>> if it was not for the surgery i received, it was a 90% chance. jonathan: now he is ready to run to thank those who helped put him back on his feet. and first-come it could be -- the cherry blossoms could be in danger.

70's to the 20's, can you believe it? we dove right back into winter. brian van de graaff is here. are these temperatures sticking around for the weekend? brian: the next 10 days are probably below average. it is not just the temperatures, it is the windchill. and guess what, this colder air is settling in. jonathan: super. folks have plans this weekend, and it will be cold. feeling in theg, teens downtown, frederick 10, 8 hagerstown, 16 culpeper and luray. by the latter half of the afternoon, i anticipate mid 30's. even at the best, it will feel like mid and upper 20's. sunday will be better with less

and the potential of a nor'easter next week. the latest model coming in. that is in a few minutes. jonathan: we went from possibly the earliest peak bloom of the cherry blossoms to possibly 90% of the blossoms of being wiped out if it gets too cold. tom roussey is at the tidal basin. it's freezing out there. tom: it is, which is bad for the blossoms. if more of these looked like this, they would not be so worried. unfortunately, the majority look more like these, ready to blossom, meaning they are exposed to potential damage from the cold. if the official prediction holds, this could happen as soon as with late next weekend. but you would not know what after an insane 24-hour temperature drop. >> a very drastic change.

working, and the next it was too cold. >> my son is going back to illinois tomorrow. tom: he brought his son to see what they could of the blossoms. sadly, this may be as good as they get. the national park service said it could come down to a few degrees. 10% of the blossoms could be lost. -- if we fall4 or die. or lower, 90% would it could potentially cost the city tens of millions of economic impact. >> especially for people coming from far away. >> i'm hoping they survive. that is my hope. tom: the national park service has records going back nearly 100 years.

history have they seen a year where the majority of blossoms did not come out. they are hoping this will not be the first time that ever happens. tom roussey, abc 7 news. jonathan: tom, thanks. keep up with the crazy changes in the weather and stay connected with the stormwatch team on facebook, twitter, and wjla.com. now, there is new surveillance video after gunfire in southeast. , a gunv turns the corner opens fire on the people on this side street and on the sidewalk. nobody was hit by the bullets. shot some video of the ground later, littered with shell casings. some cars were hit. if you have information, the police want to hear from you. the police say that an anne arundel county officer was called to check on a woman.

the woman's house and inappropriately touching her. he is on administrative leave, pending the investigation. busted -- the police say this guy was buying cars with counterfeit checks and reselling them. he is facing a host of charges. there are at least three cases the police know of, there could be others. if you have had dealings with him, the police would like to hear from you. boston, a gay veterans group will be allowed to purchase a paid in d.c. patrick's day parade. the group was denied a place in the parade. organizers had said their was the recent. tonight, they reversed the code. a nude photo scandal is expanding to all branches of the military. photos of female service members have been found in several places. we told you about the original site

now there are new pages popping up and sharing images. and after the bombshell accusations that president obama wiretapped then-candidate trump, there is new action on capitol hill tonight, including a deadline. sources tell cnn the house intel committee is demanding the evidence by monday. it has been about a week since president trump accused president obama of having trump's phones tapped. some lawmakers are revealing what the fbi director revealed at a secret meeting, that the wiretaps never happened. sean spicer on the issue today. >> if there is no evidence any wiretapping took place, will the president apologize for making this tweet? >> let's not get ahead of ourselves. it's important to see where that goes. i think he will respond appropriately. re

asked president trump for proof as well, but the president did not answer the question. jonathan: there are new questions about former security adviser michael flynn and his transparency in international affairs. he lobbied on behalf of the country of turkey at the same time he was advising the truck campaign. the white house technology they knew about the work. they say the contract ended after the election. was forced to resign last month after misleading the vice president about his contacts with russia during the campaign. and runners are resting up for tomorrow's rock 'n' roll marathon. it will be cold. the spotlight now on one of the competitors who is doing it for a very good cause. he is running to show gratitude for those who helped when he was not sure he would ever be able to run again. anna-lysa: for nicolas, this year's rock 'n' roll marathon is important for many reasons.

it's just a sign of the situation. anna-lysa: in november 2013, he was crossing the street when he was struck by a stolen car. the driver did not stop to help them. >> i was fractured and left unconscious. if it was not for the surgery at medstar, there was a 90% chance of death. anna-lysa: since then, he has made major strides. his love of running brings him joy and he eventually participated in the new york city marathon. >> for me, it it's an outlet. anna-lysa: he will run saturday, each mile reminding him of the many reasons he keeps going. >> life is full of surprises. if you can move on, that's really the best thing. anna-lysa: he plans to complete at least two more

in san diego and georgia. this is his second marathon since the surgery. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. jonathan: we wish him the best of luck, and he is fundraising for medstar washington hospital center. that is the hospital that saved his life. there will be a lot of road in thes -- road closures district and arlington. to find out where, go to wjla.com. happening tomorrow, the harriet tubman visitor center will be open to the public. today, governor larry hogan went to the grand opening. located in the dorchester county of eastern shore, it celebrates the life of the maryland native who freed slaves on the underground railroad. courtrps are taking the for the first match of the big ten tournament for stop tim barber is there now.

know you are a huge basketball fan. tim: 72-64. it would be more excited if they won. a lot of disappointed fans. no matter what, the dmv is winning tonight because they are expecting $33 million in the local economy. tonight, we spoke with one man who drove all the way from baltimore, and he did not even have tickets. >> yeah, i have to support the terps. it's just an hour drive. >> everyone is looking for tickets and everyone is giving away tickets. monday. tournament ends tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: they are a team in turmoil. the general manager of the redskins fired, two top receivers out, and now quarterback kirk

we will break that down in sports. and a scary incident in california. is drivingr dangerously and then attacks and uber driver. are the attacks random? they are supposed to be a joy ride and youtube sensation. this ended in criminal charges, next.

