aside from that crash as we look 270 just light trafficig volume coming down towards clarksburg.ng cgomoo d. g any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter.uestio atd.c. ovice picking up 5:00. back to you.u >> thanks erin.>> thanks . 4:47 an story you will only nly see on fox5. a 10-year-old d.c. girl hit by y a car yesterday evening andenind the driver just took off the ofe girl was left with a long listnt of serious injuries and broken b bones. >> the mother is making a public plea for that driver toef come forward.or tha fox5's annie yu live in i northwest with our continuing coverage. vera annie. >> reporter: hey, good rep morning, wisdorotemey and maureu this happened around 6 o'clock o in the evening on tuesday night and young sionna branison just got off the busbu and walked into the crosswalk at eighth and kansas avenue in n northwest and her mother says the fourth grader was comingth home from a gfter school careooc hit while walking in thisling crosswalk and she was leftal with a long list ofk serious si injuries. her face and body, a fracturedrc neck, swelling and bleedi

this happened at 2:30 this morning in clarksburg. it spread really fast. the family of 4 lives in this home. they moved in 2 weeks ago. the father was of stirrers, heard a noise, so it was a fire, got his family outside safely before the fire really started spreading fast. both homes next-door have damage from the serious heat and the fire that was being spread by the wind. 20firefighters spent 15 to minutes knocking out this fire entirely. a police officer was the scene and knocked on doors to wake up neighbors. >> there was a police officer knocking at the door at 2:30 in the morning, saying your neighbor's house is on fire, you need to get out. disbelief. >> it could have been worse. you accept it and move on. that's all you can do. and it really is a terrible sight when you look at the home, and the fire damage caused by it. it is a total loss. we are told the family was by here today. they took a look, they are obviously devastated, but they are doing ok. we are told they are staying in a hotel at the moment, they do have family in the area. neighbors

no incidents, but a 31 minute a 31-minute drive from clarksburg to the lane divide. beltway headed to southeast, a 13-minute commute northbound to the 11th street bridge. our traffic land c capitol street, delays headed to the tunnel. you will find 395 coming across 26 minuteset bridge, from the beltway across the potomac. back in the next 10 minutes, we will update your ride on 66. "good morning washington" is giving call a number 7 a four-pack of tickets at the big dream show at the verizon center. 703-528-7334. watched all week long for your chance at tickets. kidd: sarah of laurel wins our free money. we will add you tomorrow. "scandal" is tonight on abc 7. now it is time for your scandal scoop. surprised by ais cryptic him to block his doors. >> shut down your wi-fi. 30 seconds. kidd: he finally understands after seeing this. >> good morning. investigating -- we are opening the scope of the investigation. >> to include who? .> anyone and everyone >> even cyrus? >> anyone and everyone. ticket what happens next? find out in tonight's episode, "fates worse than dea

it happened overnight clarksburg and police had to go door to door waking he everyone on the street because of fear fire would spread. here's fox's lindsay watts. >> a family of four lived here. they all got out safely. a couple and their two kids. they only just moved in here a few weeks ago and now this is what it left of their home. this damage caused smoking out on the back porch. >> you're kind of shocked and you just hope everyone is okay and everybody is out of that house. and you pray that your house doesn't go up in flames next. >> she snapped these photos of inferno at the house next door and like other neighbors on the block she only found out about it after a bang on the trail. >> get out now your house is not on fire yet but not safe. >> montgomery county police officer john row arch is fist on seen and he says the people that lived here were already out. >> he knew he had to evacuate everyone in surrounding homes. >> say thank you. great job and much appreciated am reports home did end up getting burned and she and other nate turz know how much worse it could have been. >> the

. >> reporter: this house in clarksburg destroyed by fire early this morning.coming up, why a >>> we are recognizing a police officer in montgomery county tonight for bravery. news 4 introduces us to the man who help save two families from a growing fire. >> reporter: the flames broke out at this home on persimmon ridge road in clarksburg at 2:30 in the morning. montgomery county police officer john warp was the first one here. the family, where the fire started, was already out. he alerted the residents of the homes on either side. they escaped safely. >> disbelief. you know, here's a police officer knocking at the door at 2:30 in the morning saying your neighbor's house is in fire, you're in danger, get a lot of disbelief, especially across the street when they saw what was going on. >> reporter: this resident says she, her husband, and brother were asleep when the officer knocked. you can see the heat melted the siding of neighbors' homes and credits the officer with potentially saving lives. >> i said thank you. great job. much appreciated. i think these gu

