on your side. >> this is the 139th easter egg role. thick of it. one of the nine. it began long time ago, 1878, and we will be stronger and bigger and better as a nation than ever before. we are right on track. >> president trump speaking a short time ago at the annual

president. our john gonzalez is at the white house with more on the excitement there. john? >> good afternoon. it is easter monday here at the white house and as the president said woman's ago, it is a tradition that has gone on for over 100 years. the rain, really coming down now but that is not stopping families from all over the country. many of them still arriving. others are gone for the day. did you know that they actually use real eggs for the eggroll? the first white house easter egg role for president donald trump and first lady veronica trump -- melania trump, this is her first big of the men she to organize. both were seen greeting visitors on the truman balcony which bases the south lawn where children have been rolling those colored hard-boiled eggs since 7:30 this morning. it was drier than. some families were concerned. they told me they

it is actually happening. some were concerned for month that this event was not going to happen this year especially when the manufacturer of the commemorative wooden and tweak it does go months ago, warning the white house that time was running out to put in his order. that order was put in and we had the chance to speak with white house spokesperson sean spicer, who says planning was never delayed, never late, just handled to friendly. -- differently. really made a focus on families and children. we brought special guests and vips. >> we knew about a month ago we were heading here. up fromickets lined oklahoma city, wondering but then it was announced it was happening and we were so excited that the lottery would be coming in a couple of weeks. >> look at this guy. you are in your easter colors. what are you hoping to do? >> w

egg roll. >> not sure if he won but he definitely got in before the rain come down. spicer talked about local schools and the importance for military families today. it is going on until 7:00 tonight but it might already be too late for some local children. arlington and alexandria school systems telling abc 7 news that they never received their tickets. d.c. public schools as of friday evening were also left waiting. the white house telling us this afternoon it is looking into it. reporting live, john gonzalez. >> all right, thank you. you saw the national zoo holding its family day today and it is raining out there. in 1891t started eight as an alternative for african american families who were not allowed at the white house. that event is free and open to everyone. this day's event includes an easter egg hunt and an animal demonstration.

that means changes to the normal traffic and parking laws around the city. rush-hour parking restrictions are not in effect today. along with meters and residential parking rules, nonemergency road construction is also suspended for today. >> but as you saw, the rain is starting to come down with a live look out at pennsylvania avenue. over in the u.s. capital, a little gray out there. i day to be indoors. let's get to our first forecast. >> kind of cloudy and raining right now in alexandria. you can see at the belle haven country club, when they shout -- they show rain on dr. -- on doppler radar. no lighting or thunder, just rain. here's the district. you can see the steady rain but already, as you get across interstate 81 and you see it breaking up the scattered showers that is a good sign. it will end this afternoon. we will ge

steady rainfall, and that is moving through the metro area now. southern maryland hasn't had much rain yet. more of it coming your way. all the farms and fields will enjoy this area so a good rainfall. maybe half an inch with these heavier bands coming through. the outlook, we will get up around 70. we will see some sun later this afternoon and early this evening. we will dry things up very quickly but tomorrow we do that with plenty of sunshine in the forecast. futurecast for this afternoon shows the rain long gone for the metro area. the clearing starts to move in a little bit later in the afternoon and we will be good to go. the changes in temperatures this week. a lot you may want to learn in the next 10 days. we've got that forecast coming up in about 12 minutes. >> we will see you then. now a barricade situation in fairfax county going into 16 hours. a man experiencing some ty

come out of his home and there are two children inside with him . they have been at the scene all day long. ryan is here now at noon. has any progress been made? as of yet. we are being told this is a very tense and fluid situation. police have been in contact with that man barricaded in that home several times over the phone throughout the morning but he still refuses to surrender. look behind me. police still remain on. roads are blocked off in the neighborhood. they have been at this for hours and hours. it all started around 8:00 last night when a call came in to friend,rom the man's the caller saying his friend was it. thing some sort of mental crisis . fairfax county police and the swat team responded to the 8600 block of thomas j stockton parkway in the forefront area. -- the fort hunt area.

