police shot a robbery suspect overnight in northeast washington. it happened before midnight on clay terrace. the suspect was taken to the hospital and his condition is unknown. >> amanda knox wakes up a free woman. italy's high court revealed there was not enough evidence to support a conviction against her. a guilty verdict was handed down to her and her italian boyfriend. >> from 10 to 4:30 kids can make their own kites. expert kite flyers will give lessons and help you with kite retears. they will do the repairs to the kids and that's what happened. we will have a lot of wind today. >> it is windy. >> it will be a good thing though. >> you would think. i think it will hold up. tom ventured outside on the weather deck. we can hear a little bit of that wind. >> for may be too windy to be flying a kite. now it's going calm. the wind comes whipping through. it's great having a blue sky and a few flurries northeast. those will stay north and east of us here for the rest of the morning. the temperatures are only in the upper 20s to near 30 degrees. i

leon: and this just in from northeast washington crews are on the scene of a serious car crash on franklin street northeast. d.c. fire and ems responded a short time ago. one person was injured, but no word on the severity. not clear if ice played a role. crews are on the scene of a broken water main and sink hole in northeast. these are live pictures near fair or get street. there are street closures in the area. d.c. water says there was a truck stuck in the sinkhole. it was able to get out. 7 on your side with results for apartments without hot water. we first told you about the apartments and oxon hill last night. neighbors said they had 15 days without hot water. they called us and we asked questions for them. inspectors came out yesterday and promised hot-water water heaters would be installed today and working. we confirmed with the residents the hot water is back on tonight. alison: developing now, the search for a person who shot a gun at a truck on the intercounty connector in maryland. two people suffered minor injuries. the time later, shots were fired in jessup near the nsa co

." >>> an entire block shut down in northeast washington as u.s. marshals handle a man who barricaded himself inside a house. it's been 6 1/2 hours since he went into the attic of a home near 49th and three streets. the man is wanted for parole violations. it is not clear if he has a gun or other weapon. >>> a 64-year-old man is found shot to death in a fairfax county apartment. police discovered the body last night at a complex on north kings highway. the victim was santos rafael zelaya. police are looking for four men who may be responsible. detectives say the crime was not random. >>> jewelry and pieces of clothing now being removed from the crash site of that german winks plane in hopes of identifying the 150 victims on board the plane. the efforts in france come as the airline scrambles to tighten security rules and the investigation in germany focuses on the co-pilot's home. brian ward at the live dets wk new information. >>> officials with the airline have announced new safety procedures in the wake of that crash. these new rules include ens

news4's zachary kiesch is live in northeast washington where people are hoping for progress tonight. hi zach. >> reporter: hey, doreen. you know we showed you the sinkhole in northeast. you can see residents are coming home and they don't have any water in the house. of course they're seeing this and this backhoe is being used to dig out some of that muck, but i'm being told that this is going to be an all-night project. we know what caused this now. this was a water main break that caused this sinkhole. crews are out here right now trying to pump this thing out. they also know that this is going to take all night to fix, of course. this isn't going to just impact this area here. quite a big stretch of road that needs to be torn up. the couple residents i talked to said this isn't the first time it's happened and they're sick and tired ofit. >> ongoing problem for years. they just patch. and i don't know. >> reporter: you've had enough of it. >> we've had too much of it. >> reporter: what are they saying this time around? >> they're not communicating with anybody. if you call anyone i

we are hearing from a father who says he was injured in a carjacking near his son school in northeast washington. it happened on gery street -- it happened on g street. roz plater has the interview that his new at 11:00. roz: last month i spoke with a carjacking victim in the same neighborhood, the same capitol hill neighborhood, about a block from where this carjacking happened. the police are now looking for four suspects. >> i'm ok. i'm going to live. roz: we are not identifying this victim of the carjacking. he is home from the hospital, wearing a cast, in pain, but thankfully was not hurt worse. 7:30 friday night, he was outside the elementary school waiting for his son to get back from a field trip. he says he was leaning against his car with the motor running. >> four people came up. roz: a black four-door city and rolled up, men jumped out, and one of them knocked him to the ground. when the carjacker tried to take off, the victim jumped in front to try to stop him and landed on the hood. then he says the carjackers sped down the street. when the suspect suddenly slammed on the brakes, t

reporting live from northeast washington, sam ford abc 7 news. >> now, the streetcar questions come during a decline in public transit use in this area and that's actually against a national trend. the american public transportation association reports 18 american cities set transit records in 2014. d.c. area transit systems ovl had a .67% decline in ridership. the one exception is arlington's art buses which saw a 1.2% increase in ridership. now, to the developing story in north carolina that is sending a ripple effect up and down the east coast. 40 people are hurt after an amtrak train derailed just south of the virginia border. that train, the carolinan runs from charlotte to new york city with an afternoon stop at union station in washington. the crash prompted cancellations on that route and on others that use the same tracks. >> either i go back to connecticut or i go stay in the hotel for two days. and you know i'm retired. i'm going to florida for a month to see my son and my grandchildren so i mean i'm not pressed for time. this is very inconvenient. >> a witness say a train hit a

