jay korff has that story. is a good wayour to put it, obstacle even. jay: the high court remanded his case back to the lower court. they agreed with the decision to allow transgender students to use the bathroom corresponding with their gender identity. last month, the trump administration revoked that. grimm, born a girl, identifying now as a boy, sue the school system for preventing him from using the boys bathroom. they say by the justices dropping this case, a lower court could be forced to rule on a more higher stakes issue, meeting the title ix antidiscrimination law that includes gender identity. they think that the obama administration missed at. >> -- mistepped. >> we must not do it at the expense of ignoring and rejecting the privacy needs and concerns of other students around them as well. : at the u.s. supreme court, we should note as we speak there are a number of similar cases winding their way through the courts system. court followers suspect one of those cases back to the high court in the coming months. jay korff, abc 7 news. alison:

speaking of roads, jay korff is in mobile trak 7. you are in centreville, looking like a lot of snow again? ay: yeah, we are live in south riding. we were driving on 50 and we saw a bunch of police on the street. out here, but this caught our eye. these guys are not missing around. this is a world war ii era vehicle they have retrofitted with a 10 foot long plow. look at the profile. not only does it havetwo-wheel drive, not only does it have four-wheel, this bad boy has six tires and six wheel drive. salt. back,his is all when things get icy with more snow, they can just drive through it. you can actually see the army green on the side. and up here with the steering wheel, this thing you have to right hand turn. and i'm told this thing goes through snow like butter. jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: that's a lot ofwheel turning. stay with abc seven for more breaking news. this storm is building, a powerful storm that will create a problem up and down the coast. speaking of the coast, at ocean city, the ocean itself becomes the enemy.

live in greenbelt, jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: just into the newsroom, hawaii is planning to file a lawsuit against president trump's newly revised travel ban. the trump administration said they follow the letter of the law. on muslims. alison: breaking news from prince george's county. these are live pictures where the police are investigating a shooting incident when. paramedics took two men to the hospital in critical condition. developments after the deadly crash involving a freight train and charter bus. the train smashed into the bus, dragging it down the tracks. kimberly suiters has the investigation. kimberly: four people died, 35 injured. investigators believe the texas-based charter bus was crossing the tracks when it was hit by the oncoming train. >> it was like a bomb going off. just, oh, my of god, what is this? buserly: video of the moved from the tracks. one witness said it looked like the bus bottomed out as it tried to cross the tracks. in tsb is heading to the scene. for with abc anc wjla.com updates --

jay korff, abc 7 news. calls for a federal investigation into hate crimes in maryland, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle wrote a letter asking for the justice department to investigate several cases. they include threats made a jewish day care centers in rockville and annapolis. >> love, not fear, refugees are welcome here. alison: a message tonight for the president -- keep the usa welcoming for immigrants and refugees. protesters held photos of loved ones who they say would not be alive if they had noco the u.s. the president delayed the signing of the revised travel ban. according to a senior white house official, the administration wanted attention focused on last night's address to congress. and breaking news from capitol hill, within the past hour, maryland congressman eliza coming demand -- elijah cummings demanded that jeff sessions redesign. sessions met twice last year with russia's ambassador to the u.s. but did not disclose the encounters during confirmation hearings. a spokesperson for ses

jay korff breaks down the progress report. jay: the government accountability audit blasted metro for moving too quickly to begin repairs on a transit system plagued by safety and reliability concerns. criticized metro for poorly planning and managing aspects of this month's long projects that has led to widespread service delays. federal authorities say approach of safetrack is the most effective way to identify and address safety issues. they said because metro does not have procedures to plan future large-scale rehabilitation they lack a key tool to ensure their projects are completed on time, on budget, and according to policy standards. >> this is like trying to fix an airplane flying in the air on fire. jackmetro board chair evans insist this was instituted by him and paul wiedefeld. >> the effort structure was a mess and we had to act quickly. jay: federal officials said the word improvements in preventative maintenance and progress so far. 12 of the 16 safetrack surges have been finished. jonathan: the justice departme

jay korff, abc 7 news. j thanks. her death, a grand jury in spotsylvania county indicted two men for a killing. prosecutors say that joshua williams and jonathan verano shot a woman in her car. there is still no word on motive, but both of these men are already in jail on unrelated charges. alison: it is just a prank but it could impact how quickly emergency crews can get to you. conversation the police want you to have with your kids is coming up. plus, a cause for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 150 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ jonathan: investigators say that the massive fire that destroyed an apartment building on construction was an accident. fire officials say they believe elders ignited by wa working on site. nearly two dozen homes were

jay korff has more. new this morning. ( move the oakland raiders to las vegas-- is apparently back on track. raider officials have notified the league that bank of america will help finance the money needed for a new stadium. the entire project will cost close to 2 billion dollars. the announcement ends weeks of uncertainty, after the team announced that it was parting ways with one of it's main financial backers. at the deal was close to dead. the raiders will still have to get the votes necessary to relocate. atlanta police are searching for two men who stole high-priced gifts-- minutes after a baby shower. chiquita pitts says after the shower, the gifts were loaded into her boyfriends's car. then they went back inside to help with the last of the clean up. that's when police say the men broke into the car-- and took everything! pitts says her boyfriend tried to stop them, but the suspects nearly ran him over as they escaped. she as able to get the license plate number-- but security cameras did not p

