free stormwatch 7 weather app. alison: right now, thousands impacted by the recent wildfires in southern california are now forced out of their homes again, this time in incoming storm putting the area at risk of mudslides and flash floods. about 7000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders, with another 23,000 at risk. nancy: in this video just into the newsroom, water pouring from the ceiling of but we high school. -- bowie high school. this was because of a burst pipe. maintenance crews are fixing the problem. alison: people out of their homes after a car came crashing through the wall of their apartment building. jay korff is live in bethesda. how did this happen, jay? jay: yeah, this was a wild scene as the car went out of control. the point of impact, this is what is left of the air-conditioning unit, part of the engine of the vehicle. the pointboarded up of impact and it is amazing nobody was seriously injured. no clear reason lost control and plowed into the apartment complex. the driver sustained non-

take your stormwatch 7 out with you wherever you go. download it for free on your phone or tablet for temperatures in the 60's later this week. new tonight, a d.c. woman is raising the alarm about a dangerous tree in her neighborhood. she says it could fall at any moment. lived in brown has northeast since 1962 and says many people and children walk on that sidewalk, right under the tree. you can see it is coming out of the ground and tilting. despite calling city officials, brown says nothing is being done. >> and i need some help. i want someone to come and see about these trees, because of that tree falls, it will cause a whole lot of problems. someone could get killed, hurt. i don't want this to happen. kimberly: the problem here, the city says the tree iand i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. first place. both events? booyah! we're an awards family. you'll like them both but love our price. award-winning organic cheddar puffs from aldi. simply smarter shopping. kimberly: trying to remember if it was just two years ago when we

here's your seven-day outlook from stormwatch 7. upper 40's tuesday, 45 wednesday, and moving into the end of the week, look at thursday and friday. that looks really nice. temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50's, to around 60 degrees. unfortunately, we have to dodge a few raindrops friday. at 4:00, andin he's going to give you a fresh update on all the new information coming in. this is more of a nuisance. drive slowly. take your time. you shouldn't have any problems. adrianna: coming up on abc seven news at noon, the flu season is biking early. adrianna:adrianna: back now with a helpful at for you, flu cases are spiking. out west, california is one of the hardest hit states. tonya woodworth has the story of one man fighting for his life after catching the virus. a: 48-year-old sean burrow, fighting for his life. >> he was severely, critically basically, knocking on deaths door. tonya: the southern california man, one of many suffering from the nations flu crisis. nearly 42,000 in the u.s., and california, among the hardest h

stormwatch 7, satellite and radar, nothing going on right now. we have sunshine that will stick around until sunset later this afternoon. daylight hours getting longer as we move closer and closer to spring time. i like the sound of that. going out to lunch, bundle up. lots of sun. tonight, clear and cold. temperatures in the single digits north and west of town. 15 degrees inside the capital beltway. early tomorrow morning, only about 16 degrees. you will want to bundle up as you are off to the metro stop, the school, or may be running some errands. we want to give you an update on the latest. we have a winter storm watch for parts of the delmar, and it includes ocean city, rehobeth, dewey, and bethany. more than likely it will upgrade to a winter storm warning by this time tomorrow. nothing for the d.c. metro area. if your travel plans take you to the outer banks of north the easton coast of georgia, all looking at winter weather advisory's that will be updated into a winter with storm warning. here is the reason why -- tracking a coastal storm

download the free stormwatch 7 weather app. impacting bitter cold first responders, fire crews seeing a busy start to the new year, battling fires. jay korff is live in arlington with what the first responders are up against as the temperatures drop. jay: indeed, firefighters and paramedics in station two in arlington are very busy with calls. while we were here they went out on a call. fire companies throughout northern virginia, washington, d.c., and maryland have responded more than a dozen times to structure fires. others were exacerbated by the cold. >> there have been tracking the trend. tom: at station two in arlington county, the cold weather is taking their biggest weapon, water, and using it against them. waterwant to circulate through the structure so the water on the inside will not freeze and bust the tank. jay: and in the middle of the interview -- >> there you go, responding to a fire now. jay: within seconds they were gone. arrival, they are ever vigilant, knowing that anything that gets icy can make their jobs

we are on stormwatch 7 winter weather update, the snow moving towards ourarea, and temperatures are starting to plummet. nancy: a massive storm system is bearing down on the east co ast. schools in prince george's county and montgomery county are delayed, schools in prince william county sold. there is a full list scrolling at the bottom of the screen. we will have the impact this is having, but we are starting tonight with chief meteorologist bill kelly and exactly how much snow that you can where you are. we will see a large temperature spread around the area. the storms are still off to the south. here is what we you folks to the west, not much if anything at all. around the d.c. metro come up to two inches of snow. parts of maryland, two to four inches, and then four to six inches in st. mary's county. .ou have zero to six within this swath is what we are watching. the snow starting to work up the i-95 corridor. reports in alexandria of light snow, the sending to the south. it is interesting to look, from the shore and on sure it changes over to snow. it is relatively warm over the ocean

