. >>> a followup to a heartbreaking story out of loudoun county. the virginia medical examiner's office determined today madison small died of a blood infection caused by the same bacteria this leads to meningitis. >> madison is the high school senior who got sick and suddenly died earlier this week. now as her family sets funeral plans health official urge other parents of students at her school not to worry. surae chinn has that for us tonight. >> reporter: loudoun county health says there is no other case of meningitis and there is a low risk of it spreading. meanwhile at madison small's high school students are trying to get back to a sense of normalcy. in a big show of support broad run high school students and faculty wore pink today to remember high school senior madison small who died tuesday from neisseria sepsis that can cause a type of bacterial meningitis. her softball teammates held up a banner we play for no. 24, the same hashtag and phrase used on social media. a teacher tweets showing our support for madison. neighboring loudoun cou

we now know what killed a loudoun county high school student. surae chinn brings us that update at 5:30. >> plus cleaning up and mourning after deadly tornadoes tore through parts of the nation's midsection. >> right after the break topper is tracking the possibility of severe weather here in our area. you're watching wusa9 news at 5:00. >>> we're tracking some showers and storms. the good news, not that widespread just yet and i think we may have escaped severe weather in the immediate metro area. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, it's up to 63. i'll show you temperatures in a minute. winds still south, southeast at 3 until they turn southerly and southwesterly staying chilly at national. here's the radar over the past hour. you can see storms beginning to develop around loudoun county back toward warrenton essentially right along i-66. nothing crazy heavy. we don't see hail or strong wind. we do see heavy downpours, warrenton, manassas and just to the west of fairfax. we'll zoom in more. again the yell

in loudoun county police say the problem is growing. in 2009 the county had two heroin overdoses the entire year. last year they had 31 heroin overdoses. now the sheriff's office and representative barbara comstock have created a task force made up of local and community law enforcement to tackle the problem in a bigger way. >> from school officials to the public. >> reporter: i'm ellison barber, wusa9. >> community awareness is key here from knowing about the problem to identifying symptoms of heroin use. they plan to hold the first public forum in the next couple weeks. >>> starting monday juveniles who appear in d.c. court will not roplaced in shackles. a judge today signed an administrative order leaving that decision whether to shackle a juvenile suspect in court up to individual judges. defense attorneys and ward 5 council member kenyon mcduffie had fought to have the shackles removed while balancing the need for safety. >> 12 other states across the country have statutes or decisions which ban the indiscriminate shackling of yout

from loudoun county schools. last weekend, the team was named at a runner-up at a regional robotics competition in tennessee but an s.u.v. containing the team's computers, trophies and robots were stolen from the hotel parking lot. since then they've been scrambling to raise funds and build up a backup robot. and today, they learned they would receive this donation to support their efforts and fund their trip. >> it's overwhelming. from waking up on sunday morning to lose everything to just in a few short days we are so grateful for all the outpouring support we've received. >> the response has been really impressive to me. it's very positive. never had any fear or anything. >> how quickly we were able to come together. reporter: not just money. they received a donation of computer & parts. police are still looking for that stolen s.u.v. mike conneen, abc 7 news. autria: still ahead at noon surveying the damage. a severe storm system brought tornadoes to parts of the northeast and the plains. the devastation it l

loud loudoun county has built a metro line in leesburg. the county has been installing tracks and fencing and a third rail system. they plan on using it to train firefighters to respond to fire and smoke emergencies. there are still a few years until the silver line expands through loudoun but the chief says he wants to begin training his hundreds of firefighters as soon as he can, especially after recent emergencies. >> the incident in january provided more of a realism that this is -- it can happen. it's not if but when. >> loudoun is buying old rail cars for the simulator at a cost of just $1 each. 1400 firefighters and first responders will train at that site. >>> well it could get more expensive to shop and park in the district if new mayor muriel bowser gets her way. she submitted her first budget proposal. she wants to raise the tax in parking garages in lots by 4%. the money would go to fund metro. bowser is also calling for increasing the sales tax from 5.75% to 6%. here's what she plans to do with the money. >> we also wanted to

coming up we now know what led to the sudden death of a beloved loudoun county high school student. and will the state of virginia step in to save an all women's college. the answer is next on abc 7 news at 6:00. maureen: bacterial meningitis is believed to have caused the sudden death of a broad run high school senior this week. madison small died on tuesday without warning. an outpouring of love and support from students and teachers at broad run followed. the loudoun county health department does not believe there is a meningitis outbreak and says the best way to prevent it is by hand washing. no word on how small contracted the disease. virginia's attorney general says he's not stepping into the battle over the planned closing of sweet briar college. mark herring says unless the school's board of directors acted improperly or violated its duties, the state will not get involved. the board decided to close the school because of financial problems. amherst county's attorney is seeking an injunction to stop the college from shutting down in august. maryland's general assembly has p

