steve rudin has the outlook. steve: a cold start tomorrow, which are that you bundle up, leave extra time especially to the north and west of d.c., where we have no use you'd freeze warnings in frederick, loudoun county, the panhandle of west virginia. you may have to scrape frost off your windshield in the morning. montgomery county and fairfax under a frost advisory, the district, alexandria, southern maryland, nothing to worry about unless you have tropical plants outside. lots of sunshine on the way, we warm into the lower 60's. we have a huge warm up on the way for the upcoming weekend, and the cherry blossom parade forecast in just a few minutes. leon: took on atlanta tonight, one of the braves bonded out of jail and hopped on a plane home. withr olivera is charged assault and battery for an alleged attack on a woman in arlington last night. richard reeve has the details. richard: this began as a 911 call at the ritz-carlton hotel. it offers is arrived, they found the woman bruised and in distress. now the p

jonathan: if they build a starbucks up there, steve rudin might want to go. steve: i might. i do have a poll on my twitter page. if you could visit a planet, which one would you go to. alison: we will get right to that. steve: log on to check out the winners. right now, 54 degrees. the high today was 71. the pollen count is high for the trees even though we had rain earlier today. 55 degrees right now leesburg, 48 in frederick, bwi marshall, fredericksburg in the middle 50's. the cooler air on the way overnight. compared with yesterday at this time come if you were outdoors taking the dog for a walk, it was 22 degrees warmer compared to what it is right now. the cold front has dipped well the south, keeping us cool and cloudy for the next couple days. widen the view, the coolest of the year well to the north, the milder air from yesterday suppressed to the south. .0's charlotte and raleigh the cold front to the south will stay right there for at least the next day and a half. the low-pressure likely develops usng that line, bringing rain, pockets of showers, drizzle, cloudy

let's check back in with steve rudin. hey, steve. steve: it's beautiful inside and outside. we are live. they are prepping for tomorrow. joining me now is a special guest. they recognize rob arciano from senior meteorologist and "good morning america" and abc news. what brings you to town? >> i want to meet you, of course. i want to be bossed around by leon which will happen tomorrow. i'm here for the festival of course. we promote it tomorrow on g.m.a. i will work it as a special correspondent on the parade. i'm excited. steve: a lot with the parade. dancers and floats. i'll be carrying a huge panda avenue. 18 of my colleagues will be doing it. and thankfully we are not going to have to deal with the bad weather or gusty winds. we will put rob to work now. parade day forecast. >> in the lower 50's in the morning. chilly. but by the time we get through the parade we are well in 60's. mid-60's by the time it's all over and you are wandering to the other activities. light winds are important for you as a panda holder. steve: very important. looking forward to that. it will onl

steve rudin is standing by. cool startill be a friday, especially north and west of d.c., northern loudounry county, county, washington counties all under a frost advisory later tonight into the early morning tomorrow. the district, arlington, alexandria, southern maryland not under the advisory, so milder inside the capital beltway. rebound, through the 40's and 50's, daytime highs near 60. bright sunshine all day. keep the sunglasses handy. the seven day outlook in the next best chance of rain coming up in just a few minutes. alison: ok, steve, thank you. new action on a controversial north carolina law, the state governor issuing in order to change it. richard reeve has the latest. what is being done now? richard: north carolina is overturning part of the so-called bathroom all. the governor's easing restrictions in the legislation and replacing some protections for gay and transgendered people. government buildings and schools, people still have to use the bathroom according to their gender when their birth

steve rudin is here. what is going on, i thought we were into spring? steve: like the middle of winter and we will see temperatures tomorrow well below average and the windchill factor in the teens. outside right now, 11:00 p.m., 46 leesburg, 48 manassas. the latest in terms of the freeze warning includes arlington, alexandria, the district, prince george's county, montgomery county, fairfax, loudon county, all the areas in purple. if you have outdoor plants, now is the time to bring them in. if you have anything planted for the spring, they will be fine. was a cold start early on, bright sunshine to enjoy. the temperatures eventually rebound into the middle to upper 40's, near 50. the windchill in the morning will make it feel only like the teens. the upcoming weekend in just a few minutes with colder temperatures on the way. leon: freezing not exactly unheard of in april, but a lot of us are not prepared or happy. jay korff is standing by in northwest washington. you have been talking to folks out there. what did they have to say? leon, just a few hour

