kevin lewis, abc 7 news. also developing tonight, in prince william county, a loss prevention officer is dead. , and the mantabbed who stabbed him is pictured on our screen. outside of the burlington coat factory at potomac mills mall. anna-lysa gayle is live in woodbridge with the man who was killed and the man accused of stabbing him. q, the burlington coat factory closed early because of the deadly stabbing. the police believe the shoplifting and now murder suspect ran in that direction after stabbing the loss prevention employee. tonight they need the public's help to find him. a line of officers scoured a nearby parking lot for a murder responded to the burlington coat factory at potomac mills mall at about 2:30 saturday afternoon, where they found larry drumgole suffering from a stab wound. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. part of the loss prevention team, they say that larry employeeand another try to stop a man they saw shoplifting in the store. he has been identified as jamel kingsburg. thehey

kevin lewis, abc 7 news. q: kevin, thank you very much. here is a live look outside.if you have not been outside come it is chilly, but pleasant. josh is tracking the forecast. q: new tonight in the war on terror, a new york man who repeatedly tried to join isis by reteam lee traveling to the philippines. philippines. he was arrested on an unrelated charge. he said he was going to leave the country and come back with an army, "islam is coming." stars with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. he said he was prepared to strap a bomb to himself to sacrifice his life for jihad. all right, switching gears now, a chilly day outside. josh: fighting back a bit from old man winter. not over just yet. the warmer weather is notoo far down the line in the forecast, but we have a very cold night before we feel like spring. outside in frederick, clear skies. that will be the big thing for area, thet of the lack of cloud cover, the dry air, and the fact that the brees will lighten up. that will allow the temperatures to work their way into the

i'm kevin lewis reporting, abc7 news. michelle: happening now, metro closed the s-street entrance at the judiciary square station until 8:30. it's a security precaution while president trump attends an event at the national building museum. >> you see a lot of different things at wal-mart but you don't see this every day. no. that is a horse. a houston man found his way turning heads at wal-mart. keep watching. yep. he is riding to horse through the store. he said the odd decision came at the spur of the moment after riding his friend to wal-mart. i don't understand. the company was not immused and called it -- not amused and called at it stunt. the cowboy said he wanted to make people smile. >> he wasn't trying to hurt nobody or do anything destructive. you only >> wal-mart on a horse. jonathan: the houston humane society condemning the odd ride. the customers seemed shocked more than anything else watching a guy ride a horse through wal-mart. michelle: this is texas. jonathan: ongoing. if you get online and you see craz

kevin lewis is in the middle of the reward -- is in the middle of durwood, where the plows are loadingin: this is one of the largest salt farms on the east coast. the snow is coming down nice and steady and this puddle is now slushy. our crew car is covered with snow, even the license plate covered while we have been parked. salt spreaders are on roadways in montgomery county. get harder than further to the south, chevy chase, kensington, things of that nature. and one week from today, monday, march 20, the first day of spring. how is that for a laugh? kevin lewis, abc 7 news. steve: all right, here we go. we are in the heart of the storm in terms of when we expect the heaviest snow overnight. the threat midnight through 6:00 a.m. will be critical. doug: not only for snow and sleet, but what happens as we go through time, we go from a high impact until 6 a.m., and then towards 9:00 a.m. we start to scale down. the closer you get to pennsylvania, the bigger the story. look how widespread this winter storm warning is, from the west in virginia come all the way to maine. and the blizzard

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis joining us with why this crime is becoming a much more disturbing trend. it seems to be nationwide, too, kevin. kevin: yeah. the a.t.f. released a report on the spike in this type of crime. the report says it are looking at as to the reason the numbers are up. the latest statistic is the united gun shop in rockville. 3:48 a.m. that is when the police say the security first reported the burglary at the united gun shop in rockville. the montgomery county 911 center dispatchers put out the priority call at 3:50 with the first officer arriving on scene at 3:56. eight minutes. a quick response. but not fast enough for these crooks that were in and out in a fraction of that time. the a.t.f. special agent says since 2012, burglaries and robberies of the licensed gun shoppes have increased by 52% nationwide. last year alone criminals managed to steal more than 7800 firearms from gun stores. georgia, texas, florida had the highest numbers but our region is they targeted 23 stores in virginia and seven in maryland. >> they were not looking to simply add firea

i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. michelle: thank you. it will likely be the endof the cherry blossoms fare in the cold weather. the snow can hurt the buds but temperatures temperatures in the 20's or lower can do far more damage. peak bloom has been pushed back. in the worst case scenario there could be no bloom at all. jonathan: this is the time that doug gets very busy with like tweets. phone messages. michelle: facebook life. >> how many inches are we getting in our neighborhood? doug: a lot of neighborhood questions. we do the best we can. we will take time on the snowfall map. michelle: we just got a closing. loudoun county. doug: there will be more, i bet. we show you the whole area because it will be different in other areas. this has a rain snow line it could be close to metro washington. le's get started with the coverage. steve rudin will join us from the weather center in a minute. in the pink areas, d.c. north and west winter storm warnings, the winter weather advisories to the south and east of town. the alignment or the num

