app wind event. no precipitation. 40 to 46 by morning and kind of gusty out there. winds certainly the big story of the day. the rain not so much. it was a quick mover. but we know in many areas including kensington in montgomery county, maryland wind was a big problem. abc 7's josh knight spent the afternoon there and has the latest on one house that did not fare too well in the storm. josh? josh: yes. that's right, doug. neighbors were telling me everything happened in about five minutes. you were saying the storms moving so quickly and that was certainly the case here, too. let me step out of the way so you can get a sense for how big the tree is and where it came from. that tree was behind the house. actually in the back yard. you can see crushing through the roof and then a lot of it actually landing in the front yard and coming down the hill. we did talk to the people inside and everybody is doing okay. but they did not want to talk to us on camera. the neighbors on the other hand told us this wasn't an ordinary thunderstorm. >> it was like a hurrica w

for a moment and as it rushed through the court and the wires were shaking we heard this crash. it wasn't raining or thundering. we saw the tree fall into the house. josh: they saw the tree fall from their house across the street but what was actually going on inside one of the owners of the house was in the basement and didn't realize this had happened until she came upstairs. fortunately, she is okay. everybody is doing all right. the family does have a place to stay nearby. that's what's going on in kensington. latest. to ony for the reporter: josh, remarkable scene here in gaithersburg. a tree brought down a power line and it caused a crater in the middle of the roadway. the asphalt almost looks like lava. the crater goes down about a foot into the ground and take a look at this. you can just see how soft this asphalt is. it really burnt it up. still smoldering at this hour. the smell not very pretty.

down. you can see that people in the neighborhood were using chain saws to try and clear the roadways so people could access their home. earlier today we saw a tree that came down on a car with power lines as well. both lanes blocked as fire crews tried to clear everything up. that's the very latest in montgomery county. i'm kevin lewis. now back to you. >> thank you so much. mobile track 7 was on the road in virginia when the storms moved through. take a look at that. so tonight thousands of people still without power. our northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg live in stafford with some of the damage there. >> actually in the last 5 or 10 minutes the rain and wind have picked up in the southern end of stafford county. this aluminum came off this storage facility over here. probably a good 20, 30 feet. we see some aluminum that got stuck in the tree here. this is the southern end of stafford county. a little bit north of us some

we shot it on route one. power crews working to restore power. 12,000 people throughout northern virginia lost power as a result of this storm. 6,000 of them in the fredericksburg and stafford area. a lot of people still without power. in the harbor neighborhood in stafford, trees down blocking roads. flipped over trampoline. trees in the yards in that neighborhood again with people dealing with cleanup and also dealing with power outages. back here live in the southern end of stafford county we're told thankfully the damage is very sporadic, not terribly centralized and not too bad. and thankfully, nobody was hurt. again, power crews will be out there all night tonight restoring power to those in need. live in stafford county, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> thank you. another issue you need to know about is this. parts of canal road closed down right now after a tree fell right near the intersection with foxhall road. two people were hurt because it hit their car. firefighters say one woman inside says the tree missed he

>> parts of the midwest are recovering after more than two dozen reported tornadoes touched down destroying homes and leaving at least three people dead. as severe weather continues throughout the midwest today close to 100 million people are at risk. we thank up to everyone who sent us pictures and video of the storms today. you can check out the entire gallery on our website wjla.com. >> we have breaking news to tell you about right now. this is coming to us out of annandale where in just the last hour police have arrested 20-year-old burham amd the man they believe attacked a woman as she of moving out of her apartment complex. as stephen tschida reports it started when the man offered to help. stephen: we've been working this story all day. within the hour we spoke with fairfax county police. they've informed us they have made an arrest in this sexual assault, a case where the man offered to help the woman move but wound up assaulting her.

