going to feel the arctic air. we have team coverage. our chief meteorologist doug hill with more on the plummeting temperatures. jonathan: richard reeve with a look at how the swing from farm to cold could be unprecedented for the cherry blossoms. let's get to doug with the forecast. doug: the cold air moving in. snowshowers across the mountains from the great flakes. maybe a flurry in the suburbs to the rest of town. that is all we expect as far as precipitation. we expect temperatures to slowly and steadily drop. drop to 31 by 11:00 p.m. tonight and in the 20s tomorrow. wind chill even colder. western zone,11 and teens. air temperatures in the met erow is upper teens to 20's. you can shave ten degrees off that because of the gusty winds. through the weekend, plenty cold. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. wind chills in the morning single digits of 10 to 14 degrees. wind chills will stay in the

the winds will slacken a bit on sunday but a cold weekend. so the cold air in place. we get through sunday as the cold air is locked in. through the day area of low pressure moves north. it's become significant east coast snowstorm. will it be a snowstorm for washington or philadelphia or all of us, a mix? all snow? we are working on that. we will have a full discussion update for you but put it on the calendar. late monday night and again on tuesday. some wintry weather. looks like it's certain around the area. alison: i guess it's about time. thank you very much. well, if you go to the tidal basin, of course, you will see the trees. jonathan: some are starting to show. if you head down there it's beautiful. it seems like a week away from the peak on this stuff. but will they survive the cold snap? alison: richard reeve is on the tidal basin. rich, here, every degree

matters, right? richard: absolutely. 27 degrees you could lose 10% of your blossoms. 24 degrees and you might lose as much as 90%. for the delicate blossoms, this has been a mean season. it's all about the roller coaster weather. unprecedented national park service calls it. the first days of the record warmth pushing back the peak start date to march 14. bitter cold moving it forward to the 19th. the big worry now is the potential for the bitter cold. reach before the 24 degree mark and many of the blossoms could die. turn brown and simply fall off. literally every year since 1921 there has been a peak bloom listed. they are tracking the forecast closely for the next five to seven day. the cold is definitely the enemy. >> 24 degrees or lower, we could look at perhaps as

if it happens it's a perform storm of conditions that may lead to a less than stellar peak bloom year. richard: the park service is keeping a close watch on the weather forecast. coming up at 5:00, call or should they do anything -- call or should they do anything to protect the trees? we'll exam that coming up. richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: this is video from last year. we reached the peak bloom in mid-march. something we have done ever year since 1921. making what is possible unprecedented. the festival has gone on for more than 100 years. the blooming period begins when 20% of the blossoms open. peak block is when 70% are out. the whole stage can last two weeks. one more note, the annual rock 'n' roll marathon is tomorrow morning. if you plan to use public transportation, metro will not open early for this particular race. so if y

are plenty of closures that will go into place overnight. we have everything you need to know on the website wjla.com. jonathan: 24 hours ago we showed you this video we obtained of two guys running in a gun store in rockville and ransacking the place. two dozen handguns and rifles ripped from the cases and the racks and they did it in less than 80 seconds. kevin lewis is back on the story today. this is part of a troubling nationwide trend we come to find out. kevin: certainly. the a.t.f. just finished putting together a detailed report last month about the increase. the reason varies depending on the part of the country you live in. in the charlotte area, the a.t.f. has seen an uptick in gangs breaking in to gun stores to add to their weapon arsenal. and then nationwide we have graphics to show you here. since 2012 the a.t.f. says burglaries and the robberies of the license gun shop increase by

last year criminals stole 7800 fire arms from gun stores. georgia, texas, florida had the highest numbers but our region is not immune. last year they hit 23 stores in virginia and seven stores in maryland. as of this hour, montgomery county police still looking for two burglars who broke in the united gun shop early yesterday morning taking 24 handguns and seven long guns. they were in and out of the store in 80 seconds. >> there are organized gangs looking to acquire it for themselves and the individuals that are looking for and see an taunt to acquire firearms knowing they can get a good price for them, whether they are trying to feed their own narcotic habit or just trying to make more money.

