cleanup andy are in repair mode here in southeast washington. you can see behind me pepco remains on the scene, trying to restore power to the remaining few customers that do not have it as a result of this overnight incident. there are a couple of men up there on the building, checking out the damage, trying to figure out what they have to do to get things back to normal. the debris was everywhere in the southeast. the wind was so strong, they tore part of a roof off a three-story apartment building. >> there was a big boom, and i looked outside, and saw that the transformer blew up. suzanne: the red cross was called, but tenants were allowed to return briefly to their apartment. these sisters were woken up by the wind. >> it started like something big was crashing down. we did not know what it was until we look out the front door. look up the window and i was like, oh, my god, look. i called my sister, and it was just devastating. suzanne: act now live. you can see the damage that was caused by the wind, and the damage that blew around this ar

suzanne: in the midst of a full-scale cleanup your the southeast washington school.an see the tools that they have been using to eradicate the problem here at this southeast washington location. in the meantime, students have two days off before they begin classes at nearby ferebee hope. the bedbug problem here has persisted since the early fall. last thursday parents met with officials to discuss what actions are being rugs, cots, blankets, pillows. they believe the process will however take several weeks. students will not returned -- not return until the school passes a rigorous inspection. now, live, you can see that there is a sign of a front power of the school indicating the department of health has people available to talk with families if they are concerned about the bedbug issue. one important note. orstudents receive free reduced meals, they can still get them, but not of the school. they will have to go to the recreation center to pick them up today and tomorrow. reporting live, suzanne kennedy. autria: thank you. happening today, queen elizabeth the priv

police involved shooting in southeast washington.t prompted a park police officers to open fire? i'll have a live report, coming up.. >>> live with breaking news continuing on the roads this morning. the update here on the problem on295 and >>> i really, really feel bad about his mom. she had to stand in the front yard and watch. >> right now on news 4od fire. new details about the little boy who was killed and how he sparked the flames. >>> tourists and president trump. how his time in office is changing routes you see in d.c. >>> want your next vacation to be to one of america's best beaches? forget florida and hawaii. the maryland beach that's topping the charts. >>> but first, we are following two breaking news stories at 5:45. there has been a police-involved shooting in southeast washington. news 4's megan mcgrath is at the scene gathering new information. >> we begin with melissa mollet. she has breaking news on i-had 95 that might affect what time you get to work today. >> i can say in the last couple of minutes, things have

. >> megan mcgrath joins us now from southeast washington. megan, police still gathering evidence there? >> they cleared the scene. the intersection behind me clear. but they are still looking for the suspect at this hour. and they're looking for anyone can information. now, this all began to unfold a little before 4:00 this morning. a u.s. police officer pulled over a dodge charge e ter intersection of talbert terrace and talbert street. as the police officer was getting out of his cruiser, that is when the driver of that charger, we'll told, put it into reverse, hit the officer and hit the cruiser. that's when the we're told several shots were fired. it's unknown whether the person behind the wheel was hit by the officer's bullets or not. don't know that at this point. as for the officer, we're told that he's at a hospital being treated for nonlife threatening injuries. but certainly at this hour, the search for the driver of that dark colored older model charger still under way. anybody with information, you're asking to come forward. back

u-s marshals service the move comes after protesters blocked devos from visiting a school in southeast washington earlier this month. u-s marshals do not usually guard cabinet members. the last cabinet member guarded by marshals was the director of the office of national drug control neighbors are chipping in to help a clarksburg family after a fast-moving fire destroys their house over the weekend. montgomery county officials say the fire broke out just after 2:30 on sunday morning. witnesses say the fire started near the recycling bin behind the home, and quickly spread. the homeowners were able to safely escape with their two children. they are now staying at a hotel. neighbors say the family just moved into that house two weeks ago. they have started a "go-fund me" page to help them recover from the fire. happening today-- it's almost time to say good-bye to bao bao. this is the last full day that the beloved panda will spend at the national zoo-- before they pack her bags, and send her back to china. the zoo is holding several facebook live events to give fans a behind-the-scenes look at how