a large apartment complex of mostly immigrants where some are troubled tonight. >> very horrifying to hear things like this especially in a spanish community where you see a lot of folks around and very close to a school. stephen: a woman moving out of an apartment ran into a man in the parking lot. he offered to help. she said he looked suspicious so she said no and went back to her unit to continue packing. an hour later the same man came through an open door. we found the doors to the buildings not locked today. the man entered the woman's unit, implied he had a knife, ordered her to take her clothes off, and sexually assaulted her. >> it could be me. >> a neighbor heard the woman's screams and ran to help. the suspect grabbed the 37-year-old neighbor by the hair, threw her to the ground, and then took off running. >> lock the door properly. right now i am in fear. how can i g

stephen: as far as the two women, the neighbor who was thrown to the floor and the woman who was assaulted, they were both taken to the hospital and treated for nonlife threatening injuries. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. >> also in fairfax county police are searching two parks for human remains. the locations are holmes run park and tyson's pennant park in the alexandria section of the county. police say a tip possibly connected to gang activity prompted the search. this all comes just a few weeks after police discovered the remains after missing montgomery county teen in the area. >> also in montgomery county police are still looking into an accident on i-270 that left a pedestrian dead. the accident happened in the northbound lanes near muddy branch road and gaithers bug. some lanes had to be shut down as police investigated. but the lanes are now back open. >> also today president donald trump was suppose today unveil the revision of his controversial travel ban but the executive order was delayed yet again. right now we don't know why

. the associated press is citing sources that say when the new order happens iraq will no longer be on the list of courned under the temporary travel ban. the next secretary of the interior was confirmed today. the montana republican did say he believes climate change is real but did not say if he thinks humans play a role in that. today ben carson also cleared his final hurdle in the senate. a full confirmation vote to make him the next secretary of housing and urban development could come as early as tomorrow. >> early polls show that a lot of the people who watched the president's speech last night liked what they heard and saw. we'll take a look at why it resonated. reporter: president donald trump hit the reset button in his speech to congress. president trump: the time for small thinking is over. the time for trivial fights is behind us. we just need the coura

share the dreams that fill our hearts. reporter: that pivot is resonating with americans. a new cnn poll found 57% of viewers had a very positive reaction to the president's speech. about 70% say trump is heading in the right direction on the economy and fighting terrorism. a fellow at the conservative heritage foundation says the speech connects with americans' concerns. >> he talked about the importance of jobs, of security, of immigration, getting our borders under control, of a good education for children, and taking care of our veterans. reporter: the president's new unifying message was a juxtaposition from his inaugural address where he painted a more ominous picture of america. president trump: this american carnage stops right here and stops right now. the american greatness is now beginning. a new national pride is sweeping across our

first month in office has been quite chaotic and at a time when his job approval ratings are at historic lows the uplifting speech was welcomed by his republican colleagues. >> i thought he was very presidential and i think it reassured a lot of people that they made the right choice that he is now the president of the united states. reporter: despite the president extending an olive branch democrats are still skeptical of trump. >> who is the real donald trump? you know, he is full of platitudes, sort of like the bait-and-switch president. reporter: in washington. >> to get complete analysis of the speech with a special called "your voice your future" a town hall round table will begin at 7:00 on our sister station news channel 8. >> the dow set another record today bare lay month after passing 20,000 the dow tops 21,000 for the first time closing at 21,115. analysts attribute today's 303-point gain to the relatively positive tone of the president's speech and a

hike in interest rates in the near future. >> for all of you who saw what happened oscar night we have new developments to tell you about in the last hour and a half. this is about of course the best picture blunder at the oscars. so the president of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences now says the two accountants who are responsible for this mistake will not work on the awards show again. accountants from price waterhouse coopers have tallied the oscar results for more than 80 years and of course presenters warren beatty and fay dunaway were mistakenly given the wrong card. the one for best actress instead of best picture and then of course they announced la la land as the winner instead of moonlight. we now know the two accountants responsible for giving the wrong envelope are no longer there. >> don't look for any performances at carter amphi theetther summer. the national park service says it needs to close the facility in rock creek park for the 2017 season. in a statement today the park service says the stage has structural problems and cannot support the weig

