[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> from abc 7 news, this is a breaking news alert. jummy: breaking news about metro, the metro board just approved a rate hike for train and bus passengers. sam sweeney is live to tell us about the developments. sam: this happened in the last 10 minutes, the metro board just met and pass the fiscal year 2018 budget and with that comes an increase in price and decrease in service. if you ride metro rail during peak hours you will pay $.10 more per ride

effect in july. for off-peak hours, it will cost $.25 more per ride. there is going to be a reduction in service. if you normally take the train during the peak hours, instead of running every six minutes and will be every eight. , rightride metro buses now they are $1.75 and the price will jump to two dollars. how does this compare to around the world question -- around the country? in philadelphia the bus is $2.50 so we are still cheaper. this all happening and the last few minutes. the plan expected to take place in early july. i am sam sweeney. jummy: now we get to another top story, angry parents rallying out that it montgomery county school, demanding answers after the rate --

of a rockville high school student. john gonzalez is live this new with the latest. live that is right, we are this afternoon at the school in bethesda, maryland, about 20 miles -- 20 miles from rockville high school. larry hogan and betsy devos were inside reading to children as part of national reading month when outside it was a completely different tone. two separate groups of protesters, and the focus was on that alleged rape at rockville high school, one group with signs that said "no sanctuary city in maryland," and another sign that said "protect our immigrant kids." school officials are now confirming to us that in the past four to five days they have received hundreds of

messages and phone calls, and some threats included, threats of blowing up the school and " shooting all illegal students." minutes after reading to the children, governor larry hogan took a minute to talk about the investigation and threat. >> we are very concerned about the situation that happened in montgomery county. it is tragic and it is an ongoing investigation. just speaking with the superintendent, we are in constant communication with the montgomery county police. >> the idea that someone with a they want to shoot the illegals in our schools makes everyone uncomfortable and does not reflect the values of montgomery county that we have's good on for so long. john: because of these threats, as a precaution rockville high school called in at your police today and it is unclear if they will do the same the rest of the week. governor larry

week he asked m cps for all the information related to this investigation. today he said he has him of it and is still waiting for -- has some of it and is still waiting for all of it. jummy: an accident in la plata on radio station road, a school bus was hit. there were no kids on board. the driver of the car was hurt pretty badly. prince george's county police searching for this wanted man in connection with the murder of 18-year-old a lesser banks. -- alyssa banks. a 25 thousand dollar reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. developing now out of london, isis is now claiming responsibility for a deadly attack near parliament. just minutes ago we learned the name of the man behind the attack,

massoud. >> the threat level to the u.k. meaning set at severe, attack is highly likely for some time. >> the attacker was known to intelligence services. wasesa may said he british-born and investigated years ago by mi five. >> a terrorist came to a place where people of all nationalities and cultural come to celebrate what it needs to be free, and took out his rage indiscriminately against innocent men, women, and children. >> quickly adding he was not in the current intelligence picture. ,sis claimed responsibility saying he was a soldier of the islamic state. overnight, raids were carried out as the investigation continues, a top counterterrorism official and out that eight people were

police still believe he acted alone but little is known about his identity. >> we believe he acted alone and wasn't fired by international terrorism. internationald by terrorism. plus terror attacks have been thwarted in the years but stopping a lone wolf can be next to impossible. theyat isis statement claim he was a soldier of the islamic state, language indicating the attack was inspired i isis but not directed by isis. jummy: we will continue to follow the latest updates out of london throughout the day you can always find the latest on our website, wjla.com. we turn to a crucial day on capitol hill, counting down the thes to the house vote on new gop measure to repeal and replace o

janai norman is on the hill with the very latest. confusion as republicans scrambled to get their bill across the finish line, caught off guard when a last-minute meeting was canceled , time winding down to the crucial vote. >> we did not have all the pieces of the puzzle together. >> is a frantic fight to the finish to secure enough votes to move the bill forward. at least 28 republicans are still no, more than enough votes to kill the bill. >> it is not going to pass as it stands unless they make major changes. >> conservative holdout want the bill to go further in lowering premiums. republican leaders and the white house are open to negotiations but say this is their best chance to overhaul of obamacare.

