in germantown, kevin lewis, abc 7 news. kimberly: powerball pandemonium. no one match the numbers, pushing that jackpot to $1.3 billion. the lump sum payout is a mere 806 million ducks --806 million bucks. the huge jackpot is exactly what powerball officials hoped for when they change the odds of matching all the powerball numbers from about 1 in 175 m illion to 1 in 292.2 million. i can't believe we are talking -- that's in the millions. how high could it go? conceivably? devon: we could be going closer to $2 billion. just months ago i thought the $1 billion lottery would be months away. there is a live look outside national harbor. look at the springtime temperatures from the highs today. 60's, long gone now. 49. feels like 41 degrees. we will see sustained winds, average wind speeds. our temperature there feels more like 41. let's get right into the forecast. clearly we had that cold front blow through earlier today. tothwest winds out there, 20 30 gusts even higher. at one point there was a wind advisory. big picture over the next few days, those north

in poolesville, kevin lewis, abc 7 news. kimberly: covering metro, silver and orange line riders heading back to work this week will notice a change. metro has resumed six-minute rush-hour service for the first time since september. trains had been running every eight minutes to protect the power system following a fire near the stadium armory station. that driverear ago started paying for extended express rains on i-95 in virginia. brianne carter finds out if drivers think it's worth it. >> i think it's a great option. if you are in a bind and need to get somewhere, it's the way to go. she typically uses the express lanes once a month, except in the summer when she pays to avoid major delays in the main lanes. >> i think once i paid eight, nine dollars. brianne: the titles have been operating one year, stretching on the beltway from stafford. the company that operates the lanes, 59% of area drivers have used them. 73% of drivers see the benefit of having the express lanes. there's definitely a difference, it makes my commut

montgomery county bureau reporter kevin lewis is live with more on that. kevin: we are at the safeway store off the red line. the safeway opened up in december. there are ten checkout aisles. nine are staffed here. look at the amount of people here. staff says this is way more than normal. clearly no one wants to get caught in a snowstorm with no food, especially with the risk of power going out. keisha has worked here for two months and works on aisle number eight today. what has today been like? a wednesday, compared any normal work day? >> it's busier today. of course, with the snow and everything. everybody is out grocery shopping. but it's been nice and steady for most part. kevin: what are the main staple items that you see people buy all day long ahead of the snow we expect to get? >> bread, milk, water, toilet paper, of course. snacks. no tv, no power. kevin: is there one customer that sticks out your in mind? >> yes. head lady a while ago, she said her husband sent her to buy water, batteries, flashlights because he was afraid it would turn into a

kevin lewis is live with how people are coping with mother nature bite. kevin? kevin: the news crew has exclusive ticket tonight to the u.s. marine corps memorial. there is only one reason for that. yesterday and today the d.c. shelter hotline received 550 phone calls, many requesting transportation, safety checks and warming items. last night the district hypothermia and the warming site served 271 men and 91 women. the numbers certainly not expected to shrink tonight. if you need help call 800-535-7252. we have, the number online. but winter has also brought fun. today hundreds flock to the martin luther king jr. memorial to reflect, to pay tribute to the civil rights leader. even australian prime minister paid a visit this afternoon. others spent the holiday taking to the ice rink at the georgetown water front. who doesn't like spending $15 a person to rent skates and freeze your tail off. >> when we first get out here, yeah, it was freezing. >> ice skating is a good thing. it helps keep the blood pumping. >> we know that. >> i thought no one would be here be

reporting at the animal services center in durwood, kevin lewis, abc7 news.eon: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- donald trump does something he hasn't done yet in the campaign. scott: dr. ben carson hitting a reset button if you will. i will be talking to ben carson 2.0. we have the exc announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. doug: hi, doug hill back in the belfort furniture weather center. the numbers are crazy. coldest we have had in a long time. in the low 30's now. 32 in reagan national airport. 30 in andrews. 30 in winchester. the bigger story, the wind chills are in the teens. later tonight and tomorrow morning the wind chills chills e single digits. coming up, i will tell you when we will see the milder temperatures again. leon? leon: turning to vote 2016 tonight. >> the politicians can pretend it's something else but donald trump calls it radical islamic terrorism. leon: donald trump is out with the first ad in the presidential campaign. the front-runner focused on terrorism and immigration in the 30-second spot. today, bill c