later killed himself in northeast washington. his wife was discovered dead in the local motel believing that he killed her. her mother has hope that her daughter is somehow still alive with other relatives. >> i feel like, you know, she is gone. because it has been so long and, you know, other kids have been missing since this has happened. but hers is taking a whole year. and like i told them, you know, if she is still here that god would choose her child for a reason. >> reporter: she would be 9 years old today. her birthday was october 29. they say that she and other city leaders were providing an update on the police investigation in to the case tomorrow. we have also learned that she will name her new fire chief at a press conference tomorrow. >>> it wasn't enough to deter some people from helping to raise money for the worthy cause today where hundreds gathered inside that equinox health club to participate for the survivors. the cycling event would raise money for the research on their forms of cancer and clinical trial. a

bruce johnson is in northeast washington with the details. >> reporter: the street carss on h street and northeast have become a moving fixture as they travel the 2.2 miles always testing, never stopping to pick up a single passenger. dc's new acting transportation director said the strees so flawed on so many levels that he can't rule out shutting the system down. >> we have to evaluate all the options and what i said was i wasn't taking that option off the table. >> this line will work. it has to work and will work. >> reporter: dc councilman charles allen represents the area. >> we've been seeing for the last six to eight months now empty streetcars rolling up and down the street. it's incredibly frustrating to the residents and the city that we've asked so much from the investment. >> reporter: it's a flaw beginning with the design. everybody now agrees they should have built the tracks in the middle of h street, not over there, and not over here where they're fighting with vehicles that are trying to park. >> we saw a streetcar that was stopped because the operator had to ask a

in northeast washington jackie bensen news 4. >>> the county says that it normally has four trucks outg daily repairs on those potholes but with the warmer weather, they have added an additional 20 trucks and crews in an effort to make the repairs. you can report a pothole online or by calling 311. >>> a new study says that teenagers who spoke marijuana every day may have some lingering memory problems and some structural abnormalities in the brain even after they stop using the drug. researchers at northwestern university looked at 97 people finding that those who smoked marijuana every day for about three years performed worse on long-term memory assessments. and a region of the brain that's associated with long-term memory looked abnormal of an mri. researchers point out this study is premature and that sample size of 97 people is small, so more testing is needed. >>> also a new report says that raising the legal smoking age for cigarettes is going to save lives. the report by the institute of medicine says that the national age for legal tobacco use was raised from 18 to 21 there w

reporting live from northeast washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. leon: coming up on abc 7 news at 6 6:00 the event that's going to bring 15,000 athletes to this area in a little over three months. what it could mean for all of us. plus -- an explosion levels part of the home as a toddler slept nearby. simple step to protect your own home from a similar fate. and new details on that terror attack in tunisia and the search for those behind it. doug: i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. it looks as though despite today's sunshine snow and rain is a definite part of the friday forecast. we'll explain. still to come here on abc 7 new leon: the state department is reporting that no americans were hurt in a terrorist attack that killed nearly two dozen people in tunisia. that attack happened at the national museum in the country's capital. the scene was chaotic as people ran from nearby government buildings. security forces killed two of the gunmen. authorities say that more could still be at large. the victims were from seven countries

police officer hurt his leg while arresting someone in northeast washington earlier this week. a fire truck came within minutes, but police say the officer needed an ambulance. firefighters requested one five times with no response. according to the fire department an ambulance was sent out 26 minutes after the fire truck arrived, but by that time, officers had driven the injured officer to the hospital. >>> you will notice a stepped up security presence the next time you head to the arundel mills mall. the ribbon cutting ceremony set for 11:00 this morning. the new station will operate 24 hours a day, include interior and exterior video surveillance systems and roving security team. >>> president obama is floating the idea of making it mandatory to vote in the united states. the president made the comment in cleveland yesterday. he says the u.s. should be making it easier not harder to vote. the presentthat countries including australia have mandatory voting. he says if everyone voted it would completely change the political map. >>> 4:58. prince george's county delegate the j

live in northeast washington jackie bensen news 4. >>> new at 11:00 and a little different. a rescue on the front steps of a home in arlington. the concrete stairs at a home on madison street collapsed sending two adults and a child plummeting into a hole below it. crews pulled the three from that hole. and two of the adults were taken to the hospital where everyone is expected to recover. not clear what caused that collapse. >>> reports of smoke at the l'enfant plaza station caused a bit of a disturbance earlier today, but when crews checked it out, they found it was just brake dust. that issue did cause some single tracking between pentagon city and l'enfant for some time. >>> looking at the weather now. doug nice out there today. but here's what the rain could do. wash all that salt off the streets so you can drive your car without getting it filthy all over again. >> it would be nice. >> the car wash was packed today, but i did not go in because i knew the rain would come tomorrow and kind of do a little bit of that job during the day tomorrow. that's right. washing a lo

