lauren has the evening off.ff tonight, right off the top, top breaking news out of arlington county, a bomb threat has forced the evacuation sheriff's department and the 911 call ca center, this is the building that received the bomb threat earlier h this evening. right now i'm told that the bomt squad is inside doing a sweep op that building. but let me bring in ashley in satisfy age. shes the spokesperson for the arlington county police co department.. i understand you caught this threat via phone call. ca tell me about that and what hast happened since. si >> correct, at 6:30 p.m. our emergency communications center received a call. they did not speak to a live person. they did tell us there was a was bomb located within the headquarters. at that time k9s did enter the h building. they did did a sweep of the the building and received a re preliminary hit. that meant that the bomb squad o was called out and arlington county fire department is end entering the building to investigate further. let me step out of the way so you can take a look at the live picture. i understand that a s

the skies are cloudy outside the weather center in arlington. 32 degrees. that is part of the story. the other part is the winds. so a change. get to it to show you the numbers outside. it feels like it's 31 at the reagan national. 29 at andrews. 26 at hagerstown. 32 in fredericksburg. the winds are making it feel colder. this graphic shows you how many degrees colder it is now than this time yesterday. so range from ten degrees colder in culpeper to 16 degrees colder in the district. the wind chills will be colder than that. so we are going to drop between 14 and 23 degrees. but the wind chills are in the single digits in the low teens and the winds will still be out of the north at 10 to 20 miles per hour. we had snow flurries. going through the day tomorrow they will be well west. full day of sunshine. but unseasonably chilly temperatures. maureen: thank you. the morning rush in alexandria came to a halt along a water main break on duke street. the breaks are typical in dramatic center shift. the gorge washington team will help you concur the cold. leon:

we're learning that the allll clear has been given at the arlington county police department after a bomb threat earlier fox5's alexandra limon is liveim on the scene with theon latest. >>reporter: that's right, good news, the bomb squad has givenha the all clear.lear they say no bomb or any kind off suspicious package was found at the arlington county police building. take a look at video fromrom earlier tonight when there was a large police presence around 6:30 p.m. the arlington county police department received an automated phone call and that call was a bomb threat. after that call they evacuatedec the billing that houses the police department headquarters as well as an office for the sheriff's department and the 911 call center. after that, a k9 unit did get a positive hit in a bathroom in the first floor of that building, which is accessible by the public. after that, though, the bomb squad went in and they werewere inside for quite sometime and unable to find any kind off suspicious package. the good news now, the scene han been cleared.be i do want to add that even t though t

the area. news4's darcy spencer is live in arlington with the developing story. darcy?> reporter: erica, the bomb squad went into the building tonight and searched for hours. fortunately, nothing was found. everything has been cleared at this point. and all the street closures that were happening for hours this evening, they've also been lifted. everything back to normal. this all started with a threat from what they're calling an automated telephone call that's basically a computer call, saying there was an explosive device in the building. a detection dog did alert on something in the public library area of the arlington county police station and that's why the building was evacuated for hours this evening. that affected police, 911, and the sheriff's office. i'm told normal police operations continued. they went to a backup plan. how do you continue 911 operations without people in there? >> sure. so we have a backup location for our 911 operations. they are moving to that location at this point. so there should be no interruption into our 911 call center. >> reporte

the 50's. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen outside arlington national cemetery. today, nasa leaders and family members remember the lives lost in "challenger" disaster 30 years ago today. coming up up the sight and sound from somber ceremony. we will never forget them nor the last time we saw them as they prepared for the journey and waved goodboy and slipped the bonds of earth to touch the face of god. leon: memorable world of ronald reagan. today marks 30 years since the loss of the "challenger." three decades later americans pause to remember where they were and what they saw that day. maureen: at arlington national cemetery today nasa held a cemetery. mike carter-conneen found a women and her son with a connection to the tragedy. >> they gathered a the arlington national cemetery for 30th anniversary of an american tragedy televised around the world. >> reminder to be vigilant. mike: she was inspired by an aunt she never knew. >> what a difficult day for her. >> on the day of remans, laid -- remembrance, laid a wreath. >> they are national heroes. >> many are

the newest location? this store looks totally different than arlington. merchandising is different, the layout is different, the lighting is different. the whole thing is different. the one thing that's consistent is this place is also functioning like a mini-warehouse. and there's even more inventory piled up here than there was in the other store. giovanni: i know what you're thinking. we literally just unloaded our delivery. lemonis: and i also wanted to check out the store they acquired at rogers park, but i had some trouble finding it, 'cause there was no sign of bentley's anywhere. giovanni: we only took it over in december. lemonis: yeah, and, so, when you took it over, did you think it was a good idea to change that awning so that i didn't drive by it three times? lisa: yes, we need to change that. -giovanni: yeah. -lemonis: why haven't you? -giovanni: just money -- -lemonis: don't say money to me. don't say money to me. we have money to pile inventory up to the hill, but not money to make sure that the sign is right. one of the most important part

