we are told he was unconscious and is breathing. unfortunately the homicide detectives have been called to the scene. police now have a lookout for two african-american males, driving a black toyota. still a very active investigation. if we get new information we will let you know. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: thank you. we are following breaking news out of the naval academy where a person is dead, in this, a nasty accident on the base. maryland bureau chief brad bell is in annapolis. brad? brad: this happened not on the main campus but this side of the severn river in an area home to the naval academy golf course. get back to skytrak7 to see the video of this bizarre and terrible crash. granbury point road goes through the golf course and it ends at the pro shop and

naval academy primary school. elementary school. the vehicle at a high rate of speed and crashed in the putting green and in a number of cars in the parking lot. the witness telling me it seemed that the car might have been going 100 miles per hour. at this point the naval academy police are investigating and they have no idea why the driver lost control. good news is for all the folks there, none of the students from the elementary school were out front. no golfers on the practice putting green. the one injury that turned into a fatality. back to you. larry: we are preparing if a winter blast. alison: chief meteorologist bill kelly in the weather center. freeze warning. this the real deal. >> it is. you want to bring the pets in.

normal high of 61. not too far off of that. clouds and light showers but all in. not too bad. we will keep temperatures in the 50's for the next couple of hours. drop it to 49 by 9:00. but tomorrow morning it will change. we have a freeze warning in effect for pumpal shades. frederick, montgomery county, southern part of loudoun county and fauquier county north. tomorrow morning around the region is below freezing. it will feel very cold. we talk about that and break it down hour-by-hour in a few minutes. larry: we will see you in a few. we have seen them flashing for months. the toll lanes will become reality. alison: sam sweeney on your side in the mobiletrak7 with what you need to know.

sam: if you drive alone to work and you always wanted to use 66 in rush hour, now you can. but you have to pay. the tolls, they are going to start charging. this is 66. we would love to see this every day. no cars or traffic. well, that is not the reality. but they hope it will be less congested once tolls go in place. they will do the pricing based on how much congestion there is. there is no price limit. so if you get pricy if you are a single driver looking to go into the 66, inside the beltway in the rush hour commute. if you have more than one person, you will not be charged but you need to have an easy pass flex. hours are 5:30 to 9:30 and 3:00 to 7:00 on the outbound. you can pick up an ez pass or pick it up from the giant food store. for those with the

you still can't go for free. motorcycles are the only exception. reporting live along 66 in mobiletrak7, sam sweeney. larry: hour's how long backup caused by an overturned tractor trailer. the driver lost control in southbound at i-95 and 234 in dumfries sending trash over the highway in the height of the morning traffic. the driver okay. alison: prosecutors call it repulsive attack. today a woman who threw cup of urine on a bus driverer was sentenced to 120 days in jail. opal brown will be on probation. but they are calling for it to be a felony to attack a driver. we'll have more at 5:30. >> alarming failure bis the airport securities. new loopholes uncovered by the department of homeland security. they look at the checkpoint to n

procedures that failed half the time in detecting the items. members of congress were quick to criticize but a lawmaker says funding might be key. >> we have the technology and the resources to do it. but we are not doing it because of funding. we are taking it away for the budget reduction on what is the people pay themselves out of their own pocket to do it. we are paying for a wall. >> t.s.a. says it is implementing the measures to improve the effectiveness at checkpoints. alison: wednesday marks five months since the afternoon bush at congressional softball practice in alexandria. today, congressman scalise thanked the officers who saved his life and the lives of everyone else on the field that day. >> these five brave men and women prevented what would have been mass execution. a lot of members of congress here today wouldn't be here today. i wouldn't be here

bravery. alison: five officers from the u.s. capitol and alexandria police department received u.s. capitol police medal of honor today. find out what makes that unique coming up tonight at 6:00. >> new details on the competing tax reform plan in congress. the senate version keeps seven tax brackets compared to four in the house. the senate version eliminates deduction for the state and the local taxes. the house eliminates the estate tax, senate keeps it for some families. the 20% corporate tax rate remains for both plans but senate wants to phase it in. >> taxes going up on the middle class. house and the senate plan and the combination of the -- combination of the two. we won't sign it. >> the house version passed key committee today to move it closer to passage. alison: virginia's longest serving republican congressman isalcaing it quits tonight. representative -- is calling

the representative is not seeking re-election tonight. he represented virginia six district including roanoke and most of the shenandoah valley. it means that 33 members of congress are not seeking re-election in 2018. 23 are republicans. ten are democrats. some are retiring. others are running for higher office. larry: developing now disturbing allegation against a u.s. senate candidate. a women telling the "washington post" roy moore undressed and groped her. she said it happened when she was 14. he was a 32-year-old district attorney. moore called the charges fake news. majority leader mitch mcconnell said if true he should end the campaign. >> five women are accusing comedian of sexual misconduct. the women say it happened ten years ago.

