diane cho is in oxon hill with the selfless act described in the charging documents today. out it. diane: good afternoon, alison. as you can imagine, the family and friends are still grieving the loss of 14-year-old keyshaun mason. they stood out here in front of potomac high school this afternoon where mason was a freshman on the j.v. football team to talk about how they wanted him to be remembered. they described him as a caring and protective person. court documents show mason and his older brother tried to help his mother after they say got in an argument with the live-in boyfriend. at some point monday morning, 48-year-old sean crawford armed himself with a kitchen knife and barricaded himself with the mother in room. they say they were trying to get him to leave when they say he stabbed the teen. >> yes, he was protecting her. it's sad that a child has got to lose his life by protecting his mother. now he is not here. he will be missed. diane: crawford was arrested yesterday and facing charges. grief counselors will remain at the school as long as they are needed. comi

diane cho live near the scene with what we know about the victim. diane?: there are unanswered questions as the detectives continue their investigation. thaw try to understand why it happened. >> she said she didn't know what happened until she found out at school today. >> heard screaming. >> this man heard commotion as they arrived on the scene. >> it was all outside. >> he says they responded to a call before 7:30 this morning and when they got here, they found two teams stabbed inside the apartment building off audrey lane. a 14-year-old boy pronounced dead and a second teen suffering non-life threatening injuries. >> that is ridiculous. that is wild. >> this man said he lived here for five years and says it's not uncommon to see police at the apartment complex. >> police haven't released the suspect's name. they haven't said how the victim knew him. in prince george's county, diane cho, abc7 news. >> the other big story is the cold start to the workweek that caught folks off-guard. the temperatures dipped to the lowest since

live in district heights, diane cho, abc 7. kellye: the murder trial of charles severance begins in fairfax. he is charged in the death of alexandria residents. the trial is expected to last six weeks. abc 7 northern virginia bureau chief in jeff goldberg will be in court tomorrow. look for his reports on abc 7, news channel 8 as well as wjla.com. aming up on abc 7 news, possible changes in this week plus leadership elections in the house, why house speaker john boehner could delay the vote. police fairfax county are investigating an early morning homicide in alexandria. officers say they got a call over reported gunshots shortly after 3:00 this morning. police later found a man in the middle of the road. he died at the hospital. anyone with information is asked to call police. retiring house speaker john boehner may postpone elections for majority leader and majority whip. while there has been no official comment from the speaker's office, politico is reporting republicans are considering rule changes before the vote would tak

diane cho explains. police are reporting that she was suffering from a gunshot wound when she came barreling in the apartment building a week ago. witness said she hit the fence first and was in the parking lot before the gunshot rang out before the car ended up inside an apartment forcing a dozen people out of their homes in the 1900 block of rochelle avenue. >> the fact that she was shot. diane: this woman didn't want to be identified and said she ran to the scene to help her but they weren't able to get to her. she was later pronounced dead at an area hospital. they treated this as a death investigation but now the medical examiner says she was murdered. the details on what unfolded in the moments before she died are unclear as they try to piece together what happened. >> if you have information you are asked to call the police department. diane cho, abc7 news. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- decision day. find out what the prosecutors in similar -- zimbabwe plan to do. alison: what seems li

diane cho shows who made their voice known today. diane: they held up signs pushing for expanded background check on gun sales, days after a gunman shot and killed nine people at an oregon community college. >> i just want to say the names of those who are killed. diane: her mother is a teacher at sandy hook elementary school. her mother wasn't injured in the massacre but she has seen the emotional scars that will be there forever. >> we have a new generation of children traumatized in our classrooms who assume that is normal that gunman will come in the class and shoot. diane: that is why she and others issued letters to the outgoing speaker to call on the lawmakers to take action. >> we won't let the classrooms be next. >> eric with the gun owners of america doesn't believe the legislation is effective in stopping mass shootings. >> doing more background checks is not going to do anything to stop criminally minded from getting the hands on a gun. >> the owners are also facing some heat after more than 2,200 people signed a change.or

that is where diane cho is live tonight. she has the latest. diane? diane: well, leon, the train makes several stops from vermont to d.c. daily. it is expected to arrive at union station at 10:00 tonight before the derailment took place. i started in vermont but this morning the train derailed in northfield less than 100 miles away. >> it looked like a bump. next thing we knew there was a swerve to the left and the right. we went uh-oh! diane: it makes several stops along the way, three in maryland before heading to the nation's capital. >> the officials say the train hit rocks that fell from the ledge to the tracks. 98 people were on board. officials say one passenger car went over an embankment. and three others left the track and remained upright. we talk to one man. diane: laura was on board the train the day before. she uses amtrak for business once or twice a month. >> i'm still okay taking the train. diane: seven people were injure and one was air lifted. live outside union station, diane cho, abc7 news. alison: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00"