weapons are tens of thousands of dollars. that is the street value price. if you know anything about either of the two individuals the a.t.f. and the montgomery county police offering up to $10,000 reward. live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: police are still looking for the two bad guys. again, abc7 posted it on facebook to share the videos to help them track the men down. new at 4:00, a tuscarora high school student locked up for dealing drugs and gun possession. she is in this country illegally. 18-year-old mary cruz arroyo was arrested. i.c.e. has been notified. jonathan: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. volkswagen pleas

federal drug in detroit is stepping in because he wants to study the plea deal. the way it stands, v.w. agreeing to pay $2.8 billion criminal fine on top of the $1.5 billion used to set the civil suits. they admit the cars have software that made to full emission tests but it's not clear when it will get itself wrapped up. alison: the labor department set the economy added 237,000 jobs in february. the first full month of president donald trump's time in office. abc7 chief political correspondent scott thuman looks at if the administration should claim full credit. scott: trump went on this view of the jobs report as a candidate -- >> don't believe the phony numbers. scott: -- to this view -- >> we're pleased to see the jobs report out. scott: steve ryan who was a senate committee staffer under the reagan admini

good politics. is there whenever something happens on your watch that is a good thing it's political. scott: according to multiple exit polls trump won the white house in part because more voters believe he, a billionaire businessman was the right person to handle the economy. february marks the second month in a row of more than 200,000 job growth with the unemployment rate now down to 4.7%. stocks continue to rally. confidence numbers are up. ryan says some of the changes may have more to do with perception. >> if there is a belief that the economy is going to grow under a particular president, i think some of those are self-fulfilling prophecies. scott: a perception that democrats in washington after a bruising election cycle want to change. they believe the credit for the number belongs to president trump's predecessor. >> this is an obama jobs report. we had the longest job g

states under obama. trump is lucky to inherit this. scott: some experts including ryan agrees with that point but he points out that the president's future plans, proposals to increase infrastructure and defense spending should get more attention than this report. >> how with regoing to pay for this president's programs? are we going to increase the deficit? that to me is probably the most important issue today. not necessarily who takes credit for the nice bounce in jobs. scott: in washington, i'm scott thuman. >> john roberts helping with the fashion tips. >> i appreciate that. thank you. no promo. jonathan: a brief moment of laughing as press secretary sean spicer's flag was up sidedown. it's the international sign of

distress. alison: it was a lively press conference. he said, "don't make me move the podium" and that referenced "saturday night live." funny. jonathan: speaking of distress. talk about the redskins. it wouldn't be a surprise if all the flags were upside down. alison: scot mccloughan is gone and kirk cousins wants to quit. is it going to be okay? >> the circus that is the redskins. jonathan: they need a "kumbaya" moment. scott: never a dull moment. i will tell you this. the team is not boring. day after firing general manager scot mccloughan the redskins quarterback kirk cousins officially signed his franchise tag. that is according to his agent. well, this means that cousins will remain in washington for at least one more season. making $24 million. he can nowbe

the redskins reviewed all the options on the table. they can still negotiate with cousins on a long-term deal until july 15. at that point there can be no deal signed until after the redskins season. also concerning, the team needs a new general manager during the critical time of the year. mccloughan is gone. and according to espn, nfl network analysts mike mayok emerged as the candidate to be the skins' next g.m. mayok has zero nfl front office experience. the 58-year-old worked at nfl network since 2005 as a broadcaster for "thursday night football." he interviewed for a raiders front office job when al davis was running the show. so today he told the "washington post" there has been no official contact with the redskins about the g.m. opening remember the free agent already started and the draft is april 27.

