in gaithersburg, john gonzalez, abc seven news. jummy: well, there are several roads closed in gaithersburg for the funeral procession this afternoon. jamie: we are starting off with some of these closures. keep in mind, shady grove road has been blocked off to woodfield. the best alternate will be to go ahead and use airpark road. all lanes are again blocked and of course at some point once this wraps up and they do have the funeral procession headed towards gaithersburg, a lot of our side roads will be fully blocked off getting there. as we move now to take a live look outside, 395, your commute headed northbound is a little bit congested from edsall road continuing closer to seminary road. that's for you have this in place. slowing for you right now averages were only in the teens. 11 miles per hour in some spot. once you get closer to crystal city or the 14th street bridge. in d.c. there are no issues to worry about as we move about. a water main break at piney branch road, only the right lane gets by with this. back to you, ju

the gaithersburg house fire that is linked to the hover board. fire was in the upstairs bedroom, but quickly put out. they are investigating ten reports in nine different states. some sails don't -- some airlines don't want them over fears that the batteries could catch fire. debra alfarone reports. >> they are a hot gift, but appears that they are continuing to heat up literally. they posted this video, saying that their board just caught fire. >> the battery just shot out. >> reporter: now they are finding their way on to less popular lifts. on thursday their three largest airline would ban them from flights as they were concerned about their batteries. >> and day and night to catch fire very violently. >> reporter: cell phones, tablets, laptops that would use their low wattage lithium ion batteries that fall in their regulation. but the airlines are concerned of the hover board's battery. in a statement that they pointed to the size or the power of their lithium ion batteries and they found that the strength of the batteries and their boards o

feels like 30 in gaithersburg. mainly in the low 30s right now. it is friday night afterall and windchills in the 20s. dress for the 20s tonight if you're headed out. let's talk about the future cast, 10:00 tonight. these are straight temps. they are not windchills. 31 already in gaithersburg, below freezing by 10:00. we're not talking about these kinds of temperatures for about 10 days actually. we'll advance now all the way to the morning. it's 27 now in gaithersburg, 28 in silver spring and 29 in fairfax and 29 in bowie. so it's a cold start for your saturday morning. the winds will continue to be a factor. we'll come back and track the windchills for tomorrow. i'll show you the pictures, something i've never seen this late in december. >>> well the president is moving on to warmer weather. more on that in just a few hours. he held his final news conference of the year and talks on a number of issues including the government's ability to track terrorists by monitoring social media. >> one of the things that we'll be doing is engaging with the h

visibility down to a half mile in gaithersburg and in d.c. the fog not as thick as last night but could still cause problems on area roadways. be aware of that. tomorrow, nicer conditions, the fog gets out, nice start, 47 degrees 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. and 53 degrees from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. >> thank you. >>> we received a friend of the san bernardino shooters has been indicted by a grand jury. enrique marquez bought the gun used to shoot 14 people earlier this month. he's facing charges relates to that and also plotting several terror attacks with farook several years ago. he is held without bond tonight. >>> investigating a possible murder-suicide after the bodies of a man and woman were found on baltimore street near laurel this afternoon and were in a fenced area. police have not released the victims' names or how they died but believe their deaths were confined to the two of them and could have ben a murder-suicide. >>> a local lobbyist making headlines tonight and reportedly getting so angry a computer tech couldn't make repairs he began threa

live in gaithersburg.rick ward, news 4. >>> the band that played during the paris attacks came back and made a surprise return to the stage. eagles of death metal were playing when gunmen broke in. 89 people died there that night. bono and u2 welcomed the band on stage last night. >> will you welcome the eagles of death metal? >> they spent the last few days making up two converts in france that were postponed following at tacks. >>> homeland security is about to unveil a new national alert system. the agency uses a two tier system with the top tier meaning an immediate and imminent threat. now secretary jeh johnson says the new system will have a middle ground. more details are expected in the next few days. >>> happening today, the trial begins against a couple police say stole credit cards from shoppers in rockville. police say one suspect distracted the victim while the other took the card. they would then use the stolen credit cards. most victims didn't know they were actually being robbed. >>> today

but that is the latest for now live from gaithersburg. molette green, news 4. back to you. >>> donald trump facing widespread condemn nation from his opponents and members of his own party. the republican presidential candidatenation from his opponents and members of his own party. the republican presidential candidate calling for a temporary ban from muslims entering the u.s. philadelphia's mayor compared him to hitler. top security officials say trump's comments are unconstitutional and potentially dangerous for american interests abroad. trump is not backing away from his comments. >>> and hillary clinton aligned trump's suggestion with the goals of isis. >> this is both a shameless and a dangerous idea. >> and she didn't stop there. she criticized all republican candidates. she says their words about muslims target an entire religion instead of terrorists. and bernie sanders responded to trump's comments on the "tonight show." sanders says trump is a demagog and believes trump's staps h stance has no place in america. >>> a new poll from the associated pres

