let's start with steve rudin. steve: the snow totals are increasing quickly, but not as fast as they will overnight and into the morning. 8.5 inches of snow dale city, poolesville at seven inches, the same the n and gainesville, frederick at about seven inches. a lot of folks are celebrating the snow. this is from warrenton, virginia. keep the pictures coming, pics@wjla.com. we will try to get as many on-air as possible and online. the big serious storm on the way, blizzard warning still in effect for the district and prince george's county, all of southern maryland, fairfax, alexandria, montgomery county, howard county until 6:00 in the morning sunday. we have to get through all of tonight, all the day tomorrow, and into tomorrow night and early sunday morning before the blizzard warning is over. it will eventually come down and the snow will slowly end. the latest storm information, one to two inches per hour likely, even higher amounts if you hear thunder, the wind milesifying, 40 to 60 per hour with a quarter-m

steve rudin will join us for that and have new computer models. the latest on the blizzard watch and the timing and the storm in the area when he joins us at 11:00. sunshine tomorrow. but then -- yep. maureen: it will be fine. leon: straight downhill. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir up next. ÷w wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone, your guests might get a bit carried away. get out of the past. get fios. is to provide choicese the that offer you to help you the best pric,s quality and selection. you can save 30% or more. wegmans family pack. we do it because we're family too. >>> breaking news tonight. a state of emergency already declared. the blizzard watches in effect at this hour. the major system. it could be historic. two feet of snow in

first let's get the latest from meteorologist steve rudin. steve: good news in the forecast because finally parts of the area, the warnings coming down. valley, worn county, fauquier county, the winter storm warning has canceled out. the areas in red, including the , frederick, loudoun county, stafford, southern maryland, under the blizzard warning until 6:00 in the morning sunday. this may cancel early as we move through the overnight. still going to deal with a lot of blowing snow and gusty wind. live doppler radar, most of the snow has come to an end. we may have pockets of snow flurries, but hard to disseminate because of the wind that continues to blow. northern montgomery county, frederick county, loudoun county, if you look at the street like, you will probably notice snowflakes, but that is generally blowing snow at this point. any additional accumulations drifting will likely become a problem overnight. why is the snow cutting off so quickly? the low pressure off the coast continues to move towards the east, northeast, away from our a

steve rudin is here with the outlook. eve: changes are on the way, big changes in terms of the temperatures, and rain back in the forecast. outside the belfort furniture weather center, cloudy skies right now keeping temperatures up. 40 falls church and springfield, anacostia 41. montgomery county, potomac and aspen hill reporting in at 38. forecast overnight, middle 20's in the suburbs, 32 to 33 inside the beltway. the wind out of the northeast earlyally turning calm tomorrow morning. the daytime highs eventually into the middle 40's. more chances of rain this weekend, plus the redskins foot all forecast in a few minutes. d.c. police are hoping that home security video will help track down a tire slashing suspect in at street northwest. shows a woman watching as a man punctures a tire on one car, than does the same thing on a second and steals items from a third car. if you know anything about this, the police want to hear from you. alison: metro on alert after riders were attacked three times and only a few weeks. they a

steve rudin will be back with more in a few minutes. maureen: thank you, doug. breaking news right now out of northwest washington. leon: jay korff is live on 14th street where the police are investigating a shooting. what can you tell us at this point? jay: we have a couple of crime scenes. this is 4100 block of 14 street in northwest, heart of columbia heights. another crime scene across the street. there is yellow tape near the lobby. we know that they -- hold up. we have a loud fire truck. [siren] bear with me. we know authorities confirmed that an adult male was shot. and was found in this vicinity. based on the fact we saw crime investigators over there. we think that person fell on that side of the street. this is a very busy area. we have some descriptions. the descriptions are specific. there were two involved in the shooting. one person was armed and had long red dreadlocks. another on a bike and wearing a ski mask. at this hour there is no motive in the case. reporting live in northwest washington, jay korff, abc7 news. leon: thank you. jay. we are fo

steve rudin is here. do we get warmth and the sun tomorrow? steve: we have warmth but not the sun we would like to see. we will likely see fog in the early morning hours. temperatures fall to the upper 20's to the lower to middle 30's. more on the seven-day outlook that shows a warmup on the way in time for the weekend. leon: you got it. look at this video here from the news chopper 7. several feet of snow caused a roof of chi low christian fellowship -- shiloh christian fellowship in silver springs to collapse. no one was inside at the time. most of the church and the sink ware is completely december -- sanctuary was completely destroyed. attached home was not damaged. what a mess. wow! maureen: four day since the snow began to fall. doesn't seem that long ago. the digout continues. we found some who are refusing to let the neighbors do the job allane. leon: how d.c. is ensuring that the students don't miss meals just because the schools close because of the snow. maureen: we are scrolling school closings at the bottom of the screen. get insta