does the company have permits and licenses within the county or state? now, arlington county pd they also suggest having someone in the home when the service is being provided and of course hiding any valuable items. and there could be more victims.tims so if you were robbed after hiring a cleaning service, the arlington police department would like you to contact them.em. for fox5 local news i'm ron contact clear i. > another gray and sort of drizzly, yucky day out there all around today. gwen toll better is here. she can tell us what we cane expect for later on tonight and this weekend.th >> a little more yucky. > great. that's the descriptive word. we've got fog, clouds, drizzle. we've got it all.. we've been seasonal in ems t ofof temperatures. let's take a look at the maps folks, and put it altogetheralto four. the clouds and the drizzle not going anywhere sticking around aro tonight and we're going to see some showers off and on overnight tonight into yourr saturday. saturday we're going to see some of that precipitation start toto increase a little bit later on.

its entire statement reads the city of arlington is an inclusive supportive organization and we respectvacy of all of our employees. >>> gender equality in the workplace has been a hot button topic recently with issues like a proposed ordinance in houston being struck down over dispute about where trance jent people would be allowed to use the bathroom. with that in mind, we ask the arlington municipal patrol's association if it is involved in the job related detail surrounding the officer's sex change? spokesman for the group says the union has no comment at this time. enter sop keeps in touch with the officer whom he says is currently out on medical leave. >> my understanding is that the officer who is mid transition currently had a long dialogue with the city of arlington and with the police department senior staff about what this transition would look like and how it would involve the police department and the city and how would it not. >> reporter: henderson is operate miss tech but also realistic about the officer who is planning to return to the beat as a woman. >> oh, i think it

the narrow older streets are difficult in arlington and alexandria. the trucks have a hard time getting in here. they have to bring in front-loaders and it can be a proesses. the residential streets are between to 30 to 40% cleared. both local entities are hoping that all the streets cleared or passible by tomorrow night or wednesday morning. live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: all right. thank you, jeff. cities and the counties in virginia and maryland, d.c. has the hands full of clearing the streets. one place that will not plow are the alley ways. so says the property owners and the residents must clear their own spaces between the buildings where a lot of people parked. 350 miles of the allies throughout the city. maureen: abc7's maryland bureau chief brad bell spent the past two hours driving the area roads checking on the condition. he is in mobile track 7. brad, where are you now? brad: well, maureen, we are still here in northern virginia. in the arlington jared. we talked about the heavy equipment was a surprise. and loss of lan

more than a dozen schools in the region dealing with bomb threats today. those include arlington, billerica, groton and plymouth. round 2 for some after many experienced a similar situation on friday. we now know that the f.b.i. is involved in this investigation. steve cooper joins us live with more as police try to figure out who is responsible for this, steve. >> reporter: as you can imagine that was an unsettling day for students and staff at so many schools across the state including here in arlington where bomb sniffing dogs went through the high school this afternoon before the all clear was given. at this hour, the f.b.i. is now leading this investigation. >> it's weird how this just suddenly happened. >> reporter: emergency responders scrambling to arlington high school before 9:00 am after a chilling >> for a backpacks so explode in the school and that any surviving students exiting 9 building would be shot. >> reporter: it was a threat that first led to the evacuation of the school before classes were canceled for the rest of the day. >> we made the decision to evacuate

the arlington police say the victim was an escort and non-english speaking woman. both factors they believe the suspects likely knew when planning and carrying out this attack. so, too, now is a feeling of fear in the neighborhood. >> i'm surprised. it is a safe neighborhood. >> she lived off columbia pike for 25 years. to hear a woman was raped at a nearby hotel is shocking. >> i'm just going to be careful and tell my female friends to be careful. >> on tuesday night after 7:00, while conducting a separate plain-clothed investigate they witnessed two men acting suspiciously outside the motel. arlington police say one of the men knocked on a room door repeatedly until a woman let him inside. the other man soon followed. police say they then held the victim, a woman in her mid-40's at knifepoint and sexually assaulted her. >> the victim was afraid for her life. they did make threats against her. >> the attack did not last long. after leaving the room with a stolen ipad police closed in. arresting 39-year-old jose guevara-rodriquez and 38-year-old elmer lopez-velasqu

this was the scene just a little while ago in arlington. so one after another, schools are reporting that they received these threats. >> the fbi is now involved. sky 7 live over tewksbury, one of many schools involved in today's threat. you can see police cars on the scene there. is live at arlington high school. >> this is where bomb sniffing dogs from -- arlington police are going through the high school here. right now they're basically going floor by floor checking out everything just to make sure the building is safe, but all this happening after kids and teachers were sent home for the day earlier this morning. now, a suicide from arlington, this is a disturbing story, because police are dealing with similar that's at several other schools across the commonwealth right now, including ayer high school, newton high school as well, preliminary mouth south middle school was affected with a bomb threat. taunton public schools. tewksbury high school. we're also told the fitzgerald elementary school over in walt waltham. one thing is clear t

