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that is it for abc 7 news at 5. >> our coverage continues right now on abc 7 news at 6:00. is abc7 news at 6 :00. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we are tracking the dangers on the highway. the snowfall is not showing signs of letting up. frigidaire sending temperatures plunging. this is just the first wave of a dangerous cold snap. >> that means a major mess on the roadway. our team has spread out to cover all parts of our viewing area. we will check in with the suzanne kennedy in a moment but we begin with doug hill who is tracking the storm. continue to watch doppler radar as the snow continues, it is snowing so heavy, the snow is there and the areas in blue show areas where the snow is the heaviest. a strong snow band may lay down a little more accumulation. the rest of the area, probably not so much. as we go be the story through the next few hours. everything will consolidate off the coast of southeast virginia as the major the pressure continues to wind up. that will eventually take all of the snow offshore that it will bring in stronger

abc news. tune into good morning america tomorrow. and as always, with we're online at abc news.com. have a great weekend. good night, america. >>> abc 7 news starts right now, with live breaking news. >>> a terrible fire on the peninsula, two people found dead inside, tonight we're learning more about the victims. good evening, i'm caroline johnson. >>> good evening, it happened on embarcadero road where firefighters arrived to find a home covered in flames. ama? >> reporter: dan, now that the fire department has cleared the scene we can actually get a good look at that house that was on fire where two people were found dead. the fire department is saying that they believe the fire began in the kitchen. palo alto fire got the call around 7:15, arriving at the home on embarcadero road to find the residents fully involved. they also found two bodies inside. the investigation into the deaths will be handled by palo alto police, fire and the arson task force. >> any time there is at at a crime scene we'll put up a crime scene until we're able to determine exactly what happened. if the fire was criminal in nature or not. it is a routine

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abc 7 news. >> all right, decide for yourselves. that is it or abc 7 news at 5:00. now at 6:00 -- the bitter cold. >> now from the abc 7 broadcast centers, this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. snow, it is not the the dangerous cold. >> folks digging out from a blizzard. in massachusetts, more than two feet of snow. more than 2000 flights delayed nationwide. people and laguardia spend the night sleeping on cots. areas have seen delays will trying to get to by snow.t hard >> we start with meteorologist steve rudin. hi, steve. belowperatures remain average. we have a brief warm-up on the way. take a look at temperatures. outside the belfort furniture weather center, looking at 23 degrees at reagan national. .0 at dulles single digits across frederick county. only feels like five and hagerstown. feels like 19 and fredericksburg. per hour.nd 45 miles our skies are clear. with the fresh snow pack, we are looking at temperatures to fall quickly. he coldest temperatures off to the north and west of the district. we have a brief warming trend on the way and then get ready. some of the coldest weather we have seen in d.c.

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abc 7 eyewitness news. >> be careful up there. -- abc 7 news at 5:00. >> this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. >> more on the scandal that enveloped new jersey of her chris christie. they say that the governor know about politically motivated lane closures on the george washington bridge. more on this possible bombshell. jeff? >> the former port authority official who was a close personal high school friend of chris christie -- if this is true, this will be disastrous for chris christie. and as aas governor, possible candidate for president in 2016. they said that there was in order to close the lanes on the george washington bridge. he said that evidence exists tying christie to the incident. he does not say what the evidence is. during aemember two-hour long press conference, governor christie said he had no knowledge of the lane closures. they occurred after the mayor failed to endorse chris christie . here's a bit from the press conference. >> i'm humiliated by the fact that i did not know this. and i was deceived. that is an awful way to feel. this is really the first indica

abc 7 broadcast breakinghis is abc 7 news. news confirms it redskins have hired jay gruden at their next head coach. in a matter of hours, they will introduce them to washington. the team is holding a news conference at redskins park. we will have team coverage of the announcement from a tim brant as well as fans. we begin with tim brant. he is joining us on the phone right now. tim, i know you have covered this game for a long time. would you think about this choice? captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> i was very involved with the following his agent, we were on the phone from about 10:00 p.m. until about 3:00 in the morning. i do know it is a five-year deal with the washington redskins. jay gruden is the new head coach of the washington redskins and that is a very unusual long-term inl for a first-time coach this league. he started in 1997, he was the offense of coordinator in the arena league and became one of the all-time great coaches, he had a six arena bowl championships. nfl as annt onto the assistance, and he got a super bowl ring when he was wednesday -- with the tampa bay buccaneers. now he comes in, he was tightly -- highly coveted. 46 years old, and he takes over the washington redskins january 9, 2014. >> all right, 10, another quick question, what do you think this is going to mean as far as how the team has handled -- do you think they will keep a lot of the current coaches? >> he has a great relationship with a lot of these coaches. sean mcvay i think will be his new offense of coordinator. i just got off the phone with bob lamonte again, it jay's agent, and he is working out a deal as we speak with bruce allen, and sean is about to become the offensive coordinator. there is another guy who has been with jay gruden for a long time, they were coaches together in the arena league, the ufl as well, and they coached together before the national football league. jim hazlitt's job is still up in the air but he has a great relationship with jay, so they are working out the assistant coaches. jay gruden's number one priority is to walk into the locker room and change the culture, the attitude. as of and a soap opera, and it has got to change. the number two thing on his docket is he wants to go in and develop these two quarterbacks, rg iii and kirk cousins. it is not a decision which quarterback he is going to go it development is a process. i thought right, tim brant, thank you so much for that. we will check in with you later on. redskins fans having mixed feelings. brianne carter continues our team coverage of this breaking news. after firing mike shanahan, the washington redskins are ready to name a new leader i hope he does better than the last guy -- the team is expected to announce jay gruden at the team's new head coach. fans are optimistic about a new season with a new coach. >> it can't get any worse. we have been suffering for a long time. >> some fans say gruden has all the right components to turn this team around from a dismal 3-13 season. >> that is all it really wanted, i am excited. that is good. >> other fans are not as convinced he is the right guy for the job, adding he still has a lot to prove. >> only time will tell, so -- good luck. >> in northwest washington, brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> make sure to stay with abc 7 for considering -- continuing coverage of the redskins higher. you can watch his introduction live here on abc 7 at 4:00 and we will be hosting constant updates on wjla.com. sayshing gears now, wssc this only to repair 45 more water mains that broke during the frigid winter weather. 27 broken pipes have been fixed in the last day alone. in silver spring, chevy three street was closed for most of the reason. we hear that freezing rain is on the way. eileen whelan? >> maybe some freezing rain for tomorrow morning, your a.m. commute starting in the predawn hours, but it looks very light. to 37of all, already up degrees. this is so welcome. at 10:00 this morning, we made it to 32, which meant it was the first time in 63 hours that we had seen temperatures below freezing. degreeseels like 32 with a light northeasterly wind at 60 miles an hour. our satellite radar does show some mid and light -- mid and high level clouds, but our focus is on this is a