northern and western suburbs, loudoun, fauquier generally in the 40s. there's some patchy fog there. so watch out for that. closer to washington, don't have any fog. temperatures are in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. a look at your bus stop forecast, what to wear today that's coming up next at 6:11. we already had a couple of crashes this morning with this damp pavement. what's going on now, melissa? >> now we have another one. this is in alexandria huntington road just got a report of an overturned vehicle. we'll see what's going on there, if it's indeed there will be a closure coming up in a couple of minutes. ramp from dale city to 95 north northbound northbound, a crash on the ramp. and 29 ramp to 66 eastbound, not looking as bad as it did. it was pretty nasty there for quite a while. now we're kind of clearing out. wide look at things overall, no major problems as you take sort of a big look at the beltway. 295, a little slow as you pass 50. typical for this time of the day. 95 in and out of town looking quite good. travel times are coming up in

mike: with financial help from the loudoun chamber of commerce, and several i.t. companies, the loudoun education foundation presented a $15,000 check to a high school robotics team from lot in county schools. last week and they were the runner-up at a regional competition, but a vehicle containing their computers trophies and robot was stolen from the hotel parking lot. since then they have been scrambling to raise funds and build a backup robot. today they learned they would receive this donation to support their efforts and fund their trip. >> it's overwhelming, to losing everything, to just a few short days. we are so grateful for the outpouring of support. >> it's really impressive to me, very positive. >> how we were able to come together, it embodies the spirit and how well we will do. mike: not just money, the team also received a donation of spare computer parts and laptops from system's delusions -- from system solutions. the police are still looking for the stolen vehicle. kimberly: the apple watches in stores, although you cannot walk out wearing one.

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they will be tested in loudoun and fairfax county also.day" continues now at 5:00 a.m.. >>> good morning. it is 5:00. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to news 4 "today". p we made to friday april 3 2015. and we're starting off with a mild day, but a little rain is heading our way. >>> tom kierein here with our weather headlines. >> strangely balmy and humid this morning with the blustery winds ahead of some showers now rolling this to west virginia with thunder and lights thing. that's way west of us. right now northern suburbs getting a few sprinkles. patches of green in howard montgomery loudoun, pap ham of west virginia, northern shenandoah valley. a few scattered sprinkles, the pavement a little bit damp there. temperatures are balmy. reagan national is at 66 degrees. this is our were with aarmest morning we've had in a long time. so have an umbrella ready and later today you'll be needing it in addition

a rod of clouds -- a lot of clouds around the region from loudoun into prince william. spotsylvania and fauquier and culpepper. southern maryland breeze off the water. keep it cooler there. only around 60 inland. the low to mid 60s to our north. the counties along the pennsylvania border should make it into the mid to upper 60s. and in the mountains as well mid to low 60s for highs this afternoon. all that cloud cover really blocking a lot of the warming from the sun. then tomorrow still cloudy. next chance of rain looks to be on thursday evening into friday morning. little sun back friday afternoon and warmer low to mid 70s. upper 70s on saturday. sunday might get a shower late into monday. melissa is here now looking at the wednesday commute. what's happening now? >> taking a look right now, we are going along pretty well in general. no major problems right now. we did hear about this. we're seeing a little bit of activity. inner loop of the woodrow wilson bridge. we see a bit of a response here. beltway at colesville road no problems there. 270 south, buckys town pik

in this area in loudoun county, washington frederick, northern montgomery howard county getting just a few light sprinkles right now. those may be spreading closer to the metro area over the next hour. right now low to mid-60s. breezes gusting 15 to 20 miles per hour. washington monument under a dry sky, but have an umbrella ready. we'll have bluster we rindswinds through the day. showers and thundershowers looking likely this afternoon and this evening. got your bus stop forecast for this friday morning next weather and traffic on the 1s. any volume building yet? >>> we do have control i'm building. 95 southbound approaching route 32, take a look here, just a little bit of volume. the deer has been cleared out of the way. again, just seeing volume green single tracking. 95 north at prince william parkway, there a crash reported. just a twlarng. one warning there. inner loop and outer loop moving along. randolph street at 22nd we have a water main break. zach, tell us how we're looking. >> reporter: d.c. water got the call about 11:00 last night, they say they will be out about 7:00

you can see it from loudoun county right on down toward areas of madison and green county. this is out ahead of the cold front. just some showers right now so, i do have lightning turned on. this is all advancing toward the east into areas like haymarket over the next couple minutes, chantilly, on towards burke with a tail end of it hitting areas like ruckersville and cash corner by 5:45. this line again not intense but there's still that possibility of development as warm air out ahead of the front starts to make its way up and into our area. just look down to the south. 78 in fredericksburg. that's where the heat has been today. 63 in d.c. so again, there is that possibility. i'll continue to monitor storm team 4 radar for any thunderstorm development. i'll show you what follows behind this front. >>> now to a wrong way crash that killed a man who was driving home last night. he was hoping to miss the evening rush. it would be william bettenburg's last drive home. he was hit by a car that was going the wrong way on 395. northern virginia bureau reporter david culvert spok

