don't know if it was a tour group or in biloxi for casinos. they had a triage center set up. when we get more information we'll get back to you. in the newsroom, i'm jonathan elias. back to you. alison: thank you. 13 more threats against jewish groups across the country today. this includes four at the antidefamation league offices that are in d.c., new york, boston and atlanta. six community centers and three day schools. maryland, oregon, wisconsin, illinois, new york, florida and toronto. in all, that makes 120 threats in 36 states since january 9. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is in rockville where the debate for more security funding is now

rockville is one of the centers targeted overnight. the bomb threat came by e-mail. they admit they need montgomery county help but some residents are calling into question the separation of church and state. >> montgomery county pondering handing the jewish center $225,000. >> like a genie out of the bottle. >> they explain the money would blanket the 57,000-acre campus in rockville with more security cameras. the upper campus would have remote controlled locks and cameras it every door. jewish advocate underscores that the local jewish centers received three bomb threats this year alone. >> this is not something that you

evacuated or held in classrooms. >> still online, some question the legality of using public funds for religious organizations. while others accused the county exec ike leggett of pandering. they assert the move is altruistic necessity. >> i understand that people wish we didn't have to spend taxpayers dollars. i, too, wish we didn't have to spend. it a choice to say we stand with you and help make you safe. >> this is scheduled for april fourth. they expect it to pass unanimously. live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis. >> the man accused of making at least eight of the threats nationwide is due in court tomorrow.

whether he is connected to the vandalism at a jewish cemetery in missouri. >> we are following a deadly shooting investigation. brad bell is live on the scene and joins us with the latest. >> this happened this afternoon after 2:00. broad daylight. in the middle of the capital crossing apartment complex. it has been three hours but you can see that the police are still all over this scene. the crime scene technicians have been going over bit and pieces of the evidence. let's try to piece together what happened. the police were called for report of a gun flower. they arrived to find adult male on the ground. he was transported to the hospital where

the scene turning into a murder scene at that point. there are shoes on the ground. the jeep cherokee, the grand cherokee in the middle of the crime scene has a bullet hole in it. the police have not identified the victim. that is causing ange xyfor people in the community wondering if it's someone they know or love. >> there is new development at the stabbing at potomac mills over the weekend. they arrested jamel kingsbury who tried to shoplift from the store. then the employee tried to stop him, he was stabbed. he is expected to be extradited to virginia. alison: president trump's first hundred delays have been active for opponents. one day after the inauguration. millions of people took part in the women's march on washington.

tomorrow people are calling for a day without a woman. we have a look at the possible impact of this. >> organizers want this focus on the paid family leave and the equal pay. you will find a handful of the women owned businesses here where tomorrow is getting a lot of attention. they take pride in coffee at stock and grounds and their beliefs. >> we are all wearing red in solidarity. >> they opened to stay open on wednesday to give women a voice. they have created tomorrow's event a day without a woman to highlight the women's impact on society. women are encouraged to take the day off and

money to show their economic power. alexandria public schools have decided to close tomorrow after estimated 300 teachers requested the day off for the cause. >> they hope the day will make a difference. >> only way to show is how it impacts you. >> women have to work harder for everything. >> she will spend tomorrow mentoring the young women interested in tech. >> that is a lot of what this is about. step back to realize how much women do on daily basis. how much they may not be appreciated for those things. >> the organizers are encouraging women to meet and take action in the local community the march is happening tomorrow afternoon in

live in the delray section of alexandria, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: the former secretary of state hillary clinton is the recipient of the champion for girls award. >> she called on more women to run for office. the tomorrower presidential nominee is scheduled to be in d.c. tomorrow for event that is celebrating international women's day. >> the white house began to sell the plan to revise the affordable care about. this comes when public support for the universal healthcare is growing. >> i would like to read the bill. they won't show it to us. >> the search is over. house republicans unveil a plan to reveal and replace the affordable care act. they plan to push it through the committee level this week. >> we are proud to put forth a

way. >> the plan will keep some of the popular obamacare items such as dependent coverage until age 26. coverage for preexisting condition. prohibition on the lifetime coverage caps. it would allow larger contribution to the health savings account and giving tax credit for people to purchase insurance. president donald trump tweeted rave reviews for the plan. the wonderful new healthcare bill is out for review in negotiations. but negotiating is just what republicans will have to do with each other. >> there is a lot of obamacare light in their bill. >> the conservative side of the g.o.p. is calling for a clean replacement. >> i wouldn't vote unless a re

change the darn thing, get rid of it. unsuccessfully. >> then there is the sell to the american people. multiple polls show support for the current law at 50% or more. the voters opposed to repeal make their voices heard at the rowdy town halls across the country. alison: democrats in the senate have not ruled out blocking the nomination of maryland u.s. attorney rod rosenstein to be the deputy attorney general. today, rosenstein refused to commit to appointing a special prosecutor to investigate russian interference in the presidential election.

