. >> in memorial service is scheduled tomorrow for carol glover, the alexandria grandmother who died on a metro train last week. the d.c. met alone examiner said -- the d.c. medical examiner said that she died from respiratory failure due to acute smoke inhalation. the ntsb is investigating the metro incident at l'enfant plaza . glover's memorial is at capitol hill baptist church in northeast washington tomorrow morning. big changes coming for the secret service as four high-ranking officials were forced out. the assistant director for investigations technology and affairs are leaving their posts. the acting director said the officials could resign, retire, or be reassigned within the department of homeland security. the shakeups come after several high-profile missteps, including a fence jumper at the white house who made it all the way to the east room with a knife. loudoun county canceling many midterm exams. middle and high school students will not take the exams tuesday through friday because of a law from the recent icy weather. those in washington in those here for generations

the homeowner, he's concerned and he says he will never, ever buy a cheap surge protector again. live in alexandria virginia i'm shomari stone, news 4. >>> folks who ride metro are hoping that their commute tomorrow morning will be a whole lot better than it was today. thousands of people were delayed today. the freezing temperatures caused some of the older trains to break down. cracked rails had some trains single tracking. metro finished the repairs this afternoon. officials there say when it's this cold they do have extra crews checking the system to stay ahead of any potential problems. >>> folks at wssc say they're preparing for a heavier workload this winter. so far in 2015 there have already been 66 water main breaks all over montgomery and prince georges counties. last year was an above-average year for breaks with nearly 2,000 of them. the largest number of breaks on record was back in 2007. just over 2,100. wssc says more than 200 workers are strategically placed throughout their service area to respond to any breaks. >>> well boston is going to be the american city that will compete for

. >> but one of the biggest here in our area, alexandria's first night. jay korff is there where thousands are waiting for the big finale. >> look around. with less than an hour, thousands of people. the streets are filled, the sidewalked are filled, the restaurants are packed. the bars are packed. there is even glowing light sabres out here. this all started with the kids. >> if there is an age group that truly appreciates a good party, it is children. >> this is a great time. >> armed with a sippy cup and a malet. they rank in the new year in style wednesday night. this is the 20th annual first night alexandria. >> this is our first time doing this, it has been a lot of fun. >> the city's beloved alcohol-free new year's eve bash centered around g-rated fun. decorate wooden boat and set sail in a city that resides along the potomac. >> it is all about family and sharing experiences. >> they have been hosting this event for years. >> working with the kids of course, always thrilling and fun. >> push it out. capsized. >> and we should note no one is permitt

reason the national weather service has posted a winter weather advisory that includes the district, arlington, alexandria fairfax montgomery counties, all the areas and purple from 4:00 in the morning until noontime. i suspect a lot of this will come down before them because the system will be out of here. just because you are under the advisory does not mean that you will see snow. the northern fringes of montgomery county and frederick county may only see a few flurries by the time this lifts out tomorrow. in terms of the wake-up temperatures, 19 gaithersburg, arlington 22. light snow leesburg. it will not amount to a whole lot. the snow will fall over about 3 4 hours. at that it will be about an inch or so. as it lifts off towards the north and east, the skies begin to clear by late in the afternoon. that will give us a better chance of sunshine later tomorrow. that sunshine will return a good portion of the upcoming week. by the time we reach the weekend, temperatures near 50 degrees. in terms of the projected snowfall totals, keep in mind this is just possible. a traced to possibly an inch in d.c.,

the notion of a violent attack and robbery in this quiet alexandria neighborhood has many concern. >> just sadness that somebody -- not just that something would happen, but somebody would obviously stakeout the house and knew it was an elderly couple. it makes it sadder. it mean summary is watching the house and watching what is going on and waiting for an opportunity. >> i think anybody, anywhere has to be vigilant and careful. but this is just not very common to happen in this neighborhood. i am surprised to hear that. >> the 84-year-old man is still in the hospital, in serious condition. the police have a vague description of the suspect, an older man, in his 50's. very unusual for this kind of crime. the police plan to be back here noon at sunday to campus the neighborhood. they are hoping to find witnesses to interview and perhaps some kind of video surveillance. richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> miserable conditions for some people living in a condominium in olney who have been without heat since yesterday. we have where the repair work stands tonight. rebecca, is the heat back on?

his comments come in the wake of a smoke incident that terrified passengers and killed an alexandria woman. >> i'm willing and i speak to the commonwealth to invest our money to have the most safe system we can have the most efficient and about itp if it takes more money, when it comes to safety cost is not an issue. >> when asked whether metro riders themselves should have to pay more to ensure efficiency and safety mcauliffe said, quote, not at this stage. >>> today you can tell vdot what you think about plans to bring big changes to i-66. the department is considering hot lanes on that highway just like on the beltway. it also wants to add bus service along 66 and is working to add smart overhead signs to that road right now. to say what you positionthink, go to the distn alliance drive at 6:00. there are two meetings next week as well. >>> it's now 4:41. i'm trying to see the bright side of this that there is no wind but still cold out. >> the wind is a big deal around here. your weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> really cold start, but getting above freezing this afternoon, that'

