horace: you started dancing? >> i was so happy. horace: that was a happy dance? >> it was. horace: absolutely a happy dance. coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- we will tell you how miss mclaurin got to the white house in the first place and tell you why she decided to dance when she met the president. that is at 5:00. tc with miss mclaurin on the website wjla.com. michelle: the video, i mean has so many people sharing and clicking. jonathan: crashed the internet! what else is on her list? horace: i don't know. i asked her. she will figure it out. michelle: lived a full life. horace: and then some. jonathan: thank you. michelle: well, still ahead the supreme court returned to work today in the wake of justice antonin scalia's death. chief justice john roberts started the day with a tribute. he called scalia a man for all seasons and with an irrepressible spirit. the funeral was saturday. he was 79. jonathan: hope you had a nice relaxing weekend. monday. time to get back in traffic. that is always, boy, that takes all the patience you can have. jamie sullivan? jamie: it does

word of advice, for valentine's day call horace. horace: don't call me!] coming up at 5:00, fighting zika. look at president bush pushing forward to fight the spread of the virus. alison: storm watch 7 team tracking the snow. there they are working hard. we'll have the latest estimates on when it will arrive and how much will fall when we come back. leon: plus, more winter weather on the doorstep. to today the nationals packed up the truck to head to florida for spring training. spring can't be far behind. leon: abc7 is on storm watch with the live look outside. clouds making their way to the area. they will bring rain and snow with them. steve rudin has a check of the winter weather. steve: a quick update on the temperatures. no need to worry about anything freezing. leesburg is 45. manassas is 45. 44 in fredericksburg. give you the latest on the winter storm warning. areas in pink. if your travel plans take you to philadelphia moving through the daytime hours tomorrow expect delays. but capital beltway, the areas in purple, under a winter weather adviso

troubleshooter horac horace?orace: i didn't expect when we went to buy mattresses, we bought one like this. this looks good. that we would find what we found when we pulled back the covers. we started going undercover taking the hidden camera with us as we shopped for mattresses at stores in the d.c., maryland and virginia. chris hudgins is with the international sleep product association. they advocate for laws regarding bedding. the problem is not every state has a bedding law. >> there is a lot of sellers out there. some of them unscrupulous and some not. you don't always know what you are getting. horace: when we brought them back to take a closer look the surprises began. we hired christopher's inc., a company that specializes to test, clean and care for the textile p >> we will cut the plastic off. saturate half with water. suck out the water. we have a special blue light to determine if there are fluids or spills. horace: the real test and the big shock came when we ripped it open. >> oh! what is that? hor

horace: absolutely. we thought it was a good question. "7 on your side" went undercover to get the answers. we took a diamond owned by a staffer with a hidden camera to several jewelry stores and pawnshops in the d.c. area. we asked for evaluation of the diamonds. they're valued on what the industry calls the four c's. color, cut, clarity and karat. we got different answers. >> few hundred dollars. >> retail it's worth $3,000. horace: it's not just the jewelers, the jewelry stores. you can take it to several labs labs that test the diamonds, give you reports on them. you can likely get different evaluations. tonight at 11:00 we will give you tips how to buy the right rock. right now we're joined by registered gemologist and jeweler who is with us all day long. we pulled out a few questions to answer on air. leslie, lets get to it. first from naomi. she would like -- noemi. she would like to know how do we know if we are getting the correct karat -- carat weight that we pay for? >> if you see it loose and

. >> horace, we haven't mentioned that other guy, donald trump who may win tomorrow night.does that change about the way he is seen, talked about, and his way forward? >> his margin is going to make a big difference in determines whether or not he is seen as the big winner. he has adapted a very unconventional manner and technique. his refusal generally to engage in the consulting community, many of whom might be overrating, but that's not an argument for saying i have a plumbing problem, plumbers cost too much, so i'm not going to hire one, and i think there are fundamental consequences that flow from that decision. if he can't get a margin of more than 10% he is going to be looked upon fairly significant as having underperformed, and showing signs -- >> so wait. winning just isn't winning? >> well, when you have eight candidates to pick from, a winner actually does need to show they are standing head and soldiers above everybody else. just merely being in the lead isn't as consequential. it may be the case that he can develop a following. 30% of the republican primary vot

