diane cho talked to neighbors who no longer feel safe in their home. >> it was scary. diane: brenda heard a loud noise in the storm but didn't know what was going on initially. >> i heard bumping. i knew something serious had happened. diane: by the time she took a look, officers were already there. she real olessed a home collapsed on q street northwest. >> it was scary. >> no one was injured when it happened. the spokesman of consumer and regulatory affairs says the cause is still under investigation but they are looking to all possibilities and says the agency is working with on-site structural engineer to secure the building and the residents in the home were evacuated. he said the agency doesn't believe other homes were affected in this, neighbors who live close by say they aren't taking chances. >> in northwest d.c., diane cho. michelle: next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a woman attacked. was she stalked by the suspect? how closely this resembles a similar robbery just last month. jonathan: also coming up from we have aerly, someone that got out of the way of the tor

diane cho kicks off our in-depth coverage of the budget proposal. >> reporter: on the day of the new hampshire primary, the administration released the president's proposed fiscal year 2017 budget. >>> obviously, february in general is crowded this year. and so i'm not sure, given both the february statutory release date and frankly the fact that congress was so lat that we were gonna be able to find a day that was sort of free from other distractions. >> reporter: according to sean donovan, the budget adheres to the bipartisan agreement signed into law last fall. >>> as you may recall, that fully paid for agreement allowed us to avoid harmful sequestration cuts the second time that congress came together on a bipartisan basis to avoid sequestration and provided dollar for dollar funding increases for both defense and non-defense priorities for 2016 and 2017. >> reporter: but republicans have already blasted the proposal. house speaker paul ryan released a statement saying, "this isn't even a budget so much as it has a progressive manual for growing the federal government at the expe

as diane cho reports the woman was able to walk in a new home all by herself today. >> this is my house. >> the last time debra edwards and her husband michael were here -- >> wow! wow! >> the walls were covered in soot. >> this is where the fire started. >> they were asleep in the southeast d.c. home when a devastating fire broke out. my wife telling me the house was on fire. >> he had gone to open a window because the smoke was so intense it was hard to breathe. >> i got the window. >> i took a breath and all i see is the flame and the darkness. >> firefighters had to rescue boston and his wife from the home. she says once they got her out, she had to be resus stated. >> i was in the trauma unit they brought video to me so i could see the fire. i see still it in my head. >> which is why she wanted to thank firefighters to responded to the call that day. >> you are the unsung heroes. >> they say the fire still haunts her today. the owners of the d.n.a. designs donated the furniture and the services to change it and help make it feel like a home again. >> i thought both mr. and mrs. bos

diane cho is in the satellite center with what comes next. diane: we just learned that prosecutor says jason brian dalton admitted to killing six people on saturday. he didn't show any emotion this afternoon after he appeared by video link as the judge read the charges in court today. he now faces a number of charges including six counts of murder. according to the local abc affiliate in grand rapids, michigan, 45-year-old jason brian dalton told the judge, "i would prefer to remain silent" during his arraignment this afternoon. dalton went on a terrifying shooting spree on saturday killing six and injuring two others in kalamazoo. authorities say there was no known connection to the victims. >> the parents of the 14-year-old girl. what a tough situation. my thoughts and prayers are with them and the support of the state was with them. back. squeezed her mother's hand. diane: authorities say dalton, an uber driver first shot a woman several times in the townhomes late saturday afternoon. >> he was here to kill. diane: more than four hours late

diane cho in the newsroom with how the family, colleagues and the complete strangers came out to honor him. diane: hundreds of law enforcement officers turned out to honor and remember a deputy two devoted his life to public service. [bagpipes] law enforcement officers stood in as they carried one of their own killed in the line of duty. >> this legacy will forever live on. >> hartford county senior deputy patrick dailey was a veteran of the department, the marine corps and the volunteer fire company. >> to be sure, we are heart-broken. however our agency, cannot, will not be broken. >> authorities say dailey was shot in the head after responding to to complaint at panera bread last wednesday. he was one of two shot and killed that day before the authorities shot and killed the gunman. >> i have no doubt that other lives would have been lost. >> friends and family members described him as kind and a caring man two died doing what he >> responding to a call, treat kindly a man he did not know. >> his son said he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps. >> as i cold older he told me t

diane cho has the information from the congressional hearing. diane: today on capitol hill, the national institute of allegeergy and infectious disease testified on the zika virus outbreak. >> many are concern it will make its way to the mainland when the warm weather returns. speaking for moms and grandmothers across the country this is deeply concerning to all of us. >> that concern is centered around pregnant women. health officials believe the zika virus could be connected to microcephaly, a rare neurological condition that causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads. >> the evidence that zika is causally related to microcephaly is getting stronger. it's not proven. but yesterday we published the zika virus genome in the brain tish -- diane: they won't know more until time goes on. >> we have already seen cases so severe they resulted in early death. we have seen case resulting in blindness or deafness. diane: for those actively infected the tests are active. but the c.d.c. is saying all pregnant women to get tested whether they show

