[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> now, abc 7 news at noon on your side. jummy: breaking the rules right now. a parliamentary vote just asked for next year's budget. that means we are one step closer to the big changes to rail service and how much you are going to have to pay for it. our transportation reporter live in northwest to explain what this means for you. within thepping with last half hour, taking the pulmonary vote to give the go-ahead for reductions and fare hikes. there has been a bit of a debate back and

one board member was the only one descending. everyone else giving us a green light. we know this is a preliminary vote on the finance committee. this will now go to the full board for them to take up. that is expected to happen in two weeks. a number of things again we will be talking about. faire hikes, service reductions for what people will see on the trains and buses. routes will see reduced service or elimination. this.l continue to follow we expect to hear from the general manager and his reaction . we will have more coming up tonight on abc seven news. jummy: thank you. now, we moved to our other big story, the weather. a live look at the capital. doug hill is here tracking the cold and windy weather moving our way. ug: today gorgeous again around 70 degrees.

look at the map. it is like spring again. 70 in leesburg. plenty of sunshine. the air is dry. there is an enhanced fire risk. what may be a surprise to you is how radically change over the next 48 hours. today near 70. 60's this afternoon. tonight, clouds will start to increase ahead of a cold front that will change everything. satellite shows the beginning of the front moving in our direction from new york state. it will arrive overnight. temperatures will fall. we are looking at the possibility that early tomorrow morning as the broncos through and colder air rushes in, we could have areas of snow in the morning or rain mixed with snow. most of it rain. clearing and colder in the afternoon. how much colder are we talking? by friday, 30's. by the time we get into saturday, wind chill's will be in the single digits. teams in the

bitterly cold all weekend long. more news coming up in 15 minutes. jummy: we will see you then. right now, a search under way for the men who stole. got gonzalez is following the hunt for the thieves involved. john: while the door is being repaired, montgomery county detectives are on the scene trying to process the crime scene and collect as many clues as they can to try to piece this all together and figure out exactly what happened here early this morning. we can tell you that two men broke into the united gunshot here right all of randolph road before you get to rockville pike. they took, police tell us, multiple guns until an entire inventory of the gunshot is done, they will not know exactly how many. they know it was multiple. we are talking long barrels, rifles, and hand

vague descriptions. they have surveillance video they are taking a close look at. they hope to release that to the public at some point. , iif they break in my store understand but in a gunshot, it should be more secure, more alarm systems or whatever so they cannot do that. john: is not here anyone was inside the store at the time. the gunshot normally opens at 10:00 in the morning and closes at 7:30 p.m. developing now, a homicide investigation in capitol heights after a man's body was found outside a liquor store. we just learned the victim is 31-year-old timothy from southeast washington. sam sweeney has the tell on the case that has many more questions than answers. sam: the hunt is on for a ki

--ice will do routine patrol police were doing routine patrol last night around 11:30 p.m. they checked things out and found out the man was badly injured and pronounced dead at the scene. take a look at the scene from overnight into the early morning hours. police investigating this homicide trying to figure out what happened, who this person was, and who killed the man. police have still not released any suspect information, but they are asking for the public's help. if you happen to to be in the area and may have seen something, they asked for your information because there may be a reward leading to the arrest of the killer. back to you in the studio. jummy: happening now, police searching for a man who stab someone in northeast around 1:30 a.m. near hd woodson

were arguing over the use of a cable box, and that is when things became heated. that is when the suspect stabbed the victim and ran off. the condition of the victim is unknown. make sure you stay on top of all breaking news that happens near you. make sure you like our facebook page, follow us on twitter, and download the abc seven news ap p. you can get breaking news sent to your fingertips 20 47. -- 24/7. the wiki leaks under just that he will allow access to companies for information to the cia hacking techniques so they can protect their information. it has been staying in a silo since 2012. >> the cia developed a giant arsenal, what appears to be the largest arsenal

the world, did not secure it, lost control of it, and then appears to have covered up that fact. jummy: this announcement comes two days after wikileaks published thousands of documents unveiling hacking tools. they can break into service, smartphones, televisions, and more gadgets. to the hill now after an all-night debate on capitol hill. new health care plan clearing his first hurdle. the way house ways and means committee became the first official move to repeal and obamacare. pushback from democrats and also from some republicans in and influential health care groups. >> lawmakers have been working overnight on health care. democrats and some republicans tear into the replacement bill. >> what this bill needs is some extreme betting.

fueled up for the continuous hours of debate that lasted into the wee hours. democrats tried very stalling tactics, debating at one point a name to the republican pay more for less act. >> the premium will go up, a lot more. >> the house ways and means committee became the first to accept the public and bill. >> bring millions of americans from that pain. >> groups including the aarp are denouncing the republican plan. the american medical association side of the effect of the client and health care insurance coverage and he protec the potel harm it could cause. one early projection says up to 10 million americans can lose their insurance. president trump as promised insurance for everybody. >> he has committed that nobody will lose their insurance.

problems among tea party republicans, who opposed the replacement plan calling it obamacare 2.0. the bill as it stands now has serious problems, but i am encouraged the president indicated they are working to make it better. >> all of this democratic political -- may serve another purpose, to stall the bill long enough to allow the budget office to score the bill and provide a more accurate estimate how much it may cost and how many people could be affected. lana zak, abc news, washington. jummy: also new this noon, the family of a murdered teen speaking out as the mystery remains unsolved. when investigators know about the case and what the family is saying. traffic tickets mean big bucks in the district. we will show you just how much money the government is making off of your mistakes. one country will soon require all employers to provide proof of equal pay. the major move toward equality straight ahead.

hour, we areon looking at mostly run construction. that is our biggest problem so far. following one accident as we go to our big picture map. it was shut down for this accident between 18 street and 17th street. towardcy repairs dupont t circle. midday work zones on the capital beltway. a minor delay here on the inner loop through silver spring as you approach university boulevard. not a problem if you are traveling eastbound 66.unusual volume delays as you head into the arlington area. on the capital beltway near 202, lanes are open. we are doing ok on 50 as well. we have more news for you,

>> you are watching abc seven news at new in on your side. they: knew this noon, family of one of the indiana teenagers murdered while hiking is speaking out for the first time. investigators are trying to figure out if the case is connected to a 2012 cold case in another state. kenneth: a possible link to an indiana murder mystery. >> this horrible crime has torre horrible hole in our families that will never heal. kenneth: the first family member to speak out about the murder of his daughter and her friend i trail in indiana -- on a 20 oh in indiana.