as horace holmes reports... virginia maclaurin is making a name for herself online, after dancing with the president and first lady. 3 horace holmes reporting lot in her 106 years but she never thought she'd see the inside of the white house. sot "i'm in here. i said thank the lord i'm in here."track but it's what she did while she was there..that captivated the leader of the free world, his wife and now the entire nation. natsot< >track seven on your side first met virginia maclaurin early last year when we helped her tackle a bedbug infestation in her northwest washington apartment.sot< > ..thank you seven on your side.3 track she told us then..how badly she wanted to meet the first african american president of the united states. she didn't know how it would happen but she wasn't going to give up hope of shaking mr. obama's hand. late last week thanks to one of the lenders working to help her tenant association restore the building she lives in, that dream came true. sot

horace: she has thousands of people helping her out. she is using neat tell you how she did it and show you the devices and how they work tonight. jonathan: this hits home for so many people. if you have a pet it's a family member. horace: it's not just putting the poster up anymore. high-tech now. jonathan: thanks. women who work in the field of technology shouldn't be looking in the silicon valley for employment. the best jobs are right here in the district. according to forbes, washington, d.c., tops the list for the women of computer and the mathematical occupations. they make 99.3% as much as the men in the same roles and feel 40% of the area jobs. that number shrinks by half if you go west to san francisco. michelle: coming up, this year's oscars is in the books. >> but not without university. university -- not without controversy. we'll explain. later for us -- president obama: that's sweet. come when your son gets the medal of honor. jonathan: honoring the heroic act that led to the sweet moment at the white house. we have it fo

horace holmes went undercover to put diamonds to the test. owned by onemond of our employees and pond shop to get an evaluation. horace: you can have two grade thismologists stone and come up with somewhat different results. jummy: watch the 7 on your side dimon test tonight on abc seven news at 11:00. 4:00, we will at have a registered gemologist to answer your questions about how to buy a diamond. you can log onto to our facebook page and post your question. we may even use your question for our segment live tonight. diamond, theype of baseball diamond will soon be coming to life and the south. it is a sure sign of spring when the nationals back up a tractor-trailer to take their equipment down to florida for spring training. john gonzalez was there. of thee are inside one loading darks at nationals park and even though a game will not be played for another two months, it is truck day. it is an annual event that has become a bit of a tradition. it is the day when the nationals literally pack up all of their belongings and ship them down sou

horace: we have more dramatic video and county. waverly is the town where the storm blew through an hour ago. you can see how powerful the storm was. laundromat was blown away. debris everywhere. so much so they had to close route 460 and route 40 because debris was everywhere. we are sound from a gentleman caught in the storm and watched as it blew through. he told the reporter there unfortunately one of his friends was caught in the house and that is one of the three fatalities. listen to him now. >> completely brick. tore the brick down. that is my unclal's trailer. >> behind it there? >> yes. >> that is where it was, correct? >> yes. >> yellow house. >> another double wide that is not completely even there. you never known it was there. took it up and clean across the highway. >> have you seen this "twister," can movie maybe. >> unfortunately, frightening scene in waverly. sussex county the storm blowing through causing damage an hour ago. let's go back to steve rudin. steve? steve: a powerful storm. timing of the storm could n

what troubleshooter horace home found out -- where is holmes -- horace holmes found out may surprise you. we put diamonds to the test, tomorrow at 11:00. do not expect to get lunch at chipotle tomorrow. the fast food restaurant will close 1900 stores monday for staff meetings to discuss food safety and implement healthier and safer food handling. this comes in response to several outbreaks of e. coli, salmonella, and the nora virus, that impacted several states, including in maryland. there are at least nine lawsuits pending against chipotle connected with the outbreak. super bowl parties have probably wound down about now. fairfax county police do not want fans to drink and drive. they have set up dui patrols tonight. they sent out a warning earlier tonight. highway traffic safety officials 43% of all012 traffic deaths on super bowl sunday were caused by drunk driving. a breathalyzer company reports in 2014 years as recorded an 091% on super bowl sunday. the legal limit in virginia is .08%. president obama and the first lady lady were getting into the super bowl action. they watched