diane cho was at the council of the government meeting where zika came up. diane: leaders across the area met today. one of the items discussed on the agenda was the latest on the zika virus and the potential implications here. the metropolitan washington council of government members had the health officials from d.c. and virginia to discuss what is happening with the virus. while there is not a documented case in the continental u.s., the cases have been travel associated but say the number is likely to go up. they say because it's not mosquito season for us right now it makes it harder to be transmitted locally. the health officials in d.c. say part of their response so to make sure they can track and mopper the residents for the zika infection. in virginia, the arlington county hea there was a call today with all the local emergency managers in the state with the department of health. to discuss virus and the next phases and the mosquito surveillance. >> we don't have the type of mosquito that is carries it as well. we have variety and then the question w

diane cho has their emotional michelle: a d.c.couple who lost their home in a devastating fire last year had a chance to thank the firefighters who saved her and her husband. this is the first time they were able to walk through the home since it was completed. debra and her husband were asleep in the home in april. the smoke was so intense the firefighters said they didn't see her until they tripped on her. she had to be resuscitated twice. once outs of her home and the other time at the hospital. >> they brought a rid owe to me so i could see the fire. >> they responded to the call and the ok stalls to overco in southeastd, diane cho. michelle: the convicted con artist that turned star witness found dead. what police look rat now. jonathan: how long will the ice threat last? that is the beltway near the national harbor. michelle: prince george's county police found a former con man turned star prosecution witness shot to tonight while investigators try to track down the killer, el atari's friends are speaking out. stephen tschid

diane cho show us how they pull it off. >> if you can, we can. michael and son. >> these were the outtakes you didn't see in super bowl game. >> i'm good at this stuff, man! >> in the 30-second ad for the alexandria-based heating, plumbing and a.c. company, michael and son services you see mike tyson's son telling his train her can't do it. moment later mike tyson says in and knocks out his son's opponent. >> the president of the company says initially they had a different idea in mind for the commercial. he said he wanted to do a spoof on the "hangover" movie but couldn't for legal reasons. >> it was difficult at first. we found a friend of a friend and we made it happen. it was a long process. >> he wouldn't say how much the ad cost he says it only ran in the select market where the company provides the services including the d.c. area and charlotte north carolina. >> i know people have crazy numbers in their head. it's not what people think. >> the marketing director for the company says with tyson's controversial past they are received positi

as diane cho shows us, many people braved the cold, and&% st at the steps of the nation's highest court. reporter: throughout the day on sunday, terrorists and those who lived in the area came to a respect to the justice. it me a greater appreciation for the courts. father of nine was found dead at a ranch in texas on saturday morning. -- a chance tents to meet scalia after he came to his office several times. >> i did not agree with him on -- he was, but it was right for me. he was still a good guy. >> i, antonin scalia, sol duringr: he was sworn in 1986. flownent obama had flags half staff. to visitmade a point the supreme court for him. most people said it did not matter whether you believe him or not. >> if ginsberg died, i would still be here. kimberly: we have complete coverage with the death as well as what happens next. you can also get updates 24 hours a day at wjla.com or on the news cap -- app. in prince george's county, police are investigating after a one time convicted was shot dead in a car. we have the investigation from leesburg. reporter: he was reported county, andalc

for $90,000 in diane cho shows us but there is a catch. e price tag over $93,000 for two-bedroom in the u street corridor. you might consider that a steal. according to the real estate agent who listed the property, so did hundreds of others. >> there were some people skeptical of why the price was so low. some people were just so excited about it. diane: what many didn't realize is that the unit is in a co-op building so you don't actually buy the unit. you get to share stock in a corporation made up of the people that live in the building that entitles you to use the space. >> d.c. common are less common than new york. most people in new york are familiar with the co-op structures. in d.c. you see pockets of them. diane: on top of that it's limited co-op building so there are income restriction on who can buy it and they cap the appreciation an owner can receive when they go to sell at 3% per year non-compounding. >> they are never going to make a substantial amount of money overall. if you look at the long-term and see what properties ar