>> really study the picture and listen to the audio clip. someone out there knows this person. kenneth: another twist. investigators are comparing notes with the detective of an eerily similar cold case in iowa. >> everything started coming back to me. kenneth: in july 13, 2012, his eight-year-old daughter elizabeth and 10-year-old niece never return home. he pointed out in both cases the girls taken in a secluded area. the bodies found in wooded terrain. the crimes committed on the 13th of the month. >> two kids at once is a very uncommon thing to have happen, and also being on the 13th of the month kind of struck me as really on all the things together -- odd, all the things together. kenneth: i will legal analyst says investigators will look -- our legal analyst says the lessig it is will look for common threads.

the reward is nearly up to a quarter of a million dollars. jummy: here at home, a woman is charged with kidnapping after an incident at medstar washington hospital center. police say a patient posed as a fire a signature inspector to gain access to the hospital command center. then allegedly tried to stab an employee with a box cutter twice. alexander tried to force that employee to call her sister, who was also in the hospital. instead, the victim called for help. alexander was caught at a nearby hospital. a new study released today finds traffic ticket mean big business in d.c. the city issued more than 2.7 million traffic and parking citations in 2016 according to aaa. the tickets were worth nearly $300 million in revenue, but not

cash. $125 million worth of tickets went unpaid. doug: i hate mine. -- i paid mine. - imy: are part of a min- try to pay mine before they double. doug: now, we're going to have a really big up-and-down. 71 in washington. by tomorrow morning, it will feel like 20's. probably snowing around the area. let's get started with what we have weatherwise. we will start with some drought news. it is not often that the metro washington area is under a severe drought. that is what we have. this map, yellow is just abnormally dry. any other color here is a stage of drought with orange and red being exceptional in extreme or severe drought. that is what we have right now, severe droug

everybody is dry. with gusty winds and warm temperatures, brushfires can start like that. be careful outside today. precipitation from overnight will temporarily help, but not in the long-term. we need a big long-term rain event to do any good. on the other side of things, you can enjoy this. sunshine and temperatures in the 70's. 72 in manassas and fredericksburg. 71 in washington. absolutely delightful weather. get outside. the change is real and coming. things start to cool off a little bit tonight. as that is happening, a cold front and area of low pressure approached. this area in blue is denoting areas with possible snow expected tomorrow morning. 5:00 in the morning, 47 degrees. 39 in frederick. snow will melt on contact. maybe grassy areas will get accumulation. 7:30, temperatures still well above freezing. snow will fall.

i don't think roadways will be an issue, but rooftops of cars and maybe grass contemporarily have snow. it will not be cold enough to do any damage i think as far as the local area goes. that will turn clearing and cool through the afternoon. maybe a passing shower as that cold air starts to come in. temperatures will really drop friday night. overnight into saturday morning, low to mid 20's. that is part of the equation. windchills tomorrow morning will already be in the 20's and 30's. the air will be above freezing. the chills start to drop as the colder air wars in -- pours in. single digits to 12 or 13 in the area. a dramatic change. 36 on saturday. gusty and sunny and bitterly cold. sunday, we will warm up to 41 degrees. looking ahead to next week, this

soon? no. 71 today. 50 with a good chance of wintry mix or rain or snow in the morning. saturday, just cold. it still is winter for a bit longer. 20th of the month is the arrival of spring. we turn clocks whe one hour ahed saturday. there is another opportunity late monday night into tuesday morning. temperatures finally start to warm up a bit. every number you see for the next 10 days after today are below average temperatures. we have not seen a string all winter long 8, 9, 10 days below average. jummy: where should we be? doug: 54, 55 is the average high. it will be colder than that. warm: one february. -- february. cold march.

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jummy: new development this noon in the nude photo scandal involving current and former marines. the pictures in question

not done. members created a new facebook page after the original shutdown. some people posting messages mocking investigators. a contract employee working for the marine corps is so far the only person punished in connection with photo sharing. on anyanned on working military contracts. a major move has been made toward equality.iceland has become the first country in the world to make employers prove they offer equal pay. the government says it will soon introduce legislation requiring all employers to provide proof of equal pay regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, or nationality. they hope to close the gender pay gap by 2022. outside right now, it is sunny and warm. a live look at arlington it will be blustery over the weekend. . the roller coaster continues. a final look at the forecast with doug, next.

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including astronaut, firefighter, and even presidential candidate. if you happen to be rich and famous and good-looking, tender has been operating a secret version of its app just for you. you usersect is for who must be invited to join. doug: ok. ready for good news and bad news? if you are a winter weather lover, you will enjoy the forecast. tomorrow in the morning, some rain and snow possible. temperatures will fall during the day, and that will lead to a much colder weekend. 36 degrees for saturday. it will feel much colder all day and warming up. spring will come. jummy: soon. i know. thanks for joining us. have a great day.

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