i'm kevin lewis.next the crime he alison: a man accused of devicing a homemade selfie stick to spy on his female neighbor pleaded guilty in court. kevin lewis explains where the case goes from here. kevin: 60-year-old donald beard walked in the courthouse and pleaded guilty for building a selfie stick and using that device to spy on his female neighbor. >> why did you enter today's plea? >> sorry i'm with the media. you can't touch the camera. >> he left the court in no mood to chat. he routinely attached a camera to a long metal pole and would walk to the second floor balcony in his north bethesda apartment where he would hoist the pole to get a picture of the woman upstairs. a woman looked outside and saw the pole swinging back and forth and she called the police immediately. they uncovered 16 video on beard electronic devices. a clip showing the middle age woman topless. beard told the police the surveillance mission was for investigative purposes. claiming the neighbor was spending time with marri

kevin lewis live near the executive mansion to explain a new plot that was foiled. kevin?kevin: hi, allison. the spot involved kidnapping at least once of the fist family pet dogs. bo and sunny. today, the alleged mastermind, 49-year-old scott stockard of north dakota was in d.c. superior court facing criminal charges. he had checked in a hotel room near the d.c. convention center and the secret services agents arrested him there. in a sitdown interview, he claims he drove 1,600 to washington to announce his candidacy for president and lobby for a more cost effective healthcare plan. they found his dodge ram pickup truck in a surface lot near the hampton inn. inside they recovered a .12-gauge pump shotgun, bolt action rifle, machete, billy club and 350 rounds of ammunition. he was not a registered goal owner in any jurisdiction and they -- gun owner in any jurisdiction. residents were baffled to hear about the plot. >> was he arrested for stupidity? what was he going to do with the dogs? >> it's not like they take the dogs off the white house grounds. i don't know how he t

reporting at the animal services center, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news.shining a spotlight on education today. the largo choir is semi-finalist for the frammy signature school enterprise award. i recognizes the public high school dedicated to music education. they will submit 11 songs to the grammy foundation now for review. and the foundation will announce the winners of the several grants in april. we will let you know. jonathan: the teen known as "the affluenza teen" is still in mexico and continues to fight extradition to the united states. ethan couch's new lawyer says the government tried to pull a fast one. originally wanting couch to be deported instead of extradited. the extradition process could take up to a year so a u.s. official here aren't even sure when couch could be in custody. they want him back here to face a parole violation. talk about the weather. alison: switching gears. it's cold. we knew it would happen, steve. steve: a shock to the system. i woke up and walked my dog. he doesn't like the cold weather so the walk was short. jonath

and rockville, i am kevin lewis, news channel 8. >> anchor: that is a controversial decision for metro.>> it really was.>> a lot of people were disappointed the underground stations were not open, at least a little while longer. >> you can see the logic behind it, that metro is giving us.but, it has also forced off a lot of people to change her plans. >> it disrupts lies around here, that's for sure. >> that is for sure. >> well, metro is just one part of our picture as far as the transportation goes. let's go to julie right now and see how people are doing on the roads.>> hey, jules. >> yeah, the walk from the hotel was kinda dicey, we did the penguin what, a little black and white. but that is what we're finding on the pavement. we have seen that from a lot of reporters on the scene. as quickly as they clear, there is another back to back the comes on. even some pedestrians at this hour, walking to and from, it is quite tricky and very slippery. careful. we pulled up the bay bridge mat for you just to let you know what's happening. the lanes are still open at this time, but with rest

kevin lewis? kevin: more than 8 million people shop at the montgomery mall each year and they generate a lot of trash. there is a recycling program but it has room for improve. >> this is the montgomery mall in bethesda. you will see dozen of the silver garbage cans. one side spot for recycling. the other a spot for trash. >> imagine shopper kathleen surprised when she noted the glass bottles to recycle ended up in the same plastic bag as the food court trash. >> i felt like it was deceitful. alison: we called a supervisor who told us the cleaning crew couldn't keep up with the volume of the garbage so they toss everything. the management said they didn't know about the policy. they said we have rules to follow the goodlines but it appears that is not the happen something we will revisit this with the staff. >> i am hoping to propel change. she plans to monitor the mall's promise to do better. >> i want to do no more deceitful labeling. you have something marked recycling i want to believe it's re

that is where kevin lewis is live with details on who is in custody. kevin: hi, michelle. the morning of november 9. a woman was walking her dog through this park when she found the body of jose luis perez. his body was underneath the bouncing bridge. on the part of the playground over there. the murder startled the alexandria neighborhood. full of single family homes, most worth $750,000. today alexandria police announced three suspects an adult male, 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. investigators say the two men both now facing charges of first-degree murder. they say the men are ms-13 gang members. the girl being charged as an accomplice is a gang associate. today police would not divulge a motive but the sources told abc7 news that the killer slashed perez's neck. cops say they could not have solved this murder case without the help of the department of homeland security and the f.b.i.'s regional gang task force. >> it's regional issue meaning the eastern seaboard but certainly in our area. we have a tremendous problem with the gang violence. we have seen it inc

