up the watershed around the anacostia river. i am sam sweeney, abc 7 news. autria: while some are calling for service, thousands are calling for action. they are holding a stop the violence march in prince george's county, and jeannette reyes is in landover with the latest crime numbers and how organizers plan to combat it. jeannette: no match for these people who came out, layered up and armed with a simple but strong message. >> young kids need some guidance , and that is what they are trying to do, trying to get the kids to do things. just keep kids on the right track. -- onemessage is simple county, one voice, stop the violence. we just want the violence to stop. jeannette: organizers say this movement cannot go on without participants. if you would like to participate, this is an ongoing year-long campaign. they will be reaching out to the communities and educating the public on how to stop the violence in prince george's county. jeannette reyes, abc 7 news. planningirline workers a major protest at the mlk memorial in sout

reporting on the anacostia river i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. michelle: others spent the holiday honoring dr. king's calling for action. jeanette reyes went to landover where they were marching to stop the violence. jeanette: the frigid temperatures were no match for people who came out layered one a simple and a strong message. >> a lot of kids need something to do other than violence. the kids are on the right track. >> one county, one voice. maybe we can trickle to montgomery. we want the violence to stop. jeanette: the movement cannot go on without participants. there is an ongoing campaign to raise awareness on how to stop violence in prince george's county. reporting in prince george's county, jeanette reyes, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. others took today to channel dr. king's push for equality and fair wages. we have more on that push at 4:30. jonathan: now a developing story out of falls church where police are looking for a person who started shooting outside a popular theater three. men were injured. northern virginia bureau chief j

after all of this new cripple d.c., why not dump it into the anacostia or potomac rivers?> may be back in the day that would be considered, but nowadays, the focus with the anacostia cleanup in the chesapeake bay, it never crosses anyone's mind to do that. to help mother nature, the snow dragon snowmelt or was loaned to d.c. by the indianapolis airport. >> it has been 24 hours and we are making a dent. water inside the tank and process 60 tons of snow per hour. this is one polluted hot tub you would not what to climb into. >> these bottom doors are were the solids collect. mike: all that water feeds into the store management system using specialized chambers. >> this will go to the river, but it removes a of the oil and grease. : mike they must abide by the clean water act and pollution control act. this operation is costly, but it will be offset by federal emergency funds. with some neighborhoods being cleared, they predict this effort will continue around the clock for at least another 48 or 72 hours. mike carter-conneen, abc 7 news. kimberly: not sure that i will ever g

some concerns about all the saltbollt and debris that is mixed in mixd the snow tainting theinghe anacostiaiver near the stadium but officials tellsiciat they have taken steps to makeke sure that doesn't happen. obviously those pictures didre d not go with the story.tory. >> right.ht >> we have some sad news to soma report this morning as the this district has its first snowno related death. >> an 82-year-old man died ofr- a heart attack while shoveling i snow yesterday. officials are using thiscial tragic incident to remindncidt everyone to stay hydrated takedt breaks and volunteer to shovel l for your elderly neighbors.eibo the blizzard also claiming theig life of a u.s. capitol policeolc officer vernon alston dived an e heart attack while shovelinghovi snow at his home in delaware. senate minority leader calledald alston a fixture on capitol c grounds. law a 20 year veteran of theanf force. he leaves behind a wife and a three children. c >>> that same storm thatat brought us all that snow also causing damaging waves inamaginn ocean city maryland.ean ciarylan one of the city's fishing fis

. >>> i'm tom sherwood along the anacostia river in southeast.'s not just a lot of birds out here, there's a lot of trash, too. some people are doing something about it today. i'll have the story coming up. >>> another weather alert day for storm team 4 as we deal with sub zero windchill readings and at the end of the week could be another weather alert day or days as we track the potential for a major snowstorm. ♪ know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. ♪ >>> bitter temperatures and brutal weather conditions across much of the country. in syracuse, new york, the ice turned this morning's drive into the demolition derby. plows struggling to keep up in parts of new england had near white-out conditions. in iowa a mother and three children died in a fire after six fire trucks and firefighters had to haul in wa

i have been in community meetings in anacostia, harlem, and whaatts. i have sat with the people suffering. i spoke at the funeral angela dawson in baltimore who had her entire family killed in the firebombing by criminals she stood up to in her neighborhood. the person convicted of that was out and not properly supervised on a criminal conviction. we have to ask ourselves when we do that. on one hand, we want mercy. on the other, we want to stop victimization. some of the voices i did not are people that call the police like anybody else, but in their neighborhood, the police are not able to stop crime adequately for them. their kids walked back-and-forth across areas controlled by gangs and drug dealers. they want the same thing people want in chevy chase when they live in anacostia. they don't want misbehaving police officers. everybody understands that. they're still can be human beings that fail in any institution. the fact of the matter is the people who are the largest victims are the people who live usually in lower socioeconomic groups and espe