steve rudin will join me in a few minute and the weather duty tonight. we'll let you know everything that will happen. a lot will happen. are here. we maureen: thank you, doug. one of the storm watch weather team member is roz plater. she is in an important placement to. salt dome at district heights, maryland. the salt comes from that helps keep us streets and the highways clear. to be activeve there now. business.ery sonorous? roz: we have the snow coming down consistently, settling. is a fine wet snow, not a lot of accumulation. look now. i will go where they haven't yet.d only about an inch, inch and a so. or not much accumulation. this will probably ice quickly. the snow command center for prince william's county. the salt dome. they have 350 trucks working the roads here during this storm. will show you video from earlier. the crews having work 12-hour shifts at 10:30 or so this morning. be out there of course doing, they have been salting earlier. pretreating roads tuesday. they have a head start on all of this. they will mostly tonight be doing p

we are having re-freezing, so let's get right to steve rudin. steve: the temperatures falling well below freezing to the west, leesburg 28, 19 frederick 26 hagerstown. the closer inside the beltway, still well above freezing, middle to upper 30's at this time. in terms of the satellite and radar, we have clear skies for most of the area right now, the clouds are beginning to approach from the north and west. those clouds may allow the development of patchy fog. to the west, elkins, west virginia, visibility down to two miles. we are looking for areas of fog to develop through the overnight and into the early morning. the temperatures tonight, 22 to 32. a big warm-up for the weekend. more on that in a few minutes from the belfort furniture weather center. alison: the weight of the snow has been too much for some buildings. emergency crews have been called to collapses all across the region, including several porches buckling in the district. roz plater begins our team coverage in the district tonight. roz: alison, we heard about a garage collapsin

leon: we'll be checking in with butcrews in a few minutes, first a look at the forecast with steve rudin. are things winding down? steve: absolutely. from the belfort furniture weather center, the winter storm warning out west has canceled. we still have a blizzard warning for the d.c. metro, but that will likely cancel out also. this low pressure just off the coast is going to continue to move off to the north and east. the line to the west of us slowly advances to the east, then conditions rapidly improve in terms of the snow ending and the skies clearing. heading in closer, the capital beltway the center of the screen, towards wheaton just a few snow flurries. also the same northeast d.c., college park. route 50 towards bowie, conditions gradually improve as we move through the next hour or two. to the west it looks even better in terms of the snowfall quickly coming to an end. aceenton and manassas, just view snow flurries. southern maryland also beginning to clear out with the snow quickly ending. greatturecast, gives a indication of what is going to be on the way as we move through

first, the latest on the strength in the track of the storm with meteorologist steve rudin. steve: a lot going on from the belfort furniture weather center. we just have a brand-new computer run, and the wild swing with increasing snow amounts. this is just one computer model and a lot can change between now and tomorrow. the latest, the winter blizzard warning in effect for the district, arlington, alexandria, fairfax, all the areas in bright red. this will continue for the daytime hours, afternoon hours tomorrow. as we move further west, a winter storm warning, with windy conditions, but not quite as windy around the immediate metro. nonetheless, a lot of snow will fall, and it will start during the afternoon tomorrow. nothing to worry about right now. if you have late night plans at the supermarket, a 24-hour hardware store, go for it, no problems. the core of the system is well to the south, eventually rising from the north and east. the huge area in pink is the winter storm warnings, pretty much the entire state of virginia, all along north carolina, kentucky, tennessee.

let's get the latest on that from meteorologist steve rudin. steve: right now we are well above freezing across most of the area, so that will prevent major slick spots early in the morning. thursday morning, bigger concerns. leesburg, middle 40's d.c., 48 degrees answers. this ability, no problems. further west, a little bit of fog, but that is lifting through the evening. scattered showers, but they will be gone early in the morning. 27 to 35 degrees. more from the belfort furniture weather center in a few minutes. morning aboutous a miskito-borne virus. a virginia resident has been tested positive with the zika virus. jonathan elias has the latest. jonathan: this is very serious and scary. they tested positive after traveling to an infected country. cdc issued a travel alert for the dominican republic, and el salvador, among others. it is linked with birth defects paralysis in adults. there have only been i a handful of cases in the u.s. >> if you are pregnant, the cdc says don't go. for others, you've rebalance to reduce the chance that you

