stronger is seeking answers... and not giving up, until you find them. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. announcer: now, abc 7 news at noon -- on your side. jummy: we begin with gloomy weather, fog blanketing parts of d.c. earlier today, you could barely make out the kennedy center. the dense fog warning put in place all morning long is now lifted as we take a live look outside at how it looks at the white house. the clouds remain. doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. doug: a warm front moving through the area has locked us in

ground level. this is from congressional country club in bethesda, a sea of gray. through the morning, the fog started to lift and then moved quickly. a flash of sunshine trying to break through now and again, 57 degrees. we want to share with you one of the prettiest pictures we have seen from the cherry blossoms. it worked out pretty well. the number not as high as recent years, but for folks down there, it was absolutely gorgeous. we invite you to share your images with us. we are going to wait for this warm front to move through the area. we have seen a spike in temperatures. ray. little still 60's for the metro area. we will see clearing from the west and the south. the result will be partly sunny skies. we think most areas will make it into the lower 70's. we will keep our eyes open for

evening and tonight. we will tell you what to expect for the rest of the week, the weekend, and the next 10 days when we join you in about 10 minutes. jummy: overnight in the district, a large rescue operation in a race to save up a person reported in the potomac. as of right now, the search has turned up nothing. sam sweeney is there with new information. sam: at this hour, the search has been called off. earlier this morning, it was a much different scene. take a look at the video. rescuers working the water on .he side they brought canines in. eventually, they sent divers down. here is what we know right now. just after 11:30 a.m., a man was on his balcony. he heard screaming. he looked and saw

he went to get his phone. by the time he got back outside, he set a person was in the water and all he could see was their head. he called 911. by the time he got out here, there was no sign of the person. he said there was a water spot on the dock. foruers came and searched hours, but turned up nothing. by 3:00 this morning, they called off the rescue. another incident happened saturday when rescuers were called by a fisherman who said he had found a body. they pronounced the person dead. we are working to get new details on both of these cases and a soon as we have them, we will pass them along. sam sweeney, back to you in the studio. now, all signsng pointing to arson after an apartment complex in montgomery county goes up in flames. the building has been turned into a crime

>> fire investigators in montgomery county say this is very suspicious. in fact, they believe someone threw something through that window right there. you can see the window boarded up. it is unclear if the person who lives there was targeted, but we know latter rescues had to perform here. five people were trapped, all rescued from the second floor. fire investigators now believe this was arson. this is the millwood manor apartments, $20,000 worth of damage so far. several people without homes today. fortunately, no serious injuries. we talked to one woman who was among the trapped. she knew something wasn't right. a they are telling us it's crime scene. i know we heard something. we did. we heard something. >> a bomb squad and fire investigators spent several hours trying to sift through all of this and

what happened. they also talked to a person of interest, we understand, who was hospitalized. they want to hear from anyone who may have seen anything out of the ordinary here. this fire started at 415 in the afternoon -- 4:15 p.m. jummy: new this afternoon, a high school bombing plot foiled in frederick county. officials were notified by a concerned parent of a potential threat of violence last thursday. it led to the arrest of savarrio.d nicole safari bomb making materials and guns were found inside her home. right now, she is undergoing a mental evaluation. you don't see this every day. a naked man stopping traffic in the district. this happened this morning as the commute was ending. he was

taken to the hospital. to the drawing board. a new week brings new questions to the white house following the failure of the republican health care bill. lana zak with why president trump is laying the blame at the feet of the conservative freedom caucus. >> the honeymoon between president trump and the freedom caucuses over. the president switching gears from blaming democrats to blaming conservative members of his own party. tweeting -- for now, obamacare remains, as republicans are unable to agree between themselves on what should replace it. will the gut punching defeat open the president to a new strategy? chance, ives trump a believe, to become the transformational president he wanted to be, because the only way out of this is to

to work with democrats. there is no longer a republican working governing majority. >> i want the president to hear me say this. we are ready to talk about how we can make some improvements in the affordable care act. >> the top democrat in the lesse was much conciliatory. >> he moved so far right it was virtually impossible for us to work with him. >> today, president trump is focusing on business, announcing a new white house office of american innovation. his son-in-law jared kushner will lead the team that aims to fix the government with business ideas. thathite house announced he will be voluntarily testifying in front of the senate intelligence committee as part of their ongoing the trumpion into administration and russia. >> ivanka

trump is making her first trip abroad since her father took office. she is attending a summit of u.s. as one of five delegates at the gathering. , protests in russia in the largest display of defiance against vladimir putin in years. organizers say it was a protest against corruption. than 1000 people were arrested, including an american journalist, who was detained for over five hours. --pite protests, who tends vladimir putin approval ratings remain at 80%. malfunctioncleaner really an accident? plus, baseball -- was this elevator accident

-- elevator malfunction really an accident? plus, baseball sized hail. and north carolina goes to the championship for the second year in a row. now, traffic. >> we take a look at the beltway in silver spring. it looks a little bit like .ush-hour now there is an accident on the beltway in silver spring right now blocking one lane to the left. started to slow down on colesville road by silver spring. on 95, near stafford county, some road work before the exit for 610. not too bad right now, just a brief delay as you go farther north on 395. the 14th street bridge looking very good right now with no incidents or delays. and the beltway both ways looking good in montgomery county and fairfax

