>> i stepped in, but i had to turn back around. >> neighbors tried to help, but now there is heartbreak in a prince george's county community after a woman dies in a house fire. plus, breaking now, new fallout from the presidents wiretapping claims. what the director of the fbi is saying. >> the guy told him to go back home. disappointmentss and sadness after a shooting they are investigating as a possible hate crime. >> now abc 7 news at 6:30 -- on your side. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> thanks for joining us. i am horace holmes.

community left a devastated after a fire ripped through a home on crown street. firefighters found a woman dead in the back of the house. ryan hughes is joining us in capitol heights with new information. : it's been an emotional day out here. i spoke with that victims family and friends. they identify her as 58-year-old lisa herring. they tell me she was here alone this morning all by herself because her mom was in the hospital battling pneumonia, and when neighbors saw the fire, they rushed across the street, desperately trying to help, but it was too late. >> they always say the good die young. she was a sweetheart. ryan: betty mills breaks down in tears after saying she was the last one to see her best friend lisa herring alive. this morning, her

up saying that leases home on crown street was on fire. her son kicked in the door, but the smoke was too much, so then they try to the side door. >> i had to turn back around, and i was calling her, and she wasn't answering. i couldn't get to her. arrived,n firefighters they quickly put out the flames but found a person dead in the back of the home. mills says lisa was the only one inside. they were together last night celebrating her nephews birthday and drinking until 4:00 in the morning. >> she said she wanted to get in her own bed. ryan: prince george's county ems work to the scene for hours. nilles says her friend was a sweetheart, and it breaks her heart she is gone. >> if you have anybody that you care about, show them love. that is one good thing i do have to hold onto. our last words were good words.

ryan: tackle live, officials tell us this home did not have working smoke alarms, and firefighters were back on the block this afternoon going door to door, checking and testing everyone's smoke alarms. the cause of this fire is still under investigation. family members tell us that lisa has two grown sons. one arrived a short time ago from north carolina. the other one, on his way here. ryan hughes, abc 7 news. horace: this is the third deadly house fire in the area in the last few days. a fire ripped through a rockville home on thursday. friday, firefighters found a man's body in the debris. he was identified as larry a.glia

there is a new facility in upper firefighterselp deal with posttraumatic stress disorder, addiction, and other job-related problems. there is also support for families, the first of its kind. it has 58 beds and a state-of-the-art gym. open to thees association's more than 3000 -- 300,000 members. a chilly weekend. those springlike temperatures will make a return. that's good news. meteorologist josh knight? josh: we are going to look for that warmer weather. unfortunately, we are going to bring in some rain and cloud cover. we had sunshine all day today today. great view and a great sunset from the national harbor, and temperatures, we're switching to that darker shot, but in alexandria, a chill around 33. the good news is we got a break from the winds.

miles per hour. today, just into the single digits. d.c.iles an hour for that leads us to wind chill's that aren't quite as bad as yesterday's, even though the temperature didn't get quite as warm. 36 in frederick. it is still cold, but not as cold as it was last night. as we start off here, we are looking at those clear skies, but cloud cover, not too far off to you this ring you see farther down to the southwest, that starts to build in by the time we get to tuesday. along with the cloud cover and the rain, we are going to bring in warmer temperatures. tomorrow, 30 degrees. 46 degrees at recess. as we get into tuesday, we are back into the 60's, there is also the rain to deal with. coming up, i will let you know when you will need the umbrella and when you will get aha

temperatures. horace: we have some breaking news involving president trump's unsubstantiated claims that he was wiretapped by former president barack obama. several news outlets report that fbi director james comey has asked the justice department to publicly refuted the allegations saying, they are not true. this comes as the white house calls on congress to investigate the assertions made by trump on twitter. appearing on "this week," deputy sir huckabeery sanders refused to say where the president received his information. >> if this happened -- >> if, if, if. >> i agree. >> why is the president happen?t did >> i think he's going off of information he has seen that has led him to believe this has a real potential. horace: a spokesperson for former president obama called trump's

former obama secretary josh earnest said trump is trying to distract the public. >> he himself has, at best, not been forthcoming about their talks and ties with russia, whether it's paul manafort, carter page, roger stone, jd gordon, mike flynn, jeff sessions. horace: while the president cannot order a wiretapped, there can be surveillance under the foreign intelligence surveillance act. a former director of national intelligence denied such activity occurred. the manhunt in two counties for two separate dangerous suspects continues. police in prince george's county are looking for the man who robbed someone, then fired at an officer. that officer fired back and chased him into d.c. prince william's county police are looking for the man who stabbed a loss prevention officer outside the burlington coat factory at potomac mills mall. police say 35-

jamal kingsbury stabbed 44-year-old larry drum old after trying to take off with some merchandise. two employees approached him, and that is when he attacked and took off. one died at the hospital. again, prince george's county police, still looking for the man who fired at an officer in heights. police say the officer was investigating a robbery and went after in man who matched the suspects description. that is when the exchange of gunfire happened. mans still unclear if the was injured in the shootout. the officer was not hurt. cong, sadness after a shooting . a wide police are investigating a possible hate crime. >> this definitely ranks up there as a strange one. horace: plus,

horace: developing now, condolences are coming in from around the world after a man of shot in faith was seattle. the victim told police the shooter said "go back to her own country," which echoes the similar shooting of two indian men in kansas last month. police are investigating friday's shooting as a likely hate crime. our belief and opinion based upon the experience of my investigators that our victim is absolutely credible and that this incident did occur as he has described. horace: so far, no one has been arrested. the dim was hit in the arm and has been released from the hospital. the nypd says headstones at a jewish cemetery in brooklyn were not vandalized. investigators say

and neglect, c'aused 50 headstones to fall over. the incident comes after vandalism incidents in pennsylvania and missouri. an interesting message. coming up, why pope francis is urging catholics to treat their bibles like their cell phones. plus, a return to winter this weekend, but a springlike feel

horace: this, ladies and gentlemen, is not your average crime alert. police are dealing with a serial man caught on camera, stealing used shoes. the shoe bandit only takes a pair that is the rightra

