5-year-old boy killed in this fire. earlier today, fairfax county fire officials saying the cause of the fire was inappropriate use of a lighter by the 5-year-old boy. the fire started in the garage of the home in lorton. officials say it did spread fast. it started just after 5:00. it started in the garage area of the home. fire officials don't know what was lit on fire by the lighter but they say likely some kind of debris that can be found in a typical garage. two firefighters who live in the neighborhood, one is retired and the other on his day off rushed to the home to try to save the child but they could not get in the garage as the fire and the smoke was overwhelming. those firefighters with two adults that live in the house were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. two dogs were saved from the home but two dogs died inside with three birds. following the death of the 5-year-old boy, neighbors say this is heartbreaking. >> it is. it'

forever. >> i can't imagine what the mother is going through now. >> a tight-knit community of fairfax county. it's definitely hit very hard. jeff: as you look at the home, you can see it is a total loss. the windows are blown out throughout the home. the debris in the driveway cleared out of the garage following the fire. coming up at 5:00, we'll have more with the heroic efforts by the firefighters who tried to save the young boy. we will speak to a neighbor who knew the young boy well. say he was a fun-loving very kind boy that will be so greatly missed. live in lorton, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: heartbreaking, jeff. thank you. this just in the newsroom. the officer that was involved in this crash, the one caught on the dash cam here, boom, right there. he has been taken off patrol by fairfax police. the wreck happened saturday on leesburg pike while an officer was responding to a disorderly call.

he just slammed in the side of a minivan. the officer was going above the speed limit when the crash happened. right now no charges on either party being filed. but it's not clear at this point who is at fault. the officer's dash cam video system was damaged beyond repair. michelle: developing in the district, two people shot on alabama avenue southeast. one of them critically injured. the two men were alert when police and paramedics got there after 10:00. no description of the gunman. as soon as we get one we will share it with you. jonathan: house fire in bristol destroyed a family home. everyone made it out safely. look at the video. it burned through the top floor damage estimate is $300,000 and it could be higher than that. this dry weather we have been having now really is taking its toll. look at this. from skytrak7 you can see the smoke below. this was montgomery county fire crews working on a brush fire on

today. no word on how it started but one of a few fires we have seen in the area because it's so dry out there. what we are in need of is rain. the question is will we see any before the winter is over? stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill joining us. we could use a drenching. doug: we will get rain before winter is over but will it be enough lain to do any good? at 4:30 i have a special report on why we are seeing the brush fires here. in the meantime, all we can offer is showers tomorrow. right now cloudiness and sunshine in spots. maybe fog lateer tonight. most of the rain we are seeing is stretching from west to east and south of the metro area. we won't see rain but as the warmer air moves in overnight and tomorrow we will see the areas of fog developing. something to keep an eye on there. temperatures in the 60's. 65 in warrenton. 61 in college park. through the evening the temperatures will drop and hold in the 50's overnight. morning fog nd

the races. back to the 70's tomorrow. alison: thank you very much. one year ago, d.c. started contracting private ambulances to help improve response times. bureau chief sam ford takes a look at what has changed. good and bad. sam: after a year of mixing public and private ambulances to handle d.c.'s 170,000 calls for service, the mayor and fire chief this morning called a news conference to declare victory of the decision to do it this way. >> we are seeing an improvement in unit availability. we are seeing improvement in the response times. sam: the way it works if a regular d.c. ambulance arrives and determine the patient is in dire straights it's off to the hospital. but if not, they wait to free them up without lights to transport to the hospital. >> we have progress to report to you. sam:fy officials say there is more time for training, repairing the ambulances and the response time improve by a

they estimate half to three-quarters of the patients don't need to go to the emergency room at all. today they announced a new program coming soon. call to 911 may get you switched to a nurse who on the phone will tell you, you just need a clinic. >> they will decide which outpatient setting they should go for the same-day medical care and they will patch in the same day transport for the individual. sam: transport may mean a cab ride. the plan is to get 16 of the private clinics like unity health ready to take in patients who today would go to a hospital. in northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: the annual conservative action conference is kicking off this afternoon at national harbor and it brings out some of the biggest name in the conservative politics world. among them, all-star line-up from the white house, top adviser steve

priebus. and trump is booked for friday morning. michelle: a government official saying the trump administration will revoke guidelines that say transgender students should be allow to use locker room and bathrooms that match their gender identity. that was put in place by president obama this past may. the jewish cemetery vandalized in missouri is getting a big boost. a group of muslim activists raised more than $80,000 to help with repairs to nearly 200 headstones. the goal was to raise $20,000 by the end of march. they shattered that mark in three hours. jonathan: does an adult have a right to visit his or her sick parent? apparently not automatically in maryland. maryland bureau whee brad bell has the high profile fight for change. this comes from the late casey casem's children. >> they were stars.

