of ice under foot. nancy: we break records for the cold. michelle: a chance for snow overnight that could make it slick in the morning and new year's could be the coldest we have seen in years. but we haven't seen anything like this, this week to leave behind a scene like this. jonathan: stand by. q mccray is live in southeast right now where the story you will see only on 7. hey, q. q: this is where the problem begins. take a look at all the ice. it's thick, too. you notice a road closure sign, the cones and to the left is camden street. this is covered with water, ice and a thick layer of salt. salt that the city dropped down here early this morning. this gives you a look at how serious this issue is. here the community in southeast d.c. i spoke to several homeowners today who told me they are been dealing with this mess for two winters now. there is a constant flow of ground water coming from an alley near the int

southeast. it freezes in a freeze but right now it's completely iced over. we found out that the city is well aware of the problem. everyone from d.c. water officials to mayor bowser's office themselves. they have been contacted about the problem and nothing has been done. the people here want one thing. >> it can't be a spring that runs water. if it was a spring the water wouldn't come so much. we are not doing anything with it. we have no means of anything like with it. somebody has to be responsible. q: is live look at the flowing -- a live look at if flowing water. it doesn't stop. i contacted the city and they told me they sent an inspector out here and they are wor

out where the water is coming from. no one complains about having extremely high water bill. we will let you know what they find out. that is the latest in southeast d.c. i'm q mccray for news news. michelle: thank you. they are pretreating the roads for snow overnight. chief meteorologist bill kelly is tracking the alert. bill: we are expect snow in overnight hours. good afternoon. the temperatures are still at or below freezing for almost everybody in the area. 31 in d.c. 30 around dulles. it's 28 in great falls. gaithersburg at 26 degrees. we wide then out across the region this is slightly warmer in the areas for the south. fredericksburg for example, you are above freezing or at 35. look at the big swath of blue on the map from iowa

indiana. this is part of what is heading our way. winter weather advisories for the area i just mentioned. it's close to our region now in west virginia to part of central p.a. not in the region right now. we are watching that. i don't expect a lot. but tonight the evening rush with the weather will be fine. cold. 30 at 5:00. 28 or so at 7:00 tonight. coming up, we will break down the timing and we will talk about how much snow we expect and look ahead to the forecast. minnesota thank -- michelle: thk you. keep track of the forecast by downloading the free stormwatch7 app. jonathan: developing now. a horrible situation in an apartment fire in the bronx. a child playing with a stover started the fire. this child had a

this behavior. what happened? reporter: that is what the fire commissioner said today that the child had a history of playing with the burners on the stover. ther who who was not in the room didn't realize anything was wrong when the child began screaming. now one of the deadliest fires in new york city, 12 people dead. four children. this building behind me gutted days after christmas. >> get out of the way. now! reporter: thursday night a deadly fire engulfed a bronx apartment complex. fernando says his sister 53-year-old maria and her 8-month-old grand daughter were among those killed. >> i'm shocked right now. i don't know how to react. i'm numb. >> people are trapped in apartment 13. we have a baby in there. also in apartment six, people trapped. reporter: friday morning officials said the flames started in a first floor unit. where a 3-year-old boy was playing with the burners on the stove.

boy began screaming. >> she exited if apartment with her 2-year-old and 3-year-old. and left the door open. this fire quickly spread up the stairs. the stairway acted like a chimney. >> the city fire commissioner reminded all residents in a fire emergency closing all doors is a critical step to help prevent tragedies like this one. seven firefighters were among the injured. >> they were there right away. remember, with the freezing cold, tough conditions for the firefighters. and the emergency personnel. they did a great job. >> it is the time of year people celebrate. we have people here that lost their lives, lost their homes, lost everything. we grieve with them as everyone in this city sho

time. reporter: the new york city fire commissioner says the fire spread so quickly up the stairwell, it was able to easily spread to other apartments in the building, killing people as they were trying to escape. one resident we spoke to said it felt like the building went up like a match. four people remained hospitalized at this hour in varying degrees of seriousness. serious and critical. and authorities as they continue the investigation are looking to previous complaints. >> i see fire ladders on the side of the building. were there detectors in the building? reporter: it's century-old building and that is something that the commissioner mentioned that part of the ongoing investigation will be determining if all of the smoke detectors were working.