washington to be without a g.m. but the redskins did sign a receiver today. they locked up terrell pryor who was with the browns. one-year, $8 million deal. jonathan: what do you make of kirk cousins? he is a talented quarterback. the league is short on the great prospects. why wouldn't they do their best to make him happy? scott: i'll be honest. why not trade the guy? if he doesn't want to be here long-term, let him go. jonathan: he wanted to be here. but they made all the noise. scott: last year they went back and forth. cousins bet on himself. he won. he is ready to double down. it doesn't seem like he wants to negotiate with the redskins. there is a report today out he doesn't want to work with bruce allen. he refuses to negotiate long-term. i'm at the point this is a distraction all year long. trade it. go from there. alison: thanks, scott. jonathan: next at 4:00, why work days for some

alison: and hanging on for dear life. can you believe that? a little girl in ohio gets the nation's attention with this video. the two things you might not notice as the high winds blow her off her feet. jonathan: also ahead, a new biker attack. why police couldn't find any of the bikers. we'll explain this one

alison: as you know, we have had problems in the d.c. area with packs of bikers. now a new attack caught on camera. this was in san francisco. you can see the pack tries to slow down a man in a car. he stops, gets out. and then he is attacked. >> that party got out of the vehicle to confront the motorcyclists. unfortunately the verbal altercation escalated to a physical fought. alison: all of the bikers were gone by the time police arrived. so no arrests were made in this case. the bikers did break the driver's leg. we are told he will be okay. jonathan: we can laugh because she is just fine. but probably one of the best videos we have seen in a long time. the little girl, couple things to point out. this

the things we need to point out when you watch it in slow motion, she does not let go of the doorknob. she is strong. look at the right hand. that is mom's iphone she was messing with. she does not drop it. that is unbelievable. alison: she is strong. jonathan: no kidding. alison: right? jonathan: she is like can i ride the door again? alison: a big decision from the supreme court. well, not really. but it's moving a workout class that was founded by the first female justice sandra day o'connor out of the supreme court building. you probably didn't know about this. but 30 years ago the justice started the early morning exercise class on the floor just above the court. there just weren't enough people attending the class anymore and she had not participated in recent years. jonathan: all right. this weekend the new harriet tubman underground railroad and state park visitors center is o

>> this is ten miles outside of cambridge but inside a lifetime of history charting the life of harriet tubman. on the land where harriet tubman spent much of her life there is a 17-acre tribute to her life. >> every obstacle facing a person she overcame. >> they observed the harriet tubman underground railroad visitors center. a park and museum about her life as a freedom frighter. a woman after escaping slavery returns to help dozens of her friends and relative down the path of freedom. >> we wanted to show her life to realize she was an ordinary person. like you and i. but the power she had transcended the status. >> she a person who did dangerous things and

because she used the senses. >> the biographer who sent her career studying tubman's life. she was there to see the permanent salute to harriet tubman. >> harriet tubman is an american hero finally getting her due. >> the visitor center serves as the gateway to the harriet tubman byway, 125-mile drive where you can see what she saw on the fight for freedom. alison: on traffic watch for you. erik smith has a look at the ride home on friday. erik: a tough ride ahead of you. 95 southbound. there are different crashes. we head through the live camera looks in d.c. look. but this is northbound d.c.

295. this is a ton of volume to the 11th street bridge. also looking at a pretty clear intersection. 15th street and pennsylvania avenue. let's head to capital beltway delays as well. this is connecticut avenue to the beltway. a lot of volume from both directions here at this point. the inner loop near your screen. also in the opposite end of the top side near new hampshire avenue won't be too bad. there are plenty of delays here for both directions. that is all from the traffic center for now. back to you. jonathan: talk about the weather situation out there today. what a difference a day makes. alison: is that hail? doug: it's gropple. little round balls. it's not sleet. this is a composite defending on the certain temperatures. we can get it in the summertime, too. jonathan: gone as soon as it hit the ground. jonathan:

doug: winter is back. the winter story here. ten days until it's officially spring. who thinks that will make a difference in the weather. >> the temperatures around the area are bell below average. the average high this time of day is 54. this is not going the change. it will stay abnormally cold. patches of the light snow flurry. tomorrow morning, the long planned rock 'n' roll marathon downtown. 7:00 a.m. air temperatures in the teens. gusty winds and cold. it will stay cold all day. plenty of sunshine and highs of 36. it will feel like the 20's all day long. the reminder my last reminder at