however, with both the house and the senate controlled by republicans, it looks unlikely a bill would reach his desk at any point this session. live in alexandria, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 the story changes. a best-selling author who they say part of his book was untrue. and tragedy on the tracks. the bizarre accident that killed a baltimore native and celebrity fitness instructor. >> i'm rebecca cooper at the anacostia river. we'll tell you why public officials and students are here to honor dr. king's legacy. that's coming up on abc 7 news. >> and i'm doug hill in the storm watch weather 7 center. six of the next seven days look great. the one that doesn't is wednesday. i'll tell you what to expect still to come here on abc 7 news >> prominent north korean defector admits he changed parts of his life story. it was the base for the 2012 bestseller "escape from camp 14." he now admits some of the details in the book were not true. he says he and his family were actually transferred from camp 14 to a less restrictive facility when he was 6 years old. he also says his torture including being lowered from a hoo

megan mcgrath live out the alexandria courthouse with the latest on both brothers. what happened in court today? >> reporter: well barbara, two brothers with ties to alexandria are in the spotlight. one at the center of a court case challenging the government's process and standards for placing people on the no-fly list. the other was just placed on the fbi's lichte of most wanted terrorists. yesterday levon muhammad a former taxicab driver from alexandria was placed on that most wanted list. the fbi says he provided materiel support to al qaeda and al shabaab. born in somalia but became a naturalized u.s. citizen, but the fbi believes he is now in east africa and poses a threat to the u.s. now, today levon muhammad's younger brother georgiaalet is having motions heard. entering the courthouse galet himself is not here today. galet muhammad says his name was unjustly placed on the no-fly list and he wants it removed. his attorney says there needs to be higher standards and a fair process for placing people on that list. galet muhammad's attorney is also concerned abo

treated at hospitals and ntsb is still investigating the incident, members of congress have called the alexandria's woman's death a tragedy. >> >> the controversial legislation now being consider nd richmond against a propose bill that would allow holders to carry their guns on school property after hours. thomas walsh who have manufactured the guns is in favor of the bill. >> most legal firearm owners are responsible people they're not going to be a threat to the community at large. >> reporter: lawmakers are also considering whether to allow lifetime concealed handgun permits. >> we don't issue lifetime driver's licenses, we require people at a certain age to prove that they can still drive safely why on earth do we want to issue a lifetime concealed permit to anybody. >> reporter: reed became an advocate after daughter mary was killed in the virginia tech accident in 2007. since then, lawmakers have weakened the gun laws. a bill that would make it illegal to possess a firearm for people convicted of domestic violence demeanors. in the senate courts of justice committee, people thought the bill h

the next hearing to rule on the results is set for march 19th. in old town alexandria, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> breaking news now in laurel where police are investigating a homicide. news chopper 7 is live over the scene with pictures here. this is near the intersection of imperial drive and claxton drive between route 1 and 295. so far all police are saying is that they have found a male suffering from gunshot wounds on the scene. we'll bring you more information as soon as we learn it right here. alison? >> meanwhile, nearly 500 people in new jersey are left with nothing tonight after that massive apartment fire destroyed their homes. it was a five alarm fire that started last night at an edgewater apartment complex along the hudson river. the fire spread so fast firefighters did not have time to turn off the gas to the building. some residents escaped with only the clothes on their backs. >> i have nothing. >> i have nothing. >> i have my bag, i have my hard drives. i work a lot with them and that's about it. clothes and everything. >> five people suffered mino

a man is in the hospital with second degree burns from a townhouse fire in the alexandria section of fairfax county. chopper 4 flew over the house along holly hill road. it took 75 firefighters to stop the flames from spreading after that fire broke out this afternoon. the house was left charred, and damage to the surrounding houses was evident, as well. no word yet on what started that fire. >>> if you walked out of the courthouse in fairfax today, you would have seen an unusual sight for that county. dozens of protesters in front of police headquarters. they're demanding transparency in the shooting death of john gear. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver talked to residents reacting to the chance chants for justice. >> we are out here today to demand justice for for transparency and information. >> reporter: despite the harsh cold they walked in circle after circle trying to send a message to fairfax county's police chief in this building. >> hands up! >> still shot! >> like the hands up don't shoot. it's almost the same thing. >> reporter: this is latakia gray just leavi

. >>> a faulty power strip destroyed a town home in the alexandria section of fairfax county can. a home on holly hill road completely engulfed in flames. the home owner says he had several electronics plugged in when the fire started. the man had burns on his arms and face but he is okay. it took firefighters a half hour to put out the fire. one firefighter suffered minor injuries. >>> subaru is recalling 200,000 cars and suvs for the second time. they are trying to fix rusty brake lines. it include wrx, wrxssti and forester. >> we will get that on our website. a recall attempt last year did not work. dealers were given in complete instruction. >> you could soon be driving faster in virginia if a new law is passed. they are considering a bill to raise the threshold for reckless driver from 80 miles per hour to 85 miles per delegate campbell is pushing for that change. he tells scott macfarland it treats drivers like criminals and catches people from out of state used to higher speed limits. >>> h street street car has been involved in crashes. the city needs to rethink its project

this is the way it looks at sunrise in alexandria at the country club. what a gorgeous sunrise it has been. you notice in the fairways direct sunshine all day. very little melting and very little snow that kind of subtle made it back into water vapor, sometimes very cold climate. that's how they got rid of it. it happens at rockies a lot. bitterly cold below zero. snow will start to disappear because of that feature. cool to see. we'll see some melting of any snow tomorrow as we head to the upper 30's. what we have at the moment is a very clear and very cold thursday afternoon. it's 19 degrees right now in the district. this is live data in the weather bug networks so you can see the live values start to change before your eyes. it feels like it's 10 in win chester and in leesburg as well. overnight, partly cloudy and overnight temperatures, 12 degrees outside the beltway. 18 inside. bit of a breeze knocking the chills down a bit. it will not be as cold as it was last night or this morning. tomorrow, we'll hit the mid to upper 30's. maybe a flurry or sno