>> president trump taking warmer tone to china. in his visit today he said he does not blame china and says he thinks the predecessors are responsible for the growing trade gap. >> the people united will never be divided. alison: students from nine area schools walked out of class this morning as a nationwide protest in support of daca. the program protects immigrants brought to the u.s. illegally as children. president trump announced a plan to end daca and called on congress to replace it with the legislation that does not include amnesty. >> mike tyson on his way back to the u.s. after being denied entry in the chile. the former boxer's criminal record kept him meeting requirements for entry. he served time for rape in indiana and road rage in montgomery county. alison: well, the pastor

people were shot and killed last weekend now says that the building will be demolished. pastor frank pomeroy wants to turn the site of the first baptist church of sutherland springs, texas, in a memorial. larry: d.c. police trying to figure out if a murder late last night at georgia and kennedy street southwest is connected to another shooting the night before. sam ford is live near the scene with the latest. sam? sam: larly are, five people shot and three killed in the area of northwest washington since sunday. so, today, at the scene of the latest killing the police presence in this area has been heavy. bullet holes in the plexiglass of the lucky corner market where according to police 22-year-old jonathan was shot and killed before midnight last night after an encounter in the store with 23-year-old mario alpharro. police wod

shootout but he was shot and found wounded blocks away was arrest and charged with the other man's death. police believe it may be gang related to an incident tuesday night less than a mile aray. >> we have interviews countless witnesses. we have looked at the proximity where the locations are. >> in the incident in rittenhouse northwest the 16-year-old barrios was shot and killed in the alley behind his home. adult with him was wounded. >> this case remains an active investigation. we making some progress and bringing it to closure. >> at the capital city public school, he was a junior and they said he was a good kid. the school had grief counselors there today. it was the second and the third fatal shooting in four days. juan nelson 35 was shot and killed sunday on shepherd street. >> we are increasing patrols or getting extra patrols. focused in the area of 8 and

1300 of rittenhouse. >> so, you see the bullet holes. a worker here at the store would not give me the video but showed me the video inside from surveillance. when you see there are two men in there, there is a smokes. suddenly one -- there is a commotion. then one pulls out a gun and starts shooting. you see a line there. they are pretty tense here in this area. trying to make sure that this stops in this neighborhood. reporting live from northwest washington. i'm sam ford. abc7 news. larry: new york woman who admitted she removed a plug from her fiancée's kayak sentenced to 12 years in prison. after time served she could be free as soon as next month. prosecutors say that she wanted to collect her fiance

alison: the executive director patrick jamison is resigning around says it's time to pursue other interests. maryland legalized medical marijuana but it's still working to let them distribute the drug. >> bus drivers with a keen interest in verdict ask for protection from the public. in one of the worst aviation disasters. it's tough to weigh in our area. how t.w.a. 800 saves lives. and a winning friendship lands an adorable delivery man in training a sweet se

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the water supply to the faucets and clear out the underground sprinkler system and take care of the garden hoses, too. the preparation doesn't end there. >> they will fantastic indoors. >> pablo rodriguez owns the tranquil garden center in rockwell. yesterday he called several in this home and said it will sustain life and save money. >> if you get caught up behind the couch, water this once a week and it will do an amazing job for you. >> auto mechanics say decreased tire pressure and zap the fragile car batteries. >> if you go to the doctor, they check height and weight. we do the same thing. if the brakes, lights, tires, fluids, you are this good

>> fire houses in the mid-atlantic region are busiest in november and december. gave space heaters space and check carbon monoxide testers and don't toss ash in the trash. postpone netflix and instagram until the beloved geraniums and the palm plants are safely indoors. kevin: i called a number of heating companies today and all of them told me they are swamped right now. as for me, i have ditched the winter coat but bill, i hear this time tomorrow i will be wearing it. right? bill: oh, yeah. you will be wearing that and you probably want gloves and the hat as well. it will be chilly. good evening. let's get to it. a lot of cloud cover out there now. temperatures currently not bad. 48 degrees in frederick. reston at 49. 56 for the district. warmer spots.