steve rudin has more. steve: almost here. one more day to go. joining me is shell see brown.or -- chelsea brown. you are a dance major? >> yes. school of theater of dance and performance study. steve: what do we expect tomorrow at maryland day for your group? >> we are performing showcase of you moves. undergraduate dance showcase. at 2:15 tomorrow in the clarice. >> these are the darn majors in the show tomorrow. they are improvising in a site specific location on the mall. steve: very wool. they are expecting 80,000 to 100,000 people here tomorrow. so it will be busy. parking is free. let's talk about the weather. the weather will cooperate for the most part. mostly cloudy skies moving through the daym to. not the warmest of days. we are talking about the temperatures around 55 to 60 degrees. by sunday, though, we will show showers and the thunderstorms in the mix. highs in the upper 60's. take you out with a look at the seven-day outlook. we are in the 60's for much of next week. we will look at the dancers. join the fun there and see what they are doing. this is one of th

let's get the timeline with steve rudin. steve: showers right now, not amounting to way lot overnight. most of the shower activity suppressed to the south of the capital beltway, the exception extreme southern maryland with light showers. leonardtown, la plata, prince frederick looking at just a few showers right now, but nothing that will be severe. ,omorrow, grabbed the umbrella you will need it at some point during the day. cooler temperatures on the way. more about that in the upcoming weekend in a few minutes. you, steve.k we are following breaking news out of wheaton, where the police are investigating a shooting. we have a live look right now in this neighborhood where this is happening, on center hill street. responded to a man with multiple gunshot wounds outside of a home. the victim's condition is not known at this hour. leon: coming up -- celebrations underway in maryland with the congressional races. giving a concession speech now in the fourth district. z1yosz z1yotz a clean sweep for donald trump, winning all f

let's get more details from meteorologist steve rudin. steve: i believe this will be the last night that we talk about frost advisories. if you have outdoor plants that are normally indoors when it's cold, you may want to bring them inside. frost advisory form at emory county, and loudoun counties overnight. -- frost advisory for montgomery county anddoun fairfax. a the sunglasses all day, through the midday and afternoon. daytime highs in the lower 60's. from the weekend, and let me tell you, a forecast you will not want to miss. the next time that we see temperatur i will be for more than just one day. alison: thank you, steve. fallout between the u.s. and russia. the white house has issued a formal protest over several russian flyovers that happened in the baltic see. at one point, the russian jets came within 30 feet of the ship, something they called dangerous and aggressive. a kremlin defense spokesman disagrees. he said it was a prescheduled training flight and was perfectly safe. democrats squaring off in a debate just days before

it's get a look at the timeline from meteorologist steve rudin. steve: rain likely to fall during the morning and early afternoon tomorrow, another round of showers late tomorrow afternoon into the evening. no worries right now if you are heading outside. it is dry, although clouds are beginning to rapidly increase. to the west is where the moisture is located, advancing to the east. that means a wet rush-hour commute early tomorrow morning. grab the emerald and pack your patience, because we could be looking at delays -- grab your umbrella. the showers and thunderstorms possibly later in the afternoon, just in time for the nationals baseball game, the home game, the first one of the year. plus talking about -- i hate to say this -- potential of rain and maybe even snow this upcoming weekend. more on that coming up. alison: ugh, we are not ready for that first. this week, metro's general manager paul wiedefeld are sure to commuters they would not face long-term closures. tonight for the first time he faced riders with poignant questions. tom rousse

steve rudin has the outlook. steve: showers are on the way, a few of them lingering right now, not amounting to a lot. we could have fall girly tomorrow morning, but nothing that will cause any significant travel delays -- we could have morning. tomorrow clinton, maryland, just a few showers, very light. tomorrow morning, lower 50's inside the capital beltway, only about 60 degrees and we may have a glimmer of sunshine during the mid afternoon hours. it will not last long. heavier rain on the way late tomorrow night into early sunday morning, thunderstorms possible. more on that coming up. leon: turning to campaign news, and donald trump's appearance brought out some professors with the most unusual backdoor entrance. jonathan elias has what happened in california today. jonathan: a massive crowd was donald trump to get to the hotel. thatof them carried signs said "stop the hate," some had mexican flags. wereoors of the hotel handcuffed from the inside so they cannot be forced open. the crowd disturbed donald so t