president obama's health care bill becoming law, the main state is speaking out. obama said reality has continued to discredit the claim that this law is in a death spiral. america is stronger because of the affordable care act. for republicans without a plan b, it is becoming clear they may need one. >> can they keep their doctors? >> the situation will be fluid all day as far as the number of yes vote and holdouts, and there could be changes to the bill. already the vote is expected to go late into the night. janai norman, abc news. jummy: vindicated is how president trump said he felt after the top republican on the intelligence community said he may have inadvertently spied on the trump transition team.

evidence in the surveillance of foreign nationals. he made the announcement before he told members of the intelligence community. >> it depends on one's definition of spying. i am not comfortable with it. >> there is still no evidence the president was wiretapped by his predecessor. jummy: the top democrat on the house committee is blasting his counterpart and calling for an independent investigation. now we turn to the forecast, a live look out here. you can see some of those cherry blossoms still hanging in. good news for them, it will feel a lot more like spring than winter very soon. doug hill is here. doug: it definitely is going to warm up but it is still cold. brilliant blue skies but temperatures are very cold. let me show you the numbers. at the 23rd

noon with full sunshine to have temperatures in the upper 30's is not something we see very often. 37 in leesburg and frederick. 40 in fredericksburg. we will warm up only to the upper 40's at best, with plenty of sunshine. the wind is slackening as high pressure moves overhead but it will stay unseasonably chilly. we will start to get a more southerly wind, and there is a warm front well to the west that we are tracking. we will see increasing cloudiness and temperatures might rise overnight. we might see an early morning shower tomorrow and then we get on track. wake up temperatures in the mid-30's and we will climb through the day. it looks pretty good by the afternoon. 62, thattart the day, is more like it, by the afternoon. we can a a

another 10 degrees to our forecast for the day on saturday. jummy: coming up on the news at noon, a major break in a series of bomb threats nationwide targeting jewish community centers. more about the man under arrest a deadly hate crime, a man who traveled from baltimore to new york just to kill over skin color. a fire sparked by books, the incredible scene out of florida that could have been avoided by a simple donation. now i check of the traffic. -- a check of the traffic. angela: for the most part problem free with one exception. you will see a little bit of red near new hampshire avenue and bigger delays as you approach gallows road. let's head to our traffic land cameras and give you a live look

approaching gallows load. -- gallows road. within the work sound we had an accident, impacting the service road as well so we have delays from interstate 66 toward the springfield mixing bowl. the other works, university avenue to new hampshire boulevard, that closes a lane as well. district delays, as you approach the third street tunnel, the long-term works out and the key bridge, you see the columns set up for the midday work sound. just the aware for possible -- be aware of possible delays.

>> you are watching abc seven news at noon, on your side. jummy: more than a dozen homes are severely damaged in florida and it was all caused by burning books. -- were sparked after a homeowner started burning old books. more than 100 people were forced to leave their homes and at last check the fire was only about 65% contained. now to a developing story regarding on threats against jewish community centers, a dual israeli american citizen was arrested in israel in connection with the case. dozens of jewish centers have been made target and graveyards vandalized the fbi believes the 19-year-old called in bomb threats here, in israel, and in new zealand. the motive is unclear.

charges after a deadly hate crime in new york city. james jackson has a longtime hatred for african-americans and they believe hatred took him all the way to new york city where he stabbed a 66-year-old man to death. he harbored hatred for more than a decade. a video of kids fighting in the streets went viral, not because of the fight itself but because of how it ended. two young boys fighting in the middle of the street and atlantic city when a 26-year-old stepped in to stop it. he spoke with the kids about being better and doing better, and the kids responded. one involved in the fight says he is thankful. >> i want to thank him a lot because if it was not for him it could have been a whole lot different. >> he made them shake hands and i just

out here. jummy: he even got a shout out on twitter from lebron james. very cool to see the way he stepped in. doug: that is what it means to be a role model. jummy: you are our role model for the weather. doug: we are in trouble now. jummy: 70's tomorrow? saturday. doug: we are going to leave the coldest of winter behind us and hopefully for good. great falls, virginia at the country club at riverbend, that is frost on the fairway this morning. it has not warmed up all that much but the sun has been out, clear blue skies and sunshine, 39 degrees. temperatures will rise this afternoon. the coldest air mass is moving offshore.