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[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] jonathan: this fireball is from a train derailment in iowa. someials expected to be time tomorrow before they are able to put this out. people on thewo train and nobody was hurt. tonight, six people are alive. story, thankszing to the actions of a prince george's county police officer. he was on patrol early this morning when he came across a burning house and clinton. he pounded on the door and got no answer, so he broke the window. that is when somebody inside woke up and

adults,two children including a newborn got out safely. >> a couple more minutes and it would have been life or death. we got to participate in something where we saved six lives. jonathan: investigators think the fire started from a grill that was on the rear deck. developing now come a manhunt for a violent confrontation on a california highway, playing out during rush-hour. the driver is surrounded by bikers and attacked. tonight, california police are searching for the bikers behind this rush-hour attack. group bikeat a bite were -- bike group showboating, and then a violent assault. >> a group of motorists were attempting to pass, and apparently they did not like it. jonathan:

his car, and the men ditch their bikes to pummel them. the victim who was being assaulted by the motorcycle riders now has a broken leg. jonathan: the man is hospitalized, listed in fair condition. this type of biker road rage gripped new york city a couple years ago. a man was dragged out of his vehicle and beaten by a group of motorcyclists in front of his wife and children. 11 bikers were convicted. the police say that bikers committing stunts often remove their license plates or obscure them. this was a youtube stunt meant for entertainment that led to criminal charges against a california mom and dad. they drove a truck with their son in the back with his nanny. they were not secured in the back of the truck. the police got wind

to charge the parents with child endangerment. for were also ticketed dumping some of those beads on the street. 7 on your side with consumer news -- vw is pleading guilty for up structure and an cheating on emissions tests. that includes $3 billion in penalties. the automaker admitted to installing software that allow the cars to pass emissions and then turned off when they were driven in the real world. a judge will make the final decision in late april. controversy surrounding ivanka trump's clothing line is now paying off. sales have skyrocketed, increasing as much as 332%. that was on amazon just last month. nordstrom earlier this year said they were dropping the line because sales were poor for stop and then the trumpet visor kellyanne conway was in hot water -- and then the trump

hot water for giving the clothing line a plug during an interview. several cars flipped over or slid off the roads in long island and new jersey this morning. at all threeges airports led to cancellations and delays. more bad weather could be on the way. brian, for all that we are showing there, for us it was just cold. brian: for now. next we could be a different story monday and tuesday. we definitely have a bitter cold saturday on the way, falling into the 30's, feeling like the teens in the morning. and early sunday, we spring forward, setting the clock ahead one hour for daylight savings time. then snow late monday night into tuesday. outside right now,

17 frederick, 12 hagerstown. downtown feels like 23, 26 culpeper. it is blustery. the skies are clearing out. the snow showers we had earlier fizzled out, moved into pennsylvania. the weekend is looking calm, plenty of sunshine, blustery cold tomorrow. but we wl have good sunshine. happening tomorrow or sunday as the next system pushes to the south. we have a chance of snow to the south. monday, still looking good in the morning, but we are watching two approaching systems monday evening. the low-pressure from the middle portion of the country, another system coming up the coast line, and they will converge. depending on where they set up, that will bring snow, possibly a mix, all kinds of weather monday night into tuesday. all

will be a rain/snow line. they could be a little more to the west or east. we know this is coming together, just a lot of different variations of where could set up. hone in onwe will what to expect. but there will be disruptions. tomorrow morning, the rock 'n' roll marathon. mid-30's, but feeling like 20's. dress in layers because it will be brisk all morning long. monday nightek, into tuesday, that is where we are watching the potential of the systems to come together. could be the weather maker of the year, which is not saying much. snow very likely d.c. area, delays and closings also likely. the wind and snow together. snow tuesday,

wednesday. later in the week, toward st. patrick's day, temperatures finally work their way back up. jonathan: coming up, these tiger adorable,bsolutely but they are earning their stripes by bonding with a different kind of animal, next.

jonathan: check these guys out -- new additions to the budweiser clydesdales. they are all doing well in central missouri. at birth, they weigh about 150 pounds. also adorable, check this out. those are tiger cubs. that is a puppy dog. he is not confused, he is an australian shepherd dog. the video is at the cincinnat

need extra cuddling and also keeps them in check when they get too rough. that is her job. she has also helped with the cheetahs. and the cubs seem to love her. she is hoping in about eight years when the cubs are full grown they won't mess with her and will just the her friends. cutt: a professional ddler. what a job. the redskins -- jonathan: they need a hug. scott: some serious love. the redskins stealing headlines today full stop plus, the big ten conference tournament finals, next.

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jonathan: it will stay cold this weekend. brian: yes, no way around it. tomorrow it will feel like the teens in the morning, 30's in the afternoon. set your clock ahead saturday night into sunday. jonathan: for all of the marathon runners, please stretch out and stay warm. jimmy kimmel is next. have a great weekend.

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