. >> and steve rudin is where they are practicing a lot. >> there is steve. >> what's up? who is with me? >> rob from "world news tonight" and "good morning america." special message for leon and alison tomorrow? >> leon was on cnn and i have known alison a long time as well. i can't hear your rebuttal. it's loud here. [inaudible] >> what you see behind me. this is the kids that are going to be in the parade tomorrow morning. hand it back to you. what do we expect? >> what do we expect at the parade? >> sunshine as you know. you do a fantastic job but there are so many things going on. guys like you are walking down the boulevard with the big balloons. >> thank you for joining us. >> let's head back inside the studio. >> we vel a great time. >> what we wouldn't pay to see steve in the pa i have seen it on twitter. alison: this weather is something to celebrate. >> let's get started to show you what to expect. around the air today this is the fifth consecutive afternoon with no clouds. i know it has happened before. but this has been quite a wile around here. to have a dry

let's get the outlook from meteorologist steve rudin. steve: a look at the parade forecast, 10 a.m., the national cherry blossom festival parade, 56 degrees at 10 a.m., warming nicely through the late afternoon and early evening hours. we will eventually see temperatures into the upper 60's. sunshine both tomorrow and warmingnd a gradual trend with close to 80 degrees next week. more on that coming up in a few minutes. really? kimberly: steve, thank you. developing right now, devastation in japan after another powerful earthquake. they killed one person survivors. the 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook southern japan just one day after a small earthquake killed nine people in the very same region. there are reports of more than 20 people buried under structures. tonight a fairfax county employee arrested for sexually assaulting a woman in her 70's. malcolm hall is accused of attacking and robbing the 77-year-old woman in centerville earlier this month. he was a fairfax county park authority employee at a rec center in chantilly. he has been t

steve: i'm steve rudin. live at college park where they are gearing up for maryland day. and the preparations to take place. what to expect and the million dollar question. z1yosz at giant, shoppers low prices by the thousands, plus a thousand more that just dropped. all these low prices! what are you trying to do, get me to feed the whole neighborhood? no. just trying to save you a whole lot of "bread." [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags, thousands of low prices. my giant. z1yotz jonathan: tonight verizon center is full of biebers to join them. michelle: the party started before justin bieber takes the stage. kidd o'shea is live in the thick of it all at the green turtle. jonathan: another big fan. kidd: that is correct. because the evening guys, we are right next to the verizon center where the fans are ready. [cheering] for justin bieber! in the d.m.v. i want to introduce you to the four lucky fans here. >> i'm jaden. >> justin. >> mela. >> cedia. >> they won a contest and they are going on stage with justin bieber ton

leon: warm and sunny weather coming, but steve rudin has the outlook of the rain coming. eve: we have a cold front that will move through friday. no problems right now, mainly clear skies. the view, chicago, indianapolis, st. louis, that is the weather on its way late tomorrow night and into the day friday. tomorrow looks good to start the day, grab the sunglasses. the temperatures eventually make it to just about 75 degrees. the timing of the showers and the thunderstorms and th minutes. alison: right now, the flooding situation shows no sign of letting up in houston. more rain fell today and the skies are not expected to clear until friday. rescuers were having to use boats to save people who did not evacuate. this flooding has killed seven people. it has flooded more than 1000 homes and caused an estimated $5 billion in damage. leon: campaign news -- the front runners won in the new york state primaries last night and now the focus moves to maryland. the primary is next tuesday. maryland election officials have decided to use paper ballots because of the number of prima

