our stormwatch weather team is tracking then system.. and checking on it's impact. our complete coverage is coming up. plus, protests erupts in dozens of cities, after the white house enacts an order temporarily banning citizens from certain nations from entering the u-s. the latest on the push-back.. and reaction from president donald trump. the news starts right now. good morning washington. winter wt for the dmv. - isolated slick spots early; otherwise cold & breezy - few sprinkles tomorrow & wednesday - quiet rest of the week (40s) - watching sunday into monday (wintry mix possible) today: mostly cloudy and cold. breezy. spotty pm sprinkle. highs: 36-39 winds: nw 5-15 g 25 mph tonight: partly cloudy and cold. lows: 23-29 winds: w 5 mph tuesday: partly sunny. milder and breezy. sprinkle possible, mainly north. highs: 48-52 winds: sw 10-20 g 25 breaking overnight. the death toll grows in canadar inside a quebec city mosque. police say 6 people were killed and 8 more were injured when gunmen opened fire during evening prayer service. two people have been arrested,

stormwatch seven tracking winter weather. snow moving in tonight - but it's not the amount to worry about. that system, hitting right in time for tomrrow's commute. what you need to know to prepare - next. my husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. whole family nts to stay free from artificial preservatives. and my debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 organic and free-from items. eat well for less. my giant. jummy toss to eileen - light snow is on the way! afternoon/evening (2pm to 9pm) - best chance for snow: 9pm -> 3am - accumulations: coating to an inch - cold weekend ahead today: cloudy & cold. a few late afternoon/evening evening snow show winds: light & variable tonight: cloudy with snow developing. accumulations low. a coating to an inch. roads may be slick. lows: 26-32 winds: light friday: mostly cloudy d cold. nds: nw 4-8 mph com

be prepared for our stormwatch 7 -- be prepared with our stormwatch 7 weather app.e are on early tomorrow, so join us at 4:00 a.m. sharp. autria: right now an active investigation on what caused a commuter train to crash into a platform in brooklyn this morning. none of the injuries are life-threatening. 100 people were hurt. the long island railroad train went over the bumper at the end of the track and kept moving. there were reports it was speeding. jummy: dd will extend parking restrictions near the cleveland park metro. that station was shut down for hours last june after flash floods filled the area with water. the main closures along connecticut avenue will occur from 9:30 in the morning until 3:30 in the afternoon. work was originally scheduled to end today but it was delayed by increment weather. happening today, a two-mile journey underneath our nation's capital is coming to an end. this is a look at the tunnel boring machine at the end of the football she -- at the end of the football field. the new tunnel is part of the clean rivers project and connects

you can also download the stormwatch 7 app. jonathan: big news on the global scene full stop the u.s. intelligence community says that russian president vladimir putin ordered interference to harm hillary clinton and help donald trump when the election. that includes hacking democratic groups and individuals, then leaking the information to websites. the extensive intel report when public today, saying russia used several tactics to sway the outcome, not just hacking. present alike trump was briefed on this report by officials. thep had previously bashed findings, but after today's meeting trump said that russia, china, and other countries tried institutions routinely, but he is calling the meeting "instructive." >> we did this afternoon complete an extensive briefing from leaders of our intelligence community. it was a constructive and respectful dialogue. jonathan: pence said that he and trump will take aggressive action to stop cyber attacks. michelle: a lot of talk about cyber security now come in tonight an auditor is warn

follow us on facebook and stormwatch seven. follow us on facebook and download our stormwatch 7 app... to get weather updates and forecasts right to your phone. i'm melanie hastings at the live desk. breaking new developments after a shooting at a mosque in quebec city. canada's prime minister now calling it an act of terrorism. six people were killed and eight others injured in the attack sunday night during evening prayer. mo were at the mosque at the time. police have two suspected gunmen in custody. authorities say the muslim community was specificially targeted. in june, a pig's head was left on the mosque's doorstep. autria back to you. developing now - more protests planned for today against president trump's travel ban. the president's executive order temporarily bans all incoming refugees and immigrants from seven predominantly muslim countries. sam sweeney is live at dulles airport, where demonstrators have been for the past two days. breaking right now - violence overnight in fairfax county. people hurt- and the atta

molly cochran has a first look at your stormwatch forecast. i'm imagining temperatures would did a bit, molly. molly: that's right. we are going to be monitoring this all night long. wind advisory will be going into effect overnight tonight and that extends to any of the shaded counties you see behind me until 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. some of those wind gusts getting into the mid-20's to lower 30's. we are tracking severe weather across the southeast. those red outline boxes are tornado watches in effect until 10:00 local time. this is important to our weather story because the wet weather is going to be dripping on north. afternoon. that is set to continue overnight tonight, with heavier rain moving in right around 1:00 a.m. around 1:00 a.m. into the morning commute tomorrow, it is going to come down quite heavy. you want to make sure you give yourself extra time and plan ahead. coming up, a look at your extended forecast and how much rain we are going to be getting. >> so unusual to have this warm weather in january. stormwatch 7 is tracking

