the 10 inch main broke on cunningham drive in berwyn heights yesterday afternoon. that break flooded several homes and left a huge mess on the roadways. crews finished up repairs on the water main this morning and that stretch of road is now back open. kimberly: we are seeing green and a lot of gold in the form of sunshine on this st. patrick's day. alison: unfortunately, this warm weather is not going to be sticking around all evening. lot of changes headed our way. chief meteorologist doug hill is here to explain how low the temperatures will drop. hi, doug. doug: hi there. cold front passed through a bit earlier and the colder air lags behind by several hours. process is under way, falling temperatures west of the metro area. let's get started of a live look at the rooftop camera. plenty of sunshine but high level clouds scattered around the area. don't mind the winds as much when it's 67 degrees like it is

chopper 4 over a major water main break in berwyn heights. just inside the beltway not far from the beltway plaza mall. when the images come to you wait till you get a load of this. that's the wat mn eak at the interseio of cunningham drive near berwyn road. you can see the muddy water rushing over th street. we're working to learn how many people may he water but it also has a major impact on drivers in a area. berwyn heights, a water main break just inside the bheltway. at the live desk i'm scott mcfarlane. >>> actress ashley judd tells nbc she's pressing charges over cyberbullying judd watched her beloved kentucky wildcats win the s.e.c. championships yaynd she tweeted about m madness. but some people weren't pleased with what she had to say. today judd said she was called a whore and threatened with sexual violence. msnbc eec j release a statement later today. >>> it is estimated that 1 in 6 women is sexually assaulted and today a major investment to get their attackers off the streets. $41 million is being earmarked to accelerate the tes

crews are working to repair this issue at cunningham drive and o'sage streets in berwyn heights. is on the roads flooding streets and lawns. wssc is on the scene. we're not sure how many customers are affected, but we will keep you posted. >>> fairfax county police are investigating the death of a man found in the woods. the bold was found in herndon today in folly lick stream. the man trauma to the upper body -- had trauma to the upper body. we don't know low of is or how he -- who he is or how he died, but his death is called suspicious. >>> two cabbies landed in d.c. superior court today. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm lesli foster. >> i'm derek mcginty. investigative reporter russ ptacek is here with us now to talk about

this is berwyn heights. and these hilly streets are very much ice covered. this is berwyn heights elementary school coming up. we already tested this parking lot out once. we'll show you what the kids would have been facing had they been coming in first thing this morning. a sheet of ice on this hill right here going right into the school parking lot. and this story could be repeated in just about every neighborhood. so a very good idea that the schools are delayed or closed. the latest veil on esest available on our website and at the bottom of the screen. we'll be driving around all morning. now a check on traffic. >>> looking good if you're traveling the beltway. we have an accident in maryland eastbound route 50 at whitehall road all of the lanes are blocked. serious accident. use caution there. beach drive northwest between joyce road and wise road is closed due to a downed tree. alternate is 16th street. 95 north near fairfax county parkway, accident on the shoulder. seeing delays approaching. taking a look at 270 out of frederick, you can see the icic

leon: a major repair under way after a big water main break in berwyn heights. more than two dozen people are without water tonight and part of cunningham drive has been closed. tom roussey has the timeline of the repairs. that is a big mess. tom: it is. look at all this mud on cunningham drive, and it continues quite a ways. the big problem is right down there, where they are trying to repair the water main that broke. it will probably be at least four hours before they are done. even when they fix it, the cleanup will be longer. it was a 10-inch water main that burst this afternoon, forcing dozens of homes to lose water service. >> there's the basement. tom: his property bore the brunt of the bit damage. he was out gardening late this afternoon. >> i saw water coming through the yard. tom: he and other neighbors looked out front to see this. cunningham drive had become cunningham river. >> it was a river. you cannot see the asphalt on the driveway. >> a lot of the damage could have been eliminated if they responded sooner. tom: they askedd wssc why it took so