performances. repairs could cost about $#00,000. the park service says it is trying to figure out what to do next. we'll keep you posted on what happens. repairs could cost about $500,000. >> coming up at 5:00 flames reach sky high in the middle of the night drawing firefighters from miles around. >> i'm sam ford along wheeler road in southeast washington where there have been so many shootings along this street in the past week people are not sure how many. that story is next. on abc 7 news. >> then a little later, what the pope is calling for on his first day of lent. and check it out. the cherry buds are already out. peak bloom is on the way. we'll tell you when in a live report coming up.

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>> we're back with a look at some of the beauty of yellowstone national park. today marks 145 years since it was first established as a national park. that was way back march 1, 1872. >> wow. >> well, speaking of beautiful things, here we have the cherry blossoms. our favorite time of the year. right?

blossoms should reach peak in just about two weeks. >> no surprise with the weather we've had. at least that is a first from the national park service. we'll go live to tidal basin with a look at the peak bloom. rich? >> larry, check this out. you can see the little buds already coming out peak bloom they're telling us between march 14 and march 17. a lot of this due to the warm weather we've been having. despite the wind and rain the little buds are hanging on for dear life. >> it is kind of crazy because this is the first time it ever bloomed this early. >> not the best weather for blossom sighting. that didn't stop michelle. >> the weather brings out great flowers, beautiful blooms, and the people of the city. >> walking where the very first cherry trees were planted in march of 1912 is part of her daily routine. >> they are beautiful and the history of them, a gift from the people of japan and this is a beautiful thing. they live on.

>> only about 100 of the original 3,000 trees remain. the delicate buds, the beginnings of petals already showing as a preview of the march 14 peak bloom. >> are you guys excited to see these bloom? >> definitely. amos says he is thrilled about the early peak. it comes just in time for his parents who are visiting from china. >> my parents fly almost from the other side of the world to see and to ths flower. >> the pink and green colors, perhaps a celebration of having the early peak on st. patrick's day. >> i think because the cherry blossoms are only here once, show more pink than green. >> i still feel like it will abbeautiful bloom, the same as always. just a couple weeks earlier. that's all. >> yeah. it is really early. last year, march 25 for peak bloom. the year before that april 10. now, take a look at this. one thing we can reassure you guys

coverage all day long. these buds are not being blown away by the wind. live in southwest washington, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> all right. doug is here now. behind us doug is kind after cool time lapse that shows how quickly the clouds moved in. doug: yeah. the storms are moving at 50 miles an hour. higher gusts and heavy rain brought them down. if this would happen, you know, a few weeks from now when the blossoms are really tender and about to burst open it could knock a lot of them off. we're in good shape still. i want to start with a cherry blossom update and fill in some dates. the average peak date is april 4. last year it was march 25 we had peak bloom. the earliest ever on record was march 15 in 1990 and the park service saying april 14 to 18 or april 14-17 -- i'm sorry march 14 the latest bloom ever april 18, 1958. so definitely ahead of schedule. alison: we could break the record. doug: the 14th would be the day. we tied a record today at reagan national

80 degrees on the first day of march, well above average. no records reported at b.w.i., thurgood marshall, or washington dulles. right now still very mild out there. the cold front has not crossed the area yet. it is still out west of the appalachian mountains. so still 07 at quantico where they had a wind gust at 78 miles per hour. 70 in leesburg. 69 degrees annapolis. 68 fredericksburg. 67 in culpepper. through the evening we think most of the rain still down stream will stay south of the metro area. everyone though will get on some pretty good wind gusts. we've had gusts within the past 45 minutes or so of a 37-mile-per-hour gust in fredericksburg, 38 miles per hour at the airport in manassas. 32 at reagan national airport. we'll see higher wind gusts later tonight, overnight, and tomorrow morning. not from any storm system but from air pressure, from pressure rapidly once the cold front passes through. that's why this entire area you see shaded in tan now is under a wind advisory. it goes into effect at 8:00 tonight along and