steve rudin is here with the outlook. steve: just have to get through the overnight and early tomorrow morning and a huge improvement is on the way. the last of the rain is off to theroz: the church has a numberf events targeting young people over the summer. north and west, moving through hagerstown. it is now clear of western maryland. however, a few more showers may dot the radar into early tomorrow morning. do not expect a lot more once this moves through. tomorrow morning, in the 60's, daytime highs in the lower 70's. talking about the seven day outlook, a big warm-up and cooldown, and not one but two chances of rain. jonathan: a suspected killer from out-of-state was caught in a grocery store starbucks. alerted to are disorderly man in wheaton. one of him what that's one of them was wanted for murder in north carolina, starting a fight with the police, taken into custody. michelle: a vigil in memory of a transgender woman murdered earlier this month, stabbed to death a red roof inn in rockville. last week, transgende

steve rudin is here to tell us what we are in for. steve: cold on the way for one day, then we start to warm into the day sunday. don't expect anything hot anytime soon. the freeze warning for a good chunk of the area, north and west of d.c., northern montgomery county, frederick county, the loudoun county, all of the areas in purple, likely to be below freezing tonight. that areve plants outdoors that are normally inside, bring them inside. anythingant to protect that is planted with a sheet or newspaper. a lot of people gearing up for the nationals game tomorrow. it will be cold, windy, and wet, only in the 40's. the rest of the weekend and what to expect next week coming up. leon: breaking news, a seven-year-old girl's shot in southeast. tom roussey is on the scene. he is live along harford street with the very latest. what off alabama avenue. we are to being capped about a block back. you go down hertford street, down that road, that is where this happened a short time ago. this is video after we arrived on the scene. we don't know

doug: steve rudin will have the latest on the trees watch and the high wind watch in effect tomorrow. bill changes. maureen: like it not to happen but watch >>> tonight, the severe weather outbreak hitting right now. tornadoes already. blinding rain. millions now bracing for high winds. and across much of the east, snow on the way. >>> also breaking, the new video tonight. the wrong target. an undercover officer shot more than a half dozen times by mistake. >> or okay? >>> breaking developments in the shootout at a greyhound bus station. police revealing just a short time ago, the size of the arsenal. several shot. a state trooper killed. >>> donald trump, and tonight, his troubling numbers among women. and hillary clinton fighting mad, and fighting off bernie sanders in new york, where she was once senator. >>> the runaway ship. the 150-foot sightseeing boat coming in too fast. the crash, and bystanders running.

steve: i'm steve rudin. the area here for anne arundel are two separate warnings. this is for prince george's county that is expected to expire at 5:45. newly issued one to east will expire at 6:00. this is what it looks like now on once-in-a-lifetime. this is moving -- at the live doppler 50 miles per hour. heading closer to see how bowie 5:40. and heaviest of the rain. we have another line on the way. severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 6:00 to the east of d.c. and it does include athat his. that is where you expect heaviest rain in the next 15 to 20 minutes. talk about the upcoming weekend. colder weather on the way. only around 47 degrees on saturday. may see mix of rain and snow. not looking at any accumulations. sunday breezy. the temperatures are around 50 degrees. we will keep you updated on severe weather. stay with us. you are wat narrator: all that political mail might be overwhelming. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facili

steve: i'm steve rudin. the weekend is already here. tomorrow looks a whole lot better.ecially in the afte the temperatures will rebound to 70 degrees for the nationals game. it starts at 1:00 in the afternoon. g.w. parkway classic and old town alexandria will be sunday. early start. temperatures in the upper 40's. but a nice push of temperatures in the lower 60's by 11:00 in the morning. if you are planning on maybe headed out of town further west, hiking in the shenandoah. lower 60's on saturday. middle 60's on sunday. look at the next seven days. if you like it hotter you got it. temperatures will be in the lower 80's on monday. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this. kathleen matthews: in the race for congress, i don't believe that big money can buy votes -- not in our district. and i won't claim to have single handily passed just about every bill in annapolis. we can't settle for the same old politics, not when our basic rights are being threatened by trump and cruz. i'll stand up to their bigotry and be a passionate voice for maryland women and families. in tv an