we got 32 in gaithersburg, 31 in frederick. 33 in silver spring. 32 in fairfax. if you get up early it's going to be in the low 30s. by 1:00 we're 50 downtown, 50 in leesburg, 51 in dale city. the good news about tomorrow, besides it's pure sun, not much wind. much like today this 52, 53 degrees will feel more like 60. by the time we get into the 5:00 hour, temps start falling. temps are going to fall like a stone tomorrow night. in fact we're looking at temperatures in the 40s already, 45 in gaithersburg, 48 downtown, and that's just at 5:00. everybody if you catch an early movie it will be in the 30s before you arrive home. we'll come back and tell you if it's going to last through sunday. we'll talk about what number i'm picking for tomorrow. >>> only on 9 tonight we're hearing from the montgomery county woman who stopped a run away ferry from racing down the potomac. it was packed with people and cars. >> they certainly didn't want to be stuck in the water. >> whites ferry broke free from its cable this afternoon while transporting a dozen cars and more peopl

two women say they were inappropriately touched in gaithersburg. masseur is under investigation.ay korff has the investigation. jay: detectives say that these two alleged attacks took place behind this red door in montgomery county, and they fear there could be more victims. his name is gavin anthony otto. the 42 year-old and not answer his door. he worked as a massage therapist at the red door spa, in an incale shopping district gaithersburg. investigators say that a 32-year-old client claimed that ono sexually assaulted her july 7. a37-year-old female client said that otto touched her inappropriately during a massage in november. a few days ago the police picked charging him with second-degree and fourth degree sexual offense. the police believe there may be additional victims. a spokesperson for red door spa said the matter is being investigated by the police and red door spot is cooperating with authorities in the matter. given the ongoing investigation, they cannot comment further. authorities want to work urge anyone who may have information about the cases they are working

. >> a gaithersburg man is accused of hitting a montgomery police officer with his car. leonard slaughter has been in custody since earlier this month. investigators say when officers tried to stop him in gaithersburg, he put his car in reverse and hit one of the officers before taking off. police took him into custody later when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed. >> i'm erika gonzalez in lakeridge. this is a staple in this community. there was an inflatable here, and here and here and here. about five inflatable decorations stolen from this front yard. the homeowner is really upset about it is aing they want their decorations back and you'll hear from them and the neighbors that have stopped just to see the house says the kids can enjoy the decorations and what they're saying and how the word is spreading on social media about the grinch that stole the holiday decorations. we'll have that coming up. back to you. >> i'm carol maloney in the newsroom. victory monday for your washington redskins. one win away from clenching the playoff win this weekend in philly a

that's the latest live from gaithersburg. molette green, new 4. >>> just into the newsroom, another montgomery officer hurt during a traffic stop last week remains in critical condition. officer noah leota was serving on the alcohol task force when he was hit by an alleged drunk driver. the 47-year-old driver ran into the officer with his car last thursday. he refused to take a breathalyzer test. officer leota was taken to the hospital with a serious head injury. >>> on capitol hill, members of the senate are talking about how to fight isis. we're listening in on the armed services committee right now. this is a live picture of the hearing. secretary of defense, ash carter there, says the battle against isis has intensified since recent attacks, and that the u.s. is making progress in driving the islamic state out of iraq and syria. a point of contention this morning, secretary carter says the u.s. won't put american troops on the ground. >> we could well turn those fighting isil or inclined to resist their rule into fighting

also some showers with the heavier showers north of gaithersburg.f you're coming down tomorrow southbound in addition to the normal traffic will be some showers. light showers again in the lower 50s. but 53 for you in gaithersburg about 54 in dumfries and dale city. the showers will thin out and go back up to 60. some showers in the low to mid- 50s to start at 11:00 and 60 by 1:00 p.m. despite the showers, still making 60s tomorrow. there's the wet day. notice the low, only 62. 72 on christmas eve day, some showers are possible as the records will dimple. still warm on saturday, friday, sunday, monday, some showers are possible, yes, with the temperatures plus 60. >> it will not be easy. >> no. >> but you've got the feeling that they are on a role. >> they've got the road wins and the back-to-back wins. >> yes, they are on a role. >> they've got the confidence. the most important thing to put together some of their best football and a big victory one day for washington today and that we've got the latest. plus, one of the most entertaining players i

gaithersburg did a little digging and sent the letter to a raymond neal owens jr. right here. >> crying like a baby. i just broke down. it was so amazing. i had no idea it was lost. searching through old photos, i found an itinerary of this trip. >> that trip to tennessee where the ring was lost, the ring belonged to owen's father who passed away in 2012. neal is thrilled to have his father's ring to add to his happy memories. >> what a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays. >> connecting to your past and your family. yeah. all right. 4:51 right now. >>> chuck bell is joining us now with a weather alert. >> two weather alerts in a row. yesterday just torrential downpou downpours. crazy. >> it's not the type of weather i'd expect. >> it's nutty outside. temperatures feeling like april or may and because of the springlike air and connection, a chance for springlike weather. 27 reports of toernltds yesterday in places like ohio, kentucky, alabama, and mississippi. very, very unusual for late december and we're under the gun of our own possibilities of impactful weat

a visitation just got underway at a church in gaithersburg. a suspected drunk driver hit officer leotta earlier this month while trying to crack down on impaired drivers. he's going to be laid to rest tomorrow. if you would like to offer condolences or make a donation in officer leotta's memory, you can find links and addresses on the wusa9 app. >>> a military specialist injured in afghanistan is recovering at walter reid. >> but his case is different because of who else is staying in the hospital room. nearly 150,000 people last year have shared this photo of the military working dog rocky on facebook. these pictures are on the hospital bed with a purple heart. get this, rocky and his handler specialist brown are being treated for injuries they suffered from an ied blast earlier this month. but for now they are staying in the very same room as walter reed, but they hope to head back to fort hood soon. >> they can help each other heal, right? >> absolutely. >>> she is fighting cancer, but that's not stopping one local girl from keeping up on h