is in effect sunday morning so saturday night turn the clouds ahead an hour. all the attention will shift to monday night and tuesday. we see on the map we have a setup in the atmosphere. high pressure over the north and the northeast supplying plenty of cold air. diving, the mid-level system diving to the midwest. coastal system coming up. it's the right way to get a snowstorm for us. it's possible but it's not a done deal. it will continue to move northeast. continue the trek on tuesday. coastal system takes over. the location is important. as it stands now, there is a chance we can get measurable, substantial snow in the viewing area. there is a chance we could get rain, sleet and a mix. we won't really get a real feel until sunday morning or sunday afternoon to give you a reliable forecast. in the meantime,

we deal with. cold weekend, 40 on monday. morning sun an afternoon clouds. then monday night and tuesday we have potential for the coastal storm. somebody is likely to get walloped. it could be us but it may not be. stay cold through thursday, friday. even next weekend and beyond. the temperatures ath best will be -- at best will be close to average but no warmer. that is the latest. alison: thank you. still ahead on abc7 news -- >> this weekend, the special olympic athletes around the world will travel to austria for the winter world games. i'm mike carter-conneen. coming up, i will introduce you to the d.c. athletes who compete in speed skating at the games. ♪ leave it to the pros? i am a pro. i made this lawn from seed pride, and less water than you'd think. to those who'd say the grass is greener on the other side.. i politely disagree.

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jonathan: this weekend athletes from all over the world are traveling to austria to the 2017 world winter games. alison: a member of the team usa is a washingtonian. as mike carter-conneen reports he only started speed skating two years ago. mike: for gray, it's black and white. he wants a gold medal. >> i have to do my best. mike: the junior has a cognitive disability and became involved with special olympics a couple of years ago playing basketball, and other sports but he will compete in the 2017 winter world

speed skating. >> i couldn't get it. i kept trying and trying. mike: he started out with hockey gear but now he has advanced to actual speed skates with 13 inch skates. he is the only d.c. athlete traveling to the games in austria and this is his first time out of the country. no doubt one of many firsts on the trip. it's clear from the smile on his face he is excited. what is unclear is whether he is fast enough to win a medal at the games. the coaches say that is not the point and not how they measure success. we don't care where you finish. just give us your best. mike: a mind set that he has embraced, along with the sport. >> if i fall i'll get right back up. if i fall i'm hurrying and get right back up. mike: in northeast washington,

news. jonathan: that is amazing. good luck. you have fun with that. alison: he sounds like a champion already. jonathan: we'll do another story when he comes home with the gold. alison: we hope so. still to come today in the news, a disturbing trend in the district. how the mayor and the police chief plan cocombat a why are you checking i want to see if it changed. credit scores don't change that much do they? really? i'll take it! sir, your credit... is great, right? when was the last time you checked? yeah, i better check my credit score. here, try credit karma. it's free. alright, no more surprises. credit karma. give yourself some credit.

doug: i am still having a hard time getting my head around the fact yesterday was 74 and tonight we are talking about wind chills of 26 and that is the deal. the air mass coming close to the arctic circle in northern canada and it's delivered by the gusty winds. tomorrow the best is 26 for a high. plenty of sunshine. sunday we will start with sunshine and we may warm up a bit. the reason the clouds increase is we have a come bee deal where the low pressure systems are phasing together. this looks like the coastal low develop monday night. supper level support will come in and that will give us the possibility of snow. that is one model. this one in the middle is the center of the ensemble of the european model which is good.

tuesday is a prime position to give us measurable snow. if it's here we get nothing. if it's here, a rain or a sleet event after snow. all kind of possibilities. we probably don't have enough data in the bank to get a good call until sunday. we will do it, molly and josh knight will be here all weekend long. you can keep up to date online with the weather app. but look at this. one thing that won't change is the cold. you will see the possibility of the precipitation monday and tuesday. st. patrick's day is cold and sunny. fairly mild and we'll be back to the 50's by next weekend. alison: thank you. hate crimes are on the rise in the district and the police chief and the mayor won't stand for it. the d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live with the alarming trend and what the city plans to do about it. sam? sam: we are outside d.c.