and legendary d.j. casey casum shared their lives from the world. but in the end they were shut off from their own children. rooney's daughter kelly. >> in the last years of his life he was isolated from each and every one of his children. >> carrie casum. >> my dad was my everything. he was my hero. >> both had to fight public and expensive legal battles to gain access to their fathers after being shut off by a stepson and new wives. now they are trying to stop elder isolation happening to others. >> it's happening like a disease. we are all aging. none of us want to be withheld from those we love. it's an emotional thing to go through when you love your parents so much. brad: live in annapolis where the committee, the house committee that is considering the bill is still at this hour meeting. this is the bill. when we come back at 5:00, we will

remedy the problem that the women were talking about and why it failed to get through the general assembly last year. in annapolis, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. see you at 5:00. meanwhile, a montgomery county man accused of killing his own child. plus a pitbull puppy. the incident happened months apart. this is a story you will see only on abc7. our montgomery county reporter kevin lewis outside circuit court in rockville where the man is scheduled for trial later this year. kevin? kevin: kevin: that is roger miller jr. last month they arrested the 20-year-old for allegedly shaking his 5-month-old baby boy to death. paramedics were called to the apartment complex in the white oaks section of silver spring and found the infant gasping for air and bleeding from the nose and vomiting. he

now fast forward to this month and police charged miller for beating his 10-week-old pitbull puppy to death. they found the dog named miol lying along -- milo lying along the street. it was 23 degrees outside and milo was spasms. his body temp was so low the staff couldn't get a reading. doctors ultimately euthanized milo because his suffering was so severe. miller's girlfriend later told police the 20-year-old repeatedly kicked and punched milo because the puppy wouldn't respond to its name. >> every time i turn on the news myself, you know, somebody is killing this person. their wife, husband, children. it doesn't matter. it is sad. it's really sad. >> miller is behind bars awaiting trial for the death of his infant son.

july. between the case involving the puppy and his son, a judge could sentence him to more than life in prison. live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up next for us at 4:00, the most reliable cars if you are in the market for a new one. alison: we tell you about the security for this year's s.a.t. michelle: plus bao bao's perfect landing in china. jonathan: also next the reason pipeline protesters are setting their own tents on fire. we will show you why. >> the museum. check it out. it goes on and on and on. i'm stephen tschida. live tell you all

jonathan: take a look at this. protesters against the dakota access pipeline are setting their own tents on fire. this is on the same day they are ordered to leave the property. the fires are reportedly part of the native american tradition. most demonstrators have left but a few vowed to stay no matter what. >> three. two. one. >> ignition. lift off. jonathan: lift off to the wrong location. they didn't have the right coordinates in the computer so get the space station. it's delayed. they have a planned rendezvous

away andlich up tomorrow. they are up there going where are the slides? we sent it -- anyway. get your selfie sticks and phones out. alison: a new exhibit at the smithsonian museum. michelle: you will be blown away. stephen tschida is live there now to show us what to expect. stephen: this is so cool. we are in an infinity mirror room. check it out. you can see that it goes on and on and on. we are in all the eternal love of pumpkins room. this is the first time it has been displayed in the u.s. this is a work by the renowned japanese artist. this is what the curator of this exhibit had to say about his works. >> i have selected the works so that it has distinct feeling from the early 1960's psychedelic

environment to the more playful like this one we are in calls "dots obsession." stephen: there we are. back live. there are more of his exhibits here like these throughout the museum. this is one of six of the infinity mirror. the big thing you do in the room, you do the kim kardashian. you get the selfie. i'm not very photogenic. reporting live, we'll be back next hour to give you a glimpse of the rooms. stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: post the picture. we want to see it. the panda express. it took 13 hours but she landed in china. bao bao was taken to the conservetary in central china and will send the next month in quarantine as she adapts to the new home. she will eventually join a panda breeding program. jonathan: she is so yo

