we will get to d.c. and college park. the air temperatures and the wind chill factors. colder than that. it's important because the ground is below freezing and all locations in the area. even the spots to the south above freezing today are below. everybody in the 20's. low 30's right now. if you are heading out this evening we don't have much going on now. back west there is snow. that will be moving in the area tonight by tomorrow morning. likely, throw in that category open up window and look outside. see snow on the ground. the farther north you are. we will talk about the breakdown and the timing coming up in a little bit. jump ahead to the new year's eve. look at the numbers. 25 at 4:00 in the afternoon on sunday. we drop down. look at this. around the 18 to the 17 degree mark. as the ball drops. on the new year's eve. with that said we want to send it out live. amy aubert is in alexandria because they are prepping for the new year's eve festivities there.

amy: does it get more magical than alexandria around the holidays? the crews are busy all day. they are letting everyone know about the big event. >> in frigid temperatures. >> going around and putting the signs up. at all the venues. >> the crews kept busy gearing up for first night alexandria. >> now is when it gets intense. >> the executive director ann dorman has run the event for 17 years. >> people come from all over the world to visit d.c. in the holidays. this is the only thing to do for families on new year's eve. >> we will put a bubble around alexandria and heat it. no. it's going to be cold. it's december 31 after all. dressf

most of the events will be indoors. >> no matter what the weather is. cold or not i'm going to do it. amy: the crew has been in contact with the alexandria police department about the security. specifically dealing with security in if finale. >> alexandria is a safe community but they will be out in force. amy: bitter temperatures or not they are gearing up for a big night. >> i probably need the heat warmers. orb layers. but my girlfriend is flying into town. she will keep me warm. amy: separately i heard from the moment police department who tell me there are no known credible threats to the nation's capital. they will have a visible presence on new year's eve. jonathan: thanks.

year's eve party. new year's in times square. the parking garages are emptied and everyone entering the zone will be screened not once but twice. thousands of the officers are out there. 1,000 security cameras watching everything. to the check the temperature, download the stormwatch7 weather app. michelle: now a developing story from the bronx where the investigators say a deadly fire was caused by a 3-year-old playing the with a stove. we are getting a look at the damage inside. they are searching to make sure everyone is accounted for. 12 people died including four children. 3-year-old playing with a stove burner in first floor apartment. his mother was in another

she exited her apartment with the 2-year-old and 3-year-old. left the door open. the open stairwells acted like chimneys to spread the fire. you should always close the door when escaping from a burning room. they battled this fire last night. firefighters say a furnace ignited and caused flames to race through the four-story building. the property management company says everyone burned out of their home were moved to the vacant units in the complex. jonathan: we are learning more about man who killed his wife and shot at police while the police chased him before he flipped the car on interstate 95. he is gregory lee on the sex offender

>> frightening dramatic moments on i-95. >> northbound. >> 42-year-old gregory lee speeding northbound opened fire on the pursuing officers. >> the bullet was lodged. >> nine rounds punctured the windshield of the cruiser. >> several more slamming in a deputy car. >> moments later lee crashed the fort s.u.v. into a guardrail after shooting himself in the head. he died later at the hospital. the 42-year-old fleeing from police after shooting and killing melissa. >> this man learning about the gunfire inside the apartment the up canal shared with three teenager children. >> i don't see how someone can do that. >> the neighbors stunned to learn lee was a convicted sex offender. convicted of rape in 1999. >> roberto lives across the street

where they live until two weeks ago. she began online research on the criminal pass when the family moved in but she didn't expect this. >> i never heard any issues. i never heard any yelling or screaming. i would see them working together in the yard. >> the other convictions include d.u.i., hit-and-run and marijuana possession. after all of this, police say they are glad officers weren't hurt. >> we are so grateful that the deputy and the trooper and the public are safe. in stafford, richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: we just got this video in that shows a burning car in southeast last night. now police trying to identify the body of a woman found inside. the officers rushed to a call about a shooting on aid dryien place when they found the car on fire and discovered the victim inside. they have not identified the woman yet and they want to hear for anyone who might have information about this. >> a smash and grab on christmas day. the d.c. clothing store that was

>> icy street with no snow or rain? "7 on your side" goes looking for answers coming up.

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losing money because it charges amazon too little jonathan: he says they should charge more for the services and write they are making amazon richer and the post office dumber and poorer. in august the postal service says it charges amazon a competitive rate and the federal regulators review the agreement with amazon every year. after tweeting president trump hit the links for a fourth day in a row and joined by the coast guard. michelle: january 4 is the new date for the drawing to determine the winner of the 94th district. it's a tie between republican david yancey and the democrat shelly simonds. simonds filed paperwork to have the one vote reconsidered to give her the win.

announced that it will be thursday. jonathan: wait until you see the video locked up in the back of the cruiser. she played how dieny, got out of -- houdini and got out of the handcuffs. wait until you see what happens after that. michelle: icy roads in d.c. with no explanation. how they ended up this way. "7 on your side" hit the slippery streets looking for answer. >> what do you think the top stories were in the past year? see how we rank them and the most shared videos from the facebook page. back after this.