. >>> today students will return to savoy elementary school in southeast washington. you remember the school was shut down for weeks after a major bedbug and rodent outbreak. students attended classes at another school. all soft materials in the school have been replaced after a thorough cleaning of the entire facility. >>> d.c. united is another step closer to having another stadium. the official ground breaking ceremony will happen today. the zoning commission gave the team final to begin construction on the stadium. it's expected to be finished in 2018. >>> many of you probably turned the tv off after la la land was announced as best picture, but you might have woken up saying what happened? >> it's probably the biggest mixup in oscar history. warren beatty was given the wrong card to read during the biggest award. they were notified during their acceptance speech. >> moon light, you guys won best picture. this is not a joke. i'm afraid they read the wrong thing. >> after some pretty awkward moments there, the entire cast and producers made their way to the stage t

now back to you. >> pat collins live in southeast washington. thank you, montgomery county firefighters are working to put out this brush fire right now. these would be a problem, we told you about the ten brush fires in prince george's county over the last few days. this one on sugar loaf mountain is near mount gomry county, frederick county line. the increase in brush fires is likely happening because we did not get a normal amount of rain this winter. the fire has ripped a family apart but first, let's check the weather. >> you know, we're talking about the drought conditions and i'll talk about that in just a bit. but we're looking at fairly dry conditions. the rain we saw this morning stayed south of the district. right now mostly cloudy, 52. we're warming up and here rain south of fredericks burg. that will keep sliding east. we don't plan on that moving into the district. mid-60s as we go through the afternoon and mild start followed by a even warmer day. coming up our next chance of rain will be falling over part of your weekend. i'll sh

it is back to class at their home school for 350 students here at savoy elementary in southeast washington. parents and school -- students returned to the school after a three-week facility cleaning program. the school had a problem with rats and bedbugs that came to a head earlier this month. authorities say they have replaced all office materials, cots and blankets, thoroughly cleaned classrooms, and blocked places where rats could get in. >> one of the challenges we face is that we want to make sure our families feel comfortable and that our teachers feel comfortabl a we have done all we can to get this building ready for them. hopefully, it is under control because my child is back. >> both the health department and the department of child services have inspected the building and say it is safe for students and teachers to return. suzanne kennedy, abc seven news. complaint district board has released their assessment of police behavior during inauguration protest and the women's march the next day. some officer activity was questionable, including use of force, using spray, and arresti

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that's in southeast washington right behind the therapy hope recreation center. we have calls out to police to find out more about who was involved, but at this point all we know is there was a shooting and someone died. >>> an autopsy will be done today on human remains found in springfield. fairfax county police say they discovered a woman's remains on winstatt road saturday. detectives don't believe there is a threat to public safety. >> a missing teenager, a teenage mom and her baby finally home safe after a month-long search in fairfax county. lindsey and her son showed up at their springville home saturday night. police were worried the pair was if danger. still looking for the father, jose castillo rivas. no word on where they were the past few weeks. >>> a basketball player is out of the hospital after being shot in a drive-by shooting. john davis was shot outside his he was in philadelphia far game. it's unclear when davis will return to the court. >>> working to find common ground. president trump visiting with another foreign leader today after spendin

scene live at in active in southeast washington dc.teven: this is the very latest, it started around 8:00 this morning. check it out. good hope roa where the scooter is on the ground, that is where the shooting took place. at it started right here this clinic, where people come atticsdrugs, the herion comfort treatment -- addicts comfort treatment. and the scene this morning when a confrontation between this individual and police took place. somebody at the clinic called police and they confronted the man, there is a form of a standoff and witnesses say the police yelled, drop the gun. witnesses say they also heard the man on the ground screaming, it is not a real gun. no clarification on what took place, but clearly police are saying he refused to drop a gun and that led to the shooting. the suspect was taken to the hospital, where he is the investigation continues here in southeast dc, and this road is closed off. it is a police involved shooting. that is the very latest. jummy: thank you. also happening, we are minutes away from a d

in southeast washington, sam sweeney.ummy: eliza young, the seven-year-old given the chance to become an honorary prince george police officer, has lost his battle with cancer. he died yesterday surrounded by loved ones. he was given the chance to become an officer for a day and it was a dream come true. family members say he bought a tough battle and never gave up, continuing to smile and give hope to those around him. there has been support on social media ever since news of his death. right now, a pence the fraternity is under temporary -- penn state fraternity is under temporary suspension after the discovery of a student found unresponsive at the bottom of a stairs at a fraternity house. he was rushed to the hospital and died a day later. members say he fell around 11 p.m., aos was found. they have rolled the death accidental -- ruled the death accidental and do not know if there was alcohol in his system. >> fraternity members are cooperating and we are obtaining video from inside the fraternity and working closely

those students start classes tomorrow in southeast washington after being vacant for years.they underwent an energy overhaul to bring it up and be ready. they will be bussed tomorrow morning. classes will be held up to eight days until it passes thorough inspection. >>> it's winter of course. we know mild temperatures can't last too long. chief meteorologist is on the carrot. ♪ new year, time to get rid of stuff. key. i raise turkeys without growth-promoting antibiotics, hormones, or steroids. if you're looking for little ways to simplify life, feeling good about what your family eats is a pretty simple place to start. my name is tammy plumlee, and i raise honest, simple turkey for shady brook farms. creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. >>> taking a look at stories making headlines across america. p