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steve rudin at 11:00 with the updated seven-day.he next chance for rain is looking ahead to the weekend. wouldn't it be something to go 15 days without rain? leon: it would be nice. doug: wouldn't surprise me. maureen: wouldn't be good for pollen. leon: true, too. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is up coming up next. but jamie raskin is the only abdemocrat for congress who led the fight for tougher gun laws. only raskin took on the nra to ban military-style assault weapons. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. the nra and its campaign cash are what stands between us and gun reform. "every time i think about those kids... it gets me mad" chris van hollen met with nra lobbyists to craft a loophole that would let the nra skirt a new campaign finance law and block gun control. but democrat donna edwards said "no" to the nra loophole and stood up to the gun lobby. and she would ban assault weapons. democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. tising. narr

tonight at 11:00, steve rudin will be back to talk about the clouds tomorrow. more importantly to make the weekend plans he will time the showers and the storms on friday. also update the numbers for you coming up for saturday and sunday. maureen: thank you. >> looking forward to it. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is next with the fall-out from the primary wins in new york last night. in annapolis, she battled republicans joseline peña-melnyk for congress... yes! and the nra to pass the toughest gun safety legislation in the country. i'll take on the tough fights to expand social security and keep the doors open to planned parenthood. my mom is so tough she's willing to fight anyone who's going to pay him more than us for doing the same job. i'm joseline peña-melnyk, and i approve this message. ifor all the wrong reasons.gical you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. try zyrtec®. muddle no more®. >>> tonig

we get the timeline from meteorologist steve rudin. we could be looking at stronger thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and evening. heading through the day tomorrow, noontime, no worries. by about 4:00, 5:00, showers and thunderstorms on radar. some of the storms may have gusty wind come heavy downpours hail, part of a cold front dipping to the south. what we expect for the rest of week and talking about the weekend and brighter skies. all of that in a few minutes. meantime, election news on eve -- stay with abc 7 when weather is on the radar and check the forecast anytime at wjla.com. now the election news today, amajor primary game of two against one. john kasich and ted cruz teaming up to block donald trump from getting the magic number of delegates that is needed, but will the strategy work? jonathan: this move is unprecedented. the agreement, ted cruz will be indiana, where john kasich has essentially pulled out all of his resources, and cruz has agreed to back off of oregon and new mexico where john kasich has a better chance of wi

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steve rudin tonight will be keeping an update on the frost advisory to see if the counties change. plus he will concentrate on the national cherry blossom parade outlook weather. we can give you a look at the next seven days. plenty of sunshine tomorrow and friday. the highs continue below average in low 60's. closer to average on saturday. with ton of sunshine. sneaking up close to 70 on sunday. monday is 77. cooler behind that on tuesday and wednesday. maureen: not much rain in sight. doug: none. for a while. leon: like the sound of that. maureen: -- "world news tonight" with david muir up next. he was flicking matches on me... for my life. my ex-husband's intentions were to murder me. glenn: i made sure yvette's abuser went away for good, and put in place tougher sentences, because domestic violence can never be tolerated. yvette: mr. iveyhowed compassion. i felt like i could trust him. narrator: glenn ivey. as state's attorney, a proven leader. in congress, he'll combat domestic violence, and protect president obama's legacy. glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message, be

steve rudin is here. in a rowo nights overnight into early tomorrow morning. the temperatures already falling into the 20's, upper 20 culpeper, 28 manassas right at freezing leesburg and frederick. 40 at reagan national, but we drop another 10 degrees overnight. we have the freeze warning in purple,ll the areas in all of southern maryland, the panhandle of west virginia, everything in between, including the district, arlington, alexandria, fairfax, montgomery county. if you have anything that you planted early, bring it inside to protect it from the cold tonight. keep it inside another couple days because you will need to with the colder nights ahead. tomorrow we will be eventually make it into the upper 50's, near 60. the nationals home opener thursday, the details on that forecast coming up. alison: this just into the newsroom, wild video from new jersey -- a police sergeant, the caught this video with dashboard camera taken at the height of the windstorm sunday. the sergeant narrowly missed the large tree that fell across the road. nobody was hurt. unbeliev

steve rudin back at 11:00 with story of the update and timing of the rain tomorrow and brighter skies for the weekend. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir up next. >>> tonight, major developments moments ago in the race for president. ted cruz and a political hail mary? suddenly bringing back carly fiorina. and donald trump with this about hillary clinton. >> if hillary clinton were a n man, i don't think she'd get 5% of the vote. >> clinton's response. and tonight, rare words from george clooney's wife, amal clooney. >>> the warnings at this hour. ten tornadoes already. a family rescued. and in houston, falling trees turning deadly. >>> also tonight, the plane crash. the woman running for help. and then suddenly, the plane erupts. and the other scare, authorities say the pilot who was flying drunk had just flown two flights across america. >>> judgment day. once one of the most powerful men in washington, the judge giving him more prison time