40's and 50's. nothing out of control. it's chilly but warmer than it will be in them coming hours. baltimore at 54. 53 in fredericksburg. light showers, nothing like it was. a couple of those ahead of the cold front sweeping through. it is well west. it's bringing snow to the lower and the upper michigan. extending to indiana and illinois. the winds, that is what will make a big difference making our way out tomorrow. there are two things to talk about. first, tonight's wind chill factors. the air temperature will be above freezing but it will feel nowhere close to that. the winds are not strong out there now s

an issue. as the front approaches, tomorrow morning, if you could take your kids to school, i suggest that. this could be a hand warmer. the peak heating of the day. the air temperature will be 40, 41. we are below freezing for the most part all day long. friday. layer up and bring the extra hot

we are not expecting showers. we have fair sunshine. breezy and a cold day. the second story is tomorrow night and into saturday morning. we are calling it a weather alert day because of what i mentioned. 26 on tuesday morning is when we will flirt with the temperature record. the wind chill is not that bad because the winds calm down. 44 degrees by the time we get to saturday. it's a chilly couple of days. alison: sounds like it. larry: i got the gloves out. thanks. the national toy holiday inductees are out. alison: while the paper airplane is in, yep, it's what is out raising eyebrows. log on to wjla

would have voted for. larry: i think she made it to the door one time. larry: what this ups driver is doing for the little boy who is so excited to see her every time she arrives. >> i'm mike carter-conneen. this is an often overlooked spot and the future home of a world war i memorial. i'll take you today's ground breaking. >> but first, t.g.e.t. the favorite thursday night shows are back tonight on abc7 . >> stay

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shet doesn't make it to the front door. she entered him in a contest to win a pint-size version of the signature brown trucks and he won. >> so are you ready to deliver today? >> he saw the truck and he jumped up and down and said you have the ups truck! of course he jumped in my truck and wanted torch load it. >> james mom says he has probably gone a million times out in the truck already pretending to hand out things, dog biscuits, pretend packages. whatever. larry: that is pretty good. he has skills. reverse skills. alison: adorable. larry: people at the d.m.v. can't back up like that. clue is in the national toy hall of fame with a wiffle ball and paper airplane. the board game sports equipment are unduck tees in the h

to the hall of fame. but the nominees that didn't make it have the news room talking. risk, magic 8 ball, matchbox cars and my little pony didn't make the cut. which would you vote for? alison: probably not the paper airplane. larry: really? alison: not really a toy is it? larry: i guess not. alison: oh, you made them. larry: i'm trying to convince my daughter i'm 30. alison: pez candy, like it should be on there at some point. larry: i would have picked that. alison: uno. larry: i still play it. my kid and i still play it. alison: maybe next year. larry: start a petition. alison: all right. still ahead at 5:00, you may have heard of the farm to table. but what about chef to tree? >> many of the students are a little bit in awe. it takes their breath away. larry: also what is motivating

virginia to improve transportation safety for all of us? >> intensifying calls for better protection for metro bus drivers. i'm stephen tschida.

richard: ritchie marlboro road with breaking -- this is richard reeve with breaking news where police are investigating a shooting involving a teenager. i'll pan out of the way so you can see. can you see, mike? can you see? mike our photographer is going to shoot down the street here. this happened about 3:45. this teenager we believe was talking down the street when he was shot. we see mayor bowser is beginning to approach. we'll walk over here to talk to mayor bowser. producer, is that all right? we have mayor bowser here. she is about to brief us on what they know at this point. again, this young person shot, transported to the hospital unconscious but breathing. the mayor is here with an update. she has just spoken to the police. mayor? >> good evening, everybody. i am here to brief you out on a very unfortunate incident.