. >>> one week ago today metro was in the midst of an underground emergency, and today the alexandria woman who died in that tragedy was honored at a memorial service in northeast washington attended by family and friends opinion. carol glover died january 12th after a malfunction on the system's yellow line sent smoke billowing into a train in which shaefs she was a passenger. adam tuss joins us from l'enphant plaza with more. >> reporter: doreen, the more we dig into this situation, the more we hear about communication problems. tonight we're hearing that a change d.c. fire may have made with it communication system could have actually led to the communication breakdown here at len. on wednesday afternoon, congressional leerlsd as well as metro and ntsb leaders will go behind closed doors to hash out what happened a week ago. sources say one of the main points that will be talked about is the breakdown in communication, specifically the issue that d.c. fire recently made a move the encrypt its radio channel, meaning only agencies that know how to properly tap into those encrypted ch

they are from the alexandria, prince george's county montgomery county bar associations. plus the aarp, maryland legal aid and the women's bar association and they are here for, as we said, now 13 more minutes for answering your calls. call the number on your screen. if they can't answer your question, a lot of them are referring people out to different agencies. referring even among themselves here in the "7 on your side" phone bank. and the kinds of questions people are asking are this is the situation. can i get out of my lease? i'm going through a foreclosure proceeding. is there anything i can do? people have questions about wills and trusts and federal court procedures and the attorneys say while the phones have been ringing off the hook they are having a good time helping you out tonight here in the "7 on your side" help line help desk help center, ask an attorney night. one more thing, they're only here for a few more minutes and then the phone bank closes at 6:30. if you don't get your phone call picked up you can always e-mail us at tips at wjla.com. and we can r

. >>> the family of the alexandria woman who suffocated on that smoke filled train is planning to file a federal lawsuit against metro tomorrow. her sons are preparing to talk to reporters. more than 80 victims are already in the process of suing the agency. she wants metro to pay for her pain and suffering, lost wages and medical bills and she wants some answers. >> down there over 40 minutes with smoke choking, coughing, people unconscious dying. why? >> baker says she is still too scared to get back on metro and that's the only way she can get from her home in potomac to her job in alexandria. >>> no one was hurt this morning when a subway train in boston filled with smoke. people standing on the platform kicked out windows to help free the riders. a mechanical problem caused a burst of smoke on the disabled train. >>> a burning smell prompted a flight from l.a. to d.c. to make an emergency landing. united airlines flight 1181 was on its way to dulles this afternoon but detoured to an airport in ontario, california. the plane landed safely. united officials haven't said what caused

the masonic memorial in alexandria lit in blue. blue for the men and women in uniform who serve. the illumination in honor of national law enforcement appreciation day. >> somebody has finally taken the time to stop and say, on this particular day, let's say thank you to the men and women of law enforcement. >> reporter: alexandria sheriff set up blue lights for his neighbor. the sheriff has served this community 27 years, and has strong feelings about the recent protests against law enforcement. >> it is not indicative of what we're about. and that conversation needs to change. hopefully, the temple being lit in all blue tonight will help us sort of change that conversation. >> being a mom of four i just appreciate all they do in protecting our community and protecting our children. >> reporter: the lights at the masonic are a tribute to the men and women of the alexandria police department and sheriff's office. >> and it's been lit in many different colors. and so for the first time to have it lit all blue my profession i have served for 36 years is going to be a rather -- a ve

tonight we spoke with the family of carroll glover, the alexandria woman who died when the metro car she was in filled with smoke. >> mola lenghi, how is the family holding up? >> obviously a devastating time from the family, but they're holding up surprisingly well as they wait to learn exactly what happened. tracy inman thought the world of his big sister. >> carol was an amazing person, a great sister, a great role model for me and my entire family. she was sweet. she was generous, kind, funny. smart. i always looked up to her like wow, that's my sister. she's so smart and, you know, i hope i can be smart like she is one day. >> reporter: his sister carol glover died monday stuck in a smoke filled metro car. >> she was like family. >> reporter: clifford andrews worked with glover. he says while she was a stellar system analyst, the 2014 employee of the year, it's carol glover the person he'll remember. >> she had a stellar smile, very energetic, one that always tried to find ways of doing thing better. >> reporter: glover was one of four children. they grew up in northeast d.c. in

the alexandria woman died inside one of the smoke filled metro car l.a. week. glover was a federal contractor who graduated with honors from drexel university. cameras were not permitted inside capitol hill baptist church for today's moving memorial service, but outside glover's oldest son anthony shared many memories of his mom. >> if there's anything that we'd like to say to have one in d.c., that my mother lived -- to everyone in d.c. that, my mother lived a great life and everything she did here was for others. >> carol glover's mother said her father died of smoke inhalation on the same day 33 years ago and she said that was a sign they were both in a better place. >>> tracking a clipper come wednesday. >> first alert chief meteorologist topper shutt is here to tell us whether it's going to be more rain or possibly some snow. how about it? >> i think us going to be more rain than snow. the models are less robust than a little while ago. this is 6 a.m. wednesday on futurecast. temperatures are above freezing everywhere with just clouds. we may make it throu