kicks in at 10:00 p.m. tonight for the rest of the area and runs through 10:00 tomorrow morning. we can expect wind gusts in the vicinity of 35 to 40 miles per hour and some gusts to 50 miles per hour. this is the rain, the northern edge of what's left of the front. you see it's moving across the southern suburbs here. southern viewing area with more rain. heavier rain the further south you go. we think it will tend to stay south of metro washington. you see a line goes way south. they still have the severe thunderstorm watch and in iredale county and places north and west of charlotte tornado warning in effect there. what we're seeing is the motion of the heavy storms moving to the northeast while at the same time the entire line is kind of settling more to the southeast. so that's why we're pretty confident that most of the a rain will stay south of the metro area later tonight. we'll see clearing skies overnight. our future cast set at 7:00 tonight shows the rain south of town. some heavier rain northern neck and southern maryland and then clearing skies develop in the overnight hours. the winds abruptly ahead of the northwest as high pre

that will drive the winds and the winds across the open great lakes will cause snow showers and snow squalls there. by the time we get into friday we have a little something to keep an eye on. that is the little upper air disturbance expected to move across the area. some computer models just give a few flurries. some computer models say maybe could accumulate on grassy areas. we'll wait and see. we do know it will come across the area. temperatures will be in the 30's but ground temperatures he so -- are so warm i'd be surprised if anything more than a little light snow fell. but this is the crazest winter on record. who the heck knows? definitely something we'll pay close attention to tomorrow and tomorrow night into the day on friday. our extended outlook, 54 tomorrow. gusty winds. 45 friday with maybe a little wintry stuff in the morning. we'll see. over the weekend plenty of sunshine. very chilly. on saturday 45. low 50's on sunday. warming up on monday and tuesday. then we'lla stay on the mild side, mid to upper 50's for the balance of next week. >> a little bit of a shock to

>> wait a minute. winter coats? let me find that. thanks, doug. the newest lego figures are putting some women in orbit. >> the hardest thing i've ever had to do. alison: plus, what this young man is doing tonight at the kennedy center. that's inspiring those around him. larry: first a look at what's coming up tonight on abc. alison: here's a look at "good morning washington." >> thank you, alison. tomorrow on "good morning washington" why you may not be saving as much cash as you thought by dropping cable to see your favorite shows instead. plus to refrigerate or not. the rye way to store your favorite foods revealed. stay with us for traffic ♪ ♪

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larry: fire damaging the largest gym in new england this morning. employees working at the gym in massachusetts ran for safety as flames poured out of the roof. fortunately, no one was hurt. the fire was so intense crews had to battle the flames from the outside. there is no word yet on just how the fire got started. alison: back here at home in d.c. police are investigating a shooting on wheeler road at upsall street. that is more than half a dozen shootings in the area in just the last week. our d.c. bureau chief sam

spoke with people in the area who say they are scared. sam: wheeler road, the shot up buick in the middle of the intersection today. police say just before 11:00 this morning a man read up to the driver's side shooting. the driver is in critical condition. >> we had a police officer in the block at the time of the offense. he came up and really gave pursuit to the suspect but was unable to catch him. sam: in less than a week there have been at least five shootings just here on wheeler road. police released this video from february 23. watch the highlighted s.u.v. somebody in it is firing at people on the street who are running for their lives. and you can imagine if you live in this neighborhood how nerve-racking this is. one woman stopped and told us how she felt. >> you can't go out of the house without thinking somebody might be shot. it's crazy. sam: it happened today in front after school put on lockdown

edge. >> being done during broad daylight right by a school where people are walking up and down the block, we have broad daylight shootings on a regular basis in a certain area. that is a state of emergency. sam: particularly if you live on wheeler road. >> yes. it's scary. >> it really is. sam: in southeast washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. larry: still ahead on abc 7 news at 5:00 surging again. where metro is planning the next safety push and how it can impact your travel plans. alison: the countdown to registering was on. until the site to do it crashed. the latest on how to sign up for arlington public schools extended day program. >> and the push to restore the dilapidated cemetery to its original