kevin lewis is live with a story you will see only on 7 tonight. kevin: 18-year-old angelo jackson admits to have a checkered past but vows he did not commit the murders. today he told me he has never been to the wheaton mall. >> i didn't know what i was getting in trouble for. they showed me a picture of some kid. they are like it's you. i was like you're trying to frame me! >> tasting freedom. in january, the montgomery county police charge the teen with killing two men inside the wheaton mall. he spent two months in jail. prosecutors citing insufficient evidenc video and dropped the spire case. >> were you afraid you would be convicted on two counts of murder? >> i was. i ain't going to lie. when i was in there, i thought i'd be gone for the second day in there. i thought they are going to have me in for something i didn't do. >> to this day he asserts he was recording rap music in georgetown at the time of the killings. the fact remains the true killer is at large. >> i'm home and this is a blessing. i shouldn't have been in there. i was in ther

kevin lewis has more on the video and the search for the thieves. kevin? kevin: the gun shop has bars on its own window. there is a security sticker on the same window. there are outdoor cameras, too. but that was not enough. police telling us the two criminals came very well prepared. armed with crowbars and large black bag, two men stormed the united gun shop in rockville. they shattered the glass display cases, filling the bags with 24 handguns. one crook took seven long guns off the wall. they were in and out in less than 90 seconds. >> it's concerning. we have guns unaccounted for. kevin: montgomery c police paired with the a.t.f. which today had a team of agents on scene, as they repaired the mangled front door. investigators say the brazen burglars fled in this light colored car barely missing the first responding officer. >> i can't believe they would get away with this. kevin: in total they stole 31 fire arms from the gun shoppe worth tens of thousands of dollars. today the owner here did not want to speak with the media. we are live in rockville,

only on 7, montgomery county reporter kevin lewis explains what went wrong. kevin? kevin: michelle, a number of the employees are now having trouble filing taxes online. why? because someone already has. the staff at the asbury methodist village in gaithersburg victim of identity theft. last month they sent sophisticated e-mail to the non-profit agency central finance department requesting w2 an employee replied with all 2016 tax documents for the company retirement centers in maryland, pennsylvania, oklahoma. in total around 3,000 employees impacted. their social security numbers made public. >> we are looking at everyone, including the c.e.o. kevin: and yourself? >> indeed. kevin: the v.p. of h.r. is working closely with them and they have given access to the fraud counselors and up to $1 million in identity theft insurance available to all 3,000 employees affected. this impacted the employees only. no resident information was compromised here. so far 25% of the victims have signed up for credit monitoring. management hopes that number will continue to grow. at th

in potomac, kevin lewis, now back to you. larry: thanks, kevin.e francis marked ash wednesday with a prayer and procession between two churches on one of ancient rome's seven hills. he then distributed ashes to the faithful at st. sabina's basilica a ritual in the catholic church to serve as a rae minder of our mortality. ash wednesday begins the annual lenten period of reflection in preparation for easter. >> remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return. larry: for the fifth straight year the historic episcopal christ church offered ashes on the go outside the king street metro station, a chance for people in the midst of busy lives to observe the ash wednesday tradition. alison: now to new information regarding the accident during a mardi gras parade. three middle schoolers are still in the hospital after that s.u.v. plowed into a marching band yesterday in alabama. police say the driver accidently accelerated into a middle school band, sending 12 to the hospital. nine of them have now been released. larry: some arlington parents have

kevin lewis tells us why it's raising more concerns about safety at a local mall. kevin: police say employees at the westfield wheaton macy's store caught someone stealing jewelry, clothing and perfume. when three loss prevention officers tried to cuff the 25-year-old he allegedly put one in a choke hold and then tackled another to the the employee rushed to the hospital bliding and unconscious. two days later macy's employees at the montgomery mall in bethesda caught him shop liting again. but this time the police caught him. aspen hill resident says wheaton is turning dangerous. last sumer a girl was molested at the target store. in january two men were murdered in front of hollister. >> the homicide that just happened i feel unsafe around here. >> he says he beat the macy's employee because he didn't feel like going to jail. the man is out on bond awaiting trial. kevin lewis, abc7 news. back to consumer alert. another shakeup at uber. the company president quit after six months on the job. jeff jones was uber second in command. he decided to leave after uber anno