we want to save it. >> jay korff, abc7 news. q: you can find the rest of that story on wjla.com.ichelle: 19 attorneys general are supporting a transgender virginia teen as he gears up for a supreme court fight. they filed briefs in court to urge the court to allow gavin grimm to use the boy's bathroom at his high school. he was born female but identifies male. the supreme court is set to take up the issue this month but the school board asked for a delay. up next, notorious court case dr the outcome will be crucial to the controversial stand your ground rule. inside the murder trial of a former police chief. q: and two young girls murdered. the killer is still out there. tonight the increased reward and the clues poli q: developing now the search for killer of two teen girls who went missing on a hike in indiana. michelle: amy aubert reports that the reward has been increased by famous names. amy: today police combing through thousands of tips working to track down the killer of 13-year-old abbey williams and 14-year-old liberty german. the suspect is pictured in this photo and b

jay korff, mobiletrak7. back to you. larry: thank you. kellye lynn picks up our team coverage from arlington. kellye: the monster storm is affecting tens of millions of people in the northeast and the midwest and the southeast. a blankets of snow across the midwest comes as a big surprise in the region. >> last week in the 60's. now we have snow on the ground. >> every report we have is it will snow it will create white-out conditions. kellye: blizzard warnings across the northeast. followed of wind speeds of 35 to 50 miles per hour. the visibility is less than a quarter of a mile. it's a messy and a challenging mix that has the airlines canceling thousands of flights. more than 60 million people are in the path of the storm. >> we have seen a consistent pat soren far with the storm -- pattern so far with the storm. this should be a serious blizzard. one everyone should take seriously. kellye: a low pressure system is expected to combine with the storm that is battering the midwest. result is a massive nor'easter that could bring as much

jonathan: jay korff is in mobiletrak7 as the evening rush hour is warming up. let's go first to abc7's chief meteorologist doug hill and the forecast. what are we looking at? doug: the clouds are increasing. you might see the strong winds out of the southeast. that is bringing in the warm air now. that is why this whole thing will get off to a slow start later this evening. later tonight, it will ramp up in intensity and kind. we have winter storm warnings for the district, westward and north. weather advisories to the southeast. later tonight the national weather service may c advisories. we will let you know if that happens. big concern tonight is the effect of the warm air from the atlantic ocean as the storm develops. a couple of rain showers developing over southeastern virginia in anticipation of the energy from the west merging with the storm over florida. the main player is a brand new yet to be born. like watching the giraffe cam. this one will develop more quickly. as it moves north, it will bring rain and wind in. mix in the colder air. the result is

jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: it is incredibly touching full stop watch the complete in-depth report on her website, wjla.com. alison: now to boston, where the police department calls this the .est dinner date ever hear a four-year-old girl saw the police sergeant eating alone and walked over and joined him. the sergeant said the little girl was very outgoing and just wanted to keep him company. jonathan: so sweet. steve: very cool. it is still national, 61 leesburg. the showers we had earlier are beginning to fade quickly, hanging in northern montgomery county and frederick, not amounting to much. leonardtown road southern maryland, light showers, but quickly moving out. we desperately need the rain come and we will finally see the rain by the end of the work and school week. overnight, partly cloudy, a little breezy in the morning. you will need a jacket. upper 40's, near 50. and don't forget the sunglasses. you will need them all day long. but not the umbrella. sunglasses through noontime and the afte

jay korff, abc 7 news. inson: now just in, were some of the threats against jewish centers in the u.s. may have come from abroad. michelle marsh is live with what the president is saying about these threats. michelle: a staggering number released tonight, 100 since january. here is the president referring to those threats. president trump: while we may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms. local cemetery say they are considering adding security, this after headstones were deliberately toppled at jewish cemeteries in philadelphia and st. louis. alison: also justin, a threatening note left at a mosque in silver spring. it was found in a mailbox at the islamic education society. the council on islamic american relations is calling for a federal investigation. jonathan: even before the president spoken during the pouring rain, dozens of it outside of the white house in protest. among them, rosie o'donnell. tom roussey cont

but first, our jay korff is in mobiletrak7. jay, we know no flakes are falling yet. but are you seeing a lot of drivers on the road trying to make it home in time? jay: your timing could not be more perfect. i literally am seeing little tiny flames coming down from the sky above. i kid you not. we will fake a look to see on i-66 in the fairfax area. kind of normal looking traffic. vdot put down the brine picksture to the roads -- mixture on the roads so everything is good to go. is wondering is when the snow comes will it be a mix and how long will it take to stick? that is the question. we can tell you we will be out in mobiletrak7 throughout the evening. we will follow the storm and track it. go where there are problem areas and let you know where you can and cannot go. i guarantee you right now the grocery stores and the gas stations are busy as people doing their last minute errands before the storm hit. jonathan: thank you. be safe. there is a race to be ready for whatever the storm brings. as jay mentioned, go to a grocery store. you will find out. montgomery c