breaking news from the district where a person was rescued from a house fire on xenia street in southeast washington. d.c. bureau chief sam ford just got to the scene. what can you tell us? sam: if you look at the house here, you can see the house with the light on. this is an active scene. firefighters are in there trying to make sure that the fire is definitely out. but it was 5:00 this afternoon, that fire was actually showing from the house. people were inside. the fire department knew somebody was inside. inside. tell us about that? >> we had a report en route to the fire that somebody was trapped inside. reported to be an elderly woman. sam: where was she? >> the firefighters went inside, began a search. they found her in a second floor bedroom. they snatched her up. got her out of the house in hurry. she is on the way to the hospital. zach is the situation here -- sam: that is situation from here. she is was in serious condition and they found her hiding under a bed inside the house. the firefighters got her out from under the bed. got her down the ladder. and saveder life. -- saved her life.

. >>> dc police are looking for the killer who gunned down a 17- year-old boy from southeast washington. investigators identified the victim. they found him lying on vernon street northeast last night suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. medics rushed him to a nearby hospital where he died. no word on potential suspects or a motive. >>> people are displaced after a house fire in northwest dc. we are told the fire started in the basement of a home on hamilton between georgia avenue and illinois avenue. firefighters got the fire under control and fortunately, everyone meted out safely. investigators are trying to determine what sparked the flames. >>> a savoy elementary will return at a temporary location starting wednesday. the school on 8th street in southeast will host students from savoy elementary well is being treated for bed bugs. the school was closed for savoy students today and tomorrow but they can get the school meals today and tomorrow at dairy farm recreation centers. >>> congratulations for a group of aspiring engineers at the university of maryland. the group earned fir

. >>> two teenagers are shot while waiting at a metro bus stop in southeast washington.ened just after 2:00 this morning near the metro station in hill crest heights. tonight a 15-year-old boy is hospitalized in critical condition. a 16-year-old girl suffered what police say are nonlife-threatening injuries. we talked with one parent who didn't want to show his face but he says no teen sd that late by his or herself. police are still searching for that gunman. >>> two dc police officers recovering this weekend after being shot thursday near holbrook and moore streets in the trinidad neighborhood in northeast dc. the suspect was shot and killed but it's not clear who pulled the trigger first. tonight it's up to mayor muriel bowser if and when she'll release the officer's body cam video of the incident. >>> on the wake of that shooting, bridging the gap between police and the community. it was the goal of an event this afternoon and it was centered all around basketball. >> reporter: it's no secret. sports can unite us. that was the case at the friendship collegiate academ

southeaste in washington this morning. back to you guys in the studio. 's larry: a list of bus changes coming up from d.c. schools. jummy? jummy: breaking news from the live desk. officials in turkey saying that mike pompeo will be visiting tomorrow to discuss security issues. sources say that the trip was decided during a late-night phone call between president trump and the president of turkey. they have recently been angered by the kurdish militia who have been fought -- fighting islamic so of our u.s. officials have not confirmed the trip. larry: make it to an aerobic of another all night or in the senate, democrats protesting trump's nominee for attorney general, jeff sessions. the president tweeting late last night saying that it is a disgrace that his full cabinet isn't in place yet. during the remainder of the debates on the nominations, elizabeth warren is barred from speaking on the floor. she earned a rare rebuke yesterday for her motives and conduct on a file -- from a fellow senator. thosethe enforcement of laws. >> it is a violation of rule

. >>> we are following breaking news of a double shooting in southeast washington. police are at the scene of a construction site at 9th and alabama avenues southeast. authorities believe the victims are construction workers. one of them is in serious condition. other is in critical condition. police are talking to witnesses to track down the motive and search for a gunman. >>> good afternoon and thank you for joining us at noon. i'm andrea roane. secretary of state rex tillerson is being tasked with improving relationships with u.s. allies who may be upset about trump administration policies. and the secretary got down to business early this morning. craig boswell is at the white house with more details. >> reporter: secretary of state rex tillerson kicked off the day meeting with australian foreign minister julie bishop. >> thank you guys. >> reporter: the meeting is expected to help ease tensions between the u.s. and australia after reports of a contentious phone call between president trump and prime minister malcolm turnbull earlier this month. president trump e

maracco was originallyrii reporting on earlier thislier evening some violence that occurred in southeast washington near wiehle road. this, in the wake of what haswht been a violent period of timeiod here in the district, that isha one of the things that the new chief of police is going to have to address in the days ahead.ad. again, this latest information coming to us from marina maracco, northeast the location of the shooting, two police officers have been shot. we do not know their condition at this time. we do know they have been taken to the objection to the formob we're waiting rightject flow tot more information from d.c.c. police. they have not put out any information about these two officers. certainly there has to be concern tonight any time thatt n police officers arey injured or hurt like this, we can certainly imagine the feeling or what's going on through the departmente right now. these two officers were shot here on morse street ineet northeast d.c.. we do know again one suspect was killed. we don't know what led to the shooting. we are hoping to get more details coming up here in