stormwatch-7 is also now tracking a second winter weather system headed in this direction.ood morning i'm jummy olbanji in for autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. just a few school changes to tell you in virginia - shenandoah , frederick, warren and winchester city schools are closed. loudoun county is delayed 2 hours. westmoreland county schools are on a one hour delay in maryland - frederick, carroll, garrett and allegany counties are delayed two hours in west virginia - jefferson, hardy and morgan counties are closed today. berkeley, hampshire & grant counties are on a two hour delay. .watch the bottom of your screen ... school closing updates will show up at the bottom of your screen. winter storm watch tonight through saturday morning for st. mary's county - accumulations are nw (frederick, md, hillsboro & purcellville in loudoun county, carroll county) - snow is ending - another wave possible tomorrow morning (southern md) - cold weekend (chills in the single digits and teens) today: partly to mostly cloudy. cold. highs: 32-37 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloud

twitter, wjla.com, and download the stormwatch app. thethan: this just into newsroom, the fbi is looking into a number of ways they believe russia may have tried to impact our election. u.s. officials with direct knowledge of the briefing given to both the president and present elect told them a variety of ways they think the russians were trying to sway folks in the u.s. they are also looking into the claims that trump aides were involved in hacking the democratic party. fake news,ted this, " a total political witchhunt." for with abc 7 and wjla.com any and all updates. president obama: michelle and i have been so touched by all the well wishes we have received the past few weeks. tonight it's my turn to say thanks. michelle: gratitude, and encouragement --positive words from president obama as he addressed the nation for the final time. the setting was his hometown of chicago in front of thousands. this was a closing chapter in what has been a tumultuous election in transition. jay korff joins us in the satellite center with the part

kellye: stay connected with the stormwatch 7 weather app.instant forecasts online and on facebook and twitter, and download the stormwatch app. waiting as howard county high school students head back to class tomorrow. their classmate was killed overnight. she was shot to death in her ellicott city home earlier this morning. anna-lysa gayle reports on how the community is stepping up to help. anna-lysa: on social media, students are asking classmates monday as theyn mourn the loss of 16-year-old charlotte. are findingmbers ways to reach young people who are having a difficult time with coping with their loss. showommunity continues to assistance for the family following a deadly attack inside their home new year's day. it all started at about 2 a.m. heard a mother scuffle inside of the bedroom. the gun man shot himself, charlotte, and her mother. many say she will be missed. also herturity and genuine caring. anna-lysa: charlotte's mother suffered non-life-threatening injuries. unidentifiedld suspect is in critical condition at the hospital.

a stormwatch seven weather alert.. severe storms and tornadoes slamming the south - leaving more than a dozen dead. we're tracking the damage and clean up - still ahead. z231xz zi0z y231xy yi0y toss to eileen still ahead on good morning washington - a ground stop nationwide. putting united airlines on hold. the new information about the i-t issue we're learning overnight. plus - a feel good family film, facing serious backlash. the animal abuse allegations that movie's premiere, next. ♪ ♪ that's life. you diet. you exercise. and if you still need help lowering your blood sugar... ...this is jardiance. along with diet and exercise... in adults with type 2 diabetes. jardiance is also the only type 2 diabetes treatment with heart- proven to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. jardiance can cause serious side effects, including dehydration. this may cause you to feel dizzy, faint, or lightheaded, or weak upon standing. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that

our sister station picks up our stormwatch coverage from ocean city. the sun is finally out on the eastern shore of maryland. the data is starting to begin. these rules are being treated several times but there is a solid coat of snow on the ground. salt not doing very much at this point. right now, we are waiting for temperatures to creep up above freezing. ocean city does not get much snow but got 10 inches. joshrly: i was just asking , why is that so rare to see snowfall on the seaboard? josh: a lot of the time, we will get rain on the west side of the interstate. up in a way that all of the snow was towards the beaches. it is crazy to see ocean highway like that. about. the cold to talk take a look at this. we have a wind chill of -12 degrees. aboutctual temperature, 3600 feet, closer to four degrees. in d.c., temperatures in the 20's. the breeze starting to come down just a little bit. i want to get right into tomorrow morning. 16 degrees for d.c.. southern maryland, similar numbers. make sure everybody is bundling up tomorrow morning. as we get t

our stormwatch coverage continues. john gonzales is live in frederick where the ow john: that's right. frederick county where we have about an inch or two. you're going to have to wake up and use at least a brush to get the snow off your car. it is cold, to, so whatever is left over is starting to re-freeze. coming u the spare, no, i don't want to put anybody out. nonsense! we lend it to everybody. some people we hardly know. larry: let's get a check on the forecast. we are quite out of the woods. veronica: for a couple of hours at least we are up to watch the road conditions. howard county, montgomery county, loudoun county. within the delays. here are some of the cancellations further to the north and west. that pocket of eastern virginia that saw higher snowfall. at least the snow for the majority of the area is out of here this morning. your the temperature out getting to a high of 34 degrees. yes, the areas that did big up the snow will have to continue to watch some of the slick spots where some of the snow did s