loudoun county says it's paying just $1 each for the metro railcars they're buying to train on on top of these tracks. scott mcfarlane news4. >>> veronica is back with more about our weather and the rain that seems to be here and there and -- >> exactly. >> here it comes again. >> got some coming up and throughout the day tomorrow then i think even on friday chance for a rain and thunder. but it's all about the timing with this weather system that is just to our north right now. wet weather for sure. and even the morning rush is looking wet. but with various intensities, so right now we've got a little pocket of moderate rains that i'm tracking on storm team 4 radar headed into areas like loudoun county other areas south too. as i'll show you in just a moment. this one again eastbound toward arias like clarksburg germantown a minute around redland and washington grove too. eastbound eventually getting to howard county even areas around the district northern part of the beltway, we'll have some wet weather coming up in a couple minutes. along areas of 66. right along 52 this moderate r

the public health officials and a loudoun county school district has already said install's illness poses no risk to other student -- small's illness poses no risk to other students or the community. >>> we've got a yellow alert day, the first of four in a row. topper shutt is here with a look. >> now we have this line of showers from frederick to leesburg to warrenton. earlier these were heavy out in west virginia, but it's much warmer out there. it's moving into very stable air with temps in the 40s and 50s, taking all the punch out of it. that said still some rain in leesburg, warrenton and out 66 going westbound up 270 past the spur. on our storm tracker headed toward rockville at 7:09 moving east at 27 miles an hour. it will run into the ballpark shortly, d.c. by about 7:23. i don't think it will postpone the game. there could be a brief delay, but there's no lightning. it won't be that heavy and the duration will be probably less than an hour, hour and a half. in the meantime here's the 8:00 futurecast, still some rain d.c. north, a little heavier toward frederick and leesburg. we'l

that is followed by loudoun county -- $92,000.lowed by loudoun county, arlington county, guclland county no. 4 -- guchland county no. 4. >>> peeps, of course, the colorful bunnies that can be turned into art evidently as well. >> that's what mark albert will show you with the entries from the washington post peep competition. >> reporter: this is a masterpiece made of marshmallows and it's among the finalists in the washington post's annual peeps diarama contest. >> it's so fun to see what people come up wind chill. >> reporter: the paper received over -- come up with. >> reporter: the paper received over 400 entries this year like this tribute to kim kardashian's break the internet cover. i'm sorry, did i hear you correctly? five people submitted a kim kardashian themed diora mr. a? >> yes. >> reporter: this entry -- diorama? >> yes. >> reporter: this entry shows the drone crashing on the north lawn of the white house, but the assassination of peepraham lincoln diaram approved too much for some readers. becky heaton and susan mar

also for washington county north central loudoun county and also the panhandle of west virginia throughkeley county. we'll stay on top of this, jummy. jummy: thank you for that important information just coming in. thank you. in the meantime coming up on abls 7 news at noon a new jersey neighborhood on alert. the animal that's causing all sorts of commotion and forcing people inside their homes. details next. jummy: people are being warned to stay inside this noon after police found two coyote dens right next to a school. the new jersey community has been at a sharp rise in coyote sightings. the animals have been aggressive and even attacking twice in the last 15 days. police are warning people to give those coyotes a wide berth and to keep a close eye on small animals. talk about stress relief gone wrong. we've all gotten fed up with technology but now a colorado man is facing a fine after he got so frustrated with his computer, he took it out back and shot it. he was cited for discharging a firearm within city limits but to hear him tell it it was worth it. he told "the los angeles ti

. >>> loudoun county authorities have been investigating calvary temple ministry for years over allegations of sex abuse. >> they closed a 2003 investigation without any charges but recently reopened the case after some new information and an alleged victim stepped forward. >> surae chinn tells us about the new turn in these cases. >> reporter: protesters say they're now being threatened on a weekly basis now standing here protesting across from the church. some of them say they've been sexually and physically abused. they call the church a cult and they want justice. >> adults who knew i was being abused turned their heads. >> reporter: 24-year-old kaitlin skeeters is the granddaughter of head pastor star scott through marriage. she claims she was sexually abused at age 4 and was part of a loudoun county investigation launched more than a decade ago that resulted in no charges. >> my mother said that she saw him touch me inappropriately one time. >> reporter: she also alleges physical abuse, spanking with large wooden paddles. >> we were spanked until we were bruised in front of our classm