the address is 3200 south 28th street in alexandria. not far from king street and 395, but this is the going to be impacting anyone's morning commute. the investigation seems to be fine-tuned here at the apartment building on the first floor. we know a man was stabbed. he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. at this point police have not released any information as to who that man was. why he was here, and what may have lead up to the stabbing. the investigation in the early stages. reporting live this morning in alexandria. >> all right. jordan live for us there. >>> it is 5:00 a.m. now. good morning. >> welcome to news 4 today for this tuesday january 20th 2015. let's go storm team 4 meteorologist for a look at your hour by hour forecast. tom good morning. >> good morning. off to a clear start. we get back to work and school on this tuesday morning. i'm happy to report we have dry pavement. there is nebraska avenue and northwest washington. there is friendship heights, bethesda bethesda, off in the distance in southern mont

this is in the alexandria section of fairfax county. let's take you out live for a live look from chopper 4. we have now learned that the one man who was inside that main townhouse there, he suffered second degree burns, and he's now being medevaced to an area burn unit. firefighters had 75 firefighters on the scene, one of them also suffered some minor injuries. in fact with all the assets they brought in to control this fire it turned into basically what would be a three-alarm fire. one townhome completely destroyed, the damage spread to two other townhomes. they are not having any major problems with freezing hydrants but the firefighters say all that water that is being used on that fire is causing some icing issues in the surrounding streets. so tpw is being brought in to try to salt down some of the streets, so that has now become a big problem as well. but again, one firefighter with slight injuries. another man was in that townhouse with second degree burns. at the live desk i'm chris lawrence. >>> now to a great program in maryl

the counties. crews are working on a broken water m in alexandria. the break happened this morning on park center drive between king street and park avenue. cell phone pictures showed what looked like a geyser shooting into the air. that water then poured down king street turning it into a sheet of ice and shutting down king street in the middle of the rush hour. ths also water damage right now to the fitness club and the lobby of the park center. >> the doorways and into the billing, any way it can get in basically. how mh water? >> at least about 3 or 4 fe came in here. we jumped on top of it and got most of it cleaned up. closure of king street impacted few school bus routes th morning. the school system says everythi is back to normal this afternoon and kid will ride their regular buses home. >>> it was the largest offshore oil spill in american history and now we're learning how many barrels of oil flowed into the gulf of during that 2010 bp explosion. >>> and it's a record. after this week's cold snap it may be hard to believe a big announce tod

. >> the call came in at 6:40 followed by a massive response from the arlington and alexandria fire departments crews descending upon one home. >> there was a fire in the basement and first floor. >> there was tons of smoke. >> thankfully, it did not take long for firefighters to get inside and get control. >> the units were on the scene quickly and got the fire knock-down. >> two people inside the home were transported to an alexandria hospital as the crews continued cleaning up a fire that neighbors cannot believe. >> the most spectacular kind of event i have seen in the 20 years i've lived in this neighborhood. >> i've never seen anything like it around here. >> the exact cause of the fire is still unknown. the goal is clear and painful. >> all their possessions everything they had. kind of scary. >> obviously a difficult situation. fire caused smoke damage and at least one home next door. how bad, we do not know. this is the second serious fire in south arlington in the past two days. yesterday, 70 firefighters responded to a fire on south randolph. that situation resulted in the death of a

news4's jackie bensen is in the alexandria section of fair and accurate noun tont with details about big announcement. jackie? >> reporter: doreen, that's right. he drove a cab right here on the streets of the d.c. area according to the fbi. liban haji mohamed has been charged with provideing support to al shabab branded as a somali-based insurgent and terrorist group by the fbi. we've got his picture up there to show you. he is believed to have lived here in alexandria before leaving the u.s. in 2012. he is carrying according to the fbi, a valid u.s. passport. now, the fbi says he's a close social security of another man, convicted terrorist zachary chesser. he too, lived in northern virginia before he was sent to prison from 2011. a warrant for liban haji mohamed's arrest was unseemed yesterday in federal court. live in alexandria jackie bensen news4. >>> the secretary of homeland security warned today that his ability to guard against an attack by isis the compromised by partisan battles. that warning comes as a deadline has passed for prisoner swap that might have kept two hostage

the ground laying there. >> she works with shaika. police say yesterday at 4:45 39-year-old alexandria mendez drove in the lot. while trying to turn around and get out hit two other cars but kept moving. shaika ran to stop her at which point she ran over him and stopped. >> now we have a crowd forming. please don't leave this, guy is on the ground in front of her. >> she hit the gas running over the foot before driving over shaika and taking off leading to an all night man hunt. >> i want everybody to help us get the lady. that's it you know. >> investigators from arlington, fairfax city and county and the u.s. marshals office eventually tracking down mendez at her home in fairfax taking her into custody and charging her with multiple crimes including hit and run and driving with a suspended license. >> appears to be a wrong turn that has turned into tragedy. >> you don't realize how precious life is until you see somebody else fighting for it. >> investigators say they were able to reach mendez early this morning via cell phone and that she did admit being behind the wheel during this