abc 7 stormwatch chief meteorologist doug hill begins our team coverage this noon. doug: not that bad as the far west mountains in sierra nevada, is the first measurable fall of the winter, and especially overnight we will get a little accumulation. winter weather advisory in effect from 5:00 p.m. this afternoon morning. it starts a little sooner north and west. you notice the metro area south and east not under an advisory. that has to do with timing and accumulation. doppler radar picking up some snow, most of it not reaching the ground, but there are a few flurries here. we will see a few more later on. the bulk of the energy out west. that will overspread the region tonight. the heaviest snow looking relations will be a. snow bands feature you notice it will narrow down. it will be more like a band. our futurecast timing shows life :00, we will have some snow starting, but it will be later tonight, eighth: 30, 9:00 in the overnight hours, probably ending 4:00, 5:00 in the morning, temperatures falling below freezing. ccording to this computer model, maybe an inc

stormwatch seven is getting you ready for the chance of winter weather that could come with it. good morning washington. toss to eileen - am fog - sun & warmth return this afternoon - cold blast tomorrow through early next week - snow showers thursday (after 8pm) through friday mornin possible; impacts to friday am commute today: am fog. becoming partly cloudy after noon. mild and breezy. highs: 51-56 winds: nw 5-15 g 30 mph tonight: clear to partly cloudy. cold. lows: 24-29 winds: nw 5-10 mph thursday: cloudy and cold. pm snow possible. highs: 35-40 winds: light and variable breaking overnight - a fire at a popular d-c restaurant. night... firefighters responded to the d-street location of "rasika". d-c fire crews say it was a small fire that spread and was quickly put out. still no word about any damage to the restaurant. happening today - a clash of transition policies on the hill. in just a few hours, president obama and vice president-elect mike pence will make dueling pitches to lawmakers over the fate of obamacare. sam sweeney is live on the hill with more.. sam? now to t

we pick up stormwatch coverage live above sky watch 13. >> the sinkhole appeared in one of the southbound lanes early this morning. crews should fortune the repair work sometime tomorrow. this scene is being repeated causing traffic and back ups to people's cars. >> i had to get a new rims. that's where it dented and damaged the rim. >> the car has beenlinged up a lot. his route to and from work got worse. plenty of potholes never livermore putting caltrans crews on overtime. >> i damaged the front of my car and i had to get that fixed. the bumper got blown out. >> they are deploying as fast as it can, but they are struggling to keep up. it affects it from the surface where it caused it to crack and break open where rain water loosens the soil. >> this has been one of the worst seasons for potholes and other damage that we have seen in a long time. we haven't received this much rain this quickly. >> damage claims can be submit and they are hoping motorists will be proactive. scan ahead and slow down. people said easier said than done. >> the rain you can't see them. once you are going, th

we pick up stormwatch coverage live above sky watch 13. >> the sinkhole appeared in one of the southbound lanes early this morning. crews should fortune the repair work sometime tomorrow. this scene is being repeated causing traffic and back ups to people's cars. >> i had to get a new rims. that's where it dented and damaged the rim. >> the car has beenlinged up a lot. his route to and from work got worse. plenty of potholes never livermore putting caltrans crews on overtime. >> i damaged the front of my car and i had to get that fixed. the bumper got blown out. >> they are deploying as fast as it can, but they are struggling to keep up. it affects it from the surface where it caused it to crack and break open where rain water loosens the soil. >> this has been one of the worst seasons for potholes and other damage that we have seen in a long time. we haven't received this much rain this quickly. >> damage claims can be submit and they are hoping motorists will be proactive. scan ahead and slow down. people said easier said than done. >> the rain you can't see them. once you are going, th

jonathan: we are also one stormwatch with rain finally blowing out of the area. but it will rain through the night. michelle: when meteorologist steve rudin has a look at the temperatures. this is nice for january. steve: not quite record-breaking, but middle 60's. we will take it. outside right now, a few showers, not amounting to a whole lot, a lot lifting off to the north and east. around the capital beltway, upper northwest d.c., silver spring, berwyn heights, light showers at this time. give it about another hour, 90 minutes, and most of this is gone. a little bit of fog likely to develop in the morning, so leave extra time for the early morning rush-hour commute. the temperatures, starting in the lower 50's. daytime highs approaching 63 to 65 degrees. we are tracking a cold front arriving later tomorrow night into the day friday with falling temperatures and a wintry mix saturday. plus, looking ahead to next week and inauguration day coming up. michelle: right now, an active investigation after a deadly three-car crash in northeast washington. one person wa