kevin lewis is live on the scene with the latest on the tragic investigation. kevin: neighbors across the creek bed woke up to the sound of screams and the fire coming from the two-story home. they dialed 911. firefighters arrived in four minutes and they found all four victims in second story bedrooms. prince george's county fire said this is the deadly situation they have seen in years. flames shooting from every window of the two-story home when the firefighters arrived. three people escaped including elizabeth but the smoke and the fire killed her parents and her twin 2-year-old children anna and israel. >> she was saying, "my children are inside. my children are inside." i called 911. kevin: they woke to the sound of elizabeth screaming in the street. >> i can't imagine. i can't imagine. kevin: bitter cold temps hampered the 2:00 a.m. firefight. by sunrise investigators began to sift through debris. examining objects like exposed electrical outlets and charred wood. they believe it started on the first floor. >> they belonged to the same social group as the

leon: let's get up to gaithersburg with kevin lewis. where are you and what are you seeing right now? kevin: we are actually at a tow lot for three companies. i want to point out there have not been much volume today. this was the screenshot taken at the wednesday night during wearable commute home, a line of cars, accidents on i-95, all around the beltway. 05 today, aken at 5:5 lot of red and orange, but no car accidents. that is because so many people are staying off the roads. these are all the cars that were taken in this week. are no cars, inside from the one here with light snow on it, presumably taken in today. that of course is a good thing for the police and fire, tow revenue, with added but certainly good for the majority of people. one serious situation, montgomery county fire reported that around 4:00, a barn in poolesville collapsed partially, trapping about a dozen horses inside. the fire department said some of the horses were pinned, then they later said they were trapped. with the treacherous weather, up in poolesville w

lewis, rockville, kevin back to you in the studio. alison: along with the snow, the threat of very powerful wind gusts. are working hard to keep the power on, but they are prepared for outages. effort couldation be a multi-day effort. we are working very closely with our emergency management agencies in prince george's county, maryland, the district of columbia, as well as montgomery county, maryland. theon: stay with abc 7 for latest on outages in your area. leon: people all across the region have been told to stay home, but some restaurants are still staying open. alison: stephen tschida has been live at logan circle at one of the busiest spots in the city. how is it looking on this friday night? it sounds like fun. stephen: it's almost like mardi gras out here. it is busy now. the street is pretty much snow covered, but we have some diehard partiers. i have to ask, what brought you out tonight? >> cabin fever. stephen: the snow is about four hours old and you had to get out? >> we are going to be stuck all weekend long. let the par

kevin lewis is live with a look at how the cold and the weather we are encountering is making it tough for people to cope with. kevin? kevin: kevin: some wind gusts are 30 miles per hour. the temperature around 25 degrees fahrenheit. the wind chill is between 10 to 20 degrees fahrenheit. it's a primary factory here. if i was off work, netflix, hot tea, sweat pants would have sounded good. but a lot of people braved the elements to see what d.c. had to offer. 50 people gliding across the ice. we saw couples. family and the mothers with the kids in tow. at the martin luther king memorial. they were inside the granite sculpture. but it had an impact on attendance. >> to be honest a third of the people here this than last year. the cold drew them out to pay tribute to m.l.k. >> i would rather be in hot weather by a pool and a cool drink of the posed to bundling up. every time you go in, it's hot. kevin: i have to find me an assignment to make me to miami. despite the winds no delays at any of the d.c. airports. you are looking at reagan. burr there are whitecaps on the river. gusts are top

kevin lewis joins us with what he has found out about it. kevin: like many crashes this happened fast. the bus driver focused to get personals to downtown bethesda while the woman trying to cross the busy five-lane road. tonight the bus driver is beside himself and the woman is barely alive. >> the rush hour halted near downtown bethesda. police say a ride-on bus turning left to old georgetown road hit a woman walking in or near the crosswalk. the eyewitnesses ran to the firehouse across the street for help. she was found not breathing and unconscious. the crash investigators spent hours snapping photos and spray painting the street. the core question is who had the right of way? >> they are trying to figure out exactly where she was on the roadway. was she in a crosswalk or not in a crosswalk? were the lights functioning correctly. was the indicators functioning correctly? kevin: despite the safety features walkers like eloise don't like crossing the road. >> i'm an active pedestrian. i see careless driving and careless pedestrians every day