high school student was shot here very close to where we are standing. he is 17 years old. he was transported to the hospital where he is being treated. i am here with members of the police department. the assistant chief contl provide you details of the metropolitan police investigation. >> today at 3:45 p.m. members of the melt police department re -- metropolitan police department responded to call of a shooting. upon arrival we located a juvenile male suffering from at least one gunshot wound. the juvenile was transported to an area hospital for treatment. at this point we are looking for anyone in the area who may have observed the individuals in the area. occupying a black vehicle. we are unsure if it's

four years but dark windows occupied by at least two males. we are also asking that the public would give us a call at 727-9099. that is the command information system with any information related to the shooting. >> was the young student walking home from school? >> we know he is on the street. there was some argument that took place that ultimately resulted in the shooting. >> any idea was this a drive-by or they got in the car and drove away? >> we don't believe it was a drive-by at this time. >> thank you. richard: i'll go ahead and wrap this up, mike. this is a developing story. we will have the latest for you coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00". for now i'm richard reeve reporting live. back to you. larry: we'll check back in. meanwhile, developments in the murder of ashanti billie. her parents traveling to norfolk area to get he

back. she was reported missing in september when she didn't show up to work at blimpies on military base. the body later found behind a church in north carolina weeks later. now her suspected killer is eric brown, retired 21-year navy veteran who was homeless and frequented the restaurant where she worked. alison: the woman caught on camera throwing cup of urine at a metrobus driver was sentenced to 120 days in jail and three months probation. crowd of the bus drivers were in the courtroom and they called for more to be done to protect them. stephen tschida explains what they want. >> the incident that made headlines around the world. disgruntled passenger urinated on a metro bus and then threw it in the driverer's face. >> increase penalties to stop assaults on the bus operators. there they crowded the courtroom for sentencing of opal brown. they maintain the 38-year-old said

never did anything for her. the driver could have been more courteous. bus drivers say fear of passenger assaults is something they contend with daily. >> they need to go to felonies. >> metro aim to have more buses with protective plexi-glass. >> we have 1,500 metro buses and more than a third are equipped with the protective shield. >> but the bus that opal brown doused driver with urine had a plexiglass shield. >> the shields are really designed to protect bus operators from getting punched or items thrown at them. they weren't designed envisioning an incident as repulsive as this. >> we have been at this very busy intersection for quite some time. a number of buses have gone by. we have

one of the plexiglass shields. today, metro bus drivers and the representative of metro called on other jurisdictions to move to beef up penalties for assaulting a transit worker. larry: we have information about a group that have had problems before. folks at warrior k9 connection were given stop work order. the group trains dogs for wounded veterans and sources telling abc news the executive director trying to figure out why they were told to be out by 2:00 today. we are working to find out what happened and we will let you know once we do. >> still to come at 5:00, picking up the tab as thousands of people flee the caribbean after hurricane maria. alison: a shotgun attack against local a.t.m.

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larry: back now with a robber who wanted to give and take. the houston police say three men robbed a doughnut shop last night. two went after the dough and the third asked customers for the cell phones and gave them doughnuts. no one was hurt.

a former sioux chef and admitted drug addict says he is making the most of his resources these days. he is homeless, 34 years old. he lives two stories up. he is a self-made treehouse. robert built it using pallet at whattals, salvages an old car for bay window. he and those living nearby in tents say they can't keep up with the rising cost of living. >> making $14, $15 an hour i can't get an apartment by myself. >> people are becoming homeless because you can't afford the bills, rent. alison: wow! managing with so little seemed impressive but the volunteers are there to trying to help as the temperatures now begin to drop. >> well, should kids be charged more at a restaurant eating without their parents? new jersey dining is adding 18% gratuity to kids bills that eat

fair for minors to be thinking differently but lawyers for diners say it isn't fair for the wait staff when groups of 20, 30 kids show up and take up tables for hours and don't leave a tip. alison: well, pieces of pie were free in farragut square. i saw them out there today. this is part of the food and friends slice of life pie day. simples were free. but 10% of the proceeds from people buying whole pies are hoping to help with hurricane relief effort. a great cause. larry: still ahead at 5:00 -- >> one of the worst aviation disasters in history. t.w.a. flight 800, 230 people died. 21 years later the wreckage from the plane in this northern virginia warehouse. i'm sam sweeney. i will take you inside before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesn't have fios,