news4's julie carey was in the alexandria courtroom during today's hearing. she says he made several outbursts in court telling the judge his attorneys don't represent him. severance has not cooperated with doctors in the past. he's accused of the murders of nancy dunning, ron kirby, and ruthanne lodato over ten-year period. >>> maryland governor larry hogan had some welcome news for weary commuters, but a lot of parents are not happy with what they heard today. news4's chris gordon has more on his new budget proposal and how it could accomplish something maryland hasn't seen in a decade. >> i'm for the purple line. >> reporter: there was concern that governor hogan might discontinue funding for the purple line linking new carrollton and bethetsdabethesda but his budget continues funding while ordering a thorough review. >>> traffic is getting outrageous. i could get a train to somewhere, i'd rather take the train than drive now. >> reporter: governor hogan introduced a budget that is balanced right from his first full day in office. >> by getting spending und

police are back in the northridge neighborhood in alexandria hoping someone has video that can lead them to the man who did it. zachary kiesch has more from people who live near the home on jackson place. >> reporter: police went door for this afternoon in alexandria informing residents of a violent robbery suspect still loose, and asking questions. >> it's very quiet. family friendly. stable neighborhood. >> reporter: for about 15 years now darrell nuremberg has called the northridge neighborhood home. >> close to the city. as new people come here and spend their lives here it's not very transient. >> reporter: friday this house on jackson place turned into a crime scene when an elderly couple returned to their home. inside an intruder in the process of carrying out a robbery. spooked perhaps, the suspect stabbed the 84-year-old homeowner. that man still in critical condition. and darrell says that's not all. >> the gentleman's wife was brought to an atm machine. that's the word going around the neighborhood. >> reporter: not far from here about a year ago, another alexandria resident w

the fire in alexandria, virginia sent three women to the hospital and hundreds of people streaming in to the streets. hank silverburg has the details. >> reporter: several people have been displaced by the fire. you can see behind me that firefighters are still working to find the cause of what they say appeared to have started on the terrace unit of this three- story apartment complex. six units were gutted by the fire, which sent hundreds of people running for safety on a rainy afternoon. people like renaldo was relaxing when he smelled the smoke. >> my first reaction was to leave. i smelled smoke, so i left. >> reporter: the fairfax county fire chief says they were concerned about the floors collapsing in the three-story unit. >> and that was a high priority for us to get to those upper floors. as one crew stressed to affect the distinguishment to get those people out of there. >> reporter: several people had to be rescued from the balcony, but everyone got out safely. on the side out of the structure, we did it, rescued two individuals over ladders. firefighters were on the scene

when it comes to ringing in the new year and partying, alexandria does it right. on one side you got the potomac river over here, hundreds of people partying, enjoying themselves, listening to music. on the other side you've got the historic old town backdrop. up there there are live music acts, theater, arts, entertainment, all sorts of enough to do. they can really -- stuff to do. if they can get ahold of these freezing temperatures, it might be a perfect night. tonight there are plenty of new beginnings. there's a new marriage. >> it's amazing. >> reporter: why new year's eve? why do it tonight? >> we like to party. this is the night for it. he'll never forget it. >> reporter: as far as forgetting your anniversary. >> not going to happen. >> reporter: it was his idea, wasn't it? >> totally. >> reporter: for brittany fallon it's a new party. her birthday falls on new year's eve and guess which birthday it is. >> yes, it is my 21st birthday. 21. >> reporter: besides legally enjoying an adult beverage she'll have plenty of other things to do on first night, find a

. >>> a competency hearing is going on for the alexandria man charged with murdering a d.c. corrections official. he was indicted last month for the murder of d.c. corrections official carolyn cross. details showed he didn't know cross but went into her apartment and attacked her with a wrench. a judge ordered an evaluation on the premise that he lacks the ability to understand the charges against him. the doctor's report is due in court by next monday. >>> the major stretch of highway shut down when a bridge collapsed last weekend is now open to drivers once again. the closure caused commuting headaches but for one man the accident was more than an inconvenience. he survived almost being crushed by the collapsing bridge. >> i was only going 45. >> reporter: as eric meyers looks through the pictures of what's left of the semitruck he was driving he can't help but to be thankful. >> crying with my daughter when i thought i'd never see her again and she'd never know her dad. she's only 6. >> reporter: he was driving on i-75 in cincinnati monday when an overpass that was undergo

back to you in the studio. >> thank you. she's live in alexandriathis morning. >>> later this morning d.c. council members will be briefed on the investigation into those deadly smoke filled train incident. in an initial report on the crisis a d.c. fire lieutenant says he pounded on the metro car door and told passengers to open it but he says passengers yelled back that they couldn't. another firefighter had to unlock the door from the outside and there were also concerns d.c. fire's new en crypted radios might have contributed to problems with communications. the fire department has en crypted its traditional radio chains to make it harder for people to listen in. >>> virginia governor mcauliffe is said to be resting comfortable after surgery to reduce fluid around his lungs. that fluid was the result of seven broken ribs he suffered when he fell off a horse while he was on vacation last month. he's expected to be back on the job within the next two to three days. >>> the senate subcommittee in virginia unanimously approved a proposal to develop a

