,crews respond to an apartment fire. >> abc 7 news at 11:00 starts now with breaking news. alison: we are on the scene of two breaking news stories. an apartment fire has display several families in silver spring, and we are tracking an active d

northwest. late-breaking information on both of these headlines in just a moment. jonathan: first, we start in the weather center with a freeze advisory. it was chilly last night and it is very cold tonight. it is the entire region. alison: for a lot of us, it is the first real frost of the year. meteorologist steve rudin has more. steve: the frost advisory goes into effect at 1 a.m. if you have plants on the front porch or , bring them inside. other than that, it is cold. here is the frost advisory for the district, all of southern maryland, extending to the north and northwest, montgomery county inrederick, letting county, the panhandle of virginia. shenandoah and rocking ham, that is a freeze warning overnight. the wake-up temperatures tomorrow, it will be called. you would need a jacket, at

the sunglasses. 45 tomorrow morning downtown dale city.irfax, 41 coming up, a warming trend, just in time for a very specific event around the dmv. we have the marine corps marathon sunday, plus a cold front next week. alison: steve, thank you. now back to the breaking news in silver spring where they are fighting a fire at an apartment building. sky track 7 over the 100 block of east skyler road. tim barber is on the ground for us. we just got word on the cause? believe thisters started with a man smoking a cigarette next to an oxygen tank . never a good idea for stop this all started on the first floor. not spread.s it did firefighters rushed to the scene and knocked this down and it did not spread.

cigarette was in his 60's, transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation and is expected to be ok. the bad news, several families have been displaced. we just spoke with a woman who does not know where she will stay tonight. , and by the end of the call it was already a blaze, coming out the second floor. tim: these are some of the people waiting to figure out where to go tonight. the red cross will help some of these families. as soon as we get more information about exactly what happened, we will bring it to you right here on abc 7. live in silver spring, maryland, tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: sky track 7 flying over a big fire in anne arundel county, multiple storage trailers igniting in laurel. there were reports of explosions. nobody was hurt. jonathan:

also following breaking news in northwest washington where a body was found in the dupont circle neighborhood. this is video from the scene of 23rd and p street northwest. lots of questions, including how that person died. download the abc 7 app for updates as they are available. alison: get the latest on your phone by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com/text. jonathan: and just into the newsroom, the police say they arrested a man accused of flashing young children and following them to school. the man from southwest is facing several criminal charges. it happened in southwest, close to jefferson middle school and apple tree charter school. the police are investigating if morgan was connected with other indecent exposure incidents in that area. tonight, 7 on your side investigating complaints after an active shooter scare on howard university campus. alison: it turns out ther

students got the alert 90 minutes after the police responded. jonathan: as anna-lysa gayle reports, some are demanding faster alerts. >> oh, my god. tuesday afternoon, students nervously waited in their classrooms at howard university is the police responded to several calls for a possible active shooter on campus. >> we responded around noon. anna-lysa: turns out the reports were unfounded. >> we have found no evidence, nothing that supports the was a shooting on our campus. anna-lysa: many students were relieved, but some took issue with the fact they do not learn issue from cap as officials but instead through word of mouth and social media with a tweet from the d.c. police. this person received the alert at 12:42, via email. >> i feel like safety is important. anna-lysa: the howard

interim chief of this to say about the delay. >> when we received information from metropolitan police department, we alerted students. >> would probably sent out about five messages. we were doing the best we could with the limited information we had. anna-lysa: what would you like them to do in another instance like this where they have to weather if -- where they have to alert you? >> send out the alerts. isa-lysa: back live, this one of the many howard homecoming activities planned for this week. , as is black fan fest popular one. there are many other events planned this week am including yard fest. president frederick has said that security plans are in place to make sure that everybody is safe. live at howard university, anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. jonathan: new details of an accused killer bei

alison: prosecutors say that richard collins the third was killed because of his race. tim barber has the latest. tim: richard collins had a promising life. vesta get us believe that it was cut short by a racist killer. >> it's sad. was suspect sean urbanski indicted on hate crime charges. >> think that had a role to play in it. tim: collins was murdered in may on the campus of the university of maryland. rotcowie state student and student was attacked by urbanski. >> i feel like it could have been any of my friends late at night. tim: after the murder, detectives discovered that urbanski was a member of a racistfaces to -- facebook group. if convicted, he could spend life behind bars. nancy: harvey