>> if confirmed it would be up to him to appoint a prosecutor. jeff sessions recused himself from all matters involving president trump citing a possible conflict of interest. >> the senate armed services committee recommend the national security adviser h.r. mcmaster remain on active duty as a three-star general. larry: we will see a few showers tonight but face it, we could really use the rain. doug hill is watching the forecast. doug: it's dark skies and breezy and warm. the rain won't help much but we will take all we can get. the cold fronted is west of the appalachians.

everything. heavier rain in extreme maryland. that will shoot up for pennsylvania. it will probably cross the area at 3:30 to 4:30 in the morning. we zoom back to 60's with sunshine in the afternoon. so a quick look at the bus stop forecast. the clouds in the morning. 52 at bus stop time. alison: thank you. still to come, pelted by paint balls. where people are cleaning up and how you can help the police catch the shooter. larry: later an apology. 160 year in the making on the steps of the state house in annapolis. >> get away from the windows, the middle of your house. brian, tornado on the ground! >> plus cleaning up after the storms damaged hundreds of homes across the midwest.

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larry: five people were arrested at the reagan building on 14th street in d.c. three of the people arrested are students at george washington university. alison: meanwhile, down the street, on the national mall. another set of protesters set up teepees near the base of the washington monument. they are bringing the fight against the dakota access pipeline to the front line blocks from the white house. they rejected a request to stop this work. is that right? q: that is right. the people who know about this are the people i'm standing inside of. they they have seven of them out here now. they plan to have more out here tomorrow. this i

access pipeline. a project that organizers here say will pollute the water. to them it is more than the water. it's the human race and about the american people. take a listen. >> we want the american people to see the reality of where we are at this time. we have something in common as human beings. q: the federal ruleing will be completed by the end of the week but the oil could roll through the pipeline by the end of the week as well. there are serve teepees built. they have a bonn fair set up for tomorrow. the protest will be done b

saturday. >> any day the trump consideration is continued to roll back a key piece of the efforts to fight climate change. that would be fuel efficiency standards of 54.5 miles per gallon for the new cars and trucks. auto makers push to reverse the decision before the new guidelines are set. alison: there are five utilities to offer energy efficient programs and services. this gives incentive for adding insulation, ceiling air leaks. the house passed a similar measure last week. larry: the midwest recovering after dangerous storm system wrecked havoc in four states as more than 30 touched down. tornado ripped through a couple's home to take their wedding momentos with it. the items were found by a woman 50 miles away in

indiana. >> i had a ton of friends that messaged me. it didn't take an hour and a half. we found who they were. >> this is so unbelievable. >> you hear stories about this. the winds are stronger going downstream. crazy. >> breezy here. the rain is starting. >> we will take what we can get. it is going to get cold for the weekend. it is still winter. remember? i want to give you update on the cherry blossoms. we reached the third stage bloom of the full bloom. we are not there yet. extends of the flourrettes.

but this looks like next week is full bloom. there last predictive date is 14 to 17 of the month for peak bloom. earliest on record is the 15th. we'll see how it goes. they can out the temperatures. 60 in metro. 67 at joint base andrews. cooler to the west. chilly in cumberland. doppler radar, patches of the rain working to the region ahead of the cold front. that will head in pennsylvania. the prefrontal line of rain is moving through the area tonight. this is not enough to end the drought. we have o

through, a break and a heavier line ahead of the cold front that is coming through at 4:00. the drier air will come in and the skies will clear. we have sunshine in the forecast with warm temperatures. that is tomorrow and thursday. the highs of 68. friday in the morning there could be a wintry mix as the cold front comes through in the morning. the temperatures are mild in the morning and falling through the day. keep an eye on it. no great threat in the area. in the weekend, a different picture. there are more questions than answers. the energy over the pacific is expected to come on shore. and start tracking to the east. sunday morning we will have the cold air in place for snow. how far north will the snow go and how heavy will it be is the question.

