to maryland now where maryland's governor-elect larry hogan heads into his first legislative session today and he's expected to focus on the state budget. lawmakers need to find a way to deal with the state's estimated $750 million shortfall for the fiscal year 2016. spending on transportation education and the environment are all on the table. hogan will officially be sworn in as the new governor one week from today. >> all right. turning now to the weather, jacqui is here with hopefully some good news. no more snow. >> it's good news for most of us. but in some areas, especially my twitter followers now in southern maryland down towards lexington park, they have the snow this morning. but now most of it has changed over to freezing rain. it comes down as liquid and then ices. what was slush has become solid ice, kind of a thin layer. still a lot of caution still needed. take a look at a couple of pictures our viewers have been sending in for us. a huge thank you to everybody who has been sending in their photos and their reports. michael kleine from le plata, maryland showing the s

he played 28 games in his maryland career. today he tweeted, "thank you to terp nation, i am forever grateful." the terps hosting minnesota looking for their first 14-1 start since the 1990's. second half, the terps turn it up.e rejection, trimble has it leading all scores. the terps win 70-58. georgetown and creighton at verizon. to the big man, joshua smith who finishes strong. georgetown wins, 76-61. third ranked virginia and miami. this is fun. overtime. justin anderson fires the jumper, giving the cavs the lead. uva wins 89-80. george washington taking on st. joe's. the colonials come up with this deal. the impressive bounce pass, the slam. st. joe's would actually make it interesting. gw wins 64-60. v tech and syracuse. hokies down by two points. he misses both free throws, a chance to tie war win it. but check out muller, the three-pointer is no good. syracuse hangs on and wins. the lady terps looked good on the big stage against nebraska. less than eight minutes to go, the terps off the miss. brown passes, she drains t

. >> i'm hoping the citizens of maryland will give him a chance. he has a hard road ahead. >> tomorrow, the hard road begins. hogan has scheduled a noon press conference on the budget. he inherits a $750 million shortfall that some say will make cutting taxes hard. many wonder what he will cut including plans about a metro line. >> hopefully they can compromise on each side. >> tonight, hogan said this. >> we can grow the private sector, the people back to work and turn our economy around. >> although historically republicans have not done well when it comes to winning the governor's mansion, now that hogan is governor, two of the last three governors have been republicans. live in baltimore, tom roussey abc 7 news. >> tom, thank you. a discovery inside the rubble of the annapolis home fire. today, crews announce that cadaver dogs found two bodies, meaning that for people are still unaccounted for. stephen tschida reports. >> investigators, including from the atf began the meticulous, painstaking, and ruling job of sifting through the debris from a

to maryland now because parts of northern maryland saw some of the most snow today. eileen is live in frederick where people are busy trying to dig out this afternoon. eileen? >> yes, indeed. in frederick county, maryland, we've been here all morning long. the snow started shortly after 4:00 a.m. and it taper off to a few light flurries. i want to show you what conditions look like at this hour. you know, the roads are actually not all that bad. at least from our vantage point. we moved about five miles down the road and the roads are predominantly just wet. we're at the corner of town pike and crestwood road and again as i mentioned, the roads mainly wet. a little bit of slush especially on the side streets but what my concern is is temperatures are well below freezing. so some of the roads especially some of the side streets aren't driven on, they may get a little bit icy and a little bit slick. but it was the snow day today for teachers and students in frederick county, maryland. look at the snow, it's a very, very fluffy snow so maybe not the best for the snow me

frederick, maryland now at 36 degrees. it's 35 in sandy spring maryland. degree warmer in ashburn. morning low in the middle 20's. lows waking up tomorrow morning, chilly start to your day as you walk to school or head to work. middle 20's in dulles. same with winchester. head down to southern maryland looking at wake-up temperature just around 27. for the day tomorrow, calling for highs in the middle 40's. some of you may top off in the upper 40's with winds out of the northwest at around 10 to 15 miles per hour. a nice mix of sun and clouds. we'll have the full forecast plus the upcoming weekend and beyond. >> the fallout from ferguson is ramping up today. protesters rallied outside of the statehouse in annapolis, maryland. student activists, church leaders and community leaders held a demonstration demand that maryland lawmakers change state law to increase police accountability and transparency. it is part of a nationwide day of action against police violence. protest falls on what would have been dr. martin luther king jr.'s 86th birthday. dozens stopped traffic during rush ho

maryland state highway administration has 40 to 50 trucks out here today making sure these maryland roads do not refreeze. reporting live john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> all right, john. you're there in maryland. slippery conditions in virginia are clearing up a little bit now. the weather forced loudoun county schools to close today entirely. we spotted most of the slick spots on the sidewalks, not on the roadways. the good news though, most of the roads remained clear. we see those trucks with their plows up not working. they were ready. >> they were ready. >> they were out there. all right, jacqui, what a miserable day! oh, just raw! >> i know. even if the ice didn't get you you know the temperatures with the cold rain certainly -- miserable. a little bit. we've got better conditions down the line. the later, though in the week we get, the better things are going to be. so lots to celebrate. >> exactly. let's take a look at kind of how things evolved here this morning. this tells the story. this is from chad merril in gaithersburg on our weather bug headquarters. you can see the glaze on