he later killed himself in a park in northeast washington. his wife was discovered dead in a local motel and authorities believe tatum actually killed her but they don't know what happened to relisha. relisha's mom has hope her daughter is still alive but other relatives aren't so sure. >> i am her aunt but i personally feel like she's gone because it has been so long and other kids have been missing since this has happened but hers has taken a whole year. and like i told them, you know, if she is still here, god chose her child for a reason. >> relisha's family celebrated her 9th birthday back on october 29th. & %c1 >>> coming up tonight on wusa9, it wasn't a special effect this time at disneyland. rather, some truly scary moments when a in one year 5.6 million hospital workers helped perform 26.6 million surgeries deliver 3.7 million babies and treat 133 million e.r. patients. now congress is considering cuts which could increase wait times reduce staff, and threaten your community's health. keep the heart of america's hospitals strong. for

crews are working to fix a water main break in northeast washington. it opened up a sinkhole there. take a look at the scene. you can see the car was stuck there for a while because of that sinkhole. there is now a big hole in the ground on 13th the place around farragut place northeast. we're told about 25 homes don't have water in that area. >>> later this morning, a man charged with abducting and killing a university of virginia student hannah graham is due in court for a hearing on pretrial motions. jesse matthew's defense team will ask for a continuance.murder trial slated to start june 29. matthew is also facing sex assault and attempted murder charges in fairfax county. that trial set to start in early june. >>> also today, a man accused and cleared of molesting two girls at his home in northern virginia will be back in court. a judge expected to set a date for michael gardner's retrial. he's accused of molesting the girls at his daughter's sleepover back in 2011. the state supreme court overturned his conviction because character evidence was wrongly excluded from his defens

some 1600 people turned out at wilson senior high school in northeast washington today for workshops, to help area residents learn to grow. then preserve food that they produce in their own urban garden. the free event included cooking demonstrations and discussions on nutrition and access to food. and that's something organizers say can be a problem in the city. >> in the district, we have some of the worse food access problems in the country. there's a real feeling among those of us working in this field that if we can empower people to grow their own food, that is going to help them stretch their budgets and really deal with some of the food security issues. >> that's good stuff. more than 69 profit and green businesses participated in today's forum. >>> frank is here to talk about the wizards. >> yes, no longer, you know, the folks out there. they were panicking. the big question around town was, what is wrong with the wizards? those nerves can be calmed after holding off detroit tonight. plus, maryland man hoops looking to send out in big ten play. don't you go anywhere. sports i

. >> in northeast washington, warmer weather means potholes.ng up in your area. >>> good evening. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> and i'm derek mcginty. the former correction s officer accused of going on a shooting spree in maryland will stay behind bars. >> we learned hong young was packed and poised to hit the road possibly with a large arsenal of weapons. >> reporter: the randomness of young's alleged attacks as well as the weapons he had access to really shook up shoppers at this store today. >> it makes you feel like you don't want to come outside. >> reporter: ordered without bail, shooting suspect hong young. >> he had a backpack with essentials that would help him leave the jurisdiction. >> reporter: prosecutors revealing today the former corrections officer had a go bag backpack loaded with nutrition bars and a passport, apparently ready to go on the run during the alleged shooting spree. a pre-trial report given to judge shaem spencer said young suffers from a mental health condition yet he was able to legally purchase this arsenal of weapons i

police shot a robbery suspect in northeast washington before midnight on clay terrace. emergency crews rushed the suspect to the police officer. the police officer was not hurt. we are working to learn more. >> amanda knox wakes up a free woman. they ruled there was not enough evidence to support a conviction against her. last year a guilty verdict was handed down to knox and her italian boyfriend in the killing of her british roommate. the saga has come to an end. >> a stunning decision. >> i'm incredibly grateful for what happened for the justice i received for the support that i have had from everyone from my family and my friends to strangers and people like you. you have saved my life and i am so grateful and i am so grateful to have my life back. >> rudy is convicted of the murder and serving a 60 year sentence. >> what are led up to a crash that involved a prince georges police officer. he died when he lost control of his cruiser. he had been drinking with a blood alcohol level of..07. below the legal level of intoxication, but enough to be impaired. >> i in no w

roadwork right now in northeast washington. a water main break that broke overnight overnight. this is f street northeast between second and third. 66 virginia visitor center everything is running along nicely there. take a look at 95 as you head northbound. we're nice and clear. same thing out of town there in virginia. and 95 and maryland cherry hill road everything rolling along nicely. >>> we're watching the closings because of the weather. if you work for the federal court you can take for unscheduled leave or telework. agencies are opening on time. you can check the nbc washington facebook age or the app for a list of all of today's they ares. >>> schools are starting late or closed today, however, we're already hearing from fairfax county schools they may send your kids home early today. as of right now close fcps is not trending today. it went worldwide at one point this winter as parents criticized the district for not giving enough notice. >>> montgomery county schools is a handful that has a max out their snow days for the year. megan mcgrath is live at bethesda elem

are asked to bring baby items like diapers and rattles to donate to the pediatric center in northeast washington. >> this is a festival for kids. all the musicians and performers will be performing for children. we'll have face painting, a photo booth. >> and for another preview of the show and to find out how to get tickets, visit the nbc washington app and search "jammin java". >>> residents who live in wards 7 and 8 in d.c. have some of the highest rates of diabetes and obesity in the country. >> tonight there is a new effort under way to combat those health problems and it could soon be rolling into a neighborhood near you. >> new tonight, d.c.'s delegate to congress catching all sorts of flak on social media for what's being described as the worst parking job ever. >>> a video making a round showing eleanor holmes norton having a tough time parking recently, some calling it the worst parking job ever. this video shows her awkwardly going back and forth to fit in a spot outside the cannon office building, coming close to cars on both sides there. we reached out to her office. they tell us th