kevin lewis, they can't afford to fall on their face like last night. that is for sure. kevin: that is absolutely correct, leon. we are at 495 and connecticut avenue. the scene here akin to a parking lot. cars bumper to bumper. it was all because believe it or not less than one inch of snowfall. stuck in this nightmare of an afternoon commute was brian. >> it was a surprise. i will tell you that. stephen: her husband was also a victim of multi-hour gridlock. >> it was blinding snow and icy conditions. i was white knuckling it the whole way home. kevin: this screen shot of google maps captures the chaos. three dozen wrecks. many cars were hauled to anchor towing in gaithersburg. including this her sids benz coup, and the emergency lights still flashing this afternoon. >> spin-outs. mainly abandoned. people trying to navigate and they couldn't do it. kevin: just got fed up. >> and left. >> keep in mind the original forecast was said to be a light dusting. reporter: today the montgomery county executive said his crews were thorough and proactive to street the roadways. when

that is where montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live with the latest. what do we know, kevin? kevin: hi jonathan. the real important question here is who had the right of way? the males bus driver or the female pedestrian? it was making a lane on old georgetown road heading in the direction of downtown bethesda when it hit the woman who police say was either walking in or very close to the crosswalk. you can see the spray paint markings. the two front markings show where the bus' front tire came to a rest. they found the woman not breathing. her bag was nearby. at last check she is still alive but her condition is critical. the collision reconstruction unit spent three hours processing the scene this morning and it could be days, weeks perhaps even months before they know who was at fault. >> they want to interview as many people as possible. they want to look at the traffic signals and if they were functioning correctly. >> i cross this intersection many times where people turn right on the red light, which is their right if no one was in the crosswalk

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live now with a look at where the promise stands now. what is the word, kevin? kevin: leon, we can't tell you exactly how many streets still were uncleared of 7:00 a.m. i can tell you i spoke to 17 residents on 11 different snow lock streets including burton hill road in kensington. why does everybody have a shovel? the snowplow just came through 88 hours after the snow stopped falling. >> i'm standing before you and saying we would have made a pass in every neighborhood by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. kevin: a bold promise from montgomery county exec ike leggett. plowed down every street by 7:00 a.m. today. >> total letdown. kevin: yet, bridget haynes woke up to see leggett didn't keep his word. her street impassable. >> i have felt trapped. we are going stir crazy. it would be nice to leave the house and do what we do every day. kevin: so the neighbor rob hopped in a pickup, plow attached and did montgomery county's work for free. >> i have parkinson's now so i'm a little bit concerned. when i couldn't get out, the paranoia comes and if

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis has a frustration built in this morning. with a guarantee like that yesterday, every resident who didn't get plowed has every reason to be frustrated. kevin: i agree with you there. while we have no idea how many streets in montgomery county haven't seen a snowplow by 7:00 a.m. i spoke to 17 people that live on 11 different streets today that all say they didn't see a snowplow and they feel ike leggett broke the conference. that includes streets that for 88 hours after snow fell no plow came down. that came around 3:00 today. a plowed truck right behind my photographer. you pan over and you can see it. it has now cleared the street. residents are still irritated. i will show you what the conditions on the road looked like earlier today when we first arrived here. there is a deep slant down a hill which only added to the inability for residents to get out of here for four days after snow fell. we also visited a lockville cul-de-sac where a man who has parkinson's had to use his own red chevy pickup truck to clear out his neigh

kevin lewis explains. newolice are touting a crime-fighting tool called safe cam. residents and businesses register their surveillance camera systems with the police department. then when there is a crime officers checked the database to find a catalog of cameras nearby. >> it will save detectives a lot of time, time that they could be losing working on the case. like a homicide, a river, a robbery, something like that. >> at least four other completes police departments all utilize this program. philadelphia pd says that they have helped effectives sold more than 900 crimes. they even offer residents of to a $3000 tax credit. >> hopefully the majority of the residents will have surveillance systems and crime will go down because of the program and there is a lot more community involvement. >> there is one problem. since launching in july, only five of basic thousand residents have signed up for this program. a is free and easy to do for link to the sign-up page go to our website. the investigation continues into a condo fire that does waste more than 100 people on

kevin lewis has the outrage after one inch of snow paralyzed the area and beyond. there were angry people. i was a dangerous situation. kevin: absolutely. on both of the fronts. we are at 495 and connecticut avenue. the scene last night parking lot status. cars bumper to bumper. like you said, it was all because of less than one inch of snow. unbelievable. the public consensus sure seems to be no local jurisdiction did an adequate job pressing roads before last evening's snowfall. montgomery county alone dispatched 463 emergency calls. just last evening. during a press conference this afternoon, montgomery county leaders patted themselves on the back contending their salt and brine trucks did a thorough and good job. when asked about the maryland state highway administration performance, county executive had this to say. >> we work in cooperation with the state. we are trying to get them to maximize the efforts to the level of montgomery county. i don't think they have quite gotten there but they do a good job. keep in mind they have to cover the entire state. i don

