so get fios. now just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement. >> right now at 6:30, two officers killed on i-270. we are learning more about them. a water main break forces evacuations in the district. repairs are expected to take several more hours. some are calling it highway robbery, literally. i-66.w tolls on transportation officials are responding to requests to suspend the changes. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] -- on abc 7 news at 6:30 your side. >> i'm kimberly suiters alongside meteorologist brian van de graaff.

us quickly. brian: we will have the chance for a couple flurries and some blustery air. this is from bethesda country club. do you see the trees lit up? you will notice as the sun breaks out, you get some blue, and the snow, a few pockets here or there. we could see a few other chances throughout the week. 35 right now in bethesda. as we had through the evening, mid 30's to lower 30's downtown. some 20's in the burbs. i see some extra cloud cover building in, a wave of energy passing overhead. partly to mostly cloudy at times, and predawn, starting to clear out. as far as how cold does it get, 20's from fairfax. la plata 27 tomorrow morning. in aspenow morning hill. we will get back in the

a mix far west of town, in than an arctic blast. we will touch on all of this coming up. let's talk about how you can also get the latest with our app, the stormwatch 7 app. everything you need to know is right in the palm of your hand. kimberly: happening in northeast, crews are repairing a water main break that forced 50 homes to be evacuated. water is also shut off in the area. we just checked with officials. they tell his crews will be working to fix that 16-inch water main for another 4-6 hours. new developments in the heartbreaking story of two off-duty officers killed on i-270, one in maryland state fire marshal, and the other, an fbi agent.

for sander cohen yesterday. q mccray joins us at the live desk. he's been following this double tragedy since it happened. so much sadness with this one. q: that's for sure. this has been a tough weekend for law enforcement, morning not one but two of their own. we are learning more about carlos wolf. as you can see, he was a family man. he was 11-year veteran of the fbi and leaves behind his wife, seven-year-old son, and two-year-old daughter. a family released a statement on his passing, which reads in part, are carlos was an amazing father, husband, uncle, and brother who made us all very proud. he loved serving his country as part of the fbi. he was always helpful in giving to not just his friends, but to his family. we appreciate your prayers during this difficult t

, a deputy chief with the maryland state fire marshal's office and volunteer firefighter, they died after they were hit by a car on i-270 late friday. cohen was off duty when he stopped to help wolf whose car broke down. he had no idea wolf was an fbi agent. cohen sending and them both over the wall to the cohenside of, i-270 where was hit by a second vehicle. cohen was one of six children of -- carlos was one of six children. no charges have been filed at this point, but authorities say the case remains open, and we will you know what happens next. i am q mccray, abc 7 news. kimberly: now to the developing story on the west coast, new concerns

southern california. officials say smoke is causing air-quality hazards, and new video of a major flareup on the edge of the largest and most fire, massive flames adding heavy smoke to an area that is only 15% contained, and now new evacuation orders are underway tonight. >> i had maybe 10 minutes to grab my dog, my wallet, my glasses, and get the hell out of there. your heart.eaks i can't tell you how much. it's terrible. kimberly: firefighting conditions are about to get worse, as well. today's strong wind gusts are expected to spread the fire. with temperatures dropping, a reminder to get your chimney inspected. a gaping hole remains where it fire burned through the wall of this fort washington home. firefighters say one brick was missing in the chimney, and

this is on bremer circle. person is displaced tonight. d.c. police are busy looking for some thieves in the three separate incidents. someone climbed through in mcdonald's drive-through window, demanding money from workers. in northwest, employees at a store were held up by two people. that happened last night. these are pictures of the thieves who got away with money, and earlier yesterday morning in northeast, police say a man smashed the glass of a restaurant's drive-through window. he tried to get in the cash register, but took off empty-handed. in prince george's county, police say a woman driving erratically hit three different cars, including two police vehicles. that happened on old gunpowder road and continued through montgomery county. officers say she was eventually stopped and taken to the hospital to be evaluated. no one was hurt in any of those crashes.

that could have a huge impact on the balance of power in congress. doug jones and roy moore, facing off for a special election in alabama. eight women have accused roy moore of sexual misconduct. he has denied the allegations again today as his opponent makes a final push in a state that has not seen a democratic senator and more than a quarter century. >> it is inconceivable to think that someone would wait 40 years because they were embarrassed or ashamed of something. >> it has been a disaster for the face of alabama already. kimberly: president trump robo calloore in a released to alabama voters this weekend. now to the latest on those i-66 tolls. virginia's top transportation leader, responding to the man's to suspend the pricey tolls. sam sweeney tells us it doesn't look like they are going away anytime soon. >>

$40? that is ridiculous. sam: with tolls as high as $40 on i-66, our area went wild. some lawmakers demanded change. >> there are ways to do this to move people and move cars in a more efficient matter -- manner, a number of lawmakers called for an immediate full thisnsion, but later morning, transportation secretary aubrey lane sent this multipage letter back, detailing each reason why he will not suspend the toll. lane this morning, transportation says it was only a brief time period, only six minutes, and only 30 cars aided that price. the average driver paid $14.50. lane says the $40 toll is not something drivers should expect to pay daily. restrictions,rid lane says allowing hybrids would increase tolls. more cars,

higher the toll. he points out i-95 doesn't allow hybrids. >> i'm not angry about it. it reduces congestion, and if you have to be somewhere and want to pay, you will do it. sam: the transportation secretary says it will ask vdot to review its algorithm. in arlington, i am sam sweeney, abc 7 news. kimberly: still to come on abc seven news at 6:30, the reason you won't be seeing christmas-themed ads on metro buses.