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steve rudin has the outlook. cold frontad a weak this evening. the cl further to the south and the skies are clearing nicely. that will allow the temperatures to drop into the 40's overnight. tomorrow, a beautiful day. a lot cooler. today was the middle 80's. tomorrow we are talking 70 degrees, sunshine from early morning to mid day, early evening. more about the next chance of rain, something we have not talked about in quite a long time. the timing of that in a few minutes. into the newsroom, new photos of the burning fire and rocking ham county. this spans more than 2000 acres. the shenandoah national park says there is an active effort to fight the fire. more than 200 responders are at the scene. hotshot crews from as far as new mexico have been brought in for this. at this hour, it is believed no structures are in danger. now come the exact being overwhelmed by historic flooding. at least six people are dead, more than 1000 homes underwater. in some areas, the water is still rising. the nation's fourth-largest city tonight is still swamped b

meteorologist steve rudin is here with what is happening out there now and when we might be in the clear. steve: we have to get through tonight and tomorrow morning and then a huge improvement tomorrow afternoon. looking at the doppler radar. we have widely scattered showers. heavier cells. but nothing is expected to be severe. wet roadway from fredericksburg to stafford. closer to the d.c. metro around the capital beltway. heading to northeast d.c. up to college park area. that is where we are looking at a light shower at this time. the nationals game i believe will go on. no problems. may drop rain drops here and there. we will see the temperatures around 70 degrees. fall to middle 60's by the time the game is over with at 10:00 tonight. we are talking about 80-plus degree temperature on the south-seven outlook. the minutes. maureen: thank you, steve. every water fountain and faucet in the district public school will be tested for lead after tests showed elevating lead levels at three elementary schools. sam ford is live in northeast with the latest developments in a story you first sa

let's get the timeline on that from meteorologist steve rudin. thee: the rain in time for early morning rush-hour. the clouds will increase. putting this in motion, 7:00 a.m., moderate to heavy rain, especially to the south, near fredericksburg. this is just a computer simulation. by noon time, all of this is out of here, and/or recess for the kids and sunglasses for the drivetime home tomorrow. tomorrow, the temperatures in the 50's early on, should make it into the lower 60's downtown d.c., bright sunshine towards the end of the day. the big question is how long the sunshine will last. looking the 70's for the weekend. all about that and a lot more coming up. good, but all sounds wait until you see this incredible video in north texas. it is breaking windows. the national weather service reported softball sized hail in the area. they cancel school so that they could clean up the damage. michelle: a seven-year-old girl is recovering after being hit by a stray bullet in southeast washington friday night. jonathan elias joins us with the new detai

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steve rudin will have new upgraded guidance on the computer models to talk about the idea of the rain showers or snowflakes for the weekend. leon: i don't like the sound of that. all right. that is it for us. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. time magazine called chris van hollen "a hero to environmentalists, education groups, and gun control advocates" for his accomplishments as a young legislator. now a respected leader in congress and key ally of president obama, protecting planned parenthood and social security... chris van hollen is the only candidate who fought the wall street banks and the nra...and won. that's why he's endorsed by the post as the "talented successor" to senator mikulski who will "deliver results." i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. narrator: all that political mail mlet's simplify.lming. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post