>> i've seen my fair share of strange things for 10 years in law enforcement, and this definitely ranks up there. horace: you think? the issue bandit has struck at least four times in the two cities. an interesting message from pope francis. to the catholic bibleity to look to the as much as you would your cell phone. the iconic dogsled races are underway. alaska gather this weekend to cheer on the iditarod racers as they started the run from fairbanks to know. thomas rosenbloom saide was

inspired to join the race based on a reality tv show called "the toughest race on earth." josh: lots of snow up there, not so much in our area. we are getting that taste of winter this weekend, but it's about to move out of here. horace: that's good. josh: 50's and 60's by tuesday. you are going to need the umbrella by the time we get to tuesday, but in general, we are looking at a nice week. temperatures, 38 degrees in d.c. most of the area, drop into the mid-30's as we get outside the beltway. if you have anything going on this evening, it is still cold, but thanks to the lack of wind, not as chilly as it was last night. used only to bundle up as you are taking out the dog later on. 29, but, we are down to the breeze should stay light. here's the cold air mass we were stuck with for most of the weekend. fortunately, it is dropping down to the south and east.

warmer air to move in. throughout the day monday, here we are at 8:00, still holding on to that dark blue color. it gets a little bit lighter, but tomorrow, it's going to be tough for us to warm up. into tuesday, that warm front lifts through. that is when we get more of that green color through here, and temperatures warm back into the 60's. tomorrow, still starting off cold. about 23 in manassas. some cold spots for early tomorrow morning. as we go throughout the day, we will look for temperatures to make their way up to 55 degrees. the big difference today is going to be the extra cloud cover. heading into tuesday, when we are in the 60's, it shows a pretty late for us. not too much has happened around the metro area. later, right into

drivetime, that is when we should get some light showers. the best chance for heavy rain will be overnight. rain,ld really use the but it's not going to be asuch of an inconvenience. by wednesday, you are looking at clear skies, more sunshine. for tuesday when the rain is coming through, we get up to 65 in d.c. a little bit cooler father to the west. .hat is thanks to that rain the forecast has been a little bit iffy. most likely, it's on the cooler side. daylight savings time, starting for a saturday night into sunday. we go from sunrise saturday at 6:25 to 7:24 on sunday. check out that sunset, almost 7:15. as we get into daylight savings time, great opportunity to replace the battery in your smoke detector

detectors, so a good reminder to take advantage of that. here's a look at those temperatures hanging close to 50 degrees. we bounce up heading into the middle part of next week. horace: good tip on the smoke detectors. >> there is always a first for everything. happyns owner dan snyder with the head coach. we will be sticking around d.c.

>> now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealer. >> redskins head coach jay gruden celebrated his 50th birthday saturday. he received quite

according to espn, the team extended crude and for two years, meaning his contract will end in 2020. this marks the first time owner dan snyder has extended a head coach since he bought the team in 1999. gruden has done well in washington, leading the team to back to back winning seasons for the first time since 1996 and 1997. much more on his contract extension and the latest regarding james scott mcluhan later. russell will join me in studio to break down the latest news involving the redskins. the maryland women's basketball team continues to roll. the terps tonight will go for their third straight big ten conference tournament championship. aanding in their way, purdue, team maryland beat in the regular season by 15. opening tip is set for 7:00. [cheering]

check out that scene, the terps locker room last night, the coachs bombarding their after her 400th win at maryland. she has a total of 460 career wins. from one celebration to another, look at this, the men's basketball team going bonkers after their win over michigan state saturday. even the head, showing off some dance moves to her the terps will be the number three seed in the upcoming big ten conference tournament at verizon. patriot league semifinals, less than 1:00 to go in the game, 66-60 five. kendall mackenzie in the corner, a dagger three ball, putting bucknell up by four. how muched here, but longer will he be here? bryce harper, the 2015 m.v.p., his contract with the nats is up after 2018

his future in d.c. >> that's not up to me. that is up to d.c. and the nationals, and we will get there when we get there. it's a beautiful town. it's something -- i've grown up there. i can go and feel comfortable and do everything possible to help them win and give back to the city the best i can and a great place to play. my family enjoys it. we enjoy it as a whole. i love d.c. for sure. >> a final note, according to "the washington post" linebacker trent murphy is facing a four-game suspension for violating the nfl's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. there you go. horace: we will see you at 11:00. >> i'll be here. horace: josh also will be coming up. >> yes.

horace: bring on the heat. josh: we are working our way there for monday and tuesday, but tomorrow morning, starting off around freezing. bundle up early, then up to 55. your best chance for rain will be late tuesday and tuesday night. a lot of this week, we are back above average. next weekend, we do spring for that extra hour, but temperatures are going to be a little bit cooler. i think your best chance to enjoy that will be early tuesday, maybe up until lunchtime, before that rain starts to move in. i would grab the umbrella tuesday morning. >> spring forward, that loss of sleep. josh: it is, but you get to enjoy the evening. horace: that's true, a longer day. glass half-full. [laughter]

have a good night, everybody.

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