alison: okay. we put this to the twitter poll of all places to ask you if you think you could give up awful of your social media for the entire year. log on to the twitter feed to cast your vote and leave your comments. we will share some of them later in the hour. i think it sounds sort of refreshing. jonathan: could you do it? alison: i think it's harder to give up e-mail and texting. that makes your life easier a lot of times. jonathan: back in the day you would get a nice letter to somebody. you look forward to opening it and reading it. plus you talk to people. you don't "l.o.l." them. kids these days have a hard time even talking to each other. they are so a.d.d. "i'll text you." alison: it's hard for them to look up and make eye contact. jonathan: i'd like to do it but i don't think i can. alison: i don't think so. jonathan: coming up here at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- uncovering history. a look at what a crew building a new hotel unearthed in the process. wait until you see this. alison: a remi

alison: thank you. while the president opponents are focused on changes to background checks a substantial part of the order focuses on the mental health reform. scott thuman will examine that side of the story at 5:30. leon: service members are dead and others wounded in afghanistan today. helicopter sent to help the injured couldn't take off because of unspecified mechanical issue. army spokesman in afghanistan called the earlier report that the chopper was shot down incorrect. alison: back at home, a woman is greyly injured tonight after a ride-on bus hit her as she crossed the street. this happened on the morning rush at old georgetown road in battery lane in bethesda. kevin lewis joins us with what he has found out about it. kevin: like many crashes this happened fast. the bus driver focused to get personals to downtown bethesda while the woman trying to cross the busy five-lane road. tonight the bus driver is beside himself and the woman is barely alive. >> the rush hour halted near downtown bethe

alison: why not? leon: if you are at home right now you got nothing else to do, go in the clot and dig out a halloween costume. you were with us all weekend. we saw folks wearing all kind of costumes walking up and down the street. steve: remember the cow? milkshake, milkshake the cow. go figure. this is the vienna igloo. looking nice out there thanks to chris morales. this is the real deal. it looks good. a lot of cold air in place to keep the igloo in place for another few days or so. leesburg at 32. winchester at 32 degrees. we move through the overnight hours, the clouds will continue to increase. with the increased clouds it will keep the temperatures up. so instead of looking at the single digits tomorrow morning we will see the temperatures in the upper 20's. clark of snowshowers late evening hours. wednesday morning it would not be surprised. it won't amount to a lot. it's out of here and the skies clear. they will stay on the cool side. daytime highs make it to 45 degrees. we will sea the eve

alison: amy, okay.speaking of strategies the experts say there is nothing you can do to up your odds at winning the big odds. they have a suggestion. let the computer pick your numbers for you. relying on things like birthdays and anniversaries might hurt your chance because special dates won't be higher than 31. and the lotly numbers go up to 69. so keep that in mind. jonathan: what about going in with friends or coworkers to up the chances? the jackpot is big enough to spread around the wealth. the more tickets the better your chances. what if you win? t.j. holmes has cautionary tale for you. >> the lottery office pool seems like good, clean fun, until you win and the fighting begins. this group of california coworkers barely had time to celebrating the $315 million prize. when they were sued by four coworkers who claimed they had oral agreements to be part of the office pool. this construction worker in new jersey was in charge to buy tickets but he claimed the jackpot as his alone. he was sued and l

alison: thanks steve. leon: >>> finally, the and of the blizzard of 2016 is in sight, but dangerous conditions continue to exist around the region. >> and, the governor himself ordered i 270 and 270 shut down because of too much traffic and not enough room for plows. we are into our 36th hour of continuous coverage in her up all night with you again. >> you are watching stormwatch 7 coverage of blizzard 2016. >> is great to have you along. the great blizzard of 2016 is effectively done, but it looks

alison: thank you. officer william porter has been ordered to testify for the prosecution in case against caesar goodson. he was the driver of the police van where freddie gray suffered what turned out to be fatal injuries. he faces the most serious charges of the six officers involved in gray's arrest and death. goodson's trial is set to begin next week. officer porter was the first officer to go on trial you will remember. that case ented with a hung jury. he contend being forced the testify before the retrial violates his fifth amendment rights. we look at the next step in all of this at 5:30. leon: tensions were high in paris after a man wearing a fake explosive vest confronted police who then shot him to death. police say the man was carrying a cleaver and he had a piece of paper that included the isis flag that claimed responsibility for the attack. france's antiterrorism unit is investigating now. france has been under a state of emergency since november. the attack left 130 people dead. today ea