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is in rockville where the debate for more security funding is now rockville is one of the centers targeted overnight. the bomb threat came by e-mail. they admit they need montgomery county help but some residents are calling into question the separation of church and state. >> montgomery county pondering handing the jewish center $225,000. >> like a genie out of the bottle. >> they explain the money would blanket the 57,000-acre campus in rockville with more security cameras. the upper campus would have remote controlled locks and cameras it every door. jewish advocate underscores that the local jewish centers received three bomb threats this year alone. >> this is not something that you evacuated or held in classrooms. >> still online, some question the legality of using public funds for religious organizations. while others accused the county exec ike leggett of pandering. they assert the move is altruistic necessity. >> i understand that people wish we didn't have to spend taxpayers dollars. i, too, wish we didn't have to spend. it a choice t

i'm kevin lewis. we will explain still ahead.larry: plus our coach of the week is a true champion outside the ring to local boxers. robert burton introduces us to barry hunter later in sports. >> the countdown to first pitch brought to you by -- larry: we have had all had the experience driving and a pebble pops up and hit the windshield. don't believe they were stirred up road debris. kevin lewis is live in mobiletrak7 as several rocks were hit on i-270 near cloper road. >> it was around this time yesterday when the cars started to get pummeled along this stretch of i-270. the police say it was likely meant to be a prank but nevertheless, misguided. rush hour traffic often involves loud voices. but four vehicles driving north on i-270 tuesday heard a bang. >> originally the call came in as a possible multi-vehicle collision. >> the maryland state police discovered the male teenagers chucked the large stones at the passing cars. some with children inside. canvass it with the suspect. it yielded negative results. they still at lar

kevin lewis is live with more. kevin?money would be put to use at places including here at the pender j.c.c. in rockville which received the second bomb threat of the year last night. this time it came by e-mail. >> must stop now. kevin: on friday, executive ike leggett penalled $225,000 to -- pld bolster security at the jewish centers. today they introduced the measure. >> i would be shocked if the council did not approve the request. kevin: council president says taxpayer funding would add security cameras to the 57-acre charles smith campus in rockville. at the bender j.c.c., crews would provide bulletproof film over the day care windows. at the upper campus, the video camera and the remote controlled lock is added to every door. jewish advocate says the grant funding is a sad reality. >> we will not let them take us down. >> a public hearing april 4 with the council vote to follow. jonathan: doug joins us now. we nee coming in. is it enough to turn things green? no. back to sunny and breezy weather. we have breezes fo

kevin lewis is live with the messages of love. kevin? kevin: it was refreshing to see so many people from a variety of backgrounds stand together in harmony. today's event took place at the vendor j.c.c. sign of the times as a security car is parked outside the front door. leaders from a globe full of faith stood on the rockville stage in a war against hate. >> hatred is evil itself. the difference is what allows evil to be strong and gives it power. >> so far this year, more than 100 jewish centers are targeted. including the bender j.c.c. and the charles e. smith upper >> we are proud of the diversity in the county. >> ike leggett penalled money to improve security and lighting at the jewish center. ben cardin said he has been in close contact with the f.b.i. >> we will put special attention to any hate crime in the community. we will find the people and we will keep the community safe. >> there has been a report that an arrest has been made. of an individual from missouri. >> moments later news that police in missouri caught a man all

paul ryan but let's get to kevin lewis for the latest. kevin: earlier today, white house press secretary sean spicer told reporters if the bill failed today the president would be done and move on to other priorities, effectively leaving obamacare in place. was he calling congress' bluff or did he mean what he said? in trump's 1987 book he wrote "the worst thing you can possibly do in a deal seem desperate to make it." but it doesn't look good for president, especially on the heels of the so-called muslim been a. this healthcare bill was meant to go to vote yesterday but it was postponed until 3:30 this afternoon. when 3:30 rolled around the bill was withdrawn. in my body. >> it's one of the worst bills i have ever seen. kevin: so far president trump has not issued any statements or tweets. we will let you know as soon as he does. michelle: thank you. a win for the trump administration in a federal courtroom in alexandria this morning. that is where a judge denied a request by a muslim civil rights group to block the president's revised tr

kevin lewis has more. kevin: it was a funny sight to see.y two dozen reporters and the photographers huddle around the u.s. senator on a moving metro rail ta platform and us later gripping the handrails on the moving train asking him a myriad of questions on fare increases. metro doesn't like them but they have to make the numbers work. on the 13% cut to transportation. kaine was taken back. it could starve the transit system of the oxygen it needs. one benefit of serving the metro area. every congressional office has the staff members that use the system to get two and from work. metro says 40% of the peak hour riders are federal employees. he plan to take the discussion to paul wiedefeld to capitol hill where he will try to sway the budget and the appropriation committees to do their be to -- minimize cut to transit system to washington and the u.s. >> right out of the gate. you probably have as much right after being elected. i was discouraged that the opening budget documented suggested a step back to do infrastructure down the road. kev