alison: kevin lewis -- actually, we'll get to kevin a minute. because d.c. mayor muriel bowser is approaching the podium now. conference about the situation in d.c. listen in. mayor bowser: good afternoon. muriel bowser, the mayor of washington, d.c. we are coming to give a briefing on the that is descending on the district of columbia. predicted, it started snowing. and it started snowing about in washington, d.c. the snow has been accumulating hours. past several we are still seeing a lot of people on the road and driving. we are reminding everybody a firstou are responders you don't need to be on the roads. we are urging residents and the roads. get off staya safe place and there. we continue to think the true andwill hold this is a 36-hour storm with winds.d dangerous we expect that unless everybody does and acts as they should it could be a dangerous situation. ofexpect two feet at least snow in washington. the snow is coming down wet and heavy, which means that we see trees and power lines down and a loss of power. every measure of precaution this morn

i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you very much. in prince george's county police are investigating the death of a 6-month-old girl. they say she died at the hands of her mother's boyfriend. sadly, this isn't the first time that this has happened in the county in the last two years. brad bell joining us live to explain. very sad. brad: we are told there have been five deaths of children in the last two years at the hands of mothers, boyfriends. we want to show you the man right now the police say is responsible for latest crime. his name is kareem bryant. 23 years old. his official address is in the district. but police say he was living in landover with his girlfriend. staying in the apartment. when he was briefly left alone with 6-month-old ryatt tillman and her twin brothers. still not sure what happened but the police say the child was found to have been killed. blunt force injuries to the head and to the chest. as we said, this has been a problem in particular in prince george's county over the last couple of years. tonight the

in germantown, kevin lewis, abc 7 news. president obama will make his last and final state of the union address tuesday night. in a preview of the speech, he promises to focus on a grand vision for america and will avoid policy-heavy topics. of 24 guests will be sitting your the first lady to symbolize mr. obama's presidency, one of them a former homeless veteran from las vegas and an empty seat next to the first lady to symbolize victims of gun violence. president obama obama has 11 months left in his term. to powerball, wednesdays jackpot is the world's largest billion. as we have full did before, you have a better chance of being struck by lightning than winning. what happens if you have been hit by lightning, do you play? people are well aware it's extremely unlikely to win the powerball jackpot, but some people are more hopeful than others having experienced extremely unlikely offense happening -- extremely unlikely events happening. you have a much better chance of getting hit by lightning, about one in 700,000, than

i'm kevin lewis, back to you. jonathan: thank you. michelle: despite the blizzard conditions, we are experiencing right now the march for life. went on as planned. thousands of demonstrators from across the nation came out to the national mall to march. organizers of the pro-life event said bad weather wouldn't stop them from marching. some demonstrators we spoke to said they had plans leaving town as soon as the march ended in order to beat the storm. jonathan: if you haven't peeked outside, this is not the time to head out. you heard the warnings in the past few days. getting out on the road now if somebody happens you have nobody to blame but yourself. it is a mess. michelle: these are the live traffic cameras. you are getting a look at a few drivers out there. hopefully they are heading to the destination where they plan to ride out the storm. you can see all the roads covered. we have heard from the agencies talking about how they'll be out in full force but this is an extremely difficult task for them to attack all the roadways

records show the home is owned by kevin lewis clanton and maria 'f' clanton. they've owned the house since 1993. 22- year- old daron clanton is at the henderson detention center and is facing an open murder charge./// ((denise valdez)) > a district judge granted a preliminary injunction... that will stop the roll out of nevada's new education savings accounts. the program allows parents to claim more than 5- thousand- dollars in state per- pupil school funds every year... to use it for education expenses. the injunction orders the state treasurer to stop the program's implementation. .. just weeks before money was expected to be handed out to parents. opponents say the program diverts money from public schools and could go against the state constitution./// ((dave courvoisier)) > clear skies today... tedd will the sunny days stick around this week? >count on it, dave. not as stormy this week, but it will certainly be chilly by morning. we'll take a look at your overnight lows neighborhood by ((dave courvoisier)) > the holidays may be over... but that isn't sto