this is in clarksburg,arkurg maland.d.of today's expected winter whether it continues.t >> melanie alnwick keeping an ak eye for us on road k conditionss in middletown, maryland, andandd in frederick county. cty. so, how is it looking outing out there, mel.there, mel >> reporter: the roads areoads e still looking very good but wete stopped at this point and i want you to take the fronthe frt facing camera so you can seen se here. we want to show you some ofou sf the grassy areas and also lookls at the lights and you cano seee just how -- how this ths precipitation is coming down.wn. it's blowing pretty hard. so, look at the grassy areasy as there, definitely starting totio get covered and i think definitely a prudent decisiont on frederick county to waitounto out the two hours to see howe things are goin g to stack upo t here. we saw a number of pieces of state highway equipmenty heading out here on theing out e roadway. we're going to head back outou on the roadway as well, too. to again, most of it wet butett we're watch

marshals was the director of the office of national drug control neighbors are chipping in to help a clarksburg family after a fast-moving fire destroys their house over the weekend. montgomery county officials say the fire broke out just after 2:30 on sunday morning. witnesses say the fire started near the recycling bin behind the home, and quickly spread. the homeowners were able to safely escape with their two children. they are now staying at a hotel. neighbors say the family just moved into that house two weeks ago. they have started a "go-fund me" page to help them recover from the fire. happening today-- it's almost time to say good-bye to bao bao. this is the last full day that the beloved panda will spend at the national zoo-- before they pack her bags, and send her back to china. the zoo is holding several facebook live events to give fans a behind-the-scenes look at how the team is getting bao bao ready for her trip. the first one starts at 9:30 am. and we will have much more on bao bao, and her final farewell, all morning long here on good morning washington. president trump is expe

a lot of rain coming down dwn through clarksburg thisarksburgs morning.lumevoe from 70 on down pretty heavyreta already this morning. we'll let you knoalwre wheadn de start to pop up. p. use a lot of caution thisutioths morning especially bridgesdges overpasses on and off rampamp rain coming down.ing don. mike tells us how it will turn n into a snowy mix within thethin hour or so. nice conditions in theonditiin e district. this is 295 on the southbound sout side as you go past eastern avenue in pretty good shapeettyp there. metro service picking up ate 5:00 a.m.pick a. no delaysm reported for any ofte the rail lines. i any questions at erin fox5stio d.c. on twitter.twit we want to keep you safe thisafs morning. morning. maureen and wisdom, back tobak o you. >> coming up on fox5 newsing up5 morning an electrical problemrio leads to scary moments for fo travelers in a paris metro station. stat >> and three more people arepeoa cleared of charges whilehi dozens more are charged in thehe inauguration day rioting whichnh took place in downtown d.c.town as we he

north toward gaithersburg, clarksburg, couple inches possible.ven up here i think it's still going to be mostly on grassy surfaces. the ground is warm. it has to snow faster than it can melt. in terms of the advisories. upper montgomery county. only ones advisory. winter storm warnings north of pennsylvania. winter storm warnings as you get into maryland. inside the beltway tomorrow we're expecting just wet roads. because of this storm we'll have the latest on closings, wake up washington begins at 4:00 a.m. we'll have the storm tracker out there as well. i've broken out the impact meter. >> all right, top. thanks so much. >>> you're watching wusa9 news at 6:00. >> senate republicans set to approve another pick for president donald trump's cabinet. but the fight over jeff sessions' nomination for attorney general now includes what can and cannot be is said on the senate floor. the fallout continues from last night's debate. republicans cut off and then voted to silence democrat elizabeth warren. >> reporter: the senate is working to complete the

where fire investigators believe the massive house fire was sparked by a cigarette overnight in clarksburg. police had to wake everyone up on the street because of the fear the fire would spread. lindsey watts live with a look at the damage and lindsay the good news here is no one got hurt. >> reporter: jim, the family of four who lived here did get out safely. a couple and their two children. and they had only just moved in here a few weeks ago and tonight, look at what's left of their home. firefighters say this all started with somebody smoking out here on the back patio. >> we are kind of shocked and you just hope that everyone is okay and everybody is out of that house and you pray that your house doesn't go up in flames >> reporter: she snapped photos of the home next door. she only found out after a bang on her door. >> your house is not on fire yet but not safe. >> reporter: montgomery county police officer john rowarch were first on scene and the people that lived here with already out. >> wind was whipping the flames taken was getting bigger. >> reporter: he knew he had to evacua