. >> back to business in downtown anacostia, mlk avenue, the main road looks great down to the pavement. sidewalks are looking good too. and now the parking lot. at the big fish, they are shoveling, with purpose. trying to get back to business. >> yes. yes, unfortunately, yes. >> unfortunately, because you have been out of business for how many days, for three day, ma'am. >> the supply truck is standing by and the owner hopes to serve meals at the lunch counter, but first, across the street, before new business comes to the shop, mechanics have to take care of the blizzard backlog. today, they are working on cars from friday. >> today is going to be warm, and everything else. it starts melting. and everybody get back to normal. and dig these cars out so i can work on them. >> work throughout the city has been around the clock. and dump trucks hauling snow into rfk lots that will eventually be melted down, in this snow dragon. meanwhile, back on mlk -- >> the big one is up there. >> god has the biggest snow melter of all. >> reporter: in anacostia, delia goncalves, wusa 9. >> sky 9 was o

and on the green line from fort taunton to anacostia only.unning on a lifeline schedule today. >>> and you can get more news, traffic and weather updates on "good morning washington" right now on newschannel 8. hope you have a great day and good luck digging out. ategmans we believe the best way to help you is to provide choices that offer you the best prices, quality and selection choose wegmans family pack ♪ 1,2,3 ♪ you can save 30% or more. from the freshest fruits & veggies to the juiciest chicken & meats. let us help you find that perfect balance of size & savings. how can you save 30% or more? sfx: finger snap wegmans family pack. we do it because we're family too. >>> sunny morning in philadelphia. but a lot of snow there as well. more people trying to get to work after that massive blizzard. schools are closed in philly this morning and 80 million people all across the country feeling the effects of this storm. >> still trying to dig out. >>> also right now, countdown to iowa is on. caucuses just one week away. polls have donald trump

the goal is to cut down on trash in parts of the city, particularly along the anacostia river. a similar ban in prince george goes into effect in july. current d.c. mayor muriel bowser has signed a bill putting more police body cameras on the streets. the law increases the number of officers wearing cameras from 400 to 2800. the mayor says the law balances transparency and the rights of the public as well as police officers. built by alove grieving family for all to enjoy is at risk of being shut down in montgomery county. as kevin lewis reports, the family behind a free ice rink is trying to keep it open. >> this is it. free, it is a totally totally open to the public synthetic ice rink. >> if you want to play hockey, come on out, have fun. $35,000 crafting the venue on his poolesville property, meant to honor his hockey loving daughter melanie, who passed away in july. >> when she died, i said i'm going to do this. kevin: this week, montgomery county sent inspectors to inspect his labor of love and issued a violation notice. parents -- >> i don't see why having something like

i have been in meetings in anacostia and harlem and wants. in 2002 i spoke at the funeral of angela dawson in baltimore. she had her entire family killed by the firebombing by criminals that she stood up to in her neighborhood. the person who was convicted of properlyout and not supervised from a criminal conviction. we have to ask ourselves do we want mercy, but do we want to stop victimization. people who call the police just like anybody does anywhere else. the areas controlled by gangs and drug dealers. they want the same things that other people want. ,he voice of some of the people of course they don't want misbehaving police officers and there's still can be human beings who fail in any institution. the people who are the largest of victims are the people who live in lower socioeconomic groups. given what we know about overcrowding in prisons and how much it costs the american taxpayer to keep somebody in prison for a long time why not knock a year or two off some of the sentences? john: the amount of the sentence can vary from time to

walmart are now scrap plans to build two stores east of thehe anacostia mall.mall they are upset with walmart'salma decision to back out of the deal. matt ackland is live at the site northeast. >>reporter: this is hearteart breaking news for so many people who live east of river. they were looking forward toorwa these two walmart stores and tonight it doesn't look likeit they're coming d.ming we're at the sky line site.line take a look behind me.ehin you can see that the land hasha been cleared. everything is ready to go.o all that they need to do is build the stores, but that's not happening. we are talking about hundreds of jobs here. also there were going to beto other stores residential units. as you said the mayor is ups we talked to the former mayor who negotiated this deal.ea they are all concerned aboutonce this. i want you to listen to comments from mayor bowserday. also we talked tot attorney general for d.c. they are both considering legal action against walmart. take a listen. we are very concerned about that. we will turn our attention to those private developments to see

kellye: i'm kellye lynn outside anacostia high school. coming up in the spotlight on education a new police academy. jonathan: "7 on your side" to ask the dog trainer anything you want. >> we have ornery dogs and the owners calling in. they want to chase cars and kids and people want to become trainers themselves or people who want dogs to become the service dogs. we have had great questions. as you can see they are busy. all of our trainers are on the phone. the phone number is 703-236-9220. you can call in with anything that you want know. it doesn't have to be dogs. it can be cats or what have you have in your home. we have great trainers here. old down school for dogs humane society behavioral unit. dog training and anytime k9 here. call in. ask your question. and hopefully we'll have a good answer for you. michelle: a new program in d.c. aims to put opportunities a step closer to pursuing a career in law enforcement. in the spotlight on education kellye lynn has a preview of the upcoming public safety academy at anacostia high school