just download our free stormwatch 7 weather app for the latest forecast, alerts and school closings. developing now.. a man is under arrest, after a dramatic drug bust in arlington's crystal city neighborhood. a swat team surrounded the man in a parking lot off south clark street.. around 3:15 p.m. a nearby worker says he heard what sounded like explosions. he ran to a window, and saw three s-u-v's pinnning another s-u-v. appear to have been flash grenades. police say they were executing a narcotics search warrant. they wouldn't provide many details. but they said anytime a swat team is involved.. there's an elevated threat level. they have not released the suspect's name. coming up-- a scandalous tell-all book-- now on store shelves. and president trump is offering his own review on social media. what he's saying about the book, and the people behind it. plus, a beloved game show host making a startling announcement to his fans. he may not be there when the show resumes its taping schedule... we'll tell you why. locally-owned novec keeps the power delivery system in tip-top shape th

and here's something we haven't heard in a while - stormwatch seven tracking a warm-up! the taste of spring, on the way.

you can check our stormwatch 7 weather app for everything you need to know. as we speak, the search for victims of the california mudslides is growing more desperate and time may be running out. rescuers need to cover more ground than they first thought. 17 people are confirmed dead and more than 40 are missing. damageds destroyed or about 500 homes and businesses. survivors are questioning why authorities called for a voluntary evacuation instead of ordering people to leave. larry: students at washington middle school state home after a water pipe broke and flooded the school. time fored so be on that first bill this morning. a school's closing because of the flu. the rush to keep you and your family safe. want some inspirational stories for a change? you gotta check out the american dream. saturdays, 1pm, newschannel8 every truck guy has their own way of conveying powerful. yeeaaahhh boy. kind of looks like a monster coming to eat ya. holy smokes. that is awesome. strong. you got the basic, and you got the beefy. i just think it looks mean. in

take a look at the stormwatch mobile app. storms with wintry fog.s is far northwest and you will need a scraper this morning and in the last hour, about half an hour ago, we showed you this. car.is julia's she works at the panera bread. and i did start scraping the car. an are now. so this is coming up a little bit but we did have a debate with julie wright who believes that she didn't clean the back of her car. it is there is no way she went to work with her car looking like this and she did admit to us that she did not clean the back of her vehicle. she said she didn't realize her whole car was going to be icy. she forgot about the back window. she said, hey. she had to bake the bread to make the bread. icy conditions in the parking the we have seen salt on sidewalk. take it easy. and look at the top level of the parking garage there, it is icedd because that ramp is over. schools near montgomery county on a two-hour delay. hattie like that? you have to bake the bread to make the bread? larry: but you have to get there safely before you can make t

just download the a-b-c seven stormwatch app right to your smartphone. developing now - a new war of words with north korea. president trump.. taunting north korea's leader kim jong un... bragging in a tweet that he has a bigger and more powerful nuclear button than north korea. it comes after kim jong un made his new years address, where he repeated nuclear threats against the u.s. abc's stephanie ramos is following it all from northwest. meanwhile-- president trump also kicked of 2018 with a tweet storm justice department. the president described the justice department as a deep state, secretly working to undermine his presidency. he also lashed out at hillary clinton's longtime aide huma abedin suggesting she should be punished for her handling of certain government emails. at the president's urging, the justice department's inspector general is now investigating department's inspector general is now investigating the fbi's handling of the hillary clinton email probe. an update this morning on a group of firefighters accused of sexually assaulting a t

the latest forecast, gravity free stormwatch 7 app for iphone and android. d.c.,na: back to work in president trump returning to the white house after an 11 day stay at mar-a-lago. on his to do list, he starts his second year working on infrastructure, tackling immigration reform and handling the looming budget battle to prevent a government shutdown. in iran, protests leaving nine people dead. testers reportedly killed during an attack on a police station as they allegedly try to steal guns. so far 20 people have been killed in six days of demonstrations. larry: south korea has reached out to north korea proposing that they cooperate with the winter olympics. they want to hold high-level talks in a winter village. the goal is to get both countries on the same page when the wi korea. adrianna: al franken of minnesota plans to officially resigned today. the move comes after at least six women allege that he touched them improperly and made unwanted sexual advances. tina smith will be sworn in tomorrow to fulfill his term. an incredible video tomorrow, one fam