. >> brand new crash in northeast washington. south dakota at the 24th we have one lane blocked. d.c. police tweeting about this and we retweeted this. >>> taking a look 270 at father hurley boulevard, everything here southbound everybody rolling along quite nicely. no major problems. wide look at things overall looking quite good. do have a new disableded vehicle off to the right side of the road but it is northbound 95 at 17. and again branch avenue and naylor road emergency road work happening there. probably won't wrap up until after the morning commute. travel times coming up. >>> new this morning -- >> i believe in america and her people and i believe we can stand up and restore our promise. >> that was the voice of text senator texas senator ted cruz, the first person to announce he's running for president in 2016. the republican senator put out this video overnight calling for a new kind of courageous conservative. today cruz expected to make an in-person announcement during a speech at liberty university, an evangelical

there is a $1,000 rewa for information. >>> in northeast washington, we're learn building a waiver burglariesording to police reports, there were four home burglaries within a span of just nine hours on monday. this was near 19th and maryland avenue. >> a car was also stolen just a few blocks away from there, not yet known whether these crimes are the related. >>> new developments on the man threatening to shoot president obam the name of isis. yesterday federal prosecutors filed a money to restrict phone access for christopher cornell. he's been locked up in ohio since january. last week cornell made a surprise phone call from jail to a television station. and he was recorded saying that if he had made to washington he would have tried to shoot the president. the fbi initially arrested cornell for an alleged plot to shoot up the u.s. capitol p. >>> developing story this morning, new video showing a midair collision between two helicopters that left ten people dead. we're learning today that french investigators will head to that crash site in argentina. yesterday investigators in that countr

there's the national shrine of the emaculate conception in northeast washington. ville, maryland up rockville pike plenty of sunshine this morning. 40 in rockville, 42 at joint base andrews, 36 in leesburg. 38 in washington. hourly temperatures here climbing climbing climbing up into the 50s most of us will go by later this afternoon. almost all the snow behind me should be gone by about wednesday at the latest. >> chuck, thanks so much. >>> two families in virginia are now preparing funerals for three children who died in a fire. this happened in portsmouth virginia. one child was three, the other two were twins, just 9 months old. their mothers are devastated. >> i just saw smoke, i smelled smoke. as i got closer to the room, i saw all that smoke, black smoke. >> you speed through life so fast, you just lose the precious times you have with your babies. we should slow down. >> investigators say this fire started from a space heater that was close to some of the clothes. >> a d.c. street vendor lost everything when his cart exploded outside the white house. take a

. >>> today firefighters will be out in northeast washington where a man died in a fire.can see the smoke coming out of the building. this is video from eastern avenue northeast. firefighters say the man who died had hoarding conditions in his home which may have made it harder to pull him to safety. at least one other person was seriously hurt. d.c. fire and ems tells us that they will be checking smoek smoke alarms in that community today. >>> new this morning, d.c. police searching for the person who shot and killed someone in northeast. this happen ped near the intersection of 13th and van buren. >>> in the day ahead, family and friends will gather to remember the victims of the south capitol street mass shooting. it's been five years since that deadly shooting. the community will gather at 6:30 tonight at the faith presbyterian church on south capitol street in southwest. there will be a prayer service and vigil. back in 2010 three people were killed and six others were hurt. police say it was part of a series of revenge attacks that all started over stolen jewelry.

police officer hurt his leg while arresting someone in northeast washington earlier this week.ire truck came within minutes but police say the officer needed an ambulance. firefighters requested one five times with no response. according to the fire department, an ambulance was sent out 26 minutes after the fire truck arrived. by that time, officers had driven the injured officer to the hospital. >>> today virginia governor terry mcauliffe will be in our area to make a big announcement. he will be in vienna around 9:30 this morning. all his office has told us so far is that it's quote a major economic development announcement. we'll send and you push alert as soon as we find out exactly what that means. >>> prince george's county delegate jay walker says he is exploring a potential run for congress, but he's not alone. he says he may run for the u.s. houts seat that will be left open by democrat donna edwards. edwards is running for senator barbara mikulski's seat. two former prince george's county delegates, former lieutenant governor and former prince george's county state's

live view of the tower cam overlooking northeast washington and later today quickly climbing up to around 50 by noon. we'll see the light rain for the southwestern suburbs and rain throughout most of the region into the afternoon along with fog developing by late afternoon. in the low 50s. staying in low 50s overnight tonight into tomorrow morning. during the day on wednesday, climbing into the low 60s during the afternoon after that rain ends around noontime. a little sun breaks out. temperatures drop into the 40s on wednesday night. the upper 30s by dawn on thursday. sunshine for thursday. highs reaching the upper 50s. looks like a beautiful day and more rain returns into friday and friday night and highs in the 40s on friday and 40 saturday morning with more rain likely on saturday in the 50s. that all ends now on saturday night and dry for sunday. sunday looks like the best day of the weekend. mid 60s with sunshine on monday. bus stop forecast next weather and traffic on the 1s. how are the roads? >> right now overall big picture looking pretty good. no major problems. i'm going menti