alison: there are calls tonight to save an historic cemetery before it's too late. as montgomery county reporter kevin lewis reports one politician says it took black history month to open his eyes to the problem. >> junk. we've got some junk. a bunch of weeds and trees. kevin: you wouldn't know by glancing at it but this is a ce

neighborhood of potomac, a predominantly african-american community founded during the 1800's. >> we could be standing on grave sites now. kevin: toby town resident leslie wilson says the burial ground has been left untouched for decades allowing trees, branches, and trash to take reign. the remaining headstones are so weathered the etchings are no longer visible. >> i got ancestors right here. cousins and a lot of people. kevin: however, last week montgomery county council president roger berlinner sent this sharply written letter to the housing opportunities commission, a nonprofit agency which owns and manages toby town. berlinner's overall message, fix the problem and don't let it happen again. >> my whole life i been here. kevin: wilson now hopeful change will come. >> i'd like to see it be cleaned up. and done right. you

my ancestors back there. kevin: so far no word as to how much restoration will cost or when work will begin. in potomac, kevin lewis, now back to you. larry: thanks, kevin. pope francis marked ash wednesday with a prayer and procession between two churches on one of ancient rome's seven hills. he then distributed ashes to the faithful at st. sabina's basilica a ritual in the catholic church to serve as a rae minder of our mortality. ash wednesday begins the annual lenten period of reflection in preparation for easter. >> remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return. larry: for the fifth straight year the historic episcopal christ church offered ashes on the go outside the king street metro station, a chance for people in the midst of busy lives to observe the ash wednesday tradition. alison: now to new information regarding the accident during a mardi gras parade. three middle schoolers are still in the hospital after that s.u.v. plowed into a

marching band yesterday in alabama. police say the driver accidently accelerated into a middle school band, sending 12 to the hospital. nine of them have now been released. larry: some arlington parents have a race against the clock trying to sign kids up for the extended day program the moment it opens at the stroke of midnight. but today's early morning registration was plagued with problems. we'll go now to the live desk to explain what went wrong. >> new information coming in this afternoon, april 1 at 3:00 p.m. is the new date to register your kids for the extended day program. this after the site went down shortly after registration opened at midnight this morning. today arlington public schools posting on their site. we are continuing to work with the surrender and host of the extended day registration website to identify and resolve the issues. the school system telling us they're not sure what caused the site to go down or if

services out adge. the program offers after school care with home work help and other services. moments after the registration opened this morning there was a tweet extended day is aware of issues preventing families from redges. we are work tog have the issues resolved. again, that new date for registration is set for april 1 at 3:00. at the live desk, abc 7 news. alison: thank you. lego is giving the push to get girls involved in math and science a boost. the company has this, a new women of nasa set. it features five figures including sally wright who was the first american woman in space, the first african-american woman in space, also catherine johnson who was portrayed in the movie "hidden figures." lego says the set will be available next year but haven't said how much it will cost. larry: sign me up. i'll

washington, d.c. is one of three finalist cities to host games. gay the city was selected from eight cities and is in the final three. the gay games is the world's largest sporting event for the lgbt community. if d.c. is selected the potential economic impact would exceed $100 million. alison: the bee hife may not be attending coachella this year but a few little monsters may because lady gaga announced she is replacing beyonce as the headliner for the music festival. that's going to be for both weekends. beyonce bowed out due to pregnancy but she did agree to come back next year. >> whoa. beyonce knows who i am? crazy. it was on the front of her page. yeah. she had me speak at black history month. larry: coming up, a splash tonight at the kennedy center. alison: then a little bit later, bagels not bombs. the local push for

>> coming up, details on a new proposed mandatory student fee that would give students unlimited rides on metro rail and metro bus.

