mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. maureen: you might know on this week each year nasa and the nation remember the deadly accidents. january 27, 1967, the apollo 1 command module was consumed by a flash fire in a launch pad test. all three astronauts were killed. we just told you on this day from 1986 the "challenger" exploded after lift off. in 2003, "columbia" broke up killing all crew members on board. >> our area and we at abc7 have a unique connection to the "challenger" tragedy. current prince george's county teacher dave was a semi-finalist to be the teacher on board that flight. we learned today that krista mccullough once taught school in prince george's county. fascinating stuff. the entire interview is on wjla.com. maureen: momentum day for all of us in the media. doug: in that newsroom nobody wanted to talk. everybody was in a state of shock. maureen: humbled. better news from the weather department. we won't have a widespread refreezem technically it's below average. the morning low of 25. average is 44 an

i'm mike carter-conneen. coming up i will detail the rulings and get reaction from nearby residents. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports the wizards are home tonight but it might not be a good thing. hoyas get a huge win on the road. maureen: emergency organizations put pub crawl on notice for the district. the rules resulted in the denial of event applications. tonight, mike carter-conneen looks at the restriction and why there are mixed reviews. >> group of high and mighty citizens. mike: emergency rooms from the alcohol beverage control board brought in definition of pub crawl to have bars in walking distance to have event featuring alcoholic drinks before it was limited to the discounted drinks. the pub says emergency action is needed for pub crawls. it requires $500 annual pub crawl license to assign a contract with the liter removal company, clean-up in 12 hours of the event and the organizer present for the duration who cannot buy or consume alcohol. >> i have been here for different vents.

mike carter-conneen, abc 7 news.imberly: not sure that i will ever get that polluted hot tub image out of my head. you want to go bathing into. they cannot do anything about a lot of the dissolved salt. that still gets in there. you have to do something. kimberly: you cannot paralyze the city. devon: exactly, there is a trade-off somewhere. we have much better whether the next several days. they live look at national harbor, a big warm-up coming. i will use the word here -- monday, wednesday. the real-time temperatures this evening, we are still in the 40's, so not very cold. near freezing frederick and baltimore, so watch out for her slick spots. manassas and culpeper as well. manassas and culpeper have gone up in temperatures. will limit the widespread slick spots on sidewalks, parking lots, and driveways. any big weather features that we can see, we have shifted the wind ever so slightly to the south. they are not as strong as they were yesterday. cool, but we warm-up tomorrow. sunday into monday, the warmer air c

alison: coming up next at 5:00 -- >> i'm mike carter-conneen at the auto show. a major event affected by the coming snowstorm. leon: we are at your fingertips around the clock. download the storm watch weather app for the conditions where you live. that is available in the itunes and the google play store. leon: it's not just the cools, the blizzard has forced cancellation of major events in the region. garth brooks announced shows in baltimore friday and saturday are postponed. tickets will be honored on another date to be determined. meanwhile, mike carter-conneen reports the fate of other events remains unclear. mike: to beat the blizzard a george washington women's home game moved from saturday to friday at noon. at umd all athletic events this weekend have been postponed. games at the verizon center this weekend are still scheduled but the capitals and the wizards say they are tracking the forecast. >> no matter what the weather is we'll stand in solidarity. >> today, tens of thousands of antiabortion protesters began arriving in washington with a few extra

reporting live in southeast d.c., mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: glad you got down safely, mike. thank you very much. all right. well, coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- a sexual assault investigation in arlington. police trying to find out if other victims may be out there. plus a woman killed in a serious crash along largo road. why one driver is now facing charges. we're hours away from the next republican pathial debate. what is at stake for the iowa caucus? "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now. announcer: "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: up first at 6:00, a sexual assault assault at a hotel in south arlington. and the person who did it had a gun. tonight, two suspects facing charges. maureen: now police want to know if there are other victims. they are releasing new information about the men and who they may have targeted. leon: jeff goldberg is live with the top story. jeff: the investigators are looking into the possibility it could be connected to the sex trafficking. the arlington police say the victim was an escort and non-engli

mike: mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. leon: we are keeping an eye on a situation in adelphi where a two-alarm fair has been brought under control after a number of people had to be rescued from the structure. alison: more when we come back. check this out, bro. what's that, broheim? i switched to geico and got more. more savings on car insurance? yeah bro-fessor, and more. like renters insurance. more ways to save. nice, bro-tato chip. that's not all, bro-tein shake. geico has motorcycle and rv insurance, too. oh, that's a lot more. oh yeah, i'm all about more, teddy brosevelt. geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. doug: we have an even split for the month of january. we will warm up tomorrow. but at the moment it's plenty cold. 23 in hagerstown now. 27 in winchester. 26 in baltimore. 28 in manassas. 30 at reagan national. just enough of a broze that wind chills are knocked down a few degrees and feels like 15 in hagerstown. feels like 24 in the capital. we had sunshine and then bands of clouds moved through.