two others were charged in connection with the murder. arlington police say there is a possibility of more victims. after two men were arrested for sexual assault. they arrested jose guevara-rodriquez and elmer lopez-velasquez on tuesday. the victim was an escort and they assaulted her at knifepoint. plain clothes officers working another case saw the men enter and leave later. when confronted they ran off but were caught by the officers. leon: we showed you these pictures live 24 hours ago at 5:00. firefighters losing the ladder to rescue people from the four-story apartment building in adelphi. now we are hearing the 911 call from the fire. diane cho is back on the scene to show us the damage and tell us more. diane: they have been providing blankets, snacks and water and helping people get on their feet with a hundred people displaced here. it's not clear when they will be allowed to return. moments after the fire broke out, several 911 calls came in. jude considers himself fortunate today. >> i had gotten out with warm clothes and i had somewhe

let' s get right to newscenter 5' s todd kazakiewich live in arlington where the police chief just spoke. todd? todd: good afternoon. as you see behind, there are a number of police vehicles out front of arlington high school. police are searching the buildings. they brought in canines from other area departments. you can see there are some austin lease cruisers as well. the police chief here in arlington came out and asked wind to us the nature of the threat. >> the threat threatened backpacks. any surviving students exiting the building would he shot. -- be shot. given the nature of the threat decisions. we went into a shelter in place students. todd: schools in the visible here referred to that when he sent an to what happened. he said that while we do not feel there is a significant threat, given recent threats, we caution. that is the latest here in arlington. school has been dismissed. police are still on scene. reporting live in austin -- arlington. erika: thank you. now to the weather. another blast of arctic cold grips the state. another system could bring substantial snow. cind

travel out ofly the rocklin, arlington area, the issue is going to be that you cannot continue any further. southbound lanes are open and asy will remain open as far conditions are pretty much clear. we are not advising anyone travel at all. let's talk metro. limited underground service, red, orange, green lines. we have service from paulson to the ease or market. market.rn it will start at 7:00 a.m. until midnight. possibly they will open up a few more lines and even extend, but they will not know that until tomorrow. of course, we will keep you updated. with take a live look outside. we have been showing you roads that are ok. they look all right for travel, but you know what, we are not advising anyone got there because as it gets colder, as we get low freezing temperatures. it is going to freeze. i don't one a situation that we had on wednesday night. ere's a look at d.c. my recommendation is please stay inside until possibly tomorrow afternoon when we can see how many of the side roads have been plowed. johnathon: thanks for that. we should say this. starting at noon on friday, we had

. >>> everything is back to normal at the arlington department. it thood be evacuated after a bomb threat. we're told the threat came from an automated phone call. dogs hat d to come in. they swept the lobby and smelled something there. people were evacuated. the scene was cleared around 9:30 last night. >>> metro planes had to single track after a man stabbed himself around saturday evening. an ambulance took the man to the hospital. he was in critical condition. the station never closed during that period. >>> gun rights supporters rallied. at issue, no gun stores near schools. they gathered outside a school near franklin sherman el men industry school. they want to move bills through the general assembly that would empower them to keep guns away from schools. >> elementary students can be seated in their classrooms seeing people walking in and out of the store carrying weapons. that's not appropriate. >> those who have gun permits are law-abiding citizens. >>> one worker is dead after a chemical plant explosion in texas. three people were killed

the neighbor's concerns. no one has culled me back. meantime, arlington county tells me that all of the streets in the county will be cleared of snow by tomorrow night. reporting live in arlington, stephanie gailhard, wusa9. >> thank you stephanie. >>> and in southeast washington m are pleased with road cleanup on major roads. not so much when it comes to sidewalks and crosswalks. some parents of dc public school students heading back to school will be especially concerned their parents will end up walking in the street. >> are you concerned for your own safety walking in the street like this? >> i am. but i have no choice. >> it is ridiculous. there is no way that the kids can get off the bus, to get over here to the school safely. >> streets. they did a pretty good job. too much ice. it is a health hazard. >> well some southeast residents are telling us dc should reconsider opening tomorrow. they may keep their kids home if not. >>> when you are trapped in your house, information can be priceless. but we have gotten a lot of complaints that montgomery c

frustration is the best way to describe it for the folks out here in arlington. we have a couple of young visitors who joined us out here. we see these young girls playing out in the snow, probably because we're here. but what we have not seen come through this neighborhood and this block is plow trucks. as the adage goes, if you want something done, do it yourself. the folks here in this neighborhood are taking that literally and taking it into their own hands. but you know what? they're not having that much progress. much of what it looks like going all the way back on this block here in arlington forest. the road remains untouched. residents tell me they started shoveling today but many are still trapped by the snow. >> had to get the store, get our supplies in stock and took a couple off about an hour but was able to do it. >> what do you want to say to the city? >> i don't know. we're digging ourselves out and just wondering where we keep seeing the plows go by back and forth, wondering are we next. >> i seen five in five days. >> here's some math for you. th

