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tom roussey shows us the catastrophic crash on interstate 95. tom: the stafford county sheriff office made public this chase video from last thursday that includes the moment the suspect slows down his black suv and opens fire. >> shots fired, i'm hit! tom: the bullet went through the deputy's windshield and grazed his neck before landing in his head rest. >> shots fired, i'm hit, i'm hit! tom: they state trooper also took a bullet through his windshield. the suspect fired more than 10 shots. the officers were ok. near the garrisonville exit, lee crashed his suv. at some point he had shot himself in the head. he died the next day. the police chased him because he was wanted for murdering his wife melissa and fredericksburg that morning. officers were not hit as well before this was over. nancy: three murders in 24 hours, and the police say they may be connected. tim barber spoke with the family of one person killed. they say finding the person responsible is critical for everyone's safety. tim: december 28 was a deadly day with violence playing o
tom roussey shows us the catastrophic crash on interstate 95. tom: the stafford county sheriff office made public this chase video from last thursday that includes the moment the suspect slows down his black suv and opens fire. >> shots fired, i'm hit! tom: the bullet went through the deputy's windshield and grazed his neck before landing in his head rest. >> shots fired, i'm hit, i'm hit! tom: they state trooper also took a bullet through his windshield. the suspect fired more than...
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tom: tom roussey, abc 7 news. nancy: the president's lawyer sending a cease-and-desist letter to the publishers of a bombshell book other plans. how they are fighting back and how local businesses are changing their plans as a result. jonathan: a serious warning about a salad staple. "what if" more of the came from renewable resources? "what if" the electric grid could detect, fix and even prevent power outages? "what if" our grid were less vulnerable and more secure? became a reality? well, they are. at dominion energy, we're completely transforming our power grid and the way we think of energy... ...to move from "what if" to "what's next." dominion energy. race for the house district seat in virginia. >> the winner of house district seat 94 is david yancey. nancy: republican incumbent david yancey declared a winner after a random drawing today. the democratic challengers shelley simon said she is not willing to concede. jonathan: personal cell phones will be off-limits for white house staff starting next week ar
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reporting live in silver spring, i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. bill: thank you, tom. i'm dealing with this exact same thing at my house right now. you can't have the temperature that cold for so long and not have problems. check this out. this does not happen often. all the colors on the eastern seeboard -- eastern seaboard including part of florida. we will be tracking this storm and show you how it will affect us locally in a bit. but as always, download the stormwatch7 app. go to google play or iphone app store and you can download it for free. coming up the hour-by-hour forecast talking about the snow potential. jonathan: we will see you in a few minutes. you heard how the school is impacted by the cold. in d.c., kramer junior high school was forced to close. the basement flooded. behind. today, they are looking into what happened with the pipe. what is not clear is if the students will return to cool cool -- school tomorrow. we'll let you know. alison: there was a frightening start to the school day in takoma park. report of a potential abduction. the 8-year-old
reporting live in silver spring, i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. bill: thank you, tom. i'm dealing with this exact same thing at my house right now. you can't have the temperature that cold for so long and not have problems. check this out. this does not happen often. all the colors on the eastern seeboard -- eastern seaboard including part of florida. we will be tracking this storm and show you how it will affect us locally in a bit. but as always, download the stormwatch7 app. go to google play...
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tom roussey is live on cap us with the issues and the impact it's having tonight. tom? tom: this is not a good situation. behind me right now, howard university crews. this right here, steam. this heats the dorms and right now it's not working for all of them. studentse howard returned from winter break tuesday, some of them got a rude awakening. >> i cannot sleep through the night because it was freezing cold. >> i want to take a shower today, could not do it. it is too cold. tom: some are doing better than others. >> i was surprised i have he. tom: others have no heat. classes start monday and the university is asking students not to come back until sunday at noon at the earliest. it is too late for some. crews are working to fix what howard says are problems with boilers and ruptured steam pipes. throughout the night, parts of the campus were filled with steam as the crews work. while they fix the problem, some dorms may remain without heat fo experiencing one of its coldest stretches in years. some have had enough. >> i cannot go through another night like that. it
tom roussey is live on cap us with the issues and the impact it's having tonight. tom? tom: this is not a good situation. behind me right now, howard university crews. this right here, steam. this heats the dorms and right now it's not working for all of them. studentse howard returned from winter break tuesday, some of them got a rude awakening. >> i cannot sleep through the night because it was freezing cold. >> i want to take a shower today, could not do it. it is too cold. tom:...