with a lot more to share, steve rudin will join me in a few minutes. alison: thank you. this set off flurry of activities the rails, the airports are all ready. the major airlines have initiated waivers to allow people to change the time of their flights for free. stephen tschida tracking the transportation tonight and joins us live from the dupont circle metro station. stephen: metro management is gearing up for a major storm. they have equipment and personnel ready to keep it moving once the snow starts falling. they are bracing for a big storm and a blanket of snow. >> it is too much. the metro management is mobilizing the personnel and the equipment to confront what could be a paralyzing snowstorm. >> it could result in service above ground. >> don't wait for it to run above ground if snow is as bad as some prediction. >> airport management is stocking up to informing the employees they will be working the long, hard hours to deal with the snow and ice. and stranded passengers. >> we have plenty of supplies on hand. airlines have it on hand for deicing planes. >> hea

it's get over to steve rudin for the latest. steve: just a few snow flurries in the morning, but nothing that will amount to a lot. outside the belfort furniture weather center, 31 hagerstown, 36 manassas, 32 fredericksburg and culpeper. tomorrow, a cold front will sweep through earlier in the day , and behind it, wind gusts towards the end of the day. the forecast tomorrow, highs eventually make it to just about 40 degrees. more on the weekend and a big warm up in a few minutes. outon: as we keep digging from the blizzard, several of the biggest school district are staying closed. that includes fairfax, about an county, prince george's county, montgomery county, to name a few. d.c. schools will open on time, as will the federal government. be the first to know when your child upon school closes by signing up for text alerts that wjla.com/text. leon: prince george's county police are searching for a hit and run driver, releasing this picture of a car. they are tried to find out who was behind the wheel of this vehicle. the victim

let's get the timeline from meteorologist steve rudin. hi, steve. steve: hi, alison. withs beautiful to day temperatures well above average for this time of year. now the temperatures are falling, 45 in northeast d.c., 34 burke, virginia, and we stay cool overnight, but not as cold as it was earlier this morning. middle 40's byg, noon time, the rain on the way by tomorrow evening. i will give you the timing, what to expect, much to expect in just a few minutes from the belfort furniture weather center. leon: developing now come a woman is dead after a seven-car crash in largo. a truck driver was speeding when he lost control on route 202, went into the air, and hit another vehicle. that truck drivers under arrest. we are digging into possible prior offenses for that driver. tom roussey has the investigation. sanchez,name is juan and maryland state police say this morning he was driving southeast on 202 landover road when he lost control, wound up hitting a total of eight other vehicles at the intersection of lots for road. maryland state police say that juan sanchez w

steve rudin will track the overnight lows and update the weather. kickoff. 4:40. erin: will it be raining? >> there is a chance. we'll punt it to steve tonight at 10:00. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir up next. leon: we call that "teamwork." join us at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. the showdown after the president breaks down. the president taking executive action on gun control, and begins to cry with victims families standing beside him. but tonight, the opposition, swift and sweeping. >>> also breaking at this hour the new plea from the fbi tonight. after the terror attack in california. they have just revealed an 18-minute mystery. they need your help now. >>> the major storm. the passenger jet off the runway. the emergency evacuation and the bitter blast now gripping the country. >>> armed and dangerous. the young woman, at least six stores now, barrelling in leaving nearly nothing behind. the feds now releasing this surveillance. >>> and the breaking headline at this hour involving bill cosby's wife. the new turn in the case.

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steve rudin has the information. steve: it is cold out there.d up to rockville. 6 degrees on the weather -- 16 degrees on the weather bug network. feels like two degrees. the sun is set. we will look for the temperatures to drop more in the overnight. the wind chill advisory is in effect for the evening in the overnight hours in the first half of tomorrow. it includes montgomery, loudoun, panhandle. it does not include the district or arlington or southern maryland it's still cold out there. look at the temperatures. 19 in frederick. 21 in leesburg. 20 at andrews. frederick at 24 degrees. the wind chill are in the single digits for frederick and leesburg. feels like seven in downtown d.c. seven degrees over at andrews. tomorrow morning, the wind chill factor will have it feel colder in district. a cold, cold morning. head to southern maryland, leonard town and charlotte hall, looking at the temperatures around veer row -- zero. it's 14 for the bus stop pickup. daytime highs in the upper 20's. keep in mind the morning wind chills, many from four

steve rudin joining us with a first look at the forecast. we are getting sported. we like short sleeves. steve: nice while it lasted all month long. now we're in january, new year. temperatures are cooling off. 41 in chevy chase. it's 43 in falls church. 43 in ashburn. 42 herndon. satellite and radar. the clouds are out there now. the further north and west you go to the west of interstate 81, we have clearing. the clearing skies will overspread our area as we head through the overnight hours. winds getting an extra chill out there right now out of the northwest around 8:12. the night time lows in 30, 33 degrees. we will talk about the rest of the weekend and a big blast of colder air. wouldn't you know it? just in time for everyone to head back to work and school on monday. more on that in the belfort furniture weather center. jonathan: thank you. president obama says one of the first actions will be to try to tackle gun control. he may use executive action to get it done. this is as one of the biggest gun shows in the country taking place as we speak in the d.m.v.