by nominating horace greeley. another obstacle, focused on reconstruction. that was the intractability of southern whites. the degree to which grant failed to achieve real change in the south i would submit reflected the absolute determination of southern whites to regain control, to regain political control and to keep it. no president i think, not even lincoln, could have won acceptance of political equality between blacks and whites in the south at that particular moment. there's evidence today that the problem lingers to some degree. whites after the civil war, dominant whites in the south were democrtermined it was goin be a white man's government. it was very difficult to counteract that. another kind of contextual problem that grant confronted was almost endless assaults by his enemies. nonstop really. isumner and adams. they were determined to take grant down even before he took office. some was selfishly motivated. some of these people were disappointed office seekers who thought they deserved a pointmepoin appointments from grant and didn't get the

horace holmes right now in the horace: with banjo looking at the social media around the area. we are doing a good job of capturing the storm as it is blowing through. posting it on the social media. take a look at the video they have shot. this is coming from alexandria. you can see video right there. heavy rain in the alexandria area. then let's go. this is from alexandria. you can see a lot of lightning strikes that have been captured throughout the area. then the good news is this shot. coming from tom hart in ashburn you can see. we are getting shots of the people sending in to put up the posting shots of the rainbow throughout the area. that is good news. storm just moved through and passed through ashburn now and the rainbows are out. throughout the area. back to you. doug: thanks for that. we continue storm as it will move west to east with a heavy rain. now mostly east of the immediate downtown area to the eastern suburbs through the prince george's county and headed to anne arundel and calvert counties. torrential rain and lightning. these areas from the d.c. metro ea

horace: i'm horace holmes. what would you do and how much would you pay to find a lost pet. we share with you a woman's local quest and the high-tech tools she is using and you can use if the pet goes missing. alison: bachelor night tonight on abc7. you can details and more in inbox by sunning up for fan blast at wjla.com. your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 items. eat well for less. only at my giant. >>> happening now, prince william county a search is underway for a missing k9 officer. milo was last seen sunday night on rahill court in dale city. police tell us that miloú is friendly and not aggressive. if you see him or if you have any information at all, please call the prince william county police department right leon: some people look at pets or dogs like animal

horace: just for valentine's day? >> no. i work every day. monday through friday. >> is she going to get everything she wants? >> everything. >> what does she want? >> love and affection. >> love and affection. okay. >> you are going to get love and affection? >> we. happy valentine's day. >> happy valentine's day. alison: love and affection. leon: i'm officially saying my prayers for this brother now. alison: you don't think it's going to work? no if that is all you getting? you ain't going to get. i not going to happen. alison: go on to the spirit of valentine's day. because prince george's county police are handing out more than just tickets today. this morning they handed out vista garden shopping center. in bowie. the cards came with a driver. safety tip ahead of the holiday. leon: no tickets. alison: very good. leon: all right. later coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- they served their country now they need a good home went will show you how to help out a few good horses. alison: now a look at what is coming up tonight on abc7 -- aliso

but "7 on your side" troubleshooter horace holmes did when he went undercover to put mattresses to the test. he and his team went to the local stores, purchased mattresses, brought them to abc7 and had them tested by experts. >> from our experience and from our knowledge, they didn't even clean it beforehand. maureen: how could it be sold in the store? you will be surp answer and what we uncovered when we put mattresses to the test. leon: now i'm afraid to go to sleep. all right. coming up at 6:00, our chief meteorologist doug hill will break down the days coming and wind chill to be dropping below zero. sam: i'm sam ford in southwest washington where one of eight simultaneously meetings in the city is about to get underway to discuss homelessness. the story is next. robert: five straight in minnesota. wizards are in milwaukee hoping to go to the all-star break on a good note. when we return. maureen: in 15 minutes from now simultaneous meeting will start in each of the district eight wards. this is so residents can discuss location in each ward that the mayor december ig nighted for s

that horace holmes found could surprise you.want to watch this report before you buy tiny stones. we put diamonds to the test tonight at 11:00. leon: you know who could use diamond shopping advice? john elway and peyton manning and the broncos. you know they have the rings. erin: they will be beautiful. coming up feigned out why peyton manning didn't get -- find out why peyton didn't get much sleep and if any. do you agree how cam handled the press conference last erin: hopefully super bowl winning quarterback peyton manning has slept by now after admitting adrenaline and budweiser kept him up all night. by now manning has been asked numerous times whether he plans to retire after earning his second super bowl ring last night. but for now we have to wait for an official decision. this is manning on "good morning america" today. >> there is a lot of adrenaline after winning the game like that. it has been a unique season. it's just been great to be part of the journey with great teammates. it's easy to stay up and not be tired. e