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tom roussey, abc 7 news. nancy: a months long mystery now solved. the police have identified the remains wrapped in a bright get -- wrapped in a blighted as jaeyoung lee -- as marty mcmillan who disappeared last april. his family said marty's death is a warning for others. tonight, they are warning people to be careful when using dating apps were dating sites. she death may be the result of a recent meet up from a dating app. >> it was a secluded area, cre ek, someplace where you look like you could hide a body. lisalysa: for months, for cook search for her grandson, 22-year-old marty mcmillan. >> i said something was wrong. anna-lysa: when his remains were found along suitland parkway, she has received confirmation from the police that according to court documents, mcmillan shot and killed inside of an apartment building in the 2600 block of martin luther king jr. avenue and in southeast before his body was dumped. >> after all that time. anna-lysa: before he went missing in april, he scheduled a meeting with a girl that he met on a dating app know
tom roussey, abc 7 news. nancy: a months long mystery now solved. the police have identified the remains wrapped in a bright get -- wrapped in a blighted as jaeyoung lee -- as marty mcmillan who disappeared last april. his family said marty's death is a warning for others. tonight, they are warning people to be careful when using dating apps were dating sites. she death may be the result of a recent meet up from a dating app. >> it was a secluded area, cre ek, someplace where you look...
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tom roussey has more on the added challenges they are facing. tom: the red cross was called in. d.c. fire was able to get the fire out but it wasn't easy. because of the weather. a hose d.c. firefighters used in southeast froze so solid they couldn't roll it back to the fire truck. so this is how they pick it up. >> the extension ladders froze together. at this fire in northwest, firefighters had to use road flares to thaw out the ladders. d.c. fire and e.m.s. had to handle two major fires in the first three hours of the new year serious fires in this sort of extreme cold. >> mother wilkins says this fire at her buena vista apartment building started on the floor above her. she had to act fast to get her 4-year-old son malachi out. >> grabbed hats and shoes for him. he was asleep. i couldn't have him come outside like this. it's freezing out here. tom: in all, 14 people in six apartments have to live somewhere else. one firefighter was injured but will be okay. the water firefighters used turned into a sheet of ice. here and in northwest where a row home was destroyed on fifth s
tom roussey has more on the added challenges they are facing. tom: the red cross was called in. d.c. fire was able to get the fire out but it wasn't easy. because of the weather. a hose d.c. firefighters used in southeast froze so solid they couldn't roll it back to the fire truck. so this is how they pick it up. >> the extension ladders froze together. at this fire in northwest, firefighters had to use road flares to thaw out the ladders. d.c. fire and e.m.s. had to handle two major...
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tom roussey was there. mcauliffe's successor -- ralph northam -- will be sworn in on northern virginia bureau chief tim barber will have full coverage of northam's inauguration -- right here on abc-7 news and at wjla-dot-com. take a look at this, a new batman exhibit opening this weekend at the hollywood museum in los angeles. it celebrates the 52 years since batman's debut on telivision and features everything from memorabilia to collectibles, and props. they're are even old costumes worn by batman and robin themselves. the exhibit opens to the public tomorrow. there is much more coming up on good morning washington. if your skin had a wash tag what would it say? 80% glowing 50% freckles no matter your skin type, gentleness. that's why dove is sulfate free. the #1 body wash recommended by dermatologists. a patient dumped outside by hospital staff in baltimore. the viral video that has people outraged - and the response from the hospital. the death tol
tom roussey was there. mcauliffe's successor -- ralph northam -- will be sworn in on northern virginia bureau chief tim barber will have full coverage of northam's inauguration -- right here on abc-7 news and at wjla-dot-com. take a look at this, a new batman exhibit opening this weekend at the hollywood museum in los angeles. it celebrates the 52 years since batman's debut on telivision and features everything from memorabilia to collectibles, and props. they're are even old costumes worn by...