aid police who would have access to camera video and it would deter residential crime as in this anacostia neighborhood. >> this is a great idea. it's up to the community to make the neighborhood safer. >> it would reimburse $500 for resident security system and up to $750 for businesses. so $500,000 allocated for the program is used up. but in today's council meeting, councilmember may complained it's unfair to the poor. >> many of the needy residents in the high-crime areas are low-income. so to ask them to put out $200 to get a cand wait for the government to get them the $200 back is unfair. >> that is a great point. >> they passed the bill as rebate program only today but will revisit expanding it to a voucher program for those who cannot afford to wait for a rebate. >> when the police cameras came out years ago there was a lot of concern about the big brother watching you. that was not part of the debate today. reporting live from southeast washington, sam ford abc7 news. leon: thank you. it's cold out there. 0ously cold. now the sun has gone down. doug hill knows about that. he has

after all of this snow crippled d.c., why not dump it in the anacostia or the potomac river? maybe back in the day that would have been considered but now days, especially the folks coming to the anacostia clean-up and the focus on the chesapeake bay, i don't think it crossed anyone's mind they would dump it. the snow drag and snow melter was loaned to d.c. by the indianapolis airport. >> it's 24 hours straight now. we are making a don't. mike: with the temperature of nine degrees the water inside the tank processed 60 tons of snow an hour. but it's a polluted hot tub you wouldn't want to jump into. the huge draws here is where the salt collects. it will go in the drains for the r.f.c. storm management system using special chambers. >> it goes to the river but removes the oil and the grease. >> district leaders say they must abide by the federal clean water act and the d.c. water pollution control act. but still, the operation will be costly but they expect it to be offset with the federal emergency fund. with some neighborhoods still cleared they predict the effort will cont

for any snow or ice worries at all. 50 in chevy chase. 44 in dale city. 49 in college park. 48 in anacostia. 43 in ashburn. the day lar is a solid sea of green. that is the rain. the orange and the yellow is the heaviest rain. we think it will stay south and east of the city. where it is now, over portion of charles county and st. mary's county. that area extends well southeast to the lower bay, lower eastern shore, maryland and vass across the outer -- maryland and across the outer banks. this is intensifying off the coast and it will help pull the rain out. so as we look for rain through the night. if you are out tonight you still deal with the rain. temperatures will fall between 36 and 42. we'll talk about the weekend weather in a few minute. leon: you got it. a dozen marines are missing after helicopter crash. it's off the island of oahu. rough seas with a big challenge now. 30-foot waves in the area. the cause of the crash is under investigation. stay with us at abc7. we will keep you updated on what we learn. maureen: crossing state and the city lines to compromise on gun control. at

weather center, cloudy skies right now keeping temperatures up. 40 falls church and springfield, anacostia1. montgomery county, potomac and aspen hill reporting in at 38. forecast overnight, middle 20's in the suburbs, 32 to 33 inside the beltway. the wind out of the northeast earlyally turning calm tomorrow morning. the daytime highs eventually into the middle 40's. more chances of rain this weekend, plus the redskins foot all forecast in a few minutes. d.c. police are hoping that home security video will help track down a tire slashing suspect in at street northwest. shows a woman watching as a man punctures a tire on one car, than does the same thing on a second and steals items from a third car. if you know anything about this, the police want to hear from you. alison: metro on alert after riders were attacked three times and only a few weeks. they are hoping for help to identify the person in these pictures. metro police say it is part of an investigation into a robbery that happened tuesday at the u street station. if you have information about this, you are asked to call the police

walmart will not move forward with plans to build two new stores east of the anacostia river. as you might imagine, city leaders are not happy. >> we're going to look at all of our legal options in regards to walmart's apparent decision to pull out. there is no doubt that the district of columbia relied upon upon the representations and the course of conduct with respect to walmart, to proceed with the deal. >> dc mayor muriel bowser says the city will try to make walmart accountable for breaking the deal, it will explore other options to fill that retail space. >> a tree house is sparking a major debate in dc's historic capitol hill neighborhood. the owner of the tree house built some strict rules when they built the structure. tisha lewis joins us with the story. >> reporter: as you can see this is far from your typical tree house. but beyond those aesthetics, neighbors say it's invading public property and the rules are the rules. the dispute has gotten so bad neighbors are barely talking to each other and will only vent to us off camera. >> reporter: ellen was short on wor

anacostia metro station, antwaun at is wondering how she will get to work this weekend. what is your plan? >> i'm not sure. richard: she normally takes the bus from aspen hill, maryland, into d.c. staywill probably have to at work. that is the only other option. richard: many are caught between the storm and no way to get around. sessione a review saturday. i don't know how i will make it to school. richard: during the storm, tunnels.ll be kept in there will be a huge cleanup job, nearly 300 miles of track. all of this is being done in the name of safety is the storm approaches. richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: amtrak is modifying service schedules because of the storm. if you have a reservation, you're being asked to keep a close watch on the schedule. the northeast service will be in operation tomorrow, but several trains have been canceled. there is a list of cancellations and changes on our website, wjla.com. alison: 3000 flights canceled because of the storm, all american airlines flights into dca and bwi canceled saturday. all major airlines expecting cancellations