. >>> four people face first degree murder charges for a man found in a shallow grave in gaithersburg. found dead at the great seneca park. two of the teens that committed the crime face charges for the shooting death in gutierrez cruz. someone shot his body in a wooded area of the mall last month. both murders were gang related. >>> it has been a miserable wet holiday get away day. and hopefully it will get better. at the airports, there were thousands of delay s across the country. just a handful. reagan national just 17 cancellations at dulles and only two at bwi marshall. >> it was a dash walk to the train with a lot of power out at the station and leaving people without any light and amtrak said no trains were delayed by this power outage and the power is on tonight. download our washington app and we will keep you updated on travel problems. >> if you're headed to the airport tomorrow, don't be surprised if you're asked to go through a full body scanner. in the past, you could ask for a full body pat-down in stead. security is tight in the wake of the attacks in paris and san be

live in gaithersburg, tom roussey, abc 7 news. jonathan: interesting to see what i have to say, tom, thanks. we are learning more about the e-mail threat that shut down all the unified schools today, 640,000 kids cap tome because of the threat -- 640,000 kids kept home because of the threat in l.a. new york city police also realize that it was a hoax. the threat claimed the attack would span several schools with bombs and nerve gas. it's believed the e-mails came from abroad. schools will go on a scheduled tomorrow. the warm weather trend continues for another day, but changes are ahead. let's check in with steve rudin to find out how cold it will be. nothing too severe? steve: nothing too cold, but colder than the last several days. no record breakers. outside the belfort furniture weather center, mainly clear skies. the wind beginning to diminish, milesre between 3 to 8 per hour, the higher wind gusoff to the west. middle to upper 40's. eventually fall into the 30's in the suburbs, 45 downtown d.c., the wind out of the northwest

city. 5:30 to 6:00 in the morning, generally 30. 37 might be low downtown. 33 gaithersburg, looks goody, looks good about 6:00 in the morning. 9:00, upper 30s to around 40, even 38 winchester and 37 romney, and 40 in leesburg, we are looking at 1:00, lunchtime, around 50. either side of 50. that will be a pretty good day with less wind. the wind really spoiled today. it was bright but a little brisk. tomorrow night, temperatures fall quickly, temps ibthe 30s by 8-- in the 30s by 8:00. 30 is the start, a little low. 41 at 9:00, 50 with sunshine at 1:00. next 7 days, 55 on saturday, goshlgs, 60 on sund-- gorgeous, 60 on sunday, upper 50s for the game monday and dry, possible rain tuesday and still warm, 50s on wednesday and thursday. >> sounds good, all right. >>> another chapt of washington/dallas about to be written, will it be a book you can't put down? or destined for another monday night melt down? the guys at picracte, we news reporters: it's a fish, but it's been changed. genetically altered by scientists. critics call the process creepy, and label it frankenfish. narrator: geneti

this is what it feels like. 32 for gaithersburg.eesburg. 29 for gaithersburg. 32 for luray. as we head through the peak heating hours of the day, i stopped at 4:00, we'll be at 44 for a feels like temperature in d.c. cold out there for gaithersburg at 40 and luray about 40 degrees as well. tonight the winds are going to die off. here comes some chilly temperatures as you head ow the door on friday. we are -- head out the door on friday. we're going to be below freezing in the suburbs and about freezing for us. we're about 55 degrees on friday. saturday 56. high pressure will bring us good weather by sunday. that's my of the week on sunday, near 60 degrees. good on monday and next chance of rain not until tuesday. >>> good morning. marc train riders everything is running on schedule for you this morning. vre is also running on schedule as well. traveling southbound on i-270 down from middlebrook road to the capital beltway, you're looking at now a 12-minute commute. a lot of the earlier problems we had on i-66 are all but resolved bu

you need a jacket obviously. 308 gaithersburg, 43 downtown, 39 in leesburg and also in fairfax. 9:00 the clouds start to recede to the south and east, so essentially west of i high pressure 95 you're starting to get some sunshine, by 9:00 temps upper 30s, low 40s and by lunchtime again blustery. temperature-wise it's not so bad, but we've got some pretty strong winds tomorrow that continue to blow through saturday and that will make it feel much colder and yes, snow showers out in oakland, 26 tomorrow evening. day planner, maybe a sprinkle on start, some sun at 11:00 -- to start, some sun at 11:00, 43. cold on saturday, 43 and temps start rebounding, 49 sunday for the games, sunshine, very little wind. low 50s monday, upper 50s tuesday, showers possible, better chance for showers, maybe a thunderstorm on wednesday, 64 and still some showers for christmas eve day., but look @á >>> our wall of wishes keeps on growing since we started the campaign earlier this week. we received hundreds of poústs from viewers like this one from linda. she said my wish is there would be no more hat