the state of virginia just granting alexandria a big loan to build the station here and it might be right by this park in the potomac greens neighborhood. now, this sign has been up for years letting people know that a station could some day be built here in the future but they're not too pleased but now, it might actually happen. the metro passes through potomac greens without stopping all the time. and many people living here hope it stays that way. >> this location by these town homes? it shouldn't go there. >> mark anderson says all the construction could cause many problems including safety. >> constant trucks going back and forth could jeopardize and put at risk some of our neighbors and our kids that's for sure. >> the project is taking a major step forward after the governor announced the state has approved a $50 million low interest loan to the city of alexandria to help build the station which will serve the yellow and blue lines between stops at reagan airport and braddock road. the loan comes as good news to city staffers working on the project as it would cover about 20% to 2

why the fight to find them as unearthed an unusual rule about mailing foot wear. >> plus an alexandria woman who had to be rescued by firefighters with the terrifying moments when she thought she was trapped. we'll hear from her coming up. >> the stormwatch weather team breaks down the timing of the snow coming in here that may muck up the morning >> now we get back to our top story today and that is the potential for snow in the morning. >> that's right. meteorologist steve rudin is tracking the winter weather alert from our abc 7 storm watch center. steve? >> we are looking at a quiet start to our evening hours. don't be fooled as far as what's on the way later tonight and into early tomorrow morning. let me show you exactly where the storm is located well off to the north and west of us. you can see right here on this map, we'll pull it out just a little bit. over iowa this is the clipper that's going to quickly race towards the east later on tonight and it's going to be across the mid atlantic come early tomorrow morning, just in time for the very important rush hour commute. natio

see them have to go through that is -- makes you feel less safe and kind of across the board. >> reporter: but alexandria'solice department statistics show only a slight change in the number of robberies from year to year. around 130 in 2011 and 2012. they dropped in 2013 but then climbed back up again last year. >> reporter: now, the gas station owner tells me that alexandria police promise they will be sending a crime prevention specialist here soon to see what he might be able to do to tighten up security. live in old town alexandria julie carey, news4. >>> back to washington now. wendy rieger at our live desk. >> nbc news has confirmed the president is going to drop his proposal to raise taxes on that so-called 529 college savings plans. this was a controversial part of the president's plan that would ultimately deliver education tax cuts to middle-class families. but we have learn that the it was senate democrats who were among those who pushed the white house to drop this particular aspect. ? a statement, a white house official says "given it has become such a distraction, we're not going to ask cong

the government contractor was on her way home to alexandria. her funeral arrangements are still being made. >>> and from what exactly happened to the emergency response there are still a number of troubling questions that are unanswered this morning. passengers on board the stuck train on monday say it took 40 minutes to an hour for help to arrive. first responders were heard over radio scanners complaining that they couldn't communicate with one another. mayor bowser says her administration is reviewing the fire department's response and will release its findings next week. >>> steady snow falling in woodbridge. the conditions have prince william co schools closed today. we'll take you there live. >>> cold and snowy conditions should have moved out by the time you head home from work. tom kierein has your hour by hour changes. >>> also ahead, paying more to light up. how much more a pack of cigarettes could cost you if virginia lawmakers get their way and wh. trs . >>> 29 degrees outside our studios in northwest washington. we see some light sn

a sprinkler pipe busted at the gatsby's tavern museum in alexandria old town here this afternoon. shutting down the museum through sunday. the gatsby's tavern restaurant portion of the complex was not affected. the winter warmer ladies' tea event will take place sunday as scheduled. >>> a woman in massachusetts goes to the hospital because she had some cramps. turns out she was pregnant and an hour later in this big old baby. not a premie. big baby. didn't know she was pregnant. a lot of reasons why she didn't think she was. >> that baby is topping ten pounds. >> a lot of the reasons make sense. we've got that story coming up. >>> but first, we've got to look at the weekend coming and -- today was actually kind of pleasant. wasn't too bad. >> a lot of folks were telling me it felt like a heatwave compared to where we have been. minus 10 to 40. >> and take the wind out of the equation. >> exactly. and sunshine and all ofall right. but the big story tonight is the refreeze and the fact that we're going to see some black ice. it's all about what you don't see a lot of times, right? an

>> reporter: the 47-year-old housekeeper was on her way to her job at an alexandria day spa. she has been too frightened to get back on the train and she has no other way to get to work. >> why nothing was sucked out of the tunnel, why it took that long to come down there to get us. >> reporter: baker's lawyer sued metro after the deadly 2009 crash. she is representing nearly 70 people in the latest crisis. >> it's not all about money. it's about making the metrorail system safe. >> reporter: but kim brooks rodney says metro's emergency preparedness clearly needs work and wonders about 12 pages of redaction in an oversight report. >> the very first 911 call that metro made was for smoke. that's it, didn't say anything about people trapped on the subway car. >> reporter: baker is convinced she was just minute away from dying down there. what goes through your head at a point in time like that? >> my kids, grand kids. that i love them. >> reporter: metro declined to address most of these issues citing the ongoing ntsb investigation. >>> some frightening moments this evening at t

fairfax county tell me the cause of the fire is still under investigation. live in alexandria, i'm tom roussey, abc 7 news. >> developing news now out of prince george's county where police are investigating a homicide tonight. the victim was found in an apartment building on good hope avenue in temple hills just before 4:00. witnesses reported hearing gunshots. the victim is an adult male and has not been identified. if you have any information prince george's county police say they want to talk with you as soon as possible. >> and in northwest washington tonight, police are looking for a man accused of robbing and trying to sexually assault a woman. the victim was attacked in a high-traffic area early tuesday morning. but there is encouraging news. police tell us they have a good idea of who they're looking for. ross is live with the latest. ross? >> d.c. police say they believe that man is homeless, as he is frequently seen in this part of the city. he could be bundled up in a scarf with a jamaican color scheme. police say the attack happened here in the 1200 block of new y