does not, in itself, reach the level of active duty service required for inurnment at arlington national cemetery." arizona congresswoman martha mcsally - herself a retired airforce pilot - has introduced a bill to allow the cremated noncombat missions during world war two be laid to rest here.. craig boswell cbs news arlington virginia the cemetery says "wasps" were never eligible and those already buried happened by mistake. patrick open tracking rain and slightly warmer temps....we hope you )ve enjoyed the sunshine lately because rain is moving back in, at least briefly. as we move through your friday, expect increasing clouds across hampton roads and ne north carolina as an area of low pressure moves up the coast. while the day will likely start dry, rain chances will go up by friday afternoon and evening. a couple of showers may linger into early saturday morning, but majority of sunny skies. high temperatures will be in the mid 50s friday and the upper 50s by saturday. we re keeping an eye on another area of low pressure that could bring us a couple of showers sunday, but at this p

the latest, the winter blizzard warning in effect for the district, arlington, alexandria, fairfax, all the areas in bright red. this will continue for the daytime hours, afternoon hours tomorrow. as we move further west, a winter storm warning, with windy conditions, but not quite as windy around the immediate metro. nonetheless, a lot of snow will fall, and it will start during the afternoon tomorrow. nothing to worry about right now. if you have late night plans at the supermarket, a 24-hour hardware store, go for it, no problems. the core of the system is well to the south, eventually rising from the north and east. the huge area in pink is the winter storm warnings, pretty much the entire state of virginia, all along north carolina, kentucky, tennessee. millions impacted by this powerful storm. , overnight through tomorrow morning, no problems at 10:00. through noontime, 1:00, make advancement towards the north and east. of it moves upse fast enough with the government closing at noon, we may be caught with a short change in terms of people getting home from work. a quick call on t

in miami gardens, the arlington academy hosting the health fair to promote healthy living. that is 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. there is std testing and physicals and much more. there are also activities for children as well. >>> the art festival in fort lauderdale. the event shows paintings and photography and hand made jewelry and much more. >>> and food share. first is held in the jorge youth center. and second by farm share and joshua's hart at the north avenue miami church of god. that will run from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m. >> todd: amazing an mams built to survive. the exhibit shows how different forms of wild life survive in the world. the biological systems of plants and animals are broken down. >> we'll have it here for several months. it offers different windows of the world of wild life. it fosters a greater appreciation about the magnificence and adaptability of wild life. >> todd: ram miguel is passionate it. >> neki: little home shopping health. oureal estate expert liz kaldwell will show us hottest homes on the market. ted ted is the latest on a hit and run is just ahea

the indoor play ground here at arlington has been busy all day today. parents trying to figure out how to keep the kids entertain and many schools closed. with the schools closed, sydney has been bringing her kids to parent's job. >> she comes with us. >> the parents own a production company in downtown fairfax. >> it would have been tough for us if we didn't have an ips scheduled on the field. we try to do whatever we can. this is the first day out. >> with the schools close today -- >> it can be challenging. it's you have to wait to see what the school announcements will before you make plans and organize yourself. >> some say it's hard with the skids stuck at home several days. >> nice to have the kids at home but i have hit the limit of what is nice. >> that is why she and others decided to bring children to jumping joeys in arlington. >> we had appreciate i parents. diane: the owner says they have been as busy this week as the weekend day. some school districts are closed tomorrow. in arlington, diane cho, abc7 news. leon: we have seen the toll of t

he's been with the arlington police department for 36 years now - and spent time at three other agencies prior to that. (sot: officer roy mitchell, arlington police dept.) "i've been doing it all my adult life. ever since i was 21." this week he turned 70. (sot: officer roy mitchell, arlington police dept.) "you walk out of the briefing room and wonder which car is yours - you hit your panic button or your trunk and it pops up, you know where your car is." and he's still out there patrolling with the best of them. (sot: officer roy mitchell, arlington police dept.) "patrol is the only place i wanted to go. and that's where i'm at." q: "why was that the only place go?" a: "it's the excitement." " he admits there's only so much excitement his less youthful body can take. (sot: officer roy mitchell, arlington police dept.) "i like to tell the story that i still get into a lot of foot pursuits. i just never catch anybody. but i do have a good time." and that's why he now works part time out of the department's east service center. but don't talk to him about retiring anytime soon. (sot: offi

all the area shaded in blizzard watch. fairfax arlington alexandria, montgomery. the district.the area in blue is a winter storm watch. this time tomorrow we convert this to blizzard warning and a winter storm warning. most of the area is under blizzard. that means the gusty winds and the heavy snow. the footure cast early in the morning until the news time is not a problem. on this model. then we move through the evening hours overnight, heavier snow will overspread the metro area. the dark blue that is heavy, heavy wet snow. notice the rain. not so far away in norfolk. then this lifts out of here. but not until late day on saturday. how mump snow. this is a broad brush from one to two feet. some areas could see more the further south and east you go. a little less. a lot of this will defend on the track of the area of the low pressure. le will keep you updated on abc7. the next seven days. friday, saturday, outdoor is not a good idea. breezy on sunny. we'll see sunshine. lower 40's monday. upper 40's on tuesday. check on the rush hour commute. jamie: outdoor activities, that