abc seven news. abc seven is your storm watch station. we have the latest school closings and traffic alerts plus jacqui jeras and eileen with up- to-the-minute forecasts. you can download the free storm watch weather app for your smartphone. >> our team coverage continues of this winter weather. jacqui jeras will be back with everything you need to know before you head out this morning. it is for: 07 and 22 degrees. we will be back. ♪ >> we are back at 4:09. intro to don't have an of snow on the ground, it is cold out there and jacqui jeras, i was driving in a gust of wind and it looks like polar express. i thought it was driving through an article. >> it is very wintry this morning and the biggest impact he will be in going through is in the morning hours. as you head into the afternoon the wind will diminish and it will level things off a little bit. tohave got a lot to get between now and then. the best news i can tell you is that snow for the most part is done. -- can see a little bit of stretching up toward the westminster area is a light band . it will continue to push on out of the area. snowfall report. you got it and who didn't? westminster, maryland 5.5 inches. the inches at dulles airport, that ties the record for the day yesterday. 1.9 at reagan national. within the ranges we are expecting but the problem now is even thoughw come it is done will be blowing all over the place. look at these guys. this is white knuckles on the road even without the snow on the road. 41 miles per hour in d.c.. hourstown at 32 miles per and look at that in perericksburg at 33 miles hour. wind chill, that will be the cold factor for you throughout the day. five.ls like in annapolis it is a little warmer by the day. feeling like 11 degrees. that will be the rule throughout the day. the temperature not quite as important. we will have quite a bit of cloudiness this morning. clearing skies throughout the day and once we'd peak bus to noon hour those winds will start to diminish and we will feel just a little bit that her. chance at rain and yes, even a little bit of snow potentially in the forecast that get the latest on a current conditions. are things there? >> good morning, we are in chevy chase, maryland. it is cold and currently 17 degrees. the snow has stopped following but it is really the wind that has started to pick up and the biggest thing now is all up the snow from the trees is blowing everywhere. that may reduce visibility on your drive and let me show you. the side streets are still pretty slick. the main roads by me, this is connecticut avenue and manor road. connecticut avenue pretty much ok. but again, i emphasize the side streets. i was traveling from wisconsin avenue down jones berks road. it was essentially just covered in snow. a little bit slick. i did a four-wheel-drive. it is a heavier view. vehicle. a lot of people are slipping on the roads. if you can, stay indoors. that the crews are working so hard treat the road and plowed him before you get out. it is so cold out here. let's get the very latest on the roads now with amanda meadows. >> it is very cold. you get lots of props for being out in that weather come eileen. we are experiencing several different incidents and accidents on the roadways. as eileen was saying, secondary zone issue. talkingnd jackie were about that in a weather report as wind gusts pick up that snow off the trees and your visibility really does get hampered through your morning drive. that definitely happened to me. covered.ays completely that is pretty much the tarp -- par 4 the court. of those primary roads are still covered as well. interstates are doing pretty good. some of the -- you should use extreme caution. you want them to thread the neil there. they have left shoulder activity. we picked up a tree down. that is completely atop all of those eastbound lanes near waterside. that is blocking the north section of the city. the right lane is close near route 100. autry and jummy. a utility worker was killed who is out just trying to help other workers. >> a key deadline today is a suit cream court deals with a ruling on obamacare. onis 4:14 and 21 degrees your friday morning. we >> we will have a live look at the roads. >> heading towards western area, i? of the elements comforting things as the wind. the snow blowing off of trees onto the roadway is creating some harder driving conditions for us as well. so far on the road not bad. aong route seven it was different story. more snow covering the roadway and a little more slick on the overpasses as we saw. the truck in front of a spinning tires just trying to get started from the stop light. it really is worse is you get into the neighborhoods on secondary roads. checking out in arlington and alexandria, certain areas have a lot of snow cover on the roads as well. you continue to follow it here throughout the morning. back to you guys inside. >> the roads are still pretty slick. >> the roads in front of our .jla studios >> anything that hasn't been treated, absolutely, will be slick. you have to get through all the side streets and that becomes a problem. you will have to have that volume starts to pick up during the day. a cherry what is happening to this hour. we have a couple of light snow showers still continuing. you are mainly seeing that in the montgomery county and prince george's county you have a little fine line there. but things are starting to dry out already across much of northern virginia and also throughout parts of west virginia as well. you some updated totals here. it is midnight their services to preliminary. -- chantilly about two inches. vienna virginia at around two inches as well. the bulk of the storm is to our north at this time. across the jersey shore through long island and up through boston. they still have a couple of hours to go. if you're traveling and think you're going to travel into this part of the country today not recommended or it at least not this morning. boston has artie had 13.5 inches of snow out of this. if you think about that combined with the wind, we really got a easy overall with the storm. we certainly do have our own complications. arctic air isat filling in all across midwest through the great lakes, through the mid-atlantic and northeast now. 25 degrees in d.c. but the buck stops here. falling temperatures for the rest of the day. our windchill factors feels like eight. you have 30-60 minutes to get frostbite. cover the kids up if you think they're going outside and play in the snow today. hour but we have been getting some gusts, around 40 and that closed the snow right around the same places that got cleared off. that'll be a problem at least through noon. 21 at dulles, 18 in winchester, 16 in hagerstown, the field factor for most of the part is in the single digits, a couple of teens and that's where we stay to the better part of the day. our futurecast showing you the windchill, by 9:00 this morning even some areas below zero. that is a concern. we have windchill advisory in effect. single digits and low double digits here, even in 3:00 this afternoon. as you head into this evening, still about the same. very little changes until we had in tomorrow. look at how we recover finally into the afternoon for saturday. we will start to see better weather. high pressure will build an behind the system this afternoon. skies will cool out. we will get some sunshine this afternoon and it will look good, but it will still feel cold. temperatures this afternoon in the upper teens to the upper 20s. the winds will be much lighter tonight. upper single digits into the middle teens. for tomorrow, mostly sunny. we would get into the 30s and a few of us above freezing, but we will freeze back up on saturday night. keep that in mind. temperatures later in the weekend should be reaching around 40 degrees and we will likely see some rain showers on sunday. overnight sunday early monday maybe a little bit that are temperatures plummet again. this is our second blast of cold air and i do think the one we will get for the early to middle part of next week will be even colder. we could be seeing some records book in terms of overnight lows monday night into tuesday morning. let's get the latest on the roads this morning. wtop. meadows is withwto a bright -- a be right lane covered as well as the exit at that intersection. a left-hand turn lane is covered as well. try to stick with the middle-of- the-road way if you can. if you're on a roadway with multiple lanes, no lanes middle lane state clearest because those that use the most. is going to get waterside. -- use powder inbound lane completely blocked along massachusetts avenue. they just cleared that earlier accident river road or you're good to go on the beltway. on cwting reports parkway. when restrictions are in effect along the bay bridge. empty tractor-trailers, a car top trailer. be prepared for those restrictions and the prepared to use caution. autria nd it back over a and jummy. the man was preparing to deice streets. there's no word on what caused the rock out to come down. the man was moving the salt with a backhoe when he became trapped. >> is not just us waking up to snow conditions as morning. a lot of us got off pretty easy compared to the rest of the states in the northeast. nasty storm bearing down bonemorning bringing chilling subzero temperatures and significant snowfall. in place forings some areas, including southern massachusetts. as much as two feet of snow is expected very >> 18-24 inches. it is still 18-44 inches of shoveling. >> a storm impacting 22 states and 100 million people started yesterday in the midwest. >> this is bad. country,ts across the another day of cancellations and delays. >> i had no idea when we got here. this new you're starting off with some frustration and a lot of bitterly cold cleanup. i woke up in the got to wonder to see what it looks like. >> you may have to wait a while, snow and strong winds unwilling to let up until this afternoon. marcy gonzalez, abcews in cohasset, massachusetts. >> all the snow they got creating such a problem, even folks in our area that everyone was wanting to travel to the northeast today. >> a lot of people so a lot of time for the holidays and the new year. the skid to john gonzalez who is live at reagan national airport this morning for more on airport delays. john, they still try to clear snow off the tarmac? >> they really are. is going to take some time. as your travel gets busy this morning, so other cruise this morning at ground level. reagan national around 22 degrees. we have seen a lot of deicing of lanes and also beyond the planes a lot of the orange lights, those are trucks that are working feverishly trying to clear this tarmac which still has a lot of snow and ice this morning. of course inside, a lot of folks experiencing some major delays and cancellations among the three local airports. we can tell you at last check 54 flights were trying to leave have been canceled this morning. 23 of them

abc center, this is abc seven news washington weekly, on your side. >> our top story is preparing for the brutal cold. we have seen extreme cold. to anis the head angst arctic blast. get ready. we have more. >> it is cold outside. it just keeps getting colder. and more dangerous. officials are investigating a fiery crash landing in aspen, colorado. one person killed and two others injured. a jet came down and flipped over and burst into flames. >> it hit and it flipped. there were smoke and had a big ball of flames. >> another flight skidded off the runway at chicago o'hare. we are losing the engine. we're losing engine power. >> this pilot was forced to land on a busy expressway. and a busy so storm pounding the midwest. dangerousre extremely conditions. i urge people to heed the warning and take the necessary precautions to stay safe. coldhools are going to be monday in the windy city and throughout the midwest. snow and ice can wreak havoc on the roads. it is some of the coldest weather in decades. wind chill is plunging far below zero. there is nothing people can do except bundle up and ride it out. abc news, new york. >> tomorrow congress returns to work. there will be plenty on the agenda. i spoke with a politico reporter. >> when they get back to session, the order of business will definitely be to work on the package of unemployment benefits. there is a three-month month deal on the table of the senate. the three-month package will extend the unemployment benefits that expired back in december as a temporary fix that will allow them to work on them or long- term solution. there's also a push for other items that the upper relations committee will have to deal with in terms of where the dollars will go. bill thatlso the farm will need to be dealt with and transportation bills that will have to be dealt with that are left on the table from last time. >> that sound like quite a bit on their plate. what many of them get approved? >> good question. it looks like appropriations process is something that will be able to be hammered out. the farm bill and transportation bill are things t

abc center broadcast centers. this is abc 7 eyewitness news at 11:00. >> a dangerous day of heavy snow. abc 7 is in every corner of the region, from virginia, to the district thomas and maryland. dangerously cold temperatures. lots of schools are closing. washington, d.c. public schools. fairfax county. montgomery county. >> some are operating on a few hour delay for tomorrow. you can get a complete listing of closings and delays on your screen. what is in store for overnight and tomorrow morning. doug? >> that is moving out. the winds are starting to pick up. 10 inches of snow. gaithersburg 8. 3. a healthy snowfall. we talk about the winds and the cold. 19 degrees at quantico. 19 in annapolis. the wind chills are down lower and lower. above ine two degrees dulles. temperatures are headed down all night long. the entire region is under a wind chill advisory until noon tomorrow. what will you see when you wake up in the morning? you will see some sunshine. it will be windy and cold. between 2es will be and 12 above. between five and 20 degrees below zero. we will be lucky if we hit 14, 15, o