download the stormwatch 7 weathe and hour-by-hour forecast so you can always be connected. covering metro -- new concerns about possible job cuts and service changes. employees made sure they were heard at a meeting last night. suzanne kennedy has more on how the changes may impact you. waysne: this is one of the metro is considering making some changes in order to close a budget gap. in the days leading up to a public hearing on the budget, employees and riders are voicing their concerns. at a forum last night in arlington, union members said the changes are dead wrong. one former bus operator said reducing service would lead to the worst gridlock in northern virginia. tightening that felt -- tightening the belt could mean increasing fares. riders are concerned about how any of them. job twot accepted the months ago, and i accepted the job that i -- because i live at the end of the silver line. think of all the people who will now have to get into cars. we depend on it every day. people do not always have cars. changes could go into effect in july. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 n

stormwatch 7 futurecast, it is around0 tomorrow morning the capital beltway. the for the west that you go, hagerstown, winchester, woodstock, the panhandle of west virginia, that will be wet. lunchtime recess likely in jeopardy for some of the kids depending on where the showers set up at noon time. then we clear out just a bit at 5:00 in the roadways begin to dry out nicely. wednesday and thursday look absolutely awesome. friday, so much going on around the dmv, inauguration at high noon. clouds and showers, upper 40's. for the parade, showers are likely to continue with temperatures in the low 50's. the 10-day outlook, middle 50's saturday, near 60 degree sunday. it stays mild and brighter as we move through theid jonathan: a school worker fired over a tweet. never a was conversation about not engaging with students. jonathan: it started with a spelling error. but was in a fire rubble jonathan: a frederick county school employee fired because of a tweet is speaking out. katie nash was let go from her social media job because of a response to a student misspe

stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, it is dry around the capital beltway. that will change the next couple hours. front royal, mainly rain right now, the temperatures continue to fall. the rain will change over to freezing rain and likely to bring wet snow and sleet, meeting things will be slow tomorrow morning. about inare we talking terms of ice accretion? immediate metro. further to the west, the higher elevations is where we will have bigger problems. the rest of the weekend and a huge warm-up coming next week. more that coming up. jonathan: the department of public works and the district has been working hard to get ahead of the system. they started treating roads last night and this evening. in the morning, dpw says they will keep a close watch for slick spots. that yout to make sure understand that given the temperatures, the rose will be impacted. the ice, the snow will have an impact. jonathan: stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for all weekend updates on the weather situation. download the stormwatch 7 weather app. live coverage begins tomorrow morning

for updates on the go, download the stormwatch 7 app. alison: right now, an active investigation after a school bus crash in waldorf. the school bus ended up on its side. luckily, no one was seriously hurt. it happened on bryantown road. the boss was coming from benjamin stoddart medical school. the investigation continues. jonathan: developing now,four arrested in an fbi raid at the liquor board. among the charges, bribery and conspiracy. it is a growing scandal in prince george's county. anna-lysa gayle has the investigation going on now. a lot of folks are talking. anna-lysa: jonathan. federal investigators have been looking into the allegations for months now and it's not over yet. the liquor board behind me in landover is one of the businesses raided today. prince george's county is dealing with yet another scandal, this time involving officials in charge of the liquor board. that includes the director, david son. >> in 2015, son arranged bride payments approving sunday liquor sales and prince george's county. anna-lysa: and a commi

with your first look, this is cw >> this is a stormwatch 7 weather app alert. -- weather alert. autria: part of the same system that is being blamed for killing a dozen people in the south is moving into the dmz. prepare for it now, heavy rain, strong wind, right now we are already seeing a lot of problems on the road. we have got team coverage for you this morning but let's you started with veronica johnson. for a liquor: this really is a nor'easter mov with rain, high wind, all coming with it. take a look at the highest wind we are seeing right now. clarksburg, 40 miles per hour currently. it is midday when we will see the highest wind moved to the area. you, locations for arlington, virginia, gusting up to 35 miles per hour, currently. it is just going to get higher. we have already picked up a quarter of an inch of rain. stopping in here, 1:30 22:00, you can see anything from 50 to 45 mile per hour gusts. the east oflong interstate 95, with lesser wind west and areas around winchester, leesburg, and culpeper. advancing.till here you can see the more moderate to heavy rain co

stormwatch 7 coverage continues with john gonzalez. john: that's right, we driving around in storm trak 7, about to get on the inner loop of the beltway here in prince george's county, driving around all morning long and taking a look at how the roads look. the snow is really tapering off. has really the snow tapering off, it's just really wet right now, to be honest with you. there will be a dusting on your screen on the grassy areas when you get out this morning. maybe use the brush and not the scraper. keep in mind that it is very wet and that eileen and veronica, that means the could be some slick spots out here. veronica: that is true. one of the things we have been looking at it is so critical this morning are the temperatures for later today. it couldybe 9:00 a.m. get above freezing? but it could be later than that. happens withhat some of the schools across the area that have delays going on. quick coding? yeah, over st. mary's county, pretty much as the stormwatch team had predicted, if i do say so myself. it is tapering writ