alarms but who they were working is part of investigation. jonathan: thanks. nancy: at home dozens of people displaced in aspen hill after a fair ripped through their apartment building last night. as suzanne kennedy reports, now the search is on for what started it. suzanne: there are 16 units in the building. you can see the damage behind me. all the units are closed off to the residents who live here after a two-alarm fire overnight. the fire started around 9:00. authorities say it began in a terrace level utility closet and spread to all four floors. >> i lived there on the second floor. >> delgado is one of the impacted tenants. >> i was inside of the apartment with my little sister. i started to see a lot of smoke. i run out. suzanne: he has nowhere to

>> i felt bad because we left everything. tv's, our clothes, money. many things. suzanne: 100 firefighters respond to the complex. at one point a neighboring building was also evacuated. >> it was a lot of smoke billowing out from the top of the building. a lot of heavy smoke. you didn't see much fire at all. it was inside the building itself. >> 60 people including many children are now without a home. they are being put up in other units in this complex. right now the damage estimate is $400,000. in aspen hill, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. nancy: that fire is days before the change for smoke alarms on monday. you will need a battery operated detector in your home and they need to be sealed in with ten-year and have a silent hush feature.

about thesh ca and shooting along i-95 in virginia 24 hours ago. police say it started when a man killed his wife in fredericksburg. richard reeve is live in stafford with startling details on that man. what have you learned, rich? richard: we learned gregory lea the suspect is a registered sex offender and he lived here in stafford until two weeks ago. public records show he had a criminal record that dates back to 2006. you may recall this is the man accused of shooting and killing his wife in fredericksburg and then leading police on a chase. you see the mugshot here. this is the first time we are seeing his face in connection with the crimes. his wife found shot three times in the apartment they shared with three teenage children. this is 11:30 thursday morning. the police put out a lookout. the explorer spotted first by a virginia state trooper and stafford county sheriff

over. instead he leaned outside the s.u.v. and fired at least nine shots at the trooper. slowed down and fired several more at the deputy. those bullets punctured both cruisers' windshield and grazed the deputy's head. both men ducking the gunfire while driving. two miles north he lost control and he shot himself in the head and he died at the hospital. a former neighbor voicing surprise about the murder and the chase. >> i was shocked. i just found out. >> did they seem to get along? did they seem fine? were there issues? >> i never heard any issues or yelling or screaming. i would see them working together in the yard. >> the sex charge dates back to rape case from 1999. he has had multile

marijuana possession and hit-and-run. coming up at 6:00, much more about the suspect and a moment-by-moment accounting of what happened in the police chase. jonathan: take a look at this. d.c. police are searching for a man who broke in a clothing store on christmas day at the corner of 9th and t street in northwest. surveillance video shows that the smash in the glass door and stealing all the clothes he could carry. if you recognize the person in the video, they would like to hear from you. nancy: a woman known for the mystery novels is remembered today. sue graphton is known for the alphabet series. "a is for alibi" and "y is for yesterday." she died thursday night after a two-year battle with cancer and was 77 years old. michelle: coming up for us at 4:00. why we may not have seen the last of the work to get the rail system back on track. jonathan: lateer they have

country for the last few weeks so why is president trump taking aim at post offices in today's tweets? >> crews braising the temperatures to gear up for first night alexandria. i will

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part of the orange, blue and silver line were not fully repaired. details coming to light in an interim review. quality control board found three heavily used lines to be in marginal condition. metro says the tracks will need continuous maintenance for the next several years but the issues are not expected to cause any major disruption. speaking of metro, new year's eve the trail will be open overnight. the trains and buses are running on a sunday schedule. they will run on sunday schedule new year's day. metrorail will be open monday frommal:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. jonathan: new york getting ready for the new year's eve celebration in times square. today they had a confetti test. nancy: got to do it. jonathan: and handfuls thrown in the air. sunday night 1.5 tons of this will be flying through times square. nancy: a lot of clean-up. they do it so fast. jonathan: they do. at home we part

bit of a smaller scale. nancy: little bit. alexandria one of the hottest spots with the first fight celebration in old town. michelle: michelle: amy aubert is live for us and they are getting ready to ring in the new year. >> we spotted so many signs and brochures to let everyone know about the event. with only a couple of days to go, today is jam packed. >> they are gearing up for first night alexandria. >> people come from all over the world to visit d.c. in the holidays. this is the only thing to do with the families on new year's eve. >> when it comes to the frigid temperatures they are ahead of the game. >> we are going to put a big bubble around alexandria and heat it. no. it's going to

