i'm here in stevensville,vens maryland.is is just off the stevensville exit off the bayhe bridge. we are just across the road from the bay bridge air form. a mana and a woman died in a plain crash today in the field behind me. i was a small that crashed here. at 126789. 44:00 p.m. authorities were notified of the crash. ems and fire were dispatched to the scene right away. earlier today we heard from a maryland state police spokesperson who took us through the details that they have about this crash. take a listen. witnesses say that this aircraft actually exploded into flames upon making contact with theith ground.grou so this was not on fire in the air. it exploded into flames once it made contact with the ground. now those witness statements, they're being used byby investigators and the faa to help put together what happened here today.toda we spoke with one witness whoho saw the plane as it came to the ground. he actually rushed to the scenen to try to safe the victims. listen to his story. h in the parking lot here at

in fact 68 is the normal high temperature for april 18th. 51 in stevensville, 50 in baltimore, 71 inagerstown. so a wide variety of temperatures. we should all fall back into the 50s. out ahead of the cold front which will slip through tomorrow off towards our north. you can see these showers across portions of new england, vermont, new hampshire, headed towards boston. that will sink southward tomorrow. the clouds will increase, the winds pill pick up. i think we mainly stay dry. the only thing we may get is a sprinkle or two. stormy weather stays confined to the central plains where we have had showers and thunderstorms. power and hundreds evacuated due to the ongoing flooding there. the flood threat continues there through the next day or two. fire weather watch towards our northeast mainly in the baltimore area but it does include anne arundel county off trds delaware and philadelphia. the combination of strong winds and low humidity tomorrow means that fire can easily start and spread. so that is tomorrow from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. warm again on tuesday as tized. temperatures bb bac

. >>> two people, a man and woman, following a plane crash in stevensville, maryland. the rented plane went down before 1:00 this afternoon. right now, the ntsb, faa on the scene investigating the cause that was crash. >>> an emotional plea today from the husband of a missing fairfax county firefighter. nicole was reported missing when she didn't show up for work. an avid runner and trainer. her car was found with no note or sign of where she could be. her husband, who is a virginia state trooper, pleaded for his wife's safe return. >> before i begin. i would like to thank the chief and all members of the fire department [ crying ] searching for my wife. >> rescuers that include members of the fairfax county fire department and task force search and rescue team are all involved in the search for nicole mitten dover. mittendor of. >>> right now, a huge line of people are wrapped around to honor prince george's county firefighter, john olmschneider. tonight has the honors. died friday night, after a homeowner mistook him for a pair of attackers. friends said he had a har

state police have not yet released the name of the man and woman killed in a small plane crash in stevensville. the national transportation safety board said that the two seater was rented from steven whit. >> the chief health officers thought that they could breathe for the zika virus. what people need to wear to protect themselves from mosquito-born illnesses. dr. tillman wearing a hat, long sleeves, long pants, tucked into her socks and carrying a can maryland maryland about the range that they could cause. and that the virus could be transmitted from a mother to her fetus between sexual partners and by blood transfusions. >>> it's been one year since the 25-year-old freddie gray died in police custody after an arrest in baltimore. six officers were charged. tonight a community activist in the community says that some things have not changed. those things haven't changed. but how we deal with them has changed. >> change and economic development has become an issue in next tuesday's primary election for mayor. some 30 candidates are oning for the office tuft. >> there's a lot to -- that as s

. >>> tonight the ntsb is trying to figure out what caused this plane crash in stevensville, maryland. the single engine plane crashed in to a field here and caught fire. this happened 200 yards from that runway you saw as the plane was attempting to land at the bay bridge airport. just before 1:00 this afternoon. a man and woman were killed. they have not been identified. the plane was operated by the flight school at the airport chesapeake sport pilot. a man associated with the school said none of the students were on board at the same of the crash. >>> search teams will return to the shenandoah national park in the morning to continue the search for a missing firefighter. tomorrow will mark one week since nicole's family last heard from her. her car was found parked near the white oak canyon trail saturday evening in shenandoah national park. today her husband spoke for the first time. he thanked the search teams and everyone who has helped to sprehe missing wife. >> i'd like to thank the over 10,000 visitors who have liked our facebook site find nicole an the continuous awareness

just slightly cooler but mild in 79 in cambridge and 79 in stevensville. get the grills out because this is some very early summer-like weather. 79 is the temperature right after sunset. actually now it's after 7:00 p.m. 73 by 9:00 p.m. still in the 60s. it will not be as cool tonight. another mild day on top for tomorrow. then we will see some slightly cooler weather and a slight chance of rain we'll have all that for you coming up in your full weather forecast in just a little bit. send it back to you. >> coming up, cop controversy. why mark wahlberg was dressed as a police officer and why folks are so upset about it. >> thousands registered for the wrong party. >> made for tv but no nonsense judge judy is at the center of it. emotional as he opens up about the infamous rihanna assault. 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