[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] around thering news world, eight people wereilled when an avalanche struck a japanese ski resort. some were students. the other, and eight grade teacher. 36 others suffered nonlife threatening injuries. a hong konginside mall. shoppers going the wrong way at a high rate of speed, sending dozens tumbling. in all, 18 people were injured. arrested,ics are

the machine. closer to home, a four alarm fire getting a building in oakland, california. firefighters continued to battle this monster blaze. multiple people were rescued from inside. it's unclear how many are still inside, if any. because of the fire is still a known. now to a developing story in cincinnati. a fire inside a packed nightclub has killed one person and injured 16 others. gunfire a rep did after a group of men got into an argument. did ---- gunfire in rupp of men goter a group into an argument. busce opened fire on a saturday. a55-year-old started shooting at random, killing one tourist and injuring another man before

a swat team used explosives to break through the bus window, eventually taking him into custody. police say he is mentally ill. we stay in las vegas now where an all-out search is on for robbers caught in camera breaking into the palacios hotel and making a getaway. lindsay janice has more on the terrifying moments. >> las vegas police searching for two of the three suspects seen in this cell phone video, dressed in animal masks, fleeing the scene after breaking into a high-end rolex store. the trio targeted the luxury vegas casino the bellagio. police say the suspects sledgehammer their way into the jewelry store saturday with tourists in plain sight. one witness close enough to snap this photo. >> at first i thought it was just some sort of strange thing that was happening because there are lots of people in costume. he

and black in one hand and i took a picture. i noticed he was holding -- something long and black in one hand and i took a picture. i noticed he was holding a gun in the other hand. >> be incident reminiscent of the film "ocean's 11." hundreds fled the scene after mistook the hammers for gunshots. the robbers made what the police described as a cozy getaway. flee in atempted to vehicle. the vehicle didn't start. a vehicle. carjack that didn't go so well. they fled on foot. now, residents bracing for more weather like this down south. baseball sized hail falling from the sky in texas on saturday. it smashed windshields and did pretty good damage to homes as well

the mississippi valley and ohio valley. the wild night of storms included this in oklahoma. storm chasers capturing video of this tornado. another twister touched down just a few miles away. it's the season, unfortunately. a strong cold front tomorrow and another threat of severe weather is probably south of the metro area. but this time of year, it's going to happen. we are getting rid of the fog and trying to warm things up around here. let's take a look at the chesapeake a right now. -- bay right now. only 48 degrees. winds are coming across the cold water of the bay. if you come inland of it, temperatures are somewhat warmer. in march is 60h degrees. we are looking this afternoon to make a big recovery.

in winchester, the sun will come out. it will be a nice afternoon. doppler radar shows showers in martinsburg and northern frederick county. a few more moving in a across the plateau area and toward the interstate corner. -- court or. ridor.ey the warm front moving through as well to the west. with the cold front tomorrow, anything big is likely not going to be in the metro area. .onight, warmer temperatures maybe a passing shower or two. tomorrow, sunshine for a while, but as we get to the afternoon, the cold front comes in, scattered showers and thunder. the south will be very warm.

clearing skies and cooler weather late at night. on next rain comes our way friday. from the storm protection center, this happens under a marginal risk of severe weather. we are at the bottom of the categories. the bigger threats will be in the south across texas and oklahoma. we will zoom in our areas and differentiate. extra chances off to the north. here is our extended outlook for you. tomorrow andhowers wednesday. the weekend looks ok. 60's. we will keep more seasonal temperatures through the early part of next week. jummy: all right, well the final four in phoenix is set. oregon, gonzaga, north carolina and south carolina are the last still standing at -- with a shot at t

the tar heels were the last two punch their ticket to phoenix. a kentucky star nailed a game-tying three with seven carolinaeft, but wasted no time. the shot of his life would be the game-winner for the tie heels -- tar heels. for the first time in school history, south carolina is headed to the final four. they knocked out the number four seed, florida, 77-70. they will take on number one seeded gonzaga with a trip to the national game on the line. final four has some new faces, by the way. both south carolina and gonzaga's first trip to the big dance. oregon has not been to the final four since 1939. for north carolina, it's their second year in a row. coming up next

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jummy: major backlash this united airlines decision to prevent two girls from flying because they were wearing leggings. >> united airlines is dealing with a different kind of turbulence after two girls had to change clothing before warning a

>> we heard a gate agent say, these are not my rules, i just enforce them. >> shannon took to twitter, writing, a united date agent isn't letting girls get on a flight because of leggings. since when does united police clothing? the airline tells abc news that employees are considered representatives of united. program --der >> the airline is saying, if you are going to fly for free with us, you are going to meet certain

>> many turned to social media, disappointed with how airline handled the situation. some pointed to a post lasted june of a woman wearing leggings for international yoga day. one woman wrote, i have flown with no pants on, just a top as a dress. another woman had a back and with the carrier saying leggings are business attire for 10 euros. their business is being children. united

jummy: so, we have some rain coming. doug: some showers, but warmer temperatures. we could get to the 70's with some sun breaking through. looking ahead to tomorrow, a warm and muggy day. sunshine early and a cold front brings a better chance of showers and thunderstorms later afternoon to tomorrow night. clear and breezy on wednesday. partly sunny on thursday. a quick peek of the next 10 days, look how i'll the temperatures are. tomorrow in today warmer -- look how mild to the temperatures are. tomorrow and today warmer than the rest. opening day looks fine. jummy: go nats. be sure to watch abc seven news at 4:00. have a great day.

>> hey, everybody, it's whiz kids week on "who wants to be a millionaire." we've got some incredibly smart young students with us today. all of them dead set on walking out of here with $1 million, and i can't wait to see if they can pull it off. so let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome to the show. it's whiz kids week here on "who wants to be a millionaire." i love it. today's whiz kid has won president obama's award for academic excellence, is an academic bowl state champion, and yells at his tv when our adult contestants get their questions wrong. here to prove he deserves to be on this stage, from peachtree corners, georgia, please welcome 13-year-old naman shah. [cheers and applause] naman, what's up, brother? >> what's up? >> how you doing?