>> abc 7 news at 11:00 starts with breaking news. ,imberly: in riverdale unbelievable video of a house engulfed in flames on oliver --eet, near 40 8th avenue near 48th avenue. ordered tos were stay out of the home because it was too intense. theave a crew on the way to scene and will bring you the details as we get them. also breaking now, a deadly crash has shut down prince william parkway at 1-95. and onele were killed person critically injured. now to the winter

payback. plunging temperatures and a bitter wind chill, harsh reminders winter is not on yet. and we are getting the first wave of alerts ahead of possible winter storms. meteorologist josh knight has the winter weather alert. josh: that's right, a winter storm watch for the majority of the area. it's almost like we are getting payback from mother nature. february coming out dropping into the mid 20's tonight and feeling colder with the breeze. this winter storm watch is for the majority of the viewing area. everybody in blue. the only parts not part of this are southern maryland and spotsylvania and king george. otherwise, everybody looking at this winter storm watch come in effect monday evening until tuesday afternoon.

the national weather service is calling for five inches or more possible. the windchill tonight is the big talker, in the teens in most places. it warms up nicely through the day sunday, back into the mid 40's. the snow maker right now over the pacific northwest. i will track that and when it moves in and what i'm expecting tuesday morning in about 10 minutes. kimberly: the dip in temperatures is adding to the anxiety for the cherry blossoms. right now they are in a critical stage come just a week until peak bloom. anna-lysa gayle is live among the tidal basin. losing all of the blossoms at this point would be such a shame, anna-lysa. anna-lysa: it would be, kimberly . this is such a big part of our tradition in d.c., and the people i talked with today are

this cold weather will not affect them too much because they are so beautiful. not too also hoping for much snow on the ground, but everybody loves a good snow day. >> the wind was cutting today. >> i came down to see the cherry blossoms before they potentially die off. anna-lysa: cherry blossom lovers are soaking up as much as they can this weekend. the peak bloom date, pushed back butarch 19 through 22, officials are worried they could lose 90% of the blossoms if we drop below 24 degrees. >> keeping my fingers crossed when my mom visits next weekend they will be here. visitor fromis minnesota was not expecting the weather to change so drastically. >> i saw the weather last week and i thought it would be nice. then suddenly

north. i'm sorry, everybody. anna-lysa: southwest airlines issued a travel advisory saturday afternoon, warning travelers to be prepared for possible disruptions in several cities because of the forecast, including baltimore and d.c. vdot's northern virginia district will start pretreating roads tomorrow. we have already seen some roadways pretreated in parts of virginia. live at the tidal basin, anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. kimberly: count on the stormwatch 7 weather team to track the cold and the possible winter storm. find us anywhere that you find the internet. you can also download the stormwatch 7 weather app. the other big story, a white house intruder. give us our first look at 26-year-old jonathan tran.

armed with mace. scott taylor is live at the white house with what he learned. came hereathan tran from california, wanting to meet the president. the second fence, seven feet tall, between the treasury building and the white house. then the u.s. secret service arrested him. somehow gotn between the u.s. treasury building and the white house, jumping the seven foot fence, hiding behind a pillar, arrested by the secret service heading towards the south lawn. president trump was inside the white house when it went down. >> the secret service did a fantastic job. i appreciate it. it was a troubled person. very sad, actually. was in the7 news courtroom when tran

and carrying a dangerous weapon. he had two cans of mace, a computer, a backpack, and a letter for the president that mentions russian hackers. people we spoke with believe that the white house needs more. >> maybe barbed wire, higher fences. went: defense that tran over will increase to 11 feet. he told the secret service he has been diagnosed as schizophrenic. he was a friend of the president and had an appointment. heathan tran told the judge is willing to give up his u.s. passport. he does not have any criminal records. the judge said you are staying in jail through the weekend and monday you will face a federal judge. kimberly: the most recent person seen

house fence did not get any prison time. he jumped the fence draped in a flag and carrying a notebook on thanksgiving day 2015. he received three years probation. a veteran who scaled defense with a folding knife made it all the way to the east room. he served a prison sentence. omar gonzalez was sentenced to 17 months in 2014, prompting a wave of changes to the white house security. white house politics, president trump has fired in new york federal prosecutor known for taking on wall street and government corruption. preet bharara says he was fired after refusing to step down. jeff sessions requested the u.s. attorney 46 still left over from the obama administration. that is fairly common in transition. the unusual thing is after the election, mr. trump assured preet bharara he would stay in his post.

