straight ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00, a roller coaster whether reichard we started out tony and 75 and these dorms blew in. gusty winds, wet storms, and some storm damage. we are tracking the big changes still to come. >> it could have been me or one of my friends. kimberly: plus, police eight, shattered glass and all of that left behind after two teenagers were shot as they waited for a bus. -- newew leader shop leadership in the democratic party. they are looking to rebound after a rough, november election. the news starts now. now, abc seven news at 6:00, on your side. kimberly: a quiet evening after a stormy afternoon. and a tale

24 hour span. the sunshine and warm temperatures attracting joggers and bikers, but then the gray skies came in. we are getting reports of downed trees and damage in charles county and the waldorf area. knight hasst josh been tracking these changes all day long. earlier, we heard about tornado warnings. josh: tornado warnings right around 3:00 for parts of charles county and waldorf, some of the areas under the gun. the good news is that they are moving quickly. 50 miles per hour. it did not give you a lot of time to prepare but at least, when the bad weather showed up, it did not stick around long. we do have a severe thunderstorm watch it completely expired across the area. it was forecast to go until 8:00 from the national weather service, but as the rain moved out, so did the thunderstorm. we are just about

rate. hanging onto a few light showers in st. mary county. of for many places, a lot damage already done. it did bring down some trees and power lines and even quite a bit of pale. here is the line of thunderstorms that moved across the area. not what we think about in february. but the temperatures in the last few days have supported that. here is what happened, as the storms moved through, starting off in charlottesville, and it began to fill in as the storms moved northeast. every one of those blue dots, a hill report. or wind damage. the highest gust was up at 64 miles per hour. the hail almost looked like snow across the area but not for us this time. the breeze, the winds at about 15 miles per hour. feeling much cooler as the evening goes on. not too bad for us yet but we are heading into the 50's.

40's pretty quickly for us. as you get out, make sure you are taking a heavier jacket. we will talk about the rest of the weekend coming up. kimberly: remember, our stormwatch 17 is always on your side when the weather gets bad. stay connected for instant forecast and warnings by downloading the stormwatch 7 app and following us on facebook and twitter. a developing story to tell you about tonight in prince george's county. the search is on for the gunman who shot to teenagers overnight as they waited for a bus outside of the metro station. we are live at the scene with the latest of elements. do we know why these teenagers were targeted? a questionhat is that remains unanswered tonight but we can tell you the latest update. in stablegers are now condition. they were right here inside this

flying through. you can still see the police tape here. the window was also shattered. shards of glass scattered across the area. police are following up on leads trying to track down the suspect. metro transit police making known as thee naylor road metro station in hillcrest heights after two natures were shot here while waiting for a bus. >> it could have been me. it could have been any of us. reporter: the 13-year-old and her friend now filled with fear. a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were hit around 2:00 a.m. this morning as they waited inside this bus shelter. the window left shattered and the teenagers rushed to the hospital. >> it is really sad. reporter: according to investigators, a male suspect opened fire and left the scene on foot. the motive is unclear. this afternoon, buses and

and shards of glass are left behind. left shaking their heads and praying for the young victims. >> when the weather gets warm, people feel they can do whatever they want. >> you have to protect yourself. make sure your kids are not out there. reporter: police tell us they are also scanning surveillance video trying to get a better idea of what led to this shooting. once we get those details, we will let you know. reporting live in hillcrest heights, ryan hughes. new tonight, a d.c. charter school teacher is charged with child sex abuse. men well their nan does -- ofuel fernandez is accused misconduct. he is a teacher at latin america montessori bilingual charter school. the school's executive director and says he has bee

campus. a car crashes through an auto dealership leaving a big mess behind. we are live on rockville pike where it happened. ith more on what happened -- am curious to see how close the road is to the building. reporter: i can definitely show you. the road right here on rockville -- is protected by a border. that waserson transferred to the hospital we learned was an employee here at the car dealership. were returning a brand-new tahoe when somehow he struck the side of the building. you can see the gaping hole left behind, now covered by this car placed here to protect the area. take a look at the video of the tahoe shot less than an hour ago. it was bumper-to-bumper with another car after hitting several other cars and a

a hazmat team was called in to make sure that everyone was safe. his coworkers believe the employee was experiencing some kind of medical emergency. contain it toy keep it outside of the structure. we are turning the scene over to the city to further confirm that can mitigate the oil spread. employee again, that that was driving the tahoe that then struck this building is expected to be ok. this will probably take several hours to clean up. live on rockville pike. kimberly: that is a giant hole behind you. of theing the outcome democratic national committee just elected a former labor secretary, tom perez as the party's new chairman. >> i know we will cross the finish line together because you know what, my friends

united democratic party is not only our best hope, it is donald trump's worst nightmare. kimberly: perez becomes the first latino to lead the party. in his first act as chairman, he congressman,nesota keith ellison, the runner-up in the race as his deputy. ellison said he would step down if nominated chairman. it is the final day of the concert of the -- of the conservative political action conference at national harbor. panels events included discussions. president trump's became the first republican president since ronald reagan to speak at the conference during his first year in office. now, to the first 100 days. an apparent early split between president trump and his new national security adviser. lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster told the national security council this week that the term "radic