it is december 31 after all. people need to dress for the weather. >> most of the events will be indoors. s for night signs peak through store windows. >> -- peek through store windows. >> we are putting signs up. >> for event-goers, it doesn't go unnoticed. >> they did a good job advertising. >> they feel they have it all covered. alexandria is a safe community but they will be out in force. >> tonight we challenge people heading to the big event and how they plan to stay warm. nancy: easier said than done today to stay warm. bill: we are watching the possibility of snow. sidebar, i was thinking about it driving to work today and looking around. we still have the decorations up. you said you took yours

jonathan: my wife likes everything organized because we move stuff around so the day after christmas it's all done, gone. nancy: i like to encoo it up. bill: i posted this. there are already ten comments. what do you do? how long is too long to lead up the christmas tree? bill kelly weather. jonathan: if you ask my dad he leaves his christmas lights up all year. bill: a year long person? [laughter] jonathan: you know what? michelle: don't turn them on. jonathan: you don't want him up on the ladder. bill: that is true. that is good. this is a nice shot. cool shot in frostburg where it's 18. quiet night and chantilly has breaks as well. this is the weather story for what is going on now. later tonight is

the ground is prepped. low 20's in the district. layer up if you are going out. we are expecting some snowfall to enter the area tonight. this will create snow for those folks, two, three, four inches. 11, the outdoor plans. this is a touch overdone. but this comes overnight and lasts for the early time frame. going out to 6:00 to 8:00 in the morning. snow out there and then it will wind down. most of this to the north is we have the heavier snow. how much snow? this is a smidge overdone but some of the areas and the north of d.c. couldse

two inches of snow. not a big snow maker. if you are traveling, know it's slippery. we warm up tomorrow and a little above freezing. bone chilling temperatures and mid-20's for the highs. if the 23 verifies the coldest new year's day in 100 years. that is a long time. nancy: a 100 years, yeah. thank you. coming up at 4:00 -- hear them roar. what is new could feel old again at the box office in 2018. michelle: but first one thing we can tell you will happen in 2018. a super moon. there will be two, in fact. happening in january. the first

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jonathan: "star wars: the last jedi" on track to make the most money at the box office this year. it won't match the record setting years of 2015 and 2016, though. the movies brought in just more than $11 million this year. that is

from the year before. nancy: blockbusters waiting to hit theaters and we have a preview. >> the movies in 2018 might sound like the '90's. "jurassic world:fallen kingdom" roars into theaters in june. jeff goldblum revises his role from the original and it enjoys flurry of spinoff and seek with. "star wars" franchise releases "solo" this summer. >> can we even say the fame of the move vie? i'll see you next year. >> this is director ron howard. the film part of the disney strategy to appease voracious "star wars" fans year after year. marvel studios will rele

new avingers film. black panther will get his own spinoff. >> movie studios are going all in with the sci-fi films in 2018. like "a wrinkle in time." >> we heard a cry in the universe. >> oprah winfrey, reese witherspoon make up an all-star ensemble only to be rivaled by the cast of "ocean 8" where a crime ring try to steal a necklace. >> valued over $100 million. >> $150 million. silly. >> animation side, disney pixar release incredibles 2, 13 years after the original.

>> you may have noticed that disney will roll in the new year with the name on some of the biggest money-making franchises. no surprise since disney hosts the top two highest grossing film of 2017 in the united states. "beauty and the beast" and "star wars: the last jedi." about $1 billion combineed. jonathan: i said $11 million made last year. it was $11 billion total but it's down from the previous years. were you excited to see anything? was there a movie you were craving? michelle: not really. nancy: the highlights. excited for 2018. "the oceans 8" movie is fun. jonathan: don't you remember five or six years ago you were excited to see three or four a year. now there are so many duds. michelle: the binge culture. nancy: yet flection all day. >> coming up at 4:00 --

>> a dramatic scene. police catching up with a man they say kidnapped a toddler. >> but first we could see the coldest new year's eve on record in the area. bill kelly has the forecast next. >> new at 5:00, -- >> ♪ i have hills to climb nancy: gives you chills. beloved singing bus driver gets to live out the dream. we share the amazing moment when i return with larry s

michelle: take a look at the spectacular sparkle. the annual ice festival in indiana. carvers there started to work on the creation thursday and it was cold enough for work. the sculptures should last three or four weeks. bill: perfect outside there. michelle: it's been so cold here that ice starting to form on the potomac. this is around white's ferry. incredible. bill: not all the way across but there are big chunks there. you know it is cold if you start getting the ice developing across the river. interesting stuff. that is courtesy of the helicopter.