questions about the new gop health care bill. voters have expressed concerns about losing coverage under the new plan. today, vice president mike pence made a pitch for the health care plan in kentucky, where it could be a tough sell. >> the obamacare nightmare is about to end. >> we need every republican in congress. kimberly: kentucky senator ran is against theul proposal. so was the governor. the mayor of louisville urged congress to slow down and get health care right. the bill has cleared two major committees and could be on the house floor by the end of the month. with anothere warning after a house fire in pennsylvania that killed a three-year-old girl. a rechargeablee, hoverboard, a device that we

warn people about nearly two years ago. >> there are reports of kids trapped on the third floor. kimberly: this devastating fire in harrisonburg, pennsylvania, killed one child, two others in critical condition. a hoverboard ignited the flames. this video shows the moment firefighters arrived, giant flames consuming row home. the father is panic to his three children are still inside -- the father is panicked that his three children are still inside. this is just the latest hoverboard hazard in the headlines. this video captures the moment a hoverboard battery exploded. huge flames ripped through the home in north chicago. >> i thought there was a good likelihood we would lose both of our children. kimberly: others igniting on siwa

a baby stroller. >> for no apparent reason, it exploded. kimberly: tonight, more than half a million hoverboard's made by 10 companies are under recall. we are also learning tonight a firefighter who rushed to that fire has also died. he was hit by a suspected drunk driver on the way to the scene. that driver was arrested. an overnight fire in pasadena was deadly. one person was killed, another critically injured in the fire on forsythia lane. firefighters say the home had no working smoke attackers. d.c.,rd3i people were forced from their home after a fire broke out at the base of a row home on new york avenue in north capitol street. the fire spread to the attic. one man was rescued from the fire and will be all right. the mayor's office

the unexpected special surprise for a brave little girl. information about the breaking news at the top of our show, a fire that destroyed a

kimberly: back to the breaking news, the house fire in riverdale. scott taylor is on the scene. do we know if anybody was home at the time the fire broke out? scott: we just got here, kimberly. let me show you the scene. we do not know if anybody was in the home. we do know in riverdale this house has been here quite some time. if you are familiar with the area, it is across from the old riverdale mansion visitor center. ladderow, we have two trucks on both sides of the house. we are getting hit by the water from the water cannons. they are trying to ffire that ho the

at enacted in senior allentown road on the beltway when a suspected drunk driver slammed into the fire truck. four firefighters were taken to the hospital and released. a bystander was injured. time now to check back with josh. i know that you are watching this storm potential. is there a chance it will miss us? josh: in d.c., there is always that chance it would be a bust. but the models are getting more consistent and i think this storm will come together. apparently the national weather service is on the same page. this is the winter storm watch for most of the area, d.c. metro all the way over to i-81 and further west. a lot of questions with this. where will we see the rain/snow line, where will the sharp cut off be? a lot still to be determined. tomorrow morning, sunri

keep in mind that is close to 7:25 tomorrow as we spring forward tonight. 25 d.c. a cold start, but not as breezy. through the day, mostly sunny skies, 44 the high with more sunshine and less of a breeze, an improvement from today. monday, another day where we top out near 44. increasing cloud through the day and the wintry mix showing up late into the evening, after sunset. what we do know heading into monday night, the coastal storm will develop. that is looking pretty good. the heaviest of the precipitation will be monday night heading into tuesday, but there will be a sharp cut off with the snowfall. we don't know where the system will track exactly, the location of the rain/snow line, and who will be under the bullseye. where the cold weather comes together along with a moisture.

low pressure is working its way over the pacific northwest. tomorrow and monday it moves towards the coast, transferring its energy to this wave of low pressure. exactly where it goes is the biggest player for us, whether we get rain, snow, a mixture, and how much. atot of the models have about 50, 100 miles off the coast, but there is a big difference when that comes to the rain or snow. more inland, we get more rain. further out to sea, more snow. most likely we will have a wintry mix along the i-95 corridor. further inland, more rain and warm air. further out to sea, a lot more snow and colder air. that is what we are hoping to figure out tomorrow. one model representation, the pink line hanging around i-89

95, more snow further to the west, more rain further to the east. the snow totals, still a little too far out. the day through tomorrow, that is when we will get a lot more information. 44 monday. getting to work and school, getting home, not a problem monday. monday night is when the system comes in. up toy morning, waking just about as bad as it will get. be some delays and cancellations tuesday. hanging on to snow showers wednesday, and then finally back into the 50's. kimberly: you are sounding more confident by the hour. josh: i think what will probably , but itwe get more rain will be a mess. kimberly: a lot of great basketball this weekend. robert:

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