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live where the mother of a murder victim is fighting to close the loophole. kevin: it was june 2015 when donald bricker jr. murdered his ex-girlfriend. today the victim's mother drove to annapolis to tell elected officials if nothing changes more people will be killed. he was a convicted felon and he was ba firearms in stores. a legal loophole allowed the resident to order replica antique black powder pistol online. on the same day the weapon arrived in the mail he met his estranged girlfriend in the germantown target parking lot. you can see she runs before he pulled the trigger twice before fleeing in the white pickup truck. >> please, close this internet gun purchase loophole. >> go online and watch the video and tell me the gun should not be regulated. the prosecutors assert -- >> i shot her. >> seen her confessing to the premeditated execution style murder was aware of the legal gap and used it t advantage. >> i cannot find the words to explain the nightmares, the sleepless nights. the flashbacks that have overcome me. >> they will now deci

kevin lewis was there as well. what are they saying today, kevin? kevin: well, q, the overall message was one of solidarity. nevertheless, the bender j.c.c. which hosted today's event has heavy security, including the black metal gate and fence used to keep vehicles getting too close to the building. >> this has been hardest on the kids. leaders denounced the hundred recent threats against jewish centers nationwide. including one on monday at the charles e. smith upper day school in rockville. >> students who sat down to study the ancient text of the tradition and others who are learning about gene therapy in the high school genetics class received an emotional shock that someone wanted to blow up their school. >> you must stoop now. kevin: montgomery county exec ike leggett offered funds to improve lighting, and security cameras at jewish centers. u.s. senator ben cardin confirmed he has been in close contact with the f.b.i. >> we won't let hate prevail. kevin: today a similar event across the potomac in fairfax county. >> today is jews. yesterday,

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is following the story in he almost got away with it. kevin: sure did but it was thwarted by the fast-acting patrol officers who didn't shut it off as a false burglary alarm but rather the real deal. >> i can't imagine they have that much in their whole store. kevin: st. patrick's day night at a sears in white oak nearly presented daniel grant with a handsome pot of gold. police say the 34-year-old entered the one story department store and hid from employees. after the store closed, grant allegedly used a hammer he had grabbed from the hardware section and smashed open jewelry cases. his total loot a whopping $830,000. >> sears has that much jewelry? okay. is that the question? kevin: you're surprised? >> absolutely! >> $800,000. kevin: gra silent alarm. patrol officers caught the silver spring resident as he ran out the front door wearing all black clothing. gloves and a sky mask. >> he put some thought into. if he had done that much in a little investment or something honest, maybe the return wouldn't have been as much but he wouldn't

kevin lewis joins us live with what he has learned. kevin? >> the a.t. in baltimore and d.c. which could lead to more mileage. as brazen as the crimes are, the a.t.f. says they are on the rise. since 2012, burglaries and robberies of the silenced gun shop increased 52% nationwide. last year alone criminals managed to steal 7,800 firearms from gun stores. georgia, texas, florida had the highest numbers. our region isn't immune. last year criminals hit 23 stores in virginia and seven stores in maryland. the latest statistic, gun shop in rockville hit by two burglars. they recorded the burglary alarm to the montgomery county 911 center at 3:48 a.m. dispatchers put out the priority call as 3:50 with the first officer scene at 3:56. eight minutes, a quick response. but not fast enough for the crooks who were in and out in a fraction of that time. >> it's obvious that the criminals in this particular case were not looking to simply add firearms to their personal collections. these guns are destined to wind up on the street of baltimore and d.c. traded for narcotics or sold for a pr

kevin lewis has reaction. kevin?evin: this is grabbing people's attention, especially in the heavy hispanic communities such as here in wheaton. according to the attorney general sessions 80% of americans believe cities that arrest undocumented immigrants should be required to turn them over to i.c.e. but the fact is many, including new york, los angeles don't. sessions highlighted a number of cases where the u.s. jails did not cooperate with i.c.e. releasing an commit a violent crime. maryland lawmakers are trying to push a bel through the statehouse which would maryland as a sanctuary state. governor hogan vowed to veto it. but if it doesn't hold, maryland could lose an enormous amount of federal funding. >> i strongly urge our nation states and cities and counties to consider carefully the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce the immigration laws. >> they should be reporting things like that. we want law and order. we don't want some person that does stuff. right now we are trying to sort t

kevin lewis is back on the story today. this is part of a troubling nationwide trend we come to find out. kevin: certainly. the a.t.f. just finished putting together a detailed report last month about the increase. the reason varies depending on the part of the country you live in. in the charlotte area, the a.t.f. has seen an uptick in gangs breaking in to gun stores to add to their weapon arsenal. and then nationwide we have graphics to show you here. since 2012 the a.t.f. says burglaries and the robberies of the license gun shop increase by last year criminals stole 7800 fire arms from gun stores. georgia, texas, florida had the highest numbers but our region is not immune. last year they hit 23 stores in virginia and seven stores in maryland. as of this hour, montgomery county police still looking for two burglars who broke in the united gun shop early yesterday morning taking 24 handguns and seven long guns. they were in and out of the store in 80 seconds. >> there are organized gangs looking to acquire it for themselve