download the stormwatch 7 app. we expect temperatures to start slowly rising, so a much better day on sunday. we will have a 10 day forecast coming up for inauguration day. .ulie: we have delays the volume is increasing, and we are having problems out here. eastbound 66, accident activity crowding the far left lane as you travel from fair oaks, a 40-minute ride home centreville --ded eastbound on the eastbound on 66 to the beltway. delays inind some northeast d.c., police on the scene of a crash along 17th and montana avenue. montana avenue is shut down between bladensburg road. out of glen burnie, northbound 97, only the right lane is able to push by after 100. is delayede metro between grosvenor and white flint because of track repairs. jummy: a marathon vote overnight. larry: the first steps toward repealing obamacare. q mccray is live on capitol hill. q: it was a long night for senators on capitol hill. donald trump now one step closer to repealing and replacing obamacare. i will have the full story for you com

alison: we have a lot stormwatch. this was a light snow morning, and there may be another round tomorrow. it all depends where you are. let's get straight to meteorologist steve rudin. steve: the best chance of seeing a little bit of light snow is well north of d.c. temperatures will be below freezing, so any snow that falls north of montgomery county and frederick county will stick to untreated roadways, so look out for slick spots. we are not expecting a lot of snow. 30 degrees at bus stop pickup, late afternoon temperatures approaching 50 degrees with wind gusts upwards of 25 miles per hour. talking about the upcoming weekend and looking ahead to the next 10 days, the next best chance of a wintry mix coming up. jonathan: back now to the breaking news -- there seems to be a deepening divide, top thecrats gathering on iconic steps of the supreme court to protest president trump's travel ban. alison: that seven specific countries from coming into the u.s. the former acting attorney general told the department of justi

by downloading our stormwatch 7 app... you can also look for forecasts, weather and traffic updates... here on air and online... and by following us on facebook and twitter. we are following some breaking news this morning. police in france have arrested more than a dozen people in connection to the armed robbery of reality star kim kardashian. according to multiple french news outlets-- 15 people were arrested overnight. police reportedly ussed dna evidence from the scene to track down suspects. back in october-- several masked men broke into kardashian's paris hotel room, and held her at gun point as they stole more than 9 million do not physically harmed. june. today-- he will also meet with congressional republican leaders, inpaul ryan. ers are preparing to get back to worj. the virginia general assembly convenes wednesday at noon. the 45-day session will be the last of governor terry mcauliffe's term. top of the agenda... is filling a one-point-five billion dollar shortfall in the state's 2-year budget. more than a th

we have live stormwatch coverage.. coming up. and farther north-- a blanket of white, created a traffic nightmare in new york. winter weather travel plans across the reagion. good morning i'm larry smith. and i'm jummy olbanji in for autria godfrey. we do have two school closings and delays to pass along. jefferson county west virginia schools are closed today. and west moreland county virginia schools are on a two hour dela. winter weather advisory ends at 5am for counties this morning most of the country is under winter

our stormwatch weather team is tracking then system.. and checking on it's impact. our complete coverage is coming up. plus, protests erupts in dozens of cities, after the white house enacts an order temporarily banning citizens from certain nations from entering the u-s. the latest on the push-back.. and reaction from president donald trump. good morning washington. winter weather advisory remains in effect until 7am for the dmv. - isolated slick spots early; otherwise cold & breezy - few sprinkles tomorrow & wednesday - quiet rest of the week (40s) - watching sunday into monday (wintry mix possible) today: mostly cloudy and cold. breezy. spotty pm sprinkle. highs: 36-39 winds: nw 5-15 g and cold. lows: 23-29 winds: w 5 mph tuesday: partly sunny. milder and breezy. sprinkle possible, mainly north. highs: 48-52 winds: sw 10-20 g 25 breaking overnight. the death toll grows in canadar the death toll grows in canadar following an attack inside a quebec city mosque. police say 6 people were killed and 8 more were injured when gunmen opened fire during evening prayer ser

stormwatch seven is tracking whether it will stick around for your ride home. good morning washington. toss to eileen - have the umbrella today - above average temperatures over the next 10 days