then by lunchtime, 59 in lees burg, 60 in laplata and 58 in gaithersburg.00 tomorrow, we're still in the 50s and by 9:00 tomorrow, we fall back in the 40s, but this is still pretty nice. 51 downtown, maybe 47 in laplata. and that's by about 9:00 tomorrow night. most of us hold in the 40s tomorrow night. so on the day planner, looks like this: 40s to start. 55 at 11:00 and 59, almost 60 by 1:00 p.m. so temps keep going up. warmer on friday, 63 with sunshine. warmer still on saturday. 67 with sunshine. next 7 days, sunday may be record setting. 71. record high is 71. the day will be dry, maybe even a thunderstorm on monday. in the wake of the cold front, kind of a misnomer. still 60 on today and 59 on wednesday. >>> the final push of the season. how is the mood news reporters: it's a fish, but it's been changed. genetically altered by scientists. critics call the process creepy, and label it frankenfish. narrator: genetically engineered salmon was just approved by the fda - no labels required. disturbing, right? get this. if your state wants to label gmos, co

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that is the latest live from gaithersburg. we'll turn it over to first 4 traffic for the latest. >>> thank you. so right now 295 north at malcolm x, still have that problem on the ramp and we're seeing slowdowns headed northbound there on 295. indian head highway, north at berry road, have that accident. we are seeing slowdowns here as well. 70 east before 270, still have that problem as well. 270 slow all the way down to hyatts town. taking a look at the beltway, no problems inner loop or outer loop. >>> outside this morning, we are watching out for some thick fog to form over the next little while. already relatively thick fog in the shenandoah valley. not much trouble here in prince george's county. martinsburg under a mile now. winchester, a quarter mile. l luray, a mile and a half. going out if an early morning dog walk, it's a little chilly. we'll be up into the upper 40s to near 50 by noon and highs today mid to upper 50s. should stay dry across most of the area today, maybe a sprinkle in southern maryland. we'll detail

otto was a masseuse in gaithersburg where he assaulted at least two clients. police say otto could have other victims, and they are asking anyone with information to call the special victims unit. >> based on what mr. otto did, we know a crime had been committed. i don't want to get into the specifics, because it's a little graphic, but they would know. >> police say otto worked at the spa since 2008, and red door is cooperating with police. >>> new tonight a spotsylvania family is pleading with the public to find out who killed their daughter. heather ciccone's parents were told she was shot. she said she was going to help a friend whose car was broken down, and that's the last they heard from her. >> it's every parent's nightmare. that's what we are going through right now. >> if anyone has information to bring whoever did this to justice, please do so. >> reporter: the ciccones claim a come started to talk healther a couple of months ago and she came to their home where heather lived and said she wanted to beat heather up. police are awaiting an autopsy. >>

at the covenant life church in gaithersburg. that's where kristin wright is now. more with the officer's life and commitment to police work. good morning. >> reporter: it is a sad day for the montgomery county police department, for law enforcement here as far as for officer noah leotta's family. the funeral is this morning at 11:00 at covenant life church here in gaithersburg. a procession to the cemetery will follow. leotta was only 24 years old. he joined the montgomery county police department in 2013 and it would have been three years in january, but officer leotta died thursday, he was out on dui patrol december 3rd, hit by a suspected drunk driver who police believe had also smoked marijuana before getting behind the wheel. that driver has not been charged pending blood tests. leotta's family has asked any donations be made to mothers against drunk driving and the fourth district station, which leotta worked out of in wheaton is accepting cards for officer leotta's family. back to you guys. >>> there will be several road closures for the funeral and process

at 9:00, 42 in gaithersburg and also silver spring, 46 downtown. by 10:00, again, still rain and showers across most of the metro area. 42 in gaithersburg, 42 silver springs. we will come back and track that. >>> baltimore is tense as the first trial of the six officers involved in the death of freddie gray gets underway. the city erupted in a violent protest earlier this year after the 25-year-old died while in police custody. >> craig boswell covered those protests. he's in baltimore tonight as jury selection begins today. >> baltimore police officer william porter was quickly escorted into the courthouse where he'll stand trial for his alleged involvement in the death of freddie gray. just steps away protestors are a reminder of the tension surrounding gray's death. he died of spinal injuries while in police custody last april. >> william porter's trial is the first of six baltimore police officers charged in gray's death. >> i want those guys to have a fair trial. i do. let justice prevail. let there be justice. >> the prosecution said port er

right now 36 gaithersburg, 32 manassas, 40 in arlington. high temperatures in your neighborhood today, 53 in martinsburg, 50 bay side in annapolis. lots of clouds around today. would he deal ta we'll detail the school forecast in ten. >>> inner loop of the beltway at brad to being, a little bit of road work. we saw a little bit of that slowdown on the bottom left side of the beltway. that should have been cleared about a half hour ago. looks like it might still be hanging around because we have slowdowns here. you can see a little spring link here of other construction. 395 south at duke, a brand new disled vehicle abled vehicle on shoulder. top of the beltway, no problems. everything here is rolling along just fine. taking a look overall at prince george's county, we're nice and green. and again, might having just fine. live picture of connecticut avenue at jones bridge, also looking. >>. see you here at 4:41. >>> breaking news from france, the french prime minister says officials have identified a third will suicide bomber. it was a frenc