alison: absolutely. dave: we wanted to -- all of us wanted to be the first teacher in space to elevate the profession. krista did that. she made teaching something to be admired. alison: so you were in florida the day it happened. dave: i was. the people with long memories, it was very cold in florida that entire week. the day before the launch we went down and we were waiting for it and there were icicles hanging from the shuttle. they scrubbed it. it went the next day. the temperature had risen just some. some people remember richard fineman the physicist that showed the o-ring made of rubber and in the cold they contracted. that was one of the achilles heels. alison: an awful day for everybody. but what was that feeling? somebody who had hoped and could have potentially been on the "challenger." what was it like to watch it happen? day: it was unbelievable. nothing like that had ever happened before. those of us who knew krista personally felt so bad for her and the crew members. there was a determina

alison: ouch!in addition, to the broken leg, he did get frostbite on his fingers and he is being treated at the mayo clinic. he still may need surgery on his leg. jonathan: one tough guy. holy cow. alison: imagine that. freezing cold temperatures. all right. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a toy store that is a favorite for generations. alison: how much longer the iconic store will be open. jonathan: check this out. a bank robber, the internet is convinced is former dirty job host. alison: the director of the orchestra is making the first visit to washington since being named. he is the music director from turin and the principal guest conductor. he is italian and wildly known internationally. he was the musical america conductor of the year in 2015. the unanimous choice of the national symphony orchestra search committee. you can see why. he welcomes a challenge of conducting the orchestra while reaching out to washington's neighborhood. >> people leave and that gives us an opportunity. music

alison: amazing. virginia lottery estimating between 85-90% of the possible power ball combinations will be sold. so that means that an 85% to 90% chance someone somewhere will win the $1.5 billion jackpot. leon: hope it's someone here. by here i mean here! everywhere. in our area. alison: you don't mean you and me? leon: not just us. all right, folks we have theyou. amy will look at where the billions of the dollars in revenue is spent. but let's begin with brad bell and a look at the fren save out there growing. hey, brad. brad: i hope someone here wins it. like right here. it only costs $2 to dream about it. the number is massive. the sign for the powerball can't even handle the jackpot. million is printed here. million. it's $1.5 billion. all across the area is a frenzy. hoping for a chance. stick in the mud financial advisers point out the powerball is a lousy investment. >> if you win everybody wants to be my friend. >> so much money at stake, people line up at hillendale beer and wipe. for now

alison: take a look. elderly man went through a barrier and fell 15 feet in parking lot of another drugstore. leon: supreme court will take up action on immigration. diane cho reports tonight the question centers on whether the action is constitutional. >> the program allows 4 million undocumented immigrants to apply for work permits and avoid being deported temp requirely. >> also in terms of the practical impact, the positive impact the executive actions will have. >> the president laid out the vision in 2014. >> that is what the deal is. 26 states filed a lawsuit to block it from taking effect and accused the president of abusing power by going around congress. >> the window of time is narrow and the big if, this is a temporary program. a new program could cancel this. there is confusion on what to do. alison: immigrant rights group is suing agencies to dispel the information about controversial and the secretive deportation program. the department of immigration, customs enforcement and the department

alison: scary. leon: crazy. alison: crazy.are hearing the snow word, which we haven't heard this season. what do you make? doug: i think as the next cold front comes in early tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening. there will be scattered rain showers and snowshowers. temperatures are borderline. hard to say where. i don't think it will amount to much. i think the snowshowers for a bit. leon: snow, the word snow is not that bad if the word shovel is not attached to it. doug: there you go. we will see. it will get cold after the front comes through. back to 32 by wednesday. a great look at the country club in river bend in great falls virginia. no clouds this morning. no clouds during the day. breezy on the chilly side. 33 in grace falls. we get through the night a couple highs in horizon. tomorrow is 34. waldorf is 37. 34 in aspen hill. tonight we get high cloudiness, partly cloudy. it will be cold. winds diminish. 20 to 28. that is the range of the temperatures if you get up tomorrow morning. the temperatures will climb in the

alison: thank you. so the virginia department of transportation says it is working to have at least one passible lane on every neighborhood street by 6:00 tomorrow morning. at 1:30 today arlington county tweeted the crews had plowed 50% of all residential streets after being out for 92 hours. jeff goldberg picks up the team coverage live in ashburn. he has more on the challenges of the clearing all of these streets. jeff? jeff: this is bell green drive in ashburn. look. three feet of snow. i'm not close to the bottom there. all you can see is those untouched by the plaus. if it weren't for the street sign it'd be hard to tell the street. >> we can't do anything about it. >> the answers might be hard to find in ashburn, farther north in alexandria, this is the most. >> in the city the goal is to have all residential streets passible not perfect by tomorrow morning. >> streets like this are narrow and hilly. >> we don't want to bury anybody's car in. >> on the fifth day of work this is his wedding anniver