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and stormwatch seven tracking another wintry wake up. the areas that could see a few flurries this morning. good morning washington. toss to eileen - few snow showers northern md (frederick, hagerstown, hancock) - accumulation: dusting - breezy to windy today; milder - colder weekend - wintry mix possible sunday (low impact system) today: mostly becoming partly cloudy. breezy to windy. highs: 49-55 winds: ssw 5-15 g 30 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. lows: 34-39 winds: w 5 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy. highs: 48-52 winds: nw 5-10 mph

on the: for the latest weather, download our stormwatch app. developing this noon, a community trying to cope with the shock and grief of the house fire in baltimore that killed six children. suzanne kennedy is in baltimore with the latest. >> they are starting to tear the house down. you can see the excavator is back at work. all of this is taking place early thursday morning. whatrities don't know caused the blaze. the mother was able to get out of the house along with her younger oh was able to save two of her younger brothers. six children died here. authorities are saying they are not sure what caused the fire. a vigil is scheduled for this evening. lana zak has the latest. >> james comey reiterated this week the fbi does not comment on investigations. >> i would never comment on investigations. >> they were extremely careless. >> policy has always been you don't do it close to an election. also under investigation person who leaked information, specifically, rudy giuliani. based on the information the fbi has, she should never have been a

breez ghs: winds: s 10-15 mph julie toss to john keep track of the changing weather, stormwatch 7 app... you can also look for forecasts, weather and traffic updates... here on air and online... and by following us on facebook and twitter. we are following some breaking news this morning. police in france have arrested sixteen people in connection to the armed robbery of kardashian. according to police used dna evidence from the scene to track down suspects. back in october-- several masked men broke into kardashian's paris hotel room, and held her at gun point as they stole more than 9 million dollars in jewelry. the 36-year old was not physically harmed. just hours after their wild card playoff win, pittsburgh steelers assistant coach joey porter was arrested for allegedly assaulting a doorman at a bar. security guards called police due to an unruly customer in the process of attacking a doorman. officers stopped the alleged assault and arrested porter. he faces charges including aggravated assault and public drunkenness. in a statement, the steelers say they are aware of the incide

but stormwatch seven is tracking the chance for a to start next week.hat you need to know, after the break. today three plunges are taking place at sandy point state park. at 10- the super plunge begins. then the military plunge at noon followed by the the plunge's are being held to benefit special olympics maryland. it all caps off tomorrow with the bigger family plunge at 11 a.m. - return to seasonable chill - dry, breezy and chilly saturday - chance for snow flurries/showers late sunday into monday today: partly sunny, breezy and chilly highs: 42-47 wind: west 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph+ tonight: partly cloudy and breezy lows: 30s winds: west 10-15 mph, higher gusts saturday: partly sunny and breezy highs: 40-45 winds: sw 10-15 mph, gusts to 25 mph + president trump- cracking down on immigrants. but this morning -the human impactb being felt in our own backyard. still ahead - the change that could be coming for families in the dmv. plus - a shock for shoppers. how cars in the montgomery mall parking garagae ended up like this! sam live tease it's

let's check the rain chances in our new stormwatch 7. a rain chance for sunday and again on monday. we will go from showers today, to i think moderate to heavy rain suny that could be a weather alert for us. the tail end of the weekend. we are tracking showers in leesburg and manassas. you will see that rain first. as far as the high temperature goes today, again, freezing rain issues up in pennsylvania. the high temperature today, 48 degrees. we will have a look at the weekend and 10 minutes. julie: it is all happening downtown and we have a lot to get to. we are going to show you these closures trying to get across the potomac. the memorial bridge is only open for pedestrian traffic. your options are limited. rock creek parkway southbound is blocked off at virginia avenue. you can see where npd is out on the scene and they have blocked off several areas. the exits from the freeway headed over towards main avenue. that is blocked off, 14th and independents, you could see the various. of course, we have one more camera to show you coming off of the t.r. bridge. constitution avenue.

stay connected and keep track the changing weather by downloading the stormwatch 7 app. you can also get updates on air and >> the street ate my car. >> my car was halfway in the hole. kimberly: a six inch water main broke at about 9 a.m., flooding homes. when crews arrived, the street opened up, creating a massive sinkhole that swallowed two cars. and nohen i have no heat water and no car. it's not something that you expect to see when you open your front door in a major city. the road just caved in. it's troubling. kimberly: at least she was not in it. a water department spokesman said they would work with everyone who suffered damage. outrage in ashburn tonight. a couple left a look all mexican restaurant without tip her service. then they left behind a racist message on the receipt. as mike carter-conneen reports, those customers are not getting the last word. >> "great service, but i don't tip like people." note scrawled the on the bottom of a bill at this mexican restaurant in ashburn saturday morning. with carter said they left no gratuity by 20-something white ma

follow us on facebook and twitter, download our stormwatch 7 at to get weather updates and forecasts at your fingertips. developing right now, president trump, under pressure to change an executive order banning refugees and limiting immigration. the president is defending the order. in a statement he said, "my first priority will always be to protect and serve our country, but as president, i will find ways to help all those who are suffering. the suffering worse. demonstrations taking place around the country. some republicans in congress say they are concerned, even as they insist the order is not the muslim ban the president campaigned on. >> it is not a ban. think it was not properly vetted. you have a proposal that didn't get the vetting it should have, and we see some problems. >> in terms of the upside being greater protection of our borders and of our people, it is a small price to pay. attorneys general, including those in virginia, maryland, and d.c., condemned the order as unconstitutional. it bans refugees from entering the u.s. for 120 days and keeps anyone from seven m

