still pressurized. so they cut into it with the large sheers, you get a missile. >> right here, this hole. this ricocheted off. to the bed. in the bed and bounced off to the floor. >> get this. the homeowner said she just got out of the bed seconds earlier. police say if the canister would have hit someone it would have killed them. jonathan: must see video of a botched break-in tonight. have a look at the guy in the white hood

smashes the head in the floor. he knocks himself out cold. that is instant karma, my friends. his buddies with him were thinking about leaving him but they go back inside and drag him to the car. that same ohio liquor store was robbed a week earlier. despite being caught on camera they are on the loose. michelle: tonight, the national park service is cleaning up graffiti at four memorials in d.c. and the same time the park police looking for those responsible. someone vandalized two spots on the lincoln memorial. one each at the washington monument. the world war ii memorial and the d.c. war memorial. it appears the vandal or the vandals used the same permanent marker defacing the street signs and utility boxes along the mall. jonathan: some homes are reason renovated with a nod to the anacostia history and others dilapidated to the point it

fall over in a stiff breeze. sam ford shows us the neighbors next to the scrummabling homes are running out of patience with the city. sam: 34-year-old gary in his mom's home that has been in the family for years. next door -- >> it's dangerous! sam: the house is owned by the city. one of forbe dilapidated his -- one of the four dilapidated homes that they turned over to the trust. the administration is refusing to let these go. >> people are tired of living next door to the blighted houses. sam: the city agency in charge is based here in anacostia. the department of the housing and the community development says the competitive bidding is the rule in d.c. period. >> i think it's picking winners wt

process. sam: there are bidders and even so the city may have to fund them to do the work, that is the process. they say they are ready to start renovation at no cost to d.c. and said the city wasn't even interested in the houses. >> there was a plan for the building as far as we know before the city came out. sam: the trust says the buyers are in the league of the police, nurse or firefighters. as the battle raise -- battle rages gary looks at the home next door. >> the house is leaning and it's leaning in my direction. sam: sam ford, abc7 news. >> there is a visible progress of dismantling the viewing stand from the inauguration. jonathan: let's talk about the weather. this is the chilliest days we have had in a few days. michelle: that is saying a lot. this is the 50's.

that is at reagan national. it will warm back up tomorrow to the 60's and the 70's. tell you the numbers this time around. a beautiful afternoon. there are spots later on. but there are cloudy days. official high of 58 at reagan normal. nine degrees of the average high. tomorrow morning we will be in the mid-40's. it will turn milder with the clouds. we will see sprinkles as well. but the temperatures are mild overnight as well. the forecast is mostly cloudy area wise. 40 to 48 is the range for western suburbs to 48 in downtown washington. with the winds turning south. warmer air is overhead and that will set the stage for sprinkles and the showers. this model analyze the

a lot of it won't reach the ground but a little could early in the morning. if you get up early and see showers or sprinkles, don't be surprised. it will move out and up is will come out in the afternoon. we'll have temperatures in the upper 60's. warmer for thursday and friday as the temperatures head lower 70's. the winds come in out of the south. the story for the weekend is interesting. we have mild temperatures on saturday. but then we have increasing cloudiness. still around 70. in the afternoon a cold front comes through to give us a good chance, 70% probability of the showers and the isolated thunderstorms to the front. it will blow through and then it will get chilly. the temperatures are 49 to 50 degrees. then we warm up again. this is the process. until something substantial changes we will repeat this over and over. 67 tomorrow. 72 on thursday and friday. we will keep an eye on that and an isolated sho

the next ten days, warmer, warmer, warmer. still near 70 on saturday with a 70% probability of rain. on sunday, cooler. breezy. monday we warm up to 55 degrees. tuesday, wednesday, and the balance of next week a muddled outlook for the rain chances. we need rain. we'll have scattered showers but what is unmistakable is the weather pattern to keep the temperatures above average. as far as the eye can see. back to you. jonathan: march madness is coming up every basketball team needs healthy players. robert: tough news for maryland basketball. they are missing a big piece. we talk about a big signing for the nats up next in sports.

robert: big news for nats camp. matt wieters has agreed to two-year $12 million deal to replace the all-star catcher ramos who signed a free agent deal with the rays. erin hawksworth sat down with the third baseman in west

signing. >> he, i think he killed us last year in d.c. i think he had a good big-time home run. it would be good to have him on our side hitting homers. it's exciting. robert: in college hoops, tough news for the terps. seven-footer chovkowsky ruled out with an ankle fracture. it happened against wisconsin. he made a move to the basket and landed funny. that is all she wrote. it leaves maryland with only one true center, dodd. here is melo trimble on the loss. >> we will miss him. he is a good finisher. defender. serve foot. a lot of height. -- seven foot. a lot of height. robert: in football, desean jackson interesting comments in the podcast. he sai

s would be a great story. he said if he doesn't re-sign with the redskins he wants to play with a "great quarterback." you take that any way you want to. finally after the firing of mitch kupchak and jimmy metrobus, magic johnson in charge of the los angeles lakers. he is in charge. jonathan: if you can't hire somebody to do your job, do it yourself. robert: he likes kobe, too. he might be in the front office. jonathan: desean jackson with the quotes. robert: doing it on purpose. doug: maybe a shower in the morning. steve rudin has more an at 11:00 and tracking cold front for the weekend. more at it 11:00. michelle: thank you. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: thank you for watching. see you

tonight, president trump's immigration crackdown revealed. the new and sweeping plan to deport undocumented immigrants across this country. who will be targeted? the growing number of anti-semitic threats in this country. the jewish cemetery desecrated. the fbi investigating. did the president wait too long before addressing it? what the white house is saying. the flooding emergency playing out right now. trucks trapped in rising waters on the freeway, and another spillway being watched. a reservoir overflowing. the new video now emerging. the young people falling through the ice. the deadly plane crash. four americans and the pilot killed after a plane slams into a shopping mall overseas. a