diane cho spoke to one of the nation's top doctors, dr. anthony fausti about zika. diane: at the national institute of health, they are partnering with research and working for vaccine. but it continues to spread. a patient in texas got the virus after having sex with someone who traveled to venezuela, one of the infected countries and was infected. the doctors say virus itself is mild and one out of five will show symptoms but this is a big concern for pregnant women because it could be connected to a birth defect that causes the babies to be born with abnormally small heads. the c.d.c. is recommending that preg innocent women consider postponing travel to infected countries. we have more at 5:00. in bethesda, diane cho. jonathan: thanks. olympic organizers insist the 20167 games in rio de janeiro this august will not be affected by the outbreak of the zika virus in brazil. but they warn the athletes and the visitors to smother themselves in mosquito repellant to minimize the risk. they will follow the guidelines issue by the international and the local authorities

diane cho has more. diane: a notice of closure sign on the front door. they are now reviewing the surveillance video inside the club after they say >> she is trying to come to terms with her son's death. >> they know that. >> they were called to the barcode restaurant and bar sunday night at 11:40. they wound two men were stabbed and taken to the hospital. powell pronounced dead. >> what happened? >> she describes her son as hard worker. >> now she just wants answers. >> please. >> if anyone can help find the person who did this to my son, please. have police say at this time they don't have enough information for the description on the suspect. the other is in stable condition in an area hospital. >> d.c. police are investigating a deadly shooting involving one of its officers from the early this morning. jonathan: new information in last year's amtrak crash in philadelphia. the national transportation safety board reduced 2,000-page document including interviews with the train engineer. the documents know no problem with the locate motive, track or sig

diane cho has the latest. what is he facing? >> the prosecutor says that jasoned a -- jason brian dalton admitted to the involvement in the shooting and denied bond and is facing 16 charges including six counts of murder. 45-year-old jason dalton didn't show emotion as the judge read each victim's name and charges he is facing in court. dalton, an uber driver, arrested early sunday morning seven hours after police say the shooting streak began. >> intentional, deliberate. i don't want to say casually done. coldly done. >> the first victim was shot lot. >> i heard something hit the siding. i checked out the back window. i look out and a woman is laying on the ground. >> at 10:00 that night, shot and killed 17-year-old tyler smith and his father at the car dealership. the girlfriend was also with them and hit in the back of the car when the shooting took place. 20 minutes later he opened fire outside a cracker barrel restaurant killing four people. these are facebook photos of the women. they were old friends and went to dinner an

alison: our diane cho is in northwest where a tree has fallen on a power line. what is going on? >> a large tree came crashing down. they are working to cut the tree up. this did take down power lines with it. we are told there were no injuries here. but the officer tells us they believe the heavy rain and the wind caused the tree to come down. leon: thank you. >> around here is breezy and cool. but not too bad considering yesterday and the storms. >> 24 hours ago w on our hands. >> we have three reports of the confirmed tornado in tappahannock and waverly and appomattox county. in a few minute we will give you what the reports said. impressive size tornadoes indeed. we have cloudy. later tonight the skies will clear and windy at times. the temperatures are 28 to 34. more on the tornadoes and we look ahead to the weekend in the seven-day outlook. alison: keeping a close eye on a developing story in d.c. where people are looking over the shoulderrers when they walk to the front door. this is after two robberies that the suspects targeted the victims on doorsteps. stephen tschida l

diane cho, abc 7 news. jonathan: thanks. still ahead, on trial for lying to get her kids into the free lunch program. what a former school board member said on the stand today. we have that for you. we continuet first, our jonathan: a west virginia mother says her heroine addicted daughter died while waiting to get treatment. michelle: that was one of many stories we heard along the heroin highway, a section of interstates that begin in baltimore and travel to maryland , virginia, and west virginia, which is where we are going to take you tonight. jonathan: jennifer donnelly joins us on the road that leads to west virginia. jennifer: sunup to sundown, it is a battle for survival there, quite frankly. race to get ahead of an epidemic that has the state struggling for survival. we talked to the sheriff, and the family of the mother you just mentioned. her 23-year-old daughter got hooked, and now she's gone. what stopped us in our tracks is that everyone knew someone who had been touched by the epidemic. >> it's always the same

diane cho has the latest for us. >> there is a sign up because e. coli was discovered in the animals. the animals are being quarantined. this particular strand of e. coli they found has potential to cause illness t the kids farm were quarantined and the public contact animal like gets and cows tested negative for the last routine in december adding that the bacteria could have been transferred from a wild animal or through a food source. according to the disease for control and prevention some are harmless but other strains can make you sick. michelle: new developments in the battle between the american farm you are bureau and environmental protection agency. the e.p.a. says the waste and the fertilizer are the largest source of the by a >> in tonight's spotlight on education they tell us how they are putting the college students in the classroom to prepare them to teach. >> we are starting with six and three. >> william plans to become a high school teacher. the 20-year-old says great teachers inspired him to follow in the footstep. >> i was sure i