days if you are convicted of a kraime with a biased enhance ment, the maximum penalty can go up 50%. if you're convicted for 10 years, int could become 15 -- it could become 15 years. the city officials are concerned about increase of hate crimes in the city. at a news conference, mayor bouz bouz had array -- mayor bowser had array of the citizens to point out that the number of reported by hate crimes soared in d.c. between 2015 and 2016 which just ended up 62%. the participants talk about the impact in the area. >> the bottom line is they feel safe, safe to go to school and church. that is the job. >> i have to deliver the bad news we had an increase in hate crimes in our city. in 2016, we had 10

columbia compared to 2015. sam: the chief and the mayor say individuals who believe they are subject to a hate crime should call 911. also at the courthouse today, three men were arraigned on charges of robbery and murder involving a transgender woman with an enhancement for bias. we will tell you about that coming up at 5:00. reporting live from northwest washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. retired florida police officer must stand trial after the judge denied the stand your ground defense. reeves shot a man at a movie theater over an argument over a cell phone in 2014. reeves claimed he felt that his life was in danger after the man hit him in the face. but the judge says the video

evidence does not support the claim. "7 on your side" with the consumer alert. b.m.w. is adding 134,000 of the s.u.v.'s to a 2016 recall to pick a drive shaft issue. this is a big deal. this is the model years of 2011-2014. 21,000 vehicles recalled last year. the problem here is the drive shaft joints can fail, which will call the vehicle to just stop moving. if you were wondering richard simmons is doing fine. the police department stopped by on a welfare check. he said he was fine, very happy. the last time he was seen in public was in february of 2014 got a lot of people speculating he wasn't okay. the lapd says if he wants to go out in public or see anybody he can do just that. alison: the entire podcast just about simmons right now. jonathan: we can breath easy. alison: facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife are expecting ag

facebook, of course, he said priscilla is pregnant with a girl and the 1-year-old daughter will have a sister. they will do their best to raise another strong woman. jonathan: he does get off the facebook page from time to time. gamers around the world are celebrating today. you know why? it's national mario day. alison: of course. jonathan: tribute to the hero of one of the most famous video games ever. alison: here is why march 10 specifically is dedicated to mario. if you look at the abbreviated date m-a-r-1-0 it look like "mario" spelled out. this is a time to honor him and his incarnation, including the early appearance on "done i can kon -- "donkey kong." jonathan: next at 4:00, a snag in the building of the new f.b.i. headquarters. the reason it might take longer to

ground. also this -- alison: wait until you see this. tv live shot interview seen and heard around the world. one kid is not enough. you will see what happens next. jonathan: hilarious. here is jummy olabanji with the monday wakeup call for "good morning washington." jummy: thanks, jonathan. monday on "good morning washington" -- feeling grouchy, tired? can't focus at work? the secret to beating daylight saving fatigue after losing an hour of sleep. >> plus, save time, and cash in on the closet with a spring cleaning detox. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes monday morning starting at 4:25 on "good morning washington." announcer: countdown to spring brought to you by --

scandals happen all the time. >> what would it mean for the wider region. one of your child walked in. jonathan: no! you don't clothesline the kid. best photo bombing of the year. alison: so much going on there. robert kelly the intervene subject trying to keep going on i

about the situation in korea. then the kids come in. and then his wife bursts in and hauls them away. jonathan: put it on the facebook page. this guy needs from santa a sense of humor. relax. alison: that video. i can relate to that. my kids are about that size. sometimes there is just nothing you can do. jonathan: the baby vehicle is the best. goes in high gear flying through the room. the best part. alison: it is. if you had a long week, most of us did. we have more smiles. take a look. jonathan: audubon aquarium in new orleans, welcome an 18-month-old otter. they tried to put the otter in the wild a bunch of times. she was abandoned as a pup. every attempt didn't work. so they won't leave her alone. they are having a name competition on side. ruby, pearl and charlie. alison: okay. good choices all. jonathan: so cute.

jonathan: we are on giraffe watch. alison: i feel bad for april. they are pregnant for 15 months. you have already had 15 months of this and now she is waiting. we know she has to be ready. we are watching closely. jonathan: can giraffes scream? at some point she will just scream to get the baby out. coming up next at 4:00 -- that worked well. winds so strong knocking a grown man off his feet in new hampshire. didn't go so well. we will show you the storms hitting the northeast. alison: what is a fair shift for your doctor? your care budding heads with their own. you won't believe how long rookie doctors can work. that's just