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two people died in the fire. they are trying to figure out the motive. alison: now to a story you will see only on 7. 21 years ago, t.w.a. flight 800 exploded off the coast of new york. most people don't know that the plane from one of the worst aviation disasters in our history is largely reassembled and in our area. sam sweeney explains the plane helps keep all of us safer. >> a 747 jetliner is missing over the ocean off the inlet on the south shore of long island. >> there are reports of a very large explosion in the area. sam: the bobbing wreckage. >> no survivors found. sam: the sobbing family members. >> we are all shocked. >> it's hard to forget the images. >> there were 212 passengers. >> the crash of t.w.a. flight 800 grabbed the world's attention. 230 people died. it became the ntsb's longest, most complicated and expensive investigation n

lasting four years and costing $40 million. what many people don't know is the 747 sits in this ashburn warehouse on a satellite campus of george washington university. >> i think that a lot of people aren't aware that we do have the t.w.a. 800 wreckage here. they also aren't aware of how important is it to us at the ntsb and how we use it to train investigators. sam: more than a thousand people come to study the t.w.a. 800 every year. the investigation produced safety changes that made air travel safer for all of us. including major changes with the fuel tank flammability and old wiring due to the aging. >> many students see it and they are in awe. it takes their breath away. when i view the wreckage i think of the victims that were involved. that is a great motivator to make sure that we are doing a good job at our job as investigators

transportation safety. sam: the final report found the probably cause was an explosion in the center wing fuel tank. investigators believe damaged wires short circuited outside the tank and sent excessive voltage in to the tank. t.w.a. flight 800 is used as a training tool, out of respect for the families the national transportation safety board will never allow anyone to take a picture with the plane and no photos are ever able to be taken inside the aircraft. 98% of the plane was recovered from the ocean, including the mangled passenger seats a and today they are back in their numbered rows. >> for a couple of years after the accident the family and group was active and they came to visit the wreckage often. they would leave momentos in the seat for the loved ones. >> today's family members can visit the plane as often as they would like. >> the building is dedicated to the families and the victims involved in transportation accidents. from tragedy we gain

safer for everyone. >> in ashburn, sam sweeney, abc7 news. larry: great story. veterans, military leaders and member of congress breaking ground on a war memorial in washington. as mike carter-conneen reports it will honor americans who served in world war i and built at 14 pennsylvania avenue northwest. just in time for veterans day once known as armistice day marking the end of world war i, government and military leaders mark the start of the national world war i memorial. >> archival footage of the frenzied celebration in the nation's capital of the armistice showed washingtonians shoulder to shoulder across pennsylvania avenue in front of will lard hotel. >> the granddaughter of the john hershey expressed regret that the day took 100 years. >> i think it was d

depression and the fact that the war was so horrific. >> the v.a. secretary as well as the former senator, world war ii and the korean war vet john warner attended ground-breaking and veterans with every major conference since. 200,000 americans wounded in the great war, 100,000 more killed. >> it's our duty to remember what they fought for. >> there are critics of the memorial design and the location in the park, not the national mall. but the lead designer believes this site will get more foot traffic. >> we are in a more fitting place for commemoration. >> the park has been in disrepair for many years with the fountain turned off, stone steps falling apart. and the pond area nothing more than a birdbath. he iser to ration work could begin soon but the design still needs finalization and approval and the backers are still fundraising to pay for the estimated $50 million project. in northwest washington, mike carter-coee

larry: saturday is veterans day. tomorrow the federal observance. we want to thank all of you who sent in photos as we thank the veterans for their service this week. you can submit yours and see all the pictures we received by clicking on the see it, send it and the news app. alison: it will be a very, very cold veterans day weekend all around our regionia. going out, bundle up. bill has more. bill: it will feel like january. when we look at the more hall highs. mid-january. normal high of 43. right now not bad. we have light showers working through the area. that is not the big weather story. the temperatures outside are not bad either. what we are focusing in on are the shades of blue and purple. purple shades up north. we are talking about montgomery county, howard county to loudoun county. everywhere you see the purple shades. that is a freeze warning in effect tonight until the morning. things will get cold in s

not as cold in the light blue shade. freeze watch in effect. that is for tomorrow night and in the saturday morning where it will get cold. let me show you, i want to talk about the records here for a moment as we work over. look at this. at reagan national the calls for 26. the record is also 26. we have dulles. forecast going to 20. we are not only cold and not only have the first freeze of the season. we are knocking on the doors of the records. that is if you want to be comfortable. tomorrow we look at the wind chill factors.