the vehicles and renting them out to other criminals to commit other crimes. investigators say you should always be alert and aware of your surroundings. >>> fox 5 is in arlington county tonight. several online cleaning companies are being accused of taking out more than just the trash. the arlington koirnt police department says county residents are hiring online cleaning companies and are coming home to find out their houses have been cleaned out. police say you should follow some tips before allowing a cleaning service into your home. get recommendations from people you know. number twom check the company's permits and licenses. and number three if possible be at home during the cleaning service. last but not least, certainly very important, hide your valuables. >>> coming up at 11:00, do you have lottery fever? >> if you do, you are not alone when you daydream about winning the big jackpot and how much it could change your life. in lot. >> i've got 800 million or so to feel better, right? dc's moir has a friendly wager with wisconsin's mayor as the team takes on the green bay packers. what did they wager? we'll have the details coming up. >> still ahead at

the arlington national cemetery in virginia is closed today. but you can still see the guard is still standing at the tomb of the unknown soldier. let's end on a lighter noted. a lot of dog memes hitting the internet today like this one. pretty cute. it says i'm ready for you winter storm jonas. joking aside. friends and family in the northeast so we are thinking back to you. thank you. >>> you have to check this out. a man in new jersey found a whole new way to shovel snow this morning using his hover board. pretty creative. he shoveled his deck by letting few minutes. i tell you what, i used to live in detroit and i would have loved to have had one of those to shovel the sidewalks. >> other than the hover board possibly exploding, catching on he pulled it off. and he was wearing a banana pretty cool. >>> we didn't have much snow to our south. but check it out. it did snow in parts of florida this morning. you can see snow flakes falling just north of gainsville. there was a chance of snow flurries in jacksonville this morning. so, that is flor

new area from malden over towards the arlington area. big gap then takes place. we see a steady band as you look off towards the west. this is probably the most intense area we' ve seen all day today. you look at our local radar, you can see how it goes towards westford right down to hartford and passing through sterling. this will be heading its way winding down as we had through the evening hours. this a batch down here in the south. i don' t know. if it will hold together enough -- enough. you may be in line for some snow on monday because we have ocean effect no to talk about in the forecast. by 8:00, pushing its way through. 9:00 really winding down. tomorrow it looks like basically a sunny day out there. there may be clouds in the afternoon, not nearly as extensive as we saw this afternoon. it feels nice out there. kind of gray in the afternoon, 39 degrees. wind chill down to 32 degrees. some evenings snow showers, clearing overnight tonight. 24 to 28. wait until you see the cold temperatures coming up by the first of the week. a couple degrees cooler than t

why are the female pilots of world war ii banned from burial at arlington cemetery? that special interview is coming up. >>> if tomorrow is the day you weren't going to show up for work because you thought you'd win the powerball jackpot? the good news is you have a chance at $1 billion on wednesday, but we begin this morning with brand new polling information from nbc news, the "wall street journal" and marrist. we're only three weeks away from the iowa caucuses on february 1st and in the hawk i would state, ted cruz is maintaining his lead at 28%, but that's only four points ahead of donald trump, marco rubio and ben carson, fighting to round out the top three. jeb bush is out of the top five with just 4%, trailing rand paul. lots of establishment republicans it seems are stuck in the single digits. but that's a poll of likely voters. if you poll the potential republican electorate in iowa the numbers change a little bit and donald trump leads cruz with 26%, meaning if trump is able to mobilize new voters it could go a long way to helping him win in iowa. in new ham

a bomb threat did shut down the arlington county police station tonight. everything is safe. also tonight, bracing for a big chill. temperatures set to drop while you are asleep. nelson potential snow may be on the way. we have your first check of the forecast. >> that snow will be a little bit of snow. getting right to it. we will first start with a live picture of the national harbor. you can see some traffic moving. a high of 53 in washington today. to cut above the average high of 43. rural thai temperatures still -- real-time temperatures still above freezing. it makes it feel like 34 in the scene with the windchill. looking ahead to the next three days, there is the potential snow that will come in. it will get very specific in our forecast, but for the nok holiday, it is really cold. down white frigid -- and downright frigid red we will see 29 and 30 does not feel anything close to the coldest we will get in our forecast. >> you can download our free weather app to stay ahead of any winter weather storm. breaking news tonight with the state department confirming it is t

like arlington and alexandria on the side streets. this is north gasoline we have ston in arlington. not a plow -- galveston in arlington. the county has had people working since friday morning treating the roads, about 250 pieces of equipment all over the county getting things done. there are 100% clear on the main roads. 95% clear on the secondary roads. but only 40% clear on the residential streets. that is the same situation in alexandria more or less. where about 25% on the residential streets. people who live on the streets as you might imagine are frustrated they cannot move. >> we haven't seen one truck come through here. not even one plow has gone through. this is all foot traffic right here. >> it's crazy. we need to dig it out. they clean only the main street. wherever they clean it up in the neighborhood. >> we are asking for patience and understanding. the crews are working around the clock to do this. it's a priority for us. jeff: no question about it. if you look at a main road like this, this is completely clear. just l