>> all right. we got the storms oust the way and now we're going to look forward to the upweekend. another couple days to go. 45 for a high on saturday. around 54 on sunday. at least it is going to stay dry around here. the average together will be near average for this time of the year. let's talk about the 10-day outlook and back track a little bit. middle 50's for the day tomorrow. middle 40's on friday. there is the weekend back into the middle 60's by monday and tuesday of next week around 60 by wednesday and back to the middle to upper

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are going behind the scenes with a lead dancer in tonight's inspire report. he shares with me why at a young age he set aside dreams of becoming a professional athlete and opted for the stage. >> good. good. >> i hope to inspire others with my unlikely story and unlikely journey into this. growing up this was the last thing that i ever would have thought about doing. >> as a kid he loved sports and thought ballet was for girls. that is until he tried ballet at 14. >> i initially thought i would just take it for about a month or two when i'd become a master and be, all right. i can go ahead and just concentrate on football. >> he quickly learned it wouldn't happen overnight and fell in love with the challenge and the joy of performing for an audience. >> it's like i'm transported somewhere else. there is a feeling of -- well, the thing i call euphoria.

dancer he has performed on historic stages around the world from charitable work in his home state of south carolina to south africa, cuba, russia, france, and japan. >> it's always my hope when i go on stage i make someone feel something and movement. >> other notable performances include swan lake, sharing the stage with ballet's superstar misty copeland. a rare pairing of two african-american dancers in lead roles. >> continue to be a pioneer as much as i can to shed light on the subject because people need to know that, you know, the sky is the limit. >> brooklyn takes the responsibility of being a pioneer very seriously. later on this year he will perform in ethiopia for a charity event with proceeds going to a new hospital for children and for the purpose of exposing those young kids to the arts. again, you can catch brooklyn and the washington ballet tonight at the

performances run through sunday so if you can't make it tonight you have an opportunity to check him out this weekend. larry: wow. world renowned talent. alison: makes you want to stretch and touch your toes. larry: yeah. alison: i'm sure he'll wow them at the kennedy center for sure. michelle: break a leg, guys. larry: thanks. still ahead at 5:00 ever dream of getting behyped hind the wheel of a race car? why this one doesn't have anyone there at all. >> and lucky number 13 lasting 37 days. the latest on what you need to

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only at my giant. alison: we're covering metro with a look at plans for the 14th safe track surge. we'll go live to the huntington station for the details. reporter: well, alison, a few days for repair of this, a surge lasts 37 days. it will start on saturday and last all the way through sunday, april 9 affecting both blue and yellow lines. for metro

phyllis the commute is about to start to slow down with his train operating only every 24 minutes even at rush hour. >> i will have to plan ahead and maybe leave home maybe 30 minutes earlier than i do now. reporter: it is thanks to the latest safe track surge which starts saturday and lasts 37 days. the first phase impacts both the yellow and blue lines with trains sharing one track between the braddock road and huntington and van dorn stations. the second phase only impacting the yellow line with around-the-clock single tracking between the old town and huntington stations. >> i understand that the ripple effect of the surge will affect large numbers of riders through the system. reporter: the general manager acknowledged the inconvenience but said the work is paying off. >> we've surged through 53 miles of track, and that represents 23% of the system. reporter: elizabeth just moved back to the area a week ago so this will be ape adjustment for he

morning. >> a little bit longer. i'm happy i found out. >> always fun to find someone just learning about safe track. as surge 13 wraps up, surge 14 will get under way. we now know just a week later. new today the general manager announcing the dates for surge 14 will be april 15 through may 16 with work along the green line. larry: thanks for that. this race car here would be nice to use during the surge. not only does it look cool but it's completely electric and driverless. controlled by computers the car made the debut at the annual mobile world congress in barcelona. two of the robo cars recently competed against each other in a test race. the race ended when one of the cars crashed. which a developer says tends to happen in racing. alison: okay. time for a check on the roadways.