. >>> we now know what suddenly killed a loudoun county high school student earlier this week. the virginia medical examiner's office had determined that madison small died of what is called neceria sepsis, a form of blood poisoning that can be caused by meningitis. they fell ill monday and died by tuesday. advice till and -- visitation and funeral services will be held monday afternoon in ashburn. >>> a hearing is scheduled in less than an hour for a man thrown on to a virginia highway by a sheriff's deputy. dash cam video shows some of what happened between an orange county deputy and the driver stewart fitzgerald but the video is missing audio. a wusa9 investigation has identified several other cameras at the arrest scene that are either missing, weren't recording or haven't been seen by investigators. fitzgerald is facing 15 years in prison for allegedly assaulting the deputies. this all started when he was pulled over for flashing his high beams. >>> we're seeing some new video tied to the deadly police shooting in south carolina. it is dash cam video from north charleston

here is the e-mail once again from the loudoun county health department. we now know that there is a confirmed death from meningitis. the county's health except saying it is still evaluating whether anyone is at risk. increased risk of infection, but says there is no evidence right now of an outbreak in the community. now, in this e-mail dr. david goodfriend does not tell us any information, no specifics, about the person who died. the health department is saying it is putting this information out right now because of recent publicity and an increased number of phone calls getting, it's getting following the death in loudoun. i reported earlier this week on the death of a broad run high school senior but it is torrent to note that we still do not have a cause of death yet in that particular case. right now health facialofficials are warning, asking you to take normal precautions such as frequent hand washes. that's the latest. back to you, barbara. >>> also developing in our, workers returning to the census bureau after a security guard there was shot and

meanwhile in sterling loudoun county temperature there now a little above freezing under a clear sky.ght sunny day there. by mid to late afternoon, should be hovering in the upper 50s there. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 5:41 a look at our hour by hour cooldown through the day ahead. and now a look at some road work going on. i hope they're filling potholes. >> i hope they are, too. they're not telling us exactly what they're doing, but 270 south after buckeystown pike there is work on the shoulder. but i'll take it. anytime they're making an improvement, we like that. we are seeing some slowdowns after 85. wide look at things, no major problems. everything rolling along quite nicely. 66 eastbound, west bound, everything rolling along, as well. 95 in virginia as you're headed northbound a little slow through dale city. otherwise southbound you're fine. we see the dale city slowdown at beltway at d'arcy road rolling along quite nicely. back at 5:41 with some travel times. >>> and right now negotiators are meeting as nuclear talks about iran head into overtime. we're h

already some briefly moderate rain out here new bluemont moving into far western loudoun county that is headed toward leesburg in the next 30 minutes or so. and light rain down across culpeper warrenton, headed to the i-95 corridor. temperatures are stuck in the upper 40s to low 50s and cool wedge of air means that is where we'll stay. lorton virginia 50 at 7:00 a.m. 51 by 6:00 this evening. so not a very pleasant day. later on today, highs low to mid-50s that's it. we'll be talking about the hour by hour planner and kruryour bus stop weather in ten minutes. >>> taking a look at the beltway, looking good inner and outer loops. no incidents being reported. we're seeing wet roads, so be careful. southbound 187 between executive boulevard and tuckerman lane there is emergency road work there blocking that right lane. also westbound route 50 at route 197, reports of high water in that area. 95 at temple hill, seeing volume. 27 on 270 at father hurley wet roads. >>> the sudden death of a loudoun county high school student is being investigated temperatureinvestigated. madison small got si

. >>> loudoun county has built its own miniature version of a metro rail silver line station in leesburg to keep you safe. news4's scott mcfarlane learned the county has been installing tracks and fencing and a third rail system. the plan is to train firefighters on how to respond to fire and smoke emergencies in the rail system. there are still a few lines -- years, rather until the silver line expands through loudoun, but the chief says he wants to start training his hundreds of firefighters as soon as possible especially after recent emergencies. >> the incident in january provied more of a realism that this is -- it can happen. it's not if but when. >> tonight at 6:00 scott mcfarlane shows us how the model train track system works and he explains how an where other fire departments train to handle smoke and fire emergencies on the rails. >>> new developments in an awful tragedy on maryland eastern shore. what relatives are saying about the family of eight found dead inside the home. >>> new plans for an elementary school promised in princess anne. why parents feel they were lied to.

temperatures have dropped into the upper 30s across much of loudoun county prince william, down to fauquier county. 38 rockville, 43 in college park. so off to a cold start for sure. plan on temperatures to hold in the upper 30s and low 40s and then jump up to mid and upper 40s by 10:00. as tom would say, find your fleece, everybody. as temperatures in the 30s and 40s means you need an extra wrap this morning. later on this afternoon we should be up into the upper 50s to maybe near 60 degrees. most areas though, melissa, will not be able to make much in the way of progress towards 60 degrees. you know we'll be keeping a close eye on the forecast here for next couple of days.

northern and western suburbs, loudoun, fauquier generally in the 40s.'s some patchy fog there. so watch out for that. closer to washington, don't have any fog. temperatures are in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. a look at your bus stop forecast, what to wear today that's coming up next at 6:11. we already had a couple of crashes this morning with this damp pavement. what's going on now, melissa? >> now we have another one. this is in alexandria huntington road just got a report of an overturned vehicle. we'll s

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speaking to us about today is the doctor from the inova loudoun hospital. doctor thank you for joining us, we have had a crazy winter roller coaster is our friends in the weather office have described it. is that going to mean a more potent allergy season for us? >> it's possible. normally trees, pollen in this area start in february and go through early may but because it's a delayed winter we could ter tree pollen season and that doesn't necessarily mean better because that could more mean trees releasing the pollen at the same time causing increased symptoms. there are other far to bees like the win -- factors like the rain and wind. >> howard bernstein is going to tell us about the allergy index. tree pollen is high today and the first time he's seen weeds. so is there anything we can do right now to make our symptoms a little less painful for the tree pollen? >> sure, if you haven't done so already i recommend for people who are allergic to tree pollen start your over the counter medications. we have an assortment of medications available over the coun

loudoun county has been hit hard. >> we got a knock on our door. little did we know, it would pull my wife's heart and my heart out. your son was found deceased. my wife collapsed that day. john: the number of fatal heroin overdoses has doubled, going from six in 2013 211 last year. autria: the glenmont and wheaton metro stations back open. they were closed after there was a report of smoke in a tunnel. a leaky valve allowed water to come in contact with an insulator. repairs underway on a water main near bernard hill park. jeanette reyes has more on how long it will take to fix things. jeanette: residents have been waking up to a ripple on -- a river on randolph street. crews are hoping to shut off the water and get to work. it was reported around 11:00 last night. the seawater crews responded and restricted the water flow, leaving the -- d.c. water crews responded and restricted the water flow, leaving the bulk of the repairs for today. >> i was amazed. i had no idea what it was. i came out to investigate. >> we have not have water since last nig

the loudoun county medical examiner will determine a cause of death. there is progress for the loudoun county student that we talked about. a thief crush their robotic competition dreams. somebody stole the car containing the robot and all of the gear. they won the regional competition. we have learned that they will allow the team to use their backup robot. they donated the $5,000 entry fee. the world championship is in two weeks. leon: we all need a backup robot. everybody needs one. booking a hotel through a travel website. there is final approval for travel sites to pay all sales taxes. it still needs the governor's signature. supporters say that it closes a loophole requiring travelers to pay the same taxes that hotels currently do. alison: we have this rainy pattern that we cannot get out of. steve: it is ugly out there. it is foggy and drizzle. if you like it out there we have another day tomorrow just like today. one day. the weekend forecast you are not going to want to miss. visibility is not going to be reduced so much that it will cause tra

the coalition of byes and individuals in loudoun county came together to turn this bad situation around think it's amazing how much help we've been able to get in such a little time. i'm so grateful to our community. >> we're representing loudoun county and all the teams who have reached out to us to help our team with donations and support. >> the loudoun county high school students tell us they're confident they'll have new robotics ready to go this weekend. the world competition is just ten days away in st. louis. >> wish them luck. >> we do. >> speaking of technology get in line if you want to get your hands on an apple watch. how long you could be waiting depend on the model you want. >>> and how to stop cigarette smugglers in virginia. scott mcfarlane with part two of a news4 i-team investigation on the tobacco trail. >>> preorders of apple's new watch sold out quickly and thanks to demand you may not be able to get one shipped until june. they're currentfully store bus only to test out. the actual sales don't start for a few weeks. prices range from $349 all the way up to $17,000

and across northern virginia from loudoun county down to stafford and spotsylvania including fauquier culpepper as well should make it into the low to mid 70s. cool spots right near the chesapeake bay, anne arundel county. but as far west as king george into the mid 70s and up near the pennsylvania border beautiful day there today. shenandoah valley, most locations should be climbing into the 70s this afternoon. except a few spots in the mountains will be making it into the upper 60s this afternoon. when i visit groups, i ask them when do you hit the road i'm on the road by 6 chvrn:30. you see that on your cameras. >> yeah, i wanted to update on the outer loop at wisconsin, that's cleared out of the way. so we don't need a send a chopper to that anyway so chopper right now over the outer loop at route 1. you can see that volume as tom was just saying it is building. 6:30. this is kind of what happens unfortunately around here. beltway at central looking good at prince george's county. 95 in virginia gordon boulevard, very light volume at this point this morning. no major problems righ

counterfeit cash is showing up at loudoun county businesses. several people tried to make several purchases with the fake bills. the office said the fake bills don't look as crisp as real ones. you can check the tiny red and blue fibers embedded in real money. >>> more stores a pulling a popular ice cream from their shelves after it was connected to three deaths. walmart, sam's club and several stores in texas are pulling blue bell ice cream products. three people died from listeria. a contaminated ice cream has been traced to a facility in broken arrow, oklahoma. that plant has been shut down. >>> a quote featured on the new stamp today may not be hers. a former editor did a research on the quote to find it may have been written by joan walsh angelou, first. it came in several interviews angelou did. it features her along with the quote a bird doesn't sing because it has an answer. it sings because it has a song. angelou died last may. >>> the we know who is taking over the old rhino bar space in georgetown. the washington business journal rep

a few sprinkles in montgomery loudoun, northern shenandoah valley. a few washington frederick, montgomery northern part there and into howard county. bus stop this morning, have an umbrella ready. a few scattered showers around in the low 60s, blustery winds. pay try to open up that umbrella. temperatures will be in the mid-60s between 8:00 and 9:00 at the bus stop and metro stop this morning. so have an umbrella handy. it will be a wet day today. in addition might have a rain coat. make sure you have some boots, 00. you might have to jump over puddles heading back home by later this afternoon. new updated storm timing for the day ahead just coming in. we'll look at that hour by hour that's coming up at 5:21. now melissa is looking at -- what is going on with the street there, is that a water main break? >> it is. brand new water main break we want to mention. zachary kiesch is on his way to this. but this is in northea at 22nd. randolph not a huge street but the intersection is kind of blocked. prince george's county no major issues. 66 into town 95

loudoun county stafford spotsylvania down to the low 30s. next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up a at 6:11 a look at your bus stop forecast what to wear for the day ahead. melissa has an update. p. >>> an update on this crash georgetown pike at river bend chopper 4 just got over the scene. so you can see the road there completely shut down. so we have traffic on both ends here trying to get in to and out of oun. we understand tow truck we just spoke with police tow truck on the way. so should be cleared out probably in the next 30 minutes or so, but if you normally take georgetown pike, might want to to your alternate. 270 south at buckeystown pike, still have that crash. volume building headed into hyattsville. outer loop at colesville, also report of a crash there. not seeing it on camera, doesn't mean it's not there. 66 no problems 95 slow through dale city here this morning. wide look at things overall inner loop and outer loop actually looking pretty good. 295 just a little slow passing 50. i'll be back with travel times. >>> your

. >>> heroin is hitting the suburbs hard but loudoun county is fighting back. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey looks at a new heroin hot team and a family that's closely watching its attack. >> reporter: 37-year-old jason latham is the face of the new heroin epidemic and its deadly consequences. the loudoun county contractor and devoted father of an 8-year-old boy died of a heroin overdose last september. >> i knew my brother dabbled in drugs from time to time. neve would i have imagined that he would die from it. >> reporter: jason was erica's big brother. she and her kids were there today as loudoun, fairfax county and state police, the dea, mental health and school reps announced a new heroin operations team. the idea is to wage a comprehensive attack sharing information and resources. >> we try to not only just arrest our way out of it but to prevent it. >> reporter: in loudoun county last year 11 people died from heroin overdoses, double the previous year. jason was oun of them. >> there isn't a day that i don't cry or think about him or just fee

. >>> a first at 4 traffic alert through loudoun county. part of harmony church road in leesburg will be shut down for several days while crews make emergency repairs to a 36-inch pipe. road is shut down at peele lane through at least monday. wood mill road route 15 all work as alternate routes. >>> a sight for soaring eyes, if you will, a bald eagle gracing the steps of the wilson building in downtown d.c. today. we'll explain why. >> reporter: first there are allegations of sexual abuse and tonight claims of a threatening facebook post. i'm david culvert in sterling. we veal the latest on the controversy surrounding calgary temple church. >>> tomorrow tomorrow working marde to update your forecast. we've already declared tomorrow a weather alert day. meteorologist ver veronica johnson is going to tell you what to expect in a few minutes. >>> uncovering a layer of scandal and allegations rocking a church community in northern virginia. >> threats of blackmail have allegedly come from the pastor's son after former members of cavalry temple

but they were producing heavy downpours as we will zoom in a little bit in loudoun county. southern fairfax county and that is not all. you can see the red, the heaviest rain. and again we don't see any rain with a little bit of lightning in terms of the heavier downpour just south of berk and west of berk. and you'll see the yellow and the orange down towards the city pretty heavy rain here as well. we will zoom back out and track these for the storm tracker of manassas about 7:16. and bull run at 7:24. again the main threat will be the higher downpours. in fact by 9:00 tonight, culpeper and south of i-56. we'll come back and all the way on through tomorrow. we'll let you know what it means and how the first weekend may end up. >>> some new information on the assault at the metro stop. metro transit police, they have identified the suspect. wanted for attacking a 69-year- old man at the eastern market station last friday. surveillance video shows the victim being spit on and punched three times as you can see it happening right here. police have obtained that arrest warran

the proposed ten-mile roadway would connect prince william and loudoun counties. our trps reportadam tuss has more. >> reporter: jim, this is turning out to be one ever the most controversial road projects in the entire region. it's putting the manassas battlefield and the traffic that goes along with it right in the middle. majestic. beautiful. full of history. but also full of traffic. future development clashing with the past. >> we're always adding more houses and people and the road improvements are always following too far behind in my opinion. >> reporter: part of the proposed solution to congestion here would be to build a parkway connecting loudoun and prince william counties, a sthait shot from 66 to dulles airport. as partd of the deal, some roads like the intersection of lee highway and sudly would have to close. it was on this battlefield that stonewall jackson was given his name. it's the battle of bull run. but this is the intersection that planners are talking about shutting down so that the bi-county parkway can go through. pastor bath mitchell is

in loudoun county john gonzalez, abc 7 news. leon: we have breaking news and a tragic discovery in princess anne maryland. there are new details available now on a family of eight found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning. horace holmes has been working on this story. horace: we just received a statement from delmarva power. the company said it did not cut off power to the home of rodney todd. todd, his two young sons and five daughters were found dead inside their house yesterday. the state medical examiner has ruled the cause of death for all eight now, just learning this to be accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. delmarva power says todd was behind on his utility bills and they had discovered an electric meter illegally connected to the house where the family had been living since november. power company says it disconnected that meter for safety reasons on march 25th. and todd had been using a generator to power his home. the family was last seen alive on the 28th. now, delmarva power says it is deeply saddened by this traged

. >>> protesters are outside a loudoun county church. >> some members of the calvary temple pledge sexual abuse and brainwashing. those are some heavy accusations. >> reporter: you said it. the folks protesting lining the street across the street from the church are talking some heavy allegations. they're accusing the church of being a cult and brainwashing members. you see some of the signs detailing the accusations that include verbal and sexual abuse, includes abuse against children, brainwashing its members. protesters are mostly made up of some former congregation member and alleged victims. they say brainwashing is ramp -- rampant and has torn families apart. i've actually heard stories where a husband left the church and his wife and children remain and he was told had he to choose. these protesters out here say they are here to rescue some of the members who remain at the church. they say that they have no statement regarding any of these allegations as far as calvary temple and say they are just those, allegations. the loudoun county sheriff's office recently reopened a case of a

team from loudoun county schools. last weekend, the team was named a runner-up at a regional robotics competition in tennessee but an s.u.v. containing the team's computers, trophies and robots was stolen from the hotel parking lot. since then they've been scrambling to raise funds and build up a backup robot and today, they learned they would receive this donation to support their efforts and fund their trip. >> it's overwhelming. from waking up on sunday morning to lose everything to just in a few short days we're so grateful for all the outpouring of support we've received. >> been really impressive to me. very positive. never had any fears. >> how quickly we were able to come together just embodies the spirit of how well we'll do at worlds. mike: not just money, they received a donation of spare computer parts and laptops from systemic solutions. meanwhile, police in knoxville are still looking for that stolen s.u.v. a white chevrolet with virginia tags. reporting in ashburn, mike conneen, abc 7 news. leon: a crim

jennifer: loudoun county detectives immediately visited him in jail. while the fed active's -- while the detectives fear the worst her mother hope she is in hiding. >> i hope that she is in a safe place. jennifer: the lawyer for the boyfriend would not return phone calls. the husband's attorney said he is willing to talk to detectives only of counsel is present. jennifer donelan, abc 7 news. alison: switching gears to talk about the weather, what a gorgeous day today. steve: it was pretty today, and tomorrow looks even better. then clouds and rain thursday. outside right now, the high temperature 72 degrees. the record, not even close 91 back in 1974. if your allergies are still bothering you, like mine are the trees are still on the high category, grasses. my allergies are driving me crazy. the grass is low, but that will increase through the coming days. 53 martinsburg 54 frederick, 57 andrews, lexington park 55. low temperature in the upper 40's, low 50's. the skies mainly clear, stays cool, the wind out of the northwest at five. the satellite radar

. >>> revealed in court today about a loudoun county man accused of murdering his wife. prosecutors told the judge brawley castillo's dna was found on his wife's pillow, bed and cloejtz she was wearing on the night she died. michelle castillo was found dead in her home in march of 2014. her she and her husband were in the midst of a divorce and police say he tried to make it look like a suicide. the trial is set for july. >>> a determined criminal tried to get cash out of an atm left empty-handed but not before doing a lot of damage to that machine. check this out. the man tried to pry open the bottom half of the machine where cash is dispensed. this happened a couple of weeks ago at this atm. the camera got a good picture of him. he never got any money, but prince george's county police are hoping a tipple will help them catch him. there is a cash reward. >>> new questions about the future of a new memorial on the national mall that's gotten a lot of are criticism. the head for the memorial to president dwight eisenhower is stepping down. rock co-siciliano is resigning

loudoun county's fire chief has seen them too and knows his force will be doing the same. >> it's good for more people. >> it's a near certainty you will have to respond to threats. >> if there is an engineer there, they are calling for assistance. >> the silver line extends from loudoun for years and it caught our attention and the county is already building this tiny model track year the fire department headquarters. they will add a series of metro cars to train firefighters how to safely and effectively prepare for fire or an emergency. the firefighters get to close to or touches the third rail there is an alarm. you will bring 1400 people here and 800 volunteers. they top the do it as soon as possible. >> they only have the train inging. montgomery county firefighter use the rail yards near shady grove to train and they have the training spice too. they need their own space. before the silver lining. especially after watching the smoke incident earlier this year. >> if it happens, it's not if but when. >> metro is helping too. they are paying $1 each on these tracks. scott mcfarlan

across northern virginia from loudoun through prince william, culpeper hovering around 70 degrees by later this afternoon. southern maryland, right near the bay any breeze will be a bit cooler there in the 60s. a little bit farther to the west it will be around 70 frees there. and the counties near the pennsylvania border afternoon highs with blustery winds in the upper 60s. shenandoah valley into the months it will be in the upper 60s to near 70 there. a little bit of a blustery wind we could have gusts throughout the afternoon much of the region to around 15 to 25 miles an hour. next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at the bus stop what to wear forecast for this thursday. >>> still have more road work this time prince george's county silver hill road at pennsylvania avenue still have that ongoing road work happening again here this morning. going to be in the way until probably about 5:00 a.m.. 95 at dale boulevard, everything moving along nicely. 66 into and out of town also looking quite good this morning. and 95 in maryland bw parkway northbound, southbound rolling along pre

public health officials and the loudoun county school district say madison's illness poses no risk to students or the community. >>> montgomery county police found the car involved in a hit and run that took one of their officers to the hospital. the officer was working as a security guard for a chevy chase shopping center yesterday. he tried to question a driver in a suspicious car they're south park and wisconsin. -- near south park and wisconsin. the driver hit the gas hitting the officer. he suffered a concussion and cuts on his arms and legs. police found a suspicious car, a silver acura in northeast d.c. this morning. they're still looking for the driver. >>> tonight a followup on student demands to rename byrd stadium at the university of maryland named after harry clifton byrd who was university president from 1956 to 1964. he barred blacks from participating in sport or enrolling at at until 1951 in the university. tonight the student government voted overwomenly to support that resolution -- overwhelmingly to support that resolution. any renaming would have to take place by

in loudoun county john gonzalez, abc 7 news. autria: an hour ago, the u.s. postal service unveiled a stamp honoring the late poet author and civil rights champion maya angelou. the ceremony was held at d.c.'s warner theater. first lady michelle obama, former ambassador andrew young and oprah winfrey were among the guests scheduled to attend. >> dr. maya angelou was truly a great american. in so many ways through her life, her advocacy her passion for people and for justice and most importantly through her words, she inspired us. autria: the stamp was designed by ethyl kesle of bethesda. maya angelou died last may at the a of 86. jummy: james best best known for role as boscoe coltrain died. he died from complications of pneumonia. he starred on the show from 1979 to 1985. he was the law man chasing the duke brothers. and blues magician b.b. king is in a los angeles hospital this afternoon. he was admitted yesterday for dehydration caused by type two diabetes. king's daughter says he is doing much better. his latest health scare comes less than a year after d

this is light rain panhandle of west virginia, montgomery howard as well as loudoun and fairfax, the district. now getting light rain in prince george's northern neck tracking off to the east. and behind that we have temperatures hovering in the low 40s and here are the temperatures the rest of the day. by noon near 50. by late in the afternoon, we should be in the upper 50s in the metro area low 50s just to our north. a look at the storm timing for tomorrow next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:51. a problem on the beltway? >> beltway is looking good for the most part. we do have a disabled vehicle on the outer loop in virginia right around old georgetown pike on the shoulder so not causing any delays in the area. elsewhere taking a look at 95 in virginia coming out of woodbridge area, looking good. volume building, but no delays. 270 south at mondaytrose, wet pavement but no reports of incidents. 66 east at germanjermantown road also looking good. tune in wtop 103.5 for more traffic. >>> she donated a kidney to him, so why is the wife of marian barryher? >>> we also just received

light rain loudoun, fairfax, montgomery county headed toward howard county. light to moderate rain culpeper headed to i-95. southern maryland you'll be getting your raindrops shortly. p temperatures mid-40s to near 50. what to wear, maybe you can leave the frowny face at home. it won't be that bad. temperatures today hovers in the low to mid-50s. >>> we have high water on the right shoulder at colesville road so be careful in that area. and here is a look at travel times. outer loop at the beltway, 12 minutes. eastbound 66 between the beltway and glebe road 9 minutes. northbound 95 is 19 minutes. for more traffic when you get in your car, tune in to wtop 103.5. >>> getting some help keeping your classroom stocked. the steps many teachers are going to do cover the growing cost of supplies. >>> plus new developments in the last 30 minutes involving a cyber attack at the white house. what a top russian diplomat is now saying about accusations that it is behind will the attack. if you run over somebody it's usually because you were driving too fast or you didn't

northern loudoun county and northern shenandoah county and move across frederick and washington county in toward carroll county, so even westminster is looking at steadier showers around midnight. i'll be back in a few minutes talking about tomorrow and a pretty good weekend forecast. we'll see you then. >>> we've got some breaking news now out of phoenix, arizona, where police are trying to piece together what went horribly wrong inside a home where five people were killed. officers found bodies of three men and two women after an hour's long barricade. one woman who got out told police it was a family dispute that went horribly wrong. officers are not looking for suspects. >>> more breaking news in los angeles where a manhunt for a killer is underway. the police department went on a citywide tactical alert after several shootings within blocks of one another in a quiet neighborhood called the palms. at least one person is dead. four others have been injured. police are looking for a man driving an suv, but now it's not clear y>7mhow those shootings could be related. >>> metro says