police officer hurt his leg while arresting someone in northeast washington earlier this week. a fire truck came within minutes, but police say the officer needed an ambulance. firefighters requested one five times with no response. now, according to the fire department an ambulance was sent out 26 minutes after the fire truck arrived. by that time, officers had driven the injured cop to the hospital instead. >>> from the live desk, an update on the breaking news in springfield virginia. the big house fire there on rolling road. we have just learned from firefighters on the scene that the fire is out. that means the flames have been extinguished. but there is still smoke pouring out of that home. fire was a two-alarm fire when it was going strong, but again, firefighters have been able to get the upper hand and get the flames under control. you can still see the white smoke billowing into the air. this is causing a traffic impact there on south hampton drive. some lanes blocked off because of the fire apparatus there on the scene. we are still waiting to learn if there was anyo

. >>> i'm tom sherwood in far northeast washington, an area that desperately needs housing travelers in the d.c. area enjoy the highest percentage of those take advantage of the screening program. it allows them to go through security with their shoes and belts on and you can leave you laptop in your case. the ep rollment center at dulles airport has the third number of applications in the country. national airport is 13th. >>> toddlers at new york city daycare centers are going to have to get moving and put down the juice. new board of health rules forbid children under the age of 2 from drinking any amount of juice at new york city licensed daycares. kids over the age of 2 can have four ounces per day. the new guidelines also cut sedentary time from an hour to 30 minutes per day. that doesn't include naps or reading time. the rules are an effort to reduce childhood obesity. >>> a neighborhood left out during d.c.'s recent years of economic and real estate growth is about to see some change among them, a new walmart supercenter. tom sherwood gives us a taste of things to come in far

a live view overlooking northeast washington. dark area is rock creek pargk. we have a lot of clouds around holding in the warmth. but in the generally mid to upper 30s now a few locations suburb rural areas down near freezing. and later today, quickly jumping. look at our temperature graph, jumping into the 50s. by noontime, 60 060. by midafternoon partly sunny sky. a look at our next chances for rain next weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> breaking news, we're talking about southbound bw parkway, again, at arriveriverdale road about a 3 1/2 mile backup and those are building. it is pretty nasty. stretching all the way up to the inner loop as you're trying to get on to bw parkway. chopper 4 over that scene for us this morning. we've been pushing it out, as well. yellow line delays to mt. vernon square. no problems 270 and outer look. 66 east is okay. you're about eight minutes behind 95 north from quantico to the beltway. >>> finding the safest car for your teen aimedmim aged driver. >>> and the weather in the day ahead may have you wanting to skip work. mayb

. >>> and we're told right now a road is still closed for a water main break in northeast washington. you can see video of crews here fixing the sinkhole that form and 13th place by fairaday place northeast. water turned off to 25 homes. the break should be fixed sometime today. >>> and today a trial that's taken nearly two years to begin is finally under way. the surviving suspect of the boston marathon bombings is in court. the surprising stand the defense is taking. >>> and we're following a developing story out of norfolk. a plane reported missing and the wreckage now found. we'll know about the crash and want to find out more about the >>> a developing story now. at least two of the four people onboard a small plane died when it crashed into norfolk international airport. the coast guard spent hours searching the chesapeake bay for sign of the plane. an airport spokesperson says the tower lost contact with the pilot just before 4:30 this morning. the plane crashed just a few miles away at the norfolk botanical garden. 2340 no word caused that crash. >>> right now the courtroom is

. >>> an entire block is still shut down in northeast washington as u.s. marshals try to contact with a man who barricaded himself in a house. it's been eight hours since he went into the attic of a home. he's wanted for some parole violations but it's not clear if he has a gun or any other type of weapon. >>> a new picture is emerging tonight of the germanwings co-pilot who authorities say deliberately flew a passenger jet into a mountain in the french alps. brian ward is at the live desk now with what we've learned today. derrick derrick? >> the fbi is joining the investigation into why the co-pilot of that airliner brought that plane down, killing himself and 149 other people on board. the co-pilot 27-year-old andreas lubitz had some pilot training in the u.s. reports he may have been treated for some mental condition while he was in this country. in germany a search of his apartment turned up a torn-up medical leave slip that would have excused him from work on the day of the crash. officials with the airline say they never saw that leave slip. as the

a stabbing in a school in northeast washington. officers rushed to the options charter school. that's in the 1300 block of e street around 2:30 this afternoon. news4's jackie bensen is live on the scene with details. jackie? >> reporter: we're told the victim is 18 years old, a young man, and that he's going to be okay. his injuries are nonlife-threatening. police tell us there has been an arrest and we want to show you video we shot here just a short time ago. we understand that from police officials that there was an arrest in this and that video is of a teenaged girl who was led from the school a short time after this incident occurred about 1:45 this afternoon. now, the charter school does have, you know all grades so it is possible that both the victim and the suspect were students at the school. nothing's been confirmed thus far, but i know, you know anxious parents want to know the condition of this 18-year-old young man. we are told his condition is nonlife-threatening. we do not even know what the weapon was, whether it might have been scissors something in the school.