we are live in georgetown, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: kevin, thank you. maryland state pol speeding corvette changing lanes on i-270 crashed last night, killing two men in the car. it happened just before 10:00 p.m. in the northbound lanes near baker valley road. police say the corvette clipped a slower car and then lost control. crashing through a guardrail. and striking several trees. the driver and passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. q: it was a chaotic scene. a man shoots two of his brothers and sets a town home on fire in herndon. then in a standoff the officer fired his gun. the fairfax county police named him today as lance guckenberger. this is the third time that officer has been involved in a shooting incident since joining the department 16 years ago. he was cleared of wrongdoing in the previous incidents. january's shooting of mohammad azim doudzai remains under investigation. police say doudzai was armed with a knife and stopping officers from reaching a burning home. officer guckenberger is a member of the fairfax county special ope

montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live in georgetown with how it all went down today. kevin? kevin: hi, alison. vigilant officers and technology led to a quick capture this morning. i can tell you one of the men's alleged targets, this child care center in georgetown where his young son attended. abc7 was on the scene as police placed him in handcuffs. 9:45 a.m., sources say a disturbed father threatened to harm his wife, 3-year-old son and a montgomery county circuit court judge. the same sources say the man also claimed he was going to drive a vehicle filled with propane tanks and then blow up two buildings. the m.s.l. international child care center in georgetown where his son attended. plus the 51 monroe building in downtown rockville where montgomery county's child support offices are housed. police scoured the area. later cornering the man along falls road near i-270 in rockville. traffic was blocked for hours as a remote controlled bomb squad robot made its way to the man's black v.w. sedan. opening doors and scanning the underbelly. a technician then removed ite

for more on that and then't cooing coverage send it over to kevin lewis in gaithersburg. : hey, josh. sunny skies have given ways to the overcast skies in gaithersburg. we are at the lowe's which has done a lot of good business today. this is a makeshift aisle of the winter time staples. they have put it in the back storage room and they have had to drag it out. this man here, got two shovels in hand. getting ready for the winter weather co we have the windshield wiper fluid, logs for the fire. they had a number of sold bags down here but those have been sold out. for the snowplows. 55 sold today alone. that is more than the last two months combined. >> the big item is the ice melt. followed by snow shovel. space heaters, things of that nature to get you, to keep you warm and ready, especially with a little mini snowmageddon pending. >> across montgomery county, 400 salt spreaders and snowplow trucks mobilized, ready to tackle whatever is coming our way. we are live in gaithersburg, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. larry: thanks. once the storm starts share your picture and vid

live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. crews at reagan working hard to clear the runways. look at the slush. this is quite the job to get it clear and quite the challenge to get in and out of the airports. richard reeve, things are moving again but a domino effect in the last 24 hours? richard: a lot of work. there are some cancellations. let's take you ins forced hundreds of cancellation and delays at reagan and dulles airports. 220 cancellations at reagan. 159 at dulles. airports like chicago o'hare and boston logan had 300 to 400 cancellations. that had a ripple effect. most of the major runways at the airports are good to go but airlines are trying to catch up and get flights back in the air. if you are heading north, prepare for delays. south? not so much. >> catch a flight from reagan airport. new york. >> the flight is on time. it's in the air right now. everything is looking good. >> so even though some may be getting on the flights there are still a lot of cancellations. it's well advised that you check with the a

in annapolis, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news.berly: tonight we know why the statue of liberty went dark for an hour last night casting a ghostly image on new york harbor. the national park service says a light controller wasn't properly reset after someone changed out faulty equipment. more outages are expected in coming weeks when a new emergency jonathan: it looks like we have to wait longer to see the famed cherry blossoms at the national mall in all their glory. they are beautiful. the national park service is pushing back the expected peak bloom to march 19-22. it was forecast to start as soon as next tuesday but the coming cold snap the reason for this delay. kimberly: doug joins us now. what do you think about that? doug: they can't pick the exact day. they say between 19 and 22. we first saw 14th. jonathan: that would be the first day ever. doug: they may have to change it again. it's weather dependent. let's start with our coverage. the cherry blossoms love these temperatures. 6 o's at 6:00. 65 downtown. 63 in reston. 61

kevin lewis, a spokesman for former president obama, said in a statement: "a cardinal rule of the obama administration was that no white house official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the department of justice. as part of that practice, neither president obama nor any white house official ever ordered surveillance on any u.s. citizen. any suggestion otherwise is simply false." ben rhodes, a former top national security advisor to president obama, flatly denied mr. trump's charges, tweeting:" no president can order a wiretap. those restrictions were put in place to protect citizens from people like you." house democratic leader nancy pelosi, also in a tweet, said in part: "the deflector-in-chief is at it again." small groups of supporters of president donald trump held rallies across the nation today from palm beach, florida, near president trump's estate, to a state park near philadelphia. more than a hundred people gathered to show support at the washington monument in the nation's capital, and others rallied outside trump tower in new york city. rallies were