may go for a run, alison? alison: right. i don't run in good weather. steve: leon will meet you with a cup of coffee. leon: i might try to do the run thing. dante, our director, did it. steve: well, we hope to see you monday. alison: what are you doing with starbucks clothes. steve: i'm alive, still moving. alison: i'm surprised they did not open for you. steve: i wish. no, they need to stay safe. is in: jay korff alexandria, showing us some of the business is still open last night. how are things looking now, jay? we wanted to give folks a different perspective. we have been to the main corridors which have been plowed very well by the guys from pennsylvania and new york city. this is a neighborhood. this is a vehicle that has been dug out. looks good. somebody probably worked a couple hours on that. and over here, there are vehicles that have not been dug out. it is really remarkable the amount of snow, the power of the storm. just how the wind has sculpted these banks to cover and coat these vehicles. this is what it looks like block after block. i h

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alison: incredible. >> but keep them out of the cars. alison: we'll see.areer gallery is closed for a year. smithsonian closed the doors for long-needed rehabilitation. they will upgrade the building 100-year-old infrastructure. the neighboring gallery is open in the construction. national museum of the marine corps is closed. albeit for three months. the workers will be using that time to install world war ii dive bomber and vietnam era helicopter. the addition is part of expansion to double museum size. it will reopen in april. they ranked it second best in country. leon: i heard nothing but the wonderful things of every person there. alison: it is good stuff. worth the trip. absolutely. leon: coming up on at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- looking ahead. the redskins coach jay gruden talks about the first round of the playoffs. >> buses idly illegally in the district. coming up, why a man called "7 on your side" because of buses like this parked outsi leon: we have breaking news out of georgetown where we just learned that police are asking people to stay away f

alison: that's fun. thank you. leon: hit the showers. alison: all right. still ahead on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- >> a place for playtime has become a lot of work for a d.c. couple. i'm mike carter-conneen live on capitol hill. coming up, how the treehouse became the focal point of a neighborhood disput alison: some capitol hill residents are up in arms because of a neighbor's house in a tree. it's a tree house. it sits on the edge of a small wrap-around alley that is too narrow for most cars. that is where mike carter-conneen joins us live with the back and forth that is happening between neighbors. you are up in the treehouse, mike? mike: i'm living a childhood dream. we got permission to come up here tonight. the owners of the treehouse called a princess castle built for their young daughters. the neighbors have other names for it. ever since it was built this summer, it's source of a dispute. meetings and debates. inspection by ddot and opposition by neighbors. >> we are not on speaking terms. it's not productive. >> ellen says her 3 and 5-year-old daught

alison: d.c. police say violent crime was down, many wondered whether something had changed in the city. d.c. bureau chief sam ford was there when the mayor visited the forensic lab today. hi, sam. sam: hello. right now we are in front of the d.c. jail which is the last stop on what the mayor called the safer, the stronger d.c. tour. she visited a crime victim. she issued this statement complaining that it's been 131 days and counting since introduced the crime plan and the council passed nothing. >> mayor bowser started the day at the forensic scientist lab where they examined cars in violent crimes, weapons with an allay and the short guns used in the crimes in the city and she talked about the need for the council to pass the anticrime bill. >> there hasn't been a followup from the september hearing and we are in january. sam: she is accusing the counsel of dragging the feet. he cannot get police chief cathy lanier to talk to him on her strategy. >> i would like to sit down one-on-one with the

alison: all right. well, as you know, sunday was a day for finals to get out and have fun in the snow. sledding on capitol hill legally for the first time this year. but four days later they are trying to keep the kids entertained. a look at how parents are coping. diane: good afternoon. the indoor play ground here at arlington has been busy all day today. parents trying to figure out how to keep the kids entertain and many schools closed. with the schools closed, sydney has been bringing her kids to parent's job. >> she comes with us. >> the parents own a production company in downtown fairfax. >> it would have been tough for us if we didn't have an ips scheduled on the field. we try to do whatever we can. this is the first day out. >> with the schools close today -- >> it can be challenging. it's you have to wait to see what the school announcements will before you make plans and organize yourself. >> some say it's hard with the skids stuck at home several days. >> nice to have the kids at home but i