diane cho is live with the details. we understand that one suspect is in custody. we just learned new details. you can see police are at the scene. they're a pain -- there appears to be evidence markers and a bag in the doorway of the apartment building. this started around 7:25 this morning. a stabbingsponded to and found two teens had been stabbed. a 14-year-old boy was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. a 17-year-old was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. police arrested the suspect at the scene. they believe it started from some argument. they have not released the suspect's name. we will keep you updated as the information comes in. back to you. melanie: thank you. stay with abc 7 for the latest on this breaking news. sent to yourpdates phone. to sign-upwjla.com for breaking news text alerts. it we are warming up after the frigid start to monday. some of the coldest temperatures we have seen in months. the freeze warning expired hours ago. the thought is underway. devon lucie is here with a look at the forecast. devon: yo

diane cho shows us how neighbors are rallying around the family. >> they just found -- diane: friends gathered outside the home holding hands in prayer. leaning on each other for support as they grieve the loss of two family members in a tragic house fire. >> family members set up a go fund me page to help the family after losing everything. the victims are 68-year-old bernice washington and her 6-year-old great grandson. >> she loved family. diane: firefighters say flamed ripped through the home at 12:30 this morning on poplar hill road. they knew immediately after receiving a frantic 911 call from a woman inside that someone was trapped. >> she was screaming that the house is on fire and someone is inside and the phone disconnected. we lost contact with her. diane: firefighters raced to the scene but it was too late. two other family members made it out safely. family members described washington as a loving woman who was always there, especially when we needed her the most. >> no matter what went on. the time of the night. evening. whatever. she was there. no matter what happened.

diane cho reports they want the adults out there to be on the lookout for the signs their kids may need help. diane: antonio says he can't belief his best friend is gone after learning lyle ferringer was found dead on saturday. >> it was a shock. diane: ferringer a senior found dead with 17-year-old indya davis. the bodies were discovered in the minivan a few blocks away from ferringer's home. diane c both died from stab wounds. they have ruled end end's death a -- davis' death a suicide. but they are not categorized the death of ferringer. ferringer's father said the two had been dating for two years and reientably broke up. since friday four teens in prince william county have been found dead. christopher owens a student was last seen at his home on found dead two days later. police say the investigation into his death is still ongoing. another student was found dead on friday in an apparent suicide. >> if there is a death it's difficult and devastating. >> the public school superintendent send out notifications to parents on monday at middle school and high schools asking them to spe

diane cho caught up with him. diane: prince harry made a stop at the army base to spend time with the injured service member. he was here with the first lady and dr. biden to help the invictus games next year in the u.s. which is an international competition for wounded service men and women. while they were here they had a chance to cheer on teams in a wheelchair basketball game, schism to one they would see at the game. the soldiers we talked to today told us despite the injuries they were able to rebuild camaraderie because of a death of sports knowing they have someone else to lean on that is going through a similar issue. >> most soldiers have a competitive nature anyway. that's how we are trained and how we are built. when you come out and do something to build on the army or the marines or the navy and the military in general has given it, it helps. diane: the invictus games will be held in orlando next year at the espn wide world of sports complex. diane cho, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up next at 4:00 -- c

diane cho has a new twist in the investigation. diane: we are told the investigation surrounding the garfield high school teen death is underway after he was found dead with another student in a minivan this weekend. police say 17-year-old lyle ferringer and 17-year-old indya davis' bodies were discovered on saturday on hamilton drive in woodbridge, a few blocks away from ferringer's home. ferringer's father tells us his son was dating davis for about two years but they broke up last week. police say the teens died from stab wounds. the medical examiner since ruled davis' death as a suicide but say the manager of death for ferringer has not been determined yet. friends tell us it has been a difficult day at school. >> it's upsetting. i almost broke down earlier. everybody knows how different i act right now. it's just really upsetting at the moment. diane: four prince william county students died since friday. coming up at 5:00 we hear what staff members are doing to help students grieve. in prince william county, diane cho, abc7 ne