looks as though 30 to 40% chance of the snow getting as far north as the washington metro area. we have to figure out the track and the intensity. the best guess is 10 to a 30% chance of snow in our area and south and west. this is only tuesday and we are talk about a sunday event so in the next few days we will get a better idea of how it will go together. 30% chance for saturday and sunday. sunday, rather. saturday night turn your clocks ahead one hour back to daylight saving time. 40 on saturday. 38 on sunday. chilly weather monday and tuesday. then next week, check the numbers. they will make a jump 30 and friday to the upper 50's. larry: that sunday number

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what a surprise for those in the first tour of the white house. president trump greeting the crowd himself. the tours resumedded today for the first time since taking office. >> a little more than six weeks since taking office the president and the first lady reopened the white house. >> that is the residence they live in, that is amazing. >> it began with a presidential surprise and the stream of students. >> pop in on a tour. is he home? is he going to pop in our tour? >> he also surprised the secret service.

would get access to the trump white house. >> we were juiced about it. >> many are the unnews yastic trump supporters but many requested it before election day. >> i didn't vote for trump. >> the visitors see the portrait of the former first lady. many noted the painting of hillary clinton. loomk in the background. at the white house, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. larry: 14 years after "love actually" hit the theaters it's not sure if hugh jackman's character is still the prime minister of england. but this tweet shows he married his girlfriend.

this will air later this month. alison: i love the movie. larry: a tease. alison: i'll watch it. still to come at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- is he missing or dearly missed? the questions asked after 1100 days without a glimpse of richard simmons. >> there were other immigrants who came here at the bottom of the slave ships that worked longer and harder for less. >> later the reaction to ben carson controversial comments about slavery and immigration. >> this is a clue of the series of the paint ball attacks in the district.

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jonathan: back at "abc7 news at 5:00", more on the breaking news from biloxi, mississippi. this is a tape of a bus hit by a train. on board 50 people on the way to biloxi. four people have been killed. had the train been going full speed like it should outside of town the bus would have been ripped in half and worse than it is.

for the other 46 passengers we don't know their condition. but they have ambulances picking up the wounded. alison: more breaking news from green belt where a burglary suspect is hiding in the theater of the ceiling of a movie theater. these are from police spokesperson jennifer donelan. the police are now talking to the suspect and trying to get him down. the movie theater was evacuated. we will continue to follow this breaking news. larry? larry: okay. there was a sere of the paintball -- series of paintball last night. we have more with the latest on the investigation. >> the man here on jefferson street was about to unlook the

front door. multiple paint balls came in his direction. the man walking down the alley heard a car coming up behind him. he turned around and hit by several paintballs. then a man on the sidewalk hit twice in the back and twice in the arm by a paintball gun. the last attack on this alley. the man working on his car. the drive laughing as a passenger pointed a paintgun at him and shot him in the right arm. >> we have had people get killed in the neighborhood. rather shoot paintballs than bullets. >> coming up at 6:00, we hear from a

was a feet away from one of the machines. alison: researchers at the university of virginia found a bacteria in yogurt that reversed depression symptoms in mice. they believe it will have a similar effect on humans and it could open door for strategy and treating depression. larry: this study in the journal of the american medical association finds eating too much or not enough can contribute to half the death in the u.s. from heart disease, stroke and diabetes. start with the good news. first, the fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds. whole grains. seafood. poly unsaturated fats in vegetable oil. cut down on red meat by eat nothing more than one serving each week. don't eat processed meats r

intake to under a teaspoon each day. alison: the fight against obesity rages on, researchers say not many want to fight the battle. a new report shows more obese and americans are giving up on losing weight. the percentage of those trying to get slimmer went down from 56 to 49. they see more people aren't drying because being overweight is acceptable. larry: is the famous fitest in guru being held against his well? amy aubert joins with us a podcast aimed to find richard simons. >> this has a lot of people wondering where he could have gone. look at the video. this wasn't uncommon for richard simmons to get and welcome tour buses near his home. but the fans say he is m.i.a. not seen in public for 1100