but records show the home is owned by kevin lewis clanton and maria "f" clanton since 19-93. the 22-year-old suspect is at the henderson detention center and is facing an open murder charge. ((karen castro)) the deadly shooting marks the first homicide of 20-16 in henderson's jurisdiction. reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. the first homicide of 20-16 in henderson's jurisdiction. reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. ((dave courvoisier)) > it was a deadly weekend on our roads... in all... seven people were killed in crashes. the most recent one happened near losee and carey sunday afternoon. north las vegas police say the driver was speeding before he lost control and fell 27-feet off an overpass. 52 year old rocky dean of las vegas and his passenger, 58 year old belinda west of north las vegas died. to determine if alcohol was a factor in the crash./// ((dave courvoisier)) > in a separate crash saturday morning... a woman was killed when a r-t-c bus crashed into a bus stop. the coroner has identified the woman as 39-year-old jooyoung do. 8 news now reporter patric

records show the home is owned by kevin lewis clanton and maria 'f' clanton. they've owned the house since 1993. this is the city's first homicide investigation of the new year./// tonight... we're learning more about an accident by a bus stop that left a woman dead on saturday. she saw: ((sharaine lanier / witness: "i actually saw the bus coming down and it looked like it was going pretty fast, like try to come to a halt, and it completely knocked the whole bus stop over. // i saw the lady, like fly up, like over the bus." )) lanier tells us she was at the wild wild west across the street from the bus stop near tropicana and dean martin drive when it happened. 39 year-old jooyoung do was killed. we've learned do was a researcher for a university in south korea and was in town for c-e-s. 22 year-old jamal nichols was driving the r-t-c bus when it drove up on the sidewalk. sharaine says do wasn't able to avoid the bus: (( sharaine lanier / witness: "she was sitting down and next thing you know she saw the bus and she got up to look and it was -- it's like she g

kevin lewis has more. there looks like there is work to be done behind you. kevin: despite having 800 plows on the roadway, montgomery county left residents stranded. take a look at the snow. the cabin fever is starting to set in. stranded for more than three days. they are freeing themselves from this. >> they haven't been touched. >> on the website it says all the street have one pass. there is no passes in there here. >> this cul-de-sac are waiting for the snowplow. bob who lives in this home is less than pleaseed. nothing has happened. >> a plow later arrives but then got stuck in the snow. >> this map shows which streets have and have not been plowed. >> we will have made a pass in every neighborhood by 7:00 a.m. how many jurisdictions can make that claim? kevin: call 311 tomorrow if you haven't had a street plowed. alison: it feels so warm outside. doug: with this air mass, if we weren't snow-covered we would have been in 60 degrees. that help us. we doesn't want it in 60's or 70's. it would make the snow melt too fast. this is a time lapse from damascus

kevin lewis, abc7 news. leon: so sad. that mirrors a fire that killed four children and their grand parents one year ago today in annapolis. in that case, the electrical problem set a dried out christmas tree on fire. home was engulfed in flames in a matter of minutes. tonight the sister of the owner plans to speak to the legislature of the importance of home sprinklers. he with hear from her tonight. alison: the search is on for a hit-and-run garage truck driver blamed for a crash here in beltway. brianne carter is joining us from the scene. what are we learning about the victim and the vehicle that fled the scene? >> we know that the police are looking for a track trash involved. the driver may not have known he was involved. the police are identifying the victim. we understand that according to police, the woman was coming here. this is way down the way on the beltway to the pennsylvania avenue. that is when according to police they believe that her truck came in contact with the track truck. the truck lost control and

kevin lewis is live in capital heights with the numbers from prince george's county. kevin? kevin: hi michelle. this is what prince george's county public school sent us. 137-page document highlighting all radon testing ever completed. every test took place between 1988 and 1996. that is crucial to remember. our review found 30 school buildings were above the e.p.a. standard of the four picocuries purr liter. it makes no mention of remediation ever taking place. that is troubling for parents because the e.p.a. says radon is the second leading cause overlapping cancer in the u.s. some schools with the highest level of radon in prince george's county when tested including the brooks elementary school in capitol heights with a classroom register at 15.1. that is nearly four times the e.p.a. standard. district heights elementary school had levels as high as 16.5. a hallway at carmondy hill elementary school registered 47.4. that is 12 times the e.p.a. threshold. avalon elementary school in fort washington in 1990 recorded a radon level of 109. 27 times what the e.p.a. considers