marjorie innocent in anacostia, look at the snow in anacostia.t parking lot have been untreated except for a few brave souls that walked through the snow a few hours ago. diane sill, springfield, virginia, that looks look a solid 12 to 15 inches of snow on the hood of the car. winifred odenton maryland, that's a solid 15 to 18 inches of snow. and jen martin, look at the snow in the shenandoah valley and the blueridge. that looks like 12 to 16 inches of snow as well. temperatures are in the 20s right now. tom kierein was just out on the storm team 4 weather deck and just after he came in -- there he is. >> thundersnow. >> it's happening, yes, thundersnow out there. we get thundersnow only in the most intent winter storms. we have that going on out here. our boss's wife in bethesda reported she heard the thunder as well. it's coming down heavy right now. that snow banned is going northbound, right up 270. northern montgomery county, frederick maryland, snow continues to pile up quickly. look at that plume of moisture. looks like things have eased u

are clear, but the concern is that where they're dumping this snow is less than 100 yards from the anacostiaiver and that's why they have to be very careful about how they do it. two feet of snow is a lot when it's on top of the roof of your car or in front of your house. >> i mean, they were plowing the entire time throughout the storm, so we think it looks great. >> reporter: but when you have an entire city's worth of snow that has to be moved to make room for rush hour, it has to go somewhere. and that somewhere is here, in lot seven next to rfk stadium. and to use a cliche, this is just the tip of the iceberg. they're just now starting to truck snow into the rfk stadium parking lot, tons and tons of it coming in by the truckload. the problem, it's right next to the anacostia river, and when the snow melts, everything in it, the chemicals and debris, could go right into our waterways. >> we've checked the site. they have the appropriate screening there, and so when it melts, it will go through the mesh. but also it's in a catch basin area where it does not necessarily go straight to the

barriers have been set up to prevent contaminant in the snow from running in the anacostia river as has happened in the past. maureen: as long as the d.c. schools remain closed the district will continue to serve breakfast and lunch to students. meals will be available at ten locations across the city. many students rely on the federal assistance for two of the three meals of the day. so today many of the students and their families showed up for something to eat. >> we ran out of everything in the house. i'm kind of hungry. >> this was a good idea. >> you can eat hot food we have for our families and our citizens. we want to make sure that nobody misses a meal while we are under the snow emergency. maureen: we have a look for you at the map that shows where breakfast and lunch are being offered. we have also posted the full list of locations at wjla.com. >> coming up at 6:00 -- >> how neighbors are helping one another coming up. maureen: steve rudin has the timing of rain and possibly a bit more snow ahead in the complete storm watch forecast. leon: a reminder. the army old guard at th

red line medical center union station.st agrees line fort to the tonert e anacostia.er blue yellow service ser still suspended. suspended if you have questions checkns ck with me on twitter at erin dfox5.c.fo i have a detailed map for you. u as far as other transportationnn this morning vre service suspended.susp marc service suspend acrosscross many lines and metrobus operating from 12:00 p.m. to00 . 5:00 p.m. on their lifeline routes. service limited to 22 routes.d they don't want their buses tote get stuck.tck check in with me for all of a those routes as well.l. metro access service suspended.spended. a few water main breaks.reak were 91 alexandria closed ated quaker lane. megan dice was at thatce location. we saw water gushing into road that. definitely has the ability to freeze so watch for slickwatc spots in alexandria.ndri silver spring another water main break right now university boulevard eastbound between east wayne avenue andnu piney branch road.ch road. caution there.cath and then several areaseral affected by snow removal right g now. we'll take a look

. >> it makes me feel good to be here, in anacostia celebrating the life of martin luther king. he gave us the ultimate -- he made the ultimate sacrifice. >> reporter: despite temperatures in the 20s today, people wouldn't miss this event for the world. >> just coming out here, feeling the energy. and i am already warming up. >> and the hospitality of everyone that we see, it was worth braving the cold. >> the peace and solidarity in our community. we are happy everyone came out. ♪ >> it is nice. we get to see everything that we wanted to see. ♪ >> reporter: that parade has been held for the last 10 years. reporting live, tonight, at the national mall, stephanie galehard, wusa 9. >> thank you, steph. >>> a british study is offering new hope for those who suffer from multiple sclerosis. >> the search for 12 missing u.s. marines off the coast of hawaii is more than just a national story for one very high profile member of the local community. ahh... yeah! ahh... you probably say it a million times a day. ahh... ahh! ahh... ahh! but at cigna, we want to help everyone say it once a

on the green line, fort totten to anacostia only. is on thenformation metro site, and we have a link to that on wjla.com. roz plater, abc 7 news. d.c.'s circular buses will resume limited service tomorrow, from noon until 5:00. they will operate on the georgetown, union station, and adams morgan, mcpherson square routes. jonathan: after being open most of the day, gw parkway is closing for the night. kimberly suiters has that in what else she is sitting on the roads. it's not a pretty picture. kimberly: this is the reason for the shutdown. if you are on the side streets, you risk hitting a pole or a car. if you were on the gw parkway, see that snow bank? the national park service is that could launch you, and below is the icy potomac river. to the left are the southbound lanes. so they have shut down gw parkway northbound and they will let the snow plows all the work all night long. there will be a lot of us waiting on those plows. most side roads are so snowy, two lanes are one lane streets, and it's best to allow the plows and heav