days. his friend says the long-time housekeeper won't let him leave his home. >> rich looks at me and says, "you got to go." i said really? is she controlling your life now? he said yes. amy: simmons' rep is denying that saying he just decided to step back from the spotlight. but people are wondering where he went. larry: it's strange. alison: really bizarre. keep us posted. a british coroner released a report on george michael's death. he died of natural causes, specifically heart disease and a fatty liver. he died christmas day and was 53. >> don't worry what other

you are beautiful. god made you the way you are supposed to be. larry: when you look in the mirror, what do you see? the rising star is redesigning beauty on and off the basketball court. >> an urban agriculture bill passes in the county. we will tell you how the tax break affects a silver spring family including a 96-year-old man. alison: new at 6:00, shocking video. a daycare worker pushes a 4-year-old down the stairs. she is all right. but something that happened an hour earlier led to

steve: look ahead for the rest of the week. temperatures in upper 60's to 70 tomorrow. cooler on friday to 60 degrees. there is tal

weekend. 40 on saturday. it's much colder. we could look at the light snow on sunday. but as of right now we are not expecting much around the d.m.v. although it could change. we will keep you updated on abc7. don't forget daylight saving time goes into effect early sunday morning. we spring ahead by an hour. back after this.

larry: we back with history. on this date, 41 years ago, alexander graham bell received a patent for the first telephone. they changed a lot since then. alison: what would we do without them? >> exactly. hang on a second. i have to check twitter. "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. after the problems for x-box live, skype and hot mail users. microsoft is investigating while all three was down this morning but so far they haven't shared explanations. alison: still to come. how much would you pay for a parking spot? find out the price tag for a building that has people saying what? sam: we went to places like the african-american museum to

get reaction to dr. ben carson's comments about immigrants and slaves. that's next on abc7 news.

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alison: update on breaking news out of greenbelt where the police say the evacuation of the movie theater is now a barricade situation. sam ford made his way to the scene and he is live now. what is the latest? sam: well, latest is that the police are surrounding the movie theater here at the greenbelt plaza. look on the roof. the police officers on the roof. extended ladder that has given them access. jennifer donelan, the prince george's police media relations here to tell us. jennifer, what happened here this afternoon? >> this started out with a surveillance operation. we had a burglary suspect who is suspected in multiple burglaries. the detectives had him under surveillance

car and broke into a town house and walked out with items. he got into a car. this happened in laurel. they found him back at the complex and across the street from where we are standing. just yards away from the mall. he was carrying stolen items in the arms. he ran. he runs across to the mall. he went in the mall. he ran into the movie theater. the movie theater was empty. he climbed a scaffolding behind the movie screen. he climbs up in the ceiling. when he gets in the ceiling the tiles start to fall down. he is hiding in the

sam: now he is hiding in a ceiling and you are trying to get him out. >> we are trying to get him down but we are more concerned to get him down safely. sam: thank you. that is jennifer donelan with the prince george's county police media relations. fluid situation here. a criminal suspect we have not caught. i'm sam ford, abc7 news. >> it's an open door for us to say if they can reconcile, can't you? >> embrace 160 years in the making. the descendants of the supreme court robert taney apologizing to the family of dred scott. before the civil war scott sued for his freedom.

decision reaffirming slavery and denied scott his rights. alison: reaction is coming in tonight to dr. ben carson's comments comparing slavery to immigration. we went to the national museum of african american history and culture to hear what people are saying. >> in the speech yesterday, ben carson talked about the immigrants coming through ellis island and then he said this. >> there were other immigrants who came here at the bottom of slave ships who worked longer and harder. sam: that sparked criticism from samuel l. jackson who pleaded out "expletive please," to tamer comments. >> how he can be so oblivious. >> it doesn't stop there. last night on siriusxm, carson started to use the term involuntary immigrant. >> you can't be an immigrant if you are brought over here against your will in chains. >> yes, you can. you can be an involuntary immigrant. >> later --

or involuntary. if you come from outside to inside you are an immigrant. >> reaction from the national museum of african american history and culture. >> in anacostia, much the same. >> how can slavery be an immigrant? honestly. it's insane. >> carson and his wife put out a statement on the facebook page including the slaver intive and the immigrant narrative are two entirely different experiences. the immigrants made a choice to come to america. the two experiences shouldn't be intertwined. it doesn't say restraction or clarification but perhaps it is. alison: a check on the roads

hi, trenice. trenice: hi there. we have had rain showers that are slowing down beltway. west side or on the virginia maryland side you can see the heavy volume. the volume there, the usual spot in and the outer loop. if you are traveling through district there is a report of an accident in the delays through the main accident blocking a lane. back to you. alison: thank you. look at this building in brooklyn. this will cost you $300,000. residents in the park slope neighbor say the cost of parking skyrocketed when they demolished a parking garage to build new homes. >> not you. >> exact.