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jonathan: they hopped on a bus and there is no word if they were found. that is one way. from the outside of a bus to the inside of the police cruiser. check out. camera inside recorded a south carolina woman. she first got out of the handcuff, gets out of the backseat. she crawls behind the partition and jumps behind the

with the cruiser. the officers chased this woman as you can see. the car slams in a tree. you might expect that she faced charges when they put if cuffs back on. michelle: a man smashes out a window and he enters the clothing store in d.c. and takes whatever he wants. ryan hughes shows us where it went down. >> early christmas morning the burglar starts kicking down a door. once inside it captured him grabbing the shirts and jeans and anything he could get his hands on. >> it's shocking because this end of the u street you don't usually have too much crime. or a robbery or anything of that standpoint is shocking to see it happening on christmas day. >> around 4:45 in the

the upstale men's clothing store has only been open a year and a half. >> a lot of people live around here. the store is open and people can make christmas returns but there is plywood covering the broken glass. the d.c. police work to identify the person of interest and the car seen driving away after the burglary. >> that is the benefit of surveillance outside of the store. hopefully you can catch someone like that. >> they are offering $1,000 reward for information leading an arrest. in northwest, ryan hughes, abc7 news. >> disturbing story now from baltimore where someone stabbed a dog this morning. the dog's name claude was out for a walk with the owner when a woman stabbed

was unprovoked. the attacker is described as a woman in her 60's. who was seen with a small white dog. claude is expected to make a full recovery. jonathan: "7 on your side" with a slippery situation playing out in southeast washington area. take a look at this. that is a sheet of ice. ground water has been flowing on the street from the alley and freezing because it's cold enough to do that. you can see it's like a sheet of ice. michelle: people in erie, pennsylvania.

today it started snowing again. lake effect snow warning in effect until sunday morning. wait nine months and there will be a population boom. bill: i don't understand, michelle. what are you referring to? michelle: we'll explain in a break. jonathan: we'll have that discussion with you later. michelle: with all that snow you can't leave the house. bill: many people. they literally cannot get out of the home. the snow blower finally came in. we are expecting a half an inch of snow tomorrow. jonathan: not enough for a snow blower. bill: i disagree. i will fire it up even if there is no snow. it's going down if driveway.

in our area we have the cold temperatures. that is the rule for tonight. 26 at reagan normal. the grounds is prime. it is not melting at all. 17 leesburg. 19 in luray. pushing around to indiana and illinois. heaviest is producing this line of the winter weather advisories that extend the same places i mentioned to west virginia up to the p.a. western sections of it. not in the region right now. the wind chill advisories back farther west. if you look at the big picture. we will track the cluster moving through the farther west you are. farther north. the more snow you see through overnight hours. 3:00 in the morning. this is in our region around the area, and

a little overdone with the dark blue color. the amount. but this is a night that you wake up to look outside. wow! this shouldn't last long. we have snow bands coming through. this is on the map where you have pockets that you could be driving around. nothing going on. sunshine. then you will hit a snow pocket. cold is the rule. we don't expect snow on sunday. region wide is nice for that. but it will get bone chilling to make temperatures look warm. 18 to 25 tonight. light snow is likely. there is accumulating snow. but it's not a big snow maker. then the

draw your attention to monday. forecast 23 degrees. new year's day, the high temperature is the coldest it's been for high is 17 in 1918. twice was 19. one time 20. so if that 23 holds it will be the fourth coldest we have ever had. the records will go back 140 years. the new year's day colder upcoming. it's notable. how cold it will be on new year's day. >> ♪ i have had some good days ♪ jonathan: what a beautiful voice. michelle: it sounds great! for years he serenaded passengers as a shuttle bus driver at georgetown university but larry call lowway's dream has been to sing the national anthem before a sporting event crowd. the dream became reality. center court to sing the national anthem at the georgetown b

since he fulfilled his life goal he has set a new one. that is to get a record deal. i love the voice. jonathan: good for him. he sounds amazing. wish him nothing but the best of luck. 2018 will be his year. you watch. and hopefully the redskins year, too. scott: they need love in the new year. trent williams getting the knee fixed today. a big issue all season long. the first ever surgery in the books. the redskins left tackle going under the knife. wizards are hoping to serve up home cooking to the houston rockets. preview of the "what if" more of the energy we used came from renewable resources? "what if" the electric grid could detect, fix and even prevent power outages?

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announcer: now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealer. scott: the washington redskins putting the finishing touches on the game plan for sunday's season finale against the giants. the skins were on the practice field there was a player going under the knife today. left tackle trent williams underwent surgery to correct a knee injury that plagued him for the majority of the season. williams posted this photo on instagram with a #silverbackunderconstruction. the recovery timeline for the injuries reportedly six months. he could be back on the field by the start of training camp. the wizards return to the court tonight hosting the rockets. coming off a terrible loss on wednesday to at least. they have

atlanta. they have some work to do. washington is the sixth seed. rockets are struggling of late dropping last four games. houston all-star point guard chris paul will be a game time decision for tonight's contest. the maryland's men basketball team has to do without starter justin jackson. the sophomore out for the year. tough blow for the terps but the players look to move forward tonight with a win against in-state foe umbc. >> this is a big game. they are no joke. a good team and they are good players. a game to get better at. >> all right. a busy day of college basketball. tomorrow is georgetown, virginia, george mason and george washington are all in action. buckle up. jonathan: busy time. thank you. >> final check of weather. bill: big time cold tonight but we are watching the snow to tomorrow morning to an inch. michelle: all

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tonight inside the deadly inferno. the burned out apartment building that went up in flames. at least 12 people killed. new york's mayor calling it the worst fire in at least a quarter century. tonight why investigators think a 3-year-old started the blaze. dangerous cold. the massive pileup on an icy highway. temperatures plunging from coast to coast. new york city bracing for the coldest new year's celebration in decades. on high alert. the security crackdown in times square. more than a million revelers expected the new tool to find explosives hidden in thick coats. president trump and his