it was nearly below zero. we are pretty widespread. 4 in leesburg. 7 in d.c. 5 in andrews. if you take the kids to school or sit with them in the car until the bus arrives, please do that. 23 to 25, the temperature with the sunshine. but it will feel like the single digits. it would not take long for that to become dangerous not layered up. coming up, we will talk about the next snow maker. michelle: of course. right now is the time to prepare the home for the cold. you will find ways to do that and the complete forecast anytime on the stormwatch7 news app. alison: all right. developing now, a major hassle coming for redline commuters. that is after the metro found the source of a problem that snarled the

we have more now on how the fix will affect thousands of riders. >> this morning, metro discovered a broken cable that is more than 40 years old. installed with the original track. the cable is integral to the system because it supports -- [inaudible] to eliminate risk of a collision, metro is only allowing trains on each track between brooklyn and takoma at any given time. in other words there will be congestion. there will be delays through friday. then this weekend, the metro will install new communication table. shuttle buses replacing trains between sul ver spring and rhode island avenue on saturday and sunday. the line service at fort fort to then is not

metro is telling us this setback is not connected to the recent work that added a new track transfer device along the red line. >> live in northeast, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. >> we are following a developing story in maryland where an investigation underway after the three police officers were hurt when the cars collided. skytrak7 is over the scene after the crash on locksford road in mitchellville -- lottsford road in mitchellville. officers' injuries are said to be minor. funeral plans announced for the f.b.i. agent and the deputy maryland state fire marshal killed sunday night in a traffic crash on i-270. the f.b.i. special agent carlos wolff will be laid to rest in gaithersburg thursday morning. sander cohen, volunteer firefighter and the chief state fire marshal honored at the same time in rockville. alison: police believe a body

northeast d.c. is from a woman missing for three weeks. joni rockingham was last seen the day before thanksgiving and reported missing on black friday. a neighbor tells abc7 the body was found in a trash can a few blocks from where she disappeared. an autopsy will provide investigators and the family members with the positive i.d. michelle: new developments in new york city where authorities now say the man accused of detonating a homemade explosive in an underground walkway picked a time and place he thought would cause most destruction. but instead it was akayed ullah who received the mews serious injuries monday morning. three other people suffered minor injuries. in a facebook post before the attack ullah said trump failed to protect the nation. alison: the polls are now open for two more hours in alabama. voters of course are deciding whether to send doug jones

moore arrived on horseback to cast his ballot today. his campaign has been dogged with allegations of sexual harassment. back at home the schools removed a teacher who threw a student out of class who refused to stand for the pledge of allegiance at centreville high school. an attorney for the student tells abc7 the teacher told the student, "this isn't the nfl." they say the student -- the teacher will not be returning and apologized. michelle: there are allegations of grade fixing and maryland's bureau chief brad bell reports those seeking change include larry hogan. brad: after declaring they have no faith in the leadership to make chang

an audit found widespread evidence of grade fixing. >> ed the governor came to the office and spent an hour to listen to them. >> this audit investigation showed that potentially up to 5,000 kids may have had the grades improperly changed. >> governor will support naacp and the push for change. the head of the local chapter said he wanted the audit. >> some of the parents are

outraged. they have lost confidence in the leadership. >> rushern baker repeatedly said he has the confidence in the school system c.e.o. kevin maxwell to carry out required changes but said the response to the audit will be made public next week. in largo, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: caught on video. michelle: the acts of compassion in california. firefighters that saved a family's prize posse

michelle: investigators are saying the fire near bel air were caused by cooking fire. they are making progress in the fire on ventura with 20% contained. evacuation orders are in place for thousands. the best of humanity shining through. a family returned home to find it devastated by fire but the van was spared.

>> my van was packed with the things that i thought i lost. so the fireman had gone through the house and took all the pictures off the wall that i forgot about. and there was a quilt. they packed away my daughter's violin. all the special things. michelle: that is so heart warming. they are dealing with so much to think ahead and put away the prize possessions. they followed a vice to leave the home and the van unlocked. alison: the firefighters are heroes. fantastic. all right now to a "7 on your side" alert about car fires. twice this week out in st. louis cars have erupted in flames overnight. the culprit here is leaves.

top of the leave piles left for pickup. we have seen them here. the exhaust systems can reach up to 600 degrees and that is plenty hot enough to catch the dried out leaves on fire. beware. in ohio, a good samaritan ended up becoming a victim when he raced to help a shooting victim. he rushed to help his boss and he found her shot outside the business on thanksgiving morning. but while he was talking to police someone stole the car. >> you are 30 feet away with a police officer and someone stole the car? >> the police talked about it. the boldest, someone stealing a car. >> the car has turned up but it was damaged. the shooting victim out of the hospital. thanks to the good samaritan quick actions. michelle: now this. the catch of a lifetime inside prison. a s

to jump from the rail. you see him in the jump suit. look at the catch. incredible. the officer runs to help and another stays below and that is when the prisoner falls in the arms of the officer. amazingly here it is again, neither person was hurt. alison: just ahead here tonight. military helicopters without pilots. the new technology that lets anyone who can use a cell phone fly a chopper. michelle: first, the dramatic ending to a car chase. and the big twist for police after the driver jumped from a