abc news, washington. >> abc's mary bruce in washington, thank you so much. >>> forecasters are keeping an eye on the cold. >> accuweather's mar shall martinez continues our coverage. >> it will be bone-chilling and blustery in the north central region and the upper midwest. temperatures up to negative 26 in minneapolis. around sioux falls, negative 34. this cold weather is shifting over to the northeast, the southeast, and south central. there's a storm system that will usher the cold in. before it does, we'll have rain, freezing rain on some roadways along i-95 toward i-81. and some heavy lake-effect snow in the wake of the system in the lee of the lakes. the southeast will get some of the coldest weather they have had in years. now back to you, marci and muhammad. >>> elsewhere, rain showers up and down the southeast coast all the way into florida could cause problems with black ice. >> rain showers for the pacific northwest. across the southwest, sunny and mild. 77 for the high in l.a. >>> it appears weather may have been a factor in a deadly plane crash at the aspen airport. the pilot was forced the abort the first landing because of gusty winds. on the second try, the private jet crash-landed and burst into flames. >> it came that way to this way, it was moving, doing this, it hit and flipped and there was smoke and a big ball of flames. >> and some of the witnesses includes celebrities, kooechb nealon and leann rimes took to social media to share photos and comments. the pilot was killed and his two passengers were critically hurt. all of the victims were mexican citizens. >>> meanwhile, new developments overnight in the case of the california teenager at the center of the emotionally-charged story. her mother fought in court to keep her daughter connected to life support. the girl is expected to be taken to a long-term care facilitfaci. >>> major political story break overnight. liz cheney is dropping out of the u.s. senate race in wyoming. cheney, whose father is the former vice president could make the announcement as soon as today. the campaign has faced major obstacles, including a well publicized fight with her sister over gay marriage. the latest polls show her 30 points behind. >>> secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. is concerned about the fighting in iraq. he made it clear that american troops will not be sent in to help. kerry continues his mideast tour this morning. he indicated yesterday that iran might be allowed to participate in talks on syria set for later this month. >>> pope francis will also be heading to the middle east. he announced plans to travel to israel, the west bank, and jordan in may. he said the trip will commemorate the meeting in jerusalem between pope paul vi and the spiritual leader of the orthodox christians at the time. >>> here at home, it's back to work for president obama and back to school for the first daughters. president will receive his daily briefing with vice president biden and later meet with advisers. the first lady is extends her vacation. sticking around hawaii for a few extra days with friends to celebrate her birthday. >>> dennis rodman and a group of former nba stars are in north korea ahead of their exhibition basketball game there. rodman said the trip was meant to show that quote not every country in the world is that bad, especially north korea. rodman's team will play a north korean team on wednesday. the game is in celebration of kim jong-un's birthday. >>> well, turning the page into the future. wait until you see what this country's newest library doesn't have. >>> and deadly fire. smoke, and flames high above the streets of manhattan. the dramatic video and live tweeting from a person trapped inside. >>> and the playoff picture. a wild sunday full of freezing football fans and a game that went right down in the wire. we'll have all of your highlights coming up from espn. >>> welcome back. overnight, we learned that j.p. morgan chase has reached a $2 billion settlement in the bernie madoff case. the bank ignored warning signs that madoff was running a ponzi scheme. a portion of the $2 billion will be set aside for madoff's victims. >>> meanwhile, a historic vote set to take place in the senate today. janet yell len en is expected t become the first woman to chair the federal reserve. if confirmed, he woushe would s ben bernanke. >>> at&t paying up to lure customers. at&t is offering t-mobile users up to $450 in credit to switch providers. analysts call it a preemptive strike. they say t-mobile is planning a similar announcement this week. >>> and launching a preemptive strike on airplane boarding chaos. a new study shows that airlines could cut board lg time by boarding passengers based on the number of carry ons, rather than where they're seated. large carriers like delta could save up to $10 million a year in time savings. >>> frozen appears to be the theme outside and inside movie theaters this weekend. disney's animation retook the box office top spot this week end. paranormal activity -- "the marked ones" debuted in second place. with the how about, the desolation of smaug coming in third. >>> and a first in san antonio, texas. the new face of the public library. >> the nation's first bookless library looks less like a library and more like an apple store, featuring rows of glossy imacs, instead of stacks of books. the library yans had matching shirts and hood dis. >> one 19-year-old complained that staring at a tablet and a computer screen hurts her eyes. >>> when we come back, widespread worries. cases of the flu on the rise. new information about which states are most affected. >>> and holiday miracle. a photographer documenting the bitter cold takes this picture and unknowingly solves one family's mystery. ♪ [ cellphones beeping ] ♪ [ cellphone rings ] hello? 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abc center, this is abc 7 news on your side. of dangersnight temperatures in the single digits. the deep freeze means snow. it is staying there. >> lots of school cancellations. montgomery and prince george's counties delayed by two hours. fairfax and loudoun schools canceled for the week. it may be few days before temperatures make it above freezing. doug hill, what can we expect? >> temperatures will keep dropping. we're down to 14. let me show you other temperatures in the area. pretty cold numbers indeed. we will check them out for you. 10 degrees in germantown. 11 in hagerstown. temperatures will drop even more. six degrees in germantown. we still have a little bit of the degrees out there. then there is tomorrow with another clipper heading our way. maybe a snow shower in spots. it will force the cold air south . even to exist where they had freezing rain. that far south. single digits tonight and flurries soon. >> ok. freezing temperatures and icy roads are causing lots of school cancellations and delays. we spoke with several parents who say safety is first. the district requires to clear the sidewalks within 24 hours of snow. we will explain how a new program can help with that problem. the focus is shifting toward the sidewalks. in montgomery county, a lot of kids have to walk to school. they are worried about the elderly and this disabled. this boy is one of the dozens of volunteers who want to help claire snow and ice on the sidewalks for the homes of the elderly and disabled residents. >> i'm able-bodied. why not be the person to give service when they can? >> oh my gosh. that is fantastic. >> it is the first year that they have set of snow patrol. fordents are responsible clean the sidewalks within 24 hours of a snowstorm. this one packed a wallop. there were many calls for help. >> that number is growing each and every day. wheeling have about 65-70 volunteers. about 65-70ave volunteers. >> some errors are still covered with ice and snow. temperatures are hovering in single digits. side streets might also re- freezing. >> it has been a whirlwind ride. toents are getting ready put the kids back into the classroom. some of those up i see and snow we sidewalks around the -- icy and snowy sidewalks around here. it will be rather dicey for those kid to have to walk to school. at least they will have a later start. in silver spring, abc 7 news. weather, to the minute you will find our forecast on ourwebsite on wjla.com, facebook page as well, and the stormwatch cap on your smartphone. >> we are following breaking news. police are investigating an officer involved shooting. it started a short distance away in prince george's county. two people are in custody. tom roussey has more on the chase that ended with the bullets flying. tom? >> it did. this is the spot where it ended. behind me, there is that band getting ready to be towed. that is a suspect's van that crashed into a utility pole. there were shots fired. stores video of a liquor in district heights, maryland. i spoke with the guys inside. with guns.en came in they committed an armed robber. i gave them the money and called police when those men fled. -- they gave them the money and called police when those men fled. they gave chase to these guys who were not pull over. they chased them into the district. it ended in northeast. when the suspects got out, they r

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abc 7 at 5:00. reporting live, brianne carter, abc 7 news. thank you. disturbing news of a deadly crash in colorado. a warning, the video may not be appropriate for all viewers. five a different security cameras show the private jet trying to land on from her a six. he played hit the runway, bounced back into the ground. wast appears the airplane going way too fast and down the runway and for some reason hit the runway very hard, causing the aircraft to pitch up and perhaps install so that there is no longer a less coming over the the an airplane -- wing and airplane literally falls out of the sky. >> the pilot died. investigators are looking into the possibility that strong winds and blowing snow played a role in the grass. a pair of germantown women accused of killing some toddlers went under there psychiatric evacuations. prosecutors explained what happened when zakieya avery and her friend, monifa sanford, a j talk avery's -- allegedly attacked avery's four children. they scheduled a portal with a client, then the client did not show up. childrendam

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" >> new ways to get a traffic ticket. cameras have been installed and started issuing fines. in addition to running red lights and speeding. if you can find a map showing wj l.a..com. on impact this can have on the empire meant, especially animals. cuts to the food stamp program. more on that. unemployedm americans getting back to work. next. >> would you like a warm about their? more of that coming for the weekend. >> the dow lost 149 points. the index fell five percent. one of the hottest stocks was amazon. they missed earning estimates. to doand ford promised more to help the long-term unemployed find work. the government is getting into the act. is warning not to discriminate against long-term unemployed americans. companies have committed to doing the same thing. the unemployed will create a drag on our economy that we cannot tolerate. giving up on any american is something america cannot do. the labor department will distribute grant money for training and job placement. long-termed 4 million unemployed. is taking a huge step to support the bottom line. $5 billion in cuts to the supplemental nutrition assistance for graham went into effect in november. analysts estimate that one quarter of all warmer choppers are on food stamps. >> i will also tell you about the environmental consequences of what helps us get around. >> one of the nicest weekends we've had in a while is taking shape. we will be back to winter. the kohl's for cast, next. next.g hill, forecast >> you will get an insight into what the players are going when we return. can you see us? are you there? you're breaking up. are you there? is it you or is it me? wait, no. dude, i'm lagging. is it you or is it me? why is it so slow? is it you or is it me? 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salt. >> we checked. and maryland, officials have tons of salt on the roads. justin northern virginia they -- 113,00013 tons tons. 24,000ington dc over tons have been used. >> maryland and virginia are doing a lot of pre-trading. of brine solution is made 77% water. they say this is kinder to the environment. >> a lot of rain. runs down, it will start d selling a little bit. >> with the warmer temperatures, i expect a lot of runoff. >> warmer temperatures. he it will not last long. >> here is the hd video camera. ice move up this morning. others breakout because of the sunshine and the moving temperatures. a spectacular sight at the chesapeake bay bridge. thank you for sharing this image of the ice on the side. will be, a lot of eyes on the shoreline. there will be increasing temperatures. >> 25 degrees is the morning low. 40 degrees at reagan national. we will continue to see the noticeable drops in the areas. temperatures were six degrees in ocean city. 11 degrees in lexington park. clear skies. another chilly night. it is chilly up and down the coast. minneapolis at seven degrees. get a taste of the colder air monday. that, we experience will experience this. i nice pressure ahead of the next cold front. circulation comes around the southwest. low pressure moves over the west. weather for late sunday. cloudy sunday. cold air comes into the system and mayor -- may mix with things. through,ont comes there may be an overrun of cold air that can give us some precipitation. not a lot. some, the possibility of earlier precipitation. tomorrow, a few clouds. lots of sunshine. miler on sunday. on sunday. thursday and friday things will calm down a bit. temperatures will get cold around the area. and now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> super bowl sunday coming up. brickman kennedy is in new jersey as we speak here in -- speak. >> we are almost there. by and every great leader. both head coaches are loved by their teams. overcome some serious issues with open heart surgery. it of course, the excited demeanor has helped lead the team through some close games and overcome some serious odds. they were playing nice before they oppose each other on sunday. boxes of the super bowl for the second time. he is a first timer. they shared their thoughts going into this huge matchup. >> to dream about being in this andtion all throughout the years of coaching and battling. it is just a tremendous honor. there is only one happy camper at the end. when roger goodell speaks it seems to make big national news. he recently told the nfl network that the league is considering getting rid of the extra points. a wide variety of topics, including the redskins name, as we reported they wouldd whether have another super bowl in a cold-weather city like washington in the future. >> we know that there is interest in other communities and hosting a super bowl. we will sit back and review that when we are done. there may be questions about how involved he is with the recent redskins hire. there should be none about bruce allen. he has his fingerprints all over this one. that is not a bad thing. he has a lot of connections going back. and as widely reported, jay gruden was the top candidate all along, i am told. bay andds back to tampa to cincinnati where he was an offense of coordinator. what he did or didn't do led some experts to question all this. >> that scratcher to me was him being an offense of coordinator of a team scoring points in the playoffs. >> there are obviously a lot of different things you have to contend with. at the other thing about being a head coach is that you lose some of your ability to be hands on. now you're coaching the coaching staff. you lose the relationship that you have with the players. that makes it tough, as well. the 2.5 point favorite. live at metlife stadium, brick with henry, abc seven sports. try to leave the extra point alone. we like that. >> i will relay the message. >> >> a really nice weekend. >> in the 50's on sunday. we will see you at 11:00. >>> welcome to "world news" -- tonight super bowl scare, security teams jumping into action over a mysterious packages near the stadium. nerves on edge. tonight, protecting the super bowl and the ground and in the sky. >>> fighting back. amanda knox speaking out. shock and anger over that guilty verdict. >> it's not right and it's not fair. >> how she plans to make sure that she never goes back to italy or prison. >>> and young guns. a 4-year-old with a machine gun, is this really a solution to gun safety? join in as we all talk together, tonight.