reporter: hi, alison. those things tend to happen in driving around the d.m.v. area plain and simple. we've got some pretty interesting things happening right now. a couple incidents on i-95 in maryland. one northbound and one southbound. we'll show you the big picture first so you can see your volume delays. maybe if you're heading home thinking about your route. top side of the beltway in our regular place between maryland and virginia slow and under speed. and also you can see the volume on the 95 northbound stretch now leaving the beltway to head through laurel. the incident was northbound around 198 in laurel. that still leaves you with delays northbound from the i.c.c. southbound we also had one that was just after the i.c.c. and before 212. that's off to the right shoulder with some volume as well. on the beltway earlier top side near montgomery county a crash on the inner loop near colleville road. that is gone. delays heavy on the beltway making the trip from at least connecticut avenue or maybe before even at old georgetown to make it past the earlier incident. 66 also seeing the heavy

stretch. solid delays here. making the ride just about from 495 clear on out to manassas. it looks like we've got some activity here in your eastbound direction at route 50. larry? larry: thanks. love this story. a trip on new york city's subway brought some passengers closer together. colleen hagerty was on the train when an unopened bottle of wine rolled out from under a seat. she snapped a picture. when the two guys sitting there who didn't know each other decided to open it and have a toast. one drank out of the screw top bottle and the other filled an empty bottle he just happened to have with him. hagerty says this happened just after 1:00 sunday morning and that she figures it's the kind of thing that would only happen in new york. >> pretty funny. larry: i carry my empty bottle of hennessey. a bottle of water rolls out. alison: you never know. larry: you never know. alison: very funny. coming up at 6:00 tonight, police officers busted for claiming millions in overtime they didn't earn. plus, caught on

officer dragged from a traffic stop. a man thrown from a moving car. how this crazy chase ended. and what a secret service agent admitted to doing at the white house that has him facing prison time at 6:00 tonight. larry: this weather today we knew would be wild and fast and all those things happened. alison: it was. it was very warm and humid, too. doug: it was. we hit a high temperature of 80 degrees. that tied a record for the day in the area. kind of crazy. some of the highest wind gusts, not a complete list, but some of the higher winds, 78-mile-per-hour gust at our weather station at marine corps air facility quantico. 65-mile-per-hour gust in germantown. in camp springs, joint base andrews 62-mile-per-hour gusts. king george county, 62. so there was damage we've been reporting, trees down and houses. power outages and the like. now we're kind of just picking up the edges of what's left of the system that caused all the

just south of the metro area south of fredericksburg there is very heavy rain but everything is continuing to slide to the east and southeast. some moderate rain over charles county, waldorf through southern maryland. that will move out of the picture. i think generally will be cloudy. look how much of the sis tep is left. a lot of the heavy storms still in the line north of raleigh durham back to north georgia. all that again should miss our area so a shower or two. otherwise rain ending. the next big storm will be the winds. a wind advisory in effect at 10:00 tonight until 10:00 in the morning across the majority of the viewing area. winds gusting to 40 perhaps 50 miles per hour. right now some of the wind gusts out there 38 miles per hour. the strong gusts reported recently manassas. the winds will ramp up later tonight and tomorrow. tomorrow will be breezy but lots of sunshine and 54. 45 on friday and friday morning some snowflakes. i know, i know. but it's possible. here is a look at the next 10 days. temperatures down a little bit for a couple days with gusty winds friday into saturday. warmer on sunday, monday, and tuesday. then wednesday, thursday, friday of next

with comfortable early march temperatures around the area. that's it. back to you. alison: thank you very much. larry: go to sports now. here's what's big. >> some good stuff and some bad stuff. big win for the wizards last night. beating the golden state warriors. 112-1089. that might have been over shadowed by this. kevin durant, prince george's county native, went down last night after this play. zaza pachulia falling on durant's left knee. durant would leave the game with a sprained a.c.l. and bone bruise. he'll be out at least four weeks until his evaluation. in women's hoops the terps have been synonymous with success. in fact they're ranked fourth in the country only two losses, one to who else? u-conn. i sat down with the architect who is our coach of the week. brenda freeze has led the terps to the best start in school history. but her practices never reflect