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new fbi headquarters in maryland or virginia is on hold. the general services administration announced they will not make a decision where to build until congress fully funds the project. there are two sites trying to convince the feds to move out of d.c. today on pennsylvania avenue, marching right up to the white house. dakota access pipeline protesters are taking to the street to voice concerns. some are on the mall all week long. one of the president's first executive order was to approve the project. jonathan: maryland is joining a growing list of states challenging trump's updated version of the travel ban. he dissolved the first version and now the new one targets six muslim majority nations instead of seven, dropping iraq from the list. it no longer includes religious distinctions. "7o

matters. how would you feel going to the doctor only to get the doctor on the end of a 24-hour shift? the chicago based group that established its standards for med school graduates in the u.s. announced 24 hours straight is okay for rookie doctors. 24 hours straight. the same as more experienced residents on an 80-hour workweek limit. not everyone in the medical community is a big fan of the idea. alison: bridges of madison county author robert james woller died at 77 at his home in texas. he had been fighting multiple myloma, a type of cancer. he wrote the novel in 1992 and it was turned into a movie later and it was also turned into a broadway musical. must-see story now. sending a real warning and maybe inspiration to women everywhere. a 36-year-old jogger, kelly,

a brutal attack while out for a run in seattle sunday. she stopped to use a public restroom at a popular mark with gary steiner, a known sex offender allegedly jumped out of the stall and assaulted her. she fought back. >> i was able to pull myself out through the front of the stall. i started to feel like i was going to lose consciousness. i got another surge of adrenaline and i reached for the door. i was able to get out. alison: wow! she locked steiner the bathroom until police rived and he was taken into custody. she believes self-defense lessons saved her life. she fought back with tactics she had just learned about three weeks prior. jonathan: wow! small plane caught fire while trying to land in north carolina. this happened in edneyville southeast of asheville. according to the fire chief, the 84-year-ol

a tree and power lines and he got stuck right there. another neighbor helped rescue him. witnesses say it is amazing that no one got hurt. the plane was on live power lines. the pate was the only person inside -- the pilot was the only person inside the aircraft. alison: the pope is now open to the idea of marry men becoming priests. there is a shortage of the clergymen and he called it a problem. he allows married priests that convert to catholicism to serve. he did not say if men who were already priests could marry in the future. the winter storm hitting the northeast is starting to pull away. jonathan: the snow started coming down early in several states pennsylvania up through new england. kenneth moton has more from new york. kenneth: winter whiplash. the northeast hit with a late winter blast. >> the road is slushy but passible. kenneth: several inches of snow coming down in s

jersey. the friday morning commute slower on the slick roads. >> my back end slid a little bit. there was a car behind me so i was worried but i got back on. >> the roadway a mess in pennsylvania. near pittsburgh, wanda says the driver slid in the utility pole, bringing down power lines. >> the car is all messed up. it's totaled. kenneth: the winter weather calls for delays and cancellations at airports. j.f.k., the planes had to be deiced. in laguardia the plane disappeared on a foggy runway. the snow moved out and the bitter arctic cold moving in this weekend for the northeast and the midwest. the system that brought snow brought severe weather for the heartland. kentucky and missouri had reported tornadoes. residents and the storm changers

golfball size hail. and those strong wind gusts took down trees and knock the power out in michigan. in the south the coastal storm expected to move north that could bring another snowstorm from d.c. to boston. reporting in new york, kenneth moton, abc7 news. doug: now talk about the cold winter weather moving in. look at the weather on the university. heavy snow squall. another could be moving in the area. an abrupt change here. on the doppler radar and the satellite, too. you can see the areas of the snow across the great lakes as the lake effect snow and the cold winds. flurries are possible in the northwest suburbs for the next few hours. i am taking to the pacific ocean now. you see the swirl of clouds. this is an upper level disturbance to make the turn and come across the entire continental united states. this is the catalyst on the low pressure monday night