a 21-year-old woman allegedly rents adjoining hotel rooms at the mark center hilton in alexandria fort a police spokesperson calls a drinking party. the guest list includes many in their teens. there's only beer at first. but then things change. >> someone showed up with liquor. and an argument ensued over the bottle of liquor. >> at 1:30 a.m. the party turns violent. two people start swinging knives. an 18-year-old man is seriously injured. another 18-year-old and a 17-year-old boy are badly cut. after they're transported to a hospital, police charge 14 with underaged drinking. >> it is not good because they have to mention the security is really good. especially at the time. >> he is a guest at the hotel and says so many teens shouldn't have been able to gather in the rooms. >> they shouldn't get in. yes. >> you blame the hotel? >> definitely. >> the hotel assistant manager declines to comment. >> so you can't tell me anything about what happened? >> sorry, sir. >> ok. >> thank you. >> the police spokesperson hopes other teens learn a lesson. >> a simple party that starts out with w

extends until 1:00 in the afternoon and includes the district arlington, alexandria montgomery prince george's, all the areas shaded in purple are the areas that will likely see the accumulating snow. especially on the roadways during the early morning rush. 2:00 in the morning, this is what our futurecast looks le but notice what happens moving to 3 e e -- 5:00 difference of only three hours. you can see the heavier snow by d.c. gaithersburg martinsburg and winchester. look at how quickly it moves out of here. we're looking at clearing skies. let me tell you, temperatures are going to be cold. 30 to 35 for daytime highs tomorrow and if that's not cold enough for you wait until you see the seven day. we have temperatures in the teens for morning lows. more on that in a few minutes. alison? >> quite a week ahead of us steve. thank you. and be sure to join abc 7 tomorrow morning. we're going to start early at 4:00 a.m. meteorologist jacqui jeras and eileen will be leading our storm coverage throughout the morning. >> all right now. police across the country are high alert after a series

in the end one woman identified as carol glover of alexandria lost her life. just ahead, we have complete coverage including where the investigation stands at this hour. but first we start on storm watch tonight because we are monitoring the potential for snow early wednesday morning. abc 7 chief meteorologist doug hill has the winter weather alert and timeline for us. doug? >> all right maureen, and temperatures continue to fall. 28 degrees now outside of the beltway furniture storm watch 7 weather center and temperatures are cold and the moisture approaches. the setup is in place for snow or sleet early tomorrow morning. that's why the national weather service large part of the metro area extending northeast to baltimore and southwest to the west side of the potomac, winter weather advisory from 4:00 a.m. to noon. the temperatures will get even colder. drop from the 20's into the teens by morning. 15 to 23 degrees. we expect the moisture and falling snow and sleet to move in from the south towards the metro area. about 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning. with the gr

the east. a small chance of flurries between now and 6:00 or 7:00 this morning. falls church alexandria into the district generally in the upper 20s. and we'll stay this way another couple of hours. above freezing early afternoon. midafternoon temperatures reaching mid and upper 30s. winds could be gusting 25 miles per hour or so. freezing levels, 32 degrees. we'll be above that today. saturday below freezing temperatures. roller coaster ride continues. then above freezing temperatures on sunday afternoon, monday morning. below freezing again. maybe a few areas of some freezing rain on monday morning. great weather over the weekend for the nbc 4 health and fitness expo. it's together to be cold on saturday. teens in the morning. afternoon highs mid-20s. make it to the health&fitness expo. we'll be nice and warm and cozy there. i'll be there at 10:00 until about 1:00. a q&a session with storm team 4. then sunday we'll have the expo going on between 9:00 and 4:00. temperatures near 40 in the afternoon. after that mix in the morning monday rain in the afternoon. stay tuned. i'm back with w

and many things have to change because they border at the upper south is literally across the river. alexandria and alexandra county are given back to virginia in 1846 which puts the confederacy at the doorstep of the union so subsequently abraham lincoln perhaps for understandable reasons although the historians are still debating it turns washington city into a police state. and a police state that has a lot of spies run by people like lafayette and baker and allen pinkerton. as has prisons including a prison across the street directly from the capital called the old capitol person which obviously used to be the site of the capital itself after the capital was birthed by the british in 1813. the old brick capitol, the old capital prison has a number of spies and provocateurs housed in it. often because of spies, someone informing on someone else and is well what do you find at the time is a huge military traffic coming in so churches are being ferried into the town livestock as well. washington monument which was incomplete at that time becomes grounds for military livestock military cattle a

lawyers for the government defended the program at a hearing in alexandria today. one challenged his placement on the list and its constitutionality in 2011. this comes one day after his brother was added to the f.b.i.'s list of most wanted terrorists. lawyers for the government want mohammed's lawsuit dismissed. the taliban has claimed responsibility for a shooting in kabul that killed three american contractors and wounded a fourth. the group says the gunman infiltrated the ranks of the afghan security forces to attack americans. the names of those killed in yesterday's shooting have not been released. but they worked for a small firm based in fayetteville north carolina. the company also has offices in woodbridge and bethesda. canada plans to introduce new anti-terror laws work on the laws began in october after a gunman killed a soldier at canada's national war memorial in ottawa and then stormed the parliament. the new laws will make it a crime to encourage terrorism against canadians and to allow anyone suspected of being involved in a terror plot to be detain