let's start with meteorologist steve rudin. what are the latest model showing? nges on the way. this evening, we had about in inch of snow with huge problems. as we move friday into saturday, we are going to be measuring the .now not in inches but feet across the area, the belfort furniture weather center, 26 chevy chase, 25 falls church, well below freezing. the untreated roadways come all the traffic, all the tires quickly melting the freshly fallen snow, that quickly froze and a layer of ice built on top of that, leading to very slick conditions. the edge of the light snow is moving off to the east. tysons corner, rockville, things are beginning to improve quickly area for the district, northeast d.c., college park, bowie, still looking at light snow. fornd that, we are looking clearing conditions overnight. nighttime lows, 16 to 24 degrees. and a quick update on the blizzard watch -- the green area on the screen includes the district, montgomery county, arlington, alexandria come all of southern maryland. the blizzard watch friday into saturday, and the likel

steve rudin lets us know what we need to prepare for tomorrow. steve: at least we are not dealing with the oppressive windchill factors like earlier in the day. outside the belfort furniture weather center, the temperatures cooling quickly, mainly clear skies. 21 chevy chase, 19 falls church, 16 in for washington. aboutnd has eased, only three miles per hour, settling down overnight. 8 to 20 degrees will be the low temperature ranges. western suburbs, northern montgomery county, frederick and loudoun county, that is where you will see 8. after a cold start tomorrow, a lot of sunshine to enjoy, the highs eventually rebounding into the lower 40's. we have a warming trend on the way, just in time for the weekend. that, plus the redskins game day forecast in a few minutes. leon: thanks, steve. breaking news from north korea, where the country is confirmed minutes ago that i conducted a successful hydrogen bomb test. earlier this evening and whether agency in south korea detected signs of an artificial earthquake near a north korean nuclear test site.

steve rudin will update you at 11:00. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir up next. leon: we will follow the breaking news we are following tonight. the heavy police response to a man barricaded in an office on k street in georgetown. join us at 11:00 for more on that. this price can't be right... that's the right price! it's that low. what other things on this list "can't be right?" looks like a list full of "can't be right's." seriously? at giant, prices are down. savings are up. my giant. is so wholesome... and it doesn't take the whole paycheck. gianant's exclusive nature's promise. eat well for less. mymy giant. >>> tonight, the heated showdown. donald trump versus the clintons. the sprint to iowa and new hampshire now. trump says bill clinton's past is fair game. this evening, the former president, out on the trail and our correspondent asking him, is trump right? should clinton's past matter? >> is it fair game? >> how the president answers. >>> at this hour, the armed militia standoff. the american town paralyzed. schools closed, the armed protesters saying t

let's check in with steve rudin for a look at the forecast. the temperatures outside the belfort furniture weather center on the cold side, but at least we are not dealing with gusty wind like earlier. 19 potomac, 22 chevy chase, burke 21. the satellite and radar, partly cloudy skies overnight. the temperature range of 18 to 25. meaning willease, warmer in the morning. still quite cold, 24 at 7 a.m., lower 40's by noontime. back to the upper 40's by the afternoon. talking about rain moving in just in time for march of the upcoming weekend. more on that coming up. william countye day care worker found guilty of abusing and mistreating children. sarah jordan was convicted on a total of 13 charges today. she worked at the minnieland academy day care in woodbridge before being arrested. she will be sentenced in may and could face 50 years in prison. a second woman in the case goes on trial next month. leon: a year in prison for a man caught dragging officers with his car. he was charged with fleeing and eluding police. he was acquitted of the inci

devon lucie in for steve rudin tonight at 11:00 and he whether update the forecast for the game at fedex. morning wake-up weather and more stuff. leon: all right. sounds good. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next. leon: join us at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. the video just released. the american police officer ambushed. the man taking aim and shooting right into the car. authorities say he pledged allegiance to isis. >>> also breaking tonight, the bloody shootout. el chapo captured. how they got him. and this question now. will he be brought to the u.s.? >>> multiple terror arrests right here in america. two refugees living in the u.s. with suspected ties to terrorism captured tonight in california and texas. authorities revealing why they were so concerned. >>> the mid-air meltdown. the woman who demanded to get off the plane mid-flight. the chaos. and tonight you will hear from passengers who helped tie her hands and feet. >>> and powerball hits 800 million tonight, but will it h