news, the low temperature at reagan national was 30 degrees, probably about the same at the tidal basin. we do not have any reason to believe there was any damage to the cherry blossom's morning. -- blossoms this morning. changes are on the way. this is the leading edge of the warm front and as the front approaches, we will see increasing cloudiness and maybe an isolated shower into the morning hours. then we will see the skies brightening and the thermometer will climb. temperatures expected to remain above freezing tonight and tomorrow morning, a possibility of some showers, possible as late as 10:30 or 11:00 tomorrow morning. the wind changes direction and we warm up nicely into the low 60's, and more so on saturday. partly sunny skies, 73.

is 59. still above average on sunday but the rain will be moving in, especially overnight into monday, and this could be substantial rain. for a good portion of the day it will be very pleasant. a chilly day today, warmer tomorrow, still warmer on saturday. next week we will still be near 70 degrees with a chance of showers on monday, mild and shower chances on tuesday, and the possibility of cooling off by the end of the week. notice the overnight lows, 50's and 40's. i think the worst of winter we can wash out of here. jummy: don't call back. ever. coming up, an incredible story of survival. a college student stranded in the desert in arizona for five days, how she willed herself to stay alive. >>

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jummy: now to an incredible survival story. a woman stranded in the arizona desert for nearly a week making it out alive. >> a college student stranded in the grand canyon for five days, trapped in a desperate fight for survival. >> i was panicking and crying and sobbing. i was a mess. >> amber was sightseeing when she says her google maps app send her down a road that did not exist. her car ran out of gas in the middle of the canyon's rough

unable to get cell service she made a series of videos saying goodbye to her family just in case she did not return. up, sheed not to give began to make help signs at of rocks. as one day turned to the next she finally glimpsed a sign of life and gave chase, to no avail. >> i tried to chase down the truck but they did not see me in their rearview. dayinally, on the fourth she decided to hike 11 miles to try to find a cell sake will, leaving a note -- so signal, leaving a note in her car. >> i felt so disconnected from everyone and i was like, is there even a search out? apparently there was a miscommunication and no one was looking for me at all. >> she finally

signal and reached 911 but was cut off when trying to explain where she was. in despair she begin the long hike back to the car. the call worked after 119 excruciating hours. find her, was able to spotting her car and the help side. >> she is a survivor. she did a lot of things that helped her survive. those notes were clues that lead us to where she was. >> they found amber waving frantically a few miles from the vehicle. , day later, back to sightsee showing off her sunburn in a flagstaff observatory. die thought it was going to in the desert and now i'm going to class and trying to be

doug: it is going to be chilly this afternoon, upper 40's despite a full day of sunshine but the warming trend is on the way. tomorrow, maybe a rain shower in the morning with the warm front but it will hit 62, 72 on saturday, and sunday mild with a chance of a shower developing in the afternoon and evening. gone. at least winter is thank you for joining us. have a great day.

>> welcome to hometown heroes week. for us, this week is all about paying tribute to some very special people who've done some truly amazing things. you can't put a price on the things these people have done, but a million dollars isn't a bad place to start. so let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] ♪ welcome, everybody. it's hometown heroes week on "who wants to be a millionaire." i love this week. today's hometown hero received global attention as the pediatrician who was the whistleblower who exposed the flint, michigan water crisis. today we are celebrating her efforts by giving her a shot at $1 million. from flint, michigan, please welcome dr. mona hanna-attisha. [cheers and applause] doctor, how you doing?