reporting live from northeast washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, sam. this is not the first investigation into the city's emergency response system. the inspector general's office proposed sweeping changes in training and certifications after david rosenbaum's death in 2006. you may recall he was the reporter hit in the head during a robbery outside of his home. police, though thought he was drunk and made him a low priority transport to the hospital. last year, two firefighters were disciplined after cecil mills collapsed and died outside of a city fire station but no one from that station responded to his family's calls for help outside. in that case he took an ambulance 22 minutes to respond to that scene. alison: maryland's department of natural resources plans to close eight shelters and campgrounds along the appalachian trail. that will leave the dogland campground as the only open overnight shelter along that 40 mile stretch of the trail. crews plan to inspect trees, do maintenance. this after jason parish of philadelphia died after being hit by

they're all happening on the metropolitan branch trail which is in northeast washington. diane cho is there tonight with one victim's story of fright and survival. diane: this woman who didn't want to be identified says she was jogging along the metropolitan branch trail on sunday night near eighth street in edgewood northeast when she noticed a young man on the other side and ran past him. before she knew it she says he was running up behind her. >> he passed me. ran in front of me and pulled out a knife. diane: she says he demanded everything she had. he didn't have any money on her. she pulled out her cell phone and then asked for her password so he could unlock it. worried about the personal information on her phone she says she immediately had the phone company shut it down. >> didn't realize until afterwards when the detectives and police showed up that protocol was asking me to delay cancelling so they could track it. i didn't know that at the time. diane diane: she was one of four people robbed that day. one had her young daughter when it happened. >> it's sad. yo

. >>> we have breaking news happening in northeast washington. >> news4's zachary kiesch on the scene of a sinkhole that opened up after a water main break today. what's it like there now? >> reporter: well jim, i can tell you this. it's nothing pretty. we're here on 13th place northeast, typically a quiet neighborhood. not every day you see one of these, a sinkhole. check that out. that is not back water. that is some murky water. crews are trying to get this thing fixed. the road is closed and crews are trying to address this issue. as you mentioned, this is the root cause of a water main break out here today. talked to a couple residents in the area who said they got up this morning and saw some water, you know and some standing water, department think it was a big deal but it was a big deal. take a peek at this picture. this is a picture one of my colleagues sent in today. i think that is a ford explorer there in the sinkhole. that car has been pulled out. neighbors here coming home from work realizing what happened here. if you take a peek over here and look at some of this buckl

reporting live from northeast washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. alison: and ahead on abc 7 news at 5:00 d.c. cab companies brought to court. how often they are accused of leaving blind passengers sitting on the curb. leon: plus capitals star alex ovechkin to help fans touched by tragedy. alison: an act with a personal drone that could be a federal crime. leon: a possible confession in a documentary. new details on the arrest of alison: an investigation is underway tonight into why a tractor-trailer slammed into the side of a restaurant in northern california. the driver was killed in the crash. it sparked a fire inside that restaurant. but no one else was hurt. police are trying to determine if the truck suffered some sort of mechanical failure before the crash. leon: it's a story that is quickly captivating the nation. a multimillionaire charged with murder just as the documentary series about him and the killing aired its final episode which included a surprise confession that almost went unnoticed. abc's marcy gonzalez has the new details on ro

a giant hole opening up right in the middle of a northeast washington street after a water main break this afternoon. it's already causing some big problems. one driver needed help from a tow truck after the front end of his car wound up in the hole. news4's zachary kiesch live on the scene now. zachary, what's going on there now? >> reporter: jim, take a look at this. this is 13th place northeast, a buckled road some dirt obviously crews are here. the result of this sinkhole right here. crews tell me this is the by-product of these old pipes are expanding and contracting and obviously this isn't going to be a quick fix. police and crews tell me this is going to be an all-night job. take a peek at this video and check what one of our colleagues shot earlier today. this guy was driving down the street when the sinkhole happened as he was driving. take a look at that. a tow truck was able to pull him out. but as i mentioned, this thing isn't going to be a quick fix. i talked to a resident, a gentleman who lives across the street and he says he felt like something might have been up when

leon: robbers are target a popular bike trail in northeast washington. four robberies took place on or near the metropolitan branch trail over the weekend. diane cho spoke with one of the victims and she's live in northeast with the story. diane? diane: leon the victim told us she was jogging along the trail here near edgewood and h street northeast on sunday when someone came up to her with a knife demanding everything she had so she immediately handed over her cell phone and that's when she says he then asked for her password so he could unlock it. now, d.c. police say they are looking into four similar cases that they believe could be related. and in each one, the suspect demands a victim's cell phone or money, according to police reports here. somewhere along the metropolitan branch trail or near it as you said. in one case a woman told us she was walking with her young daughter when she was robbed by a man with a knife. and in one case the victim told police that there could have been two suspects involved. now, d.c. police have increased patrols he