steve rudin has the outlook. kimberly, a cold start to the new year, and this is just the beginning as the core of the coldest air is on its way. outside the belfort furniture weather center, 34 potomac, same aspen hill, dale city 30 degrees. the wind out of the west northwest, adding a little extra chill to the air. it feels like 30's closer to town, but the further north and west, it feels like the middle 20's. satellite and radar, quiet and dry, skies clearing. the temperatures will plummet overnight. , but the coldest temperatures, allowing county, montgomery county, frederick county.- loudon the good news is for the ski resorts looking to make snow in the mountains. more on that, plus a look at the cold air on the way with daytime highs in the 30's. that is going to be for three days in a row. jonathan: thanks, steve. happening now, a search going on -- after a body was found in a popular trail. the woman appears to be in her 20's and appears to have been beaten to death. she was found only northwest -- she

back to steve rudin in a couple of minutes. jonathan: it will be a long couple of days. we are standing by for a news conference from the metro leader as the transit agency is preparing for the storm. they are coming out. listen to what they'll say about what will happen with the storm. >> paul wiedefeld, general manager of metro. with me is rob, running the rail operation, bob who runs the bus operation and chief. i saw many of you at the mayor's press conference. i said this morning at a briefing the decisions that we are making are two-fold. on two factors. one is the safety of the customers and the employees. the second is trying to get service back as quickly as we can get it back. with that, closely watching the forecast and receive update regularly from the national weather service. and coordinating with all jurisdictions, partners and the personnel management on behalf of the federal government. as you know the blizzard warning has been issued this afternoon. very serious ise that we are all facing in the region. we expect the impact to last through the weekend a

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meteorologist steve rudin, look at that behind you. steve: this is capitol hill, the visibility really limited at this time. we will see limited visibility through the evening and overnight. even though the snow will come to an end, the gusty wind will low.visibility 27 degrees right now, sustained wind out of the north northwest at 26. that gives us a wind chill factor of only 12 degrees. the we have the snow and blizzard warning, the areas and read until 6:00 tomorrow morning. the areas in pink, that is a winter storm warning until 6:00 in the morning sunday. although these areas will see the blowing and drifting snow, the strong low-pressure lives off to the north and east. once that moves away from us, that is when the skies begin to clear. the satellite and radar, closer in, the movement around the low pressure, the darker blue that is on the screen, that is the heavier the snow rate at this time. closer towards tysons corner, it is a mess in tysons. we are looking for heavy snow vienna the next couple hours or so. good news, by ab

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steve rudin has a look at the temperatures. now, and is cold right on top of the cold temperatures we have strong wind out of the north. miles pert 15, 20 hour. the wind continues overnight, giving us windchill factors in some locations, andrews, in the single digits. is the feels like temperature in hagerstown. it is only getting colder overnight. the skies mainly clear, the nighttime temperatures will fall to about 15 to 23. north,e wind out of the we are talking single digits to lower genes -- laura teens for the windchill's. that is what you will wake up to in the morning. we will talk about the rest of the week, plus looking ahead to redskins foot all sunday -- redskins football on sunday, may need an umbrella. all of that from the belfort furniture center coming up. leon: stay connected with the abc 7 facebook and twitter feeds for the weather. also download the app. good morningo " washington" for up-to-date forecast starting at 4:25. breaking right now, massive traffic jams after a person was killed on i-95 southbound n

steve rudin going to start the coverage. who is under the blizzard warning? steve: d.c. area. fairfax, everyone in red at this time. all the counties including all of southern maryland. head up to b.w.i. or baltimore, the winter storm warning. further west you go, the blizzard warning in the area shaded in red and the winter storm warning shaded in pink. that is tomorrow afternoon and continues through saturday. saturday night to early sunday morning. this is where the storm is located. moisture moving in from the gulf of mexico. if you look closely, the marks here are tornado warnings right now. the area of low pressure moves across. we will look for the atmosphere to become more, well the clouds roll in and look for the snow to start. that will happen through late night hours tomorrow. look at the huge area under the winter storm watch at this time. nashville, charleston, charlotte, raleigh. all under the winter storm warning. the closer to our area we have a blizzard warning. so far our area looks to be the bullseye for the worst of the storm in washington. when can we expe