now we have delays past clarksburg where a crash in georgetown cleared. this had all but one lane shut down at one point. so now traffic is very heavy heading up this way to clarksburg past the lane merger. take a look at a few more delays. this is through gaithersburg past montgomery village avenue. heavy traffic for through lanes and local lane. back to sladed grove road out of rockville. this is a huge mess. capital beltway is not pretty either. georgetown in bethesda, both ways are struggling past connecticut avenue. the inner loop continues a slow crawl toward silver spring. virginia, the inner loop past georgetown pike is as slow as you head out of tysons. up across the bridge here. you can see the de as you head toward the 270 spur. this is at river road below the spur. heavy for both directions on the beltway. looking at 66. westbound past the vienna metro. a slow call. 59 in virginia past route 23 slow on the right side. some of southbound delays below dale city both directions really struggling. that is all from the traffic center for now. back

in clarksburg, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. kimberly: montgomery county firefighters were very busy today. crews knock-down the fire on the roof of a business on the 7800 block of old georgetown road in bethesda. the smoke could be seen billowing above the building. fire officials say it was in a kindle fire caused by roofers -- it was next dental fire caused by roofers, causing $100,000 in damage. the congressional investigation into russian interference in last year's election. the senate intelligence committee has sent letters to more than a dozen departments, agencies, and individuals, directing them not to destroy relevant documents. the white house chief of staff said he was unaware of the reported contact between trump aides and russian officials during the campaign. >> you look at what's happening last night in sweden, sweden -- you would believe this, sweden. kimberly: that comment by president trump has left the swedish government baffled about what the president was talking about. he appeared to reference a nonexiste

edna of clarksburg behind the wheel. court record indicate the officer smelled alcohol. he took the 40-year-old to the district station where she asked for a lawyer and fell to the ground convulsioning. police called 911. they placed her in an ambulance. once the ambulance door shut she allegedly regained consciousness and explained, "are they gone? this is my third d.u.i. i am not going to jail." today by telephone her defense attorney told us his client has type i diabetes and is currently he questions much of the police report. asserting officers may have jumped to an inaccurate conclusion. on the flip side the paramedics who treated her says her health readings were absolutely normal. she work here at the national institute of standards and technology as a health physicist is and now facing prison time. kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: breaking news. video in of a house fire in maryland. john gonzalez sent in the video. this is south main street. we are told one dog has been rescued. firefighters are hard at work but there is no fire hydrant in the area. you can see

we're live in clarksburg, lindsey watts, "fox5 local news". >>> "fox5" was in arlington where police were investigating a deadly shooting on north 9 street investigate towards say it looked like a few people got into the fight at a house party and then turned violent. someone pulled out a gun and shot a man. the 23-year-old victim was taken to a hospital where he later died and no one was in customers by and police are look are got person responsible. >> talk ear county a warrington man is jailed and charged with murder. sheriff dep says respoblded early this morning and found a bopy of a man inside the home and step 'tis arrest macdonald and though he saw no motive for the killing and have not released the victim's name. they're trying to figure out exactly how he died. >> d.c. police areest haveing a shooting that happened shortly before:00 this afternoon on fourth street southeast xing a woman was hit by gunfire and taken to the hospital in critical condition. police have a lookout for a, of men seen in the area. one of the suspects was reportedly wearing a white baseball cap. and

host: let's go to ed, clarksburg, west virginia. caller: good morning, sir. my comment on this is, i and not saying that these people do not have rights. of course they do. your rights should not infringe on my rights. , is thatll i am saying you have got to respect my rights, too. i am 82 years old. i go way back. feel that i should be in a bathroom, where we all , a person, what they do, they think this -- host: we will get a response. guest: i think there is a man's -- there is a misunderstanding over what a transgender person is. about what it is not a person thinks they are. because of the way nature's diversity works, there are all different kinds of people. one of the kinds of people is transgender people. we are not about body parts, about what kind of medical treatment we have had. we just want to move about in society like everybody else. i have been safely and comfortably using the women's room for almost 20 years without any problem because i do what every trans person i know does. of my business, mind my own business, and go about my business. tr

neighbors are chipping in to help a clarksburg family after a fast-moving fire destroyed their house early sunday morning. witnesses say the fire started near the recycling bin behind the home, and quickly spread. the homeowners were able to safely escape with their two children. they are now staying at a hotel. neighbors say the family just moved into that house two weeks ago. they have started a "go-fund me" page to help them recover from the fire. today is your your last chance to say goodbye to bao bao. the giant panda cub heads to china with the final celebrations. time now for weather cooler than this weekend) - 50s tomorrow; more clouds - 70s return late week - strong front saturday (next best chance for rain) today: mostly sunny. another mild day. highs: 60-65 winds: n 5 mph tonight: mainly clear to partly cloudy. cool. lows: 34-38 winds: e 5mph tuesday: partly sunny. cooler, but still above average. highs: 55-59 winds: s 5 mph the flames - a cloud of smoke.. and then the falcon nine rocket taking off over the weekend. coming up - the big delivery on board. and today only goo

