i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> breaking news tonight. trump bombshell.hris christie shocks the political world by endorsing the front-runner hours after marco rubio unloaded on trump in a wild debate brawl. one of the most dramatic campaign days ever. >>> nbc news investigates amid allegations from rubio the inside story of how undocumented workers worked at the site of trump tower. >>> mass shooting horror. 4 dead, 13 wounded as a gunman opens fire in a workplace. a hero cop taking him down. tonight, what we've learned happened in the hours before the massacre. >>> zika in america. the cdc warns of a surge in cases. the virus is now striking pregnant women here. >>> and fairy tale ending. a little girl's

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> 4:56. if you're just waking up this morning, rub that stuff out of your eyes and look at the screen. we're off to a cold start thanks to the windchill, but will it heat up in the day ahead. chuck will explain at 5:01. >>> nobody is safe. nobody. >> that is the raegeaction this morning from the grandmother of a 17-year-old girl robbed and tased. this happened wednesday night in the krill area. right now the search is on for five suspects in that attack. two of them women. >> the teenage girl left the potomac avenue metro station and headed out on to 14th street. that's when she was attacked. >> she told news 4 that he was thrown to the ground, it tased and robbed of her shoes and cash. the teen says it was a woman who tased her. >> it isn't like one of them tasers that keep going when they sfwlt vehic >> the victim says she hit behind trash cans until police arrived. the woman was wearing a pink jacket, the same color as the shoes they stole from her. >>> keep an eye out for an alert on our

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. today the trial begins in a mother for her child's death. a psychologist found that the mother was not criminally responsible for her son's death. he was found in a swing he suffered from hypothermia. >>> we're seeing the first cleanups following a deadly cyclone. it slammed the fiji islands this weekend. this morning we learned that 18 people died. the storm was the biggest ever recorded in the southern hemisphere. you can see how strong winds took out trees and power lines and destroyed thousands of houses there. electricity and clean water are among the major issues for people living there right now. >>> strap on your running shoes, get a run in. maybe bike ride on the toll path. a terrific day under way. temperatures now are hovering in the mid-40s. we'll be at 50 by 1:00. hovering for two or three hours in the low 50s, then by 6:00 p.m. back to the upper 40s. we'll have increasing clouds and a dry day. then it's tomorrow we'll have that rain moving in, in the area of green, maybe

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i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> 3,000 people in at mappomat county say they didn't get the official alert before the tornado. neighbors say they were thought notified by the county's automated alert system before that tornado hit. county officials trying to figure out what happened. the system notifies verizon land line phones when it's triggered. the powerful tornado left man man dead, seven others hurt and close to 100 structures >>> uc berkeley alerts 80,000 people after a major cyber attack. hackers got access to the information of alumni, current and former employees. the university was in the middle of packing a security flaw in the financial management system when the intrusion happened back in december. thenotified and the flaw has been fixed. >>> protestors say brazil has a serio serious sewage problem and the olympics start in august. an independent report last year found there were dangerously high level of viruses and bacteria in that water. >>> you can look forward to what will be a warm and sunny sunday. we're expecting temperatures in the 60s. tom kie

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >> david culver coming to you from havana, cuba with reaction ol his plans unveiled to close guantanamo bay. i have with me an expert in cuban relations, carlos aguare. i want to take your take on this from the cuban perspective. >> from the cuban perspective, it seems that won't work because of the politics in the united states. reiteration of the president of the united states that he's willing to close down the prison camp, it's an important first step towards what is the desire of most cubans, which is that eventually guantanamo will be returned to cuban sovereignty. >> you talk about the priorities here from the cuban government perspective. when it came to renegotiating new relations in 2014, you said number one, the embargo has to go, number two, guantanamo. it was that highly placed? >> i was kind of surprised that in recent statements by the guantanamo on second place. there are -- there is the cuban adjustment act, the claims, the claims that cuba has against the united states and the united states against cuba. but the govern