steve: i'm steve rudin in the belfort furniture weather center. with the arrival of the new year we finally have a shot of colder air and a shot of the really cold air for the upcoming week. more coming up. for the girl scout meeting... okay. for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... how many meetings are you having?! at giant, prices are down. savings are up. which makes the checkout lane, victory lane. my giant. jonathan: even after the sun came up, this hotel in dubai, you can still see it is still burning. pretty goodfire going there. it's an incredible story if you have not seen this. it is nearly an entire face of 1,000-foot tall building fully engulfed in flame last night. the fire raced up the side of the 60-plus story buildings. hours before new year's eve. they went on with the fireworks as planned around the city. you know that fewer than 20 people had to be taken to the hospital as they were rushing to evacuate. they were injured bud nobody was killed in the fire. kimberly: a nightmare. the towers are so tall. jonathan: mass

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alison: let's go to steve rudin now with the latest models. seems like everything is following what you said would happen. steve: exactly. everything is gelling together. we are look for more moderate snowfall to continue through the late evening hours and early tomorrow morning. this is what it looked like earlier. we are hoping that delaware on the weather bug network, time you. for now snow will overspread the region. arrivedded here and will arrive there as they move through the next several hours. look at the cute picture. gus' long lost cousin. it's joy in the snow. enjoying it. to figure out waldorf, maryland. thank you for sending this in. appreciate it. from stafford, virginia, the reed family. you can see how the snow beginning to accumulate on their deck. the next one, see it, send it. we need your pictures. send it to us at pics@wjla.com. you know what would be really cool is if you could set up a time lapse at the porch or a picnic table and see the snow pile up. if you get 20 inches of snow or so it will be dramatic. the snowfall

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first, a check on the freezing temperatures in the impact with steve rudin. temperatures well below freezing in the belfort furniture weather center, in the teens in some areas, and the temperatures continue to fall into the early morning. manassas, 16 frederick, 34 degrees reagan national airport. will fallatures quickly thanks to mainly clear skies. just a few clouds over southern maryland, but not a lot going on. 12 to 24 overnight. that means anything that melt it will re-freeze -- sidewalks, roadways, and overpasses. moral the rest of the forecast, plus a big weekend warm-up coming up. mentioned, the puddles on the road can quickly when thece temperatures drop. jay korff is live in capitol heights with how the drive is looking now. jay? jay: alison, this neighborhood gives the perfect backdrop for how dicey things could be in the morning. this pile of snow is hard as a rock. a plow insult truck came here a short time ago, the salt on the road doing what i can, but look at all the icy patches. that is the problem the people will face in the morning commut

steve rudin begins our team coverage with that part of the story. steve: the temperatures are going to continue to fall through the overnight. outside of the belfort furniture weather center, well below freezing. anything that was able to melt today will likely refreeze overnight. degrees chevy chase, 18 falls church and springfield, 15 degrees dale city. fredericksburg 17, single digits manassas, 18 winchester. the reason why it is so cold so quickly, the clear skies and a fresh pack of snow allows nighttime lows to drop into the single digits in the north and west, 15 to 18 inside the beltway. mainly clear skies will help. through the day tomorrow, after a very cold start, we eventually warm to near 30 degrees by noontime. the middle to upper 30's for the afternoon highs later in the day. heading out the door later tonight, any treated sidewalks that may have melted water on it have probably frozen over, even treated areas with rock salt does not work quite as well overnight in terms of the melting. things will refreeze, so be on the lookout for sl

steve rudin tonight will have more on the timing and the computer guidance when the rain will get in and get out and update the weekend outlook at no extra charge. he just that kind of guy. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is next. leon: we'll be back at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. the showdown. the battle even before they take the stage tonight. a dead heat between donald trump and ted cruz in iowa. and now, the gloves come off. what ted cruz said about new york city and how he's explaining questions about his finances now. >>> the new terror attack, similar to paris. westerners, a starbucks targeted. >>> also breaking tonight. the record win. we're in three towns across america at this hour, where powerball was won. and the first clue. the teachers now racing to get their money. >>> developing now, a rare hurricane brewing in january. and now, the nor'easter about to barrel up the coast, dangerous driving tomorrow. >>> and the envelope, please. the new oscar nominations tonight. and nearly 40 years after rocky balboa stepped into the ring, is he back for his fina