right now driving live there as you can see on 355 through gaithersburg, through gaithersburg high schoollooking pretty good. a little bit of haze there. i should say fog in the air. back in ten minutes. >>> melissa, thank you. 5:54. looking at stories making headlines right now. d.c. mayor muriel bowser will sign the police body camera law into effect. news 4's molette green will have more at 6:00 a.m. >>> a rare winter flood has most of missouri underwater. torrential rains pounded the state over the past few days. so far 13 people died. >>> and chicago mayor rahm emmanuel will announce what he's calling a major overhaul in police use of force. we'll send an alert through the n nbc washington app. >>> up ber and lyft will stop ride services on december 31st. side car said it was the only app to show them the cost and allow them to choose a driver. it was unable to catch up with uber and lyft which raised and spent more money while side car used a cash investment for the technology. >>> good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. toyota is going to announce a new initiative next

i'm kevin lewis in gaithersburg with the story next. leon: coming up next new developments in the case of a u.v.a. student left bloodied after an arrest outside a charlottesville ba leon: a federal judge has a trial date involving a civil lawsuit against a virginia student against the state alcohol bureau control agency. he is suing the abc. he was arrested and there was a bloody altercation caught on camera. the a.b.c. says he tried to enter a bar with a fake i.d. the trial scheduled for fall. alison: for the second time in a week is montgomery county police officer has been injured in a confrontation with a suspected drunk driver. this time in a wild police chase. jeff goldberg shows us how it came to an end. >> he was screaming,uising, failing to maintain his lane. jeff: it was hard to miss but even harder to stop. the 32-year-old led police to the mother's gaithersburg home where he allegedly rammed a neighbor's garage. took out an officer. >> a single shot. right over the officer. >> this man witnessed the 1:00 a.m. melee. >> he ke

we're in the 40s. 44 in manassas and 43 in fairfax and 43 in olney. 44 in gaithersburg. now by 6:00 a.m. we're in the 30s. 39 in leesburg looking at 36 in olney and about 38 in bowie with the lower 40s downtown. by 9:00 everybody is back. you'll see clouds move in from time to time. 1:00 55, you could actually take lunch outside tomorrow with not much wind feeling comfortable. 67 in culpeper, 64 for our friends out in romney by 1:00. by tomorrow evening about 24 hours from now. still hanging on 50 downtown. about 48 in manassas. 47 in dumfries and dale city, and we're looking at 47 also in silver spring. okay, so on the day planner, these are downtown temps starting out in the 40s. 52 by 11:00, 55 by 1:00. clouds are getting more pronounced throughout the afternoon. thursday your yellow weather alert day with rain and showers, after the morning commute. and they had to put that shower in on friday and temperature 50 for the high. that is close to average. next seven days, down right cold on saturday. i resisted putting that flake in. and you will see snow showers if you

right now, 37 in gaithersburg, 41 in washington, 31 in culpeper. the dense fog advisory goes until 10:00 this morning. watch out for that. planning out your day. 39 for now. 40 at 7:00. fog burning off between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. tomorrow looks good. 40s and fog but sunshine earlier in the day tomorrow sets the stage for a gorgeous friday. 66 tomorrow. saturday's looking simply amazing. sunny and warm up near 69 degrees. a little bit more cloud cover and a risk for a few showers late in the day on sunday. that's getting into the weekend. we'll focus back on the next 24 hours. here's melissa mollet with traffic. >>> breaking news on the road. we still have this problem. 202 landover road is still shut down in a section because of a fatal crash. this is a live picture from the scene right now. closed between barlow road and kenmore, your ultimate central avenue or 50 heading outbound. i wouldn't head inbound for obvious reasons. you can see the crash is cleared out of the way. 270 south at 80 still have that problem. looking a little better than it d

the visitation for officer knowia liota was held today in gaithersburg. he died you recall last thursday a week after being hit by a suspected drunk driver. he was working on the holiday drunk driving task force when he was killed. his funeral is being held tomorrow morning at 11:00 at covenant life church in gaithersburg. if you're not attending the surface, you're urged to avoid that area. there will be several road closures and traffic delays. now from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., among caster mill road between shady grove road and woodfield road will only be open to those attending the funeral. the procession will leave the church around 1:15 and travel to the judeian memorial gardens in olney. the procession will take about an hour. all the roads will be closed until about 2:15 in the afternoon. >>> turning to our weather tonight, most of us have gotten rid of the rain, doug. now we get a ride on the roller coaster of temperatures over the next few days? >> and right now we are way up here temperature-wise across our region. amazing how warm we still are.

washington 59, know namanassas, gaithersburg 55.erally in the mid-50s for most of us. 11:00 a.m., temperature ever 55. a chance of showers at any poin% today. nothing heavy. by 5:00, temperature around 53 degrees. i think future weather overdoing the rain here a little bit. you still get the idea. notice we're really not seeing yellow showing up, just the lighter shades of green, that indicating the only a chance of scattered light showers. even as we work our way into the evening hours, can't rule out isolated showers. the real weather story will be the cooler temperatures, tomorrow, the warmer temperatures. 7:00 a.m. on your sunday, temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. as we work our way toward the midday hours, sky cast 4 bringing in hazy sunshine. temperatures near 70 degrees lunch time tomorrow. then we move into the low to mid-70s, high of in washington of 72 to 73 degrees. if we hit 73 for a high temperature, that will a new record high temperature, even tomorrow evening at 9:00 p.m., if you're out going for a run or walking