we are live in front of the white house, kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: a welt, day, often times foggy start to the weekend. the abc7 photojournalist marty captured beautiful images today. you can see the famed georgetown spires barely visible from across the river. will it clear out for the weekend? our chief meteorologist doug hill is here with the forecast. doug: this looks like it has to wait until sunday to clear out at all. the pictures from marty are darker. up thes of clouds and drizzle. the temperatures haven't budged. a live look now at the national harbor. the same images. stuck with us a light easterly wind that is keeping the low levels of the atmosphere saturated. close to 100% humidity. low 40's everywhere you look. we are talking at the elevation above 1,500 feet. freezing rain is a pocket, too. overnight most of the area is cloudy and cool. patchy fog. we may see scattered showers. we are tracking those on doppler radar. over interstate 81. few and far between right now. most of the areas, we are talking over morgan county, west v

as montgomery county reporter kevin lewis shows us, the decision will led the agent keep his federal job and his gun. >> the f.b.i. agent said he was acting in self-defense in a domestic altercation. a jury found him guilty of second-degree assault. but today a judge waved all jail time. he could have received ten years in prison. >> i don't think he learned his lesson. he got away free. >> the victim says the agent was so violent that he broke the teen's wrist and caused a kidney to bleed. today in court he apologized to assess for what he referred to as a shove. >> no jail time for assault. >> if they see the case and how it turned out they might think they have a chance to go to court. >> by avoiding any jail time, he will be able to keep the f.b.i. service weapon. that is crucial because he needs it to perform his job. he had no interest talking to the media. >> new developments in the freddie gray case. officer william porter will not be forced to testify in the trial of the three other officers. officer porter was the first officer to go on trial. his trial ended in a mistrial

but for now, live in olney, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you for that. michelle: sam ford will let us know how the schools are getting ready. sam: we're in the r.f.k. parking lot. we are starting out with the school situation in d.c. ten schools opened up for families that needed a hot meal. people came and received a lunch of spaghetti, meatballs and broccoli. tomorrow the schools will reopen. nay repeated the need for neighbors near a school to clear the sidewalk. we looked at the elementary school in northeast. the only place no path was cleared along the school parking lot. presumably the city will have that taken care of by tomorrow morning. for how students in the city feel about going back to school tomorrow, well, we found that the views were mixed. >> i em ready. >> you are happy about it? >> no, but yeah. >> my shoes messed up. >> if it's not too slushy i might go to school tomorrow. >> i don't want to go to school tomorrow. >> this is on tape. sam: those werestudents from dunbar and coolidge high schools. now, the school system issued a statem

kevin lewis broke the story for us. what have you found out this time? kevin: the numbers are higher. this has every test they have completed and the main issue is it detected high levels of radon decades ago at a number of schools including this one. but for some reason never fixed the problem. leaf through the document and you will find 30 prince county public schools with potentially deadly amounts of radon. no level should be above four but there are levels of 1.4. carmondy hill had a 47.4. avalon in fort washington landed 109. that is 27 times the e.p.a. threshold. >> i know the dangers. kevin: she had two granddaughters in prince george's county and want to know why the school leaders didn't get rid of the radon discovered now more than 20 years ago. >> that is dangerous. a dangerous level. it would scare me. for my health. i know definitely for the kids. not a good thing. kevin: ironically today county executive sent this e-mail to residents to urge them to have homes tested for radon. after all according to the e.p.a. radon is the second leading c

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis explains. are -- kevin: the police are touting a crime-fighting tool called "safe cam." businesses and residents register surveillance system with the police department. when there is a crime officers check data base to find catalog of the cameras nearby. >> it daves them a lot of time. kevin: they join four other police departments across the u.s. in california, kansas, louisiana, pennsylvania. all utilize the safe cam program. philadelphia p.d. says safecam have helped detectives solve 900 crimes. they even offer a tax credit. >> hopefully the crime goes down because of the program and there is more community involvement with the police department and deterring crime. kevin: the problem is only five signed up. it's free and easy to do. for a link to the sign-up page go to wjla.com. leon: tonight. >> looked like a movie. leon: a vehicle goes airborne and a woman dies. >> i have never seen it before and i don't want to see it again. >> what they learned about the man that caused the pileup. dra

we're live in southwest, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. alison: you mentioned the wind. it's thought to have played a home today in a huge falling tree. we look at the damage. >> the wind was howling when it happened. after 5:00 a.m. this morning. two generations in bed. upstairs, sound asleep. >> my whole kitchen was gone. >> when you see it on the news, you don't think it will happen to you. but it can. >> a big tree falling from the small valley behind the family home. crashing into their kitchen area. >> they got through this unscathed as a matter of good luck and good timing. look at this. the tree fell in the eating area on top of the baby's booster seat. >> i am heart broken. look at my house. >> today the only good news is nobody was injured. insurance has already started the process of rebuilding. in clinton, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: okay, brad. thank you. stay connected to the weather team. any time of the day through the text alerts or follow doug and the weather team on facebook and twitter. doug and steve rudin will be back with a closer look at the wee