bill: good stuff. show you what is happening. the temperatures will further freeze more areas around the region. 31 in d.c. currently 26 apter gaithersburg. great falls at 21. dulles is 30. bigger picture is warmer to the south. a little bit. the temperatures are slightly above freezing. 33 in quantico and fredericksburg. down from where they were last hour by 2 degrees or so. feels like temperatures. layer up tonight. we are not in the single digit territory but way down in the teens. a couple of things one is a cold night again. like it has been. so if you are out and about, friday night, many of you are. layer, layer, layer. big time. but you don't have to worry about the snow for the early evening plans. i can't say the same for the late overnight hours and tomorrow. but the evening festivities and the outing on friday, you should be fine. just cold. 30 t

28 by 8:00. 27 by 11:00. 2:00 in the morning. the clouds work in. the temperatures are warmer overnight. it will bring snow to the area. we talk about the timing in a few minutes. >> thank you. download the free stormwatch7 app to keep track of the temperatures and the chances for snow whenever you want. >> the police are offering a reward for any information on the man found shot to death close to 295. cheryl conner is joining us live with the new developments in the investigation. cheryl? cheryl: jonathan, his name is armani coles. he was 27 years old and from northwest washington. his body was dumped near the busy intersection of eastern avenue and kenilworth avenue next to 295. right on the d.c. and the maryland line. this happened after 6:00 last night. prince george's county police tell us coles was shot several times. taken to the hospital and pronounced dead a short time

later. the neighbor who lives and works in the area says the victim's father was out here this morning. >> he was real upset. >> a neighbor tells us that coles is a father to a young son. prince george's county police say they are offering reward for $27,000 for arrest and indictment in the case. live in capitol heights, cheryl conner, abc7 news. michelle: three months after a man kills 58 people the city isn't taking chances this new year's eve. heather mills looks at what the authorities are planning on the strip.

skyline will be illuminated with 150 firefighters. as the revelers watch the sky unprecedented number of the law enforcement will be watching from the sky. the police join officers in the air. helicopters and the drones will patrol the strip. for the first time snipers will stationed along the properties on las vegas boulevard, a change since the october mass shooting. >> there is a new threat. in october what changed he shot have an elevated position. we had never seen it before. >> the security threat a level one, highest designation possible. something the city of las vegas was working toward for several years because they would get more federal dollars >> it doesn't confirm any kind of threat. >> they are also not taking chances. >> the national guard

doubling and they will also have intelligence to survey social media. every resource available and the signs posted across las vegas asked the public to be vigilant as well. >> it always ends with a show. and this time 80,000 reminders of why las vegas is strong is still the place to be for new year's eve. jonathan: someone could start 2018 rich. tonight's mega million jackpot is $306 million. the power ball drawing is larger. $384 million. the odds of winning power ball are 1 in 192 million. cashing in for mega million are 1 in 302 million. but there's a chance. michelle: you need to get in on it, jon. president trump claims the postal service is losing money because it charges amazon too little. in a tweet this morning, the president said the postal

more for its services. the postal service is hurting financially in august it says they charge them a competitive rate for deliveries. the federal regulators review the agreement with amazon annually. president trump hit the links for a fourth day in a row. he was joined by personnel from a coast guard station. the event took place at one of the florida courses. the same spot where he gave 30-minute interview to the "new york times." 16 times he denied colluding with russians in the campaign and he also said he believes special counsel robert mueller will treat him fairly. jonathan: still ahead for us at 4:00, what margaret thatcher refused to let on her plane when she came to d.c. >> but first -- >> he needs to be put awa

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hands up. do not move. jonathan: tense moments as the police catch one a man accused of kidnapping a toddler. brittany jackson says her ex-boyfriend stole a car and went to her grand mother's house and took the

>> i was crazy. >> are you okay? >> he is trembling. >> nobody is going to hurt you. give me a high-five. jonathan: the little boy was missing for two hours and he did not need to be treated for hypothermia and is back with his mother this afternoon. ex-boyfriend is facing several criminal charges. another example of how tough police work is. toddler in middle of it. michelle: not knowing has to be the frightening part. jonathan: terrifying. michelle: look at this. a camera inside a police car reported a south carolina woman slipping out of her handcuffs and she makes her way to driver's seat where she speeds off. other officers chase the woman. you can see from the other camera, yep, you heard it probably. she crashes into a tree. as you might expect she faces multiple charges. today a local judge denied her bond for good reason i would say. jonathan: yeah. getting out of handcuffs? michelle: all right. jonathan: moving on for us.

