in aspen hill, kevin lewis, abc 7 news. newsming up here on abc 7 at noon, we have an update for the missing malaysian airlines flight 370. and caught on camera, a brazen theft. what metro officials are saying about this incident. >> and taken you back outside this noon. goodbye, cold but hello, rain. eileen is back with a full >> checking the news around the world now. president obama arrived in saudi arabia this morning after wrapping up a four-day trip to europe. video of the president leaving italy. he is meeting with king abdullah . king abdullah's main concern is iran's nuclear program. president obama and king abdullah are expected to discuss syria and egypt. we are following new developments this noon in a search for malaysian airlines flight 370. new data is showing the plane was flying much faster than originally thought and crews are now shipping the search area about 700 miles northeast to a new part of the indian ocean closer to the coast of australia. devin dwyer has the latest. >> the search for wreckage from

. >> kevin lewis explains what this is all about. >> governor mcauliffe says he did not approve the promise to donors for personal access in exchange for donations. mcauliffe says young staffer sent that letter recently on his behalf without the governor's knowledge. the fund-raising letter said a $100,000 to the new virginia pack would receive a private dinner with mcauliffe and his wife, plus meetings with policy experts. weres with lesser amounts promised other opportunities to meet with mcauliffe. mcauliffe who was a major fundraiser for former president bill clinton said he did not donations toet times of access and will not be abiding by the pac's letter. >> thank you. some people who want vincent gray reelected say he has gotten a raw deal. they are gathering a news conference and they planted some reporters he's been found guilty without due process. earlier this month, jeffrey thompson played guilty to financing illegal shadow campaign for gray. he admitted funneling more than $650,000 to help in the 2010 election and he said gray conspired with them. gray maintained he knew nothin

kevin lewis looks at the impact. a wide-out on st. patrick's day at richard montgomery high school in rockville. >> it creates challenges. we were hoping this would miss us. we did not get our wish is fulfilled. >> the problem is widespread. have adoredschools six snow days, prince george's county eight, or linking public schools nine, montgomery county 10, fairfax county 11, and fauquier county topped the charts with 17 canceled class days. >> safety has to come first. that is taken into account. >> by law, schools in the district must conduct class 178 days per school year. in maryland and virginia, it is higher at 180. without special waivers, school totricts will be forced delay summer vacation. montgomery county would push their dismissal until friday, june 20. >> i think it would be ok to cut down. off, i all the time think it doesn't hurt them to be in school another week. short,schools that cut the kids don't seem as well-rounded. >> we have to think about what is best now for the kids, now and in the summer. >> stay tuned for

i am kevin lewis. abc 7 news. >> we are going to talk about this on abc's "this week. " in the meantime, protests have overshadowed events. they are calling for better support against the president. it at least two people have died in two weeks of protests. fueled by economic problems, the protests are the largest in venezuela in more than a decade. they held a vigil tonight for two brothers shot and killed in the district last night. they are two of 24 people killed recently. concerns grow over the rising number of, sites this year. >> what a violent we can. four people killed in a short period of time. two of those people were brothers. tonight family and friends gathered to honor their lives. along the street, a sense of grief and loss. tears and embraces. balloons and candles. khalidre two honor bryant bryant.n they believe that they were simply walking home when shots rang out. >> it ring like an automatic number of rapidfire. >> jason pas at the hospital. a four peopleo killed over the weekend. s

kevin lewis, abc 7 news. >> now the developing situation in the ukraine. a stern warning from president obama today to russia after armed men described as russian troops took control of at least two ukrainian airports. americans with loved ones in the ukraine are worried. robert lyles has the latest. >> as the president took to the airwaves, he had a simple message for russia -- back off. watching the warning was the leader of this ukrainian-american church, who says he sees much more unfolding on television airwaves because he sees the making of war. navy., it is obviously an invasion. andrewspastor of saint ukrainian church is paying for -- praying for peace. bus unloaded 10 heavily armed man outside of the parliament building, two airports ceased. stands withd states the international community saying there will be costs if there is military intervention in the ukraine. hastily put a together news conference by ousted president viktor yanukovych, who said he fled because his life was threatened and that russia should use all means at its disposal to sto

kevin lewis, abc 7 news. >> thank you, kevin. only on 7, folks. [laughter] switch to something more pleasant. once the sun came out today, it was so nice. >> all the way down to grand prairie in southern maryland -- out to the west, it warmed up into the 60's. well in the 60's. it was a nice change. hardly a cloud out there. this is looking towards clarendon and the district way off and the horizon. our temperature is now 51 to -- 61 degrees at reagan national. the winds are picking up out of . at 60t-southwest degrees at george washington university. a chilly start in the low 40's. of 63.after a high 56 in rockville. temperatures a lot warmer to the south and west of us are it to extend for culpeper, 62 in fredericksburg. the further north you go, the temperatures are warmer. to thed air well, well north of us. when just changed out of the southwest. that will keep us mild for the next couple of days. wayorm maker will make its and bring a chance for thunderstorms. cool and detroit. 47. 43 in michigan. the 24-hour temperature change -- we are 10

bank of america's kevin liewis has reached a settlement over the merrill lynch deal in 2008. the settlement with the new york attorney general's office prevents lewisserving as director or officer of a public company for three years. lewis was initially seen as a white knight for merrill, but by the end of the deal, bank of america needed government help to keep frit failing. now, lululemon is set to release its first results under the new law. before the u.s. opening bell. he took over the helms from christine day after she set down just three months after the see-through yoga wear debacle. the retailer is expected to report earnings online with its announcement that it released in january for the fourth quarter. joining us with her thoughts, senior analyst at mcquarry securities liz. liz, lululemon seems to split opinions like no other stock out there. can they recover from the see-through pants incident and the founder's comments that his company's clothes aren't meant for some women? that took a real hit on their fan base. >> i think they absolutely can recover. i think the question is how much it takes to recover, how much time and how much mo

firefighters who came to the aid of jose and peter lewis in 1991 that day are killed at the world trade center on september 11, 2001. patty brown promoted to captain. kevinand patrick o'keefe. the loss is felt by their families and colleagues and also by jose giagos who developed a lasting friendship with the men who saved his life. >> i don't have any words to express how i feel about these guys. they live in my heart. i carry them in a very special part of my heart. >> although he now lives in his native colombia, he has come back to the building where he once feared his life would end. >> it was very hot. there was a lot of smoke coming out of all the windows. >> and we have a surprise waiting for him. on the corner of 7th avenue and 48th street. >> oh, man. >> hi. >> it's kevin shay now retired and living in montana. shay and giagos haven't seen each other for many years. >> what a crazy surprise. i'm so happy to see you. >> yes. it's a great surprise. >> for these two men, the experience on the 12th floor of this building has created a bond that will never fade away. >> doesn't it feel much better once you know you're not alone? >> oh, yes. >> almos