. >> from one act of bravery to another, now this time in southeast washington where firefighters pulled a 95-year-old woman, virginia haskill, a great, great, great great grandmother out of her burning home last night. she shares the home with her had son. he says the fire started in the kitchen and grew quickly. >> if i could put the fire out first, but it had already reached the cap nets. and so that's when i called 911. >> family members say the focus now is to repair the home so she can move back in. >>> now to president trump's first 100 days. today, he's expected to have lunch with a hand full of democratic senators. it would be an attempt to woo them on the supreme court nomination of judge neil gorsuch. >>> after a bitter confirmation battle, president trump has his attorney general. >> the nomination is confirmed. >> the senate confirmed senator jeff sessions nomination by a vote of 52-47. president trump took to twitter to congratulate him. shortly after the vote, sessions delivered his farewell address and acknowledged the contentus debate around his nomination. >> i've alway

police are investigating a shooting in southeast washington.like a serious situation here. we're working to find out whether anyone was killed. the shooting hne the ferebee recreation center around 10:30 last night. we'll update you right here when we learn more information. >>> back to our coverage on this weather alert day. we warned you the storm could bring down trees and knock out power. here's the proof. you've got to see this video from arlington. a power line lielghting up a fi. we have team coverage of the problems the wind is causing. fairfax county is dealing with some of the highest number of power outages. >> we're live near great falls street where downed wires have shut down the road. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. yeah, let's just show you what we're dealing with here. at hunting avenue and great falls street here in mcclain, it's dark, there is no power, we're in the middle of a residential neighborhood as a result of a downed tree. you can see the wires hanging there along with some branches there gh

. >>> i'm darcy spencer in southeast washington. this elementary school has been a bedbug down to a new court filing in president donald trump's immigration order. tonight, supporters and critics of the executive action are plotting their next move. >> announcer: news4 at 11:00 starts now. >>> we've got to go to boston first. these are images from that city that is just pure pandemonium tonight. the new england patriots and the atlanta falcons wrapping up an historic game that literally came down to the very last play. despite the excitement there, power outages had so many people in our area absolutely furious on this super bowl sunday. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm erika gonzalez. people have power back now, but shortly before kickoff, more than 3,100 dominion power customers lost electricity. dominion says a power pole broke, but comcast users said their service was out most of the outages were in arlington and alexandria. comcast says there were two issues, first a generator fire at boston mall that knock the out power to a

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the students are from watkins elementary school in southeast washington. they took turned today delivering parts of king's iconic speech back in 1963. >>> d.c. schools stepping up efforts now around middle school students. still to come, the multimillion dollar investment that may have em different light. >>> a new mother faces desertion charges for not returning to >>> while we're enjoying this unseasonably warm weather, parts of the midwest are having this, a major blizzard. this is what it looks like sue ci sioux city, iowa. it shattered a snowfall record set in 1924. eight inches of snow and the snow there is still falling. this has to do with the jet stream, right? >> oh yeah. doesn't that look glorious? >> no. >> from afar, it does. >> from 74 degrees here, it does look dplglorious. >> the jet stream is moving into california bringing them all the rain and snow and moving up towards the great lakes. for us, we've been nothing but warm for the month of february. and if our forecast holds, this will be the warmest february ever in our region. you didn'

look for delays into southeast washington. 210, double trouble, a crash near swan creek road with a stalled car near fort washington keeping you guys on the brakes towards 495. back in the next 10 minutes to update your ride in virginia. autria? autria: tensions on the rise, the growing allegations against the trump administration and how close are the ties between moscow and washington? john: and a 15 euro girl found murdered earlier this week in fairfax county. now her 17-year-old friend, who had been missing for a month, returned home just hours ago. >> you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. autria: breaking overnight in arlington, a car breaking to the guardrail in crashing onto the street below near the pentagon parking lot. the driver, rushed to the are not. the injuries serious. police are still working to determine what caused the driver to fly off the road. larry: and unbelievable story this morning. autria: a girl missing, feared dead, walking in the front door of her home last night. john? john: police, the entire time, feared she was in danger. last night a ho

sam: that park police officer pulled over a guy's charger just this. 4:00 morning in southeast washingtonthe officer went to approach the car on foot, that is when the officer apparently -- the charger reversed and apparently slammed the officer's car. the charger's driver is on the run. the officer is expected to be ok. our q mccray is on the scene, gathering information. he will have an update for us in about 15 minutes. it has been a busy morning on the roads all morning long. john gonzalez just left the scene of one accident and is headed to another. johnny, what can you tell us? john: sam, you're right, it has been a busy morning for mobile track seven. just leaving the accident on mobil 295. here is what we know -- 18 wheeler in a car involved, one person transported. the 18 wheeler we are told. 29 will reopen. this is falls church, lee highway, and juniper street closed in both directions as the crash investigation continues and while the cleanup continues right now. julie wright, we are headed there. we should be there in about half an hour or so. until then, find us a detail. --

