robert: well, first of all, larry, calm down. it's not that serious. i'm kidding.e are two reasons why people come to this tournament. one reason, they want to see their team go all the way. okay, that is great. another reason, probably the most important reason is they like to see the big upsets. both maryland and u.v.a. are in the upset situations starting with maryland. they will start their tournament off against 11th seeded xavier. xavier team is not bad. they went 21-12 this season. this will not be a cakewalk. i'm sure the players understand at earlier today talking to the guys about it. xavier 21-12, this is not a bad team. this is a good team. >> definitely not. xavier is a good team. you have to come to the mind set that everything matters. >> you play a team that can upset you if you don't come out and play hard. >> we have to play as hard as we can, play as smart as we can. we'll do fine. robert: as far as u.v.a. goes, the same situation for the who's taking on wilmington and taking a trip to first round last year. they almost beat duke. the final score

down there. have you seen anything, larry? >> yeah, ellen, good question. we haven't seen much in the way of an accident down here. the roads are fairly good for the most part, not seeing snow or ice. here is a look from the dash cam. you can see what we're seeing and so you can see how clear the road we're not seeing any snow or ice really on the shoulder or in the street. i just happen to see a few intermittent patches but nothing to slow you down. i think the concern is going to northbound the neighborhoods primarily. the church area roads, the alleyways, those could be dicey and then also people will need to watch out for bus stops as well, trying to make your way to the metro. trying to make your way to the metrobus stop. that would be problematic particularly for those who haven't seen much in the way of treatment. what we'll do coming up shortly is work our way into the neighborhoods and give you a better picture of what to expect as you head out the door. want to give you a profile this morning. still fairly light traffic out there. we expect things

larry: when you go down to the tidal basin remember to share your pictures with us. go to burst.com/wjla. we love to see them. doug: norm is the ideal day to go. alison: it will be crowded. doug: shoulder to shoulder. the weather will work out fine tomorrow. showers could develop sunday afternoon and sunday night but the temperatures will be mild. it's all good. get you started with the time lapse. 60 there now. you can see the clouds come in during the day and the showers came in with a warm front and the sun came out and dried up the rain and climbed up the water spout again. that's how it work. improvement with the warmer temperatures coming in town. regional temperatures are 74 out in elkins to the west. 70's for most of the day. 72 in cumberland. the warmer air is moving in and it's just been slow. we started this morning with some areas in the 30's. made a nice warm-up. more so tomorrow. look at the last 24 hours. 14 degrees warmer than yesterday. 20 degrees in cumberland. we are making progress. tomorrow is above average temperatures. the temperatures are hold

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it's a pitch of the downing street cat, larry. apparently, the mouse ran larry. he photographers there in downing street of those the big battle between theresa may nicola sturgeon, but of course, - the sturgeon, but of course, larry the cat has stolen the limelight for a moment. sometimes give his incriminating documents they shouldn't be displayed, but this is a beautiful photo. at the next time you're standing at downing street, you're standing at downing street, you need to look for this mouse. thank you both. that's it for the papers tonight. on the bbc news website. it's all there for you seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers. and if you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you, martin and lynn. goodbye. there were some big contrast across the country earlier. there was lovely sunshine in kent. further north and there was sunshine, but some pretty lively showers. equally, some pretty lively showers. in between, there was cloud. 7 degrees in the north west. a high of i7 degrees in the north west. a high of 17 in the sou

larry: a family comes home to hate and why they say they will never live there again. alison: plus, why the walls came tumbling down in part of d.c. >> this investigation continues as you chairman. >> why would it not? larry: later the house intelligence committee chair under fire in the midst of an investigation into russia's action in the last u.s. election. cheryl: i'm cheryl conner with what is new at nats park this year. if payable isn't your favorite pastime, food may be including the specialty tater tots. we have a tour coming up. two become one. think of all you'll share... like snoring. does your bed do that? the dual adjustability of a sleep number bed allows you each to choose the firmness and comfort you want. so every couple can get the best sleep ever. does your bed do that? only at a sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $899. and right now save $400 on our most popular mattresses. go to sleepnumber.com for a store near you. isjust wanna see ifa again? my score changed... you wanna check yours? scores don't change that much. i haven't changed. oh, really? ♪ it's girls' night they s