including 14 street looking nice any questions for the commute @erinfoxdc on twitter and we're clear by clarksburg road. back to you wisdom. >> 4:37 is time and update to backing news at 4:25. we now learned four people hurt last night in southeast were all shot. this happened around 10:30, 2900 block martin luther king jr. avenue no word what led to the shooting. >> we're following up on a story we last brought to you friday. >> students at deboy elementary school southeast are angry over a bed bud and don't preb him at the school. >> the latest on this troubling store yes, i annie, back to you. >> good morning, wisdom, maureen, school officials tell us they hired professionals to get rid of pests. parents are telling thus continues to be a problem and if you look left here straight ahead this a classroom where the parents tell us that the infestation began prek classroom at savoy elementary southeast. we heard interest a number of outraged parents demanding answers at this point and they want accountability and flat out told us they plan to keep their kids home from school because of this appare

host: let's go to jim, clarksburg, west virginia, democrat. jim, good morning. caller: good morning, mr. frum. i have a statement first and then a question. my statement, is completely dangerous, a securey guy. my question was with sam harris, that was an awesome interview you did with sam harris. and my question is, the impeachment, you said that it's not possible. say it isn't so. i'll take your comments offline, thank you for your time. guest: well, i believe what i said was it's not possible under the circumstances of today. donald trump has not committed impeachable offenses, at least so far as we're aware. he may do so in the future, but, of course, impeachment is a political process with some legal standards. and there isn't -- it's very hard to imagine that with republican controlling both houses of congress, or even one, that such a thing would proceed. impeachment is also a trauma, and it's not -- it's too painful a remedy. and so long as donald trump retains his considerable hold on a third of the country, it would be a convulsive act. i think for tho

even fairfax county a dumb to reston and -- couple to reston and up 270 to clarksburg into fredericknty. light flurries coming through here and we've seen some from warrenton now west of manassas trying to move downright on the prince willi border. the sunshine clouds and d.c. and we're sitting at 39 anded files like -- it felix 30. the winds out of the west- northwest at the 17 and boy they're gusty. we're at 39 and 37 down in reedville and easton and leesburg. freezing in cumberland. teens in the mountains. get on the slopes if you can't do it today do it tomorrow. because you got to be tough. even going to be spring-like skiing here coming up. we've the winds gull -- got the winds still gusting in leesburg and gusts at 29 in washington. the warmth in the middle of the unitary is going tomo -- country is going to move to the east northeast. we're 50 tomorrow and mid- to upper 60s as we head into the weekend. and you can thank what's happening in california. they're getting slammed once again with this storm. six inches of rain possible in the l. a. basin maybe a foot in some of the

north of clarksburg and 10 minks out of frederick. we've transitioned from all rain into a wet snow flakes mixing in. you can see some of the white showing up as the wet snow flakes mixing in with rain heading for the front lights of the car. still seeing wet roadways but as we continue up north toward haggers town, we expect to see more in the way of snow throughout the morning. update coming up in just a bit of how we're seeing the conditions chaining and talk more about what impact we're going to see for places in northern maryland versus places in the metro coming up in a bit. >> looked like traffic was moving okay out there for the most part. if you're in the dc area, further south from melissa, do have construction but no accidents to talk about really. construction prompts are ones you probably know about. 123 between route 50 and some closures. around the pentagon and washington boulevard, and down around the capital. 395 heading northbound and pass by second street north capital area, you are going right in front of the capit

. >> reporter: the family that lived in this home on persimmon ridge road in clarksburg had just moved in a couple of weeks ago. now everything is gone, even the present from their daughter's recent birthday. neighbors are already pitching in, collecting money, toys, and clothing for the family. >> we had a carful of donations already ready for them, and they were just overjoyed with the support that they received. >> repor t everyone was asleep. the parents and their two children escaped. montgomery county police officer john roark was on duty nearby and responded to the call. he woke up the families on either side of the home and made sure they got out. >> there was a big plume from the back corner. when i first got here, it was pretty significant. like i say, this is the first house i went to. by the time i left the front porch to go knock on that end door down there, the whole roof was engulfed, and the second floor was blazing. it went up quick. >> reporter: the heat from the flames melted the siding on homes next to and behind the house that was destroyed. >> we feel very blessed