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> decision 2016 candidates are in virginia pushing for your vote in the final hours before tomorrow's super tuesday primary. donald trump is speaking at radford university right now. dr. ben carson is in virginia beach. hillary clinton has two stops in virginia today, first this afternoon in fairfax. nbc's tracie potts shows us how the races nationwide are shaping up. >> reporter: donald trump heads into super tuesday with his first senate endorsement, alabama senator jeff sessions. >> i hate to say i >> reporter: with trump leading every super tuesday state except texas, his opponents are hitting hard. >> friends do not let friends vote for con men. >> slamming trump for not condemning support for the former head of the ku klux klan. >> we should all be united in saying that the klan is reprehensible and has no place in politics. >> super tuesday is looking good for hillary clinton coming off her huge win in south carolina. >> well, we got decimated, that's what happened. >> reporter: bernie sanders feeling the bern of the south afri

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. jummy: a live picture of governor terry mcauliffe touring virginia, where one person died and the storms that blew through the area yesterday. the governor will then go to waverly around 1:00 this afternoon, and after that he asl head to exes county -- six in tappahannock, virginia. stay with us right here on abc seven for the very latest. after much delay, the d.c. streetcar service will finally be open for business on saturday, but they are not the only ones. -- these color phil trolleys will offer free service between the atlas performing center to the new nando's restaurant on h street. a clever idea. stumbling, stunned, and -- veterinarians are seeing dogs who have ingested marijuana. times face fines and jail if they intentionally drove their dog. in most cases, they say the dog got into their marijuana edibles by accident. tonight, kimberly suiters investigates why so many dogs are on dope. boybig gift for a little who took the internet by storm. double be back with andy: it wa

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: turning to campaign news now. this may be the most crucial republican debate yet. super tuesday is days away. candidates are focusing the attacks on the front-runner donald trump. you know him. he is not backing down from a fight. the chief political correspondent s live in houston with a preview of what we should expect. no doubt lots of fireworks. scott: you nailed it. on no day in the campaign have we seen donald trump scale back. we won't see it tonight. it's important in texas. 155 delegates up for grabs super tuesday. that is a big chunk when there is 600 in all. that is why many people are saying since this is the last one before super tuesday, it could be the most important debate we have seen yet. >> the final five go toe to toe in the lone star state tonight and is it a game of catch-up for the field desperately trying to up-end donald trump. >> the time for the circus, i believe, is ended. >> the front runner the race donald trump alluded to the fact he

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i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message.a knavery seal receives the highest honor. leon: edward byers awarded the medal of honor in a ceremony at the white house. he risked his life in 2012 to rescue dr. joseph who was held captive for four days by the hero but he says his daughter doesn't see it that way. >> my daughter knows i'm dadly. she would tell you the five nicknames she has more me and none of them are hero. maureen: only five other navy seals received the medal of honor. leon: congratulations. scott kelly orbiting the earth on the international space station for a year now and he comes back to earth tomorrow to end the joe southern above. he and -- end the sojourn above. it's part of the nasa goal to make sure they can handle the long trips like to mars. scott tellly returns to texas wednesday. he the record holder for the time spent in space. still ahead at 6:00 -- coming -- chris paps. we have a $7 million deal between fairfax county and property owner that has us asking questions. what we found out about the rel

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. jummy: story of the day. adc woman fulfilling her lifelong dream of visiting the white house. it is hard to believe for gin yet is 106 years old. her age certainly did not show her -- stop her from showing off her moves to the president and the first lady. to say she was excited to meet them is an understatement. we are happy for her. she began a social media to go to the014 white house. we will have more coming up at 4:00 and 5:00. we continue to follow the remarkable story of brendan frederick. he joined washington and while he is blind, it is not slowing down his dream of being a professional announcer. he does announcements at heritage high school and he became an honorary member of the washington capitals. he stated at the practi