. >> reporter: this elementary school in southeast washington shut down over concerns about bedbugs andinfestation. what's being done today to make this school safe for kids to return. >>> thanks for joining us, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> i'm doreen gentzler. a pilot has an incredible story of survival after his private plane crashed in prince george's county today in a large wooded area. mark segraves has more on what went wrong and more about the pilot. >> reporter: really dramatic mana this airport today, but today something went wrong. weather was perfect for flying today, with good visibility. but shortly after this plane took off from potomac airfield, something went wrong. this man saw the plane flying over his neighborhood just before it went down. >> i heard it turn his engine off and it turned around. >> reporter: the plane was flown by 65-year-old gerald kenpen who was flying home to rhode island. after the plane crashed the pilot got on his cell phone and called 911 for help. >> the problem was he was flying probably by instruments or whatever. he really couldn't give us

the names of the eagles nesting in southeast washington and we learned that they're having another little one. this is a live picture of the nest near d.c. police department's training academy. do you think they other awake now? there's a second egg in there. we told you when som first one. the eggs take about a month to hatch. if you want to follow the conversation, follow egg watch 2017. >>> let's get another check on your forecast. >> some people could see some snow today? >> not shovelable amounts of snow. light rain just south of washington from fredericksburg to st. mary's and there are some snow flakes mixing in. i'll show you future weather and let you plan the day and let you know who will need the umbrella and a peek at the weekend which looks nicer. stay with us. >>> a big announcement from the first lady. white house tours are back. how you can score tickets and the promise mrs. trump made to visitors of the landmark. >> and why one body shape ist - okay, we have one more. - can't wait to see what it is. (giggling) - now don't worry, he's totally gonna grow into it. and soon i

reporting from southeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. larry: a new a.a.a. survey says drivers to watch out are millennials and calls them highway hazards. this is why. they text while driving. and run red lights. some of the drivers between ages 19 and 24 think their choices are acceptable. this comes as the new numbers reveal increase in traffic deaths. alison: all right. time for a check of the roadways now. trenice bis traffic watch. hi there. trenice: hi, alison. the evening, the volume for sure and the incident that tells you about. the travel lanes are open and heavy volume in the westdown direction from beltway to fair oaks. the big picture map. let's look at the ride home. this is slow but it's not too bad for folks otherwise. 359 southbound we have an issue off the merge at 27. a report of a stalled tractor trailer that blacked a right lane in the h.o.v. before king street. i will show you 66. we had crash activity at nutley street. that is cleaned up. but still heavy in the westdown drex as it typically is. brake lights are piling up. it looks lik

. >> reporter: a young popular boxer from southeast washington was arrested on a gun charge last nightoming up, why his father says creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. >>> nasa's stunning announcement yesterday about seven new planets has a lot of us asking that age old question. are we alone out there? today some fairfax county students got to ask questions of their own to someone who's walked the walk up in space. former nasa astronaut sandra magnus visited schools. she's flown on two shuttle missions, including the final one in 2011. and magnus spent four months on the international space station. one student wanted to know if there's still a lot of stuff to explore out ther we have mars to explore. there's asteroids to explore. we have to figure out how we can go beyond mars even. there's so much to learn

reporting from southeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. horace: thank you, sam. for a check of the roads. trenice bishop joining us. trenice, how is it going? trenice: hey, horace. this afternoon we are trying to get better and recover from an accident on i-95 that was near the fairfax county parkway. most of the folks making the trip home from the three-day weekend. causing volume but the good news now all travel lanes are open. still slow through 95 from just about dumfries to the earlier incident. the camera shot shows the brake lights beaming making your way to springfield area. 395 northbound. we had an earlier accident near edsall. it's clear but still slow. you can see volume through the area but just volume as the travel lanes there are also open. a new accident reported on 50. westbound direction near columb 202 it is moving fine but west of the camera shot you will find it slow through cheverly. we are now slowing to get to the beltway through maryland. heaviest through calverton and the 495 corridor. we had an earlier accidents in the outer loop near c