diane cho, abc 7 news. alison: earlier in the day it was virginia governor terry mcauliffe it was talking about preparing for the storm. chris picks up coverage in alexandria. area of old town alexandria has seen so much flooding over the years. this measuring stick based on the height of the potomac river was built into this wall. for the people that live and work in this area they are hoping this will not be needed. heavy downpours, plus the potential for flooding could cause major problems over the next several days. forecasted rain, road crews are clearing away debris around storm drains. in fairfax there is several stretches of roads were standing water could quickly become a problem. >> the water of the potomac river will be watched closely, especially by those in old town alexandria. >> we have a lot of valuable art. we are doing every thing we can to make sure it is protected. reporter: the torpedo factory art center is located just feet away from the rising wer. ahead of the rain, the floodgates ha

let's go back down to diane cho. any really cool boats to show us out there?r: we are on a brand-new boat. it is so new we had to leave our shoes on the dock. we are walking run barefoot because we don't mess anything up on this boat. joining this is eric stromber g. tell us about it. >> we are on the juno 54. wii avenue and of it iteris at the back of the boat. we patented the boat -- the terrace. we go from a closed cockpit like this, and it is press a button. it opens up and did you see the cushions are integrated underneath the surface. i just pulled those down and they give you to sundeck shares with a view of the sea. reporter: take us to the rest of the boat. >> over here we have a large cockpit with great seating forward. integrated cupholders. we have a fridge here. you don't even have to go down below. and we have all the comforts of home down below. reporter: i will try to do this without tripping on live television. this is much nicer down here. tell us about what we see. >> a fully outfitted galley with big refrigerators. slight out microwaves, wa

diane cho was there with why this visit is so important to the prince. [applause] diane: it's not often you have the first lady, prince harry and dr. joe biden cheering on your team. but today, wounded service members had a chance to show off their skills on the court in wheelchairs. >> it's really good. it helps with recovery and rehabilitation. diane: it was an effort to promote prince harry's invictus game in the u.s. next year. he started it after a similar event in colorado two years ago but he wanted to make it an international competition. >> the invictus games seek to change perception of the injuries. diane: specialist moore was injured in 2013 in afghanistan. >> two rocket-propelled grenades came in back to back. diane: she says out of the five people she was with that day, she was the only one who survived. >> i had a hard time dealing with it. diane: she says being around others going through similar issues helped her in her road to recovery. she said it took a year before she gave the sports a chance. >> it was hard to cope with finding a new

diane cho is following the latest of this royal visit. she is live there. how is it? reporter: prince harry will be here at the base today visiting with when it service numbers along with the first lady and dr. jill biden. this is for the joining forces initiative but to help promote the invictus games. the games are going to be held in the u.s. next year. this is prince harry's second visit to the nation's capital. he is only here friday but also scheduled for a meeting with the president later the -- today. they will have a short wheelchair basketball game at the base, similar to what they will see at the games held in orlando in may of next year at the espn wide world of sports complex. dan cho, abc 7 news. jummy: a major grand opening event in the district today. the cotton square walmart its doorsr is opening and sam sweeney explains why this is such a great deal for the area. reporter: it's an exciting moment here it a brand-new 120,000 square foot walmart. it's just opened its doors here. this neighborhood is going through a major transformation right now and t

in prince george's county, diane cho, abc7 news. >> the other big story is the cold start to the workweek that caught folks off-guard. the temperatures dipped to the lowest since march. the residents couldn't even warm up inside. the heat isn't supposed to turn on until tomorrow. it is cold. if you compare us to other part of the country look at this. this looks like a winter wonderland in virginia virginia. some areas got up to nine inches of snow up to the weekend. it wreaked havoc on drivers. they were blamed for 50 wrecks in upstate new york alone. meteorologist brian van de graaff is tracking the weather for us. which fall should we expect around here tomorrow? brian: the warm autumn day. live from the belfort furniture weather center. the temperatureses only got to the 50 today. 55 degrees right now. 55 downtown. south 9-mile-per-hour. humidity is low. crisp for some. 55 in waldorf. there are 60's to the west. the temperatures won't be as cold. it's closer to town and the upper 30's at college park. we have more in a few minutes. >> a dozen families are without a home after a fast-m