officers were called to the 2200 block of anacostia road southeast just before 6:30 this evening. when they arrived on the scene they found a man had been shot and later died. right now, they're trying to find out who did it and why. >>> the principal of wilson high school in d.c. is trying to ease student concerns after a teen was stabbed at a fight outside the sears showroom store across the street from school. police are still looking for the two attackers. the student is going to be okay but the school is offering counsel to anybody who might need it. >>> extreme heat to extreme cold, the year 2015 saw it all. scientists at nasa's goddard flight center said it was the warmest this year since record keeping began in 1880. the 15 warmest days have occurred since the year 2000. it's growing evidence weekends like the one we're about to experience have a lot to do with the earth's temperature. >>> here on the east coast one month of ago it was 70 degrees fahrenheit, very unusual. now, it's really cold and you have more extremes and more extreme weather events. >> no one has a crys

the red line between medical center and union station and the green line between fort totten and anacostia. this is limited underground service and trains will run every 20 to 25 minutes from 7:00 a.m. until midnight and you can ride free. metro bus will also run for free between noon and 5:00. just noon and 5:00 on the so-called lifeline service and only 22 routes are open and you can find all of the routes and more details on metro service on our nbc washington app, just search metro. >> it's going to take a while. bottom line, be patient. >> in just moments ago, mayor muriel bowser the d.c. government will be closed tomorrow. >> tom sherwood was at that news conference and he's live in northwest d.c. with the progress report on the big bigout from this storm. >> the city has made a lot of progress, but there's still a great deal of work to do and right behind me here on 14th street right near 14th and u, this big pile of snow right here blocking two lanes of traffic. the mayor says closing the general government will help. >> we are going to close d.c. government tomorrow and we want to

center and union station 37 orange between boston and eastern market and green between fort and anacostia. no word yet for sure on tomorrow, so we'll keep you updated and at first 4 traffic on twitter as well as metro business, only some routes are running take and only running between noon and five. more on that coming up. >> and it's free. >>> it's 4:52. and we're turning our attention to the side streets in montgomery county in particular. molette green is live along rockville pike in bethesda with a look at how the clean skrup process is going. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. i'm on elsmear avenue. this is a neighborhood street. it has been plowed. it's a little slushy. a little worse as you go down the road. that is rockville pike 3rks 55. still looks the same as what i just showed you on this neighborhood street. we shot in video of rockville pike just to give you an idea of what things look like on that main stretch here in bethesda. and that was just after we came off of i-270 coming in from germantown this morning. when you come back live, you can see on this neighborhood stree

some worry when it melts the chemicals and debris will flow into the anacostia river. crews are working to make sure that doesn't happen. >>> in the district tonight, the main roads aren't perfect, but they are passable. because of that, local d.c. government will reopen on time tomorrow. but students and teachers, well, they get at least one more day off. d.c. public schools will open back up on wednesday. that's the plan right now. and trash patrioticup in the district will resume on thursday. tonight a warning from mayor muriel bowser. >> make good decisions. and that means if you have a car that can't navigate snow, don't pull that car out. because if you do impede our operations to remove snow, if you abandon your car, you will have some costly fines. >> the mayor is urging everyone in the district to use metro if possible. and all metro stations inside the district will be open tomorrow. >>> 48 hours after the snow stopped and plows in many cities and counties are just now starting to reach those side streets. it could be days before many of you can get out of yo

leaders say it will go through mesh screens and into a catch basin area and not directly into the anacostia river. >>> it's taken a massive evident to get metro back up and running. special equipment had to make multiple passes to push the snow away from all three rails. horn half of the metro system is above ground. metro couldn't put an exact number on the financial loss from the storm, but it is definitely expensive. >> it will impact obviously you think of all the labor and contractors that go into this. and the supply, fuel, all of that. so those are big numbers for sure. >> crews are still work to go clear all stops on the silver line in northern virginia.work clear all stops on the silver line in northern virginia. >>> it is 5:00. i'm aaron gilchrist p. >> and i'm eun yang. is this a look from montgomery county where the story is similar in a lot of places. the main roads looking clear, but the side roads are what could cause you problems this morning. >> we have complete team coverage for you as you start to dig out from blizzard 2016. let's start things off with chuck bell. >>

. >>> well, today's bitter cold couldn't stop these volunteers from cleaning up the anacostia river.eds of people turned out to pick up trash along the river banks along the i-295 freeway. this event as you may know happens every year on the king holiday. a lot of people bundled up out there. >> this is probably one of the coldest mlk days we've seen. >> when you combine the wind, the windchill right now around zero in many locations. that's going to be the case as we move on through the night tonight. it is just brutal around the area and waking up on our tuesday as kids are heading back to school, it is going to be a very cold start to the day. out there right now, current temperature 17 degrees. that's the current temperature. look at that wind, though. winds still upwards of 17 miles per hour. but look at the wind gust, still up to 25 miles per hour, even 30 miles per hour down around camp springs. you add that together with the temperatures, boy, you get some cold numbers. that's why we have that windchill advise are. northern fauquier and places to the north and west. windchill