larry: wow! reporter: it takes a lot to shut us down. larry: good litmus test. thank you so much. reporting life from new york. alison: all right. thanks to both of you. the storm is bringing coastal flooding to parts of new england. look at this video. we are hearing reports that strong winds toppled a went turbine on a road -- wind turbine on a rhode island beach. and governor suggested that people who could should stay home and bake cookies or brownies. then he actually sent a try of homemade brownies to members of the media who still had to work. that was thoughtful. larry: my kind of guy. yeah. as the snow began to hit full stride in boston, the maryland native dan guzman snapping this picture of the wiener mobile outside of a hotel in cambridge. the caption, "things are going to be okay." alison: funny. larry: time to look. blackburg, virginia, behind us. that look like a drone shot of the snow there. doug: it's widespread. the whole effect and maggie pointed out in new york city the fact that the storm was so big and close to the coast. now they are getting sleet and freezi

larry: busy morning down there. autria: all kinds of skirt alert day? [laughter] like, or today we're something on, not so fast. .t is cold, the day is breaking temperatures falling, 40 degrees around lunchtime. it isnd, picking up, going to be greasy in feeling every bit like january today. the weather today, even 30 7,ow, thursday's high, 73 degrees on saturday. just a beautiful day coming our way. now, in between today and tomorrow, we will be dropping into the 20's. we've got about 36 hours of cold air that will be on us, really it's arctic air for us. cold front today, another for friday, a chance for rain and a better chance first thing back to work and 72,ol early monday morning, .3 degrees 69 degrees, even for the evening hours, overnight pretty mild. look at sunday, clouds moving in , hanging low, east wind. chile, rain throughout much of the afternoon hours on sunday. promised i would show you the rainfall totals right now, over one half to three is of an inch, there is some indication that this area could be set up with maybe someone inch tot

larry: a day without women, schools and businesses shutting down because of the protest. autria: the midweek warm-up, changes your scene just in time for the weekend. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] sam sweeney is live along interstate 95 with the latest. sam? things down a 95. this is the second accident. a tractor-trailer overnight on the side of the road with his orange warning signs out a hind him. another tractor-trailer is coming southbound i-95, going off the road and slamming the back of this tractor-trailer, cutting off the back end of it. the cargo inside, falling all over the road. we understand that it was a giant roll of paper, similar to hey wrapped onto a field. cleaning it up, offloading this tractor-trailer right now. they say that it could be at least another hour, but again, one lane is getting by in traffic has been backed up for a mile, if not two miles, this point. want to send it inside to julie wright your workaround. mess. what a great pictures

the snow is coming down fast. larry: drivers spun out on the road. snow thousand out everywhere, it has been quite a mess. autria: john gonzales, it is still coming down there in john: since we last what feels like stronger wind. it is a harsh reality that winter is not over just yet. it is a snow day here on friday, a shock to a lot of folks. snow weook at all the have gotten. i got to use a lot of muscle, maybe even the arm and the brush at this point to brush the snow off of this car here. to give you an idea, take a look at this parking lot here, it has times.owed a number of you can see the huge mountain on the other end of the parking lot. here is the problem. not only are we talking about a lot of snow this morning, but it's the freezing rain with the wind. underneath the blanket of snow that gets plowed, you have a lot of ice in that is going to be the concern. last check, 28 degrees here, well below freezing. you can see the way that the flags very difficult this morning. this is route 85, buckeystown road here. maryland has 2000 trucks out h

breaking this down for us. autria larry. over the last couple of weeks... it seems we've been commander chanel dickerson is live here on good morning washington to discuss the missing teens in the area. then at 8:30 -- derrick butler of the "black and missing foundation" is in studio. he's dedicated his life to bringing awareness to missing people of color since his sister disappeared back in 2009. you can catch both those live interviews over on newschannel 8 during the 8 o'clock hour of good morning washington. good morning america also picked up the story. they plan to air a report today sometime during g-m-a which starts at seven a-m right here on abc-7. coming up at six - a new addition, to one of the world's most famous skylines. the wild design that's creating a lot of buzz. plus - another big move for the panda we love. where bao bao is heading now, and her familiar new neighbor. and then there were two. we've got one more pair of tickets to see chicago at the kennedy center. your final chance to win, still ahead. georgetown men's basketball coach i

down. today maryland governor larry hogan reacted to the threats. >> we can't condone any hate speech like that. it's terrible. it's not something that should be allowed to go on. >> reporter: now, ahead at 5:00, we'll hear what one of the lawyers representing a defendant in this rape case has to say about the charges facing his client. back to you. >>> first at 4:00, dueling protests today outside the bethesda school hosting education secretary betsy devos and governor hogan. a small band of supporters believes voucher programs, which the secretary and governor support, will open up opportunities for disadvantaged students. but a larger crowd carried signs condemning those programs as a step toward privatizing public schools. >> i don't believe in using public taxpayer dollars to fund private schools. >> we have more let the children in poor neighborhoods have access to good schools just as we do here. >> governor hogan and devos visited carter rock springs elementary in bethesda where they read to students. they took turns reading aloud dr. syracueussseuss. >>> we learned just a few minu