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mike: mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. jonathan: smart man. michelle: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- see what happens when the rescuers of that st. bernard who fell through the ice in the blizzard were reunited with the dog. jonathan: donald trump's foundation spreading the wealth. we will speak to local recipients about what they think about the donations. scott abraham joining us on the desk now. we talked about concussions, one of the hottest topics out there. michelle: today i assume you went to george washington university where you spoke to someone who has a real connection with the issue. scott: the g.w. women's basketball team is led by senior point guard lauren chase. unfortunately for the senior, she has had a long history with concussions. in her basketball career, which includes high school and college, she suffered from five concussions. in fact, a couple of years ago basketball was taken away from lauren because of a concussion. she missed her entire junior season. now she is back on the court and leading the colonials to a

at r.f.k., mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. leon: well, we have this just coming in from prince george's county. schools will be closed there tomorrow. you can see all the closings and the cancellations we have so far scrolling at the bottom of the screen. alison: let's get a check of the roadways, jamie sullivan on traffic watch for us tonight. jamie: one thing we are looking at right now is cool. motorcade going through connecticut avenue on van ness. the traffic is stopped. if you live in norths we d.c., of course, this is why we see stopped traffic. not because of the snow removal. let's head to the maps to focus in on what we have on 66. they are doing a clean-up on the ramp to get to the beltway from 66 eastbound. while they do that, it is in fact closed off. outbound 395, 30 minutes from the 14th street bridge getting closer to the turnfield interchange. right now we are seeing the stop-and-go traffic in some areas. d.c. is the heaviest right now for volume. the capital beltway so far is not in terrible shape. although t

and as mike carter-conneen reports, visitors had some challenges. we just want to make sure everyone gets to see our baby pandas today.nearly five months old...(nat sound)"oh my god! so cute!"panda cub bei bei's big debut brought big crowds to the national zoo... barbara barron/zoo visitor "well, i got here at 4 am." barbara barron was first in line.barbara barron/zoo visitor "i just think it's amazing. they're born, they look like a stick of butter and 20 pounds, i can't wait to see the little darling."but what is it about pandas that makes so many so passionate?gabrielle guy/zoo visitor"they're really cute and um... yeah, pretty much, they're really cute."alexa knoell/zoo visitor"there's something about them that's so peaceful and calm and makes me really happy."a few visitors even shed tears of joy!alexa knoell/zoo visitor"because it's really special and i love pandas. she loves a lot of animals. she's going to be a large animal vet so she'll take care of animals like horses and cows so animals mean a lot to her."but getting a glimpse of bei bei

as mike carter-conneen explains drivers can simply zip through the mobile testing sites with no appointmentt month without realizing it matt howard was a first virginia driver to have the emissions tested by the rapid pass getting this notice in the mail. >> renewed my registration and that was it. >> a month after it launched virginia leaders are promoting the program now because many drivers mistakenly suspect it's a scam. >> to be frank i thought it was junk mail. >> this technology is rotated around 150 different locations across virginia. as the cars pass through the two mobile testing boxes use infrared and the ultra violent lightning to test exhaustiveness. manufacturer says this is a proven technology but it does not work in rain or snow. it can handle vehicles at highway speeds 55 to 60 miles per hour. but for the accurate measurements the boxes are placed in the particular location. >> slight uphill radiant that actually will make motorists keep on the gas. >> our objective is find clean cars not dirty cars. >> drivers still must make an online payment of $29. howard won't bother

as mike carter-conneen reports, nobody puts bei bei in a corner.s is the very first time zoo visitors are getting up close and personal with baby bei bei. this is a very big crowd of friends of the national zoo members, many of them lining up, some of them traveling far, taking days off from work to be here. in the last few months, bei bei has transformed from a pink hairless cub weighing five white the way black and cub now capable of crawling, sometimes walking on his own. as is looking on with pride all the visitors are excited to see him. many are marking their calendars for this day. why are you here today? >> to see the panda. i love the panda. >> iwatch it midday, 2:00 the morning. you get magnetized what he is doing with his mom. opd. montgomery county obsessive panda -- mike: obsessive panda disorder. he is larger than his siblings at the same age. membersview for fonz continues through friday the 15th. the general public it's their first chance to see bei bei saturday the 16th. kimberly: there is no better video on tv than watching the gi