in gaithersburg, kevin lewis, abc7 news. more condemnation tonight for donald trump and his proposal to ban muslims from the u.s. university in scotland revoked his honorary degree and even the president is taking aim at trump's comments. reporter: new calls to dump trump reach new york city hall. the global criticism of the trump's proposed plan from banning muslims to travel to the u.s. increasing. >> he represents the face of something evil in this country. reporter: trump taking hits but apparently not amongst g.o.p. voters. the celebrity and politician received a big applause on "live with kelly and michael." >> our country has to get our act together. this is not about religion. this is about safety. reporter: on the 150th anniversary of the 13th amendment that abolished safety, president obama alluded to the trump rhetoric. president obama: we portray the efforts of the past if we fail to push back against bigotry in all its forms. reporter: people overseas are already pushing back. the billionaire is losing business

a rough day for hundreds of families in gaithersburg. a car hit and damaged a gas meter early this morning, forcing washington gas to turn off gas service. no heat, no water, no one was hurt but more than 100 if the units were left without hot water. once it is repaired, gas service will be restored. another chilly one out there. the department of human services will react a hypothermia alert in the district. we have more now without temperatures they will go. we will start with a snapshot of the nations capital tonight and talk about the cold night set to come. 19 in some spots with highs ,ecovering from 19, 22 degrees real-time temperature of dates, freezing near culpeper. looking ahead into the forecast, the cloud cover started to build a little sooner. we have begun a warming trend. does that sound familiar? this is what we have had for the better part of the season so far. we will start out at about 36 downtown in near freezing in some spots. showersh cloud cover, are expected and the complete outlook, we will have christmas eve in

down in the upper 30s for the suburbs. 39 in gaithersburg.n 39 in la plata and 40 down by the water. for tonight, we will be partly cloudy. chilly, no doubt northeast at 10. on the day planner for 9:00 to 10:00, temperatures will still be around 41. but then they respond nicely. now we'll get in to wednesday that it is warmer, 55. thursday even warmer, 58. the next seven days, warmer still on friday with the lower 60s. upper 60s on sunday. the next chance will be on sunday night in to monday. >>> well the redskins host the dallas cowboys tonight under the lights on monday night football. >> and they will not be alone. that they will be full tonight. hey k.b. >> hi ladies, you bet that this place will be rocking tonight that it does not get much bigger than this right now. monday night football, prime time. redskins, cowboys, their division rivals. on top of the division for the first time since 1999. now beco mingthe hunted in tonight's red zone that we would take a look as he would play in their football game. two of which they had won, but

kimberly: chris takes is the gaithersburg where he is trying to strike out liver disease. reporter: on the outside he appears to be the average, everyday kid. but he has a pretty unique story. earlier this year he was diagnosed with acute liver failure. he credits the doctors admit start georgetown university hospital are saving his life. now he is still recovering and trying to get back. 6:00, them 9:00 to donations are going to be going to the liver transplant clinic at that hospital which he says save his life. he has called his friends and family commences bowling alley on christmas eve to make a difference. >> as a 12-year-old you don't know how important your liver is. when i started doing some research and they said it was really important, than it was going to be terminal and it was scary. reporter: this is not the first time he has raised money. coming up at 5:00 we will tell you how much money he has already raised and what his goal is for today. in gaithersburg, chris papst, abc 7 news. jonathan: let's get a look at the traffic situation. ralph is here with the

upper 40s in gaithersburg, looking at 49 or 50 in buoy, as well. by 9:00 a little steadier rain begins to roll in. now we are in the low 50s. 51 in fairfax, 52 in germantown. by 1:00 tons of showers. the good news is it is milder. notice the arrows. these are southerly winds that will get us up to the upper 50s to near 60 but not without a price to pay with rain. tomorrow night we will see dry air move in but it will take awhile for the dry air to move in. but we will clear out tomorrow night as the cold front pushes through. tonight cloudy and milder with more showers. 46 to 52 with winds out of the southwest at 10. 50s to start. 50s to finish. rain across the board. 57 by 1:00 p.m. the next three days windy and chilly on thursday and 50. still a little chilly on friday, 50 but not as windy. by the way, 50 to 51 is average. the weekend looks great. mid 50s on saturday. near 60 on sunday and near 60 monday and temps in the 50s for the game and on tuesday with rain developing tuesday evening. >>> the national zoo is ready to bring sunshine into our

they are linked to several fires including one in gaithersburg.irlines have banned passengers bringing these things on board the planes now. the consumer product safety commission is looking into whether the self-balancing scooters are dangerous. alison: the salvation army is racing to repair the damage and replace $15,000 and $20,000 worth of gifts stolen. this after thieves tore through the warehouse in southeast washington over the weekend. d.c. bureau chief sam ford shows us the race against the clock to make sure those in need have a happy holiday. sam: i'm here at the salvation army storage facility. you probably heard what happened. look at all the bags that they have got here. these bags particularly ones like this. they have been open, the thieves have been inside the bags to take what was in them. we are told they particularly took electronic things like the kindle fires, the mp3 players that the salvation army had for children. they had already bagged all this stuff up so it could go out to various families that are expected here on thu