diane cho, abc 7 news. leon: a controversial photo of two students at mountain view high school is getting a lot of attention after was posted on social media. this is only "new york daily news" twitter page. with -- wearing shirts "we made it." one student says he doesn't know them but says it's a reference to a song by the rapper drake. >> i think it is very disrespectful. it does not show we embody as a we stand for pride and honor and integrity, in that shirt is standing for racism which we don't believe in and do not tolerate it our school. stafford county public schools release a statement saying it does not condone or prove the type of light which implied in that photograph. the incident has been investigated inappropriate actions were taken . alison: new information about that blimp that broke loose from aberdeen proving ground. state police needed to use shotguns ttry to finish the flaking the blimp. chris papst looked into the cost of all of this. let's begin with brad bell. he is live in aberdeen

live in oxon hill, diane cho, abc7 news. alison: police in prince george's county are investigating death of a woman in upper marlboro as a homicide. the woman's body was found at 10:30 this morning in a welfare check at a home in the home of 900 block of andean goose way. sources tell bureau chief brad bell that the woman was amanda jones. coming up at 6:00, brad will have more including why investigators were at this home for another death years ago. jonathan: well, investigators are trying to figure out what started a deadly fire in spotsylvania county this morning. suzanne kennedy in 11000 of post oak road with details. suzanne: investigators spent much of the day sifting through the rubble here of the single story home in rural spotsylvania county. the fire started overnight and claimed two lives. >> authorities say a neighbor called 911 after 2:15 in the morning. when firefighters arrived more than half the house was in flames. >> the adjoining portion that appeared to be a breezeway between the house and the garage. a

in waldorf, diane cho, abc7 news. alison: thank you. new at 4:00, the search is on for a peeping tom who spied on a woman and her 5-year-old daughter inside a mall bathroom. it happened yesterday. the woman told police she and the girl were in the stall when they saw a flash and a mirror coming from the neighboring stall. the suspect was wearing a long black and brown wig. a pink shirt. black papric -- capri-style plants and carrying a large red and black purse. why police believe this might not be the suspect's first time peeping. well, police are investigating not one but two brazen armed robbery in the city of alexandria today. they happened less than an hour apart on south patrick and king street. they report that one of them forced the school to keep students locked in. >> the two robberies in alexandria about noon today. a couple of miles apart sparked fear in this city. especially to nearby schools. t.c. williams and howard campus of t.c. williams where they were locked in. the two robberies could be related according to police b

diane cho live at union station. the picture we first saw online made it look like it this could have been much worse. diane: absolutely, alison. the latest information that we have from the scene out there is that there were at least seven injuries in this crash today. one of those was pretty serious. officials said earlier today at a press conference, rocks fell from a ledge onto the tracks causing this derailment in north field, v.a.t. we -- north field, vermont. we heard several others help people get out of the train. this makes the trip daily, making several stops along the way including in new york and baltimore. before it ends here in d.c. they arrived overnight carrying 98 passengers on board. >> the next thing we neared it swerved to the left and swerved to the right. we are all going uh-oh. >> coming up, we will hear from a local am track passenger who says she was on the train the day before the deadly crash. she plans to take the same route that the train was heading on in a couple of days heading back fr

diane cho is live out that the school in stafford county to explain.students and parents here at the high school where shaken up after hearing that the arrest. a parent we talked to said they are glad the student who heard about it came forward. leslie says she got a call from the school today after authorities say a 15-year-old student threatened to bomb brightpoint high school and shoot students. on tuesday a student told the principal the 15-year-old boy told her if she did not accept a gun he was going to bring her and helped carry out his plan, he would shoot her. >> they are going to fear for their safety. every she came forward. reporter: deputies say the 15-year-old brother the threat at school and they say that students and others who overheard it told their parents who in turn reported it to the principal. investigators after executing the search warrant at the home and on his computer, they did not find anyvidence of a written plan. deputies say they found guns in the home but they were secured and locked.

diane cho was there. governor hogan is taking this really seriously? reporter: absolutely. larry hogan says they are hoping for the best and preparing for the worst with this storm. declaring a state of emergency. he said they are taking an abundance of caution it's allowed them to activate the national guard if and when they are needed. there is a lot of uncertainty as far as which direction the storm might take. they have been in constant to mitigation with the national weather service as well as the national hurricane center. shelters are on standby in case people need to evacuate. we talked to the firefighters today you said they are gearing up for the impact from all the rain and the storm we are in right now, warning drivers to stay away from flooded roads. >> our state is taking every precaution and i urge maryland ers to do the same. state tuned for your local news stations for updates. listen to state and local authorities. start now to prepare your families, your homes for potential heavy rains, winds, and possible flooding. as of right now the governor says they