. >>> some relief for families living in northeast washington. everyone has their water service back on after yesterday's massive sinkhole and water main break there. d.c. water shut off service to about 25 homes. crews are still working to repair the road. everything should be fixed soon, we hear. >>> well, going to be getting messy with snow and more stuff coming in. >> why not? we have changes i think to the forecast a little bit. yesterday we were putting out there numbers as high as 8 inches or more. i don't think that's the case anymore. i think we've brought the numbers down. >> excellent. >> good news. but it will still have big impacts on some wras during the day tomorrow. let's show you where we are now. we're warm. we've been warm 51 earlier. look at the fog that's developed. we've got fairly thick fog right now annapolis reporting fog less than a kwoert mile visibility. we'll continue to deal with fog. that fog a result of this warmer air making its way over the snowback we have in the area. he are looking at the snow winds out of the

. >>> a fire at a home on eastern avenue in northeast washington leaves one man dead and his wife hospitalizedrs say hording condition inside made it difficult to control the blaze. the wife managed to get to the door in order to save herself. she is being treated for smoke inhalation and her husband was trapped and he died at the hospital. >>> defense secretary ash carter is considering easing some military enlistment standards. it's part of a broader set of initiatives to attract and keep quality service members and civilians across the defense department. exploring whether to adjust requirements for certain military jobs such as those involving cyber or high-tech expertise. >>> it is 6:29. take a look outside. most of you are waking up to a cool wet morning. some of you may if you stepped out to get the newspaper saw a few snow shower going on. >> but we're looking ahead for the 60s. >> going to get there this afternoon but this morning still looking south and east. doppler showing rain, sleet and snow showers. >> they won't last for too long. rest of the day is really improving each and ev

it is a sprawling army installation northeast of washington.rosecutors have rested their case against the boston marathon bomber. it followed gruesome autopsy photographs and testimony from the medical examiner describing the devastating injuries suffered by three people who died in the 2013 terror attack. he could face the death penalty if found guilty. amanda knox's ex-boyfriend may seek reparations after his second acquittal for the 2007 murder of meredith kercher. last week, italy's highest court quashed their convictions for good. he described the decision as being like being born again. the clock is ticking of the tuesday deadline set to reach a deal over iran's nuclear program. for days top diplomats from six world powers have been meeting their radiant counterparts with the goal of hammering out a framework so a final accord can be reached by the end of june. as american secretary of state john kerry said today, there were tricky issues still. one diplomat said they included the length of time in iran's nuclear activities would be limit

it's all a secondary highway northeast of the washington metro area. and it's marked for ncaa employees only. every so often someone gets a bit confused and does take that exit. they're usually turned around and put back onto that secondary highway. but at this point there is no confirmation that anyone was shot or killed, at least coming from government sources and there is no indication about whether or not there was any particular motive. however, the fbi was relatively quick to say that it does not consider this an act of terrorism. >> roslind jordan with the latest from washington, d.c. roz, thank you. >>> let'slet's go to iraq where security forces are leading an assault on a hospital in tikrit. they believe fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant are hiding there. the government is struggling to recapture the city, which has been an isil control. as we have reports bombs and boobie traps are making their fight even more difficult. >> another barrage hits targets belonging to the islamic state in iraq and the levant. government for

out there in northeast washington there's the bass sill karks you can almost see it. n coming onto the basilica great looking church. haven't been in there for a visit. in washington sunshine just over our eastern sky, icy waters of the potomac first thing this morning. temperatures continue to be mostly in the 30s, there's not much of a wind or windchill to cory about. 28 at dulles this morning. that's 26 degrees warmer than yesterday morning and most of the area is that 15 to 30-degree improvement now compared to where we were to start yesterday morning. already in the 40s in fredricksburg, 45 in frederick, maryland 45 in martinsburg, west virginia a nice steady climb today into the 50s across most neighborhoods. most of us in the low to perhaps the mid 50s south of town. if you don't have any snow left in your yard you'll probably able to get real close to 60 degrees both today and tomorrow. not a lot of big weather changes coming our way in the next 24 to 36 hours. if you're traveling, snowshowers in upstate new york and northern new england. we won't have to worry

and there is light on moderate rain in northeast southeast washington that crosses the potomac into alexandria and right near mt. vernon. farther south, woodbridge and quantico down 95, very light rain there. but this is all tracking off to the north and east. when you're away from your tv heading out this morning, you can track the radar on the storm team 4 app. and temperatures too, where it's only around 40 degrees they're by suburbs. mid-40s this washington. low 40s right around the chesapeake bay. what a dramatic change from yesterday. so with the morning commute, wet roads. we'll be in the 40s. and then during the afternoon roads will be drying out we'll be hovering in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. so not much of a change temperatures over the next 24 hours. and then colder as we get down to tomorrow morning, mid-30s. breezy and chilly on saturday with highs mid-40s. sunday sunny into the low 50s after a cold start in the 20s. and then finally getting mild for several days in a row. monday monday in in to thursday highs in 60s. might get a little rain on thursday. coming up i'm wor