alison: all right. leon: i would say there are some people in this town that sunday zax more power than the powerball on saturday. this game coming up is huge. feel it. robert: they will try to do it with baby on board, too. leon: uh-oh. robert: i know. a zoo, by the way? you're a natural. leon: all right, man. i'm a natural. robert: you are. you will go far in this business. today is the final dress rehearsal for the redskins. they were on the bushel today. even chris baker was back after excused absence yesterday. >> chris baker or the man they call "swaggy" may be known for sacks on field. off the field he accomplished something more special when he and his wife welcomed a baby girl on thursday. >> he came up with the name himself. >> i looked online for the unique name with unique meaning. i came across aria. i loved it. e the teammate and the head coach sent him congratulatory texts. >> coach gruden talked smack to me. >> his wife had a baby. a baby girl. congratulations to chris. hopefully she loo

alison: thank you. jonathan: an ammonia leak caused headaches for folks in southeast d.c. this morning. it happened at the ice skating rink on m street near navy yard. an alarm under the rink went off this morning. the problem could have been caused by broken valve but the cause is still being investigated. nobody was hurt. all right. only thing hurt on the roads are the people's feelings because look at the mess. get check of the traffic situation. jamie sullivan is keeping an eye on it. you don't have to look hard to see that it is moving slow. jamie: the flashing lights, 270 southbound. we have an issue. we had more lanes blocked off. currently, everything is moving to the right-hand side. parts of the right lane and the top of the rach. access 270. you can see once everyone is past this. we are clear and smooth sailing heading south. bumper to bumper in the teens. this is a three-mile stretch of traffic. if you continue south, we are okay. if you have to get to inner loop of the beltway a crash comi

alison: t.s.a. officers stop a woman carrying a load handgun on a flight at the dulles international airport over the weekend. they found it loaded with six bullets in an x-ray scan at t.s.a. checkpoint sunday. the police confiscated this and charged her with a weapons charge. this is the second gun in the past week. leon: new proposal would make it easier for people in prince william county to get handgun permits. they waved all fees to pass the existing background check. if approved prince william would be the first to pass this. we will talk about the gun violence, support for the second amendment and if president's push for more gun control. that is tomorrow at 7:00 on the sister station newschannel8. alison: the search continues for two helicopters that crashed. one of them is the brother of haely jardas, miss d.c. we have more on what we are learning about the miss marines. >> two helicopters crashed off the north shore and coast guard chief petty officer sarah moore believes three life rafts

alison: welcome back. cafÉ, an's lost dog.favored come is going to close tomorrow because of the blizzard. that has been a neighborhood fixture and has stayed open during many winter storms. this time, the owner says the heavy wind caused her to change her mind. >> we usually stay open for the community who can walk in from the neighborhood, but i don't think anybody will be walking tomorrow. alison: like doug said, the wind will be 35 to 40, wind gusts of 60, so not a lot of walking. leon: not in those conditions. our crews will be delivering for those of you. we are all over the region to show you what this blizzard looks like. alison: jay korff live in alexandria with the latest. hi, jay. jay: hey, guys, speaking of the to havemade sure it at my back right now. the wind is pushing the snow so hard, the top of this car is clear, and look at all the snow that has stacked up on the hood. in the beginning, there is a beauty, even in elegance to a snowstorm. host townike a g right now. jay: these few winches will soon maybe 30to

alison: we got lots of responses. alison: okay.e gave us creative ways to say we're walking off the job. that is interesting they say they will keep working. if you enjoy your job. leon: trust me. they're lying. the minute the check clears they are out of there. alison: all right. moving on. still ahead tonight at 5:00, the new concerns about the effects all the digital devices are having on an important part of our body. >> ready? i'll start. did you hear? you look at me and said i heard. >> i heard. leon: this week's harris' hero. a local non-profit bringing the arts to the underserved communities. how it's changing lives ahead at 5:00. >> at 6:00 the surprising number of americans who are a paycheck away from being on the street. steve: i'm steve rudin. we are talking about the weekend and changes in the weekend forecast. more sunshine in the day on saturday. more on the cool side but not as cold as its has been for the past couple of days. lower 50's. but sunday, how about daytime high of 60 degrees. that means for the redskins

tom: hey, alison. i'm going to show you visually why fairfax county is closing schools the rest of the week. schoolringfield high behind me, if i'm a teenager walking, it's dangerous to walk in the roads. if i want to walk on the sidewalk, where is it? this,f i walk in all of before get to the high school, i will run into a mountain of snow. >> i'm glad we are all. >> my birthday is tomorrow, so i'm happy about that. tom: not surprisingly, these boys are glad fairfax county has called off school arrest of the week, but dad agrees, especially sinc snow days are built into the schedule. intoey have 13 days built the school year, so better safe than sorry. tom: there were far from ideal conditions in springfield. at irving middle, the parking lot is ok, but you cannot find the sidewalk. it is similar at west springfield high. walker's in this neighborhood were not only find the sidewalk covered in snow but a trail leading to the snow on the other side also completely covered. there is also concern about i