abc news, washington. >> billy joel is coming to the therict july 26, announcement was made this morning. abc 7 is giving away tickets to see him in concert before they go on sale. will win,book fans enter our facebook page daily now until 4:00 p.m. tuesday, february 4. we will announce winners on abc 7 news at 5:00 starting monday, january 27. >> i am going to go to the concert if i can take autria with me. >> absolutely, let's write that into the rules. >> cold, it looks pretty. there is snow on the ground, it glistens. we are hard-pressed to get above freezing, maybe during the weekend. then we are debt -- and then we are back down to the deep freeze next week. >> thanks for the good news. >> polar bears are enjoying it. live doppler radar, you can see here, we have a few blips showing up, up to the left side, that is where we have a little bit of snow trying to set up across parts of our viewing area. to the west, light snow towards gaithersburg and leesburg. as we walked our way over towards 270, up 29. light snow. of a few spots with a little bit of snow here and there, very light. that is the key. you can see our radar composite with a little bit of light precipitation across our area from west to east, very minor. a quick snow shower is not out of the question through the m

and abc have abc -- nbc have partnerships. none of them report very much on the things we're discussing today. host: why not? guest: because it's bad for business. host: can you write about it? guest: yes, i've written, including on espn.com, about the economic flaws in the system of the structure of professional sports and this book is full of discussion with the things that are wrong in the economic structure and the things that are wrong with espn, cbs, nbc, etc., all the networks that broadcast football i think share common faults and i write and talk about them all the time. but i'm an intellectual. the thing that goes out to prime time on "monday night football" or "sunday night football" on nbc, you don't hear a lot about concussions or -- on those shows. host: here's sally jenkins who writes for the "washington post" talking about this same issue. >> the bond issue that taxpayers passed to help finance these stadiums means there's money not going to be spent on something else. it also means bigger deficits. deficits ar

abc news he is convinced of russians have done all they can to protect the games. karen travers, abc news, washington. next, live team coverage as we dig out of the snow in deal with the bitter cold weather. >> live, from the abc seven broadcast center, this is abc 7 news at 6:00 on your side. >> cleaning up the snow. dealing with the bitterly cold temperatures. the snow is barely starting to melt. the cold weather is sticking around. the winter weather has led to school closures and delays. >> loudoun county is closed tomorrow and friday. all of the schools are closed. spotsylvania and culpeper county are closed tomorrow. montgomery county in anne arundel county schools will open two hours late. d.c. public schools will open on time. we will have this information across the bottom of your screen. as we learn of other closings we will pass them along. you can check out the full list on wjla.com. few more daysa before temperatures go above freezing. >> doug hill begins our team coverage of the deep freeze. >> right now, 17 degrees outside of the weather center. temperatures here and everywhere else will drop quickly. let's show you the numbers. well degrees in hagerstown. 19 at reagan national. moderate tempera

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abc 7 center, this is abc 7 news at noon. on your side. >> dealing with the mess left after the storm. roads thatovered fortunately, we are done with all of the snowfall, but now the big concern is the bitterly cold weather. >> consider yourself lucky if you don't have to go outside at all today because once you add in the windchill, we are seeing one of the coldest days we have had in a long time. >> eileen rail and is here to show us what is in store for the rest of the day. we have a cold week ahead of us >. >> the weekend is actually going to be a little bit better compared to today. temperatures in the teens, right around 20 degrees. 22 degrees at reagan national. just fromtiful looking outside of our weatherbug camera, with the clear skies. it looks gorgeous, with the snow covering the city. but wins northwest at 10 to 20 miles an hour. the windchill is at five degrees. this is dangerously cold air. the wind chill advisory and then wind advisory has expired. 19 degrees in frederick, 17 in hagerstown. winds are gusting between 25 and 30 miles an hour. windchill values across the region in the single digits. oakland, -14. it feels like five degrees downtown. 2 degrees is what it feels like an hagerstown. as i mentioned, the snow is over and it is all about the cold. here are the latest snowfall reports. 3 inches breaks the record for yesterday snowfall. 2.5 inches in chantilly. 4.5 inches in leesburg. three inches in la plata. up as i mentioned, all of that snow -- even new england is starting to dry out after this strong coastal storm ripped through the area and brought so much snow and wind. things will improve as we head into the upcoming weekend. but then another cold blast on the way. i have all the details in my full forecast. >> the nasty weather caused plenty of problems on the road. earlier this morning, news chopper seven was over i-95 south in columbia, maryland, where a tractor-trailer slid off the freeway and into a ditch. vdot later closed the lanes on interstate 95 near del city two treat the roads after several crashes there and also along the a crashcounty parkway, involving for cars. brianne carter has more. >> from arlington to alexandria to sterling, people today are after thend shoveling first snowfall of the year caused problems for people hitting the roads. a blustery temperatures brought in by the storm only made matters worse. >> very harsh. i had a cover up my ears. >> it left a snow and ice flush, which may driving in the neighborhoods a nuisance. the harsh gust of wind only, get it matters, blowing snow off the tree said sidewalks and at times creating whiteout conditions. by midmorning, most of the main roads were clear but still some slick spots created dangerous -- drivingitions conditions. 4 cars collided along the fairfax county parkway after one of the drivers may fit -- may have hit and crossed the median, striking oncoming traffic. 3 people were taken to the hospital. >> i heard a huge crash. i thought it was a snow truck messing around because of extremely loud. i looked out the window and it was a conglomeration of cars in the middle. now some are concerned what will happen tonight. will it all freeze? this man says that after a couple snowstorms this season, he is ready for warmer weather. brianne carter, abc 7 news. beingling trees are blamed for power outages we are seeing right now across the region. here are the latest numbers. dominion has a little more than 330 customers without power this noon. pepco has 1700 outages. bge has less than 100 customers that power. -- without power. utility crews are in arlington working right now to clear away some trees that took down power lines. >> leaving many in the dark and the cold, john gonzalez shows is what homeowners are doing to stay warm during the process. >> we don't have any power, but we have what looks like 8 trucks out here right now. >> 28th street in arlington seems to have taken the brunt of the storm. roads, trees --icy and power lines. >> let the sun, and. > let teh sun come in. >> this spanish shoveling snow to stay warm. >> i mad -- this man is shoveling snow to stay one. >> i made hot coffee and i'm shoveling. >> staying warm by shoveling snow. -- this woman came at three clock this morning and the road was shut down. many re

abc.is it for abc 7 news at six charts right now on storm watch. abc sevenrom the broadcast centers, this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. >> the wintry mess unfolding across the self. snow mixed with the rush-hour traffic. >> in birmingham, more traffic nightmares as tractor-trailers jackknifed in perilous conditions. it's part of a storm trend -- stretching from texas to virginia. >> we could see some snow in our area. for certain it's going to be cold. >> 16 degrees outside the belfort furniture weather center. some of the snow not reaching the ground because the area so dry. and more will fall, but this is a situation that the farther south and east more the chance of accumulating snow and the farther north and west you go, the less the probability of any snow. this area will fill-in over the next several hours. that, winter weather advisory's in virginia and winter storm warnings on the coast. overackpot is going to be tidewater, virginia. only coding an inch at most in the metro area. you

abc 7 broadcast centers, this is abc 7 news at 11:30. saturday news extra, on your side. investigationhe into the deadly shooting at columbia mall. three people were killed and police are trying to figure out why it happened. >> it was just before lunchtime at the small just a half an hour drive from washington dc. >> and there were a lot of people here. >> shots rang out. >> it was followed by four or five a more. >> people were screaming and scrambling for cover. >> people were yelling. >> swat team responded within two minutes and i wrecked it people into a parking lot. some people were in tears. and directwo minutes it people into parking lot. >> police found three people dead. the victims were brianna benlolo and tyler johnson of both of maryland. the third body is to believed -- is believed to be that of the shooter. >> he was obviously deceased. -- he had a large amount of ammunition about how. >> because of concerns about weapons and ammunition, police proceed with caution. they are working to verify the suspect's identity and his motive for killing the two suspects. the mall was given an all clear but it remained closed the rest of the day. >> once again, we learned that police are executed a search warrant at the shooter's home in prince george's county activist hour. robbers went to great lengths to get their hands on a money machine at a cvs. the front of the store and swiped the atl. the damage. sign was a surrounded by smashed glass and twisted metal. >> i thought it was an accident. >> it was intentional. the cvs was obliterated by brazen thieves who broke in. i was toldot home, they heard a loud noise and saw glass on the ground. >> it happened at 4:00 a.m. when a van was driven through the entrance. been here forhas years. i went as a little girl. >> it is now a crime scene. after demolishing everything, the criminals took the atm and loaded it in the van. you may remember similar crimes last year. it is conceivable that somebody think they can get away with it. >> students used a couple great a few doors down at pizza kingdom and it recently had a fire. >> with its close, there is not much going on. >> customers begin to show up one after the other. they came out to the crime scene. >> i need to get a prescription. it is important. i cannot believe it. >> abc 7 news. >> 7 on your side health alert. for those of you use a popular shape where like spanx. how it could harm your body. who had to gonts without heat in the deep freeze. the problem. >> i am steve rooted in belfort furniture weather center. temperatures in the mid 30's and furniture weather center. i can only send one of you's and to cover the game in new york. who's got what it takes? game on. [ male announcer ] the more devices you have, the more you need fios quantum. america's fastest, most reliable internet. still got slow internet terry? no...yes... [ malele announcer ] for incredible uploading, streaming, and chatting.... show 'em what you got ella. thanks erin. [ malannouncer ] in and around your home. hey dad! you got it. you're going to new york. this is definitely the place to be! you know she is pretty good. [ male annocer ] don't miss out like terry. switch to a fios triple play online for just $89.99 monthth for one year. we'll triple your speed with a free upgrade t