northeast. the washington business journal reports the editions will add some 19,500 square feet. alison: get ready to lose a bit of sparkle from the world. find out how long we have until we run out of diamonds and gold? leon: plus -- >> to really be at that moment now where all that came together, put him in the position that he is to go to the final four, missed it. leon: a local mother opens up about her son's bittersweet road to this weekend's final four. leon: new developments in nevada tonight where the alleged getaway driver pleaded not guilty today. derek andrews was charged with murder in the shooting of tammy meyers. man accused of pulling the trigger already pleaded not guilty to that same charge. prosecutors will decide later this week whether to seek the death penalty for both. alison: still ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00 tonight, the questions being asked after an inmate escapes custody in the hospital setting off that nine hour man hunt. news chopper 7 captured the dramatic end to a car chase that happened through fairfax county. but just what rules are in place to tr

except for the profitable northeast corridor between washington and boston.of house transportation committee is proposing a new bill that he claims will eliminate waste attacks payer funded railroad. joining me from our fox business network, rich edson. how does this work. >> government subsidizes amtrak a billion dollars. group of lawmakers want it to operate like a business. they revealed the hamburger on amtrak costs $16. passengers pay 9.50. that means they lose $6 behind each hamburg they sell. they would have eliminate food losses. amtrak would have to analyze each route like other businesses would. and keep the northeast profits in the northeast. it brought in nearly half a billion dollars of profit to many a track. this bill's supporters say that line should keep that money. >> people are willing to pay that. but people expect that money that greater revenue that they have on the northeast corridor should fix the tracks so we don't accidents but also did he won't have bumps and slowdowns. they want to have a more efficient ride. >> reporter: doing so

at least we're above freezing and rain falling right now, 39 northeast philadelphia 40 degrees in washington township. to the north and west 37 in allentown, 35 in lancaster, 37 in blue bell. and then to the south and east mainly looking at the 40s, 45 in atlantic city 41 in avalon. plan on the wet weather by :00, 41. by lunch time 36 and by 3:00, 56 degrees. >>> saying good-bye to a hero. today colleagues friends and family will bid a final farewell to philadelphia police officer robert wilson iii. this is a look at the procession that's forming on jfk boulevard in center city. a wet jfk boulevard. in just about an hour from now at 6:00, they'll march to the palestra for the viewing and filming. jesse gary is live at the palestra. tell us what is happening there. >> it is quiet right now. the first people come to pay their respects have not yet arrived. philadelphia police are assigned to keep south 33rd street clear of vehicular traffic. vehicles such as news vans are not being allowed to go down there and park on 33rd. the palestra is a block and a half down on the right-hand side. canine

today, from newark airport to washington dulles, the northeast saw more than 585 flights canceled, nearly 583 others delayed. in new york's long island, the hope is this is the last time they'll have to sand and salt the roads. >> another shot of cold air comes in over the weekend. temperatures in the northeast will drop to 10 to 15 degrees below average. >> reporter: it's not the first time we've had march storms. the superstorm of 1993 dropped more than three feet of snow from alabama to new york. >> i'm really looking forward to spring. but this is really not the first day of spring i'd imagined. >> reporter: other big snowfalls on the first day of spring, washington, d.c., 4.2 inches in 1965. philadelphia, 9.6 inches in 1958. and boston got 10.2 inches in 1944. >> it looks like winter. >> reporter: and now today's weather has many asking, is spring really here? officials are warning travel on the roads remains dangerous tonight. and several states have speed restrictions in place. and tomorrow, instead of being out in a park like this for the first full day of spring, a lot of kids an

because of the weather, 2300 flights have been canceled most in washington, dallas and northeast. don champion is in new york where the snow is starting to fall. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lauren. it's starting to fall and change over in the past hour or so. people in two dozen states are under winter weather alerts. the storm makes for dangerous commutes from dallas to the boston area. plows hit the road in west virginia overnight as snow quickly accumulated on the ground. just yesterday, parts of the state had flooded roads and mudslides after heavy downpours. up to a foot of snow expected today, officials issued a state of emergency. >> i have never seen it like this. >> reporter: there's a similar soggy story playing out in parts of kentucky. >> i hope the snow moves in quicker than they anticipate to slow down the water flow. >> reporter: it could be winter's final punch of the season expected to bring snow and ice in texas. >> try to plan the flattest route with the fewest turns and the fewest areas where you could get in trouble. >> travel in arkansas cou

. >> reporter: in the northeast cities like washington d.c. and philadelphia could get more than 6 inches of snow. here in new york city people could see 4 inches. in boston more than 2 inches falls today this will be the most snowy winter ever in the city. >> you don't want to give up in the 23rd hour and last mile before the the marathon so we can take a little more. >> reporter: nationwide more than 2100 flights have been cancel. don champion for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> that snow is still coming down, it will be here all day long katie has another check of traffic and weather together coming up. >> i did see 50's on her seven day. >> they look fantastic. >> fifty never looked so good. >> i'm telling you. but first here's is what coming up during evening prime time viewing on cbs-3. we will be right back. >> ♪ >>> philly public and archdiocesean schools are off lieutenant of snow to work without there we want to see what you have. these are pictures sent to us with the hash tag cbs-3 snow. >> by the way, queen elsa, love you girl but, lo