mike carter-conneen reports the source of the problem. : across northwest d.c., several garbage bins are overflowing and sidewalks are trashedded. >> it has gotten worse. mike: lately there have been christmas trees and mattresses. >> i have seen a mattress or two out there. >> the problem seems to be the worst in the dense neighborhoods. residents say the bins fill up almost as soon as they are empty. they are surrounded by three trash bags. >> this is disgusting. have to come and put the trash to clean it up. mike: neighbors blame apartment building landlord for the problem. under the d.c. code, they won't collect garbage from buildings with four or more units and the neighbors believe when the land lords don't pay for trash collection the tenants legally dump. >> we want to make sure the services are sped up. >> not only are they an eyesore, they attract bugs and rats. >> it's not ideal. especially by the columbia, you can see a whole rats nest out of a horror movie. >> it's so bad a neighborhood commission passed a resolution calling o

jonathan: mike carter-conneen reports bei bei is attracting them in big crowds.mike: if only you could hear the ooh's and ahh's at the panda house at the national zoo. look behind me. this is the first time zoo visitors are getting a look up close and personal at baby bei bei. this is a big crowd here of friends of the national zoo members. many of them lining up. some of them traveling far. taking days off from work to be here. in the last few months, bei bei has transformed from a pink hairless cub weighing five ounces to a robust 12.5-pound black and white cub now capable of crawling, sometimes walking on his own. mom is looking on with pride as all the visitors here are excited to see him. many of them marking the calendars for this day. >> why are you here today? >> i love the pandas. mike: you love the pandas? >> yes. >> i watch at midnight and 2:00 in the morning. you just get magnified to what he is doing with the mom. >> you are a pandaholic. >> yes. >> panda disorder. mike: the zoo team has been monitoring bei bei the august 22. he is larger than the ot

mike carter- conneen...barbara barron/zoo visitor"but i know that's impossible." crowds are large at the zoo. officials there warn people to expect a major delay, especially during this holiday weekend. fighting for justice.where community leaders are joining together to ask for the before contemplating the many choices on steak 'n shake's $4 dollar menu, one must calm the mind in our zen garden. focus. the garlic double steakburger meal. reflect. the taco salad meal. zen. the original double 'n cheese steakburger meal. oh! download the new steak'n shake rewards app. earn rewards every time you use it. ((on your side, with breaking news, live team coverage and the tri-state's most accurate forecast, this is good morning tri-state, weekend edition)) how low will they go and where's the best place to fill up this morning? good morning...i'm timyka artistand i'm jason adams adams expect mostly cloudy skies today with highs in the upper 20s. we'll see a chance for a few snow showers as another front comes in this afternoon. the best chance for snow showers will be fro

in brandywine, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: breaking news in columbia heights with the d.c. police are on the scene of a shooting there. d.c. fire says a man was rushed from the scene with critical injuries. this is a live picture from the scene. we are told this is the 3400 block of 14th street. police are looking for two men. they were seen fleeing the scene in sky masks. we will -- ski masks. we will stay on the scene and bring you new information. leon: still ahead, a warning after a virus that can have a devastating effects on pregnant women makes the first appearance in the u.s. >> first, missed by inches. this is unbelievable. we talk to the man who was behind the wheel when a pole skewered his car. >> with a chance of snow, stores are having to restock the shelves. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: there are very few things that gets the whole area talking and get everybody worked up quite like a big storm. alison: that and power ball. that is what everybody is talking. leon: tr

mike carter-conneen joins us live from the high court with a look at the current conditions there. hi, mike. alison and leon. the snow is falling sideways if you can see from the win. i'll have ron, the photographer i'm working with, spin around to show crews that are out here trying to clear from the sidewalks in seconds of the pieces of the machinery clearing the sidewalks. they are coated again. the snow is piling up. deteriorating since the snow started to fall around 1:00. many of the march for life participants drove to washington in cars or buses. many are now on the road tonight trying to beat the blizzard. huge crowd of antiabortion protesters from across the country gathered on the national mall at noon for the 43rd annual march for life, theing the anniversary of roe v. wade decision on abortion rights. showed aast blizzard, organizers said they have held it in rain, sleet, would be nos year different. included republican presidential candidate carly fiorina and iowa senator. we also spotted this man walking barefoot. money andout any providence of god. he has protected m