alison: a chase weaving out of the neighborhoods, flooring on the highway and through the side street. listen to the reporter in the chopper when he sees the minivan door fly open. >> looks like you be allowed here. there you go. he just popped out of the vehicle. alison: they believe the van was stolen. it stopped when it crashed into a light pole. it wasn't a man. in fact, it was a

michelle: in the area, investigators are trying to figure out why a greenbelt man was driving wrong way on the beltway last night. he died when the car collided with a pickup on the outer loop in landover. the other driver jason brown of upper marlboro was taken to the hospital. there is no word on the condition. >> i-66 moving faster now that the tolls are active. so far, commutes were cut in half from 15 to 30 down to 10 to 12 minutes. it's more than 14. most is spent on the inbound morning ride that averages more than $10. we saw that peak at $40. the drivers are urged to use the force to resist

this sign warning that speeding will lead to the dark side. michelle: there are no jedis behind you. helicopters in the area. but there are also no pilots. there are pilotless helicopters that the military show off in quantico. >> the helicopters have been flying since the 1950's. the workhorse in the vietnam war. today the military showed off a major upgrade. >> this is to the field. avoiding the obstacles. then it will go and land. if i find a safe place to land. >> this will happen without a pilot. computer with the artificial intelligence on board. allows the helicopter to sink, make judgment calls an listen to someone on the ground with a tablet. >> very easy to use. >> the mi

marine theer rotticly can fly a helicopter with 15 minutes of training. >> today shows technology off. regulations require pilot be on board in case of an emergency. but they will otherwise never touch the yols. >> it will get us what we need and do it under the targeting threshold. there is no more concern for the pilot rest, dangerous condition or the weather delay. there are humanitarian supplies to contested area if we can do it autonomously. >> this marks the end of the four-year program. >> i'm sam sweeney. abc7 news. alison: wow! interesting to see. despite the cold there is

for the start of hanukkah. >> former president jimmy carter lit the first minora in 1979. bill: the winds, a formidable opponent. alison: took them a while. bill: it sure did. winds stick around. good evening to all of you. looking at the capital wheel. we have gusts for the 30 to 40 miles per hour range. the overall wind speed in 15 to 25 miles per hour range. you saw leesburg there from 30 to 26. manassas is 37-

andrews at 45. this is relatively warm. 17 in winchester. d.c., we are below freezing. the farther east, warmer. the numbers will fall below freezing in the hour. so currently we also have snowshowers that are working across. we had it earlier. we talk about that in the mountains to the west. the future cast. we show you that. working to the overnight

we experience nighttime. tomorrow the thermometer might read 17 to 18 or 24 through the downtown, or the metro i should say. looking at the wind. the wind chill is down there to the single digits. it's nice there the inside looking out. sunshine around the region. we will watch another weather system pushing through to bring us widespread snow through house and michigan and p.a. and west virginia. by tomorrow, most of that energy should stay west. the forecast 17 to 23. winds remain all night long. single digit and the teens. you need to layer up. the wind chills are not close tomorrow. they are in the teens and low 20's all day long. you work outside and take it seriously. same with the kids. bus stop fo

take them to school or sit in the car with them. the weekend, advance to that. it is looking dry and warmer. the temperatures are 48 with the rain showers by sunday. alison: thank you. >> this weather gets you ready for hockey. >> hockey, hockey, hockey. say it three times. tonight against the avalanche we pre

robert: the caps hosting the avalanche. they beat the defending stanley cup champs penguins 2-1 last night. on the other hand the caps won four of the last five so they are feeling good. this is always good to see t.j. on the ice. he skated today. but he is not expected to play. this is the fourth straight game to sit out with upper body injury. caps can still win games and start a streak back up. >> good bounceback game. just try to start another winning streak. this is still december. but it's close. definitely makes every game more important. robert: to baseball. the winter meetings continue for the mlb the plot thickens for the free agents. several reports say the nationals expressed interest in jake arr

same agent as stephen strasburg and max scherzer. that would be a nice rotation. check this out. why is this kid crying? he just got a pair of brand new shoes. they are not just any shoes but they are signed by the prince george's county native kevin durant. he couldn't handle it. he was moved to tears by the generosity. redskins placed jordan reed to the injured reserve. he only played a career low five games this year. having injury issues for years now. michelle: the kid has nothing else on his wish list. alison: right? robert: than the shoes. >> he will go home and probably sleep in them. [laughter] alison: he could! >> size 15. >> 33 tomorrow. evening snowshowers are possible. thursday dry. watch another weather system to work through the area and bring us possibility of snowshowers on friday. ali

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tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the preliminary exit polls coming in right now in the alabama senate race. roy moore, the allegations against him. doug jones, the democrat, in a heavily republican state. how big of a factor are the allegations against moore for voters? what they're saying tonight. president trump taking aim tonight at senator kirsten gillibrand, after she said the president should resign, amid allegations of sexual misconduct. what the president tweeted about her today. tonight, she's calling it a sexist smear. and the president is asked, what did he really mean by those words? also tonight, abc news now learning that president trump's legal team is now pushing the attorney gen