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. >> new concerns about the spread of steve: i'm steve rudin. the big meltdown continues. looking forward to the upcoming weekend with more snow melting. 46 on saturday. look a bump in temperatures on sunday. we are talking the middle ''s for afternoon highs. the next seven days we look like this. backtrack a little bit. 40 tomorrow. 49 and breezy on friday. the weekend. we say mild on monday. middle 50's and alison: "7 on your side" with health matters. health officials are trying to take drastic measures to stop the spread of the motorcycle-borne zika virus. it's linked to birth defect in babies and paralysis in adults could spread to almost all countries in the americas. with more than a million people infected, brazil has been hit hard. the government has posted a video showing workers spraying and fighting mosquitoes carrying the virus. >> take a look at the map. the mosquito is found in every country in western hemisphere except for canada and chile. we will see the outbreak from those coming back from countries infected. alison: a handful of cases have been reported

steve rudin will be back on what is happening now and headed our way by the end of the week. but. alison: busy in the weather center. leon: busy, busy today themselves. turgeonite. alison: tell us about this. erin: first, maryland is back in action tonight after they crushed ohio state on saturday. leon was at the game and i got to hang out with the turgeonites. who are they? i spent the day to find out. >> a person who doesn't mind to make a fool of themselves at the maryland game. >> nick and six of his buddies are big maryland basketball fans. so big, they dress up like head coach mark turgeon at every home game. >> we always try to come up with funny signs. people think it's funny. erin: they must be doing their star because the terp fan trimmable is a fan. >> it's funny to dress up like coach turgeon. it's exciting. especially they all wear the same outfid. black suit, red tie. even use baby powder to replicate the patch of gray hair. >> can by one? >> you need a tie. >> i brought a tie actually. >> okay, sure. >> we know that the maryland students love the turgeonite concept

." ♪ ♪ steve: i'm steve rudin. it's cold but changes on the way. loreer 50's for saturday.mix of sun and clouds and maybe a stray shower. sunday, a lot going on with a big football game. daytime high temperature just around 45 to 50 degrees. we will see a chance for a few showers. here is the extended outlook that shows the daytime temperatures wednesday at 42. 49 on thursday. showers on friday. saturday a chance for a few showers. then football game on sunday. no snow in the forecast anytime so >>> nothing will stand in our way. leon: apparently that's true. nothing is standing in its way. "star wars: the force awakens" smashing one box office record after another. it's now the second highest grossing domestic film of all time behind "avatar." "star wars" made more than $1.5 billion worldwide. depending how the film does in china where it opens next weekend it could become the all-time box office champ in weeks. amazing. l.g. is set to reveal a high definition tv that you can roll up like a newspaper. it's a concept design unveiled at the consumer electronic show in vegas.

officials say tonight o steve: i'm steve rudin. the upcoming weekend forecast not as bad as we thought. we may see showers late afternoon. areas of the rain as we head to saturday night. sunday a busy busy day. fedex field. taking on the packers. kickoff at 4:40. looking at the temperatures around 55 to 60 degrees. early morning rain will get rain at partly sunny skies. a look at the next seven days 60 degrees on sunday. look at the cooldown on monday. lower 40's. lower 40 tuesday. wednesday we could look at flurries across the metro area. lower 50's to the weekend. back to the 20's. move to the middle of next week. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this. alison: "7 on your side" in health matters. tonight the new guidelines are out after years of lobbying and directtives from congress. here are the guidelines that recommend limiting added sugar to 10% or less of your calories. they also recommend people eat more fruit vegetables and whole wheat. the guidelines suggest cutting salt and saturated fat but they stop sh

the first headline, steve rudin is here to tell us about the day. cold day. >> the coldest day we have seen here since february 20 of last year. this is pointing toward the district. it is still cold out there. the weather bug network that show 17 degrees in centreville. these are air temperatures. 23 at reagan national airport. 25 in southern maryland. it is colder with the feels like out there. it feels like seven in andrews. the forecast as we wake up tomorrow morning. bundle up. it's cold and windy in the district. menace analysis looks at 9 degrees. what we do see will have a hard time to warm us up. a bigger story on the way. could we look at snow? dug hill. doug: this is all due to the possibility of what could happen for the low pressure in pract ocean. this is representing a trough that will spread over the coast to make a prove east. this many days away trying to figure out the impact it will have. the computer model is coming together. the energy will emerge over the rockies. make a move in the direction. if this track is the one that wor

steve rudin will be here to look at the weekend forecast. michelle: as we continue to take a tour of the region, thanks to news chopper 7 this is a look at a montgomery county school bus depot in bethesda. workers brushed snow off the top of the buses. you highlight have heard at the top of the hour that the county executive ike leggett pledged every road will be plowed by 7:00 tomorrow morning. jonathan: some car enthusiasts are going for the show. people have an opportunity to take a test drive to meet local celebrities. stay with us throughout the evening for snow coverage. if you wonder if your school is closed. find it all in one place. michelle: "7 on your side" with the health alert. officials are taking a dramatic threat to stop the threat of a zika virus. mosquitoes spread it. in el salvador women are urged to avoid getting pregnant for two years. >> new warning from the health organization. the zika virus linked to birth defects in babies and paralysis in adults could spread to almost all countries in americas. >> the explosion of