live in northwest, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: good resolution there. people hope that the personal security cameras will help them fight crime. mayor bowser signed a rebate bill. approved unanimously by the council last week. d.c. residents, religious institutions and businesses that installed security cameras are all eligible for the rebate. supports say the program will deter crime and provide a tool for police if a crime does occur. >> they don't want to be locked in the neighborhoods. they want to go to the businesses. we have to have tools across the spectrum. alison: property owners can receive $200 per camera and $500 maximum for the private residences. the rebates are exempt from d.c. income tax. one d.c. resident security camera is helping police fight back against crime. take a look at the security video here. this shows a person of interest in a violent robbery that happened wednesday night on spring road in northwest. now anyone with information should call police or call crimestoppers. [bell rings] leon: another big story we are following

live in silver spring, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. leon: all right. thank you. alison: bright and beautiful sunshine out there. it's pretty warm. but we are hearing that maybe tomorrow we'll see more snow. did you hear this? leon: hopefully that is not what we are going to get. we are just praying for rain. that is what we want here. let's see what steve rudin in the stormwatch7 weather center has to say about that. steve: it doesn't look major. mainly showers with rain showers tomorrow and in the evening. 39 in centreville. waldorf at 34. widen the view out. everyone is above freezing. the exception is frederick and hagerstown. both around 30 to 31 degrees. be on the lookout for the slick roadways up there. satellite and radars clouds increase from south and west. clouds overspread the area in the overnight. we could have area of dense fog in the morning. fresh snow pack. be careful out there with a slick roadways also. the hour-by-hour forecast. the sun will set in 14 minutes. 5:21. nighttime lows above freezing at 33 to 34 degrees. looking ahead for the day t

..replenishing the staff.vance joseph left last week as defensive backs coach....marvin lewis reached out to kevin coyle, who he knows well. coyle coached the secondary here for 11 years before leaving for miami. now he's coming back. plenty of experience with the latest hires. jacob burney will work the defensive line. he has 21 years in the pros. he replaces jay hayes who went to tampa bay.and bill lazor who was offensive coordinator for the dolphins comes here to work with quarterbacks. he takes over for ken zampese who moves up to offensive coordinator. the philadelphia eagles have a new head coach and they also reached into the past. they've hired doug pederson who used to coach donovan mcnab in philly. in college basketball, the xavier musketeers have moved ever....posting at number five in the last associated press poll. the muskies are 16 and one and chris mack wants his players to keep their eye on the challenge ahead and not all the publicity a lot is going to matter tuesday night...the georgetown hoyas are in town to play at xavier. and here's the nation's top five this week....this is

cut-in-the-hill 3 bengals head coach marvin lewis is hard at work filling vacancies on his staff.one of the new hires is a familiar face for bengals nation. kevin coyle is now the defensive backs coach. coyle was a member of the bengals staff for 11 years before leaving in 2012 to become the miami dolphins defensive coordinator. his dolphins defense was top 10 in fewest points allowed for 2 seasons. the bengals is also adding jacob burney as their defensive line coach.and bill lazor is the bengals new quarterbacks coach.. replacing ken zampese who took over as 3 there was some star power at the oak hills sports stag last night.the hit king, pete rose, was the featured speaker at the event.. which was held at the woodlands.and i joined in on the fun.. as emcee of the event.the hit king even *begged* me for a selfie.. so i gave in. all the money raised 3 last night goes towards the oak hills athletic department. 3 banning a presidential candidate.we'll tell you why the british parliament is trending this morning. heartbreak is helping the homeless.we'll tell you why dozens of people are 3 michigan's governor will speech today -- amid growing ange

kevin hart and ice ic duo. they are fantastic. they are like the martin and lewis, abbott and costello. >> lauer and roker. >> ben and jerry. all that. we look forward to talking to them about "ride along 2" but first let's go inside. ones in for natalie with the headlines. sheinelle. >> iran has released ten navy sailors one day after they were the persian gulf. u.s. officials say the americans were aboard two patrol boatted into iranian waters. they were allowed to leave iran this morning aboard their own boats and appear to be unharmed. the incident comes days controversial nuclear dole between the u.s. and iran goes into effect. >>> in his final state of the union address president obama looked towards the future,oreign policy and weighed in on politics in this country. our national correspondent peter >> reporter: hi, sheinelle, good morning. a lot like a campaign speech for the president, confident and upbeat and framed the progress he believes he's made over seven years.y he'll hit the road laying out his goals going forward. the state of the union was the f