horace bought this drone with a friend. he says he always follows the law. >> this is your faa registration id. >> ashlea: he paid the 5 bucks to register him and the drone in the database. but north carolina requires you to also get a permit to use it commercially. >> to be able to legally make money with a uas, you have to be, as it stands, part 333 least -- hold a sport license. for most that is simply monetarily speaking, that's out of the question. >> ashlea: state law says non-permitted flying could be fined. >> we're going to have to come down. >> ashlea: right now local law enforcement isn't equipped to charge anyone. >> none of the permitting is done through us, nor do we have any avenue to search for a permit. unless there was an obvious danger situation, we wouldn't intervene. >> ashlea: the hendersonville police department has its own drone. it takes pr video for the city and sometimes for accidents. just to get the approval to do that, it took hours of paperwork because of strict laws. >> the way it's written n

michelle: horace holmes joins us with the first pictures of the damage there. horace: pictures are courtesy from banjo and residents that liver in sussex county. i encompasses the richmond area. this is from the town of waverly. one of the residents from there michael camp sell taking the pictures. you can see the storm moved through in a powerful way. there is a trailer right there that was ripped open. you can see a wider shot of that area. again, from the scene, heavy damage down there. one of the television stations, one of the sister stations in the area reporting three dead. so far in sussex county. the tornado unconfirmed but it is at least an extremely powerful storm. if it is not a tornado. but that is some serious situation down there in sussex county. frightening pictures. michelle: that is for sure. even if it's not a tornado the straight line winds are threatening enough. take it seriously. stay with us on abc7. the entire stormwatch7 team tracking the line of storms for you and the potential for tornadoes to spawn out of them. keep your phone and

thth go on to win it 76-62 the now the first tiger since horace grant almost 30 years ago with five straight games of 20 points or more. i'm tim hill. that's the abc columbia sports minute to win it. hope it helps get your wednesday off to a good start. >> up next, jonathan has one last look at the seven day keep it right hehe.33 you've been watching abc columbia news at 12:30. thanks forak >> you've been watching abc columbia news at 12:30. thanks for making us your choice for news.

horace holmes from our sister station in washington d-c found some surprising facts when he went undercover to examine diamonds. 3 track when jennifer mcmullen's then boyfriend surprised her with this diamond engagement ring..she was ecstatic. sot< clip 0352/1:34:21 >beautiful ring! yeah he did a good job..track but a year and a half after her now husband bought the ring from local retailer mervis jewelers, the couple was floored when they went to insure it and found out there might be a big problem.sot jennifer mcmullen my ring was certified by egl international and they because egl international of israel, one of a handful of companies that grades the authenticity and value of a gem had gone out of business amid accusations it routinely over valued diamonds. natsot<> cleaning machine/ or diamonds being poured outtrack with diamonds it all comes down to the four c's..color, clarity, cut, and carat or the weight of the stone. that's what determines it's worthsotyou can't look at a diamond and tell. track mcmullen says mervis took th

out --ntine's day found as horace holmes found out, when he found out could surprise you.son: we also have snow coming in next week? steve: it depends on the low pressure, where it lines up. that makes a huge difference. leastcold right now, at it will be a dry weekend. 44 was the high earlier today. we have cooled down to 35 at reagan national and the wind is beginning to ease. that is good news because we had the chilly windchill factors earlier the day. leesburg 28, manassas 27. , theindchill factor temperatures are cold and the north and west come in the 20's. we will stay in the 30's overnight, in town. for the rough to the north and west, we drop into the 20's. thesatellite and radar, high-pressure overhead becomes the dominant weather feature tonight and tomorrow and tomorrow night. even into the day sunday. by monday, changes are going to happen, and it could mean some snow across the metro area. the satellite radar, capital beltway is dry. it will stay dry overnight. overnight, mainly clear skies, the wind diminishes out of the northwest. haverow morning, if you p