down from 56 to 49. they see more people aren't drying because being overweight is acceptable. larry: is the famous fitest in guru being held against his well? amy aubert joins with us a podcast aimed to find richard simons. >> this has a lot of people wondering where he could have gone. look at the video. this wasn't uncommon for richard simmons to get and welcome tour buses near his home. but the fans say he is m.i.a. not seen in public for 1100 days. his friend says the long-time housekeeper won't let him leave his home. >> rich looks at me and says, "you got to go." i said really? is she controlling your life now? he said yes. amy: simmons' rep is denying that saying he just decided to step back from the spotlight. but people are wondering where he went. larry: it's strange. alison: really bizarre. keep us posted. a british coroner released a report on george michael's death. he died of natural causes, specifically heart disease and a fatty liver. he died christmas day and was 53. >> don't worry what other you are beautiful. god made you the way you are supposed to be. larry: whe

was fired because of the distraction from the connection to pro russian party and trump was down in polls. larry seven years ago, president obama signed the affordable care act to law. >> house republicans should wake up and not strip americans from the health coverage. >> the american public are not going to put up with this. >> the house rules started debate the healthcare act today and is set for a vote tomorrow. it might not have the votes to pass. 20 republicans said they would vote against it. >> we thought of ourselves like how do we make it happen? >> unsung heroes are inspiring a campus. >> the new at 6:00, the next step of the firefighter that became symbol of heartbreak and terror in the afternoon math of th steve: inching closer to the weekend. 73 on saturday. a lot of sunshine. sunshine is cooler and a better chance of much-needed rain. take you out with a loo 62 on friday. there is the weekend for you. 70 on monday. the upper 60's on tuesday. we stay in the 60's for the remainder of next week. stay w alison: they are recognizing the unsung heroes that are keeping the university run

down. he actually knows my mother. >> reporter: larry says she dated for a month but he didn't know she hadotten pregnant. >> loved her to death. strong woman. and i appreciated that. the red hair got me. i love redheads. >> reporter: however, amanda's mother vivian says she doesn't remember larry at all. he was a truck driver back then. just as he is today. working out of a small city called casper with four adult children of his own. >> there we go. we're ready to rock and roll, kiddies. >> reporter: now larry herot becomes the third in a list of potential fathers to agree to a dna test. >> it's been probably about two and a half weeks since he sent it in. >> reporter: it is an excruciating wait. amanda is about to get the call giving her the latest test results. >> i'm so nervous right now. i cannot wait till i get that call. >> hey, there. >> hey. how are you. >> so are you ready? >> yes, ma'am. >> what's your gut telling you? >> my gut's telling me that he's the one. >> guess what. >> what? >> he is your father. >> he is? >> he is. >> oh my god. >> giving me goosebumps. >> thank you so

larry: they are bringing the gavel down on sandra day o'connor's workout class.started it 35 years ago but now the court ruled they have to take the workout somewhere else. few employees attend the class and there is no one there to oversee it. a traffic alert ahead of tomorrow's rock 'n' roll marathon. two-pronged. first a ton of roads are closing from rock creek park around the northern part of the district to anacostia. the closures run from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. we have a complete list online for you at the second prong of the alert metro will not open early. don't count on a train getting you in the starting line in time for the 7:00 a.m. start. >> boy, will it be cold for the runners. a shock to their system if they have been training in the warm weather. doug: cold weather, chill in the air is great for running but cold, not so much. good luck. a lot of ground to cover. we are still dealing with the potential of an east coast storm. late monday and tuesday. potential of a storm but not clear who will get what yet. look at this time lapse. this is cool. cl

down wetter. >> thanks, larry. >> join us tonight at 9:00. cable channel 313. coming up, tushing san francisco's crookedest street into a toll road. >> and searching the home of a woman missing for two years. her body has been found. we're talking it that woman's husband as authorities remain at his home tonight. >> all that's later tonight. but that this edition of ac 7 news. >> for the entire abc 7 news team, have a good night. >> see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. it's okay to cry, right? no more! we don't want anymore! [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! everyday price and no extra monthly fees, unlike cable. speeds up to 45 megs, for $30 a month. this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants -- a software developer from ottawa, ontario, canada... an independent contractor from fort worth, texas... and our returning champion -- a college admissions officer from pasadena, california... whose 2-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thanks, johnny. hello, everyone, and welcome aboard. jessica ended last week on a high note