officially resigned from the board of directors of a company as his brother, bob, is being accused of sexual harassment as well. the weinstein company said he repeatedly made unwanted romantic advances towards a woman. some of hollywood's biggest movie stars continue to share their tales of sexual abuse. honest, guilt for not coming forward earlier and taking action. true discussed at the director. nancy: that was actress reese witherspoon. the board of the weinstein company fired harvey weinstein last week from his position as chairman. amazon studios chief roy price resigning amid sexual harassment accusations. rice was placed on leave of absence five days ago. a producer for the a

"the man in the high castle" alleges he repeatedly made lewd comments to her despite her telling him to stop the amazon canceled an event promoting the show in london this week. colin kaepernick was not invited to a yearly four-hour meeting between players, owners, and commissioner roger goodell, focusing on players kneeling to protest racial injustice during the national anthem. the league and players association said the meeting was productive. it also said the league did not ask owners to demand players stand before each game. >> we did not ask for that, no. no, we spent today talking about players haveat our been trying to bring attention to, about issues in our communities to make our communities better. >> the players will continue to do work in our communities. we feel like t

thing to do is use the platform. >> ♪ o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ as players including redskins cornerback josh norman met, protesters outside the building demonstrated on the sidewalk, many kneeling in a show of solidarity. alison: tomorrow, a bipartisan group of senators will meet with the president at the white house to talk tasks reform -- tax reform. the president has given tentative support for the health care subsidies that he ended last week. the federal judge in hawaii has now blocked the third version's of the president's travel ban saying that it discriminates based on nationality. and in a radio interview, the defended the false claim that his predecessors did not call the families of fallen soldiers. >>

kelly if he got a call from obama. ask other people. i don't know what his policy was. alison: white house visitor logs show that president obama hosted kelly at a gold star breakfast. has nowthe president spoken with four soldiers killed in africa earlier this month. still ahead, petland selling sick puppies? investigated just weeks ago. now a state is taking action. jonathan: ditching the military in leading a double life? the charges filed after 40 years. alison: and you've heard about the concerns of ford suv's and potential carbon monoxide leaks. for has not issued a recall, but is doing something else instead.

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jonathan: a 64-year-old man is in military custody come accused of deserting an air force base 40 yea

life. jeffreys say that michaels never reported for duty at the base in north dakota in 1977. turns out he has been living in florida come using a fake name -- in florida, using a fake name with a business and kids. now he is in the custody of air force. special investigators alison: a 7 on your side follow-up -- california will be the first state requiring pet stores to only shell and nash sell animals from shelters. the law goes into effect in 2019. more than 200 cities and counties have similar vans place, none of them in the d.c. area. >> california is setting the standard for society. alison: a former vet marion working for petland said that the chain knowingly sells sick puppies.

and has not commented on the california law. read the original story on wjla.com. jonathan: 7 on your side with a consumer alert about ford. the company is offering to inspect and repair more than a million suv's after reports of carbon monoxide leaking into the cabs. ford is not recalling any vehicles because they say they are safe they are explorers made between 2011 and 2017. there is an ongoing investigation into carbon monoxide and exhaust odors leaking into the cab. for now four to offering free inspection and repairs. if you want more information including a hotline, all of the information is on our website, wjla.com. theyou may remember concerns brought up by police department's across the country, saying officers got sick and passed out behind the wheel because of carbon monoxide leaks. ford said the issues with those suv's is different because

their equipment. alison: a troubling wi-fi warning. experts say just about everyone who uses wi-fi is vulnerable to hacking, even in your home. a new form of attack is a threat to almost all users. there are ways to protect yourself is to experts recommend staying away from all public wi-fi. when you get notification saying it is time for an update, don't click on it. vinmo is rolling out a new option that allows you to shop online and use the app to pay for it. company is owned by paypal. the new feature will work using it enters it -- an existing interface that paypal has for shopping online. alison: maryland live! casino is celebrating a milestone by finishing its new $200 million hotel. don't know if you can use vinmo for that. today the final steel beam was lifted int