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that is it for us at 5:00. >> the news continues right now at 6:00. >> live from the abc 7 broadcasting center, this is abc 7 news at 6. >> the aftermath of a winter storm that brought chaos to the south. at least five people are dead after the storm left to tens of thousands stuck for hours in traffic all children were forced to spend the night in schools. the same system responsible for the mess in the south brought a dusting of snow to this area. >> and while that's not what just a little bit more than an inconvenience for us, the bitter cold weather continues to cause damage. we have a look at that. we know the infrastructure is the first to go. we know two of the units had issues with pipes. another building we visited were folks had to move out. clear skies, sun blazing, but cold. who had toor some leave their home because of broken water pipes. much worse, down south. standstill in several states, from georgia to louisiana. commuters trying to be the storm found themselves stuck on highways. this is 3:00 a.m. in atlanta. , people waiting 8, 10, even 12 hours to get home. the mayor reported post to 8

finish until the 1970 haas when the brilliant head of abc sports turned his creative genius to abc news. what four forth from his collaboration with the abc news team was a series of inventions that putt abc in the broadcast race for real. canadian peter jennings and more recently, dianne sawyer has closed with the words i will see you right back here tomorrow night. reflecting more the reality that brought cass news is a product. no time in the short closing , not much time for the advent of 24-hour broadcasting is. ted turner broadcast news in 1981 that perp and another profound change pain -- change. reporting the incoming live missile rounds of an air bombardment all around them. 50 beers later he wore american broadcasters in the enemy capital reporting incoming american missiles about them. two observations, final observations. many of you young journalists, journalism students here in capitol hill. the first is obvious. you have been drawn to a profession, a craft that relies on narrative, storytelling. inform and share the news yet your profession must serve up that isws in media absolutely among the unpredictable and rapidly chan

abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc 7 news washington weekly, on your side. >> why did he do it? that is the question police are trying to answer following yesterday's deadly shooting at columbia mall. offer say darion aguilar killed two people before taking his own life. columbia mall is set to reopen tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. seth has more. >> police have now put a name to the man. >> darion aguilar is the shooter. ande took a cab to the mall walked around for about an hour before approaching a skateboarding shop, where he used a shotgun to kill two employees. andear-old mother brianna tyler. >> no known relationship between our shooter and are victims. >> police efforts were hampered by worries that the shooter had explosives. witnessednever anything like this in my life. >> survivors are still reliving the terrifying experience. >> it was so close. you knew that there were gunshots. >> people started running and screaming and then i heard it again. boom, boom, boom. shoppersthinking by may have saved lives. >> we put everyone in the back room and lock the doors until the swat team came. >> we crouched on top of the so that we would not be seen in the dressing room. >> family friends told abc news they are just as surprised as anyone. >> darion was a good kid. i do not know what happened. he just got a promotion at work. he was going to school next master. >> authorities are trying to piece together what led him to kill these two people at the mall in columbia, maryland. they searched his mother's house, where he lived in college park, hoping to find more answers. expected to be a big week for president obama. tuesday night, he will deliver his state of the union address, which you can see right here on abc seven. earlier tonight, i spoke with the transportation reporter for politico about some of the themes of the president will discuss. theme is the one the white house has been talking about a lot recently, economic inequality in general. the goes with a lot of other, smaller items on the agenda. obamacare, universal education, minimum wage. that is the big theme, economic inequality and the idea of increasing so that people in the lower or middle class can reach the upp

abc news. >> lisa, thank you. abc 7 will be streaming the invitational live starting at 8:00 a.m. that's on the home page. that will be the safest way to watch. we have details on the high surf and the red flag warning. >> we have a lot going on. you see the wave heights are building. let's look at what's going on. the high surf advisory until 9:00 tomorrow. wave heights along the coast are around feet or so. they are expected to build by tomorrow and down in the area of the surf competition at mavericks, we are talking about wave heights of up to 40 feet. that's the surfers. stay away from the coastline. we also have a red flag warning in effect until friday and 1:00 a high fire danger for all of the area hills and mountains. gusts over 30 miles per hour. we are talking about a warm dry flow that raises the concern for fire. >> thanks very much. bruno park riders are mopping up after a fire caused severe damage to a restaurant. it broke out at the k grill and tofu house. the fire shot out of the roof of the building. it was bad, but no injuries have been reported. >> a 19-year-old who stole a celebrity lamborghini and killed his girlfriend received the mac mum in prison. he did not react. he stole a car and fired into this truck the girl and her boyfriend were riding in. the judge called him a cold-blooded would be killer. >> next on abc 7 news, if you have a surveillance camera, police want to tap into your fees. not everyone wants big brother on their street. >> good news for a puppy dyed pink and a band onned with a broken leg. >> the first lady at fast food restaurants and the president was not helping her cause. >> first here's jimmy kimmel. >> here's a sampling of the nonsense we have tonight. >> he may return and based on my projections, this is what just in bieber will look like in 2018. soon, californians from to salinas to san diego will have equal access to quality health insurance. those who need financial assistance will get it. and nobody will be denied because of a pre-existing condition. welcome to a new state of health. welcome to covered california. we are your health insurance marketplace. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> call it crown sourcing, a new proposal by a councilmember would give police access to surveillance cameras. live at san jose police headquarters, the owner of the camera would ha

abc news. >> lisa, thank you. abc 7 will be streaming the invitational live starting at 8:00 a.m. that's on the home page. that will be the safest way to watch. we have details on the high surf and the red flag warning. >> we have a lot going on. you see the wave heights are building. let's look at what's going on. the high surf advisory until 9:00 tomorrow. wave heights along the coast are around feet or so. they are expected to build by tomorrow and down in the area of the surf competition at mavericks, we are talking about wave heights of up to 40 feet. that's the surfers. stay away from the coastline. we also have a red flag warning in effect until friday and 1:00 a high fire danger for all of the area hills and mountains. gusts over 30 miles per hour. we are talking about a warm dry flow that raises the concern for fire. >> thanks very much. bruno park riders are mopping up after a fire caused severe damage to a restaurant. it broke out at the k grill and tofu house. the fire shot out of the roof of the building. it was bad, but no injuries have been reported. >> a 19-year-old who stole a celebrity lamborghini and killed his girlfriend received the mac mum in prison. he did not react. he stole a car and fired into this truck the girl and her boyfriend were riding in. the judge called him a cold-blooded would be killer. >> next on abc 7 news, if you have a surveillance camera, police want to tap into your fees. not everyone wants big brother on their street. >> good news for a puppy dyed pink and a band onned with a broken leg. >> the first lady at fast food restaurants and the president was not helping her cause. >> first here's jimmy kimmel. >> here's a sampling of the nonsense we have tonight. >> he may return and based on my projections, this is what just in bieber will look like in 2018. >>> call it crown sourcing, a new proposal by a councilmember would give police access to surveillance cameras. live at san jose police headquarters, the owner of the camera would have to authorize it first, right? >> that is correct, but this could save police a lot of time because they wouldn't have to go door-to-door, searching for surveillance. he would gladly volunteer to have his cameras registered in a database. >> it's a great idea. there have been a couple of instances where i had to provide film to the police. >> cit