reporter: trump supporters, like monosa, said obamacare is a mess, but at franks diner down the road in kenosha, larry rafng was not confident a replacement would be an improvement. but it shhh it be replaced? >> no ping we should try to work within it, and make changes to it. i don't think we have to necessarily replace it. >> all right! >> reporter: everyone we spoke to felt congressional republicans are running up against the reality that health care is complicated. dick gentz is an accountant. >> from what it sounded like to me is they really couldn't pull the plug on it entirely. >> reporter: at the counter, glenn woods said it's time for the republicans to act. >> when you run on one thing more than anything else and you have the power to change it, you better change it. >> reporter: woods and the other trump supporters said the protracted health care tug-of-war has not their regard for the president. how do you think the president's doing? too early to tell, honestly. i mean, it's hard to turn around an aircraft carrier. >> reporter: is he headed in the right direction? >> yes. >> reporter: in

the chart suggested by larry williams suggests that the beaten down general mills could be ready to roar, a brilliant guy with a fabulous track record. if you want to own a food stock, or you're going for fundamentals, you go for pepsico, you can follow along with us, that said, if you're patient and you want to go with williams, you've got my permission to bier the general . >>> it is time, it's time for the lightning round. you hear this sound, [ buzzer ] then the lightning round is over, skee-daddy, it's time for the lightning round in florida, raymond? >> hello. >> hi, raymond, you're up, it's jim. >> i'm sorry? >> go ahead, you're up, it's jim. >> i have it? okay, jim? >> yeah. >> i just wanted to know what is going on with pfizer pharmaceutica pharmaceuticals. >> pfizer's sitting there, their need to make a deal and that would make everything work out. >> boo-yah, jim, from northern california. >> in regards to irk cconic, i received one from the elliott group which wants to replace the whole board. and so i would like to know your opinion. >> we're telling club members at action a

we're down to one. >> larry: provider. they're having to make a choice between their mortgage and their insurance payment, and that's not sustainable. we have to make sure we do that. any plan that we're going to support must look at making sure that those who are in harm's way have a protection. we're committed to do that. >> speaking of choices. yesterday we had congressman jason chaffetz on our program, and he said, yes, some low income people will have to make some choices about health care. listen to this. >> we're getting rid of the individual mandate. we're getting rid of those things that people said that they don't want. you know what? americans have choices, and they've got to make a choice. maybe rather than getting that new iphone that they just love and want to go spend hundreds, maybe they should invest it in their own health care. they have to make those decisions themselves. >> what do you think congressman? will people have choose between things like their cell phone and their health care? >> they're alrea

down wetter. >> thanks, larry. >> join us tonight at 9:00. cable channel 313. coming up, tushing san francisco's crookedest street into a toll road. >> and searching the home of a woman missing for two years. her body has been found. we're talking it that woman's husband as authorities remain at his home tonight. >> all that's later tonight. but that this edition of ac 7 news. >> for the entire abc 7 news team, have a good night. >> see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. "last man standing" is recorded in front of a live studio audience. football on. women setting the table. why can't every day be thanksgiving? so sundays, mondays, thursdays aren't enough? halftime's almost over. you got any husband or father questions, lay them on me. well, actually, we need someone to bring up some extra chairs from the basement. right. so nothing, right? good, good.

larry: a day without women, schools and businesses shutting down because of the protest. the midweek warm-up, changes your scene just in time for the weekend. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] sam sweeney is live along interstate 95 with the latest. sam?

larry was stabbed to death. he was 44 years old. >> just his spirit alone was just amazing to me. >> chuck put his feelings down on facebook. he says larry was a good listener. >> he'd take time out of his day to come spend time and talk to me. family issues, gangs issues, anything. but just for him to do that, >> reporter: the 35-year-old still on the run. at the mall today shoppers say the violence is alarming. >> to protect ourselves nowadays. just be aware of our surroundings. >> not worry about being stabbed or anything harmful happen. >> reporter: police do believe the suspect is still in the area. right now they're following up on leads. reporting live tonight in woodbridge, stephanie gailhard, wusa9. >> thank you. >>> if you know where janelle kingsbury is hiding out, call police. >>> more now on president trump's travel ban. they are young people without a country. 24 teenagers from yemen came to the united states as exchange students and they could soon be debetter ported back to yemen, which they fear could be a death sentence. local students are speaking out. >> reporter: six of those 24 students fr northern virg