will tell you what we know about what you are seeing here and why it has scientists steve: i'm steve rudinhe national mall. beautiful evening here. look at the forecast for the weekend. a lot going on. the national cherry blossom parade going on. we will rebound to the 60's. the next seven days shows the middle 60's to the day on by monday and tuesday we are back to the 70's. beautiful stretch of day ahead. no rain in sight. but a cold front late monday night. look behind me. this here is a trivia question for you. what president drove this to the white house for the first time in 1 kids: he came here from rocky married 27 years. raised 6 kids. including 5 boys. he had grandpa move in with us. glenn: we loved having him as part of the family. it's what you do. kids: in congress, dad will protect president obama's legacy. he'll fight for jobs and protect social security and medicare. glenn ivey will never quit on you; and we should know, we're his kids. glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message. i'll take on the republicans for all of us. alison: back with this. research team off the

steve rudin back up. 15 minutes to talk about a high wind watch. a freeze w jonathan: thanks. weather cooperates tonight, the nationals will be playing their first game of the year at nats park. alison: yep. that is right. exhibition game against minnesota twins. scott abraham is live at the stadium now. it just opened a few minutes ago, right, scott? scott: yeah, the fans are filing in. spring is here. the sun is shining. washington nationals are back home for baseball. a pitching contest tonight against the menz twins. minnesota taking batting practice before the game. the season opener is monday in atlanta. early i spoke to players in the clubhouse. this is a confident group. >> in spring training we were clicking well. this is building off of the momentum. >> what we have to do this year. every game is as important as the other one. it sounds clichÉ. this is the goal. concentrate on the day. do whatever we can to win the game. scott: don't forget, my friends, we have a half hour nationals special for you tomorrow at 7:00. check out the countdown to first pitch. right here

that is steve: i'm steve rudin. we have rain on the way and a cold front. cooler temperatures temperature. tomorrow we are at 49 degrees. rebound to the upper 50's on wednesday. lower 60 on thursday. the end of the work and the school week another stronger cold front. we look for the day on saturday. we have soccer game, d.c. united versus vancouver. you can watch it here on abc7. the temperatures will be in the 40's. by sunday they will rebound. temperatures for detail highs in the middle 50's. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after t narrator: all that political mail mlet's simplify.lming. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. j

coming up in 17 minutes and nine seconds, approximately steve rudin will look at the weekend outdoak. jonathan: thank you. severe weather in arkansas brought lightning strikes. firefighters in el dorado are blaming one of the strikes for a fire that destroyed a church. thankfully, nobody was injured. but another fire started by lightning destroyed a they also fought smoke and flame at transformer plant because of the weather. michelle: north carolina governor wants to change a new state law that prevents people from suing over discrimination in state court. meanwhile in mississippi as elizabeth hur shows us, lawmakers against the religious freedom law are working to repeal it. reporter: the message is simple. >> give mississippi a second chance. reporter: the mission now, convince their fellow lawmakers they made a mistake. >> somehow beseem focused on passing a bill that will kill our economy. reporter: the new law passed in mississippi allows people and private businesses to refuse service on religious grounds to gay and lesbian people. not just wedding venues but adoption and couns

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steve: i'm steve rudin. we are in the 80's now. big changes on the way tomorrow evening as a strong cold front moves through. wind watch. high wind watch will go into effect tomorrow night through early sunday morning along with a freeze watch. northwest of d.c. for colder conditions and wind conditions up to 50 miles per hour. look at the high tomorrow only at 63 degrees. sunday will be around 50. with wind chill factors in the upper 20's to middle 30's. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues wall street. the nra. they're powerful. they usually get their way. but not with democrat donna edwards. and when washington insiders wrote a loophole to let the nra spend dark money to kill gun safety laws, donna edwards said 'no' she's fighting to ban assault weapons and putting the safety of our communities first. because to democrat donna edwards, the special interests aren't special. we are. women vote! is responsible for the content of this advertising. he was flicking matches on me... for my life. my ex-husband's intentions were t

steve: i'm steve rudin looking ahead to the weekend. busy weekend it will be. don't forget the national cherry blossom festival parade at 10:00 saturday morning. sponsored by abc7 and newschannel8. you can watch it on newschannel8. noontime hour. but the parade starts at 10:00. lower 50's early on. it will rebound to the lower 60's. with lots of sunshine as they move through the afternoon. now sunday looks fantastic. temperatures around 70 degrees. look what happens monday and tuesday. back this the 70's. upper 70's on monday. lower 70's on tuesday. still no rain in sight. if you are contemplating getting your car washed go for it. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this. delores kelley: although we were all one maryland, our schools weren't treated the same way. narrator: with neighborhoods getting unequal funding for schools, something had to be done for our children. kelley: it didn't matter where chris was from. he knew that we couldn't leave a child having less just because they lived in a region that was poor. joanne benson: he has not just