abc 7 broadcast centers, this is abc 7 news at 11:00. >> i saw people running into the store, shouting there is a shooter. >> terror and chaos inside columbia mall as shoppers scramble to take cover. >> people were running. run for your lives. >> when it was over, three people were dead. police try to figure out what led up to the violence. tonight, we have breaking developments in that shooting that took place around 11:00 this morning at the mall. holies and disabled what they called crude attempts at explosive devices found in the gunman's bag. 2 store employees were killed. they were identified as tyler of aon and brianna benlolo college park. both victims were killed at the skate shop known as zumiez on the upper level of the mall. police have not identified the gunman who was found dead near a gun and ammunition. five other people suffered injuries. they have all been treated and released from hospitals. the mall has been cleared and tose as detectives work piece together what happened. our team coverage begins tonight outside of the mall. richard reeves. a very active investigation. we are being told by sources that police are executing a search warrant after the dimon -- gunman's house. about possible explosives or weapons inside of the mall and that is why it is completely shut off of. it is closed down tonight. mall is nowolumbia a crime scene. >> it is so close. you could hear the gunshots. >> the gun fire at 11:50 a.m. left 23-year-old brianna benlolo and 25-year-old tyler johnson dead. both were employees at zumiez, a skate shop. >> i heard get it down. are still shaking. she tried to alert her coworkers. >> i heard more than 10 gunshots. from the time i got downstairs to upstairs, i heard shots. >> an arm of heavily armed police officers got there in minutes as people were running out. >> there was a mass of people running saying there is a shooter. >> officers found the deceased victims and the suspect dead by a gunshot self-inflicted wound. >> he was obviously dad. -- dead. >> a chaotic scene. many a shelter for more than an hour hoping they were safe. back room andhe stayed there and locked the doors until swat came. >> a terrifying today. this kind of gun violence it does not happen here somebody said but today it to did. >> oh, my god. i have never witnessed anything like this. i never thought i would. it is a scary world. theolice sources are saying suspect killed brianna benlolo and then johnson and then he killed himself. authorities are searching in the mall. police are not talking about a motive yet. investigators found the gunman's car inside the parking lot will stop they are not naming the shooter. identified him but they are not naming him at this point in time. they are looking through surveillance video at this hour. abc seven.ves, >> the headline, they are executed a search warrant at the suspect's home. we shall point out that the company, zumiez, was deeply saddened by the violence in counseling will be available to other employees in the area. more on the 2 young victims. robert? >> one employee was brianna benlolo. she lived in college park. she was a young mother. that sheate tells us were to the closing shift the but came in early. her coworker, tyler johnson, lived nearby. job at then a skateboard store. sources tell us the shooter crept into the back of the store. roommate is ao's stunt. he cannot speak on camera. the college park man confirmed she was the assistant manager at and employees since 20 and lived for the job he said. her instagram page said her two loves. -- and an employee since 2010 and lived for the job, he said. roommate said he spoke to her and she was excited as always. sources said the shooter entered the back door of the store and shot 25-year-old tyler johnson first. the

abc sports turned his creative genius to abc news. what came forth with his collaboration was a series of ideas and inventions, 2020, "nightline," abc newsworld tonight, would put abc in the broadcast race for real. canadian peter jennings moderated abc tonight from 198 1983-2005 on within any of the broadcast except dan rather. more recently diane sawyer and abc news has close with the words i'll see you right back here tomorrow night. perhaps requesting less, reflect a less of the godlike certainly of a murrow are cronkite and more the reality that broadcast news is a product that market share is crucial, and that getting the viewers right back here tomorrow night is a high concern. no time in the short closing remarks to look at public broadcasting, the neil their our, not much time for the advent of 24 hour broadcast news, ted turner's cnn news in 1981. which begin another profound change, 24 hours of coverage every day. it was on jin-wu 16, 1991 that cnn reporters found themselves we recall in a hotel in baghdad as america launched operation desert storm with a massive air bombardment of the iraqi capital. seanez bernard shaw of ill

as i understand it, they passed it on to abc network and abc network made the decision to pass it ond cosell and frank gifford. and howard cosell broke the news during monday night football. >> the news ripped through the air in shockwaves -- >> by 11:35 p.m., the word was out. almost immediately, mourners were gathering outside of the dakota for a candlelight vigil and they sang beatles' songs and sang "give peace a chance." >> i just felt like, you know, an incredible weight was just pressing down on me. it was just extraordinarily, extraordinarily sad. >> it impacted all of us so severely, and it was as if a friend and family member had passed away. >> i think that one of the reasons that we felt that way about him is because we had embraced him as our own. >> on december 10th, john lennon was cremated in a private ceremony. four days later, on december 14th, millions of people around the world responded to yoko ono's request to pause for ten minutes of silence to remember john lennon. over 225,000 people converged on new york's central park. for those ten minutes, every radio sta

abc news. >> lisa, thank you. abc 7 will be streaming the invitational live starting at m 8:00 a.m. that's on the home page. that will be the safest way to watch. we have details on the high surf and the red flag warning. >> we have a lot going on. you see the wave heights are building. let's look at what's going on. the high surf advisory until 9:00 tomorrow. wave heights along the coast are around feet or so. they are expected to build by tomorrow and down in the area of the surf competition at mavericks, we are talking about wave heights of up to 40 feet. that's the surfers. stay away from the coastline. we also have a red flag warning in effect until friday and 1:00 a high fire danger for all of the area hills and mountains. gusts over 30 miles per hour. we are talking about a warm dry flow that raises the concern for fire. >> thanks very much. bruno park riders are mopping up after a fire causedge to a damage to a restaurant. it broke out at the k grill and tofu house. the fire shot out of the roof of the building. it was bad, but no injuries have been reported. >> a 19-year-old who stole a celebrity lamborghini and killed his girlfriend received the mac mum in prison. he did not react. he stole a car and fired into this truck the girl and her boyfriend were riding in. the judge called him a cold-blooded would be killer. >> next on abclance camera, police want to tap into your fees. not everyone wants big brother on their street. >> good news for a puppy dyed pink and a band onned with a broken leg. >> the first lady at fast food restaurants and the president was not helping her cause. >> first here's jimmy kimmel. >> here's a sampling of the nonsense we have tonight. >> he may return and based on my projections, this is what just in bieber will look like in 2018. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around, barbara ♪ forever i've been praying for a snack in my life ♪ ♪ and now i have a brownie ending all of my strife ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >>> call it crown sourcing, a new proposal by a councilmember would give police access to surveillance cameras. live at san jose police headquarters, the owner of the camera would have

abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc 7 news at 11:00. on your side. the snow, now bitter cold temperatures. ofrnight, the threat dangerous driving as roads may be icing over. we will have an update for you in just a minute. first, meteorologist steve will let us know what to expect. >> it will be a cold night. waking up early tomorrow, we will have the sunshine, but temperatures likely in the single digits. tempter's outside the weather center, 20 degrees at reagan national airport. 12 at dulles. nine at frederick. 10 in martinsburg. chill factors not as big an issue at this point because the winds have settled down. but when we are this cold, it pretty much feels the same. satellite and radar, clear skies for tonight. isar skies, not will -- that what will our temperatures to plummet as we move through the overnight hours. i've-15 degrees the general temperature range tomorrow. even colder than that out to the west in the mountains. we will talk about a bit of a warm-up for the coming weekend. get ready. some of the coldest air we have seen in washington in 20 years. that is on the seven day outlook. coming up in just a few minutes. >> we will see you in just a second. cold is particularly hazardous for fire and rescue workers who cannot avoid spending time and elements. richard reeve is live to continue our coverage. night thesaid, last big issue with the snow. we have a little bit in arlington. tonight, it is all about the cold. the intense out here. we are an area and claritin were a lot of people usually are on friday. not so tonight. a lot of people staying indoors. responderslike first have no choice. is what real cold sound like. >> i am freezing. really cold. >> idc area deep-freeze. adc area deep-freeze social and that even firefighters are feeling it. >> it freezes on contact. >> on every vertical service, icicles. housemates did some winter cleaning. >> when it gets this cold, unknowable -- a normal shovel will not work. you have to get out the yard shovel. >> some of us got a warm fire going. >> it is refreshing. >> there are those like michelle out with her canine pal. right now, the dog days of summer seem far away. >> i'm impressed you are not wearing a hat. you don't even look old. >> i was very close by. i had my hat just a minute ago. >> for the rest of us, time to shiver. is the opposite of high humidity. >> it is pretty intense out here. we have only been o here 10-15 minutes. these are the warmest gloves i own. already come my fingers are getting frozen. tomorrow will be a little bit of a warm-up. live in arlington, richard reeve. >> you will be in that truck in about two seconds. take it easy, we will see you soon. as temperatures drop and roads ice over, they can get dangerous. the effects stretch up and down the east coast. roz plater is in arlington with a look at that angle. >> we did a lot of driving tonight over the area. we found on the main roads, like 495, they look good. i would give them in a. when you venture off the main roads to the side roads like this one, that is when things get dicey. if you're out trayvon this late, probably you encountered a little bit of this. slick scots -- spot off the main road. >> i have no trouble getting around. >> is as some of what we found in northern virginia. pristine, untouched side roads. >> i live on north royal. it is i see. cy.re is a hell -- it is i there is a hill. you have to be careful. >> everything is re-freezing. we are constantly going over what we did previously to keep the driving safe. >> as bad as things were, it was worse in other areas of the country. roads weren't icy slick mess. at least 11 people were killed in traffic accidents. neighborhoods,e drivers are being a bit more cautious. they are slowing down and looking for black ice. they are thankful there are not more cars out on the road. >> we have the weekend. hopefully it will get covered up by monday. back to it. >> all of the transportation department's cap some crews on standby in case of re-freezing tonight. it looks like the transportation god smiled on them a little bit. no new precipitation which would have made things worse. live in arlington, but roz plater. >> the storm prompted evacuations on the south shore of massachusetts. there is concern that a high tide could cause flooding. winds pushed waves up to 18 feet. the area with the most no -- snow fall was a town north of boston, massachusetts. in minnesota, the snow was not a big concern. it was the cold. it is so cold there, the governor canceled school statewide on monday. we are talking about a state where folks are accustomed to this. this is the first time they have canceled school in 20 years. lows could reach -30 degrees. with the windchill, it can feel like -50. stay with us for storm watch country -- coverage. for your forecast, go to wjla.com or visit our site on facebook and twitter. we move on to developing news coming out of fairfax county. looking for three men who attacked a 12-year-old boy. the boy walked along arlington boulevard. he was stabbed. a nearbyreaming into mcdonald's. he was rushed to the hospital. from there, -- they say he is expected to be ok. police are baffled about what prompted the attack in the first place. neighbors tell us they are shocked. >> it is crazy. last night. that is creepy. >> we live close by. you really think about or worry about. >> police say it is possible the boy -- the men went after the wrong person. that could explain why they took off suddenly. if you have information, you are asked to count attacked -- asked to contact fairfax police. car arcs found in a outside anne arundel mall thursday evening. him with his grandfather. the grandfather let the boy sleeping in the car. a passerby noticed the boy and called police. >> the child was left in the car without any type of blankets or anything. it was about 34 degrees and snowing. diaz is charged with neglect. this is just the latest in a string of cases where children were left alone. was accused of leaving a child alone when she was in a casino. and another man was charged with similar crimes. police tell us he left his 10- year-old son and one-year-old daughter alone in a car while he went to a sports bar. 11:00, the u.s. rules in favor of a nsa program. this comes as a judge ruled the program is unconstitutional. the aclu has come out against the surveillance program as well. a lawsuitiling against the obama administration. 15 judges have approved the surveillance 36 times. 2007 shooting incident at virginia tech, another development. university was fined $5,000 -- 36 people were injured when a student went on a rampage. the university was fined $27,000 for warning related issues. coverage started this week for people signing up for coverage under the affordable care act. parts of it are being called into question. >> on january 1, the entirety of president obama's health care law went into effect. but not without controversy. ay, the administration for them to stop blocking parts of the lot dealing with birth control. they set up and out. -- an out. -- none say it is not enough and is a violation of their religious beliefs. >> to say that there is an exemption here is not enough. plan mustnsurance cover essentials like doctor visits and prescription drugs. >> it is a very small part of the overall affordable care act benefits. more than 27 million women are now benefiting from no-cost birth control. >> maggie hernandez made her first doctor appointment in the year. >> when i was uninsured i was paying $200 a month. with obamacare, i will be paying to -- $20 a month. >> the administration says many people have full -- signed up but when million short of the target. they cannot say how many are really signed up and have paid. rescueys tonight in the of people stranded on a ship near antarctica when the boat rescuing them had to stop. secreted he -- a security breach at target grows. more people affected. and you will 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abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc seven news at noon area on your side. >> not your average smash and grab, thieves used an suv to steal an atm. honoring the dream. -- turned into a day of action. we start today on storm watch. all eyes are on the skies. an event could bring some of the several inches of snow. jacqui jeras has been tracking it. >> i think we're all going to get in on the action, actually. it is hard to believe if you look at their now. the skies are generally clear. it is beautiful. the windchill factor is hardly there. it is 49 degrees. andry weather will come in temperatures will plummet tonight. march will come in with this clipper by tomorrow. a winter storm watch is issued for the entire area until tuesday. this is our best thinking right now. you may need to adjust this a little bit on and off the day today. our best chance for snow is beach it -- between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.. we will get a little more or little less dependent i were you are. the heaviest oh will be south and east of d.c. the windchill will be brutal. if you look across the map, notice the heaviest areas will be south and east of d.c.. it will intensify off the coast. youe will be slightly are -- slightly higher numbers if you're in higher elevations. temperature be in the 50's this afternoon. would partly cloudy by 7:00 p.m. p.m.b 36 by 11:00 the morning commute should be ok. >> we are your storm what station. good morning washington will start early tomorrow. tune in at 4:00 a.m. to see all the school closings and delays. watching those conditions and jackie gerace will be checking the storm. >> police have accused the man accused of killing four people in a drive by. jeremiah eugene pullen is facing many charges. brianne carter tells us what may have started the violence. >> .4-year-old jeremiah eugene charges afterng he shot four people outside this manassas sports bar. prince georgetown he police say he was asked to leave by security. he got into a car and drove by the front of the barn and opened fire, then fled the scene. two men into women stated outside were shot. one of the victims is one of the security guards. the front entrance was little -- riddled with bullet holes. the front door shattered. as the victims are taken to the hospital with non-life- threatening injuries. three of those for -- four people have already been released from the hospital. lycÉe the doubly the suspects and victim's new one another. >> he was pulled over and taken into custody. officials say he is being held without bond. the investigation is ongoing. in manassas, brianne carter, abc7 news. back openll road is after an suv plunged off a bridge and killed a man and woman inside. a third passenger was taken to the hospital in serious addition. it happened early this morning on indian head highway. so far, the police of not released the victim's identity. thieves a drive into a cvs and grab an atm. this is a northwest washington. we are joined live with the latest. >> in his been described to us as a van by both police and people who work at the store. this occurred around eight hours ago. the big gaping hole in the front of the cvs. this is the old theater. this is been the heart of the area. people are coming by in droves and stunned that this is happened. we shot some video for you earlier. the shows more of the damage. , we havect or suspects to assume there is than one to carry this atm out, the use of van and crashed into the front of the store. there was a gate that was in front of the store. they slammed into the gate and pushed the gate open. they slammed in