but at frank's diner down the road in kenosha, larry rash was not confident a replacement will be an improvement. but should it be replaced -- no. i think we should fry to work within it. and make changes to it. i don't think we have to necessarily replace it. >> all right. >> everyone we spoke to felt congressional republicans are running up against the reality that health care is complicated. dick gentz is an accountant. >> sounded look to me they really couldn't pull the plug on it entirely. at the counter, glen woods said it is time for the republicans to more than anything else, you have the power to change it, you belter change it. >> woods and the other trump supporters said protracted health care tug-of-war has not lessened their regard for the president. >> not even the president's doing too early to tell? >> honestly. it's -- it's hard to turn around an aircraft carrier. >> reporter: is he headed in the right direction? >> yes. >> in fact the people we spoke to, scott, seemed much more patient with president trump than with their own republican congressmen who happens to be

down. this will feel like -- we will show you what this feels like from tomorrow afternoon to tomorrow evening. larry: breaking overnight, a homicide investigation as a man is found dead in capitol heights. this is marlboro pike, outside marlboro pike liquors. an officer on routine patrol found the man unresponsive with trauma to his upper body. he was pronounced dead at the scene. no arrests have been made, and police are trying to figure out exactly what happened. is now suing the white house. jummy olabanji is at the live desk with details. jummy: this whole thing is an attempt to stop president trump's revised travel ban. ae lawsuit was filed in federal court in honolulu last night. effect a to go into week from today. for people visas from several countries. against the new ban. the lawsuit says the order will ,arm hawaii's muslim population tourism, as well as foreign students. we will keep you updated as we hear more. for you atve look capitol hill as members of the house of representatives have been working all night on a gop health reform measure. supporters say the bill is a key first step

. >>> i'm larry miller with breaking news overnight. a deadly crash shutting down part of 270.e struck a jetta and then veered off the road hitting trees. the driver and passenger in the corvette died. >>> this is the latest fallout from a deadly nerve gas attack with the death of kim jung un. >>> prince george's county police are asking for your help to find this 8-year-old boy. you can see him there. his name is mohammed terrain. at the time he went missing was wearing a camo jacket and pants. if you know anything, call police. >> thank you, mike. that's look at what is going on. >>> i love that smile! someone was happy to be on a roller coaster, and now more weather for craziness is on the way, and honestly, we just wanted an excuse to show the smile. >> is that a roller coaster in someone's backyard? >> yeah. he's obsessed with the ride in his own backyard. >> who wouldn't be. >> dad of the year. good morning. i'm mike hydeck. can you believe we will have flurries tomorrow? >> flurries, really? i'm jan jeffcoat. >> reporter: we had trees down around the region yesterday, an

larry: all eyes on capitol hill right now as we are counting down the hours to the houseboat on the newop measure -- house vote on the new gop measure. does president trump's ambitious plan have enough support to pass? democrats are opposing the plan because they say it would leave more people uninsured. conservatives say the plan does not bring down costs and a. vote no, republicans can afford to lose only 21 votes, and the latest abc news tally has at least 28 republicans saying they will oppose the bill as it stands. that boat coming later today. "good morning washington" is keeping an eye on capitol hill this morning very closely. coming up in our 7:00 hour, we will be speaking with tim kaine. do not miss that interview as senator kaine joins us live at 7:15 on news channel 8. autria: did you see this one? a little girl going viral. the three-year-old from atlanta, georgia, trying to grab the pope's@ hat. he went to kiss her cheek and she decided she would rather have a souvenir instead. you can see the pope laughing it off, but he got his hat. nice try. larry: it is national puppy

larry: a wreck on 270 leaves one person down on the northbound side south of frederick. two cars were involved in the crash. view details on what happened. all liens are back open. autria: that's made against the mosque are under investigation this morning. a note saying kill all muslims was center. there was a drawing of a pig defecating on a mosque. a spokesman said they believe it came from the united kingdom. >> the challenges we are facing in the at sphere is really engulfing western society. autria: the same mosque received to threatening phone calls filled with expletives. authorities are investigating and the islamic center has step up security. larry: more than 1000 people are without power after yesterday's storms. downpours andught strong winds as rebecca was just talking about. we saw lots of fallen trees and branches. there are no reports of any injuries. the weather is much, today. there are lingering winds of the advisory is in effect right now. you will feel a change when you had a swing. a pesky stowaway what crews found running around this british airwa