gaithersburg is at a quarter. dulles at zero. we have a quarter mile for areas in winchester, martinsburg. a little touch of fog and haze in d.c. we're looking clear here with the sunrise coming up at 7:15. we'll see sun today. highs well in the 50s. might get towards the 60-degree mark and warmer this weekend. i'll tell you about that in about five minutes. >>> around the beltway not too much out of the ordinary. you mentioned visibility and the wet pavement in much of the area. we have a closure and detour set up inside the beltway at 202 near felt ex field. the ongoing -- fedex field. the ongoing crash investigation. police will divert you. it's between brightseat road and 704. a combination of those and sheriff road are good work arounds for you. the westbound 50 out of annapolis moving better b]past 424 davidsonville. the crash is going to be out of the roadway. folks heading south on 270, it's been the fog and the volume heading out of germantown. back to you. >> thanks, bev. >>> a hanukkah dinner at the white house comes w

no showers yet in gaithersburg and manassas and downtown. still no showers. and we're in the mid-50s. if you're traveling north tomorrow. some of these showers could move north. we'll talk about that when we come back and a look ahead to the new year's eve forecast. >>> they are leaving the historic flooding in their wake, predicted to be the highest in 22 years. the residence in the town of west alton have been told to evacuate. >>> a suspect has been arrested in the murder of this disabled man found dead on the playground. they are live tonight with more on the random attacks, stephanie? >> reporter: the arrest is good news for those family members as they couldn't protect himself because they were partially paralyzed. >> reporter: this video shows them just one day before he was stabbed to death on the playground at their elementary school. >> the attack was random and unprovoked. police spotted the 31-year-old near the crime scene. charged with first and second- degree murder. i need to let them rest as they will be in my heart and memory. >>> we just hea

. >> at gaithersburg high school, a love for a good mystery. were some clues like this 1951 graud yags date and initials inside. >> was able to come upstairs to into the media senn theory at the high school and pull out the yearbook and do some remember. . for my good grace there was only one person who fin the initialled r.n.o. >> raymond neal owens known as shorty. they explained it to raymond neal owen, jr. >> i cried like a baby it was so amazing. searching through old photos i found an itinerary of this trip. >> reporter: an itinerary of the 1993 trip to tennessee, the trip when that rick must have been lost. >> just having a part of him bring back a lot of good memories of all the things he taught me. >> reporter: an unexpected reunion. >> there are so many things that could have happened, paund, thrown in a drawer and forgotten about. >> reporter: a new friendship. >> it was so nice to be able to give this back. >> reporter: a memento neal never knew about that now means so much. >> i'm just so happy to have that part of my dad that i ca

we are still talking 31 gaithersburg. 35 downtown. 32 in fairfax. we will come back and talk about how we rebound tomorrow and talk about the 3-degree guarantee. >> and a gorgeous shot from the national christmas tree lighting. 93 year tradition. beautiful down there. pickture perfect for this kind of -- picture perfect for this kind of gathering. we will be right back. [ music ] >>> taking a look at trending story. a lady recovering after a bazaar injury. >> a lot of times we put these twisties on our wrist. she keeps one on her wrist. the bacteria from the tie caused an infection there. she thought it was a strange bump but the bacteria likely entered her body through a cut. luckily after antibiotics she is okay but she had to undergo emergency surgery. >> frightening. >>> a cake with an imperfect decoration is getting a lot of click ons facebook. >> it says -- collision on it. >> it says happy birth -- clicks on it. >> it says happy birthday. at first she thought it was funny but then she learned learned the woman who designed the cake had autism

. >>> one year since a plane crashed into a gaithersburg home. why is the investigation still ongoing. >>> the future of metro. how they're looking at ways to improve. >>> i'm chuck bell. clear skies and winter chill outside. temperatures upper 20s to mid-30s in most of the suburbs. when i see inside, a look at today and the whole seven day forecast. >>> looking good at 270. problems in virginia and baltimore-washington parkway. we'll talk about that coming up next. >>> today marks one year since a tragic plane crash that killed six people in gaithersburg. the ntsb released a preliminary report on the crash last year. but the cause of that crash is still under investigation. derrick ward is live in gaithersburg this morning. what is the latest there? >> this community this cul-de-sac is just starting to rebuild. the house here where three people died on the ground, a new house still under construction, but the memory of what happened here a year ago today is still fresh. 10:43 on december 8th, one year ago, when a plane visibly in distress, peopl

nation's capital, clouds in the distance. ,ive super doppler seven radar n, have rain near sever gaithersburg, baltimore, germantown. really light rain. northern prince william county, gainesville getting some rain, warrenton and fauquier county as well. might rain in the western zones. in baltimore, broke the records today. national, 72agan and 73, respectively. monday, looks like we have a much colder day, high of 46. the daytime high temperature of 46. the next wave of rain coming monday into tuesday, and new year's day and new year's eve and complete outlook. kellye: stay with our stormwatch 7 team away or at work. we constantly update wjla.com, facebook, twitter, and the stormwatch 7 app. atvman is dead after his crashed into an suv. a girl was airlifted to the hospital. this happened on walker mill road when the suv driver was trying to turn and capitol heights. lowejeff lowe -- matt jeff is on the scene. the accident scene was just behind me in this residential neighborhood. a young man lost his life in a terrible crash. my friends all the accident. all of them were here. it happened j