but we'll begin with chief meteorologist doug hill and meteorologist steve rudin for the timing of the storm. doug? doug: we are 24 hours away from the snow falling around the nation's capital. the watch we had for the blizzard is now a warning. it goes into effect tomorrow afternoon in the metro area. all the county shaded including the district in red. under the blizzard warnings. the blizzard watches on the shore may be upgraded. to the west, the areas in pink are the winter storm warnings. as far as the time it begin, the winter storm warning begins at 1:00 p.m. spotsylvania, prince william, southern maryland. the warning goes into effect at 3 seven. in the metro county. the metro area. later toward 6:00. but that will be the kickoff time along the county that border the pennsylvania line. this could extend east. the difference between the warning and the blizzard doesn't have to do with the snow that will fall. it has to do with the winds. the winds are stronger in metro points east than the west. there is the storm gathering a ton of moisture out of the gulf of mexico. severe thu

let's see what steve rudin in the stormwatch7 weather center has to say about that. steve: it doesn't look major. mainly showers with rain showers tomorrow and in the evening. 39 in centreville. waldorf at 34. widen the view out. everyone is above freezing. the exception is frederick and hagerstown. both around 30 to 31 degrees. be on the lookout for the slick roadways up there. satellite and radars clouds increase from south and west. clouds overspread the area in the overnight. we could have area of dense fog in the morning. fresh snow pack. be careful out there with a slick roadways also. the hour-by-hour forecast. the sun will set in 14 minutes. 5:21. nighttime lows above freezing at 33 to 34 degrees. looking ahead for the day tomorrow, the highs once again back in the 40's. with a chance for showers late day. we are talking about a big warmup. wouldn't you know it. it in time for the upcoming weekend to next week. all you need to know coming up. leon: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- taking precautions. your saidwalk may be clear. how about the house? look at

steve rudin will be back for the weekend weather and the seven-day outlook for you in a couple of minutes. alison: thank you very much. across the country, police departments have been questioned on the use of force policy. well, today, a new report was released on the d.c. department actions. stephen tschida tells us what was found. stephen: allegations of excessive force rocking cities such as chicago. baltimore erupted in violence after the death of freddie gray last year while in a police van. in the 1990's, d.c. claimed leading position in police shootings. >> during the period of 1994-1998, officers shot and killed more people than in chicago, which had a police force three times as large and population five times as large. stephen: the department of justice and m.p.d. entered into an agreement to bring excessive force under control. now years after oversight ended, a city audit of the department found m.p.d. still is far ahead of other cities. >> there the no evidence that m.p.d. has excessive force problem. stephen: but the audit found areas they need to be more vigilant. among th

surveillance video that police are rel steve: i'm steve rudin. the gray line lifts north overspreading the district to prince george's county. the wet roadways moving south, heavier rains around colognian beach. 95 to fredericksburg and spotsylvania. heaviest rain over the next hour or so. weekend forecast called for the skies to clear early tomorrow morning. nice deal of sunshine. lower 50's for the daytime highs. 40 on sunday. martin luther king junior day temperatures in the 20's. look at the seven days, rebounding to the uper 30's to 40 thursday and friday of next week. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues right after this. leon: a new venture for us here and a chance to show those making a difference for men and women in uniform. alison: jonathan elias will tell the stories today and he has the first installment we are rooking forward to. jonathan: when you think about it, there are so many people out there doing so much for men and women in uniform. the stories have to be sold. great stories, too. inspiring. tonight is a story of a w

steve: i'm steve steve rudin. grab an umbrella as you head out the door. later today is the shower and the periods of rain by tomorrow night. look at the extended forecast. 51 on saturday. morning showers come to an end. for martin luther king day the temperatures are cold for some time. around 30 for a daytime high. take you out and look at the next seven days. a few added clouds on wednesday. back to 40 for thursday next week. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this. alison: encouraging news for those with a.l.s., lou gerhig disease. a study shows harvesting bone mar roy and inject it to spinal cord fluid can slow the disease projection. johns hopkins neurologist said not a breakthrough, per se, it's a step in the right direction. >> i wish i could say it's a break through but it's not. this is an important advance to different a.l.s. cell based therapy. alison: his concerns are about the study short duration. it was just six months. 30,000 americans suffered from the degenerative and the fatal disease. january is glaucoma awareness month.