she was saying, "when are we going to get there? are we there yet?" michelle: she took naps and ate bamboo. look at this. these are frogs. so small they can fit on a fingernail. not that you would want one there. but just saying, it fits there. they were just discovered but they could go extinct. alison: high school students all know the three dreaded letters. s.a.t. well now there is new security measures to keep you from cheating. reducing the number of times that the test is given outside the country. increasing the auditing of test center. they will not use test form overseas where many security lapses take place. soda stream is recalling 51,000 of t

bottles because they may explode. there have been no issues reported. they are soda stream one liter blue tint dishwasher safe carbonated bottles. stop using them and contact soda stream for a refund. jonathan: if you are in the market for a new car new information could help steer you in the right direction. alison: j.d. power's released the 2017 auto dependability study. michelle: amy aubert has the results. amy: a big study. 35,000 2014 model year owners took part. it looks at the problems per 100 vehicles. get to the numbers. ranked number one in dependability. tie between lexus and porsche. from there toyota with the next spot followed by buick. on the other end of the study infinity, jeep and fiat ranked the least reliability. overall the average number of problems is up this

that is because of the technology glitches. the full list is on the website. head to wjla.com. michelle: my car didn't make either list. that is good i guess. jonathan: abc7 on traffic watch speaking of cars. trenice bishop is looking at a bunch of cars on the road. hopefully they are dependable and still moving. trenice: you can depend on incidents. we have one here. live shot of the accident on the outbound cambridge at canal. that will slow the ride from the district if you take the back roads to make it to virginia. the accident does involve a response. two-car crash. it went in the guardrail. police are on the scene. i am hearing you are able to access clara barton parkway. but this will tie it up quite a bit. all the lanes are blocked to make it to

that will add extra time this evening. we just had one pulloff elsewhere. it was on 66 here. but volume on 66 east and westbound heaviest on the westbound stretch leaving 459 to fair oaks. you will slow again from centreville to manassas. 395 southbound. this is off to the shoulder but the police are blocking lanes leaving washington boulevard or route 27 to get to the southbound stretch of 359. this incident has been there for a little bit. hopefully they will clean it up soon. for folks heading home on 270, we have report of a vehicle fire on the right side of the road between 121 and father hurley. but northbound from gaithersburg to this point here. back to you. jonathan: thank you. the mayor of san jose says the city failed to properly communicate with residents two were forced to evacuate the homes. more than 14,000 residents had to leave the homes this morning because of flooding. that is how they left. wading throug

their first notice to get out because of the flooding from a knock on the door from a firefighter in a boat. a little late then. the mayor said there is no question they need to improve the communication in the future. everybody would agree with that. really a knock on the door with a boat? alison: it's too late. jonathan: doug hill would have told them days ahead of time. doug: they will get a little break for a wile but another storm season on the northern coast of california by the end of the weekend. here, exact opposite. brush fires because we haven't had enough rain. let's get started. something cool that we found on the weather bug camera. from the howard b. owens science center in lanham, maryland. 63 degrees. run to the wall here. old man runs. amazed by that. i want to point out what you look at here. look at the sky. look closely at the afternoon. you will see a circle appear here. that is a 22-degree

around the sun. look when it stops over one side and the other. if you look closely we saw in the earlier frame clearer. sun dogs. this is cool. you see this occasionally in the sky. the sun will continue to go down and set in an hour and a half. with that the clouds increase and the temperatures stay mild. this started out as a cool day but warmed up nicely to 60 everywhere. 66 in laurel. 65 in largo. 61 in springfield. 66 in clifton and manassas. through the evening, we will be comfortable. light winds. we have clouds at times. the temperatures holding in the 50's. late tonight the possibility of a little fog forming up. there is rain to the south. nice to get some of it here to get rid of, to put don't in -- put a dent in the drought situation but that is not likely tonight. just a little fo

see showers. the indication on the future cast shows a few showers south of the metro briefly in the overnight. they will quickly move out of the picture. after morning fog tomorrow we will turn partly sunny and head to the lower 70's. isolated showers for the afternoon and the early everything. friday. mid-70's. warming up again. feeling like the middle of may. we get to saturday and it will be warm near 70. the clouds increase. afternoon cold front will bring 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms possibly. then breezy, cool and seasonal weather. it will feel like late february as we head through sunday before the next warmup begins. i will back with a little bit. we take a look at the weekend weather as well. back to you. michelle: thank you. vice president mike pence is touring the jewish cemetery vandalized in missouri. this is a live look. he is getting involved. helping out there. this is in missouri as we mentioned. we just told you that the groups already raised more than their fundraising goal. they initially were trying

headstones that were turned over more than 200 of them. now they raised $80,000 in a few hours. the vice president picking up a rake and getting down to business and helping out as well. still ahead for us, ahead life without snow. we have been talking about it. less than two inches all year. winter businesses really feeling the heat. we will show you just how bad the great weather is. alison: but first, will 2017 be bryce's bounce back year? last year was a disappointment following his 2015 m.v.p. run. erin hawksworth goes one-on-one