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >> welcome to movie week. in honor of the oscars, we're playing our game today with some of the biggest movie fans in the country, and it's showtime. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ hello, everybody. i'm chris harrison, welcome to the show. are you guys ready to keep playing millionaire movie week? [audience cheering] this has been an absolute blast. our returning contestant is a high school teacher who's inspiring a new generation of movie buffs. from watertown, massachusetts, give it up for dave weintraub. hey, dave, welcome back. >> hey, great to see you again. >> good to see you, as well. >> all right. >> well, you're doing great, and by the way, we're gonna jump ahead, 'cause you have three lifelines remaining. >> yeah. >> one of em

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. leon: a three-alarm fire ripped through a self-storage facility this morning at the fort knox storage facility on depot lane. no one was injured here. the cause is under investigation. prince george's county firefighter was burned today in a different scene. he was fighting a house fire we are told the firefighter's head was burned when the helmet was knocked off. he was treated and released at a burn center. the home on silver street suffered extensive damage but no one else was hurt. michelle: if you park your car to head to work you expect to find it the way you left it, right? it turns out that hasn't been the case at a woodbridge commuter lot. amy aubert looked into the third round of theft at the horner road commuter lot in the past six months. for some commuters parking in the lot makes them nervous. >> on the corner. amy: john parks in the commuter lot every day. >> i feel like now i got to probably catch a ride every morning or something. amy: prince william prince say friday

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >> meteorologist devon moose with you here. first national harbor, you can just see west. last little bit of daylight. we are averaging 2 to 4 minutes of daylight we are adding to our day. in d c, 70 cumberland, 71 .tanton and nearly 70 leesburg real-time temperatures into the 60's. here's a look at the satellite and radar together. we had all day here today cluster -- crystal clear skies. the average is 51 for the time of the year and we were well above that. do you see this rain that is going on here back into the midwest? it could bring more sprinkles tomorrow morning. mostly cloud is winds, sunshine still mild, then back into tuesday plenty of sunshine. not until wednesday a stronger cold. that's the big picture over the next two days. let's get a much more detailed forecast closer to where you are. only 40's to start off tomorrow morning, looking really nice. not that cold. maybe a chance of a sprinkle coming in tomorrow morning, less than 20%. to have a small of bella for those on the commute might be a good idea. have co

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> well, it looks like it's actually going to happenomorrow morning. d.c.'s long troubled streetcar program will actually start carrying passengers. i feel like i want to say allegedly. the mayor will officially kick things off at 10:00 in the morning. just kidding. today we got a chance to take a test ride along the new h street line, this is in northeast. our transportation reporter adam tuss is there live to tell us how that went. adam, you once outwalked this streetcar. has it picked up the pace? >> reporter: you have to keep your fingers crossed, wendy. absolutely. it certainly has picked up the pace. the last time street cars rolled in the city, 1962, but check it out. the streetcar is up there. it looks ready, and now the real test is beginning for the street cars. they face the real world. out here on the a controlled environment. cars, pedestrians, cyclists, everything you could imagine that will be sharing the road with the streetcar. here is a tip, parking here, put your mirror in. it will be a learning curve. today though a

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. leon: mark zuckerberg's facebook never had rules what people can write on the doodle pad walls but zuckerberg said he expects everybody to treat each other and the company are respect. maureen: keeping mentally active alzheimer's disease and the symptoms. new research from the mayo clinic shows even when the symptoms are not apparent the biological markers seem to march forward. the study says despite the new research it's important to keep physically and mentally active. now for the latest on the zika virus. two new cases are confirmed in baton rouge, louisiana. there are three new cases in canada. all five people traveled to infected areas. this comes as researchers at yale discovered the zika virus in a stillborn infant with a severely underdeveloped brain. the finding raises concern the disease could lead to more birth defects than previously thought. leon: officer noah leotta was a montgomery county officer killed by an alleged drunk driver. tonight out of the tragedy comes artwo