back at home, vehicles along i-270 nailed by large kevin lewis is live with the ongoing investigationevin: the driver were going at highway speeds when they started to pepper the vehicles. i was so confusing the fist came in as a chain religion crash. >> tuesday afternoon rush hour. turned frightening along northbound i-270 near cloper road. three teens started to chuck the large stone at fast moving vehicles. >> four cars were hit, some with children inside. >> one witness was riding a motorcycle at the time and nearly struck by the stones. >> two weeks ago object shattered this window of a clair on the clara barton parkway. and a metro access van was pummeled with rocks driving down suitland. cases similar but probably not connected. >> if i had to describe the actions, i'd say naive. kevin: coming back out live. with so many cars on i-270, the troopers were not able to find the stones. the teenagers were able to get away. alison: let's talk about the weather. we have been on a roller coaster ride this winter and tonight every degree counts. michelle: yeah. doug: this afternoon the

all i can i can refer folks to is the statement from kevin lewis in the tweet from ben rhodes, formerting that presidents simply cannot, do not issue wiretaps on civilians. that would come with an independent panel from doj. if in fact there was a wiretapping nobody has denied that it was there it wasn't that president obama ordered it, that would be against the law. i don't know president trump looked at this to decide if there's something happening. there has been some questions about the surveillance of trump tower. what got him to set morning is anyone's guess. we can speculate there some news on breitbart.com >> elizabeth: like dan mentioned we can speculate where the source of that particular topic came from. at the same time with the tweets we did not get any evidence from the president. what are your thoughts? >> he is going to have to explain what he is talking about where you get the from. did he get it from his own government received reading it online? does he have some other information? the justice department under obama did tap journalists lines, we, we know that from f

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and we saw this as well and christians report report but it's from kevin lewis he set a cardinal rule of the obama administration was that no white house official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the department of justice. as part of that practice neither president obama nor any white house official ever ordered surveillance on any u.s. citizens. any suggestion otherwise is simply false " that sounds like a definitive statement but if you dig deeper is worth noting that will the spokesman said president obama did not order it nor any white house official. he does not say that the fbi or the doj did every quest. just a word of caution, we heard from the spokesperson, one of president obama's former president obama's former speechwriters who said be careful about this . so we are not getting a definitive answer from president obama, what you say about that? >> we know the obama ministration went to great lengths to collect and preserve intelligence about these allegations of contact between russians and trump campaign. we learned that obama political appointee's

and expects to have more democratics we are live in the newsroom, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. larry: nice job. the team of producers are tracking everything that is unfolding now on the hill. we will bring you significant developments or reaction from key lawmakers as they happen. alison. alison: meanwhile, a devastating scene in waldorf. 4-year-old and a 17-year-old are dead. the mother seriously hurt after a shooting. the culprit, police say was the children's own father. who took his own life. maryland bureau chief brad bell is there with new information about the family. it's so, so sad. >> yeah. so sad. the 17-year-old apparently an extraordinary student. there is sadness in the community. there is also real anger about what happened in this house back here. anger at the man who shot his two daughters, his wife and th many in the community heard gunshots and cries for help. one who doesn't want to be shown ran outside and found her neighbor shot multiple times. >> she was laying on the steps. the badly injured woman managed to explain the dire situation. >> her husband sh

kevin lewis picks up the coverage from the shady grove metro station in rockville. kevin? kevin: the often lucky few who had to work today are trickling out of the red line station. this as trucks continue to treat roadways. the next concern overnight freezing temps that could lead to black ice. snow blowers replace the sound of the school buses in many neighborhoods. chris was forced to clear his driveway by shovel after the machine gave out. >> it's wet and heavy. >> the roads were mostly clear. in gaithersburg a truck managed to slam into this traffic light. the main drag in poolesville shut down. crews and cherry pickers worked diligently in the wind and cold. metrorail on saturday schedule. two women visiting from kentucky took the red line to the national museum of african american history and culture in lieu of cherry blossoms. >> it's n but we will make the best of it. >> now the parking lot home to the snow to melt snow mountains. vibrant budding trees muted by the 11th hour cameo. official start of spring less than a week away. >> from white to brown. i hope the

jonathan: kevin lewis is joining us live with a story you first saw here on 7. kevin?multiple sources works as an i.t. engineer at the "washington post." for reasons unknown he picked suburban falls church as the stage for his fantasy game as an i.c.e. agent. >> in one sense osterman lived a normal life, residing in the gaithersburg home with a wife and young child? the charging documents allege the 35-year-old israeli native spent much of his spare time on the streets of falls church, wearing a bulletproof vest with i.c.e. insignia. police say he used the phony federal uniform to enforce criminal laws as he saw fit. >> last month, the f.b.i., montgomery county s.w.a.t. and falls church p.d. stormed his home and recovered seven handguns, assault rifles, shotgun, tactical vest, magazine, bu