alison: art -- our troubleshoote horace holmes looks into the mattress laws in our area as our i-team went undercover. >> i think i like this one. reporter: buying a mattress is one of the most important purchases we can make. after all, we spend nearly 200-3000 hours of our lives in bed. hours in bed. and boughtercover four mattresses at four different types of stores in the d.c. area, a furniture store at a mall in virginia, a neighborhood mattress store. >> this is a new mattress. >> an independent mattress salesperson working out of a warehouse. and a small furniture store in silver -- in silver springs. we were out to buy good mattresses, but is that what we got? this man works for the international sleep products association. take a newties mattress, so a new cover on don't sanitize it, sell it as new. reporter: so we hired christopher, an expert in evaluating cleaning and protecting textile products. he took a close look at the mattresses we bought. our experts determined three of the four we got were actually brand-new. it was that fourth bed from the store in silver springs w

horace, josh lee all died. authorities say the car they were in, veered off the pavement, slammed in to a tree and caught fire. this tragedy should serve as yet another reminder not to drink and drive. >> just out of respect to these families, i won't go much further. but i will tell you time and time again, i've been heavily prosecution on dwi. and i see the pain it causes and it's definitely a problem. >> frank: a recently ruling them without violating the law. tonight, find out why one of the family's fought to keep this report from going public. >>> jaclyn, there's a lot happening on the roads in weaverville. >> jaclyn: right. crews are responding to a rollover crash. it happened just off of mars hill highway. avoid that portion of the road if you can. also happening in weaverville, this construction project might slow you down a little bit. this organization of ox creek road is closed. the dot is expected to wrap up on thursday night. tunnel road is very congested right now as usual. get ready for back ups

blossomgame becomes the first tiger since horace grant almost 30 years ago with five straight games of 20 points or more. clemson wins it 76-52. tigers improve to 14-8 overall, 7-3 in the acc. >>> super bowl 50 now a battle of opposite quarterbacks. cam newton, new school verses the man he calls the sheriff. peyton manning, likely to ride off into the sunset after sunday. the 39-year-old battling through injuries to get a shot at a newton, 13 years younger, confident, bordering on cocky. this afternoon, cam clarifying a comment from last week about being an african-american quarterback that scares people. >> i don't want to touch on the topic of black quarterbacks because i think this game is bigger than black, white or even green. so i think we limit ourselves when we label ourselves just black, this, that and the third. i want to bring awareness because of that but i don't think i should be labeled just a black quarterback because it's -- it's bigger things in the sport that needs to be accomplished. >> looks like johnny manziel won't be getting anything accomplished with the clevela

discovered up to 9-point-5-million-dollars worth of drugs in the hands of members and suppliers of horace mayfield's drug trafficking ring.agencies in south carolina...georgia and anderson county assisted in taking down the ring. ring.and tonight oconcee county detention officer joy hunter was arrested related to arrest warrants in georgia from the ongoing investigation. it is unclear the circumstances surrounding her termination.hunter worked at the jail for nearly six years. 3 happening now---- 3 if you live in pendleton listen up....you remain under a boil water advisory. officials say pressure was lost due to water main breaks on lebanon road...micasa drive and west main street.residents are advised to vigorously boil water for at least a full minute before drinking or cooking--officials are waiting for test results before lifting the advisory. 3 a texas man arrested at his home--all over a student loan from 29-years ago. even knew the 15- hundred-dollar loan existed.... and tonight is looking for answers of his own. 3 plus--screaming and sounds of gunshots send cops swarming a montan

the magnitude 1.6 earthquake was confirmed, hitting the town of butler, horace county -- morris county >>> okafor settled his speeding case. he drove 108 miles an hour across the ben franklin bridge last october. that's more than twice the bridge's posted speed limit of 45 miles per hour. okafor pleaded guilty to a charge of unsafe operation of a motor vehicle and he'll pay a fine of more than $430. okafor is on track to make around $4 million this year. >>> now to decision 2016. the democratic presidential candidates will square off in the nevada caucuses tomorrow. last night they spoke to voters in a town hall meeting on msnbc. hillary clinton and bernie sanders appeared separately in las vegas. they each spent an hour taking questions, both criticized donald trump while pushing their own immigration platforms. both tried to appeal to latino voters who make up about 17% of nevada's voting population. >> should unite families, not divide families. we should not be sending people back to a country that they can barely remember and a language they may not even be able to speak. >>> you