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tom roussey is live in college park where wssc is expecting a record number of breaks this month. tom? tom: this is out of control. this is route 1 where the traffic is slow but study because they are down to one lane northbound south of the beltway. this grew got it under control. the water is no longer coming out of the 87-year-old pipe. so many they have been working on lately. when you work for wssc you know january can be business. but in 22 years, marcus harley >> we didn't have too many breaks. it seemed like everything hitting us at once now. >> the snow, the ice, the rain. they have been out in it. 24/7. our crews are on 12-hour shifts, seven days a week. >> as soon as one job gets done -- >> on to the next one. keep it moving. >> breaks on the major roads like this one on route one in college park get priority. they are happening all over. this happened in the morning on anne arundel road -- on annandale road in annandale. since the cold snap began it has dealt with 160 water main breaks. d.c. water says it's fixing or is fixing 136 breaks and leaks. maryland has it the w
tom roussey is live in college park where wssc is expecting a record number of breaks this month. tom? tom: this is out of control. this is route 1 where the traffic is slow but study because they are down to one lane northbound south of the beltway. this grew got it under control. the water is no longer coming out of the 87-year-old pipe. so many they have been working on lately. when you work for wssc you know january can be business. but in 22 years, marcus harley >> we didn't have too...
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tom roussey is live in crystal city with what started this. tom? tom: this is all over now but this is where it went down. residential business area. check out the video. shot by derek who was working in one of the buildings that surrounds the parking lot where it happened. he said he heard two booms. after he heard those he rushed out to the colleagues window and that is what he saw. a bunch of guys in military gear. big guns drawn. taken to custody. we know they were members o swat team. executing a narcotics warrant. they didn't go into much detail but anytime they use a swat team there is an elevated threat level. this is an arrest they wanted to make. we talk to derek a while after he shot the video. the whole thing happened so quickly. >> it was quick. maybe it lasted five minutes. then they were gone and then it was plain clothes people looking at the vehicle. now that's gone, too. tom: this happened in the heart of crystal city and surrounded by large buildings. they wouldn't confirm if they set him up and planned a meeting. but i can tell
tom roussey is live in crystal city with what started this. tom? tom: this is all over now but this is where it went down. residential business area. check out the video. shot by derek who was working in one of the buildings that surrounds the parking lot where it happened. he said he heard two booms. after he heard those he rushed out to the colleagues window and that is what he saw. a bunch of guys in military gear. big guns drawn. taken to custody. we know they were members o swat team....
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alison: abc7's tom roussey joins us from siller is spring where crews are work -- silver spring where the crews are working on a water main break. this is just part of the problem out there today, right? tom: it is. there are a lot of affects from the cold. the water main break is one of the worst. this is on new hampshire avenue. so as you can imagine it's wreaking havoc on traffic. i just got an update. good news. they have made progress. it won't last forever but it will last through the evening rush hour. thanks to the water main break the traffic was bad even before rush hour started. >> bad. really bad. >> how bad was the traffic you were in? >> bad. back like 20 minutes. >> that is right. 20 minutes from the beltway, which you could see less than a quarter mile away. everything had to merge to one lane. >> what i don't like about it is the left lane, they think they automatically can get in without any courtesy. >> new hampshire avenue isn't the only major road with the water main trouble. route one in hyattsville, part of the southbound lanes were blocked thanks to a break. it
alison: abc7's tom roussey joins us from siller is spring where crews are work -- silver spring where the crews are working on a water main break. this is just part of the problem out there today, right? tom: it is. there are a lot of affects from the cold. the water main break is one of the worst. this is on new hampshire avenue. so as you can imagine it's wreaking havoc on traffic. i just got an update. good news. they have made progress. it won't last forever but it will last through the...
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right now tom roussey is in college park one of several areas hit hard. tom? tom: michelle, that is the thing. there is no end in sight for this. they have had a ton of water main breaks. this is one behind me that is one that they are dealing with in montgomery county and prince george's county. this is route 1 in college park, a half mile south of the beltway. in shows another one today that is on old georgetown road in bethesda. these are all over the place. they are dealing with it in northern d.c. and maryland. no one has it worse. montgomery and r county there have been 400 water main breaks since the cold snap began. wssc says it is definitely going to smash the all-time record for the most water main breaks in january. if you call in, they are asking for patience because they say this is so out of the ordinary that the crews can't keep up. >> these are the extraordinary times for us. we are running between 70 to 100 water main breaks a day with crews on 24/7. we are trying to catch up. we will catch up but it will take time. >> this is route one northb
right now tom roussey is in college park one of several areas hit hard. tom? tom: michelle, that is the thing. there is no end in sight for this. they have had a ton of water main breaks. this is one behind me that is one that they are dealing with in montgomery county and prince george's county. this is route 1 in college park, a half mile south of the beltway. in shows another one today that is on old georgetown road in bethesda. these are all over the place. they are dealing with it in...