there is snow reason that the pentagon say there is no room at arlington. are you kidding me? er 1 nourks of these brave patriotic women during the time ere representative mcsally mentioned, were not always welcomed. they stood up and left their home and families and did what was right. they served this count sthri where honoring and dignity. they followed the world. over 60 million miles were logged. and look at this picture and i sla absolute you. do you think of these was ps were saying we can't get it do. the pentagon need to step up and need to find a way if they want to be issue tender at arlington. some of the missions that these brave women flew on including thinks transponts, you know what they also did? they told targets for men on the grund that were practicing artillery. did you hear them complain? at least the pentagon can do is listen to the will of the people and make sure that these brave omen are so honored by being interred, if they wish, at arlington. ann brown.e is betty wouldn't she be proud and ask that our count dry that the pentagon does the right thick

the morning. live in arlington tonight, steve coop e 7 news. >> anchor: breaking news from the patriots. the season is over for line becomer mayo, reports saying that the team has put him on injured reserve. mayo got hurt in the game against the kansas city chiefs over the weekend. >> adam: let's get to joe amorosino with more. >> reporter: the patriots linebacker will be tested now with multiple reports saying mayo is down for the season with a shoulder injury. this is not the mayo of old hosts a tackling machine. he was a reserve this year but with collins getting nicked up against the chiefs as well the patriots is going to take a hit and be tested. the patriots have the advantage at quarterback. not too many people picking manning on his last legs over tom brady at this point but the biggest edge the patriots may have going into sunday's showdown is that they head coaching category or position. bill belichick over gary could beiac. looking forward to it. >> reporter: gary preparing for his first a.f.c.championship game as a head coach. nine behind the guy on the other sideline belich

one of the things that's interesting to learn. arlingtons one of the few counties in virginia that handles its own plowing. most of them are managed by vdot. vdot told us they're going to do the main roads and subdivisions at the same time. wherever you are in northern virginia, it's going to be a few days. >> right. be patient. >> this is an nbc 4 tradition. we're talking about the pat collins snow stick challenge. >> don't you love this? so many of you responded. more than 1,700 people of you sent in your best cabin fever cure. pat collins takes a like at them that has our attention. >> this is what's at stake, the official pat collins snow stick. these are just some of the things we've seen so far. we're looking for the most creative cabin fever cures. how do you keep from going bonkers during the blizzard? the best cabin fever cure gets the official pat collins snow stick. >> oh. these are more of the videos and photos that we got after pat issued his challenge. it fwiengs it's going take a while. >> we don't take our job lightly. >> pa

the first murder in arlington in decades. >> and we're there with what police say happened and a worried community. nj. >> that's right bill. outside the crime scene and just now police have removed the yellow tape nearly 12 hours after the body was discovered and not just the body but a weapon and the alleged killer. the victim's husband. a macab scene in a community where homicide is virtually unheard of. >> you can hear a pin drop here at night. >> reporter: neighbors watched in disbelief. when officers arrived at apartment 28k investigators say plager in the same room with the lifeless body of his wife luisa who had apparently been dead since yesterday. >> we're investigating this as a which domestic violence homicide at this point. >> reporter: acting homicide detective, herb yewald. >> we're in the process of gathering evidence. we have a suspect in custody. my main reason to be here right now is to reassure everyone while there has been a homicide, we have a suspect in custody. >> reporter: although investigators recovered a weapon, they would not say how mrs. plager was killed an

hear from the arlington police chief on the issue coming up at 6. mind you calling in the threats brings with it a felony charge. live in arlington, susie steimle wbz this morning. >>> >> reporter: good morning i am nicole jacobs live in east boston where police are investigating a shooting that stop. it happened yesterday afternoon and police say that there was an argument on the train that escalated to a shooting on the blue line platform here. threatening gunshot wounds but authorities continued to search for the suspect this morning. of course anyone with information is urged to contact police. live in east boston, nicole jacobs wbz this morning. >>> a terrifying scare in rhode a car stolen with a 5-year-old girl inside. natalie janeey left the car running while she ran into the restaurant to pick up food and when she came out the car was gone a. a 18-year-old man walked up the street with the girl and he told police he found her in an abandon car a few blocks away and he was questioned and released. police are looking for the car thief. >>> for

murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, a crime hard to take in for many in the north arlington community. like john who hasn't seen anything like this here in so many years. >> see, everybody knows everybody. this is something very, very out of the norm. >> it's just surprising that something happened in your own backyard and when you have children, that is a little frightening. >> now, as for a motive, the big question everybody wants to know more about this, all these folks here in the neighborhood, police haven't released any specifics. the prosecutor was very specific in calling this is a domestic violence homicide investigation. now, when the police chief was asked earlier if there was any prior domestic calls to that apartment he said he didn't know of any. >> thank you. air canada from newark to vancouver dropped dramatically to contain enough oxygen in that plane. there were no reports of any injuries. >>> this is disturging for any parent who has a child especially one who walks to and from school. video of this man who tried to lure a 10-year-old girl. that child did