. >>> right now the wssc is dealing with a huge water main break in berwyn heights, maryland, sky9 over the scene of cunningham drive and o'sage street. the water is there somewhere on the streets going through front lawns and backyards in the neighborhood. wssc workers are going door to door talking with customers about the possibilities of water damage. 29 customers and two fire hydrants have no water right now. >>> in fairfax county police are trying to figure out what happened to a man found dead in the woods in the 1500 block of hidden brook drive. his death is suspicious. he suffered upper body trauma. police have not identified him or told us how he died. fairfax county police are encouraging anyone with tips to call them. >>> we're learning of a local connection to a deadly military helicopter crash last week off the florida panhandle. officials have identified all 11 victims. among them was 26-year-old staff sergeant thomas florich from northern virginia. he grew up in fairfax county but moved to louisiana in high scal guard in 2007. he was on a training mission last week when

reporting in berwyn heights, jeanette reyes, abc 7 news. jummy: two maryland counties reached a settlement with exxon and pepco holdings over their proposed merger. it could affect millions of people in the metro area. the settlement with montgomery and prince george's counties includes more than $93 million in bill credits for customers and investment in energy efficiency programs. the merger still faces regulatory hurdles. the companies hope to complete the deal by the fall. autria: nice start to this st. patrick's day but unfortunately, our luck runs out this evening when temperatures start to drop. chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a look at our first forecast on this st. paddy's day. doug? doug: temperatures are drop pretty soon here. we managed to get near 70 degrees in many spots despite very little sunshine and cold front approaches. let's get started outside of the belfort furniture weather center. 69 degrees. 67 in washington dulles. we saw an interesting phenomena this morning when temperatures jumped 17 degrees in one h

the ten-inch main burst here on cunningham drive in berwyn heights this afternoon turning yards into small ponds. water is expected to be out into the morning and repairs will last into tomorrow. >>> now for a check on our weather. hope you enjoyed this warmest day of the year so far because there are more changes coming. doug is talking about what winter returning? what? >> that's how it will feel through the next couple of days. temperatures today definitely spring-like. as a matter of fact just look at these numbers. the warmest day at reagan national was 69 degrees. but look down to the south and west. 82 today. 77 in fredericksburg 73 winchester. much cooler along the chesapeake. only 49 at the patuxent river. now, tonight's headlines, a warm start tomorrow yeah for sure. tomorrow will start off great. most of the day should be okay. but then by late in the day we'll be turning much colder a yes, a chance of rain and maybe snow coming up late this week. i'll update you on everything coming up in just a minute. >>> just into our newsroom spotsylvania county deputies are investiga

crews are working to repair this issue at cunningham drive and o'sage streets in berwyn heights. the water is on the roads flooding streets and lawns. wssc is on the scene. we're not sure how many customers are affected, but we will keep you posted. >>> fairfax county police are investigating the death of a man found in the woods. the bold was found in herndon today in folly lick stream. the man trauma to the upper body -- had trauma to the upper body. we don't know low of is or how he -- who he is or how he died, but his death is called suspicious. >>> two cabbies landed in d.c. superior court today. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm lesli foster. >> i'm derek mcginty. investigative reporter russ ptacek is here with us now to talk about a case this could forever change taxi service in d.c. and we aren't just talking uber here. this is real change. >> this is the cabs that you know and see on the street every day. you've seen this video. the lawsuit against four d.c. cab companies calls for damages and a permanent order to keep taxi companies from discriminating against the blin

crews have completed the repairs to a water main that burst yesterday afternoon flooding a berwyn heights street and damaging four homes in the process. cunningham drive reopened around 2:00 this afternoon. about 21 hours after the 10 inch main burst. about two dozen residents spent the night without water while the crews repaired that damage. still ahead here on abc 7 news at 6:00 the polls are closed in the critical israeli election. ahead, what we know about benjamin netanyahu's future as prime minister and what that vote could mean for the relationship between the u.s. and israel. plus the controversy that forced the congressman known for his downtown abbey office out of office and house speaker john boehner's new demand for former secretary of state hillary clinton. doug: and i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. after temperatures hit 73 in washington, they're on their way down. how low will they go and all part of our forecast [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whet