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jonathan: no question he is a superstar but 2016 wasn't the best year for bryce harper. michelle: that is right. coming off an m.v.p. performance one struggle after the next. alison: if they want to contend he has to be good. erin hawksworth goes one-on-one with the superstar. erin: do you want to stay with the nationals? >> that is not up to me. that is up to d.c. and the nationals. we'll get

you don't want to look in the future and see where everybody else is at. that is up to people around me and what they think. erin: remember when you took the selfie at the smithsonian. it seems like you love d.c. tell me why you did that. >> it's funny. i saw verlander do it. he was at a starbucks and turned around and had the kid there and stuff like that. i mean, i do. i enjoy the city of d.c. i enjoy going on 395 every day. getting off the freeway. seeing nats park. there is nothing better than flying over at reagan and flying into d.c. and seeing the monument and the white house. it's a beautiful town. it is something that i have grown up there. somewhere i can go and feel comfortable and do everything possible to help them win and try to give back to the city the best i can. a great place to play. my family enjoys it.

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: we have seen nice weather but it has been dry. we have seen a number of brush fires this week. michelle: a lot of them. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill tells us, it is no surprise given the drought conditions across the region. doug: monday's pop-up fire along prince george's county showed how quickly the dry leaves, underbrush and degrees can ignite and spread. a fire on sugar loaf mountain along the montgomery county/frederick county line was

lightning strikes for majority of the wildfires in the u.s. most brush fires are started by sparks, carelessness with cigarettes or outdoor burning or by arson. we are below rainfall and that with the warm temperatures and gusty wind set the stage for brush fires. that will only diminish if we see substantial widespread rain. that is not likely soon. to give you background on the deficit, this goes back to the last six months where 8.5 inches below precipitation. this will change. sooner or later we will get a soaking rain. 50 tonight with fog. 72 tomorrow after the morning fog and afternoon sun. friday will feel i

middle of may. same temperatures for mid-may. 75 degrees. unseasonably warm. mild on saturday with showers and the thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. that is in association with a strong cold front. so much so that by sunday we are breezy and sunny but highs in the upper 40's. that is average. we haven't had many average days. steve rudin will be along in 15 minutes to look at the new ten-day outlook. michelle? michelle: thank you. remember last year's blizzard? we had ten times of snow in that storm than this winter. mixed bag with the local economy. richard reeve is live to explain. rich? richard: a picture tells a thousand words. i'm wearing light fleece, no hat or gloves. same with i-66. no snow or ice. it is causing big changes for the roads, the children's schools and business

income. they have ten plow trucks at the ready but this time only four are in service. the employees are trying to make due. in a typical winter storm, each one of trucks would drop 40 to 60 tons of salt and sand. this year they have used ten tons total. with trace amount of snow the loss of income is in the tens of thousands of dollars. >> it can cause aborted. the construction work slows down. so we look for snow to make a living. richard: it's not just the businesses. schools as well. some sh

this is saving millions for highway administration in the d.c. metro area. we will explain that at 5:00. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. maryland softball coach julie wright in the second year of a rebuilding project. it has been a struck solfa but last saturday her team pulled off an upset win for the ages. robert burton has more with the coach of the week. >> have a day! robert: boy did they have a day on saturday. a winless softball team accomplishing the unthinkable. >> the game can be cruel and it can be beautiful. robert: for head coach julie wright, saturday was the mona lisa of games upsetting the number one team in country, the florida gators. before beating them they haven't won a single game all season. >> you see the

what does it do for you as a coach? >> it's why you do what you do. right? to watch them have joy. about love it the way you love it. it's special. robert: it doesn't mean all is well. >> everybody thinks we'll fail. we have to lay it all out there. >> underdog mentality. >> but a win shows there is not just bright light on the diamond but at the end of a long tunnel. >> we didn't do anything spectacular. we played maryland softball. that was enough to beat the number one in the country. the year will get better. robert: with the coach of the week, i'm robert burton. jonathan: congratulations for her and her team. good for them. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- you will never see it again in major league baseball.