the finish line. how a stranger helped bring this mother and marathon runner back to life. >>> a new clue and a bold robbery. police in alexandria posted this video on twitter today, hoping somebody will recognize the guy dressed in black. he walked into a 7-eleven on ken more avenue last month. investigators say when the clerk opened the register he jumped up on the counter struggled with the clerk, grabbed some cash and took off. >>> another u.s. navy ship has joined the search for the wreckage of airasia flight 8501. divers are scouring the java sea, looking for the black boxes from that plane. all this as more bodies have been recovered and identified. nbc's katy tur reports. >> reporter: overnight searchers say they may have spotted one of the key pieces of the plane, specifically the tail. that's not confirmed as of now. but if it is break up too much on impact, they could find those black boxes within. it's now been more than a week since airasia lost contact with radar and crashed into the java sea. still no visual on the bulk of the wreckage. divers repeatedly thwarted by rough cease and low visibility. weather conditio

he was hired by the school system in 2003 as a computer instructor at edison academy in alexandria. the time he passed a criminal background check. the charges stem from an alleged incident at a home in a manassas between 2004 and 2010, with the alleged victim a family member. >> thousands flooded the streets in the annual march for life rally to protest abortion. pro-abortion rights demonstrators gathered outside of the high court. the demonstrations took place as congressional leaders canceled a vote that would have banned abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and instead improved a -- instead approved a watered-down bill ending federal funding for abortion. >> republican maryland governor larry hogan spent his first days in office trying to fix the budget shortfall. he said his plan would close the $ 750 million budget gap. >> we will stop spending more than we taken without laying off workers and while fully funding education and all of our other essential priorities. >> there are a lot of issues we have concerns with. state employees, education, and health care usually take the b

the alexandria schools are delayed. >>> in maryland montgomery county and prince george's county schools are opening two hours late. howard county and frederick county maryland schools are delayed today, too. you can check the nbc washington app, nbcwashington doom.com for all the school closings and delays. team coverage is expanding throughout the region. >>> we begin with tom kierein now with a change you'll see over the next 24 hours. tom, good morning. >> good morning. it's not a lot but it is enough to cause treacherous travel. i just talked to one of my coworkers who drove in from mount pleasant to northwest washington. normally you say the drive takes ten minutes but it took him 30 minutes this morning. so three times the amount of time normally it would take for you to get from point a to point b due to the light coating of snow. we are seeing this on the radar heading in from the west and the east across washington into maryland and the district. we are going to continue to see this for another few hours. we have a large area under a winter weather advisory for the light snow.

on the virginia side, alexandria schools, fairfax county and arlington county schools. with anne arundel county and prince george's county delayed for two hours. you can go to our app or check the bottom of the screen. >>> cold. that's all we have to say. frigid. >> one of the great things about the school list, you can set up favorites so you don't have to look the at whole thing. you just know, boom, whether your school is there. >> the mobile app will alert you. >> it will ping you. >> it's pretty cool. not a day you want to be hanging outside too much with temperatures now in the single digits in spots and windchills subzero. let's show you what's happening with our day planner. at reels it's going to be sun -- least it's going to be sunny for part of the day. 19 at noon. these are the air temps. 22 at 4:00. highs between 19 and 24. windchills will climb into the teens. right now the air temps are running 6 in hagerstown. 9 in la plata. 7 in manassas. it's 11 in annapolis. when you factor in the winds, now we're talking subzero stuff in the shenandoah valley to leesb

the seven-day coming up. >> thanks. today alexandria police will be out warning neighbors about a dangerous robbery suspect on the loose. on friday an 84-year-old man was stabbed during a home robbery. "news 4's" zachry keach is live. >>> new this morning, the police will be canvassing this area. it's a beautiful enclave here in alexandria but that wasn't t case last friday whe 84-year-old man came the process a robbery happening in h. that's that's when an 84-year-old gentleman was stabbed. he's now in critical condition. the police are trying the figure out what exactly happened and who is responsibility. jeff to give this story a little bit of context. we're not far away from the home of ruth. she's one of the women who was killed and charles severance is being charged with that crime. so people in this neighborhood are on high alert. they're trying to return to the homes and the safety that they have grown accustomed to here in alexandria. reporting live i'm zachary keach. back to you in the studio. >>> bless investigating two deadl

tonight the city of alexandria honored at the first christian church on king street. today would have been dr. king's 86th birthday. >>> investigators have wrapped up four days of forensic digging as they search for two young sisters who vanished nearly 40 years ago. officials say today they're pleased with their progress in the investigation but they would not say whether they found anything. the fbi and other agencies searched taylors mountain in virginia for the remains of katherine and sheila lyon. they visited while visiting a shopping center in wheaton. >>> a mother from beltsville have strong feelings on paid family leave. today president obama changed the rules for federal workers. chris janzsing found out why some local businesses don't want the same rules imposed on . >> reporter: janel working at a nonpr maryland when she four years ago. >> i love my job. >> reporter: but a eight weeks early. mother and daughte her company didn't h leave and she lost >> women want to b parents and good wor and a paid leave w allowed me to cont that i loved. >> reporter: tod