sometime next year. montgomery county police are being credited with rescuing an elderly woman with dementia. jonathan: within two hours of the first 911 call, an officer spotted the woman in the woods in gaithersburg. the woman wearing only a nightgown, socks, and cap. the officer took quick action. >> i think what resonated with me was the officer's hand on this woman's arm, and being reassuring. sometimes i see officers take the time to just take the extra steps. jonathan: the officer later texted the woman's daughter. she said she prayed out loud that she would find her and be safe. less than five minutes later, when it you know it, she spotted her. if you have a loved one with development all disabilities, alzheimer's disease, dementia, montgomery county has tips to keep those individual say. steve:

temperatures are falling. a high today of 64 degrees at reagan national, now 51. low 40's dulles, 41 winchester ns in the upper 30's. the forecast tonight, a wide temperature spread. mid 40's in the north and western suburbs, 45 downtown d.c. and closer towards the bay. we will have patchy frost develop. we have a frost advisory echoes into effect at 1 a.m. that takes us through the overnight into the morning. shaded in light blue, southern maryland, germantown, gaithersburg, bethesda, reston, fairfax, burke, greenbelt and college park. bring plants indoors before heading to bed. don't forget to download the stormwatch 7 weather app. not only can you track the storms but in the morning you can look at the app and it will kill you what's cold.

morning in bethesda, 39 college park on the middle 30's manassas. lunchtime, have sunglasses and a light jacket. if you are going out early, we range from the mid-60's at noon, near 70 by about 2 p.m. the highs eventually make it into the lower 70's. leesburg and manassas, middleburg, fredericksburg, pax river looking at 69. the weekend even better. if you like warm temperatures and a lot of sunshine. howard university's homecoming this saturday, 77 degrees. that's during the afternoon. sunday looks great, mild start for the marine corps marathon, lower 60's. midmorning, mid-to-upper 60's. by the afternoon, upper 70's. about 10 degrees above average this time of year. tomorrow, great. awesome thursday, fantastic weekend ahead. then we have showers and clouds for the day next mo

comes the cold front. that will drop temperatures tuesday and wednesday. by wednesday and thursday of next week, we are in the lower 60's with daytime highs and nighttime lows back into the 40's. steve, thank you. are you not so impressed by the oliage? i won.n three experts say that the drug is to blame. that turn yellow are just going brown and the trees that turn red will not get their full red. jonathan: that still impresses me. alison: just six years old and already making a difference, next. >> just be nice to police officers. oh, you brought butch. yeah! (butch growls at man)

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>> i want to be nice to police officers. stand.ing a donut jonathan: looks like a police headquarters that he set up. this is oliver, six years old, living in kansas. his dream is to one day be a police officer. alison: he has the donut stand to offer treats to his heroes. he has a practice here, the uniform and the cruiser. >> i like these guys. alison: the police department says they really appreciate not just the sweets but oliver's enthusiasm. jonathan: he has the motorcycle, the jeep, the outfit, and he is giving away donuts. erin: i hope those police officers have a sense of humor. even his hair is perfect. jonathan: they love it.

an officer, they will play back the video. erin: it will be everywhere now the internet. opening night did not go so well for the celtics. the sports world was silent, next.

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local toyota dealers. erin: we have seen some gruesome sports injuries -- joe theismann, paul george -- but up there injury ranks among the most difficult to watch. it was opening night between boston and cleveland. only six minutes into the celtics career, hayward went up for an alley-oop and his leg completely snapped as he came down. we injury was so horrific cannot even show it. he has been diagnosed with a broken ankle. you just see it on the faces. everybody is stunned. he was taken off the court on a stretcher. it remains to be seen if his season is over. as for the game, the cavs beat boston. redskins kicker dustin hopkins will miss the rest of the season with a partially torn hip. the team worked

players today and sign nick rose out of texas u.s. never played in an nfl game. while he is an experienced he once kicked in 80 yard field goal in practice. meanwhile, the capitals host at the maple leafs at capital one arena. in the third, still scoreless, until washington turns over the puck. the shot in front, redirected by brown, scoring his second goal of the season. the caps lose, 1-0. theezekiel elliott of cowboys was cleared to play sunday after a federal judge granted a temporar

alison: a frosty night. steve: and a cold start wednesday morning. 70 degrees t

the weekend, upper 70's. jonathan: jimmy kimmel's next. alison: have a good night. ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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