>> you would never think that if you came into our film sessions and practices and i couldn't even have told you that was our record. for me, it's never been about that. it's just been about trying to get better every single year. >> her resume, not too shabby. let's just say she's been to a few final fours and throw in a national title while you're at it. seems like she has landed the perfect gig. how much do you love your job? how much do you love work if you even want to call it work? how much do you love what you do? >> yeah. i don't call it work. it's a passion. i love my job. i love the fact that we get to select here at maryland. we are very choosey in terms of the recruits we go after. >> you know what comes with winning. pressure. and frese has plenty of it. >> that's my favorite part. this

year six freshmen, seven new players. and the unknowns. and we're still learning different things about our team. >> thank you. >> a show of force against hate. >> this is about who we are as a community, who we are as a country. >> when we come back, why these folks took to the streets this morning. ♪ ♪

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>> we have breaking news out of blacksburg where a judge just set a trial date for david eisenhower. this is the 20-year-old who is accused of abducting and then killing 13-year-old nicole lovell last year. the trial was to begin last week but was postponed. now it will begin november 6. the trial for his alleged accomplice

larry: in the last two weeks we've seen vandalism at several jewish communities around the country coming after threats to more than a hundred threats to jewish community centers and schools in 33 states. one community in rockfield is taking a stand against acts of hatred. >> when more than a dozen jewish schools and communities centers across the country were targeted with bomb threats on monday, a group in our community came together to show solidarity. this demonstration this morning called bagels not bombs was held in rockville. people held signs that said, "united we stand" and "never again." it took place in a shopping center parking lot across from the upper school of the charles e. smith jewish day school. that school was one that was targeted with a bomb threat just as the school day was starting monday. other schools including the gesher jewish day school in fairfax and the day school in annapolis also received similar

students to return. demonstrators who showed up today say they are upset and frightened. >> it's about standing against hatred. this is about who we are as a community. who we are as a country. it's about not letting this happen here and not letting happen again. >> there are a lot of threats and it only takes one. i mean, you know, i hope they just stay where they are but nothing bad happens but scared. >> the schools in our area that were targeted weren't the only ones impacted. there have been 60 similar threats across the country since early january. in rockville, suzanne kennedy. back to you. larry: right now at 6:00 in like a lion. a fast and furious storm carves a path of damage through our area. alison: the marks more than skin deep. even melting a hole in the middle of a roadway. larry: now the race is on to restore power to tens of

alison: right now canal road in the district shut down. a downed tree blocking the busy roadway, one of many downed trees causing problems in our area. we have team coverage tonight across the area. we begin though with meteorologist josh knight. he is in kensington. josh, what kind of damage are you seeing out there? josh: hey, michelle. this is some of the worst i've een around the area. this is just a small branch. a lot of these around the streets working their way as you try to get around the neighborhoods but this one is definitely the big one. this tree was in the back yard earlier today before these thunderstorms moved in. now you can see crushing through the roof and then down into the front yard. neighbors tell me that everything moved through here in just about five minutes and what is wild is

one of the home owners was in the basement when this happened. didn't even realize it happened until she went upstairs and saw it through the roof into the bathroom. the great news is she was okay and everybody is okay and the family has someplace to stay nearby. in kensington, really seeing pretty wild winds today gusting close to 60 miles an hour when the storms moved through. now things are quieting down and people are starting to do some of the cleanup. in kensington, back inside to you guys. >> thanks. a power line doing that. burning a hole right into the pavement. that is some crater. this is out in gaithers bug. there were a number of lines downed by the storm this afternoon. some came down on their own and others knocked over by trees. we also got this image. the roof of a barn straddling power lines in loudoun county. that is one of the reasons at the peak of the storm some 50,000 customers found themselves without power. we just checked and the number is a lot close tower 18,000. between the three major pow