. >>> it's been nearly a year since a gaithersburg man lost most of his family when a plane hit their house. as angie goff reports, ken gemmell's bond with his daughter has only gone stronger as they discover pieces of the past they had thought they wanted to forget. >> reporter: it's a routine morning for most. but another day when ken is trying to keep up. >> getting her hair back into a ponytail is a challenge. >> reporter: this past year was incredibly painful for ken, who suddenly found himself raising a child alone. >> the biggest blessing i have is having my daughter around. without her it would have been just hard to move on, just knowing that everything i used to have is gone. at least i have her to kind of remind me of my wife and my other kids. >> reporter: on december 8th, 2014, while ken was at work, a plane crashed near their gaithersburg home. the wing hit his house, setting it on fire. he lost his wife, a daughter, and a son he barely got to know. almost a year later, this grieving foather and daughter ae finding peace by revisiting the past. >> she asks, why don't we

towards gaithersburg, still in the green. heading out of town for the weekend, not an issue for you toward frederick and hopping on 270. nothing to worry about in d.c. nothing to worry about traveling north 16th street headed toward silver spring. jummy: good news, that's for sure. police investigating a deadly crash that shut down part of route 202 late last night. a car traveling southbound lost control and crossed into the northbound lane, hitting another car head-on. the driver of the hit vehicle died at the scene. the driver who lost control had non-life-threatening injuries. to the race for the white house the democratic candidates facing off tomorrow. it comes as the democratic national committee says bernie sanders campaign illegally gathered information from hillary clinton's campaign. they have fired the staffer responsible. >> we did not gain anything out of it. jummy: the dnc has temporarily blocked the sanders campaign from accessing its database. tomorrow night's debate starts at 8:00. you can watch it live on a

the air mass is very dry, the perfect recipe for a cold night and more like 30 in gaithersburg and 29 in olney and 31 in rockville and probably 32 in bethesda downtown. by 1:00, we are around 50. i think that we'll make it tomorrow for the highs, lows in the upper 20s. we'll come back and look ahead to your forecast. >> they paid a visit today that many are feeling uneasy after the recent terror attacks as they delivered message of peace saying they do not consider any terrorist to be a true muslim. >> we know the difference between the terrorist and the muslim. >> the recent incidents say that they helped police find the person behind that. peggy fox will have a live report at 6:00. and after the arrest last april asking for medical help. but he passed along the request, but the van made other stops as gray died just days later of the severe spinal injury. porter was the first of six baltimore officers scheduled to stand trial in connection to gray's death. >>> today the judge ordered colorado shooting suspect to pay $1 million to the victims of the 2012 massacre. holmes is serving 1

it is very cold above as they will sustain snow. 36 in gaithersburg and manassas. but let's factor in the winds, which will be with us tomorrow as it feels like 27 in gaithersburg, 26 in bowie and fairfax and the temps that you'll have to prepare for if you're going out there in the 20s. we're looking at the winds tomorrow with future cast at 9:30 tonight. these are stray temps. these are not windchills in the mid-30s. by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, temperatures in the upper 20s to around 30 downtown. we will come back and we will talk about if it will warm up in time for the big game on sunday. and look ahead to all of christmas week. >>> today president obama signed a $1.1 trillion budget deal. that he's not wild about it. they would boost spending for the programs over the the next year. extending $680 billion in tax cuts for businesses and the individuals. and that they would also continue to fund the government. republican leaders in the white house say that it will be the best that they could do under that divided government. >>> only on 9 tonight, an incredible foll

tomorrow, 57 downtown. 53 gaithersburg. 54 in silver spring and fairfax. now by 8:00, showers overspread through much of the metro area. generally expect a wet commute. maybe add 10 minutes to your alarm set earlier. little heavier activity also and the oranges and the yellows are popping up. that's temperatures in the mid- 50s with heavier rain. then we get in to the 10:00 hour with the little patches, the little flecks of orange and yellow and that indicates the destabilization in the atmosphere with heavier downpours. with these temps not surprising. 60 downtown, 68 at dumfries and dale city. by 11:30 almost lunchtime a little bit of the low to the south. the temperatures in the low 60s. i would still take your umbrella if you're going to work. we'll come back and talk about the possibility of the christmas eve day and break down december so far. it could be a record setting month. >> all right, top. we are just getting new information in about the homicide in fairfax county. the victim is the woman identified as 56-year-old yung found dead in the basem

four miles in gaithersburg. be on the lookout for a little fog this morning.ost of the fog is over rib crossings and by the bay.

bruce leshan joins us live from covenant church in gaithersburg with more. bruce? >> reporter: yeah mike. really just an incredibly sad day out here at covenant life church. but the one thing a lot of mourners are taking comfort in is the fact that officer leotta died doing what he loved. taking drunk drivers off the road. hundreds and hundreds of motorcycle officers and others escorted his family and body here to the church. the church is back to overflowing family members that are now remembering remarkable days with this young man who was just 24 years old and only two years on the force. he raised his hand and volunteered to serve on the holiday drunk driving task force. he was out on the road on december 3. he had somebody pulled over. when somebody else, a suspected drunk driver smashed in to his car and in to him. leotta spent nearly a week on life support at suburban hospital before his family decided to let him go. his organs donated to give life to others. a lot of people out here talking about maryland's drunk driving laws. among the weakest in the natio