that is the average high in sterling, virginia. 45 in clarksburg, maryland.ton, coming in at 48 with light winds pushing through the area. a stronger south the southwesterly wind, look at this, close to 70 degrees by 2:00, 3:00 today, only dropping to 60, 62 by 9:00 this evening. inwill have some rain moving fo pushing it down to the chain with the strong cold front coming through. if you are going to be traveling we will talk more about that for tomorrow, the rain will come with stormy conditions for the afternoon. the heat,, we want just without the storm, veronica. taking a look at sky track 7, 95 out of dale city, pushing northbound towards the capital , soway, the lanes are open far, so good. no problems to report from potomac mills through woodbridge. pockets of congestion along the way, we find some delays in stafford as well as. back to the map to update the right elsewhere, traveling northbound on 210 we have a crash reported near palmer road. we can see the delays starting to build north of swan creek road towards the beltway. speaking of, here we a

near route 80, now that the lanes are open, it's about a 33 minute commute to travel south towards clarksburg. 355 is working great as a workaround. outer loop after 236, this one is south of the little river turnpike, tying up the right side of the road with a rollback on the scene. back in the next 10 minutes to update that biden college park. >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. our abc 7 team, working out for a good cause this weekend. i got to hit the bikes with olabanji,nnedy, jummy and brianne carter. cycle for survival raises money in the fight or -- fight against rare cancers. similar events were held in new york and seattle. larry: president trump is getting ready for his first joint address to congress. but there is now a call from a prominent republican for a special prosecutor to investigate the alleged presidential republic -- involvement with russia during the campaign. >> honoring the governors of the trump: i want to toast the great governors. >> but the president remains besieged i reports of russian influence in the campaign, including alleged contac

aside interest that 270 southbound from 70 look at red line down to clarksburg. it's about 30 minute delay to get to spur. stop and go traffic through gaithersburg and germantown this morning. southbound 295 jamingd to 11 street bridge and shevly slow to 25 and aside from that overview of our commute delays easing on bottom of soo side of earlier crash by >> thank you, erin, modeling come back for christie brinkley swimsuit edition at the and of 63. >> after successful women's march new protest in the works. what's hot on the web next. z23wpz z5yz y23wpy y5yy for this cover she brought two special guests her daughters for christie bringly first illustrated swimsuit shoot. >> and in new york they're reporting rumors melania work as escort and her attorneys say the report damaged her ability to profit off her high profile and finally after successful women's march organizer fought back again and this time going on strike in a tweet. they wrote general strike a day without a woman. date of the strike wo steve. >> also coming up next we'll follow breaking news out of

taking a look at 270, you can see you're slow here from the clarksburg area about down to germantown or through germantown, i should say. rockville then gets pretty clear this morning. we'll take a look at travel times, coming up. >> thank you, melissa. >>> it is 6:02. and we're following breaking news right now in dmrar. two employees held hostage at a prison. we're looking at live pictures from the james t. vaughn correctional facility. it looks quiet now, but it is locked down. >> police are trying to negotiate to get those people freed at this point. >> this hostage situation has been going on for more than 18 hours now. two corrections officers are still being held hostage at this hour. two others were released yesterday, including one who was treated for nonlife threatening injuries. overnight, more inmates were released and moved out of the building where this is happening. the situation started just after 10:30 yesterday morning. and through family members inmates made their demands known to a local newspaper. among their concerns, their treatment in the facility and access t

slowdown there the spur to clarksburg this afternoon. this is 95 southbound. heavy volume as well. you will see the slick sheen from the wet pavement as your rain showers are coming through. be mindful of your patience. maybe turn up the tunes on your way home. larry: thank you. still ahead at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- the gunshot fired at a spe plus a 33-year-old pedestrian tunnel never been opened to pedestrians. but now we learn it is about to open. an such up up -- an s.u.v. up to its roof in water. how it happened and what it took to get it free ahead at 6:00. alison: now it is time to talk to doug. lunchbox weather day. we love it. i was brian today which is always entertaining. doug: the "brian van de graaff show" entertained the kids in virginia as part of if lunchbox weather program. he had an experiment there. tornado machine for the kids in classroom to show how the tornadoes are formed. show them a special behind the zanes video of how we do the video in the stormwatch7 weather center. after a little bit took the kids outside to check out the new storm track 7. and answere

the beltway on down to 450 also a little heavier volume. 270 southbound slow traffic from 85 to clarksburg and that's about 0 minute delay with heavy volume and metro rail lines on time now. any questions erin fox d.c. on twaiter allison and steve back to you. >> thank you. next update overnight on the dakota access pipeline. >> and moving super bowl ad putting spotlight on immigration. coming up early look at new budweiser commercial trending this morning the country is in dire stwait government controlling bare hi half of country. as for security force numbers declining the report was issued by watchdog organization says drug production is on the rise and organization calling a report good opportunity for trump administration to reflect on 117 billion in washington invested in the country reconstruction and security forces since 2002. >> army corps of engineers given the green light to finish the controversial dakota access pipeline it runs through four states. standing rock su proposed to stop it. recently there are concerns about contamination to their drinking water and running throug