alison:? really leon: yes. alison: and she just joined in.t even know wher alison: a lot of melting taking place. , and 43 lot of melting the high wednesday. by thursday morning, a hard freeze, that's not good because the be a lot of traffic. middle 40 saturday, mid 50's sunday. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. alison: have a good night. for the r girl scout meeting... okay. for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... how many meetings are you having?! at giant, prices are down. savings are up. which makes the checkout lane, victory lane. my giant. ♪ >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- jack black. from "the boy," lauren cohan. and music from lanita smith. with cleto and the cletones. and now, why wait? here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

alison leon? alison: thank you. we will let you know. abc7 news will carry the speech live tonight at 9:00. then you can tune in the sister station newschannel8 where we have local analysis and the reaction from the representatives in congress. leon: a followup story to a story you saw first on abc7. six weeks after we revealed several montgomery county schools had radon levels above the e.p.a. recommended limit we are getting the similar testing levels from the prince george county school. kevin lewis broke the story for us. what have you found out this time? kevin: the numbers are higher. this has every test they have completed and the main issue is it detected high levels of radon decades ago at a number of schools including this one. but for some reason never fixed the problem. leaf through the document and you will find 30 prince county public schools with potentially deadly amounts of radon. no level should be above four but there are levels of 1.4. carmondy hill had a 47.4. avalon in fort washington landed 109. that is 27 times th

alison: thank you. there is a race in hawaii to find any survivors after two marine corps helicopters collided in midair. jonathan elias has been following the story. what is the latest? jonathan: the race is in the 13th hour searching for the marines. let me show you what is happening. this is oahu. honolulu is here. on the southeast side of the island is where the marine base is. the crash happened here. two helicopters in the area on a nighttime drill collided. these are the bill helicopters. six-man crews aboard. the conditions they are searching in are not good at all. 30 to 40-foot waves are being reported. very high surf. the helicopters and total of the 12 people missing. the initial search crews found debris field. empty raft. but they haven't found survivors as of yet. they found fire burning on the surface of the water. that was the oil burning off. the military says that the marines were on nighttime training mission. they do these all the time. the one thing that is working in the favor of

alison: good luck to them. leon: we feel for those guys. alison: difficult work. jay korff has been in alexandria all day, at the scene of water main breaks and shoveling efforts. where do things stand right now in alexandria? wildit really has been a day. earlier the day, these giant front end loaders were clearing off the street. this is washington street behind me, which the plow trucks have done a remarkable job of clearing. they have to for public safety reasons. but look at this side road. this is jefferson street. a plow has not touched it. look out deep it is, nearly up to my knees. as night descended on northern virginia, so did the wind and snow. as it has for so many hours. relentless in its fall from the sky. visibility. even if you think it's shallow, it's very deep. car sit iness solitude, imprisoned by the walls of white. plow trucks,odding the streets were opposed under the darkness of the great blizzard of 2016. >> only the big trucks are getting by. mike jones had no intention of resting tonight. his fourth time out today to tackle snow that cont

alison: right. of thousands of people marched from the washington monument to the supreme court just as the snow started falling. mike carter-conneen joins us live from the high court with a look at the current conditions there. hi, mike. alison and leon. the snow is falling sideways if you can see from the win. i'll have ron, the photographer i'm working with, spin around to show crews that are out here trying to clear from the sidewalks in seconds of the pieces of the machinery clearing the sidewalks. they are coated again. the snow is piling up. deteriorating since the snow started to fall around 1:00. many of the march for life participants drove to washington in cars or buses. many are now on the road tonight trying to beat the blizzard. huge crowd of antiabortion protesters from across the country gathered on the national mall at noon for the 43rd annual march for life, theing the anniversary of roe v. wade decision on abortion rights. showed aast blizzard, organizers said they have held it in