their plane crashed into an open field in stevensville just a couple hundred yards short of the runway. federal authorities are still investigating what went wrong. >>> montgomery county's top prosecutor is battling a new opponent today. he's battling cancer. state's attorney john mccarthy announced he's been diagnosed with cancer of the neck. doctors at johns hopkins will be treating him. he does plan to take medical leave after undergoing surgery. during that time, the deputy states attorneys will step up to lead the office. mccarthy says he's confident he'll be completely recovered by summer. >>> new at 4:00, bold and potentially dangerous. that's how arlington police are describing the man they're looking for yorktown area. the suspect tried to lure three kids into the back of his truck. >> reporter: we're in the yorktown section of arlington, and if you come out to this area today, you're going to notice what we've seen. two more police out here. they're patrolling after two incidents yesterday involving a stranger and three children. the first happened right here at 30th and flor

live in stevensville, pete monjean, wusa 9. >> and that crash is about a half mile from the nearby shopping center. >>> a fairfax county firefight. husband and fairfax fireofficials are pleading that's where nicole mittendorf works. >> nicole mittendorf is an avid runner, athlete. her family is hoping she just went to the mountain and decided maybe she needed a break. but she hasn't been seen in at least four days. maybe longer. >> before i begin, i'd like to thank the chief and of the fire and rescue department. >> nicole's husband steve mittendorf, a state trooper, sobbed as he pleaded for his wife's safe return. he spoke at news conferences at fire station 32. where his wife started her career years ago. >> very dedicated. >> reporter: in a strange role reversal, first responders are seeking help, finding help for one of their own. mitten dover was reported middling friday when she did not show up for work. her cream-colored mini coupe was found parked with no note. >> i have a message for my wife. sweetheart, i love you. i am praying for you. i'm not sure where you are. but know we are

afternoons we cool it downe co w overnight and it gets pretty quickly once the sun sets.ets. 46 stevensvillen baltimore. it does warm up quickly onesckle the sun does come out each eac morning and we have certainly cy moved past sunrise. sse we've got clear skies and ski we've got cool temperatureste all over the northeast. 45 new york city, 39 binghamton, 46 columbus, 42bus,2 interdetroit and chicago and a it is not just us that is enjoying the beautiful weatheruw in the stretch of it, it's it' anyone in t m here's why. sprawling high pressureg high sitting over those places i plae just mentioned and nothing butnb clear skies.r skies don't even get any clouds outlo there.there. so, the quietest weatherer pattern we've seen in awhile a and probably will see as we goeg through the next seven days. day that area of high pressure pur does continue to sit over us. u. it steers any storms up and around this high pressure system so the focal point fornt showers and storms through thest weekend will be the centralor plains and they could have be d severe weather there as ours our whole weather patt

in stevensville, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: thank you, brad. in the midst of another clear warm day outside. but that could be a sign of danger for part of the area. chief meteorologist doug hill here to explain that. is this a case of too much of a good thing? doug: yeah. too much dry weather. a big fire out west. the rocky mountain fire. 5,000 acres. still fighting it. the fire brush fires start instantaneously. look at the winds. northeast at 16 miles per hour. 80's in the south of washington. the front is bringing us cooler air. it is making things difficult as far as the fire conditions here with the dry winds blowing in from the north and the west. it's cooler by morning and we look ahead to the next chance of rain in the forecast in a little bit. >> okay, doug. thank you. alison: a school policy banning a transgender student using the bathroom of his current step ruled as discrim that story. the three judge panel agreed with the ruling to overturn the glouser county school -- glouceter county school policy. it includes virginia, west vir

flese are flying along at about 50 miles an hour, so hour, berwyn, bowie, annapolis, arnold, stevensville some ofe so the communities that are involved in that severeev thunderstorm warning and just while we were beginning to were come on the air another one anor got issued. you can see that's up to thee th north. it includes a very smallry s section of frederick -- notck- frederick county but into int carroll county and westminstertt county north of the baltimore bi county, baltimore city area sora that warning will be around a for awhile but this is the onese we'll be watching until 5:45. 5 so you may even expect an expect little bit of hail with that, ta certainly some very heavyea downpours complicating theic evening rush hour on the east he side of the beltway. of the bel we'll let you know if we get any additional warning and ifngd you can get off the roads forett a little bit you'll probabhely'b be doing yourself f because this can definitely def bog things down. sarah, laura, back up to you. y >> thanks sue. >> good advice.>> gd ad >> efforts resume for theume r second day at the

baltimore 45.ltim and stevensville 52 degrees.2 de here's where we thinke t temperatures are going tolater today. how about that, mid to upperth,i 70's. culpeper maybe, maybe yoube touch 80 degrees. same thing for fredericksburgsb here, manassas upper 70's as well. a lot of warmth today comingdayg in. a little bit breezy.ttle not too bad. t we're talking about probably pra 10, 15 miles per hour andnd occasional gusts higher thanust that possible late this possi afternoon. less sunshine today than whatn w we have been having. havin kind of showed you that shottho tomorrow.torr high clouds coming acrossuds coa initially. they'll thicken up just aupust little bit. rain back out to the west.to thw there was a big concern would we get any of this shower activity this afternoon orhi into the early evening hoursninh o. it does not look like it'st lo going to happen.ing to hap there's a little somethingle trying to kick up here but i think a lot of that -- i like at radar and see what's wt' going on with that.hha that's showing up all of a sudden which is a littleen w suspect to me. main rain