>> the lunch box weather time. this was josh knight that went to taylor elementary school in arlington for the weather program. >> something that the meteorologists do is they have the tornado machine. they explain how it works. the kids love that. answer question and took them outside for a bit. this is fun. the fire drills. love those! we have a weather question from caroline. >> i'm caroline. i'm in fourth grade at taylor elementary school. how long does it take to gather all the information and the data before it goes to the public? doug: that is a great question, about how long it takes to get the information out.

if you are looking at the radar and the satellite registry it takes minutes. surface observations with the winds, the weather conditions. those take seconds or minutes at the most to get that in and out. the weather balloons are sent up twice a day in locations across the country. other models will take several hours for a run that happens several times a day. it takes time to process it, analyze and get it out. technology with the severe weather, we can get the information out immediately. alison: absolutely. thank you. alison: being considered different is not always easy. larry: erin hawksworth joins us with a young woman who has not let her demeanor d

her. erin: her outlook has propelled her to a basketball star. she has faced adversity but it never stopped her from achieving her dream. >> the inner structure of being different. >> why me? why am i born like this? erin: adrian was born with a cleft lip and a cleft palette. >> the 18-year-old basketball star is tough. going through six different surgeries while dealing with bullying at school. >> my mom always tells me don't worry what others say. you are beautiful. >> there is a way you don't have to be silent. you can be who you are. there are plenty of people who will love you for who you are. >> today, adrian is in a good place and she has learned to block out the weird stares and the negativity. she is a

player. next year she will major in psychology. she feels like that is a career field that she can relate to. >> i like people who are not normal. people who are different i want to work with them to understand what they are going through. >> imperfections create character. >> everybody has flaws but it makes you who you are. when i was born and this is who i am as a person. >> a beautiful young woman inside and out. scott abraham with the rising star. larry: i love her spirit. erin: i know. her attitude is awesome. >> an inspiration. well done. do you know someone who is overcoming adversity in the athletic arena? e-mail us at rising

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>> this is nice today. >> charles is showing off the second home. next to the one he has lived in for 40 years. but this one growing. while we eat. >> at my age this will give me something to do. >> the 96-year-old farmed his entire life. the work got him out of fighting in world war ii. >> digging out. >> today he and the daughter won another battle. to get a tax break. >> it has gone up to 21,000 a year. >> i don't want to sell the land. >> they worked to create the urban agriculture bill.

>> if we reduce the greenhouse gas footprint and bring food from all over. we can create urban environment. chyles they like to bag up the vegetables for the neighbors. you have to live in metropolitan area and 1,000 from metro stop and eastern $5,000 annually from the farm. they sell produce from the home in a downtown market. >> it will help. the bills, you know, that is quite a bit of money. cheryl conner, abc7 news. jonathan: right now, the police are crawling through a movie theater chasing a man they say broke in. kimberly: another wave of threats targeting jewish americans. how a local community plans to tight back with tax dollars.

worker shoving a child down the stairs. but because of what happened earlier the worker was arrested. announcer: from abc7 news this is a breaking news alert. jonathan: we start with the breaking news from the green belt. sam ford live outside the movie theater where inside the police are hunting for a burglary suspect inside the ceiling. sam? sam: >> -- sam: i am at the beltway plaza. there are the police trucks coming in now. there is a barricade situation that started. a burglar broke in a complex and took items out. they followed him to the

understand when they confronted him he throw a television at the police that he stolen and proceeded to run through the mall. they chased him to the mall and they ended up in the theater. this is picture inside the theater. climbed up the scaffolding behind a movie screen and is now in the ceiling. they have negotiated in the talking. they brought more equipment in here. this may go on for a while. maybe they are getting tired of it. who knows? there will be more activity here. the police are talking to him but he won't come out. that is the situation from here. reporting live, i'm sam ford, back to you. >> a person died after a train slammed in a charter because. it dragged the bus 300