larry: a typo is to blame for this week slow down a popular websites. it happened in what should've been a routine debugging. amazon said someone typed a command incorrectly. instead of shutting down a few servers, it triggered a larger problem. the cloud system supports popular sites like spotify, airbnb, and interest. today is national unplugging day. simple things like has to offer. 75% of americans been more than three hours a day on their devices. you are encouraged today to unplug, unwind, and just relax. screen,of looking at a you could do some reading, cook, go for a walk -- anything as long as you unplug. so hard to do. unplug thenot television. you need to wake up with us all morning long so you know what the weather is going to be like. veronica: exactly. and follow our tweets all week among because it is going to be cold. today, we're getting some snow showers in this winter that hasn't been. 1.4 is all the snow we have gotten the season. because of that lack of snowfall, we are in a drought. upgred drought for howard county, including fairf

as for the game, it would go down to the wire, but the wizards pulled out a win, tying a career high with 19 assists. way to go, he's on fire. larryuge. storm system, also huge in terms of being expansive. veronica: exactly, really far-reaching, extending all the way down from the northeast to the tennessee valley. delays, even at the airport. storm, 2:00, the 3:00, right when the kids get out of school. so, know where the kids are, where the school buses are. where you are going to be, have a storm ready plan that is set to go. severe thunderstorm warnings, make sure that you get the kids inside. look at this system, this is what we're talking about here in philadelphia, right into the d.c. metro area, including areas down to the south, hugging interstate 95 this afternoon, extending write-down towards areas like charlottesville. eventually coming through raleigh, north carolina. fast-moving thunderstorms. the biggest impact, the driving rain and even the wind for d.c. to areas around roanoke, you can see the warnings continue, including the flash flood warning. maybe some ponding coming our way at about 1:00, 2:00 this afternoon

live nearby, they jumped down and put boards in place to make sure that he wouldn't go back into that drainage canal. obviously that's the last thing that we wanted now. guy and larryng us now. good morning to you guys. what did you -- what was your instinct to jump down there and do that. >> try to save him. i was talking to my buddy larry here. we seen him popping out. i was heading to home depot and made a u-turn to see what was going on. sure enough he came out. this young lady told us what to do. and we got together and just got the boards and tried to make sure that he could get back home. >> was going to call him a little guy. he is nearly 400 pounds. let me ask you, larry, he is swimming in the right direction. do you have a good feeling of him getting back to where he needs to be. >> i think he got up here and the water will get deeper and head back to the delta. >> pretty unusual here in vacaville to have this happen. >> yeah. it is exciting and to help out was kind of cool. >> thank you for jumping in there and helping out. mr. leisure as they have nicknamed him. he has been spotted once again. animal control officers, local animal control officers are h

michael, what do you sense could happen if larry were willing to part with the collection? >> basically, i broke downgh-end, the mid-range models, and then the low-range. the total was $279,000. >> okay. [ chuckles ] >> quite a collection. >> so, i know you've said, larry, that you'd never seriously considered selling, but now that you hear this... that's next. what's your "strange inheritance" story? we'd love to tell it. send me an e-mail or go to our website, strangeinheritance.com. >> now back to "strange inheritance." >> larry atteridge is weighing his options after receiving an appraisal of $279,000 for more than 100 civil war model ships that his late father painstakingly built over a lifetime. so, larry, how does that compare to the appraisal you got years ago? >> well, it's a big surprise. it's much higher than it was. >> well, your dad did great work, and i think it's just a testament to what he put into this. >> in fact, when you consider that larry's father sold at least 10 times as many models as he kept, there may well be $2- to $3 million of william atteridge originals floating around

than 2,500 employees ands contractors who are standing by to dealed with downed power lines, trees and any other power problem. larry: but the storm could have the biggest impact on the cherry blossom trees along the tidal basin. we will explain how. >> the d.c. students enjoyed a special assembly today featuring two globe trotters and the celebrity centenarian. i have an update on virginia mclaurin who just turned 108. larry: i love her. alison: i know. larry: i can't wait for that. alison: veronica johnson with a preview of what is coming up early on "good morning washington." >> thanks, alison. storm on "good morning washington" we are on stormwatch7 winter weather alert. we hv mobiletrak7. >> get the latest update on the school closings, the road conditions and the int pact on the commute. >> keep it here for traffic and weather every ten ♪ know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from know you can craft an investment plan as strong as your values ♪ know that together, you can establish a meanin