. >>> it's been a rough night for some prince george's county residents, a water main break in berwyn heights, flooded homes and yards leaving many homes without water service. >> it happened they're the intersection of cunningham and o'sage -- near the intersection of cunningham and o'sage street earlier tonight. >> reporter: repairs have been going on since about 5:00 this afternoon. this is the replacement pipe that goes into the ground. it's 10-inch wide similar to the one that was in the ground behind me. earlier today an 8-inch gash exploded in that 75-year-old pipe sending water through yards and basements. the water pressure blew a hole in the street and water gushed doing what water does best going downhill into basements. >> i saw the water coming wondering what's going on, came out in front and saw the water coming out of the pavement and the street and everywhere else. >> reporter: this is the second time zachary has been flooded out in the last few years, though this time the washington sanitary commission will help him clean up. >> last year we had a storm and they said

. ♪ ♪ >>> israeli prime minute step berwyn netanyahu has an edge in early counting after one of the closestns in the country's history. he's already declared victory but center left rival isaac herzog says he's working to put together a coalition. mike hannah reports now from tel aviv. >> reporter: it was a night in which all could claim victory. two exit polls had the zionist union with 27 seats. the third gave them a one seat edge. a powerful display too by the newly-formed joint list of israeli-palestinian parties. exit polls giving the movement their seen seats as potentially the third most powerful force in the parliament. but the reality is, the exit polls indicate it will be easier for benjamin netanyahu to form a right wing coalition than for the sigh inningist union's isaac herzog for form a centralist one. number crunching shows they could poe fen shaly form a coalition with a settle of movements and the ultra orthodox religious parties, that would give them 64 seats. three more than the 61 needed to get a majority. potentially it could also call on the mayor which has 12 projecte

>> doreen this is happening in berwyn heights just inside the beltway near the beltway plaza mall. take a look from chopper 4 right now, these pictures coming in to us. crews just shuft off the water. it had been streaming over cunningham driv here, which is now shut down. the water from the break had been rushing into several back yards. and right upo the foundations of some houses. wssc is on the scene right now. we are still working to learn just how many people may have lost water this evening. we'll keep yo updated on how long those repairs may last once they find that break. at the live desk, i'm jim handly. >> a man's body has been found in a wooded area in herndon and police are trying to figure out what happened thim. the body was found near folly lick stream off hidden brook drive. all detectives will say is the man has trauma to his up erp body. police were called to that scene about 12:30 this afternoon. shomari stone is on his way there. we'll push o any breaking news updates on our nbc washington app. >>> one of the four national guardsmen killed in that military heli

northern prince george's county and show you what's happening and the cheverly area up around laurel berwyn colesville bowie, 50 towards kerting and oxon hill. we'll continue to see the showers moving through, some on the heavier side but most of them light to moderate. not seeing anything really heavy here. no thunderstorms. look at the storm itself. look how close we are to the snow. williamsport pennsylvania seeing the snow state college seeing the snow. a 40-degree temperature difference between us and them. good news is the best news here we're not going to see any really cold air move in across our region. so tomorrow not bad. get out there and get on the bicycle. 46 degrees at 9:00 a.m. look at all the sunshine we have. so, yeah, a high of only 58 but with sunshine tomorrow's a pretty nice day. we get back to 70 on thursday. it will be rather windy on thursday. 75 degrees on friday with a chance of shower activity once again, but not an all-day rain. the weekend looking nice. saturday and sunday both looking good. little below average on saturday but not that bad. we rebound to 63 fo

crews from forest heights, college park berwyn heights, montgomery county prince george's county scores and scores of firefighters and emergency workers deply ploied here on the scene. >> we wanted to make sure we had an adequate response. we dispatched hazardous materials where the additional personnel can bring 50 people. >> reporter: it happened after 10:00 this morning on the southbound lane of 95 in laurel. a 7,500-gallon tanker truck flips over and fuel starts spilling out. police say three cars and that truck were involved in the accident. one woman was take on the hospital. her injuries are described as minor. now, it took hours to offload the fuel. hours to carefully right the tanker. and then eventually tow it away. and for the drivers caught up in the traffic, it was a day they will not soon forgot. in a word it was -- >> unbearable. >> scary. >> brutal. >> reporter: for all you commuters imprisoned in your cars down there today, i'm feeling for you. vance, back to you. >> reporter: new video tonight shows another angle of that collision between the amtrak train and the truck