95 over to george aand 95 southbound from icc on down in the clear and 270 volume building past clarksburgthbound side and all metro rail lines on time. good news there. any questions erin fox d.c. twitter. back to you wisdom and holly. >> buoy police are searching for a gunman that opened fire on father and son sitting in suv. the shooting happened near a bark urbana lane. they found the father in backseat of the vehicle shot in the leg. his son had a grays wound to arm. both will be okay. police say they also found drugs and gun in the car. >> amly says d.c. police killed their dog for no rso officers responded to domestic disturbance call at the family home in southeast offer the weekend when police responded the family dog ran down the steps and officers shotd and kill the dog. the incident is under investigation. >>> democrats on house oversight committee including representative from maryland and virginia, are asking white house for information about reports that the president donald trump's transition team threat end to remove host of inspector general from their post. >> the threat

this spread is up to clarksburg from the earlier crashes in georgetown. now it's just volume.so looking at the capital beltway, this is the inner loop past georgetown road in bethesda. the delays will stretch across the top side to colesville road. part of that delay is past connecticut avenue. not too much letting up so far. it's very heavy in virginia. georgetown pike from both directions. the inner loop on the near side of the screen. just as bad across the legion bridge near george washington parkway. both directions. the theys will be continuing -- the delays will continue to the river road up to the 270 spur on maryland. not too much letting up right now. also looking at i-66 at spout run parkway. the eastbound crash blocking the exit ramp heading to arlington. there is a lot of activity on the ramp as well. extra volume here. spout run parkway on eastbound/westbound volume is a factor as well. that is all from the traffic center for now. back to you. larry: i'll take it. thanks. so many changes are coming to two of northern virginia's busiest highways. the state approve

side looking good problem free over legion bridge and 270 southbound volume building from 7 0 to clarksburg on time and as you can see route 1 and 295 still in good shape. earlier crash dealing with 50 inbound 202 that the way and as we take a look right now southbound 295 just volume building down tow any questions erin fox d.c. on twitter. 00 hour we'll be right back. >> democrats protesting sessions to be attorney again rl and what senator warren said that got her silenced on the floor. >> and plus, wait a minute that's not olly. a bob cat making itself at home. >> a live look outside wednesday morning february 8 get out and enjoy today because it won't last long. colder temperatures and snow moving in later tonight. let's check in with tucker it will be a crazy 24 hours. >> particularly because 7 degrees yesterday record high temperatures. day of transition and warm and no manic today or tomorrow. $not a major event in immediate washington norm and west we could look at accumulations by tomorrow morning this hour.

heavier volume from rocksville to clarksburg. back to you. larry: a house in capital heights closed down after a car ran into it. the driver came off of addison road, busted through the fence and smashed in the home before taking off on foot. fortunately no one was hurt in the house. alison: this mangled metal in massachusetts. icy roads sent cars sliding all over a busy highway. and look at the resul wow! 55 vehicles piled up in the crash. there were cars, tractor trailers and even oil tankers slamming into each other. no one died. eight people we are told suffered only minor injuries. if you can believe it. larry: wow! fortunate it wasn't worse than that. a good deed takes a wrong turn after five inches of snow fell in british columbia. a canadian man decided to clean up the road to his aunt's house. he used a zamboni. someone called the copsen sure of the plan so police pulled him over. he was not ticketed but police did escort him home with only half of the job done. alison: unique technique. zamboni. larry: you are putting out ice behind

it's on maryland 27 in clarksburg. >>> arlington county says it won't be funding a proposed gondola thatould cross the key bridge to georgetown. that's according to "the washington post." it reports the county has to focus on other transportation projects, like metro and columbia pike. in november, a study estimated it would cost about $80 million to $90 million just to build the gondola. the georgetown business still will try to work out the funding for the proposal. >>> right now we do want to take a live look outside. you can see a little gloomy to start off our sunday. it won't be long before showers and strong winds arrive. >>> and it's easy to kind of be lazy while you wait for your flight, especially if you're going on vacation. how one local airport is trying to get you up and moving before you board. >>> so it can be tempting to lounge around while you wait hours at the airport. >> who's lounging with kids? >> but if you're flying alone, you find one of those lounge chairs. >> now there's in new option if you want to work out before you fly. it's happening at vwi marshall airpor