todd: a search of arlington high found nothing suspicious. it' s the second threat in a week. friday, arlington catholic received a threat. the dilemma of whether to evacuate and the disruption either way is something more dealing with today. this morning, newton north high school also received a threat, but did not evacuate. >> based on this particular case, our judgment was that shelter in place was the right option. todd: some of the threats made today came in via live phone calls and others were recorded phone calls. local state and federal authorities are working together to determine if one person or a group is responsible for all of them, or if there is a contagion of copycat threats. reporting live in arlington, todd kazakiwich, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: the man behind the wheel of this car is recovering tonight after he lost control and flipped into a stream in easton. police say the 73-year-old crashed into a utility pole and then a tree before rolling over. they say he failed to safely negotiate a bend on bay road and went off the road down and embankment and into the

to pic the men are being held without wit bond in the arlington county c detention center.te >> tonight we're learninge're about an arrest following ang vicious attack on metro.s tack police arrested a 15-year-oldyearld girl.gi. tonight she is facing charges frg of assault and robbery for thery f t attack back in november. novembe metro transit police say theeay the girl was part of a group that attacked joey coward and calvin lawrence. the two men saw a robbery inn sa progress on the green line andn th they tried to stop it and it a that's when they say the grouphero turned on them.ed o police tonight are still areti looking for other members ofbe o that group. group >>> meantime metro police alsoo released their crime statsri s from the last year.from it shows serious crime is upme only slightly from a year ago but still there were 1600 wer16 incidents in 2015. >> the national attentionatteio surrounding the death of freddie gray has led to bigo changes in there baltimoretimo police department.policet. the city is spending $200,000$200,0 on new designs for theirns f police vans. the v

the arlington attorney and his wife were attacked tased. ndrew schmool posed as a police officer to get inside the house. his wife alicia communicated with him from outside before the couple made their getaway. police arrested them after a chase and found andrew dressed only in a diaper. his attorney say they plan to use the, treatmently rare involuntary intoxication defense arguing that his mental state of the time of the offense resulted from the use of medication. it's pretty fact-specific and unusual. >> that's criminal defense attorney peter greenspun, he's not involved with the schmools and has handled rare cases. this defense is used when someone is unwittingly slipped a drug. andr andrew's lawyers must try to show his medical case played a rel. >> it will be a tough burden for the defense. where if he took the wrong medication or it was misprescribed or for some reason he didn't know what it was taking then it's certainly a fair argument. >> reporter: if greenspun says if the defense is used at trials prosecutors will seize on the ve

. >>> serving back to normal at the arlington police didn't. they evacuated the building after a bomb threat. we're told the threat came from an automated phone call. dogs came in to sweep the building. they detected something in the lobby. they came in and asked people to avoid the area. police were moved to a temporary location. the scene was cleared around 9:30 last night. >>> a metro train had to single track after man stabbed himself saturday evening. the pentagon city station never closed. >>> anti-gun activists and gun rights supporters rallied in mclean yesterday. the issue, no gun storrs near schools. organizers support bills moving through the virginia general assembly that would empower governments to keep gun stores away from schools. >> elementary students can sit in their classrooms and see people walking in and out of the store with weapons that. is not appropriate. this is not about gun control. >> don't see where it affects the safety of the children at all. people out here that carry guns that have permits and so forth are law-

i want to show you the side street here. we are in arlington. if you take a look ahead of this, this is a two-lane road. but there is only one lane that is passible. you can see we on the left of the yellow strike. take a look at the cars along the side. buried in. a few people have come out and dug out their way to make the pounds of snow even taller. no one has touched it. that person is through 10, 20 pounds of salt to hope it would melt snow in front of the car. it is quite a sight. some people are shoving. you can see right now no one is out in the block we have driven here. that is typical of the problems that everyone experiencing across the way. the plow made a pass down the road. they made one pass. one travel lane. now on the proper side of the yellow side. approaching the intersection, pedestrians. they have very few places to walk so you often find them in the street. something else to look forward to. it is tough sledding out here. in arlington, brad bell, abc7 news. back to you. leon: i bet you wish you were back at the beach, don't

that's the reason for the arlington fire department to make sure our agents are safe while they are securing all the evidence and making sure things don't cave in and everything is well ventilated. >> there are 100 plants underground. >>> new study this morning in u.s.a. today finds some of us are bad at creating a passport. the top two 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and password. we talk about this every year. for the past five years this survey has come out. those two have been the top two worse on the list. report compiles two million passports leaked. "star war" had an impact. princess, solo and "star war" jumped in popularity in december. that's not a big surprise. >>> new report out shows 10% of college graduates surveyed in a poll thinks that judge judy serves on the supreme court. she handled smaller disputes in a courtroom but does not serve on the supreme court of the united states. we have the full poll on our facebook page. >>> this guy here, 183 years old. the world's oldest animal still going strong. it is a giant tortoise. they decided an increase in calories is helping the oldest known liv