>> you are watching abc seven news at 6:30 -- on your side. kimberly: an update to tell you about. metro will not have to post a christmas-themed ad from the catholic archdiocese of washington. a judge rejected the

ad on a bus featuring shepherds and sheep. the agency said it violated their guidelines to promote religion. a spokesman says former homeland security secretary tom ridge should be out of the hospital to spend christmas at home. nearlyad a heart attack a month ago while attending it republican governors conference in austin. the 70 two-year-old was the first to lead the department of homeland security created by president george w. bush. the deadline to get health care under the affordable care act is quickly approaching. the last day to sign up under open enrollment is friday. so far, more than 3.5 million people have signed up. expert say the total number of americans to get insurance through the exchange will likely be down from the previous year because the enrollment period has been cut short by six weeks. next, a live look outside. it is a chilly night. brian

3 kimberly: a special holidaykimberly: tribute to the fallen is headed our way. a convoy he loaded with christmas wreaths is making its way from maine to arlington national cemetery. it will travel through six more states and the district before arriving next week. >> take your marks. get set. [horn] this is the start of the 15 k! kimberly: runners braved the chilly temperatures for the jingle all the way 5k and 15k races. it is one of d.c.'s longest running holiday races.

the occasion. the 15k was a new addition. in previous years, runners cover 8k and 10k. it was a good day to be running in a christmas sweater. brian: it was o-k. [laughter] 8kthe christmas sweater got me thinking because wednesday, we have our office luncheon. i want to try to win. kimberly: i have a fun one. mine is not ugly. it's just fun. mine says "chilling with my snowmies." [laughter] brian: i like that a lot. let's talk about what is happening. the snow is a thing of the past. 39 at reagan national airport. winds are out of the southwest. the air, dry and cold across the dmv. we've still got some 30's in some locations. just before the sun went

down, we saw some added cloud cover role in, and as we head into the evening, clouds will thin out. towards dawn, the clouds will move out of here. 34 in leesburg. fredericksburg, 33. luray at 34. 35 at pax river and 38 in annapolis. winds are fairly calm, and as we head to the evening, 24-32 out there. it was a brisk day, but the sun did its part. there's a pocket of clouds pushing through. have some clouds that pinwheel through here in the evening, and i think that is where we will see some scattered clouds. as we head into monday, notice across the area tomorrow we are looking at the potential for some scattered clouds. as we head through the afternoon, temperatures will make their way into the

be this time of year, maybe a few degrees shy. as we head through tomorrow night, a little clipper system is going to swing through. some models wanted to bring some of this precipitation. they wanted to bring it closer this point, it's far enough away that it is something to watch. it will still be mild, believe it or not, through the day tuesday, but by tuesday night into wednesday, that is when the colder air will start to settle in. we will feel some colder air and much more frigid conditions for the back half of the week. temperatures drop back from the 30's into the 20's. heading out the door, making your way to work and school, it will be a cool one. tuesday, breezy with some flurries.

as we head through the latter half of the week, some snow showers. thursday, not a big system. we will see a bit of a warming trend saturday and sunday. kimberly: there was some rooting for high school football teams. >> tuscarora high school battled for the five a state championship. theill tell you who claimed title. plus, could giants quarterback eli manning

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redskins trail 30-6. kirk cousins found vernon davis for a td, but he also through an interception. around the nfl, eli manning under center as the giants quarterback. check out the standing ovation he gets, very nice, but the crowd got a little quiet on the display. second quarter, dax prescott, quick strike to does bryant. he breaks the tackle and takes it all the way for a 50-yard touchdown. fourth quarter, still tied at 10-10, prescott throws to jason witten. he makes a nice catch there. however, dallas keeps its playoffs hopes alive, beating the giants 30-10. panthers hosting the vikings in a big nfc matchup. jonathan stewart takes the handoff.

he takes it all the way to the goal line, and then he just flops in for the 60-yard touchdown. the panthers led 14-13 at the half, and then look at this, game tied at 24-20 four. panthers on the goal line, stewart again, and carolina wins 31-24. join us for abc seven sports sunday at 11:35. former turpin running back lamont jordan will join us in studio and give us his analysis on the redskins-chargers game, plus other action from around the nfl. meanwhile, it was a big day of high school football. it had to wait one more day because the virginia state title game was postponed because of the snow. one team from our area, tuscarora high school in leesburg, faced highland springs of richmond in the class 5-a championship. right before half, some momentum for tuscarora. the throw to adam

a great one-handed catch, takes it to the house. the huskies trailed 33-6 at the half. devonte a wall or come intercepted by alex lee who takes it back for the pick six. the huskies cut the lead. highland springs wins its third 5-a championship in a row, 40-27 your final. this is an amazing play. texas high school football, allen versus trinity. scrambles to his left and afflicts it to the receiver the foregoing down. that's a touchdown. check this out again. tisdale looks like he is in the grass, but not so fast. he gets the pass off, and the eagles win it 41-20. in college basketball, virginia tech wins easily over maryland easter shore and -- eastern

kimberly: that quarterback play, that was like a real hail mary. >> that was fun.

kimberly: here is someone who really liked brian's forecast. mei zhong was caught on camera at the national zoo rolling around in the snow. zookeepers say she had a lot of fun playing in the winter wonderland yesterday. we gather that pandas love the cold weather, so you can expect a lot more action like that. brian: tomorrow morning when you head out the door, you might not want to roll around in the leaves, but do stay

highs tomorrow make a run at 44 degrees. by the middle of the weekend, we are talking about temperatures only in the 30's. kimberly: thanks so much for joining us. we will see right back here at

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