. >>> in southeast washington, police officers spent the morning scouring tal bert street for evidence. the suspect rammed the officer's cruiser as he got out during a traffic stop. the officer shot at the suspect as the car drove off. it is not clear whether anyone was hit. the officer was taken to the hospital. >>> northbound 295 after a crash that really tied up traffic this morning. our crews were at the scene as drivers were being diverted most of the morning. several cars were involved in this crash just after 3:00 a. one person had to be taken to the hospital. but it's not clear what it was that led up to that crash. one driver told us there was a lot of debris in the roadway causing police to close that side of the highway. >> all right, if you love warm weather, break out the flip flops and short sleeve shirts, it's going to be a warm afternoon. sheena parveen is here. we both love this warm weather, erika, you like it too? >> i'm a february girl. >> how do you not like this? i love this. i love -- eun, i know you love it at least. temperatures will be 10 degrees warmer than w

. >> this morning students are back in class at savoy in southeast washington. the school was shut down for weeks after a major bed bug and rodent outbreak. >> molette green has more on this return. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, to you. the school reopened its doors about 8:15 to the students and while things certainly appear to be normal, not every parent is convinced. back to savoy elementary, parents walked their little ones to the home school for first time in weeks. >> they just want to go to school. >> reporter: germany has three children here. >> wash everything up, everything in the house and and now they are back in school. >> reporter: it's a fresh, clean start. we were allowed inside one scrubbed down classroom. room 200, no apparent signs of pests. bed bugs or rodents. the creepy crawlers that forced a school building shutdown during breakfast in the cafeteria, cleanup happened as students carried around food trays. one very skeptical parent says he's not convinced. >> you can't tell me there's no more rats running around. you still have o

destructive winds tearing roofing material off an apartment building at woodland to her race in southeast washington. nobody was hurt and power was restored quickly, but ronald lee says it pretty wild. >> everything flying off the roof. the impact, you know, you couldn't really see because stuff kept flying around. >> reporter: crews worked to clean up the debris. city housing officials told us nobody living here will be displaced >> it's about 10:45 almost 11:00, and we heard a how olding wind sound and all of a sudden we heard the crash. >> reporter: in germantown maryland, a huge branch off an old tree was snapped by the winds. it may not look like much. this thing is really, really heavy. >> falling on to two parked cars in this townhouse community on hotting jer circle stephanie lives in the end unit >> we called 911 and they sent us to the fire department and they came and cut a path for us to get out. >> this was the borrow row in bethesda where a tall pine tree fell. the road block just bradley boulevard. in mclean virginia, power lines were brought down when a utility poll snapped forcing p

there's a couple drops and sprinkles here southeast washington down towards along 301, our future weatherries a little bit of a light rain chance farther to the south with time this morning so that by later on here's 1:00 this afternoon. all the rain out of the metro, maybe a few lingering drops down closer to then skies clear out just enough to allow for quite the warmup. so again, today 65. tomorrow mostly cloudy, but even warmer still, 74 tomorrow. the record at dulles tomorrow is 73. so that one is in danger of the record at national and bwi is 78. that one is probably safe and again, mid-70s on friday. saturday likely to start out with clouds and rain showers and a 70% chance your afternoon plans on saturday will be either washed out or shall we just say severely impacted by rain drops. we'll have that whole ten-day forecast coming up at 6:51. >> good morning. so right now a couple of problems to talk about. dale boulevard, we do have a crash there we've been following for you this morning. also on 29 near 15 with a crash reported there. reminder still have this hanging around. 95 no

. >> savoy elementary students will be bussed to a new temporary school in southeast washington. justin is live outside of the new school with a look at what's planned today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. their first day back to school in two days and given the distance between savoy and their new school ferebee hope here, d.c. public schools will bus their students to and from both campuses for as long as needed. that first bus to leave this morning just before 8:00 in the morning. taking you now to video here, this all comes after school officials found the school did have a bedbug and rodent infestation. savoy dad showed us what he believes to be bedbug bites on her daughter's arm. classrooms and throwing out soft items where bedbugs could hide. savoy must still clear health department impression and the hope is they will return to the old school by the end of the month. back out live again, that first bus due to leave savoy at 7:50 and arrive here. seven buses will leave here this morning and staggered dismissal will begin at 3:00 for pickup at savoy. there are thr