abc sevenom the broadcast center, this is abc 7 news at noon. on your side. >> let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. we have live team coverage of the map of the winter storm bearing down on the east coast. taking a live look outside right now, all eyes are on the skies. we prepare for our first major snowstorm of the year. where a continued stormwatch. on continued stormwatch. here's a look at the forecast. >> we are looking at the heavy snow coming down, chelating very strongly at this time. some of the heaviest bands are right along the eastern beltway, stretching east of i-95, we are also looking at for some heavy snow coming down an inch or so per hour. manassas, into fairfax as well. let's take a look at some of our weatherbug cams to give you an idea of how much is accumulating. you can see just a nice coating here, with the temperatures dropping to 26 degrees. we take a look at our next weatherbug camera, a near whiteout with visibility becoming poor as the snow comes down. here are some preliminary snowfall totals. westminster about four inches. frostburg at three inches. germantown only picking up two inches. our storm system -- the ,nergy is transferring offshore so expected to continue throughout the better part of the day. the worst of the weather is now until about 6:00 this evening. here's the storm timeline, showing you the temperatures falling. by 5:00, it will drop down to the teens. tapering off by 7:00 tonight, and then overnight temperatures will drop as skies clear out. this light fluffy snow was all over the place. here is our snowfall forecast for today. looking at the 4-8 inch range. just west of the sea, a few e 8-10will se inches. not a lot of snow here in alexandria, just a few flurries falling at this hour. just enough to coat the grass. about .25 inch at best. i want to show you the snow, the consistency of the snow. you can see it is still relatively light, but the 10:30 wase at just about 33 degrees. temperatures have started to drop. now i'm starting to see that the flakes are becoming a little bit dryer, just as we anticipated. you, we want to show you -- the temperature, if you're with us earlier, it was 39 degrees. it is now down to 29. i can also tell you that the winds have been really picking up. guests up to 25 miles per hour hour.e past it continues to develop and intensify just off to our south. you can see, here goes the wind. take a look behind me. the good news is, the snow so far has been melting on the road surfaces here in alexandria and on the sidewalk. it is to starting to team late on the grassy surfaces. as the temperatures continue to conditions will the teary much more. deteriorate much more. >> in leesburg with a check on the road conditions. how is the look right now? >> certainly a big difference from what we sell this morning in terms of the type of snow that we are getting. still a similar situation out on the roads, and you can see why. there are the crews working. they have been doing that since early this morning when they loaded up those trucks. now they are out to plow these roads. we have had a couple inches of snow since we first started seeing its know about 8:00 this morning. here in northern virginia, there are 4000 crews that are out across the roads making sure they can keep them as clear and as safe as possible throughout the day today. they are now talking to a number of people about what they are seeing so far. some say they are little more concerned about later today. > back here live coming can see those loud trucks working. that is what we've seen over the past hour or so in leesburg as we continue to see the snowfall. it is a very different snow than what we saw early this morning. that is when we sell those big, fluffy flakes coming down. now it is a smaller snow. the wind has really picked up. we are starting to see some of that below across the grassy area as here in leesburg. back inside to you. >> 4000 trucks dispatched in virginia. let see how things are in maryland, now. we will check in with robert on the scene of winter weather preparations in gaithersburg. trying to get ahead of the storm. >> they have tried. let me show you what is happening here. the snow is already beginning to stick to the concrete and to the asphalt. the cousin this thickening, schools have shut down. been nos certainly shutdowns here at the montgomery county department of transportation. in fact, about 350 snow plows and salt trucks were dispatched. were from here in gaithersburg. in fact, an employee of more than 25 years walked us through the massive efforts they're taking right now to keep the streets safe. >> this is a big one. a lot more area to cover. the more traffic you have on these paved roads, it makes the salt worse. right now, there is about 44,000 the countyway up to , they startus getting about .5 inches of snow. that employee's name is ron sherman. he tells us that the county department of transportation is responsible for every road that does not have a state route. he goes on to tell us that even though all those employees are back in before dawn, right now because of the snowfall and the it is abated temperatures, none of them have been given time to punch out. abc 7 news. >> you can see more trucks loading up with salt right behind you. thank you very much. we want to remind you that abc 7 is your stormwatch station. we're posting on wjla.com as well as facebook and twitter. getcan download our app to updates into your phone. we will turn to other news now. a germantown mother and her killing accused of others and wounding other children. they have been charged with murder and attempted murder in children. on avery's a neighbor noticed a child left in the car. on friday morning, and other neighbor called 911 when she noticed a bloody knife. they shared a delusion that the children were possessed by demons and they try to perform an exorcism. police are investigating a double homicide in northwest washington. they found two bodies inside a rowhouse on gerard street. i double homicide in the basement of this rowhouse. it was a relative who when not heard from his male cousin who became suspicious and came here to gerard street late last night. >>

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abc mini series the assets. abc's dan harris sits down with the former agent, sandy grimes, about how she brought that traitor town. >> reporter: at the height of the cold war a cia officer walks into the russian embassy in washington d.c. and hands over a treasure trove of secrets. this betrayal is at the heart of the new abcini series, the assets, a show inspired by the real life case of aldrich ames. >> what you did you did for money? stop me if i say anything that's wrong. >> reporter: the assets takes us inside the hunt to take ames down which was led in part by sandy grimes, a wife, mother and cia agent seen here on the show -- >> you're entitled to your opinion, rick, even if it's wrong. >> reporter: and seen here today. >> he wiped out your ability to have eyes and ears on the ground in our number one enemy. >> exactly. >> reporter: she first joined the cia in the early 1970s had and had an extremely sensitive job, helping to manage the agency's relationship with it's crown jewel, a spy named general polyakov, the highest soviet officer ever recruited. >> these were human beings and you took it upon yourself to keep them alive. >> aldrich ames gave the kgb a list of every known human asset the cia had in the soviet union. that list had 20 names on it. within a year, ten of them were executed. among