cloudy skies outside the belfort furniture weather center. 40 in ashburp. 30 in dale city. 43 in anacostia. the temperatures through the evening hours will drop in the low 30's in the metro area. the farther west we go from washington the better chance of sub freezing temperatures especially west of the interstate 81 corridor. sunshine all day. most of the area will be cloudy through the overnight hours. here comes the cloudiness. there is a big storm, nontropical storms but the winds are 55 to 60 miles per hour in that thing out of the atlantic. clouds and light rain tomorrow. show the future with the rain approaching late in the day tomorrow. few showers. a much higher likelihood to deal with rain late saturday afternoon and saturday night. all the while the temperatures start to climb a little bit. alison: okay. doug, thank you. so office pools around the nation are working overtime as the powerball jackpot soars to record territory. after no one had the winning ticket in the drawing. the jackpot is $700 million. brianne carter is among those dreaming of a life of luxury. right? brianne

and anacostia at 44. there are clearing skies. nighttime lows in town fall to 30's. we are talking the middle 20's. suburban locations. cooldown for early next week. more on that coming up in a few minutes. back to you. jonathan: all right. thanks. now to central u.s. where the flood danger is over for some. still rising for others. receding floodwaters allow missouri to open up two key interstates. a dozen levees failed or are threatening homes in missouri. we have more from the flood zone later in the hour. kimberly: back at home new year's eve cruise ended in disaster when the owner of a boat slippedded and fell overboard. we are live at the sandy point state park with the latest on the search. how is it going? ia it has been a sad day for the searchers on the holiday looking for the man. this is the boat involved. what i want to show you is out here. you can see the bit of the sail flapping in the breeze tonight. the missing man they believe was on the deck to remedy the problem when he went in. the 30-foot boat named family sur cuss stored to score. the sail is

ashburn is 43. 50 in chevy chase. 46 in fort washington. 48 degrees in anacostia. doppler radar, yellow in orange jumps out for a reason. we color code it. along the western shore of the bay. most of the steady heaviest rain will remain south and east of the metro area. it continues through hampton road. north carolina. rain to the west here circulating around the developing low pressure center. it will get a normal better develop in the overnight hours. good news is it is consolidating, pull the precipitation together to move it out of the way quickly. ed a midnight, this is what we are looking with the rain over the area. quickly overnight it moves out. 7:00 in the morning, lingering clouds. quick clearing through the day. breezy. we will still play 50 or 51 in many places. plenty of sunshine. sunday, the clouds will increase through the day. from tonight's rain, the district. more south and east. going up north and west. tomorrow, the partly sunny, breezy and mild and 51. temperatures in the overnight are fine. look ahead to monday. this is sunny and breezy. mig

in anacostia, cheryl conner, abc7 news.n: take your hats off for the folks brave enough to spend there all day today. alison: don't take your hat off too long. you would be cold. doug: the cold and the wind chill. the advisory. possibility of snow friday and saturday. but start with here and now. cold stuff. steve rudin has the information. steve: it is cold out there. head up to rockville. 6 degrees on the weather -- 16 degrees on the weather bug network. feels like two degrees. the sun is set. we will look for the temperatures to drop more in the overnight. the wind chill advisory is in effect for the evening in the overnight hours in the first half of tomorrow. it includes montgomery, loudoun, panhandle. it does not include the district or arlington or southern maryland it's still cold out there. look at the temperatures. 19 in frederick. 21 in leesburg. 20 at andrews. frederick at 24 degrees. the wind chill are in the single digits for frederick and leesburg. feels like seven in downtown d.c. seven degrees over at andre

it's aimed to keep these containers and cups from polluting our area especially the anacostia river ando to keep the toxic chemicals from getting into our food supply. the department of energy and environment will begin conducting undercover spot checks to make sure that businesses are complying. warnings will be issued first and then $100 fines. >>> governments everywhere are cracking down on smoking, but now hawaii will step further than any other state. >>> also the allegations against bill cosby are starting to affect his wife, as well. what camille cosby now has to do because of the claims made again >>> dubai's skyscraper fire was so massive it brought down the iconic new year's display and firefighters put it out and they're trying to cool it down. they're putting out embers in the 63-story luxury hotel and that fire burned well into the morning and even now some smoke is still coming out of the building. >> there is conflicting information about where the fire started. nbc's chapman bell updates us on this investigation. >> reporter: cooling procedures are still under way in thi

anacostia councilmember rudy may complained for some people rebates are okay. they can get the money back. but for poor people they don't have expendable $2060 or $500 to pay out and wait for government to give money back to them. that is part of the story. we'll have more when we come back to you. north, east, west, south on east capitol street washington. [laughter] back to you. alison: somewhere in d.c. earlier today they were briefly on the verge of allowing marijuana legalzation at nightclubs but it only a few minutes. a we have vote extended the ban after two changed the vote of the urging of the mayor muriel bowser. leon: coming up here at 5:00 -- >> are you okay? leon: this is video you just have to see. a police officer's unbelievable discovery after a carjacker speeds away with a child in the backseat of a car. alison: plus, we will tell you about the newest twist in the affluenza saga that now has ethan couch's mother on the move. >> face off over the future of mel's rink. i'm stephen tschida. i'll have more. leon: a plane skids off the for the girl