widen the view out a bit here i want to show you stormwatch 7. figure clouds along the i-81 corridor. it does feel dry. through the late evening hours and into the overnight. feels-like temperature's for the afternoon mainly in the lower to middle 50th. a light jacket absolutely. leaved gloves, you can those behind. coming up in a few minutes, i will track a cold front that is set to arrive late tomorrow night. it is behind the cold front that will have a huge impact on the upcoming holiday weekend. more on that in a few minutes, larry. larry: the trump administration is allowing states to require those on medicaid to work in order to receive health benefits. the administration insists children, pregnant women, the elderly, and the disabled will be exempt, but suzanne kennedy explains the changes. suzanne: this could mean a major change for the 70 million people currently on medicaid. it would mandate that in order to receive the assistance from the state and federal government, the recipient either be working or preparing to work. one in five am

download the stormwatch 7 weather app t. nancy: in montgomery county, multiple townhomes were destroyed. we are hearing reports of people injured as well. tim barber joins us with the very latest. rushed to the scene, fire trucks lining the road. the best to look of the fire, just pass this fence, you can see where the fire tore through the back decks. the fire is still smoking. it started in the middle and spread to five townhomes. displaced, three people injured, one a firefighter, they are expected to be ok. the people who are displaced are with the red cross tonight. five townhomes caught fire here in the red cross is telling us they are homeless tonight. the good news, no major injuries. live in montgomery county, tim barber, abc 7 news. aide at: only on 7, an a montgomery county school arrested, the charges shawn kelley has been on the radar of the 7 on your side i-team. nathan has more the story. nathan: we first alerted montgomery county schools and maryland state police about a video that was posted on youtube, deny

get the latest forecast at your fingertips by downloading the free stormwatch 7 app on your smart phone. a day after flames ripped through multiple townhomes in olney, maryland, fire crews went out to the area. amy aubert was with first responders going door to door to check smoke detectors. amy: one by one -- >> can i check your smoke detectors? amy: crews spent saturday afternoon checking on neighbors. >> every saturday we do our best to get out into the community to do our safety program. amy: this neighborhood is still processing what happened the night prior, a two alarm fire ripping through five townhomes, causing over $1 million of damage. >> this is materialistic stuff. it can be rebuilt. but lives cannot. i'm just glad my family members and neighbors are safe. amy: crews battling the fire in freezing temperatures, ice quickly forming. 20 people are now displaced. cleanup crews on site saturday as people carried boxes of belongings out of the affected townhomes. >> ok, and we are done. amy: meanwhile, first responders checking smoke detectors and making sure everyone knows to do

nancy: stay connected by downloading the free stormwatch the latestpp for forecasts, alerts, and school closings. jonathan: the cold weather making things tougher for the police at a scene of a shooting in prince or discounted, gunshots ringing out, shocking people at home at the time. tim barber joins us live with what we know and what makes the investigation difficult. tim? tim: the weather tonight for one, the wind blowing is evidence of that. what has not been picked up his all the debris that the vehicle hit. there is debris all over the place and bullet casings all over in the roadway. up and bagged evidence in a racing and's mother nature, blowing evidence markers away. >> it sounded like firecrackers, but it's not new year's eve. tim: jackie heard the gunshots outside of her house where the police found a man shot inside of this damaged dodge suv this afternoon. >> we heard the shots and the police. tim: the victim was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. the police blocked off hill road near fedex field, which had cars turning around during rush-hour. tonight detective

at yourlatest forecast fingertips, download the abc 7 stormwatch app. tweet from president trump is raising eyebrows, talking about north korea and a nuclear button. nancy chen is joining us. warningresident trump kim jong-un who said the nuclear but was on his desk at all times. president trump said, please and have a nuclear button but it is a much bigger and more powerful button than his and mine works. this is in response to kim's warned the united states that north korea's nuclear ambitions was complete and the launch button was always on the desk in his office. alison: nancy, thank you. it was an active day on twitter for the president. this morning he called hillary and appear tod ask the justice department to investigate her handling of classified materials. this evening president trump said the u.s. paid palestine hundreds of millions every year and, in his words, "we get no appreciation or respect." jonathan: orin hatch will not be seeking reelection this year. hatch is the senate's longest serving republican and as president pro tem is now th