or team went undercover buying mattresses and what troubleshooter horace holmes may make you think twice and the mattress test thursday on abc 7 news. at 11:00. alison: all right. well, now, an amazing new view of lightning. astronaut tim peake tweeted this time lapse video of a lightning storm from outer space. can you believe that? you can see dozens of strikes over north africa there. and peake said it is amazing how much lightning. his first in a short amount of time. leon that's just one little strip there. alison: yeah. incredible. leon: also amazing to see the impact of i guess humanity on the planet. to see that light there. shining in a place completely dark. it's amazing. alison: the stuff they are sending back is really incredible. >> and underdeveloped countries. look at that distinct line. we have cold air. out there right now and i'm still chilled from my walk outside for a five-minute dinner. and now this is round number one. ready for round number two? alison: how many rounds do we have? steve: two. and that's it. but going to get a lot colder around here. 39 degrees. tha

it just so happens that out of that county, when horace mann bond wrote his dissertation in the 1940's, there were more phd's from that one county in alabama, black phd's, than there were from any state in the union. so there is a relationship there. it just so happens too that our wives all happen to go to that same school. [laughter] so we might not have had a civil rights movement because none of us were any better than our wives made us. [laughter] but when we look at the history of the african-american integration into america, the one thing that has been most difficult for us is the desegregation of the money. it wasn't an accident that we didn't talk much about money. every black institution that had been overturned had been overturned because of some financial discrepancies. so dr. king always said to us that, you know, to be free you have got to overcome the level of wealth and the fear of death, and so we did not talk much about either. though we knew that both were very significant in creating the world in which we live. we were right out of the mccarthy era, so to talk abo

sheriff's office says they discovered up to 9-point-5-million-dollars worth of drugs connected to horace mayfield's drug trafficking ring.agencies in south carolina and georgia assisted in taking down the ring.we're told an oconee county detention center officer-- joy hunter-- was among those charged.the sheriff says she has been fired. 3 school officials in haywood county say an elementary school will shut down. down.the citizen-times reports the board voted this week to close "central elementary" in waynesville.the district is trying to make up for a two-point-four million budget deficit.officials say the state will now have to sign off on the decision. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 thursday will be sunny and seasonably cool with highs in and near 50 in the mountains. tonight lows drop into the 20s and 30s. friday brings more sunshine with highs warming to near 60. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now time for traffic with chris. 3 we're watching: hwy 418 @ burgess school rdstyles rd @ hwy 290 290 3 here's a live look at the 3 let's check in with joe--- joe--- 3 govern

sheriff's office says they discovered up to 9-point-5-million-dollars worth of drugs connected to horace mayfield's drug trafficking ring.agencies in south carolina and georgia assisted in taking down the ring.we're told an oconee county detention center officer-- joy hunter-- was among those charged.the sheriff says she has been fired. 3 school officials in haywood county say an elementary school will shut down. down.the citizen-times reports the board voted this week to close "central elementary" in waynesville.the district is trying to make up for a two-point-four million budget deficit.officials say the state will now have to sign off on the decision. 3 3 time for weather and traffic 3 thursday will be sunny 3 and seasonably cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and near 50 in the mountains. tonight lows drop into the 20s and 30s. friday brings more sunshine with highs warming to near 60. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is standing by in the traffic center: 3 we're watching: scuffletown rd @ woodruff rdpine valley rd @ valley brook rdpowdersville closed 3 here's a live look at the

horace: wait until you find out. what we found is unbelievable. leon: piston way to cut down on litter, the city is asking smokers to put the receptacles over and ask which super power would you want? flight or invisibility? each costs the city $3,000. we'll see the difference. alison: skill to come at 5:00, forget music to your ears. why your eyes could be in his next project. leon: i'd vote for flight. all new at 2:00 -- steve: i'm steve rudin. cold weekend. saturday's high 26 degrees. sunday morning is valentine's day. if you are waking up early for the sunday brunch we have temperatures in the 20's. wind chills will be in single digits. we'll warm it up on monday. 34 degrees. chance for snowshowers. maybe mix in with if rain. warming trend. moving toward the middle to the end of next week. temperatures eventually rebound back in the middle 40's. stay with us. you are watching "abc7 news at 5:00". i lead the 11 o'clock news with stories of gun violence. and like many of you, my family lived through the beltway sniper crisis. in congress, i'll f