and the water will go through mesh screens and into a catch basin, and not all correctly into the anacostiaiver. florida mo >>> most of metro back up and running and it's taken a massive effort. special equipment had to make you multiple passes to push snow away from all three rails. >> we don't want to put people out there leaving them strapped, so we're taking our time and getting it right. >> metro couldn't put an exact numb number, but it's been expensive. >>> we're just days away from the first primary vote in decision 016. presidential hopefuls are in iowa this week. first we want to say good morning to edward lawrence live on capitol hill. an important next few days. >> reporter: very important. monday is the first challenge going to happen in iowa and all the democratic candidates are desperate to try to show that they are the ones that can lead us into the next generation. now, hillary clinton says that she would make folks' lives better as president. she says she has the authority to be commander in chief. hillary clinton did not mention donald trump by name, but did talk about hi

at anacostia high they served cheeseburger and carrots. at another high school they served brown rice and chicken. the families came with the children to get a meal and eat it in the blizzard and the aftermath. food supplies for some have stretched thin. >> we ate up everything in the house. i'm kind of hungry. this was a good idea. >> they can eat. there is hot food we have for our families and our citizens because we want to make sure that nobody misses a meal while we are under the snow emergency. sam: again we're here to get the mayor's latest. a news conference in an hour. we will back to tell you about the people digging out. and an incident today that caused eight people to be sent to hospitals. i'm sam ford, reporting live from northeast washington -- northwest washington, back to you. jonathan: have they given a time line when they think the schools might reopen? sam: not exactly. i'm thinking we will learn this in the news conference. perhaps tomorrow. i'm thinking more likely wednesday but we will find out. jonathan: all right.

crews.crew once all this melts what happens with what is on the snow as we are on the banks of the anacostia, the director of the doee and talked about the precautions that they have taken to make sure that none of the silt gets into the water. >> my team is working with the department of transportation, department of public works where we put a silt fabric all around the site. s so our main concern when we have all the snow is the stuff that t is plowed up from the roads.. so they don't want that stuff to get into the water. also, he mentioned that the salt that they're putting on the roads, that is safe. so there's no environmental env concern there as per what he said. i talked to some people here today. they say it will be about sixbot weeks at the max to get all of f this snow out. o i want you to see over my left shoulder you can see where thest mounds are going.ng. i looked up some information. i it is like a mountain range of snow over there. the these dump trucks are anywhere from eight to ten, some 12 feet tall and these mounds, eclipse the dump trucks about five feete over the top

. >>> they fanned out along the banks of the anacostia river park today, to help haul in tons of trash. we are talking volunteers who worked along the river and the 295 freeway. the annual outing on the king holiday was cut short, though, by an hour because it was so cold. >>> desperate calls to 911, but no one answers the call and the reason yet dispatcher didn't take the call. >> we're in weather alert mode because we're in for a strij ied night and the potential for snow later this week. >>> i love that. it says if you're looking forward for the potential for big snow it's coming up friday into saturday. 58% of you saying bring it on. let's have some big snow. my thoughts are if it's going to snow, snow a lot and that's what we'll see friday into the day on saturday. yes, the potential is there for some big snowfall. this is something again, though, that is still five days out, and i want you to remember that. you will hear a lot over the next couple of days and you'll see it on your facebook page or twitter, but i would recommend that you download the nbc washington app. that's a g

said she's blood bad over walmart's decision to pull out of to planned developments east of the anacostia river. it's part of the plan to close 269 stores nationwide. the sites at capital gateway and skyland promised to bring jobs and retail options to ward 7. >> it's an outrage that walmart would cavalierly simply walk away from this. >> the hill crest community has been working on this project for over 25 years and we will continue to push forward with it. >> just to keep in mind, this move does not affect d.c.'s other three walmarts but the company says based on their experience, they have a fully view on building and operating stores in the district. the city is now weighing its legal options against the company. >>> still to come an 80-year- old man actually spent 30 years of his life trying to prevent people from repeating his mistake. >> plus, federal doctors release new guidelines for breast cancer screening. >> it's breezy and a little chilly out here. you can see it's a little foggy too in the district. however, this is nothing compared to what we're going to feel next week. i'l

and across the anacostia river folks in the fairlawn neighborhood of southeast complained they have yeto see a plow turn o'off the main road into their side street. some neighbors have gone so far as to stand on goodhope road trying to flag down plows that are passing them by. >> at some point it's the third or fourth day and they still haven't hit us. it's like this guy here, i'm trying to flag him down. can you get us, please? they just drive by. >> people in montgomery county are getting through on 311, some calls going unanswered. but the county hopes to clear every neighborhood by 7:00 a.m. chris gordon joins us live from river road. what are you seeing out there? >> well river road here in bethesda does not appear to be ready for commuters to return. only one lane has been cleared of snow right here and these cars are heading into the district, which is just two miles away. as far as montgomery county neighborhoods, a promise has been made. >> some montgomery county residents have been complaining that they haven't seen a plow. sometimes the county snowplow app says their street i