the east coast. if we get a winter storm it's because of this system. that is why this far in advance it is crazy to say well this area will get this and this area will get that. nobody knows. we rely on the model data. once the area is over the continental u.s. the model data will pick up and become more valuable and meaningful. here is what we have at the moment for the early snow threat on monday night. in tuesday. right now no more than 30 to a 50% chance of the measure rabble snow for most of the area. changes are possible due on the intensity, the location if they phase together at the right point. we will stay in touch. you stay in touch with us. one of the best ways is download the weather app at wjla.com. get it at google play and we are at the app store. all over the place to find it. quick word on the weekend, it is cold and windy tomorrow. sunshine. 41 on monday. then all attention on monday night and tuesday. all our attention right now on erik smith. he is in the traffic center with a look at how the friday evening commute is going.

erik: a busy ride continues. this is north of father hurley boulevard. a lot of volume. heading to clarksburg past 121 it's a big mess to the truck scales where the lanes narrow down creating more volume. d.c. 295 heading out of the city past eastern avenue to maryland, toward 50. that is all still very messy. the delays begin to the london street bridge in both directions are struggling. capital beltway traffic is tough off connecticut avenue near chevy chase. that is tough for either direction toward bethesda or silver spring. either way you go. new hampshire avenue, outer loop is not bad but the interlopes tough near kenilworth avenue now to the right shoulder. the 270 spur the delays remain both ways off the river road for the capital beltway. huge mess on the stretch. either direction. that is all from the traffic center for now.

>> a burglar breaks in a home in fairfax county but he had no idea whose home it was. i'm jeff goldberg. we will explain coming up. alison: ahead, new at 5:00 it played host to the homeless and to presidents. now martha's table preparing to pack a moving truck. where the charity is going ahead on "abc7 news at 5:00".

jonathan: jeff goldberg has a bad guy's poor decision. >> for 28 years, he has busted criminals as a detective. but this time he was on the wrong end of the crime. >> it's been a very enlightening experience to go through this. >> after a break-in and theft last weekend, bruce wiley had the locks on his doors changed. but then he heard a noise and sensed an intruder was back so he got up and slowly started looking through the house. >> i came around the corner a person was going through the closet in a full mask. jeff: wiley used a flash light to block the burglar's sight and ordered him to the

the suspect did not comply so wiley struck him with a flashlight and took him to ground. he called the police an they took the suspect in custody, a 17-year-old who was later released to his parents. they believe he got in through the backdoor. he thought the latch was closed but clearly it was not. he has known bruce wiley for 20 years and not surprised with how he handled the situation. >> he was an incredible detective. tenacious, dogged. determined. >> i was lucky he didn't have another, a gun or something like that. jess thanks to a priceless skill. experience. in fairfax county, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. larry: 70's one day and then this. doug hill is standing by to tell us what is next. it's making the park service nervous. the mark between bloom and total doom is lay sor

thin. a.t.f. shows where the guns are showing up. and a youngster battling the mighty wind with her mightier grip. this may be the favorite video of the week. winter strikes back. this mess in hagerstown. now we are feeling a shock to the system moving in. we are on winter weather alert. we are tracking the falling mercury. doug: we have snowshowers and squalls coming off the great lakes. one or two can make it to the northwest suburb and form snow flurries. show you the wind chills. that is what it feels like around the area as we speak. temperatures windchill, 21 in winchester. it feels like 33 in the capital. the values will plunge to the single digits by the morning. air temperature wise t

with the few clouds around and the gusty winds will drop through the 30's. overnight we wind up in the 20's. partly cloudy and breezy. the chills are the big story. the rock 'n' roll marathon saturday it's cold tomorrow morning. the wind chills in the teens to the low 20's. air temperatures in the 20's. the winter weather, this could be a good time to download the weather app. cloudy and cold on sunday. monday we could have a possible storm. download if weather app now and track weather to your phone on the app store and get it on google play. that is the latest. back in 15 minutes with more about what is coming our way monday. alison: we will see you then. you mentioned the warm weather followed by the bitter cold settling in. this could prove a devastating combination for the washington famed cherry