the tolls, tornadoes, we have plenty to talk about. we are counting down the top ten local stories of 2017. coming up. scott: i'm scott tailor. a woman found an injured animal at the middle school. who do you call when you find an injured owl? we ha

michelle: this is the centerpiece of an annual sign-up. 150 feet tall, it highlights the 2022 winner olympics in beijing. it took more than 2 million cubic feet of the artificial snow to create the giant image of a young skier. jonathan: that is cool. it's huge. michelle: neat. jonathan: you know what to do when you find an injured wild animal? a virginia woman found a decision to face a life-or-death decision to help or walk away. scott layer has a hoot of -- scott taylor has a hoot of a story.

an owl in virginia and it was injured. tried calling for help. >> all messages. "leave a message and we'll return your call." i didn't want the owl eaten by the birds. >> she finally got hooked up with adam. >> explained no one would help her. >> he owns a pest control company. for his life he has been saving injured wildlife and he doesn't charge a dime. >> he is trying to fly away but he can't. >> you can see him hop up and get eight or 12 inches of air and come back down. >> after a chase of owl versus man, adam gets a blanket around our injured friend. >> we use blanks because the the -- talon tears your skin. >> it's like he realize what is you are doing. >> in some of the pictures we sat in my lap all the way to the veterinary. >> they dropped it off to the it exotic vet center and the owl is doing rehab at the blue ridge wildlifee

injuries and severe infection. cross your fingers, everybody. let's hope this owl survives. >> i am so excited that the owl is in good hands and will be released back in this area. >> we think the owl will make a full recovery. we will take you there for the release. we can all watch it fly away. scott taylor, abc7 news. michelle: awesome. what great work. he is right. i would not know what to do. but now call a guy like him. jonathan: i had a buddy way back when who picked up an owl on the road. looked daze. going to take it to the humane center. the thing opened its wings in his truck and it went window to window. hit the brakes and it hopped out. just fine. it was just dazed. michelle: call in the expert. jonathan: margaret thatcher was not a fan of p

diplomacy. newly declassified documents revealed that in 1981 she refused to let a panda accompany her on a flight to d.c. the idea was to have the male tan da mate with another panda at the national zoo but she wrote pandas and politicians are not happy omens. michelle: i love pandas. all the panda videos we show. you can watch them. jonathan: great woman. but seriously, you didn't like pandas? who doesn't like pandas? michelle: she just doesn't want them on her plane. that is the line. high in the mountain of western china a camera reported a rare sight. not once but twice. le mord 12 -- leopard 1200 miles above sea level. they are increasingly moving where the snow leopards are found. jo

the best known animals in the chesapeake bay but they are in maryland, right? not florida. one didn't get the memo. but a fisherman found one near tampa this week. it had scientists tag that showed from the chesapeake bay area. sometimes crabs are found as far south as north carolina. but rarely do they go to florida. maybe somebody sent out a memo. there are fun things to do in florida. he is working to get it back to the smithsonian environmental research center and back home. michelle: a lot of work for crab cakes. jonathan: the g.p.s. was way off. michelle: now check in with larry smith to see what is coming up new at 5:00. >> the singing bus driver who realized a life-long dream coming up. plus, only on 7 -- d.c. neighborhood iced out of their own street. mother nature is not t

what is? we hunt for answers and action. you have to see a man leading a high speed police chase down a peer. we will show you how it indiana up at 5:00 -- how it ends up at 5:00. >> uber and lyft are part of daily life. where are they taking people? uber is out with a list of the top destinations for folks with the rides in d.c. in the last year. the only one outside the city is m.g.m. national harbor. the rest in no particular order here will nats park, nationals park, georgetown university. lincoln memorial. kennedy center. air and space museum. capital one arena. founding farmers. jonathan: from the new administration to exploding allegation of sexual harassment to assault and hurricanes and a solar eclipse. it's been a memorable year to be sure. we look at the top local stories in