eastern market red line r l medical center to union t u station and green line fortine totten to anacostianning about every 20 to 25abo0 minutes. crowded conditions already.nd so just be prepared for thatha to have patience if you'ref youe heading out on metro.g out et silver blue yellow service ser still suspended. public transportation optionsios metrobus picking up at noonpno today through 5:00. 5 very limited service along 22 ao routes. check in with me on twitter wit for the latest on that. vre marc and rides on buses as d well as metro access alls all continue with service ser suspended this monday. ts m now aside from that as you t make your way out in arlington t keep in mind gw parkwaykw northbound closed between c spout run and 123 for snow sno removal out there. t give yourself extra time tora tt get through that area.that several more roads to talkdso t about. we'll check in with 20 next. n keep it to fox5 news morning.or everything you need to know as we dig out.ig >> ♪ >> ♪ here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 ligh

r.f.k.ow at can you talk about the efforts problemsure that the and the pollutants that run off anacostia minor problem in ?nowmageddon >> working through the environment, the with ddot and the crews we doe sure whatever we will for our snow removal when we do dump it that we are doing accordance with all weulations for e.p.a. and are not violating anything as we do that. we have done extensive things we need to do. off the phone with the department of environment director before we came down here for one last measure. we will be good to go. barriers down between the lot and the river. we have fence along that as well. >> blue jersey wall i see there, those are new? you put those up? >> yes, sir. >> thank you. >> yes, sir? there was talk about the homeless. homeless that the around say 7th and are stillon, they there. is there anything that you can do or not do? policy?the >> sure. we have had an extreme cold weather emergency in effect as know we have had cold weather the entire week. that has been in effect. what we did even though it up beyond what our criteria is for that yesterday an

. >> there are only three full-service grocery stores in all of ward 7 and ward 8 east of the anacostiathese neighborhoods also have the district's highest poverty rates. >> we read that as another opportunity for us to come right in and provide fresh, high quality food in a meaningful way, in a dignified way and in a way that focuses on healthy food. >> we'll make our own sautee collard greens. >> at joyful market, cooking lessons come with the shopping experience. >> take a little bit of onion and you will put some in here, okay? >> doctors also answer questions and offer tips for a healthy lifestyle. >> did you know what's part of being healthy? >> the american academy of pediatrics now recommend that doctors screen children for food insecurity at their annual checkup. they say hunger can lead to decreased academic performance. >> if you have poor health and you have increased risk of obesity and increased rick of diabetes because the food that you're able to get oftentimes is of lower quality, has lower nutritional value. >> martha's table is helping to have families put wholesome m

in 2009, mark davis opened wdc solar in a small warehouse in anacostia. his plan was to do more than just sell solar panels. he wanted to spread the word about renewable energy and he wanted to help intercity youth. >> we held training sessions, we train young men and women to become solar installers. and we install solar systems on low-income family homes at no cost to the residents. >> reporter: since 2009, davis' company has trained more than 60 young men and women to be solar installers. people like ramo herbert and alan swanson who weren't thinking about a career until they met davis. >> my vision first was to get a job and get some money. >> reporter: but now you see a future? >> yeah, i see a future for myself now. >> now that i have these skills, it works great when it comes to construction and demolition. >> reporter: wdc solar has installed panels on 125 homes in d.c. as for sitting in the first lady's box for the state of the union tonight, davis never thought he'd be getting a call from the white house. >> so i get this call, i'm like, somebod

and if you're past anacostia, for example, you can't get on. trains will run every 20 minutes or so starting at 7:00 through midnight. >> and limited bus service, as well. so check and see if your route is running. >>> marc trains, also -- >> from noon to 5:00 light line service only on the buses. all of it free. parking garage, you can leave your car there until 9:30 tomorrow morning for free, too. >> marc and vre trains not running today. marc is stopping brunswick, camden until tracks are cleared. amtrak trains will not accept the marc ticket. we're expecting a decision on tuesday's service later tonight. right now limited flights are able to can come in and out of reagan. reagan and dulles have at least one runway open. crews are working to clear the runways and roads to get more planes on schedule. you know there will be a lot of flights backed up, though. flightaware reports more than 12,000 flights have been canceled nationwide since friday. >>> 5:05 now. if you're away from your tv, come take a look at the current temperatures around he

continues to pound down and i can tell you we're still seeing cars on the roads and we're over in anacostia now and the mayor will have another briefing for reporters inside the joint information command center behind me and we can tell you right now that the national guard has mobilized 100 national guardsmen have been deployed into the district with 30 humvees and their primary task right now will be transporting essential personnel such as doctors and nurses to hospitals and we can also tell you they're busy and a snow emergency and the city has taken this very seriously and we want you to get your cars off of the main roads so they can plow them and emergency vehicles can get through. so far they've issued 2700 tickets and these are $250 tickets and your cars and they've towed 200 cars off of their streets and we had a conversation with pepco earlier today and they're warning customers that they are bracing for power outages that could last for several days. the combination of the heavy winds and this heavy, wet snow is a perfect storm for power outages and they want everyone to be prep