arlington catholic received a threat friday as did six other states in the state. it's all under investigation now. live in arlington. 7news "today in new england." >>> an appeal is denied for disgraced fbi agent john conley the former james whitey bulger handler will spend the rest of his life in prison. 75-year-old was sentenced to 40 years behind bars. he had mounted several appeals to the case. experts say this appeals his last hope. conley was first convicted in 2002 for helping whitey bulgers a gang by tipping them off about investigations? >>> we have new details in the search for 12 marines missing after a helicopter crash in hawaii. the u.s. coast guard announcing the search has now been called off. those two chopper collided midair off the coast of hawaii on thursday. since then crews have searched an area they say about the size of the state of florida. but so far they have come up empty. one of those marines onboard was 23-year-old christopher orlando from hingham. the coast guard said the decision to call off the search without finding the marines is pa

will take place at the arlington national cemetery and kennedy space center to honor the lost crew. and saturday- hollywood's biggest stars will be at the 22nd annual screen actors guild awards. a night when actors honor actors...the award show celebrates the best of both film and t-v. and that's a look at the week ahead, patricia stark, fox news. the list of top luxury hotels around the world is in! and two properties in las vegas are among them! "trip advisor" announced its 2016 travelers choice awards. the aria sky suites came in 3rd for top luxury hotel... while the mandarin oriental placed 9th. the travel website reviewed more than 200- million online comments and from the past year -- saying results are based on service and value and on the reserse end of the spectrum -- nevada coming in at number 49 on the list of the best places to grow old. our state only outranked mississippi at 50. says the high levels of violence may contribute to higher stress levels for seniors. nevada also has the second highest poverty rate for seniors... with 1 in 10 stuggling to afford food. hawaii

the ole guard is keeping watch at the tomb of the unknown at arlington national cemetery. >> it is a duty they do to honor soldiers from world war i, world war ii and the korean war. they will continue their watch throughout the snowstorm even though arlington national cemetery will remain closed throughout the weekend. >> it is very moving images. >> seeing those photos. >> a big night for the warriors. >> a lot of smiles. steph curry made sure that he wouldn't come back and suffer announcer: if the hardest part of your day is the staying awake part... [train horn blares] sleep train has your ticket to a better night's sleep. with a 100 night low price guarantee, sleep train's love your mattress money back guarantee, same day delivery, plus helpful advice from the sleep experts, it's no wonder more than a million people fall asleep each night on a sleep train mattress! ♪ sleep train [train horn] ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ you by riverwalk casino. >> good evening. the warriors finally got their leader back. steve kerr was -- has been out following back cornel re. he cam

the west. >> arlington and last report of the top of the hour totals up to three inches of snow and ice travels is impossible for the carolinas. i am assuming isgoing to be an issue to the airport, too. >> for us, the rain have ended and at least the majority have. i still think a few scattered showers over night and tomorrow morning with temperatures right knew in the 60s. the winds, look at this, winds gusting over 30 miles per hou right now and it will be just as windy tomorrow which is why it will be in the 50s. it will feel like it is in the 30s. outside right now,mid-60s across the area with winds gusting hard out of the west and northwest at about 15 to 20 miles per hour. >> saturday lite picture tonight, that strong northwesterly winds bringing out the moisture. everything is so quickthat'll start and be gone. by sunday, rather saturday morning, still a few lingering showers. . >> by afternoon, we'll see decent amount of sunshine. itwill be sunny but we are still in the mid-50s with windchill in the 30s. that's in the afternoon with the sunshine. then by tomorrow night, while i think we

arlington catholic received a threat on friday, as did six other schools in the state. it's all under investigation right now. we're live in arlington this morning, jennifer eagan, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: now to the race for several republican candidates will campaign in new hampshire today. jeb bush, chris christie, ted cruz, general case, and marco rubio will all make stops. christie, kasich and rubio will each address the new hampshire house of representatives. as for front-runner donald trump, he's hitting the campaign trail with sarah palin today after receiving her endorsement. the big announcement coming less than two weeks before the iowa caucus. 7's nancy chen joins us with more on how this could help trump. >> nancy: hey, sarah, good morning to you. a familiar face, palin showed up ready to go. she took the stage and endorsed donald trump but also reminded many about her own run back in 2008. >> are you ready to make america great again? >> nancy: sarah palin is back on the campaign trail in iowa, and she's throwing her support behind donald tru

just watch out for delays. >>> before we say goodbye, the man wanted in the arlington crash that we broughtat the top of the hour is now in custody. we will have more at noon coming up today and of course on the app. cbs this morning is coming up next. they're analyzing the presidential debate from last night. >> listen for niki on tommy -- nikki on tommy mcfly's report. >> h wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone, your guests might get a bit carried away. get out of the past. get fios. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is friday, january 15th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning. >>> sean penn breaks his silence to charlie rose about interviewing the world's most notorious drug lord. >> ted cruz slams donald trump in his values in the latest gop debate and democratic candidate bernie sander