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i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> developing news tonight. tornado disaster. states of emergency as over two dozen twisters carve a deadly path of destruction. hundreds of homes decimated. for the first time we see the massive scope of the damage. targeting trump, a critical night for cruz and rubio. it could be their last chance to blunt donald trump's trump march to the nomination. >>> super lice warning. striking in 25 states. extremely resistant to the ways we usually get rid of them. what every parent should know. >>> don't drink the water. another big city warns its residents about what's flowing into their homes. >>> and video horror. the chilling moment that made erin andrews get up and leave the courtroom. as jurors see the tape that she

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> breaking news in fairfax county, a man found dead in an apartment complex. how police say somebody killed him. megan fitzgerald just arrived on the scene. meagan? >> we're told that the call came in at 2:30 this afternoon for an unresponsive person inside this apartment building behind me in falls church on seminary road. now fairfax county police responded to the 23rd floor, that's when they say they found a man who had died of an apparent gunshot wound. this still an active investigation, police are currently on scene. what they're telling us at this point they don't have a suspect and they can't definitively say there's not a threat to the public. so they're going door to door, speaking to people asking them heard anything, saw something. still a lot of unanswered questions at this point in terms of who the man was and what the situation, what led to the situation. that's all information that they're working on determining. they're asking who the public who might have any information about this incident to contact the fairfax coun

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> breaking news tonight in the race for the white house. the major resignation. also, donald trump, is he now unstoppable? rubio and cruz, battling to be the alternative. but with both of them in, does it help trump? >> you're going to say, please, please mr. president. we can't stand it anymore. we don't want to keep winning. >> and tonight, has hillary clinton turned a corner? >>> inside the seven hours of terror. the alleged uber gunman in court. six dead. and you will hear from the passengers who got into his uber car before and after the shootings. what he said to them. >>> the storm system tonight, in the south, possible tornadoes, hail and about to move right up the east coast. major snow right behind it. >>> the consumer alert tonight. the cdc now pointing to a popular home improvement item, saying

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> subfreezing start to this saturday morning.om storm team 4 tower camera. temperatures above freezing the next couple of hours. by noon time, should be in the low 40s. mid and upper 40s between 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. lots of sunshine during the afternoon. mercifully a much lighter wind than it was yesterday. morning lows mid-30s but afternoon highs around 60 tomorrow. monday, 60 and sunny. mid-60s on tuesday. might get rain on colder by the end of the week. rain changing to snow on friday. stay tuned. >> all right. we are back in 25 minutes with a ful >>> good morning. joined at the hip. shooting from the lip. donald trump on the campaign trail today. his newest supporter, chris christie by his side. democrats focused on south carolina where it is primary day. hillary clinton hoping to keep her lead over bernie sanders. we are live on the campaign trail. >>> breaking her silence. jennifer garner opens up since her public split with ben affleck. the access telling what led to the couple's break up. >>> and interns to the stars. dylan

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> the same storm system that slammed our region left a path of destruction in north carolina. take a look at this. neighbors in the community about an hour north of raleigh were out earlier today trying to salvage what is left of their belongings. >> and this up in long island, new york, where strong winds brought down trees and power lines. this is a power line landing on top of this car causing it to burst into flames. >> doug, can we catch our breath and start cleaning up? >> yeah, we can. this just goes to show the extent of the storm. tornadoes from louisiana and m 80-mile-an-hour winds in rhode island yesterday. i mean, that's how big of a storm this really was, and now we are finally on the back side of this storm, and behind it we're getting on the cool side. take a look outside. you see the cloud cover across the region. those clouds coming courtesy of that northwesterly wind. we've actually seen a couple snow showers and rain showers today. 46 degrees right now at the airport. winds out of the west at 18 miles per hour. but lo

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message.all with worry-free ownership. colors in your neighborhood... head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... shift your thinking about buying your next one. >>> according to the denver post, payteyton manning is reado pack up his pads and will announce his retirement sometime next week. he turns 40 in march and has two super bowl wins. s broncos have disputed the report. if accurate, manning will retire i as the nfl all time leading passer. over 71,000 yards through the air. >>> big congratulations right now to boonsboro high school cheerleaders. they won first place to become national on saturday. that is no easy feat. congratulations. >>> much more ahead. loving this sunrise. >> let's get an hour by hour look when we come back with tom kiere kierein. it's 6:57. >>> two officers have been hit, shots fired. all units respond. >> killed her first day on the job, the heartbreaking loss as hundreds pay their respects. >>> at the same