kevin lewis, back to you. jonathan: get ready to grab an umbrella. steve rudin is tracking the forecast. we are getting rain. steve: a little shower activity out there. the ground. looking at the doppler radar. a few showers along the i-81 corridor. i won't amount to a lot. not going be a problem for the rush hour commute. let's talk about temperatures. on the cool side but not as cold as yesterday. looking at the middle to 50's across much of the region. 46 in winchester this hour. move through overnight, we will see the clouds stick around. a warm front will move across the area. the temperatures have a hard time falling by a lot. nighttime temperatures in the oh's. look to a warming trend for the day tomorrow. we will track the rain chances tomorrow afternoon into the day on wednesday. you probably heard about it by now. chances for winter's return for the weekend. more coming up in a few minutes. alison? alison: thank you very much. still to come here at 4:00, hours after two teenagers died in a crash, what one police officer said about them that

live in rockville, kevin lewis. alison: thank you. we are following a developing story out of hagerstown now where 33-year-old devon ethan arrested for allegedly beating his son so badly he sent him to the hospital. they say when the boy couldn't pronounce the number "four." he left him with bruises and hair missing from his scalp. he sein jail facing child abuse and assault charges. >> covering metro tonight. the committee vote signals a rate hike is coming for the metro riders. brianne carter has more on how much more you will be paying and when. brianne: next time you take metrorail you could pay 10 to 25 cents more on the >> fy13 presented a herculean challenge for metro. brianne: after months of debate and revised budget it looks like the metro riders will be paying more for less. >> the process of arriving where we are today is to try to mitigate the pain in ways that are sensible for the transit agency to operate. brianne: today they preliminary approved fare hikes including 10 to 25-cent increase on rail, 25-crept -- 25-cent i

live in rock vil, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. larry: thank you. we are keeping a close eye on new developments in the murder of an artist in d.c. police arrested a man on hamlin treat where they found corrina meheil's car last week. stephen tschida is live where the man appeared in court this afternoon. >> moments ago he appeared a judge ordered that el hadji toure held without bond. he is charged with the murder of the 34-year-old corrina meheil. he maintained that he stalked her as she was moving out of the apartment, the temporary apartment in northeast d.c. he stabbed her spleen and spine and slashed her throat. she was found stabbed in her temporary northeast department. 34-year-old corrina meheil, a north carolina resident came to d.c. to work on the project. the vicious murder raised questions. did she know the man wanted for the killing? >> we don't have information to suggest that the victim new the suspect. >> the police made the arrest yesterday. 28-year-old el hadji toure is wanted on a probation violation for tennessee robbery. the in

citizen, said kevin lewis. but a former obama speechwriter warned i would be careful about reporting that obama said there was no wiretapping, the statement just said that neither he or the white house ordered i it. >> just a few moments ago, sean spicer engaged in a twitter storm of his own, posting four consecutive messages. he now wants those congressional committee that are investigating russia connections or allegations of russian connections to be investigating this allegation as well. and he closed with this. neither the white house or the president will comment further until such oversight is conducted. >> chris: james, thank you. joining me now, republican senator tom cotton of arkansas. welcome back to "fox news sunday" ." you are a member of the senate intelligence committee, the one at the white house is now calling on to investigate whether or not the obama administration abused its executive role. are you going to do document speak to chris we've already begun an inquiry on the intelligence commit

to think that kevin lewis comes in for the former president.ohn favreau, a former speech writer one day be careful about reporting obama said there was no wiretapping. the statement said neither he nor the white house ordered it. chris: just a few months ago, sean spicer, the white house press secretary engaged in a twitter storm of the sound posted four consecutive messages to the general thrust was the trump white house wants as congressional committees investigating the russia connections or allegations of russian connection to investigate this allegation as well. mr. spicer closed with neither the white house or the president will comment further until such oversight is conducted. chris: james, thank you. republican senator tom cotton of arkansas. welcome to fox news sunday. you are a member of the senate intelligence committee, the one the white house is not calling on -- now calling on to investigate whether the obama administration abusive executive role. are you going to do that? >> chris, we party begun an inquiry on the committee and

let's read that statement from kevin lewis. a cardinal rule of the obama administration was that no white house official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the department of justice. as part of that practice, neither president obama nor any white house official ever ordered surveillance on any u.s. citizen. any suggestion otherwise is simply false. very vigorous denial there. and we've had other former senior officials in the obama administration point out that a president doesn't order wire-taps. other officials have said this is nonsense and it didn't happen. >> we're hearing a last-minute addition to the president's public schedule today. what can you tell us about that in. >> that's right. couple of things, we knew he was planning to have dinner tonight with commerce secretary wilbur ross, but they've added a meeting at 6:30 on this official schedule that was put out, a meeting the president will have with the attorney general, jeff sessions and with the secretary of the department of homeland securit