children, they are four and eight years old. even though he hasn't made any threats to them we are told it makes this a more difficult sensitiven a situation. sirens were blaring throughout the neighborhood but for most of the morning it is a technique to try to get the man to surrender. he refused and that has left neighbors with little street and a lot of concerns. take a listen. now, police believe that man has not made any threats to his children but they believe he did make threats to harm himself. they are concerned for his welfare as well as the welfare of the children. we are told negotiators will continue to try to talk with him, to gain a report -- a rapport

live in fairfax county, ryan hughes. >> now an all-out manhunt across five states for the man who shot and killed an elderly man at random and posted the video on facebook. emily rowe with the latest. >> a plea from cleveland police chief morning after a man posted this alarming video online. the fbi and cleveland police on a desperate manhunt for steve stevens who they believe is responsible for a random act of cold-blooded murder. he claims he has killed more than a dozen others but police say there is no evidence supporting that. .ive states now on high alert authorities say they received a thing from his cell phone, eriected near e pennsylvania. he is driving a white ford fusion. >> obviously he had deep issues and we want to get him off the scene as soon as possible. he allegedly approached 74-year-old robert godwin

armed with a gun. >> can you do me a favor? can you say joy lane? >> joy lane. >> yeah. she is the reason this is about to happen to you. >> than the trigger was pulled, killing god when. that woman whose name was mentioned issued a statement, saying "he really is a nice guy. he is generous with everyone he knows. he was kind and loving. my children. this is a very difficult time for me and my family." family is devastated. >> i don't know what i'm going to do. it is not real. >> it is like my heart is going to stop >>. cleveland police initially make contact with him after the incident but attempts to reconnect with him have failed. emily rao, abc news, cleveland ohio. >> the highest phici

will take a final vote on an ordinance that would make hyattsville a century city. the measure would prohibit city staff from transferring information about a residence in -- immigration status from the federal government. this will result in the loss of $20,000 a year in federal grant money for the city. tonight's vote is set for 8:00. coming up on abc 7 news at noon. >> the era of strategic patience is over. >> a stern message to north korea from vice president pence. the action he says the u.s. is willing to take if north korea fails to cooperate. ins, united airlines is back the headlines. find out why a couple heading to their wedding got kicked off to the flight -- kicked off their flight. first a track at home with angela foster. >> thank you for the midday ride. we have rain coming down. we have a work zone set up on the capital beltway. still got some delays. even though it looks like they are not warming now. bridge,ead towards the

lot of color for the most part. those work zones are probably going to shut down on d.c. 295. you still have some delays approaching the capitol street. we are looking at interstate 95. heavy and slow already in the southbound direction as you get closer. rain coming down on the capital beltway near 50. at interstate 66, and eastbound crash in markham. we will be back with more news

>> you are watching abc seven news at new on your side. >> come to your tv and take a look at this. live pictures right now out of the atlanta area. there is a

stumbled which is i-20 in the cap county. atlanta has been dealing with road issues for some time. a lot of issues in i-85 just a week ago made them shut down part of that because of a fire on the bridge that caused that to collapse. there is another road closure in another major interstate. thisll keep a close eye on one and update you as we hear more information out of that state. vice president mike pence declaring an end to what he called "a policy of strategic patience" on north korea. tensions are high after a failed missile test and expectations that a nuclear test by north korea maybe next. megan hughes has the latest. >> vice president mike pence visiting the demilitarized zone between north and south korea. catching a glance of hostile territory after north korea's latest failed missile launch. >> there was a. periode was a

strategic patience but that. is over. >> president donald trump considers a military response to still be on the table. >> the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president in actions taken in syria and afghanistan. north korea would do well not to test his resolve. >> president trump at the future eggroll this morning was asked if he had a message for north korea. u.s. commanders say the medium-range ballistic missile blew up almost immediately after launch this weekend. an embarrassment for north korean leader kim jong-un and their speculation that the u.s. cyber attack may have committed to its failure. >> there is a very strong belief that the americans, through cyber methods, have been successful on several occasions in interrupting these tests and making them fail. >> but threats are rain -- stress remain. the dictator flaunted a massive military parade and what appeared to

intercontinental ballistic missiles. as north korea prepares a sixth nuclear test but from the administration is looking to use its muscle for change. or else. >> if china is unable to deal with north korea the united states and our allies will. >> the vice presidents next stop, japan where the north korean threat will remain at the top of the agenda. megan hughes, abc news, washington. >> now, protesters across the country demanding that president trump releases tax returns. demonstrations took place over the holiday weekend in several cities including here in d.c., new york, chicago, los angeles and san francisco. president trump responded with tweets saying the election is over and he tax returns are still being brought up. today, neil gorsuch take the branch as the newest supreme court justice. he and the other justices have two weeks of oral arguments that include a significant religious liberty case. a busy week after justices decide