the stormwatch seven weather alert - just ahead. and seven on your side with a health alert. this flu season -- striking early and hard. the new warning as nearly every state gets hit good morning washington im larry smith. and im autria godfrey - breaking in the last 30 minutes - both fairfax and loudoun county schoo this afternoon. we've got a full list scrolling on the bottom of your screen.. toss to eileen - winter weather advisory from 3pm to 9pm - light freezing rain possible, most likely a glaze around the metro and points nw - milder temperatures finally with highs in the 50s to near 60 thursday/friday today: mostly cloudy, afternoon rain and freezing rain possible (glaze to 0.05") highs: 31-37 wind: s 5-10 mph tonight: rain ends, mostly cloudy lows: 26-33 wind: w 5 mph tuesday: partly cloudy to mostly sunny highs: upper 40s happening now.. a water main break prince george's county. this morning - multiple basements are filled with feet of sewage and water. suzanne kennedy is live in fort washington with a look at the damage. happening now. hundreds of fliers still st

that same storm system is now moving across the u-s -- this is a live look at the stormwatch seven radar. winter weather alerts are in effect right now from new mexico to wisconsin for up to a foot of snow. by late tonight it'll be drenching rain here, and it could impact your commute tomorrow morning. we'll have much more from eileen coming up in abo developing n0w - a pre-dawn immigration crackdown across the country. the target: seven eleven stores! at least 100 of them.. swarmed by federal agents this time yesterday morning - including several in maryland and d-c. john gonzalez is live in landover with more a bi-partisan senate group says they are close to closing in a bi-partisan senate group says they are close to closing in could have an agreement before the january 19th spending deadline. but president trump insists that they must agree to fund the wall he wants along the mexican border or he will no senator tim kaine joins us to discuss immigration, the budget, and other hot issues when he joins us live from capitol hill. that's at 7-10 on newschannel eight. meanwhile - presiden

but first - a stormwatch seven winter weather alert. icy roads making for a dangerous drive and now closing schools. breaking right now - stafford county is closed today... and just in prince george's county is on a 2-hour delay. we have a full list scrolling on the bottom of your screen. let's get right to eileen whelan.. watch for ice & patchy fog early this morning - first day above 40 since christmas - warming late week; 60 by friday - much needed rain thursday through saturday morning - back to the cold by sunday today: partly to mostly sunny. seasonable. highs: 43-49 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. cold. lows: 22-26 winds: n 5 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy. seasonable. highs: 42-47 winds: se 5 mph breaking overnight the first high stake meeting between korea in two years. adrianna hopkins is following this at the live desk. one of the firs the two focused on the upcoming winter olympics. north korea agreed to send their athletes, officials and cheerleaders the north's top delegate called it a new year's gift to

download the free stormwatch seven app for up to minute forecasts in your neighborhood. breaking overnight- passengers in some of the nation's busiest airport stuck in long lines after an outage with u-s customs computers. it came of course.. just as travelers returned from holiday vacations. you can see the images were getting in this morning of long lines in miami.. chicago.. and new york's j-f-k airport. some of the lines were more than four hours long! travelers complained they missed connections and were given wrong information by staff. the problem lasted for about two horus and has now been fixed. officials say there is no indication the outage was maliciation and we're also following breaking news from the korean penninsula. south korea sending a diplomatic message to the north while you were asleep. seoul is offering high-level talks with rival north korea to find ways to cooperate on next month's winter olympics. the message also comes just one day after north korean leader kim jong un, made nuclear threats against the they would be the first formal dialogue be

and here's something we haven't heard in a while - stormwatch seven tracking a warm-up! the taste of spring, on the way. good morning washington. toss to eileen - 40s today, 50s tomorrow, 60s friday - rain chances return; bulk of the rain friday - tumbling temperatures saturday - back to the cold this weekend through early next week today: partly to mostly cloudy. seasonable. highs: 43-46 winds: s 5 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. patchy fog. cloudy. seasonable. highs: 43-46 winds: s 5 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. patchy fog. lows: 31-35 winds: se 5 mph to calm thursday: mostly cloudy and milder. showers possible late. highs: 51-55 winds: s 5 mph breaking right now in the district - a police cruiser in the district - a police cruiser stolen and crashed. and that ride, ending in an arrest this morning. suzanne kennedy is live on the scene in southeast, suzanne? breaking new developments overnight involvin daca. a federal judge in overnight involvin daca. a federal judge in temporarily blocked the president's plan to end the obama-era program that protects young immigrants from

download our stormwatch 7 weather app. larry: the news you did not want to hear. the big delay and how long you will have to wait to see the end of "game of thrones." we are want some inspirational stories for a change? you gotta check out the american dream. saturdays, 1pm, newschannel8 veronica: record cold and harsh conditions expected today. d.c., forecasting record cold. high temperatures stay under 20 degrees. you could go through some signs of hypothermia if you are not prepared. thedon't want to get to point of being lightheaded, dizzy, low of en shivering, you burn a couple of extra calories on days like this. zero at leesburg. subzero readings north and east. georgia,nd atlanta, jacksonville, florida, under freezing. has turned into areas around maine. later today, it will feel like three degrees. we will talk about a warm-up. hold on for the warm-up after the weekend. julie: we have problems, gw parkway, the left side of the parkway is blocked now. icy conditions reported on canal road near arizona avenue. southbound on 27. we have a portion of rock cre