" is not helpful and alienates our allies. heldition similar to that by barack obama and george w. bush. president trump's does favor the phrase. new tonight, u.s. customs and border -- border protection under fire for detaining muhammad ali's namesake. he was detained at a florida airport after returning to the u.s. from jamaica with his mother. both are american citizens. he was released after showing customs agents a photo of her with the sports legend but her son was detained for two hours during which immigration officials questioned him about his name and repeatedly asked him about his muslim faith. all international travelers are subject to this inspection according to officials. this happened in the days following the president travel ban. the faly

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kimberly: delays in prince george's county want your help finding the shooter that killed a woman in springdale. her body was found near charles herbert harbour high school. around 2:30 a.m. there is no word on her identity. in northeast to see are looking for the man who shot two men. one victim was hit in the stomach, the other in the leg. police say the shooter was a black man with dreadlocks and tattoos on his face. the state of emergency coalition is trying to stop shootouts are shooting hoops. police officers and neighborhood commissioners hit the hardwood in a new event called "stop

violence basketball classic." the games are held at anacostia high school. the event raised money and collected canned food. officers will hit the court three more times in the next months. from sunny and warm to storms and much cooler air. and that was just today. josh

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zero black acting nominees in 2015 and 2016. some say keep your eye on two screenplay categories. the president tweeted a short time ago that he will not attend april's white house correspondents association dinner. it is not unprecedented for a president to skip the event, most do choose to go. president was famously roosted -- roasted. calling the press the american -- the enemy of the american people. now, to lithium battery blowup. you can see those warnings not to take certain electronics onto airplanes. diveyour side tookie deep into the records kept on lithium battery explosions. we track the financial damage and physical damage. not just by telephones or laptops but by bicycles and dvd players.

blowing up, starting fires and injuring consumers. what can you do to protect yourself and what is being done to protect you? watch a special report tomorrow night right after the oscars. it really was a tale of two seasons today and i can tell you who is here to protect you, josh knight. you had to keep a close eye on those tornado warnings. josh: those came through and the hit southernrunt maryland. not going to feel quite as nice for us in the next couple of days. backed up by mid week. we do want to start up with a time lapse from today. let me put this into motion. we did have some sunshine much earlier, beautiful day. as the rain and storms moved through, pretty much as quickly as they moved in, they moved through. clear skies and winds blowing in some chillr

right now at reagan national, 56. wind out of the northwest at 15 miles per hour. all of the breeze out of the northwest is blowing in that dark color you see. 38, charleston. that chilly air will be pushing in for us tonight and tomorrow. the good news is that it will not stick around for very long. tomorrow though we will feel much more like we are back in february. saying goodbye to that taste of spring. line of the thunderstorms that moved through. it is all gone. now, just settling into those chillier temperatures. tomorrow morning, waking up in the mid 30's. here is the problem. it will stay windy for most of the day tomorrow. while you wake up to temperatures like this on the thermometer, 35 in washington, 30 -- 31 in winchester. the

have a lot of sunshine for tomorrow so at least we had that going for us. in the afternoon, the breeze will start to abate a little bit for us. monday, the cloud cover is back with warmer temperatures but also a chance of a few showers. just a few. more likely it will favor areas to the west and to the north. those of us around the metro should stay dry. topping out at 49 tomorrow. with the breeze, it will feel more like this -- we start off around freezing and only warm up to the low 40's. wind chills will be the name of the game for tomorrow. as we work into your extended outlook. up to 65 and even 70 by wednesday. a quick warm-up. backup close to where we were. this one does come with some rain. slim chance on monday. better chance otu

that is the most likely date for rain. no washouts on any one day but showers to watch out for. friday and saturday, temperatures cooling back off into the 40's. the roller coaster we have gotten used to is not going anywhere. kimberly: that many march madness. almost here. some college possible to talk about including uva, carolina state and rodney pryor had quite a day today but wasn't enough for the hoyas.

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kimberly: the weather today, sunshine and then dark clouds, and then the sunshine came back out again. josh: now, we are ready for a taste of february. i want to start out with the temperatures, back in the mid-70's were some today. we do have a relatively quick warm-up heading into this week. 70 for wednesday. chances.l be some rain slim for monday but picking up for tuesday and wednesday thanks to a cold front moving through. it does call us back for the end of the week. highs back in the 40's. the up and down trend we have gotten so used to this we can. 62 degrees for next weekend. nice weather to hang out inside and watch the oscars tomorrow because we are staying chilly. kimberly: we will be here. thank you for joining us. we will be back here at 11:00, after the game. [captioning performed by the national captioning instit

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