stormwatch seven is tracking your martin luther king day forecast, still ahead. good morning washington. happy monday morning. i'm scott abraham in for larry smith. and i'm jummy olabanji. autria has the morning off. toss to eileen - cloudy & seasonable for this mlk holiday - milder rest of the week (50s) - showers tomorrow - rain for inauguration? today: cloudy. seasonable. highs: 42-46 winds: s 5 mph tonight: cloudy. lows: 36-41 winds: se 5 mph tuesday: cloudy with showers. milder. highs: 52-57 winds: sw 5-10 mph right now at 5:xx we're following breaking news from a cargo plane - crashing overnight, leaving more than two dozen people dead. come take a look at your screen - unbelieveable video from the scene. the jet came down early this morning right in the middle of a residential neighborhood, just south of the nation's capital of bishek. right now we know at least 37 people were killed. some of the victims were on the plane and some were on the ground. so far, no word on what caused the crash. we'll update you as we learn more. and developing now closer to h

download the stormwatch app and follow us on facebook and twitter for instant forecasts. good morning" washington" in the morning for traffic and weather every 10 back in the air after issues caused a ground stop on all domestic flights. the problem started at 8 p.m. the problem started at 8 p.m. tonight. a little after 9 p.m., the ground stoppage was lifted and they were working on getting flights underway. toric weekend that included the inauguration and the women's march on washington. hundreds of thousands of people filled the national mall this weekend. home, many made their way all wondering what's next for president trump and our nation. reverend jesse jackson spoken for washington today, saying people will keep fighting for what they believe in. power can be enhanced by grace and kindness. twitter, president trump said he watched the protests and asked, why didn't th he did not agree, he recognize the rights of people to express their views. his firsttrump begins full week in office tomorrow by signing another round of executive orders and meeting with congression

stay connected to the stormwatch 7 weather team, no matter where you are. like us on facebook at of your -- at wjla/tv. live radar and hour-by-hour forecasts. checking news on the world -- tragedy strikes again in italy. a helicopter carrying an injured skier off the slopes crashed, killing all six people on board. that crash took place at the same mountain range as last week's avalanche, which killed an additional 15 people. coming up on "abc 7 news at noon jobs to have in america? we will show you what a new report says. >> a d.c. public school principal receives the honor of a lifetime, and it was a huge surprise. i am suzanne kennedy. that story is coming up. jummy: and the oscar nominees have been announced. "la la land" is up for a lot of awards. we will let you know. jamie? jamie: what we are seeing right now is the closure in place with police activity. this is right near nats part, south capitol street, all lanes locked between d street and e street. both directions on kenilworth avenue, more heading inbound. we have midday roadwork. the big pictur

jummy: whenever severe weather pushes into our area, you can count on the stormwatch weather team to be on your side. grab our weather app to stay up-to-date on the forecast right from your smartphone. happening to they come it is backed work for lawmakers on capitol hill. that's happening today. members of the house and senate are being sworn in and already, there is controversy over one move president-elect donald trump is getting involved. sam sweeney is live at the rotunda with more. a busy day on capitol hill. the 115 congress set to be sworn in within the next hour or so. life pictures from inside the room where the ceremony is getting underway. we start with the election of speaker ryan. ryan will offer brief remarks third once that is finished, he will swear in all members of congress. just anhis is happening hour or so after donald trump questioned house republicans on twitter regarding a vote last night that limits the power of an independent ethics watchdog put in place back in 2008 after three members of congress were put in prison for corruption. the president-elect writ

let's start off with your stormwatch 7 futurecast, tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. gets you the cloud cover here. what we are going to look for is these quick showers of april especially further off to the west, but a few possible for us even around 5:00 tomorrow evening. they should move by pretty quickly. around break time things are looking pretty good downtown. we head into the overnight hours and we will see a few showers. your better chance of rain and heavier rain will get here on tuesday. tuesday morning starts off dry but as we head into the afternoon and evening, when the kids come to the bus stop, that is when you will need the umbrella. looking a cloudy skies for the beginning part of this week. 35 around 9:00 tomorrow morning. the parade at 11:30. 9 degrees, working up to 44. quick, spotty showers is all we will be looking for tomorrow. even if the rain moves in for us on tuesday and other chances as we get into wednesday and friday, temperatures are still much warmer. we top out around 44. you on big change for the extended outlook is moving in on frid