larry: for the latest forecast at your fingertips, download the abc 7 stormwatch app right to your start -- smart phone. raking now, the president of the mormon church has died. autria: adrianna hopkins is standing by with a look at the hobson.thomas adrianna: he became president of the church in 2008. he spent most of his life serving the church, becoming a bishop at age 22. he was appointed to the second-highest governing body 1978. the next president has not been named, but it is expected to go to the next longest tenured member of the governing quorum. police have identified the woman found in a burning car in southeast. last thursday officers responded to a report of a shooting on a jury in street. once at the scene, they found the car on fire. they found lewis inside from -- inside, with multiple gunshot wounds. her death is being investigated as a homicide. autria: aim man behind a crash that landed seven people in hospital is in court today. branden vincent was behind the events and this morning he faces an array of charges, including an assault on a police officer. his rampage f

always a good time to download your stormwatch 7 weather app. just one many thought it could not get any better than last year's national chairmanship, alabama and georgia delivered a gem with an overtime thriller for the ages. alabama where in they regained their spot. amy: with the game on the line, alabama turn to a true freshman, tua tagovailoa, and boy did he deliver. >> touchdown. alabama wins. the crimson tide will not be denied. georgia hearts. the dogs barking in the first half. amy: alabama sacked their veteran qb in favor of tua tagovailoa, a five-star recruit from hawaii. >> throwing again. end zone. touchdown. amy: the 19-year-old orchestrated a 20-point comeback. , surveying theoa field, touchdown. amy: when alabama missed the last-second field goal, georgia fan stuff they had a shot at redemption in overtime. tide rolled. s. touchdown, alabama win adrianna: -- amy: to their sixth national chairmanship under head coach nick sabin. whenat were your emotions you watch the ball fly through the air? nick sabin: i cannot believe it. cou

stormwatch 7 satellite and radar for you. sounds hanging out around the capital beltway up the montgomery county and frederick and fairfax. county skies for right now, but will stay dry for the afternoon. highs will make it to 44 to 45 degrees. winds out of the south at five miles per hour. could be looking up on later tonight. and then the warm-up tonight. not only in the 50's but also the 60's. the warmest since december 23. i will tell you exactly when, plus tracking a cold front. adrianna: a developing story out of the district. a man stole a cruiser and crashed into another police car. this morning in southeast. police say 38-year-old keith edwards stole the car on pennsylvania avenue. they say the led police on a chase before he crashed into a cruiser with two officers in it. they should be ok. he is charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle. right now, medical examiners are hard to figure out how a maryland man missing since last week die. last act or the body of the 65-year-old was found near bwi airport. john gonzal

stormwatch 7 tracking one more chance for winter weather this afternoon. autria: all right. let's see how bad it is going to get. eileen whelan has a check of your forecast. eileen: i don't want anyone to think th i major winter storm we are tracking later this afternoon. we are actually going to get plain old rain falling from the sky, but it has been so cold for so many days, the ground is below freezing. here is the precipitation off to the west. i wanted to zoom in right now because nothing is falling from the sky. the clouds are thickening. it is right around the lunchtime hour that we will start to see the winter he weather move into movedn -- wintry weather into western areas. where you are seeing this purple here around 3:00 in the dmv, that is going to be rain falling from the sky and possibly freezing on the trees, on cars, maybe even on the roads, bridges, overpasses. by 8:00 or so, it is going to be plain rain. than most of the wet weather is out of here by 9:00 or 10:00. we will see less than 0.05 inches of ice accumulation, less than 0.2 inches of r possible ov

you can track showers on your stormwatch 7 weather app 36 tomorrow. feeling like the 20's.e 14th street ridge. this incident involving a pickup truck blocking the right lane to 31 minute ride from the beltway to the 14th street rates. a sinkhole forming long southbound georgia avenue. stay to the right to get by. red line singletrack in between grover and medical center do the track problems outside of medical center. larry: get traffic, weather, and use update anytime with the abc 7 app. autria: join us for one more hour of good morning washington. want some inspirational stories for a change? you gotta check out the american dream. saturdays, 1pm, newschannel8 >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, star of "the leisure seeker," donald sutherland. end film, television, and broadway actor jerry o'connell! and we continue our "jan-you-ary" with ways to crush those cravings. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning!