michelle marsh from the live desk. >> now your stormwatch 7 forecast. itve: 32 degrees, that was for the daytime high today, about 25 degrees below average for this time of year. tomorrow morning, another chilly day with morning lows in the upper teens, lower 20's. at least we will not have the bitter wind chill we had earlier today. the daytime highs better tomorrow. we are looking at about 40 to 4 1, lots of grab your sunglasses. talking about a bigger warm-up for the weekend. and have we finally turned the corner, is winter done with? answers to that coming up. over andt's not quite fairfax county and loudoun county, because schools will be operating on a two-hour delay tomorrow. find the full list of closings and delays on our website, wjla.com, and they are also scrolling at the bottom of the screen. jonathan: right now, neighbors in germantown are looking at a major cleanup. a massive tree toppling onto a house. tom roussey is live at the scene. was anybody injured? , no one was,ely which is very fortunate because this was a big tree. as we go up,

michelle marsh served as the master of ceremonies. chelle: we are very happy in the district spring has officially arrived and that are cherry blossoms are blooming. anna-lysa: the ceremony featured performers from across the country and some from as far away as japan. some flew in from tokyo thursday. she says one of her favorite things about the cherry blossom giving, forming a beautiful friendship between japan and the united states. areeople in d.c. celebrating the cherry blossom festival. japanese people really love the cherry blossom, so seeing them enjoy them like we do is amazing. anna-lysa: this was a sold out show. one .5ers were expecting million people to participate in the cherry blossom festival. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. kimberly: abc 7 and news channel 8 are proud sponsors of the national cherry blossom festival. we want to see your pictures. burst.com/wjla and upload your photos. in silver spring, a fire left a family of 12 and their pets without a home tonig of the home on stony hill drive. thankfully, everyone mad

michelle marsh tells us why. michelle: apparently there is a real threat. according to a u.s. official cited by cnn, terrorist groups are working on new ways to hide explosives in the battery compartments of larger electronic devices like laptops. the u.s. ban covers nine airlines. the u.k. ban involves 14 airlines, six of which are based in the u.k. like british airways. >> the fact the u.k. is now also instituting a prohibition element to the intelligence. michelle: until further notice, larger devices like laptops and tablets must be put in a checked bag on select flights. cell phones are exempt, as our medical devices with prayer approval. -- as are medical devices with prior approval. jonathan: a federal judge in aexandria is considering request of a muslim civil rights group for a broader old on president trump to revise travel ban. islamic american relations argues part of the vizio waivers remains in effect. , adding is a key player big-name stars to a fundraiser as early as next week. tom hakes, -- tom hanks, alec baldwin, tracy morgan are scheduled for the broadcast.

michelle marsh is at the live desk with more. michelle: you are right, she was bold. the store did not realize this happened until it was too late. from then is the video target on richmond highway, just outside the beltway near alexandria. the pretended to work at the store, then made her way into the stock room and stocked up on the expensive phones, talking $40,000 worth of iphones, stolen, just walked out the door. if you recognize her, call the police. to see the footage again, it is on our website, wjla.com. alison: michelle, thank you. jonathan: now a familiar sight along pennsylvania avenue, another day, another protests. dozens of protesters gathered today, against a new executive order signed by president trump against the epa, eliminating many obama-era policies combating climate change. >> i am taking historic steps to lift government intrusion and cancel job-killing regulations. jonathan: today's executive order rescinds at least six or obama orders and begins a review of the clean power plan, which limits carbon emissions from power plants. some of the c

michelle marsh has the update. horace, the group behind the lawsuit claims the police department is withholding documents about how the january 20 protest was handled. more than 200 people were arrested. the suit said that mpd and interim police chief peter newsham refused to release police records that they claim should be made available to the public under the first amendment and federal laws. notsuit asks that newsham be confirmed until there is a full investigation into the actions and a release of the documents for stop we reached out to mpd for a response. they sai pending litigation. alison: a 75-year-old man injured in yesterday's terror attack in london has died. that brings the death toll to four. one american is among the dead. a utah resident and his wife were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. the police say the attacker acted alone. he was known to authorities as an islamic extremist. the police are carrying out raids across the country and have arrested a people already. horace: a jewish tee

michelle marsh is standing by and has been tracking the story. what's the latest? this was incredible video. michelle: it was truly stunning when you watch the apartment building go up in flames. jat is even more the expanded shot. fire officials say at least a dozen homes in the oberland park neighborhood caught fire. this started in an apartment complex that luckily was under construction, so nobody was inside. the abc affiliate in kansas city paints an amazing picture of how fast the fire destroyed the building, less than two hours. it was reduced to rubble. despite so many fires, the fire department said nobody was hurt. the cause has not yet been determined. jonathan: remember last week's rockville explosion that absolutely leveled the home? suicide is suspected in the explosion, where a man was found dead on the scene. owner deadthe former in the basement. they believe that he first killed his dog, then himself. the home is supposed to go up for auction the day of the blast. alison: a rally calling on as president trump plans to go to capitol hill to push for

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 continues our coverage. tom: those who came heard from comedian rosie o'donnell, who has been feuding with donald trump since long before he ran for president. she basically called for him t

michelle marsh is tracking the impact of this monster storm to the north. : the behavior of the storm is not a surprise. this is being described as a classic nor'easter. thanks to a slight turn, many cities were spared, but everywhere else they were facing dangerous blizzard conditions. >> just trying to stay above water. michelle: cleanup crews in full force and new england. >> just trying to keep up with it. michelle: trying to stay ahead of this massive winter storm as it am spiess rain, and snow on millions -- as it continues to don't millions. the snow totals are far less than predicted, thanks to the storm shifting slightly to the west. but that does not mean we are in the clear. >> sometimes the snow is better than this wintery mix in terms of cleaning up the roadways. this creates icy conditions and black ice. michelle: officials are urging people to stay home and off the roads as wind gusts were up to 60 miles per hour in some places. there are threats of storm surges on the coast. for some, a chance for a family first. this family from australia la