>> i-66 tolls made national news on the first day the price soared well over $30 to go from the beltway to d.c. it since reached record of $44. but the prices have settled down. number nine ms-13 brutality. january saw news of two murders in virginia. including a teen from gaithersburg stabbed and beaten as gang members recorded it on the phones. also a man was buried in wheaton regional park after ms-13 members allegedly stabbed him a hundred times, decapitated him and cut out his heart. members were accused in other killings including to a homeless man. number eight, tornado. it's rare to see a tornado within the city limits but april 6 two hit in one day. one from arlington and damaged the cherry trees on the tidal

other tear roof off apartment building. number seven, cursed again. 25 years since the skins, caps, wizards or nats won a title. the d.c. sports curse as strong as ever in 2017. the capitals also lost a do-or-die playoff game at home. number six is grade fixing. the d.c. public school touted ballou high as success story. but revelations that dozens graduated more than a hundred unexcused absences led to grade fixing. the critics say it comes too late. tom roussos, abc7 news. jonathan: we have

stories were shared the most from the wjla website? you can download the news app and see it for yourself. >> last tame we met if you are joining us, we are talking about the decorations. i was thinking when do you take down your decorations? i posted the question on facebook. we do it every now and then. i have responses. this is interesting. they run the gamut, i take it down the day after christmas to a lot longer than that. joe says we have an artificial tree and keep it up another week. reasonable. maria hughes says the day of christmas. she takes it down before you do. >> so until january of, the 12th day of christmas. mine stays up until january 31. it will stay lit but that is not the longest. jewel littleton says mine steps

joseph said she puts the artificial up thanksgiving day and it doesn't come down january 2 so i won this year and it's down already. i don't know how he won or what they bet but that is the deal. if you want to participate chime in. a lot of people chiming in. jonathan: a hot topic. >> it is. in our house right after the first of the year except this year which is crazy busy. it might stay up for longer than that. 25 on sunday. i do expect the accumulating snow in the area. outside of that, the extended forecast. the cold is the dominate weather talker. lows in the teens. highs are at or below freezing. five days below normal and we are going longer than

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ambulance in silver spring. police have charged a driver upset with where paramedics parked the emergency vehicle. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis with a story you will see only on 7. >> ambulance 701 was tending to a man with weakness and numbness in the parking lot of strip mall in silver spring. meanwhile, sheldon grabbed a coffee at the deli to notice the ambulance was blocking his white color work van similar to this one. paramedics loaded the stretcher bound patient into the ambulance they felt the rig jostle and heard air brakes go off. behind the wheel, the gear shifted to drive. paramedics say the 41-year-old became defensive, gave them a fake name and argued the ambulance was recklessly left unlocked. after taking the stroke patient lights and siren to holy cross hospital, the

police and provided them with a photo of the work truck license plate. later told cherts he merely gazed at all the buttons. listen to the dispatch radio and enjoyed how, "roomy and comfy" the cab was. no answer at the delphi home. his employer net-comm technologies didn't return a phone call seeking comments either. but the law firm told us it disagrees with the allegations and it plans to fight in course. the alleged impatience could result in seven years in prison. in silver spring i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. live at 5:00, it's so cold the potomac river is freezing. this video shows ice forming.

could have the wintry weather as well. nancy: the stormwatch7 cap churing the images ben hyped us. the g.w. parkway in northern virginia. how much snow is possible and when will we see it? for that we begin with chief meteorologist bill kelly in the stormwatch7 weather center. bill: good evening. monitoring the models. it's watching one that is more aggressive than the other. we are looking to an inch and maybe more off north. some spots are less than that. the difference between this and the other ones we have had, the one we picked up a couple inches of snow the temperatures are cold. they are priming the ground for everything to stick. switch to 30 degrees right now and we are all below freezing. upper marlboro at 28. if you look at the overall picture, everybody is there. it's warmer south and places that were above freezing now to fredericksburg for example at the freezing mark. talking about the potentialer

early in the morning. this everything making your way out, 20's. even in the teens. so a cold night. that is the weather story for six hours. once we get overnight past midnight and the morning that is when the snow likelihood will be there. we'll show you the timing in a few minutes. nancy: frigid weather. frustrating mystery for southeast community. >> the roads and the sidewalks are iced over though we haven't had a drop of rain or snow in days. what is causing it? q mccray is getting answers in a story you will see only on 7. q? q: here is the problem at my feet. this is ice and a lot of it. the residents in the neighborhood want it gone. they are tired of it and say it's a hazard. >> ice on roads and sidewalks in the winter isn't unusual