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i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. >> well, the options are endless, really. local, destination, somewhere in between. of course, the time of year will play a huge factor. oh, which reminds me, uh, are you absolutely wedded -- excuse the pun -- to peonies as your flower of choice? because their season is relatively short in comparison -- victoria? >> victoria: oh. i'm sorry. my fiancé wanted to be a part of this meeting. and i'm just wondering what's keeping him. >> billy: there's only one way to make this nightmare go away, jack. you go to the police. >> jack: i can't do that. >> billy: you have to. you take the evidence that luca compiled. that's it. victor goes down for bringing marco into your life, into all our lives. >> jack: it's not as simple as you think. >> b

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. to syriads of heavy thunderstorms expected to develop through the afternoon. i will have an update at 1:00. jummy: thank you for joining us. please stay tuned to our weather alerts at 1:00. have a great day. >> hey, everybody. with the oscars just around the corner, all this week, we're playing our game with some of the most rabid movie buffs in the country. can they turn their film fanaticism into piles of cold, hard cash? we're about to find out. it's movie week on "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ hello, everybody. i'm chris harrison. welcome to the show. are you guys ready for more movie week? [cheers and applause] it's been a lot of fun, and we're gonna continue today. our first contestant used to skip school to go to the movie theaters. let's see if that alternative education pays off for him today. from denver, colorado, please welcome tim davids. [cheers and applause] hey, tim. >> how you doing? >> good to see you, man. >> thank you.

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by your home for the most live sports. >> chris miles here from the csn studios. the idea the hoyas getting an at large bit to the ncaa tournament disappeared with their play in february. georgetown has just one win and six losses in their last seven games. another loss against butler today, the hoyas would dip beneath .500 in both conference and overall play. senior day on the hilltop. davonte smith rivera hoping to end his home career with a "w." butler tossing behind the back passes and three pointers, plus fouls. kelly dunham finishes with 29, butler up nine at the half. second half, tyler wiedeman, captain of 16-0 bulldogs run. looked like it's over, right? but here comes the hoyas. reggie cameron somehow comes up with the ball and the layup, part of the run in the final two and a half minutes. hoyas force overtime. butler up three. las campbell is denied. georgetown falls by a final score of 90-87. back under .500 for the first time since november. >>> huge game in the big ten,

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. just after 4:41 on a wednesday morning. temperatures now 35 in martinsburg, 36 in hagerstown. 42 in washington. cold and wet outside. and all of these numbers are above the freezing mark where there could be one or two isolated pockets below freezing. in an abundance of caution, the weather service has a freeze advisory for this morning. northern maryland, outside of west virginia. these pockets of freezing rain and drizzle are possible. no heavy rain out there just yet, the kiddos will need the insulated jackets, umbrellas and showers and risk for heavy thunderstorms coming our way this afternoon. 60s. winter around spring all in one day. new troubles from the beltway. breaking news. >>> breaking news from the beltway. picture here beltway at georgia avenue at 97. on the outer loop of the beltway we have a jackknifed tractor trailer at georgia avenue. the debris has gone into the innerloop lanes. we have that in the innerloop hitting the crews. we'll show you what's going on. 6

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. ♪ >>> this morning on "today," a behind-the-scenes looke highly ciw "fuller house." >>> seaworld admitted company employees spied on maintain the safety of the company after they received threats. they stated employees are no longer purposely posing as animal activists. >>> and etsy has opened a full fledged pop up store in new york city. they hope it will improve their bottom line. >>> and a drop in prescriptions is not the kind of loss weight watchers was hoping for when oprah winfrey bought share oz of the company. she herself has lost $24 million. her overall stake gain is nearly 75 million since becoming the face of the company. >>> just ahead, which classic film is getting a sequel? >>> plus, may the odds ever be in your favor this sunday. oscar betsz are in. you're watching "early today." when i got out of the hospital after a dvt blood clot. you're watching "early today." you're watching "early today." . you're watching "early today." t. you're watching "early today." s. you're watching "early today." i was given warfarin in the ho