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alison: we will show them again, don't worry. everybody is feverishly checking tickets now to see if you won that historic $1.5 billion jackpot. leon: will somebody wake up a billionaire or a multimillionaire? jay korff has a look at the excitement. hey, hay. jay: i cannot wait to check my numbers. if you are curious, to get the magic six numbers, the odds million, but292 that is not stopping a lot of people from playing and dreaming. >> feel good about hitting it tonight. jay: there is nothing little .5 billion jackpot, so big that the figure does not even fit on the telly board. >> i would call it amazing. i would call it the opportunity of a lifetime. despite the ridiculously steep odds, those who play still dream. how their lives will change with so much money. .> it's unfathomable i don't know what you would do with all that money. on ther some, it forges intimidating. as much would like to win, a billion dollars seems a bit much. >> i would be stressed out. >> i would get on a plane to south america, bye! jay: get your lott

alison: exactly, i'm with you on that. news, a bill to repeal obamacare is on its way to the president's desk right now. the house passed the bill to shut down the signature health care law. it also d funds planned parenthood. the vote was along party lines. to vetot obama promises the bill, but republicans are calling this a symbolic victory. they say that it shows if a republican wins the presidency, they will successfully repeal that law. leon: developing now, did they or didn't they? they tested ays hydrogen bomb. u.s. officials say that's not likely. the world is racing to investigate the claim, which could have dangerous global implications. jonathan elias has a look at the latest. jonathan: this prompted an emergency meeting of the un security council. concern and condemnation from all over. north korea said it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb for the first time. to put this in perspective, and each bomb is 10,000 times more powerful than an atomic bomb. it triggered a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near the nuclear te

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

alison: tom, attending today's news house event was wbdt anchor chris hurst, the boyfriend of alison parker, with the reporter along with photographer adam ward were shot and killed on the air last august. we spoke with him outside the white house. while he would not endorse the president's plan come he said something needs to be done. need to dowe something, because i think every newsroom needs to ask the question, is gun violence in issue that needs to be reported and meticulously reported and investigated? once you answer that question, that died you as to whether or not you think something should be done by the government -- that guides you as to whether you think something should be done by the government. alison: the discussion about guns in the u.s., of course, is just getting started. stay with abc seven and wjla.com for complete coverage of the talks in our area and on capitol hill. leon: this just in from montgomery county, a woman who was seriously hurt when she was hit by a ride on bus died. she was crossing old georgetown road in bethesda during the morning rush when it

alison: thank you. steve: actor william rogers, remember this space known as trapper john for his role on the show m.a.s.h. has passed away. he died yesterday in los angeles from complications from the money. he appeared in the first three seasons of m.a.s.h. as the sidekick of alan alda. he was 82 years old. alison: investigators looking into clues and a massive fire that broke out in the luxury hotel in downtown dubai. there are reports that flames pretty authorities say witnesses saw -- on the ground level. 14 people injured. steve: times square back to normal after last night's new year's eve celebration. once more than a million partygoers cleared out and a heavy-duty cleanup with dozens of sanitation removing more than 40 tons of trash including party hats noisemakers confetti and paper streamers and lord knows what else. alison: a little bit of a mess as morning. a baby boy born in coney island hospital entering the world at the stroke of midnight. sharon crowley. reporter: meet the face of 2016.

alison: exactly.: as long as they are in the playoffs, we will take it. 20 degrees at reagan national, it is cold and only getting colder overnight. 38 was the high earlier today, 73 was the record set back in 1997. before today's average, last month we only had one square that was blue. this month i think we have a different pattern with cold air overhead. 25 leesburg, 19 frederick, baltimore 22, andrews 26, fredericksburg and culpeper 24. if you think it is colder than it was yesterday at this time, , evene right, by about 10 20 degrees colder in hagerstown. wind is really picking up out of the north. anywhere between about 10 and 20. has given us wind windchill factors already into the single digits. hagerstown and 2 right now. imagine how cold it will be in the morning full stop you will need the jacket, the hat, the gloves. bundle up. downtown tomorrow will feel a lot colder. right now it feels like 10. the forecast overnight, 15 to 23, mainly clear skies. single digits and teens with the windchi

alison: the last look at the weather? steve: we have a good forecast for the weekend. 42 the high tomorrow, middle 40 saturday, lower 50's sunday. may have a shower monday and a chance of thunderstorms wednesday. that is when the high will be 62 degrees. at that point, most of the snow will be gone. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. alison: have a good night. >>> and now, abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> jimmy: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight - ewan mcgregor, comedian hannibal buress, "this week in unnecessary censorship" -- and music from tory lanez with cleto and the cletones. and now, get it together, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