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reporting live, inside mcpherson square metro station i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. alison: thank you. keep us posted. coming up next -- >> a company says in the cold temperatures their phones are ringing off the hook. they share tips how to keep your home alison: take a look at this. acts of heroism outside atlanta as the firefighters braved sub freezing temperatures battling a fast-moving apartment fire. they were catching babies along the way. >> literally all hands on deck. >> there were adults on the balcony dropping the babies in their arms. alison: oh, my goodness. catching babies like footballs. unreal. firefighters weren't sure how many of the infants they caught. when the smoke cleared four adults and eight chilen hurt. the injuries with believed to be minor. 50 people lost the home. larry: a dog in michigan rescued after getting frozen to the ground. his ordeal began new year's eve when witnesses say he was hit by a car. the dog laid down in backyard and didn't move for a day. animal rescue group was able to save him from the bitter cold. >> i got to the p
reporting live, inside mcpherson square metro station i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. alison: thank you. keep us posted. coming up next -- >> a company says in the cold temperatures their phones are ringing off the hook. they share tips how to keep your home alison: take a look at this. acts of heroism outside atlanta as the firefighters braved sub freezing temperatures battling a fast-moving apartment fire. they were catching babies along the way. >> literally all hands on deck....
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tom roussey is live outside the white house to explain why. tom? tom: well, alison, a lot of people from el salvador have been living in the u.s. under a temporary legal status for 17 years now. today the trump administration said it's long enough and things have changed in el salvador. but a lot of folks disagree. a large group gathered here today to protest. >> it's shameful. it's inhumane. 40,000 a salvadorans with temporary status live in d.c. alone. lived in d.c. with the legal status 17 years because of t.p.s. and she has an 8-year-old girl, a u.s. citizen s to be separated from. losing t.p.s. would mean losing her job. >> we are left with nothing. left without work. without a place to live. what is the president thinking. i have social security. i pay taxes. >> the reason she and several hundred thousand others receive temporary protected status was the earthquakes that hit elnel 2001. president bush and obama always renewed the status but critics say it made a mockery of the word "temporary." >> the presidents should only do it if at all fo
tom roussey is live outside the white house to explain why. tom? tom: well, alison, a lot of people from el salvador have been living in the u.s. under a temporary legal status for 17 years now. today the trump administration said it's long enough and things have changed in el salvador. but a lot of folks disagree. a large group gathered here today to protest. >> it's shameful. it's inhumane. 40,000 a salvadorans with temporary status live in d.c. alone. lived in d.c. with the legal...
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at the time tom roussey shot the video it was only 13 degrees. jonathan: in anne arundel. -- annandale. the cause is under investigation. nancy: devastating house fire that is caught on video in capital heights. look here. flames shooting from the roof. bursting windows as well. abc7 cameras on the scene as soon as firefighters arrive on the home. and we are told three dogs inside were killed. a fourth managed to escape. the people who live inside the house were not hurt. >> a young mother was stabbed to death in brentwood, maryland. the mayor says it highlights growing domestic violence problem. police consider called around 8:30 this morning and they arrested a man. the mayor lopez lives in that neighborhood who says that people don't always ask for help and may not feel comfortable going to the police. >> there is progress tonight to tell you about cleaning up deplorable conditions in domestic violence shelter. last month we showed you the startling images from inside the family crisis center. tonight, maryland done to improve conditions there
at the time tom roussey shot the video it was only 13 degrees. jonathan: in anne arundel. -- annandale. the cause is under investigation. nancy: devastating house fire that is caught on video in capital heights. look here. flames shooting from the roof. bursting windows as well. abc7 cameras on the scene as soon as firefighters arrive on the home. and we are told three dogs inside were killed. a fourth managed to escape. the people who live inside the house were not hurt. >> a young...