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> the day has come, dc streetcarsre it's a long time and over budget but now the streetcars are carrying passengers. >> i think it's wonderful. we can jump on this streetcar, go where we need to go, jump back on and go home. >> reporter: for the first time in more than 50 years, streetcars are picking up passengers on h street in northeast dc. there are eight stops along the 2.4-mile stretch between union station and oklahoma avenue. >> been a long time coming but i think it's going to be good for the community. >> reporter: the streetcar can go as fast as 50 miles per hour but realistically it will go 10 to 12 miles per hour and carry up to 150 people. there's still no fare box installed. they're still trying to figure out what to charge people. >> free for six months. >> reporter: that might be a minor issue considering all last year streetcars crashed in to moving and parked cars. they were told to fold in theirs before getting hit. dc streetcars could go down as one of the costliest and worst planned projects. >> they say they take

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> a defining day ahead. nevada is considering the five remaining republican presidential hopefuls. whoever wins today's caucuses will have the momentum going to do next week's big vote on super tuesday. tracie potts is live on capitol hill for us. more on the caucuses in a moment, but first a teing battle between donald trump and ted cruz. >> reporter: and it could affect the caucuses that are happening today. really a nasty back and forth between the two resulting from this cruz staffer who was fired after incorrectly tweeting or retweeting a video that incorrectly said that rubio made a disparaging remark about the bible. trump at a late night rally talked about cruz, said he was not a very nice man and made some pretty nasty comments about him. cruz has apologized for this, but it's a pretty nasty tone between the two at the top of the republican ticket as they head into these caucuses. let's talk about the caucuses, in nevada, the republicans have 30 and those delegates will not be bi binding. if trump w

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> busted. drunk drivers. with six, seven, even eight convictions, and still getting behind the ee creating a -- the lenient laws creating a drunk driving epidemic, tonight at 11:00. >>> some graphic video here, a deadly drive-by shooting caught on camera in suburban philadelphia in wednesday. you can clearly see a minivan pull up next to the car and the van door opens and the shooter unloads. they are still looking for the killer. the driver was dead when they got there. >>> one arlington neighbor is fired up about a store that hasn't opened yes. nova armory will be a gun store, the largest gun store inside the beltway. >> these people are not a menace to arlington and we have to drive to chantilly. >> i don't want to run into somebody walking down the street in my neighborhood who has a gun. >> nova armory next month on north pershing drive. >>> for the 200 hospital patients in new jersey, they had heart pounding moments earlier thisweek after being told they might be infected by hepatitis. this happened in

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. ♪ >>> this morning on "today," brooklyn 99 and old spice, terry crews speaks out later on "today." >>> it was a night of upsets in college basketball. number one villanueva visiting xavier in cincinnati. and they managed to dominate the wild cats who got into foul taking this one 90-83. and next to unranked wisconsin taking on iowa. and the badgers turned it on late and held on to hand eighth rank saed iowa their fourth los. >>> next we have legendary walton feeling rocky mountain high and a last second desperation three pointer for arizona at the buzzer. but no good and the buffalo fans stormed the court as colorado upset 75-72. in the nba, golden state behind, steph curry nails the go ahead three-pointer with 38 seconds to play. warriors held on for their 14th win in 15 games. >>> and finally, progressesing nicely. that's tiger woods who's still recovering from back surgery posted video on twitter showing him shooting a nine iron in a simulator. >>> singing super star adel is crowned queen of the british music scene but it's what she said

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i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> coming up tonight on wusa 9 at millenials are saying campaigns for hillary clinton. >> and underaged alcohol parties and ways to prevent it. >> flying coach in comfort. could this be the future of economy seating? it could happen. >>> topper and i >> chelsea: oh, come on. you're not scared of a little thunder, are you? >> summer: no, i'm -- i'm just scared about luca, that what i warned him about came true. [ door opens ] >> adam: [ sighs ] it is not fun out there. and that little bit of snow that we got's already turned into ice. >> chelsea: i'm glad you made it home in one piece. >> adam: me, too. and what are you doing here? you taking refuge? >> summer: no, not exactly. >> adam: well, you can tell me about it over a drink. how's that sound? >> summer: uh, why -- why are your hands shaking? >> adam: huh? >> chelsea: summer said that your father ordered you to kill someone. i -- i told her that's insane. tell me that isn't true.