alison: it's nice having you here. brian: thank you. alison: thank you for visiting.s about rg iii now? erin: he did give fans something to think about on his way out the door. and what a bank up wizards team have enough? >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: even though the was her czar banged up -- even though the wizards are banged up, they were playing the bulls tonight. john wall with the steal, all the way for the dunk. wall with 17 points, 10 assists. later, the wizards up 46-35. the clock running down in third, the wizards beat the bowls, 114-100. barring a minor miracle, robert griffin iii's days in washington are done. he cleared his locker and left a motivational letter. the media crowded around to find out what the future holds, but he did not what to talk. he left a note, based on a poem by mother teresa. gruden on rg iii and how he handled the season. handled it like a pro, and in the long run hopefully it will make him a better quarterback. i know that he grew a lot being a third string quarterback here. t

alison: it's slippery and slushy. it's ugly. steve: it's messy, but the good news is we're not frozen solid still. nick: that's true. you know, we're not looking at any additional snowfall anytime soon. we had some flurries and snow showers today. that's about it. 41 and 35 the split. a little above average once again. it will be a chilly night ahead and pretty chilly tomorrow. the warming trend is still on the way. 69 in 2002. and 0 in 1873 mark our records for the day. 7:08 the sun will be back and sets at 5:09. in new york, 39. still a fair amount of clouds. that will go away later tonight. the pressure is low and starting to rise. again, as we take a look at fox 5 sky guardian, you can see a few isolated flurries or snow showers. there's a tiny one up the hudson we don't anything more tonight. upper 30s, lower 40s around the city. 39 poughkeepsie and sussex. 39 belmar. low 40s in town. 43 at islip. current readings have fallen into the upper 30s. dutchess county. 28 at monticello. they'll be near 20 tonight. upper 30s down t

alison: thank you. much of the early decisions to close could be contributed to the disaster that unfolded on the area roads last night. it was a dusting of snow. it paralyzed the entire area. leading to hours and hours long commute for thousands of people. the city of arlington admitted it underestimated the storm. d.c. mayor muriel bowser echoed that sentiment. mayor bowser: we are very sorry for inadequate response. we believe that we did not provided a quite resources at a time where it could make a difference in last evening's commute. alison: so the signs of last night's debacle were visible well past this morning's commute. abandoned cars littered the shoulders of every major highway. that includes tractor-trailers. they were forced to pull off after the drivers hit the maximum number of hours driven. leon: of course, the challenge for area leaders is to learn from the commuter catastrophe that we saw last night preparing for a by saturday less than 24 hours a -- blizzard less than 24 hours away.

alison: covering metro. a year after the tragic snow incident at the l'enfant station, paul wiedefeld wrote a letter and outlines steps to keep the customer and employee safety. he is working to improve cell service for riders but it would need to be upgraded through 100 miles track. it won't happen overnight. leon: tonight a local mall is trying to explain what a shopper calls a case of defeat. kevin lewis? kevin: more than 8 million people shop at the montgomery mall each year and they generate a lot of trash. there is a recycling program but it has room for improve. >> this is the montgomery mall in bethesda. you will see dozen of the silver garbage cans. one side spot for recycling. the other a spot for trash. >> imagine shopper kathleen surprised when she noted the glass bottles to recycle ended up in the same plastic bag as the food court trash. >> i felt like it was deceitful. alison: we called a supervisor who told us the cleaning crew couldn't keep up with the volume of the garbage so they toss ever

alison: could you warn us next time? robert: will do. alison: that was upsetting. steve: wait until october, with the blizzard babies. alison: as we brace for the storm, a reminder of some family fun. this year you will be allowed to go sledding on capitol hill. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton pushed for the measure that was worked into the 2016 omnibus bill. capitol hill is an iconic place for kids to enjoy what could be an historic snowstorm. leon: that's the only hill kids have around here. just will have problems getting there. steve: so we had a good laugh between the brakes, now seriousness. this will be a really heavy, dense snow. for those of you who think you may be able to handle it, it is a lot of snow over a short time. look at the snow totals as we move through the day saturday into early sunday morning. this model wants to put out close to three feet of snow in winchester. i don't know if that will materialize, but we will tweak the numbers again tomorrow. adjust them every model run because this will change back and forth and this may just be an

alison: maybe they will del alison: the last word?steve: all the models came in this evening and not a good change. and we are hoping they will change a little more, but right now it appears midday friday, some parts of the viewing area, from the south and west, charlottesville towards the district, bwi, that is how it is moving, the heaviest know friday night into the day friday. a prolonged event. eileen whelan will be in bright and early. leon: jimmy ♪ ♪ bend me shape me, any way you want me ♪ ♪ as long as you love me, it's alright ♪ ♪ bend me shape me, any way you want me ♪ shape the best sleep of your life. sleep number beds with sleepia technology adjust any way you want it the bed that moves you. only at a sleep number store. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- zach galifianakis. from "dirty grandpa," aubrey plaza. and music fr w weezer. with cleto and the cletones. and now, you may or may not know, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ [ applause ]