steve: i'm steve rudin. never too early to talk about the upcoming weekend.etween now an then we need to get through showers and thunderstorms. tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening highs will be in the middle 80's. fast forward to saturday. we are -- i should say friday. maryland day. with we have a lot of fun going on there. for saturday i should say, temperatures that will make it to 70 degrees. nice mix of sun and clouds. then as we move in thedy on sunday, maybe looking at few showers. but not anticipated to be a wash-out. with the highs in the upper stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this. democrat donna edwards knows what it's like to struggle. divorced and without a place to live. raising her son alone. going without health insurance to put food on the table. but donna persevered. then she put that strength to work for us. protecting women from domestic violence. taking on the nra. rejecting wall street's cash. powerful interests don't want democrat donna edwards. that's a powerful reason why we do. women vote! is responsible for the

steve: i'm steve rudin. the weekend is here. let me tell you, it will feel more than winter rather than april. looking at the temperatures tomorrow for the nationals baseball game. only in the 40's. windy with scattered rain and snowshowers. stepping out, show you the d.c. united game on abc7. temperatures fall through the lower 40's. stay with us. you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00 narrator: all that political mail mlet's simplify.lming. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. kimberly: as the topic of health continues to be controversy initial the election season there is a local clinic set up to help people in the community w

steve: i'm steve rudin. temperatures in the low 80's.k at the seven-day outlook moving through the next few days. cooldown on the way. the temperatures will eventually fall in the 60's. upper 60's by wednesday. but let's fast forward to the upcoming weekend. d.c. united plays. 60 degrees and by sunday we will keep sunshine around 70 degrees. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" co kids: he came here from rocky mount, north carolina. married 27 years. raised 6 kids. including 5 boys. he had grandpa move in with us. glenn: we loved having him as part of the family. it's what you do. kids: in congress, dad will protect president obama's legacy. he'll fight for jobs and protect social security and medicare. glenn ivey will never quit on you; and we should know, we're his kids. glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message. jennifer: hello. i'm jennifer donelan. this is the "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. tonight we have a fugitive located but we have departments who need your help to find alleged murders. maurice caesar wante

steve rudin will be here to look at the weekend. back to you.kimberly: stay updated with the changing forecast. get weather alert sent to your tablet or smart phone by subscribing to the text alert system. go to wjla.com/text to subscribe. jonathan: right now animal control officers are trying to figure out how two dozen birds died in chantilly. you can see here from the pictures they ended up on a highway. this is the avian parkway and lee jackson memorial highway. kimberly: a major announcement from the catholic church. pope francis calling for the church to be less judgmental. in a new document called "the joy of love" the pope says individual conscience should guide sex, marriage, family. the pontiff urging more acceptance of the divorced catholics, gays and lesbians and others living outside traditional church rules. a pastor cannot feel it's enough to apply moral laws to those in irregular situations. as if they were stones to throw at people's lives. >> the keyword is that the church has to understand, to integrate. also people in difficu

coming up at 6:00, where spray painted swastikas ha steve: i'm abc7's steve rudin. bad evening shaping up for us around the d.m.v. big changes are on the way. take a look at the seven-day outlook. a huge cooldown for the day tomorrow. we are talking temperatures that will be in the middle 60's. lower 60's. showers on thursday. the same on friday. let's skip upcoming weekend. saturday around 70 degrees. a lot of sunshine. if you have outdoor activities planned. baseball games looking fantastic. we may see stray showers on sunday with temperatures in the 60's. doug hill is back in a few minute to update you on the severe thunderstorm watch for part of the area. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues in this modern day coliseum a group of gladiators prepare for battle. carrying on their shoulders the legacy of a nation, and... enormous heads. go! [whistle] ♪ winning a presidential race is hard, but saving money with geico is easy. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen pe