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> lights, camera, access. >> i started screaming.my parents. i thought i was in an automobile accident. >> the peeping crime happened eight years ago. it's not over for erin andrews. the perpetrator served his time, we'll t

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. leon: a change in starbucks reward program means no more freebies for big spenders. they earn a star for the item. but in april starbucks say rewards are based on dollars spent. each dollar is worth two stars. 125 stars will earn a freebie so you have to spend $62.50 to get a free item. tell me if that is worth it. alison: i'll let you know. leon: earlier this month we introduced you to the heritage high school freshman brendan frederick. a blind p.a. announcer who is making a name for himself with his voice. alison: his dream of announcing the washington capitals came true this week abc7's sports reporter scott abraham shared the memorable moment. >> he has a true gift. his voice is going to take him places. some number one, a day with the washington capitals. >> it's a day brendan frederick has been waiting for. honorary member of the washington capitals. >> last name on it. number 70. >> my last name on it? >> your last name. >> no way! >> giving some free advice to coach trotts. >

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. ja you heard it here first. several retailers are pulling the hoverboard from the websites altogether. kimberly suiters has details. kimberly: amson is the latest retail giant to pull hoverboard. you can see the accessorie this is after that there is too much risk of fire and fall for the consumers. issues that "7 on your side" brought up three months ago. >> first there were the falls. the former hoverboard rider tore tendons. >> it turned me in circles. >> then the fires. this 11-year-old in gaithersburg lost his bed. >> we just really really big bang. then like i got really scared. >> to date, 52 fires in 24 states. $2 million in the property damage. >> three months ago you barely heard about hoverboards. i appreciate that abc7 was the first to come to cpsc with the news of the hoverboard dangers. kimberly: each month since then "7 on your side" kept a close tab on the consumer product safety commission asking for the testing video in the rockville lab. where scientists are searching for the causes of all the

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. alison: this just just in to the newsroom. texas prosecutor says the antonin scalia's long list of the health problems made the autopsy unnecessary. the district attorney says he has a letter from the supreme court physician stating that the late justice suffered from coronary artery disease and diabetes. scalia was also obese. he says all three ailments are believed to have con tibeted to the 79-year-old's -- contributed to the death february 13. leon: family member of 68-year-old albert jackson and the lawyer called a news conference to denounce d.c. fire and e.m.s. january 3 when the family called 911 because jackson was having trouble breathing the firefighters went to the wrong address. where they went to is the place where police responded to an incident and the police there said they didn't need them so the firefighters left. help eventually re the correct accident but jackson tied of a heart attack. fire chief gregory dean called it honest mistake. >> i don't know what is going on. where is the accountability for the w

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >> we would like to draw your attention to seat 29e where you'll find eric who is traveling with his wife lisa. eric, though you didn't strike it rich here in las vegas, you did hit the jack pot. congratulations, you're about to be a dad. >> surprise! >> she gave her husband the news flight back home from las vegas to philadelphia. he's excited but he's sort of like i can't believe you did that. that's great. >> it's just sinking in. >> thanks for joining us tonight at 5:00. >> fox 5 local news at 6:00 starts now. >>> i'm mad. i am mad right now at 6:00, two lives cut short. one a prince william county county police officer, the other a wife and mother. >> she don't deserve that. she didn't deserve it. >> right now the man accused of killing them both is behind bars. >> thanks for joining us tonight at 6:00 everyone. i'm shawn yancy. >> and i'm tony perkins. the bigto tonight the tributes continue to fall in for officer ashley guindon who was shot and killed over the weekend as she responded to the domestic violence call. it was her fi