that is from kevin lewis, spokesman for former president obama. jerry is next in naples, florida.ood morning on our democrats line. caller: thanks for taking my call. host: sure, jerry. go ahead. caller: and us start out with donald trump has a mental -- let us start out with donald trump has a mental disorder starting with the further movement. you have over 500 psychiatrists who have signed statements, sent them in, they are easily available for everybody to see, that he has a serious mental problem. narcissistic disorder, you get to a second disorder that is even worse. everything that it says is what trump does. everything. if you want to know which new to,ation to listen find out which one will debate in public. if we had debate in public like they do in canada and england on one subject one subject,, that of these people at fox would show up -- none of these people at fox would show up. as far as russia, we have a known person in the state, the head of our commerce department, who is the ex-president of the bank of cyprus. every law enforcement agency in the world knows that

kevin lewis, abc7 news. larry: thank you. we are seven hours away from the revised version of president trump's travel ban taking effect. today three cases in three courtrooms challenged the measure before it began. one of them is in greenbelt. maryland bureau chief brad bell is there live for us now with more. brad? brad: yeah, so the passionate arguments were made this morning and now it is up to a judge to decide if president of the united states had the authority to act as he did. activists chanted and cheered outside the federal courthouse in greenbelt today. a small and brief rally in support of the lawyers challenging president trump's revisedded executive order on travel and immigration. >> we believe that president trump's action put us all at risk. brad: the legal argument made by both sides in the 90-minute hearing were just one. lawyers for a individuals and immigration rights groups say the white house is ordering an illegal muslim ban. >> this isn't rocket science. our constitution doesn't permit anyone, any gov

plan on delays farther north is where we send abc7's kevin lewis in gaithersburg. gaithersburg will have a lot more snow to deal with than we will here in the city of washington. kevin, folks ready? are they anticipating what is coming? kevin: it seems yeah, everyone is talking about it. it's on everyone's mind. it is bright and sunny now but we know that will change. one benefit that stands to benefit is hardware stores. a're at lowe's in gaithersburg. staff has taken out the winter staples, including the starter logs for fires. we have shovels. windshield wiper fluid. traditional firewood. there is fire pits and down the end are what remain of the salt bags. the staff here tell me they had actually just packed up and moved all of this back to their storage room. only a few days ago. then word of this winter storm came and they got the forklift to move all the pallets out. the most interesting stat, they had 75 snow blowers sold today alone. >> believe me, this weather pattern is going to have a huge impact on our sales. we have seen incremental increase in terms o

kevin lewis's statement, president obama's aide basically saying that what trump said was false.o, i doubt that he's going to come out here, former president obama, and try to get into a back and forth with donald trump over this. and obviously we see on the hill as well they are trying to get to the bottom of this, too, subpoena some of the evidence, if necessary, from the department of justice to see if there is any evidence. >> jeffrey, how do you see it, jeffrey? >> i mean, susan knows more about this process than anybody. and she just outlined how you get a wiretap either in the national security area or criminal justice. and the one thing that's in common between the two of them is that there's lots of paper. i mean, there is -- there are affidavits, there are applications. this is a very paper-heavy process. and those papers exist. so, if there is anything involving trump or the trump organization or the trump campaign, any sort of application -- any sort of wiretap, there will be lots of records that will be relatively easy to find. or they will not exist, meaning the wir

let me just say, kevin lewis is a spokesman for president obama, said last saturday that it was a cardinalule that the president and people in the white house never interfered in the department of justice investigations. okay. let's take that as fact for the moment. but what about the rest of the government? even when director clapper said nothing under my purview. he couldn't close the door on everything. director comey almost a week ago it said what he said almost a week ago now to make a statement announcing this, if he has something to say, we're willing to hear it. we just haven't seen it. we have seen reports of it. >> eric: a little bit of a controversy the last couple of weeks. president trump gave the communications department a c- . sean spicer had a bit of a difficult time. does sean spicer have the president's full confidence? >> yes, he does, and he told his colleagues that he would give himself a a on the issues, and we should, but jobs created including in manufacturing, construction, and unemployment at 4.7%, economic markets pulses presidency. give himself that a a, and 8c

let's read it from kevin lewis. a cardinal rule of the obama administration is that no white house official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the department of justice. neither president obama or any white house official ever ordered surveillance on any u.s. citizen. any suggestion otherwise is simply false. so a very vigorous denial there. we have already had other former senior officials in the obama administration point out that a president doesn't order wiretaps. other officials have said this is nonsense it didn't happen. >> some republicans on capitol hill are also weighing in on the president's accusatory tweets. ben sasse said, quote, we are in the midst of a civilization warping crisis of public trust and the president's allegations today demand the dispassionate attention of serious patriots. a quest for full truth rather than knee jerk partisanship must be our good if we are going to rebuild civic trust and health. well, it came after controversy over jeff sessions and his meetings