walk. a rule change coming up. michelle: and the cryptic message. two teens murdered and the hunt for their killer turns up a fresh lead. one that may be too old. jonathan: we have a look at how to start thursday with "good morning washington." >> thank you. tomorrow on "good morning washington" -- planning on having a baby? the seven most important fertility conversations you need to have with your partner first. >> plus, always look your best with this foolproof five-minute makeup routine. >> and stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning starting at 4:25 on "good morning washington."

jonathan: a dream come true for any athlete. when you have your number retired. michelle: except when it goes down like this. the nightmare. ceremony going wrong for the fort wayne minor league team that colin played for. put his jersey up, upside down on saturday. they had to fix it during intermission. that kills the whole vibe. jonathan: minor league hockey doing minor league retirement. michelle: major league baseball is changing the intentional walk rule. jonathan: i'm not sure i agree. a signal from the dugout the

more four pitches thrown. the skipper just comes out to give a walk sign and they walk. 16 times people swung and hit when someone tried to intentionally. i have proof. video proof. miguel cabrera. tenth inning. tie game. he hits what is supposed to be a pitch. this was a side arm pitcher. he couldn't get the ball over to where it was an intentional walk. that is the thing. if you take away the intentional walk the pitcher has to throw the pitches. now it's a signal. i don't agree. michelle: i don't have an opinion on that because i don't mind the idea of baseball going quicker. >> he just has to lean over and hit the ba

anheuser-busch is hit with a lawsuit. it's accused of using a woman's picture in the ads and never got her consent. michelle: that is the one. she claims she posted the picture of drinking from a natural light bottle wearing a mustache on social media. then it was used in ads without her knowledge. >> i'm not a lawyer but i think you have to use her content to use her likeness to sell your product. coming up, searching for a vandal. we have update on the clean-up at the national mall and the evidence they are poring over to find the person responsible. michelle: murder mystery. two teens killed. three words could be the big break police need. down the hill. that is what the lead suspect said. what it means and why the police are worried this picture may not help them find their man. that is next.

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audio from cell phone will help figure out who killed three girls on hiking trip. >> what police call double homicide. the voice saying, "down the hill" that police believe may have belonged to man that is the main suspect in the murder of the girls. they revealed both are from the cell phone when they dropped her off for afternoon hike. an hour later they never showed up. >> this made me sick going to the bridge thinking a friend of mine died there. >> investigators are begging the public to help them identify the man by the picture or those three words.

individual is. is it a family member? neighbor? acquaintance? >> they believe he may have changed his appearance and it's possible he may have been a stranger do the girls but known when they would be hiking. abc news, new york. michelle: video surfaced of actor harrison ford's close call with jetliner in california. flew over top of american airlines plane. he ended up on a parallel taxiway where the jet was waiting. ford could lose his pilot's license. jonathan: yes. we want to update a story that we shared at 4:00 yesterday. vandalism at the washington monument. the world wor ii memorial, lincoln memorial and other spots on the mall and law enforcement trying to track down who did

delicate work continues to clean up the dribbles and the messages but -- scribbles and messages but no word who is responsible. not sure if the surveillance cameras captured the person doing this. when is the last time you received a hand written letter? today's spotlight on education, kellye lynn shows why a d.c. museum encourages letter writing the old fashioned way. >> will you read the parts of a friendly letter? kellye: in a digital age they are answering the call for traditional correspondent. >> we want to reach out to start a letter writing

>> once you finish the body of the letter. >> the museum's first distance learning program. letters to the museum. writers are encouraged to write letters and ask questions about the museum. >> they promise a response in two weeks. will it be handwritten? right now we are typing. >> they are encouraged. but those who cannot bring themselves to put the pencil or the pen to paper can do what the museum does and resort to typing. in lane, kellye lynn, news -- in mclean, kellye lynn, abc7 news. michelle: "7 on your side" now with a consumer alert. blast from the past. look at the t-shirt. urban outfitters throwing it back to 1990's with the old aol logo.