reporting live from southeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. larry: thanks, sam. developing now a federal judge reminding former nfl players to register for sharapova of of -- for their share of the concussion settlement from the league. they expect 6,000 former players to eventually be diagnosed with dementia or alzheimer's disease. the concussion settlement could cost the nfl $1 billion in the decade. alison: one of the biggest compliment to pay an athlete is say a local high school stand-out is on his second heart after a terrifying health scare. as scott abraham reports his return to the team is nothing short of remarkable. >> tonight is senior night but there is something else that you are wearing on your chest. i thought that we would actually get him here for a game. [applause] >> the return of a teammate. >> i didn't know they were behind me. they helped me through everything. >> one, two, three. >> four, five, six. >> hey, hey! scott: getting back on the court. with a scar that tells a story. >> when the day came, i was like i couldn't really process a i

in southeast washington, sam ford, abc7 news. alison: we are keeping a close eye on a developing story out of pennsylvania where the police say they have caught a real-life boogeyman. william thomas accused of sex assaulting as many as six children in the last 40 years victims out there. >> this man in essence was found with over 1,000 pornographic child images in his possession. also possessed over 1,000 pair of soiled little girls underwear in his trailer. these pairs of underwear were displayed almost throughout his mobile trailer home. this was a perverse shrine to his criminal conquest. alison: police arrested thomas after finding notes about several children sprawled on the prywood in the last home. they released three photos of him taken over the last decade in hopes to find possible victims. track crime in the neighborhood with the alert i.d. maps at wjla.com. >> new information tonight about a story we brought you in larry: remember the mural that was supposed to depict barry and martin luther king and looked nothing lik

. >>> the wind has been so strong it ripped off part of an apartment building in southeast washington. look at the scene here. there's debris, wires down, a transformer also brought down. there was no one injured though. the red cross is helping families now that are displaced. >>> and with so many wires down we're keeping an eye on the power outages. >> angie has the number from the live desk. >> good morning. some good news, more people getting their power back on this hour, but we still have a lot of you in the dark. 14,458 dominion customers still without power. pepco it looks like just a little more than 1,000 as you break down the novec, just 453 in the dark. moving over to maryland, first energy reporting 1,463 without power. bge looking at 609 and we know that there are more in baltimore and smeco just 22. schools in fairfax county looking at a two-hour delay because of all the debris in the road. >>> one of the most helpful things to have today is the nbc washington app. you can sign up for alerts and we'll send you updates on any big issues happening on the roads and the lat

this normally busy stretch of good hope road remained closed fose in southeast washington, bob barnard news. > an alaska airlines flight attendant is being praised for saving a teenage human tee trafficking victim back in 20111 it's one of many stories being highlighted bying a organization that's training attendants to spot the signs of human trafficking. she will yeah frederick is credited with helping a 14 yearr old on a flight from seattle toa and francisco. she spotted the girl with anth older well dressed man who woulo not let the girl speak. that's when frederick told theth girl under her breath to go to the bathroom where she left thee note. the teenager wrote back that she needed help. frederick notified the pilot ant police were waiting in thehe terminal when they landed. i had been a flight attendanttt for 18 years. i had gone all the way back tobk when i was in training.trai i could have seen these youngyon girls and young boys and didn'tn even know. about 100 flight part of n a human trafficking session over the weekend. thank goodness she was aware and able to help that g

in southeast washington, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. again. targeting jewish communities and two local schools are on the list. parking enforcement, on the prowl. during morning dropoff. angry parents with nowhere to park sound off. and the envelope, please. >> no, there is a mistake. larry: the backstage mixup that caused oscar's biggest embarrassment ever. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. larry: a week after 11 centers were threatened more were threatened today and that brings the total number this year to 69. today's threats were in 11 states including maryland and virginia. in the last ten minutes we learned about another threat in annapolis. stephen tschida is live in rockville right now with the latest on the developing story. >> we have confirmed another phone call, another threat. a third one. we spoke to a number of people today including parents i even though the threats apparently are pranks, they are still troubling. frightening. two threats within minutes. shortly after 9:00, gesher jewish day school in fairfax go

last night, virginia haskell was rescued from her bedroom in southeast washington. she shares the home with her son, benjamin haskell. he says the fire started in the kitchen and grew quickly. >>> and family members say that the focus now is to home so that she can move back in. >>> new images detectives want you to see in connection to a murder in charles county. the sheriff's office there is looking for the woman in these pictures. she's being called a person of interest right now. investigators believe she may have some information about mikita gray's death. gray was killed last outside a waldorf liquor store. there are arrest warrants out right now for two men. there's a $1,000 reward for information in this case. >>> 5:07. today, we may find out whether fairfax county the police will final le release the name of the officer involved in a deadly shooting. that officer was granted a temporary restraining order monday preventing his name from being released. a hearing is scheduled today in federal court in alexandria to determine whether the order should continue.