term. they are excited to announce opinions tuesday and wednesday and they will hear the last several -- scheduled sitting of the time. in elementary school in san bernardino has reopened one week after a deadly shooting. lasses at north park elementary school this morning. security has tightened and counselors are on hand for students and staff. the school had been closed since last monday since a man walked into his estranged wife's classroom, killing her and an eight-year-old student before turning the gun on himself. a majorirlines making change following that video showing a passenger being dragged off a plane. it will no longer allow crew members to displace customers who have already boarded a plane. the change also requires staff and crew to check in at least 60 minutes before a flight. that way they can't bump anybody off at the last minute. but they are making a headline for kicking a couple off as they were headed to a destination wedding.

were traveling to costa rica where they were landed back in the terminal. someone wanted a seat so they moved up a few rows and when a flight attendant asked whether work in their assigned seats that started it off. >> they said they would get us transportation and a hotel for apparently no reason the fact that we were in the wrong seat. even though we moved to the right seats we were still taken off the plane and after that became up, they said "we will give you a 50% voucher" but then nothing. >> the airline claims the couple tried to sit in an upgraded seat repeatedly and wouldn't follow crew instructions. the couple was rebooked for another flight. >> ok doug. with all this rain i want to take flight out of here somewhere. >> it is going to pass. drought formoderate large portions of the area and the rain washed pollen, this is a good sign.

then -- so here is our story. we will give you a time lapse. here is our sky from the county high school in laurel. asudy skies, even cloudier we work in the morning and some of the rain ahead of a cold front moving in. still raining at the moment. we continue to see rain for a couple more hours in many parts of the viewing area. this is live doppler in the district. intense a line of more rainfall, nothing dramatic. that is moving through the metro area back south to manassas. past rest and in leesburg, the rain pattern breaking up. it is on its way out. it is a cold front. it is taking time out pretty quickly. it actually looks like a cold front with the rain lining up ahead of it, clearing skies behind the front. areas of sunshine between central and south virginia. this tense mid april's son -- the rain has cooled the air. weil

you can see quantico, fredericksburg, the front has not arrived yet. we are still in the 70's but is definitely cooler to the north and west. futurecast shows how quickly things clear out this afternoon. i 5:30 the metro area should be around 70 degrees. as we the southeast and get to the overnight, plenty of clearing skies by early tomorrow morning and another on tap tomorrow. sunshine in the lower 70's. another system will roll in with more rain possibilities on wednesday. pickup times of the school bus tomorrow, 64 degrees and 73 degrees dismissal time. plenty of sunshine's. here are the next 10 days. lower 70's and turning cooler with the next best of showers wednesday. then a warm front rolls through on thursday. showers and storms could hit 82, clearing skies on friday. then we go into a cooler stretch. it is not cold like we had in march earlier.

of degrees below average. the next chance for rain after there is a will come monday night and sometime early tuesday morning. we do need the rain. >> coming up at noon, the baby birth watched by millions around the world. ♪ hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® zyrtec® starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec®. muddle no more®. try rhinocort® allergy spray for powerful nasal allergy relief.

>> april the giraffe and her newborn baby are doing well this noon after a much anticipated birth. everybody was waiting for it. she delivered a healthy male cap saturday in new york. a million people viewed online and many of them watched as it took its first wobbly steps. the newborn is not named

yet but a naming contest is getting underway. you will be able to vote for a name online. a muggy start to the work week. some light showers through the region.

>> my favorite video. the national racing presidents take some bruises. that mascot was celebrating his birthday yesterday so some of his friends came in. the easter bunny clotheslined teddy the president. i don't thinte

he hit the floor pretty hard. screech got the win as you can see. he was wearing a cape hat. teddy can't catch a break. i think he got the wind knocked out of him. >> don't they have special security for that? >> you would think. >> that is tough. >> he did the easter egg roll today so he can do too bad. >> the rain is moving out. a couple of hours of sunshine here before the day is finished and then we are looking at a beautiful evening with clear skies. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. lower 70's and more rain on wednesday. wednesday, 60's but by thursday we are back in the 80's. >> thank you and thanks for joining us. be sure to watch abc seven news at 4:00. have a great day. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute,

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