sheriff's office says they discovered up to 9-point-5-million-dollars worth of drugs connected to horace mayfield's drug trafficking ring.agencies in south carolina and georgia assisted in taking down the ring. ring.and according to warrants oconee county detention officer joy hunter was also arrested in georgia related to the investigations.the circumstances surrounding her termination are unclear. 3 time f f weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 thursday will be sunny and the mid-50s for the upstate and near 50 in the mountains. tonight lows drop into the 20s and 30s. friday brings more sunshine with highs warming to near 60. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center: center: 3 3 you are taking a live look at: 3 it's ______.3 president obama will become the president in decades to visit cuba...but not everyone agrees with the trip.details and what we should learn today are straight ahead. 3 we head to break with a live look at...you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're

sheriff's office says they discovered up to 9-point-5-million-dollars worth of drugs connected to horace mayfield's drug trafficking ring.agencies in south carolina and georgia assisted in taking down the ring.and according to warrants oconee county detention officer joy hunter was also arrested in georgia related to the investigations.the circumstances surrounding her termination are unclear. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 thursday will be sunny and seasonably cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and near 50 in the mountains. tonight lows drop into the 20s and 30s. friday brings more near 60. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center: center: 3 3 you are taking a live look at: 3 we head to break with a live look at...greenville.. marco rubio will be at this location later today-- swap rabbit crossfit.he's not the only carolina today. ashley minelli is live to tell us where some more candidates will be.you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 in our

horace holmes uncovered some surprising facts when he went undercover to put diamonds to the test. 3 when jennifer mcmullen's then boyfriend surprised her with this diamond engagement ring..she was ecstatic. sot< clip 0352/1:34:21 >beautiful half after her now husband bought the ring from local retailer mervis jewelers, the couple was floored when they went to insure it and found out there might be a big problem.sot my ring was certified by egl international and they couldn't verify it.trackthat's because egl international of israel, one of a handful of companies that grades the authenticity and value of a gem had gone out of business amid accusations it routinely over valued diamonds. natsot<> cleaning machine/ or diamonds being poured outtrack with diamonds it all comes down to the four c's..color, clarity, cut, and carat or the weight of the stone. that's what determines it's worthsotyou can't look at a diamond and tell. track mcmullen says mervis took the diamond and had it evaluated by another gem lab...she says she went

so horace holmes reported. >> reporter: virginia has seen a lot in her 106 years, but never thought she'd see the inside of the white house. >> i say thank the lord i'm in here. >> reporter: but it's what she did while she was there that captivateed the leader of the free world and his wife, and now the entire nation. >> dancing, come on. >> reporter: 7 on your side met her last year when we helped her tackle a bed bug infestation. talk to channel 7. >> reporter: she told us how badly she wanted to meet the first african-american of the united states. she wasn't going to give up hope shaking mr. obama's hand. late last week, thanks to one %- of the lenders working to help her tenant association restore the building she lives inn that came true. >> i walked up to him immediately, i said i'm here. i say this is black history month and i'm here. for. >> you started dancing? >> reporter: she said she was `erself. >> you have just made our day. >> reporter: a dream come true, a memory cemented forever for the president and his wife, and for a humble and happy 106-year- old citizen. >> it was a

in it he plays horace, the god of the air, who's left blind and mortal. take a look. follower's corpses. >> they never even got close. >> not yet. >> give me my eyes. >> i have a proposition. >> you bargain with me! >> oh! >> give him the eyes. >> wow. you go after him. >> you don't need his eyes. give them to him! >> oh, my god. >> is that fun? it looked like it was -- >> it was fun. and it was very complicated. i don't know if you noticed, but i was significantly taller than the human. >> yeah. you were on a green -- >> well -- it's all cgi-ish. but the thing is we were still there shooting together. brendan, who plays beck, he's my size. so we had two sets. we would shoot the same scene twice. then after they would put it together. but it was very complicated. >> when you saw it finally -- because it must be weird when you shoot a certain way and you watch it on screen. what did you think of how it all -- >> especially when i read the script the first time, the whole thing that blew my mind was that size difference. with the gods being -- i was like how are you goi