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tom roussey with a closer look at terry mcauliffe's look back at the past four years. tonight,e nights from terry mcauliffe will no longer be the governor of virginia. he talked about the good times in virginia and one very bad time. thernor mcauliffe: opportunity to address you one final time. tom: this weekend, after four years, terry mcauliffe will no longer be governor of virginia. he will be replaced after winning in a democratic wave. >> that i gave a shout out is not back. governor's use the state of the commonwealth to tell the, schmitz, but mcauliffe also talked about work. >> witnessing the bigotry and violence we sell and sure sawsville whisk -- that we in charlottesville was clearly the worst. two officers died along with heather heyer. mcauliffe boasted of new toll lanes that will extend to haymarket. >> we are transforming i-66 using no state dollars. 66 inside in place on the beltway have angered many drivers and some of mcauliffe's fellow democrats. he also mentioned the extension of toll lanes on 95 to fredericksburg. alison: mcauliffe's successor ralp
tom roussey with a closer look at terry mcauliffe's look back at the past four years. tonight,e nights from terry mcauliffe will no longer be the governor of virginia. he talked about the good times in virginia and one very bad time. thernor mcauliffe: opportunity to address you one final time. tom: this weekend, after four years, terry mcauliffe will no longer be governor of virginia. he will be replaced after winning in a democratic wave. >> that i gave a shout out is not back....
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reporting live outside the white house i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. business news.ting staff by 20%. nearly one in five employees could be let go as the company has seen revenue drop by 35%. compared to a year ago. the company will undergro a complete restructuring eliminating the line of the drone. michelle: if your desk at home or at work now is a good time to clean it off. this is national clean off your desk day. not only will you be more organized or healthier. this is all fake. the desk was clean. i swear. nancy: that's what we are telling your mom. michelle: that your side. your side is messy. nancy: our mess together. michelle: next for us at abc7 news -- there it goes. spacex and the first launch of 2018. and it's top secret. we will tell you what we're learning about a payload next. nancy: the social media justice that st nancy: normally you hear a celebration for the launch but not the situation last night. michelle: this is carrying a top secret satellite code named zuma. all we know is it's in orbit but that is it. nancy: suspicious. michelle: is that a
reporting live outside the white house i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. business news.ting staff by 20%. nearly one in five employees could be let go as the company has seen revenue drop by 35%. compared to a year ago. the company will undergro a complete restructuring eliminating the line of the drone. michelle: if your desk at home or at work now is a good time to clean it off. this is national clean off your desk day. not only will you be more organized or healthier. this is all...
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tom roussey is on campus with the issue -- and the impact it's having remember, you can get alerts when your child's school is closed or delayed -- sent right to your is closed or delayed -- sent right to your phone by signing up for our closing alerts at wjla-dot-com. those closing are also scrolling at the bottom of your screen. coming up-- a tell-all book the white house responds to scathing allegations, from former friend steve bannon. what he says the trump team was really thinking on election night. salisbury, md coming up-- leading to angry shoppers. more on the last minute rush to prepare for a winter blast. plus, how much for a song? well, one mistake may cost "spotify" dearly. you won'y believe how much money the company is getting sued for. thats coming up.. like inside grocery this. this is what it looks like inside grocery stores in boston, as thousands try to stock up on provisions, before the city gets hit with a major snow storm. this is the same system that is impacting us right now. as you can see, many store shelves are empty. that storm is expectedo lunchtime. presid
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our tom roussey is live in southeast. also breaking overnight -- investigating what appears to be some celebrations that got a little too rowdy. they were called for "shots fired" at first street & parker gray school way, and they think was someone was shooting into the air for new year. no one was hurt. for the latest breaking news, as it happens -- download our abc7 news app. it's free, for both iphone and android. happy new year!! more than a million people rang in 2018 in times square. nypd made sure two recent terror attacks. tarana burke, founder of the me too' movement pressed the button to drop the ball into the new year. and this celebration plummeted into the record books. weather crews in new york, saying it was just nine degrees when the ball dropped and the clock struck midnight. that makes it the second coldest new year's eve on record. people bundled up in extra layers, wearing warm hats and even masks. new overnight.. president trump says 20-18 will be a "tremendous" year. he predicts the stock market will
our tom roussey is live in southeast. also breaking overnight -- investigating what appears to be some celebrations that got a little too rowdy. they were called for "shots fired" at first street & parker gray school way, and they think was someone was shooting into the air for new year. no one was hurt. for the latest breaking news, as it happens -- download our abc7 news app. it's free, for both iphone and android. happy new year!! more than a million people rang in 2018 in...