>> the last meeting was in l.a. two weeks ago. disappointing for the wizards. last time was all about wall versus ball. that is out the window. they need to focus on winning a game. it starts with blocking out the social media talk. >> social media, the games. there is nothing wrong with the social media. what we are saying is not helping. we have to play the basketball game bottom line. come out and play for 48 minutes. >> stone bridge high school has put players in the nfl, one of those is redskins tight end jonathan allen and the next player is well on his way.

player. e. at 6'4", 215 pounds, stone bridge senior daniel thompson has been a dominant target on the football field this season. >> undefeated. >> he plays wide receiving and tight end for the bulldogs but he prefers resaveer. >> hit the ball more. not much blocking. i like blocking but making huge plays for team is amazing. to hear the crowd cheer for you. >> through the first week of november he ranked six in the d.m.v. with 837 total receiving yards. but he gives all the credit to his head coach. >> coach has been a huge inspiration for me. >> he has been through my high school career. >> congratulations daniel thompson. you are this week's team player. robert: we could see him. larry: he has the

thanks. at this point of the year, a family found their car in a pool and a cow struggling in nine feet of water. she shows the homeowner to the shallow end and the heifer came out. alison: who are you calling "heifer"? larry: rescued the 800-pound -- darn you, get out of there! [laughter] if she had come out right away, just a cow. but because you're stubborn, heifer. alison: so rude! all right. still to come, some local officers are ready to help with the crisis of the caribbean. larry: who is picking up the tab when the people leaving the island? the answer when we come back.

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they are going in staggered teams. they will be there for 15 days each. larry: hundreds of thousands of people fled puerto rico since the storm, many to florida. federal funding will cover food and she woulder to counseling and education. kristine frazao has more. kristine: seven weeks after the hurricane ravaged puerto rico stories of heartbreak persist. >> everything is destroyed. we have so sad. frauds virginia gomez one of the 140,000 people estimated to have left puerto rico for mainland united states. many coming by plane. even by cruise ship to florida. >> you have to find your own way to solve the problem. where to live. there is no easy way here.

hector gutierrez said the bright spot is the 10-year-old enrolled in school. >> come here from puerto rico to wait up to 45 days. >> that has left the florida schools, the social service agencies and the government programs overwhelmed. >> prompting governor rick scott to declare a state of emergency in florida as a result of hurricane maria in puerto rico. that gives the state access to the federal funding. >> an island devastated. while the mainland scaries much of the weight -- carries much of the weight trying to help those most in need. >> puerto ricans where do they go, florida, new york. we should welcome them with open arms. they are american citizens that have gone through one of the devastates storms in our history. >> this issue will remain front and center for so many lawmakers on capitol hill. as clean water is scarce and

without power. in washington, i'm kristine frazao reporting. jonathan: breaking now at 6:00, a teenager gunned down outside the school. we are at the scene where the mayor just spoke. nancy: plus, why the judge threw the book at a woman who threw urine on a metrobus driver. jonathan: five months after the shootout with a gunman, heroism is honored. >> the five brave then and women prevented what would have been mass execution. >> the rare honor given to those who stopped the deranged gunman in alexandria. but first live at breaking news. announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. richard: i'm richard reeve in southeast washington with breaking news. m.p.d. investigating a shooting of a 17-year-old ballou high school student. you can see the scene behind me.

and mississippi southeast. this all happened at 3:45 this afternoon. now, moments ago we heard from both the mayor and the police, they said that apparently there was an argument out on the street. then gunshots. the two african-american males seen leaving the scene in a dark colored toyota corolla vehicle. a lot of folks say the students walk back and forth on the street. coming to and from school. certainly a safety concern for many here. authorities now looking for the two suspects. we will stay on the developing story. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. we are following breaking news from seat pleasant where an arrest has been made in connection to a house fire that killed two people. thomas deal from d.c. is accused of setting that fire at a vacant home. the victims have now been identified gary driver and derek mcdowell. both of prince george's county. a motive still in this case has not been reveale