. >> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc 7 news washington weekly, on your side. >> why did he do it? that is the question police are trying to answer following yesterday's deadly shooting at columbia mall. offer say darion aguilar killed two people before taking

abc 7 news at 5:00. >> abc 7 news at 6:00 begins on stormwatch. 6:00 onis abc 7 news at your side.preparing for what could be the biggest winter storm in years. crews are getting thousands of plows and salt trucks ready. the snow is just part of the problem we may face. >> we are also about to see some bitter cold temperatures. doug hill begins our team coverage tonight. arrive the air will same time a snowstorm passes by. the combination is going to give us the kind of storm we have not seen in a couple of years -- dry snow. the temperatures are comfortable -- 48 degrees outside. this is the winter storm warning for the entire region tomorrow. numbers now are pretty comfortable. we were near 60 early afternoon and now we are dropping into the 40's and lower 50's. that drop will continue. the arctic front continues to sing south and temperatures will slowly drop all night long. morning, a little area of snow that is spreading across iowa will travel along this court -- this cold front. the mechanism for snow and will start around 10 a.m. tomorrow from west to east across the area.

abc 7 a broadcast center, this is abc 7 news at noon, on your side. >> a pair of water main breaks are causing havoc on busy massachusetts avenue. one is turning a major street into a skating rink. the other has opened a sinkhole. the server the newest problem on mass avenue. this is near 49th street. it is a slippery problem out there. >> curb to curb, the 4800 block of massachusetts avenue is a sheet of ice. car tires are frozen to the asphalt by a creed on downpour. >> i came out and there was so much water coming down. >> this is man-made. a burst water main sent thousands of water -- gallons of water down the road. a lot of my customers part down here. -- normally frosty temperatures are a boom for starbucks. they are afraid business will be a bust. they cannot see there's water on the street. >> by midmorning, it had not been shut off. the half block of been shut out -- shut down to traffic. >> a lot of my customers parked over here. >> while some customers were stopped. >> i just wanted by coffee. arrived. itr crews took to to shut down the main. shops notn is the having any water. water said the cause is still under investigation. it is likely the prolonged cold snap is the reason for all of this. right now, there's no word on a fix or how long that may take. -- we willo someone get to some live interviews. this is a sinkhole it is on a different roadway. crews are trying to fix that and get it cleared up. it the roads are blocked. this happened overnight in south east d.c. turner to pulle away from its. no word on how long those will last. but is take a look at the nation's capital. it is a nice clear day out there. it is 44 degrees. our is the first check of forecast. >> we are going to see a spectacular end of the month. as an added to february, it will be mild. i don't know why this is saying 36. in fact, temperatures are already into the lower 40's. the data coming in as little bit off. we are around 10 to 15 degrees warmer than we were just at this time yesterday. overall, temperatures are in the lower to middle 40's. at his right where we should be for this time of year. if you happen to do any itveling, it looks like should be relatively nice. we have that forecast coming up. will start to see temperatures rebound the. west will off to our bring some precipitation. i have all that information coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you so much. people are injured after a fire went through a d.c. apartment building. those flames on mount pleasant street. i started hearing people scream get out of the building. we freaked out. to get only had seconds out. the fire alarms were blaring and the building was filling up with smoke. >> i ran across to the 7-eleven. it was terrifying. people suffered minor burns. they were taken to the hospital. a firefighter suffered injuries as well. displace residents were bused to a shelter. it was just after five this morning. we started to hear people screaming. in my bedroom collapsed. everything was destroyed. >> this is no stranger to big fire. a hot lamp may have started this morning's blaze. shoes.abbed a coat, >> as if waking up to this fire wasn't startling enough, this is a painful reminder that this neighborhood six years ago a massive fire happened two doors down. the building is still just a shell. 85 units were destroyed. smoke alarms did work in this building. >> we were yelling at people to come out. >> john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> firefighters say hot embers were the cause of a townhouse fire, the second time in two days. they were back on compton avenue working on a two-story townhouse. the same one caught fire wednesday night. that coldrs say temperatures made things difficult by turning water into ice. breaking news, a commissioner was charged with dui. pulled over last night while driving erratically neared st. charles parkway. deputies say he failed several field sobriety tests. was aboveyzer test .08, the legal limit in maryland. convincedard shooter doctors he had no mental issues. he was treated for him -- insomnia. he was nooted that problem. voices were harassing him and keeping awake. says she will not go back to jail in a fight. she is picking up -- speaking out about her latest invention. knox says she has become a victim,too. less than a day after being convicted, amanda him knox is speaking out. >> this has hit me like a train. i did not expect this to happen. i really expected so much

abc news, new york. >> all right, that will do it for abc 7 news at 5:00. now at 6:00, we are on storm watch. >> this is abc seven news at 6:00, on your side. >> a live look outside. in just a matter of hours, snow could be moving in, and a bitter cold will follow. steve rudin has the details on the snow we are talking about right now. >> it will not be a whole lot in the immediate metro area, but as you go towards baltimore, new york city, boston, it will turn into a much larger event. taking a look from the belfort furniture weather center, it is quiet and dry, and we do not have to worry about anything. an area of the pressure is going to develop just off the coast, and this is going to quickly, quickly accelerate up to the north and east, bringing a potential force of wintry weather in d.c., and we have no watches or warnings across the immediate area, but things will cool down into the upper 20's to low 30's. we will talk about how much snow , and i can guarantee you one thing, it is going to be cold. >> now is definitely the time to download our weather apps. you will get the latest weathers and warni

abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc seven news at 11:00 on your side. we startedhs near 50 the new year on a warm note. the weather is about to change in a big way. the low freezing temperatures and possible snow are heading our way. meteorologist steve rudin is with us right now. >> we hear about the potential for a snow total to move in tomorrow night and into early friday. i don't think it will amount to a whole lot in the bc metro area. bigger problems will definitely be had. take a look at the temperatures outside. at 11:00 we are at 40 degrees at ration -- reagan national. outside it is dry right now with no problems tonight, no problems with tomorrow's rush-hour commute. an area of low pressure will develop just off of the coast. that will become a classic nor'easter, dumping a lot of snow across new york city and into boston. we have no advisories and no warnings, i think the biggest problem is the bone chilling cold that will arrive on friday. weing up tomorrow morning, will see temperatures in the lower 30s. this is coming up in just a few moments. >> a mother is in custody tonight accused of leaving her young daughter alone in a car outside of a casino. for eight hours. alycia brown faces several charges including second-degree child abuse. tom rogers is following this story for us and he joins us and hanover. what do you know? >> police and neighbors and parents, everyone we talked to cannot believe it. this 24-year-old mother was accused of doing this at the casino behind me on the fourth level of the parking garage. this is something even police are calling absolutely stupid. >> of course the child was scared. >> the police used to sing terrible things say that this is in a class by itself. 24-year-old alycia brown allegedly not only left her child alone for eight and a half hours, she also put sheets over the window to make sure that no one saw the four-year-old. it is not clear if she ever checked on the little girl the whole time. care less if they had the whole car set up like a day care center, the child should not be left alone by itself. >> brown lives in baltimore. no one answered the door at one address linked to brown, and in this neighborhood on the west side where she lived most recently, the woman at her listed address said that she did not know her. but neighbors had plenty to say about leaving a four-year-old in a car, when the temperatures barely hit 40. >> especially in this kind of weather, for eight hours, the child could have caught pneumonia. >> the child is sitting in a car, the child cannot even go to the bathroom or eat or do nothing. >> as a parent, he says he knows not to leave a four-year-old alone for eight seconds, let alone eight hours. >> she is in trouble and she has to answer for this. the law and the forces above. >> as for the four-year-old little girl who was in the car thankfully, she is ok and social services is involved. the child is staying with relatives. charges facing three including second-degree child abuse. county, abc arundel 7 news. >> unbelievable. in loudoun county, 14 people were taken to the hospital for exposure to carmen monoxide. this happened on the 22,000 block of high haven terrace. asked emily left the car running in the garage. their conditions are not known at this hour. happening now in montgomery county. are looking for the accused in a bizarre attack. takoma park police say that a suspect broke into the home by moving an air-conditioning unit. he assaulted two people including a woman who was pregnant -- seven months pregnant. we have been following this throughout the evening and are in the newsroom. a pregnantattacked woman and a man inside an apartment unit and then fled, and this is what police say precipitated this crime. wednesdaysay afternoon a female suspect went into the back of the apartment building in takoma park, pushing over the air-conditioning unit to get in to the home through the window. investigators said that she had a woman who was seven months pregnant in the

it for abc 7 news at 5:00 but abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> this is abc seven news at 6:00. hadwo days after gunshots thousands running for cover at the columbia mall, the doors are now open and the healing process begins. two peopleer killed before turning the gun on himself. mall officials created opportunities for people to gather in grief. >> brad bell has more. >> the police have been working this case pretty much round-the-clock since the shooting happened on saturday. we know they're looking into a number of theories all we have learned from sources that so far they have found no link between the shooter, this small, the story targeted, or the people he shot. his motive remains a mystery. one source involved says the suspected shooter is like a ghost appeared his trail nearly impossible to follow. they say he had few friends and kept to himself. the journal his mother showed police suggested he was suicidal. his computer, his social networking have turned up no threats against anyone, not the mall and not any victim. the motive remains a mystery. if frustration for al