alison: the weather, it was nice. steve: so much nicer than yesterday.ay's high was 53, a big change from yesterday, and just thank the wind direction for that. tomorrow, one more day of mild temperatures. skies national at 42, mainly clear overnight. the high temperature, 53. in 1932.d, 76 the weatherbug network in the district, 44 degrees right now, but the wind out of the south. 28leesburg, 30 frederick, manassas, 32 culpeper, luray lower 40's. if you have to take the dog out for a late night while, you will notice the temperatures impaired with yesterday are about 15 -- compared with yesterday are about 15 degrees milder. the wind out of the south overnight, but they will ease through the early morning. the temperatures stay cold, rebounding nicely tomorrow afternoon as we look at the conditions gradually deteriorating as clouds increase. nothing in terms of cloud cover, but that will change the next 24 hours or so. overnight, mainly clear skies, light wind out of the south. waking up tomorrow morning, grab the sunglasses. if you are not home until t

alison: a final look at the frigid weather. is going to be cold in the morning and there are some school delays. loudon county, prince william county, two-hour delays. a lot of questions about friday and saturday. eileen whelan is in bright and early with "good morning washington" with the freshly updated forecast. leon: fingers crossed. jimmy kimmel live is next. >>> and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live"! >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, sir elton john, and comedian whitney cummings. with cleto and the cletones. and now, stay right where you are, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

and their new buddy.ai >> alison: good afternoon. i'm alison starling. we have an update for school closures for tomorrow. prince george's county schools will be closed tomorrow but students who need meal assistance there will be fed as needed. some of the high schools you can find the information on that online. fairfax schools closed tomorrow. montgomery county are closed. d.c. schools will be open. but they say it's up to parents to assess if safety of the ride in. and late arrivals and absences will be forgiven. to find out about the closings go to wjla.com/text to sign up for text alerts. i will be there with you shortly. but for now back to the studio. jonathan: thank you, alison. michelle: here is an interesting angle to the blizzard. some people turn to technology to reach out to others in the storm. the dating app called happen reported new user sign-up were up 43% in saturday's big snowstorm. messaging in new york city went up 139% from the weekend prior. in philadelphia, the app saw a 342% surge in messaging. talk about brotherly love. jonatha

alison: pitbull's and i'm a 2015 yet. the parties just getting started in miami at pitbulls new year's eve reso -- revolution. >> to duty in the family, jonas alison: reflecting on explosive years the shot empire. >> wearing a dope outfit. you never know what we come up with. >> i have so much to be grateful for. wendy williams and terry crews sharing -- and for each player involved in tonight's show the hustle never stops. >> i never have a resolution per se but it's really the key grinding. >> if you believe in something it happens. >> i have to ask you one last thing for the ladies out there. who are you going to be kissing at midnight? >> everybody. mistletoe is for christmas but there will be one on stage. steve: always up to something. that might be a commercial break 43 right now. that's great. >> we have had a pretty good day across the area. not bad for the last days of summer and the last day of the year for that matter. temperatures above average for now and it looks like we will stay that way for another day b

alison: what a mess. big mess, little bit of ice and snow go a long way to cause problems. let's fast-forward, friday, a blizzard watch converting to a blizzard warning. a warning, that means the storm is a minute, it's going to happen. we are forecasting it will start in the afternoon hours friday. if you have errands to run early friday morning, the last-minute runs, that is the time to do it. we will see possibly one to two feet of snow. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. alison: be careful. wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone, your guests might get a bit carried away. get out of the past. get fios. >>> and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live! >> announcer: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight - casey afflec

alison: scott, thank you.reaction to the president's promises are pouring in from the gop, firing back in this election year. where do our top political leaders stand on the address? jay korff continues our team coverage. jay: good evening. the president's address reminded the nation while much has been a cop wish during his tenure, much more can and should be done. president obama: we live in a time of extraordinary change. jay: he touched on economic opportunities for all, and climate change, keeping up with technology, decreasing political gridlock, and strengthening national security. some feel that he hit the right tone in his last state of the union address. >> i think what he said is american leadership matters, america's strongest when we invest in our people. pointslearly hit the that have been raised in the political season, no question, but i think he and a way underscored the point that america's strength is in that we respect all people. jay: others believe this administration has divided a nation