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> we love nevada! thank you. >> i didn't become a conservative until about a year and a half ago when i decide to do run for president. >> i love the educated, i love the uneducated, i love the poorly educated. >> if you want lower wages, you have two candidates to choose from. >> make america great again! remember that! [ chanting of "trump" ] >> chants for donald trump after his third win in a row, this time in nevada. turnout has been high so far in this presidential race, and last night that turnout was a problem. almost immediately after of sites began trickling in. people on twitter called it chaos. the huffington post reports that some places ran out of ballots. others stopped checking i.d.s in an effort to get people through faster. entranceolling showed nearly 60% of voters last night consider themselves angry with the federal government, and that anger likely helped trump win his landslide victory. >> we won with young, we won with old, we won with highly educated, we won with poorly educated

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> the countdown to oscar night is on. we will take a look at the movies and actors who are expected to take home awards tomorrow and how the academy will address his controversy problem. >> we will be right back. this is "cbs this morning: saturday." (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. >>> china's xi yu lin had a great day yesterday playing golf. on the 16th hole, the ball kept rolling back and it rolled and it rolled and went straight into the cup. >> she's done it! >> she gets a new honda for that hole in one and came only a day after she turned 20 years old. what a great way to celebrate your birthday! >> impressive. >>> our top story this half hour. professional soccer is buzzing this morning over the election of gianni infantino as the president of

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> the door is open because he won't stop. >> that is the voice you haer of desiree taylor who started recording what she says was a scary lyft ride. taylor says that after repeated requests to get the driver to stop, he just kept going. the driver is now out of a job. taylor says she caught a lyft near 14th and u wednesday night. she says her friend left the car after the driver refused to take her home, but taylor stayed in the car hoping the driver would take her home. she said she became scared and opened the door while the car was still moving. >> i wanted to get ou hoping he would stop at some point. >> she had the door open and there were parked cars. i didn't want to damage my car, so i pulled to a safe location. i was taking them to the police station. >> that is the driver giving his side. he filed a police report after taylor left the car. she complained to lyft and he last been removed as a driver. >>> she was 20 when she died this 1982. now investigators are renewing their efforts to solve the murder. loudoun county sheri

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> the killer tornados are now gone, but major damage is left over in several places. >> this is going to be a difficult day today especially in southeastern virginia, waverly in particular, where three people died. paul goodloe joining us live now with a look at what is happening on the ground there. paul, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is so far an nc service to get out here once first light comes up to determine whether this was actually a tornado or not. some people in the area did report seeing funnel clouds. there are no sirens here. this is a small farming community. some kids were home from school, reports of schools holding kids at school. they had about a 15 minute lead time in terms of warning for that possible tornado. unfortunately, it did quite a bit of damage. at least five fristructures wer destroyed including one mobile home where there were three people in that home a 50-year-old male, a 26-year-old male and 2-year-old male, all three found and fatal at thes. so a somber mood here. but the damage b

i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> breaking news, top of the beltway, outer loop at georgia avenue very slow this morning. a jackknifed tractor trailer, a fuel spill and debris has three lanes blocked. we're going to explain why this issal affecting some in the innerloop coming up. >>> we're also tracking the heavy rain heading our way on the storm team 4 weather day. if you can see that rain is moving in. we'll take a look sat that, as well as your weekend forecast in a few minutes. >>> 5:16, it's the first time metro officials remember a shooting happened on board a train. now there's a push to increase safety. news4's erika gonzalez is live inside the l'enfant plaza station. >> reporter: yesterday at the anacostia station shots fired. hard to imagine for a lot of folks. scary at that. you're boarding a metro train and you hearsay gunshot. a man shot in the back. metro police have put together surveillance video and description of the suspects. as a result, two teenagers were arrested. today, the teens will be arraigned, charged with assault and attempt to kill. th