still trying to recover from an earlier accident near clarksburg. traffic lanes are open at 121 but we are still slowing fr and then get a closer look at 270. on be -- on the big map you are seeing a red line across the legion. that is typical. but 270, atypical now. backed up from the spur to gaithersburg. in montgomery village we had report of an earlier incident southbound side blocking the right lane between shady grove and 28. northbound before montrose, report of a stall to the right shoulder now. for folks on the beltway now you are seeing a red line on the left of the screen. here it is in a live view for you. this is the inner and the outer loop for you trying to make the trip from bethesda to virginia. inner loop delays from 355 to new hampshire avenue in montgomery county. on the outer loop is expected to be heavy to make it to the legion. michelle: thank you. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- work from home on the couch? make money watching television. too good to be true? the legit offers and whether it's really worth it next. jonathan: ou

worse out of clarksburg where the lanes narrow down near the truck scales beyond this point. also looking at the capital beltway, no improvement so far. the inner loop on side. huge delays past the george washington parkway and it is also not improving on the maryland side. both directions, this is a tough spot. at connecticut avenue the delays continue across the top side and down toward landover. this has been a tough ride through the maryland bridge. the inner loop was slow because of a crash here. it's now moved to the left shoulder. this was blocking two lanes and an improvement for the beltway. the damage has been done. 395 northbound is also not improving. that is all from the traffic center for now. back to you. horace: thank you. new tonight at 6:00, the surprising place a virginia lawmaker left his loaded gun. plus -- [screaming] >> stop resisting. horace: wow! a violent arrest n teen at the center of it all and explanation from a former police commissioner. see what happens when bees learn soccer? that's at 6:00. >> what? all right. here is another one to make you

looking at 270 northbound at clarksburg.y are heading to the truck scales where the lanes narrow down. that is a tough ride again today. southbound on the beltway, both ways at river road are still very tough as you head to the 270 spur. across t connecticut avenue you can see more delays heading to silver spring and georgia avenue that is still ongoing to the virginia side of the beltway near georgia washington parkway and the legion bridge. expect solid delays. it's mostly heavy on the inner loop but both ways are struggling. 95 between beltway and maryland. that is a tough ride from the crash that cleared 175. it has been improving a little bit. out of virginia northbound to 395 to the 14th street bridge. this look bad again heading to d.c. east and the westbound freeway delays that way as well. 95 south in woodbridge is heavy down below route 123. the delays start near fairfax county parkway. that is all from the traffic center. for now, back to you. larry: thanks. nasa is three years away from the next mars mission but

heavy from shady grove road from an earlier incident making it to clarksburg on 121.hat is a look at traffic watch. back to you. jonathan: thank you. the 2017 washington auto show wraps up this weekend. today mike carter-conneen explored the show to find the car that everybody is either talking about now or they will be. mike: for the first time it has a newton floor showcasing luxury cars. but most are just browsing, not buying. >> i do it first. i can never afford these. nice dream >> don't want to splurge too much. >> on the floor the art of motion features artists like sean perkins. >> a lot of people are coming up asking hey, can i get a custom paint job? >> like every year, it features the hands on contest. competitors have spent 70 hours with the hands or the other body parts attached to this hyundai. >> for the most part we have been hugging on wheels. >> to find a good comfortable spot and hold on. >> if more than one competitor is holding on at noon on sundays they will all draw car keys. whoever's key starts the engine wins but right now they're being gawke

rappahannock. 270, the slowdowns begin out of georgetown out of father hurley boulevard making your way to clarksburg on 121. that is a look at traffic watch. back to you. alison: thank you. "fast and furious 8" will hit theaters in the spring but renegade race club and it is tearing up our busiest roads here in town. we go into a danger zone that is created by ten vehicles speeding on the capital beltway. he found them surrounding a family's car on i-495 and all caught on video. multiple drivers weaverring in and out of traffic at high speeds. following too close for comfort on the highway. is it a scary situation when you are in the middle of it. >> somebody needs to do something about it. hold these people accountable for the danger they put everybody in. alison: the renegade race club, an exclusive i-team report tonight at 11:00 on abc7 news. jonathan: all right. turn our attention to the weather. doesn't it seem like a roller coaster around here? one minute is warm, the next minute not so much. doug: that is what we have said all winter we get two or three seasonably cold days, then warm weather

ible. 270 southbound heavy volume 70vo through clarksburg.minutesi to get through that area.ea. earlier crash by 123 diddid clear. clea things through the inner loop lo a tap of the brakes once youoncu past through annandale up to to 66. blue line delays to largo town t center residual orange linesidue delays to cheverly as well.wel. we'll toss it back to yout backu allison and steve. stev >> all right, erin thanks veryhy much. >>> we're talking about tragica accident on the chagesapeake baa bridge tunnel in virginiain vira beach. a tractor-trailer was literally swept right off ofghtf that bridge by high winds. a navy helicopter rescued thed e driver about 30 minutes laterint from the roof of his semi butut tragically he died on the waydio to the hn thospital.pita the water a frigid 45 degrees5 at the time.at the time. a terrible scene there. there. >>> dramatic scene on theam runway last night at newatic yo fk airport. fortunately this had a better ette ending. you can see on the screen n thee sparks and flames shooting from a flight about t