reporting from southeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: checking the top stories.etro riders should make the alternate plans for the weekend. six stations will be closed. all on the orange, silver and blue lines. the shutdown stretches from south. metro says it will have free shuttles between foggy bottom and eastern market. they are doing the work now because ridership is especially low this time of year. alison: police believe a man behind a terror attack in paris is a 29-year-old egyptian living in the united alab emirates. they believe he came to paris with a tourist visa. one thousand tourists were inside the museum at the time of the attack. the french prime minister is launching a terror investigation. jonathan: firefighters in fairfax county are still battling the big fire that is a landfill fire in lorton. the fire broke out at the landfill and the recycling center on furnace road. more than 60 firefighters contained the flames but they are expected to battle it throughout the night. officials say there is no threat to the community. nobody has been hurt b

we reported earlier this month at a temp care closure of savoy elementary school in southeast washington they could treat for bedbugs and for rats. now as mike carter-conneen reports ret peteed bedbug sightings have been reported at miner elementary school in northeast d.c. >> i'm angry. mike: she has three children at miner elementary school and believes all parents should be notified each time, anytime bedbugs are spotted. >> don't identify the child because he is innocent but identify the problem. mike: dcps says it is actively communicating with families and schoo recent incidents of bedbugs at miner february 9, 14, and 15. but the school system says it does not believe there is a widespread infestation here. miner's principal sent a letter home to warrants wednesday. the letter does not acknowledge the incidents but describes the policy. if a pest identified as bedbug it's the nurse's role to notify the students, parents and staff on the next step and the resources. the spokesperson said parents schoolwide are not always notified of the bedbugs because it's a private matter. >> this

reporting from southeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. michelle: you can see photos of all the missing children at wjla.com. jonathan: all right. now to the developing story we have been following in lorton. it could be days before that garbage fire we showed you last night. it has been burning and it will keep burning at the recycling center. i started after 9:00 last night. and q mccray is there live with the latest. they will let it burn itself out? q: yeah. let me show the viewers at home what we are talking about this afternoon. here it is. as you can see, you will notice the smoke. this fire continues to smolder right now over 30 hours. if you think this is bad, take a look at the video we have from overnight. this is around 9:00, 10:00 last night. you will see the flames and the smoke. the fire was so large, first responders called in reinforcements. i had a long conversation with the fire chief and he told me at the peak of the firefight, more than 70 firefighters were here battling the blaze. in the three-story building. the fire

reporting live from southeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: sam, thank you.are you wondering more about the bedbugs? according to the c.d.c. they are really not known for spreading disease. people can react differently to the bit can be pretty itchy. if you scratch them too much, that could lead to an infection. some may have an but generally, though, the c.d.c. says they are not dangerous. jonathan: here is a question for you. what would you pay for a bus stop? the price tag for two dozen arlington bus stops raising call kind of eyebrows even after a reduction from the so-called "million-dollar stop." brianne carter breaks it down for us. are they more reasonable or still high-priced? brianne: we all remember it. here it is. dubbed "the million-dollar bus stop." now for similar transit stops along columbia pike but we know they won't be as expensive. we soon expect to have a better idea what the new transit stops will look like as the county is set to release even new images detailing the stations by the end of this month. well, here is what we do know. it w

mni this is stanton elementarymear school on naylor road inadn southeast washington.here was a bedwaa bug incident here recently. nothing confirmed from d.c. ps officials they did say there's t no outbreak here.eaker there's no infestation here. unlike the incidents over att minor elementary school thatl 15th and f streets northeasteast washington where last night wee saw an exterminator truck theree at the school where there have been three isolated cases of bed bugs reported this month. some people who have kids in k i that school say they actually have had problem going back to t january last month. mth but school officials say they've week that have been reported tot them and they have some exomx terminating going on there. tre no school, no public school herr today d.c. ps schools. soo no kids there today. taking you back to savoy elementary school they've beenve doing cleanup work there a there couple of weeks now.ow we understand that savoy elementary school will reopen on february 27th that's a place a that we've been reporting on for a to you weeks now.ow inf

classes will be canceled forll students acat savoy elementaryme school in southeast washington. >> schoolr control. >> melanie alnwick this morningi live outside of the school inln southeast. good morning, mel. >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys. normally o there would be a number of kidsf coming into the school here.ere. but you can see now they posted this note that department oftmet health is going to be giving beb bug consultations for any famill that wants to see if they've got that problem not only from there school but in their home ase a well. and then if you look down here, here, the cafeteria is, completelyy empty.. normal until would be filledil w with kids who are having breakfast before they beginhe b their classes all of this begann of course, friday when wee brought the concerns about the infestation from parents and teachers to the d.c. schools chancellor live in our studios s with you guys. this time last friday.y. last week and then he hearde h those concerns, came here to the school, and let the community ci know he was taking action. that action now means no school t

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