the screeching dialup modems. the shirts cost $45. jonathan: you've got mail. >> some of us still have mail. jonathan: you have aol? he does. we will shame you. our producer still does. steve: awesome! i can't get rid of it. i have had it since 1996. michelle: all your contacts. jonathan: you've got mail. steve: confessions on the 4:00 news. a big warmup on the way heading through tomorrow and friday. a cold front that will bring a lot of cold air across the region come sunday. it's cooler in annapolis. wind direction from the cooler waters off the chesapeake bay. night time lows 44 to 52. that is typical for the

year. which is 49. the highs are well in the lower 70's. a good deal of sunshine in the early morning to the afternoon. warmup on friday. the highs in the lower to the middle 70's. cold day on saturday and will likely trigger showers from isolated thunderstorm or two. colder air on sunday. only in the upper 40's for daytime highs. look at the ten-day outlook this weekend. 70 on saturday. upper 40's on sunday. once we get past the weekend another warmup on the way for next week. wednesday upper 60's to 70. traffic, always an issue on afternoon and the early evening

head to trenice bishop. trenice: you are right. you called it. we have warm temps and great sunny weather but not so great for folks that are handling the wall on outbound cambridge and canal. emergency crews moved on but the police are on the scene. they may be there for a while. the accident in the roadway for an hour. slowing the ride from d.c. to virginia across cambridge. if you look at the map we are slow a lot of places in and around the d.m.v. take you to d.c. 295. northbound where we have report of a crash still blocking the right side of the roadway at eastern. this may be under the camera shot. there is a tail end of the car. the delays are coming from the 11th street bridge. expect a couple extra minutes if you are heading to 295. back to you. michelle: thank you. tonight at 11:

"7 on your side." we have an investigation. how a little shot could turn into big problems for your pet. are some vets vaccinating too much and too often? he noticed something wrong with his dog after routine trip to the vet. the dog received the usual round of vaccinations but he came back home acting unusual. he started asking questions. >> his liver enzyme are through the roof. michelle: is your pet overvaccinated? "7 on your side" at 11:00. >> coming up next for us, the 4:00 girl has incredible story of survival after two open heart surgeries and many months in the hospital. how doctors are helping her overcome all odds. that is next.

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alison: congenital heart defect affects one in 100 babies every year. working in partnership with the parent company sinclair broadcast group we believe it is our privilege to keep you informed about important health matters. alison courtney sh

>> 4-year-old emma watson is a special girl born with two heart defects and a rare genetic disease. it affected only two others in medical journey history. after two open heart surgeries and other procedures emma is the only known survivor. >> it's a miracle that she is here. >> cardnologist dr. josh daily says 50 or 60 years ago children diagnosed with a congenital heart defect would have died during infancy. >> we reached a point where most children with the congenital heart defect lives to adulthood. so now we shift to how to enhance their quality of life. >> according to the american heart association 40,000 babies are born with a heart defect each year. for some like emma the cause is

>> in most cases it's a combination of a lot of factors. we simply don't know in many cases. >> they look for the answers why it happened there are advancement in treatment. because of that, dr. daily and emma's parents say the prognosis is very good. >> her heart is functioning well. two ventricles and her function appears to be excellent. >> emma? >> making progress. she can't walk and she can't eat. she feeds through a side port. we hope some day she will walk, talk eat like you and i. >> alison courtney reporting. larry: tonight. >> i can't imagine what the mother is going through now. >> how can it happen? larry: a memorial takes shape. local fire investigators reveal how a child's curiosity is fatal. >> stay out of the way. it could cost you big time if you are blocng

our area. it's mesmerizing and the hottest ticket in town. take a walk but us through the most anticipated art exhibit to hit d.c. in years. >> now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: tonight the memorial outside the lorton house where a little boy died is reminding parents about the dangers of kids playing with fire. the 5-year-old was killed after a fire broke out in the house last night. jeff goldberg has new information tonight. jeff? jeff: this afternoon the fairfax county fire and rescue releasing the name of the 5-year-old boy. stellen latouneaux. we have seen neighbors drop by stuffed animals and flowers in shock as they react to the tragic house

>> a memorial grows for a 5-year-old boy that is a favorite face in the neighborhood. >> the boy learned to ride a bike in the driveway. >> the death is heartbreaking. >> it is. >> the fire started afternoon afternoon -- started after 5:00 in this home. the cause was inappropriate use of a lighter. by the 5-year-old boy. >> whatever was ignited by the lighter is routine debris that you would find in a typical garage. >> two firefighters in the neighborhood. one retired and one on the day off rushed to the burning home and tried to save the boy. >> due to conditions in the garage it was impossible to find the child in time. >> firefighters were able to save two dogs but two other dogs and three birds died in the fire.