now you can see heavy brake light action here as the camera at 121 and clarksburg.extremely slow with the delays dipping back to the gaithersburg area. earlier issue on 495 trying to get through montgomery county as well. it still leaves you slow on the inner loop at connecticut. the crash was at colesville road and shut down several lanes for a while. it looks like it's back to normal but not back to moving. back to you. michelle: thank you. next at 4:00, a dog left out in the cold prompts action from d.c. city council. the fine you could pay if you don't protect your pets. jonathan: here at stormwatch7's veronica johnson with an early look at g.m.w. early start thursday. veronica: thank you, jonathan. washington," we are on storm watch across the d.m.v. helping to keep you safe on a snowy, slippery ride to work. details in the danger areas and delays. >> plus, seven money-saving ideas for a beautiful luxury wedding on a budget. >> and stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning starting at 4:00 a.m. on "g did you know slow internet can

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aside from that heavy volumeme on 270 southbound from 70 down0d to clarksburg and then as we as make in southernn maryland quiet commute butbu volume starting to build fiveui through the 301 split throughplo brandywine. good.oking 395 cruising from edsall road to the 14th street bridge.treet if you're taking metro thismetrs morning, keep in mind the red line is still sipping because of a disabled train out byisablu judiciary square. aside fr the rest of yothuatr metro raill commute looking pretty good. gd. still quiet on the beltwayiet through annandale. back to you guys.ck to you >> some retailers reportingeporg slow ammunition sales. what could be behind thisehinhis trend? we'll talk about itit next. next. >> and first, it is the cutestc bull on television.l at least right now. the kitten bull.tten sneak peek at the adorableness. do you like that word. you likeh >> i dato. wdo. >> it's going air on supern sur bowl sunday. dozens out of adoptable kitties will pass it around inrn the super bowl.per bo >> i just have to make a quickak correction. >> what. >> i graduated hillary clinto

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whatw wt you're up against coming outmint of frederick maryland 270ry southbound from 70 to70 to clarksburgboundheavd traffic. you're in for about a 30abo minute delay right now.ow. 295 northbound a crash is blocking three left lanesee after the beltway. laf that green is going toter quicq turn red as you try to heado towards the 11th streettreet bridge. wyoming avenue in the districtui closed a fallen treeree connecticut avenue northwest.or. starting to see a lot oft backed up traffic on our r secondaries all around the the district maryland and virginiay from all these issues. canal road outbound a tree isous blocking the right lane atane at chain bridge.br and then out in hyattsvilleut i the ramp fn rom east-west highway top southbound queensqu chapel road closed with a fallen tree. as we look massachusettsok massc avenue in glenhu echo at mohicam place debris in the road. o great falls street we showeds sw you this issue. s let's forward along to our metrmap.p. we're dealing with safe trackh k surge 12 this morningrge thi impacting the blues line. l no trains of train servicese this mor

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southbound i270 nice and clear coming in through clarksburg, headed in toward german town.ur. >> anchor: van triggist shock shot to international stardom after winning season ten of america's got talent. he's back on the road with five shows this weekend at the arlington draft house. today he is live on good morning washington to show us his skills head over to to say news to catch that interview in about 40 ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly"! today, from the series "big little lies," shailene woodley. and healthy foods you're probably not eating but should be. and in honor of the academy awards, all week long, we're playing the oscar countdown games. plus, details on how you can win a tasty 10k. also, anderson cooper joins kelly for the hour. all next on "live"! [upbeat music] ♪ and now here are kelly ripa and anderson cooper! [upbeat pop music] ♪ >> kelly: hi. hi.

the report says the worst stretch of road is maryland 27 ridge road in clarksburg. >>> arlington county won't be funding a proposed gondola that would cross the key bridge to gorchtoeorgetown. that's according to "the washington post." it reports that the county has to focus on other transportation projects like metro and columbia it would cost about $80 million to $90 million just to build the gondola. the georgetown business improvement district says it still will try to work out funding for the proposal. >>> well, it's one of the special olympics d.c.'s biggest annual event. >> we're talking about the polar plunge. it was held yesterday at national park. in order to take the plunge into the above-ground swimming pool filled with freezing water, plungers have to raise at least $100. the money raised through this event provides year-round sports training and competitions for free for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. how cool is that. cool, freezing cool. >> i know, right. the temperature outside wasn't that bad though. they had that working for them. >> it was decent