[laughter] kimberly: stay on top of things with the stormwatch 7 weather app and sign up for school closing text alerts at wjla.com /text. internet, a rockville city police officer had to be cut from his cruiser after another car sideswiped him. the officer will be ok. the driver was arrested on suspicion of dui. a developing story in florida. federal prosecutors filed charges against a man accused of going in a shooting rampage at the fort lauderdale airport that could bring the death penalty if convicted. moreime we are learning about with the gun man did, the immediate aftermath, andis encounter with law enforcement months before the shooting. >> the pops started, we hit the ground, i turned around and she was shot in the head and killed. kimberly: travelers call in the thick of the chaos. >> she was shot, and the guy next to him was shot. they were facedown, dead. kimberly: witnesses looked on in horror, as the gun man unleashed bullets. >> he laid on the ground with his arms straight out. >> head. i saw three people with blood on them. kimberly: as hundreds fled, this man was saved by

abc 7 is on stormwatch, where severe storms have overwhelmed houston, texas. rain is flooding the streets. you can see this bus and other vehicles trapped in the rising floodwaters. while no one was hurt, the flooding is expected to last for a few days because of all the rain. a tough situation for them. be talking we might about with a couple of inches of snow, if it was another year. doug: the warmer than average pattern will continue right through the end of the month. maybe in early february we will go back to cold weather. the clouds this morning moved out. when you woke up this morning, many areas looks like this -- dense fog in some spots. a lot of low clouds, but a beautiful midday on this wednesday. plenty of sunshine, gusty wind, and mild temperatures. check out the noon time numbers. 50 six right now at joint base andrews. 60 in warrenton -- 56 right now base andrews. 60 warrenton. some of the cooler air starts coming in with the northwesterly wind. it will remain very mild. the skies are remaining clear to partly cloudy through the overnight hours

that's right - stormwatch seven, tracking some light showers tomorrow. your best bet to stay dry - a poncho or raincoat. umbrellas are not allowed in ticketed areas. there is no out right ban on umbrellas in non-ticketed areas, but the secret service may confiscate it if they believe it's a possible safety hazard. but a little rain isn't too bad compared to past inaugurations.. eileen whelan is here with a look at some of the worst washington weather. eight inches of fresh snow covered the capitol when president john f kennedy was sworn in as our 35th president, back in 19-61/ president reagan's second inauguration in 19-85 wound up being the coldest in history and had to actually be moved in doors. the noon time temperature that day was seven degrees with windchills and many of remember the weather on president obama's first inauguration in 20009. morning temperatures were in the teens. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - another mild day; remaining above average through next week - showers likely for inauguration (not a washout; just showers) -

jummy: we will keep you updated -- the stormwatch 17 mariah carey has fired or choreographer. the pop star has been getting hammered on social media since , which hadance technical difficulties. she says she is mortified over what happened. aregeorge michael paz fans rushing to download his music after the pop icon's death. from the weeked previous. he died on december 25. his manager says the singer suffered heart failure. coming up, a new ranking of the best diets, which includes which one jummy: we have a 7 on your side consumer alert about gas prices. they are expected to reach a the average cost for regular unleaded will spike to $2.49 per gallon, up from $2.13 in 2016. that means u.s. drivers could spend $252 billion more at the pump than last year. the price increase is the november decision by opec to cut back on oil production. make losing weight and new year's resolution. 45 million americans try diets every year, but often people fail to reach their goals. what is the key to winning the battles of the bulge. you commit to eat healthier, but then you fall off the wag

stormwatch seven is tracking whether it will stick around for your ride home. good morning washington. toss to eileen - have the umbrella today - above average temperatures over the next 10 days inauguration - dry for women's march on washington saturday today: cloudy and mild. scattered showers. highs: 54-58 winds: s 4-8 mph tonight: partly cloudy. patchy fog. lows: 49-52 winds: sw 5 mph wednesday: partly sunny. mild and breezy. highs: 53-58 winds: nw 5-15 mph breaking news overnight out of fairfax county, where police are investigating a shooting and assault. it happened outside the parkwood apartments near baileys crossroads. police say there were two victims - one shot and one assaulted. both had non life-threatening injuries. no word yet on what led up to the attack or a possible suspect. after a shooting, a barricade situation, and a fire at a townhome in herndon. police say the suspect shot two brothers yesterday afternoon, at the home on covered wagon lane. the victims drove themselves to the hospital, and are expected to be ok. a swat team surrounded t

stormwatch 7 is tracking the weather. thanof a springtime system winter.d in hattiesburg, mississippi, earlier this morning from a tornado. university,arey cars were flipped over, rooftops torn off. other tornadoes touched down in several states with more severe weather forecast for tomorrow. tornadoes in january. yes, pretty unusual, and that danger with severe weather continues overnight. we continue to monitor that situation, but closer to home it is cloudy and drizzly. place for the eastern shore, continuing through 10 a.m. tomorrow. i wouldn't be surprised if some of those advisories go into effect tonight. the satellite and radar, notice all of the cloud cov to get through. more is coming, unfortunately. a look at the deep south, this is the main area we are a focusing our attention, a tornado watch in effect. it does not look like much but it will be filling in overnight. this brings a chance of wet into monday.y overnight, scattered showers possible, still warm this time of year, patchy fog. if you are traveling tonight, exercise caution. futurecas