. >> right now, larry hogan is being sworn in as maryland's next governor. the ceremony is still under way at the maryland statehouse in annapolis. >> hogan is only the second republican to hold this title in more than 40 years. and our john gonzalez is live there this noon with details on this historic event. john? >> jummy, good afternoon. outside of the statehouse just moments ago we heard from the voices of dematha, larry hogan's alma mater inside the chamber moments ago, larry hogan became maryland's 62nd governor and in just minute he's going to come out here and speak to the crowd. you can take a look at that climate controlled tent. that's where the new governor of maryland will be standing there on the steps of the state capitol. all of the 1,000 seats here have been taken here in annapolis. the day started for the 58-year-old and his wife jummy with a prayer service at st. mary's catholic church and then a preinaugural service inside the statehouse. and we can tell you that hogan, a real estate agent from anne arundel county was the cabinet secreta

it is bur, maryland, 30 degrees in manassas -- gaithersburg maryland, 30 degrees and also 32 in manassas. bridges, overpasses, even just walking on the sidewalk or the steps, be careful, it may be slick. otherwise, the cold front has moved through, a late brees out of the west. the wind will be picking up tomorrow. even though it is going to be a pretty looking day, you'll notice the wind. we will eventually get into the mid 40's. the weather system that brought all of the rain earlier is lifting quickly into northern new england. on the backside of the system, a few snow showers in ohio and pennsylvania. some snow showers reported earlier in elkins, west virginia, but for the most part we are done with precipitation and a dryer couple days ahead. clearing skies continue through the remainder of the overnight. sunshine tomorrow morning. maybe if you slick spots on the highways, bridges, overpasses. not that cold, i don't think we will be dropping into the 20's, most of us staying in the 30's for the low temperatures tonight. the holiday tomorrow, temperatures in the middle 30's. with the

maryland state police are trying to determine which driver ran a red light in queen anne county, maryland, that killed five people. this happened early this morning on route 50 and route 213. five people, including a pregnant woman, died when ta tractor-trailer t-boned the vehicle they were in. >> the tractor-trailer rolled over on the vehicle. >> 24-year-old regina ayres was killed, so were served boyfriend, travis, her seven-month-old daughter that her seven-year-old daughter. her pregnant sister was also killed. the family was traveling to baltimore for her baby shower. a suspected truck driver is being blamed for causing it overnight crash that injured a greenbelt police officer. the officer was in his vehicle at a traffic stop on greenbelt road and hanover parkway when he was hit by a third car. the officer suffered minor injuries. the driver that was pulled over was not injured. the driver of the third car was not hurt, but she has been charged with driving with impaired vision and driving under the influence. additional security measures are planned for a rally tomorrow in paris to

we have brilliant sunshine in rockville, maryland and montgomery college. 33 degrees. light breeze making it feel like 29 degrees. i'm not going to oversell by the fact that it's super mild by any means. notice you go a few miles to the southeast to chesapeake beach maryland. 35 degrees but look at the cloud cover. it's rather overcast so what's going on? let me show you our visible satellite. these are the cameras essentially in orbit and outer space, about 22,000 miles away and this is what we get. so where you're seeing this kind of white, gray shadows, that's where the clouds are so in d.c. just when i was looking outside, a good deal of cloud cover in rosalynn here but off to the south, more of those clouds. farther to the north in frederick, montgomery, loudoun counties lots of sunshine and i think we'll see the cloud cover diminish over the course of the next few hours. but temperatures are pretty chilly 34 degrees at dulles. 34 in gaithersburg, one of the mildest spots here at the city at 37 degrees and i'll zoom out to show you where those clouds are coming fr

as the system moves closer, western maryland, northern maryland by 6 p.m., starting to see a little rain/snow mix. the main event rise -- arrive sunday while we are sleeping. 7:00 monday morning, snow across most of the region. the purple is an indication of possibility of sleet. further south, fredericksburg, southern maryland, might be more in the way of rain, but still impacting the monday morning commute. "good morning washington" is starting at 4 a.m. and will have updates. the storm system rapidly intensifies offshore. colder air spilling in, snow showers possible through the day monday and windy so visibility may be reduced. as far as the accumulation, this is the in-house computer simulation. highlighting some of the higher snowfall totals, further to the north and west. anywhere between three and five inches of snow possible. in the d.c. metro, a coating to two inches is my initial thought. the storm is evolving slowly and we will really new to watch through the overnight and tomorrow to get the latest computer guidance. the forecast tomorrow, mostly cloudy, late day snow far no

inauguration day in maryland today. the state's 62nd governor larry hogan took the oath of office in annapolis and promised it was the start of a new day for marylanders. maryland bureau chief brad bell has been following the festivities all day. brad? >> yeah maureen, at noon today, lawyers mall here, the plaza in front of the statehouse was absolutely packed with people. and overhere, up on the statehouse steps stood a big stage for the inauguration. well, right now at 6:00 here's that stage loaded on a trailer ready to get out of here. it's kind of symbolic because the new governor said for him it too is time to get to work. >> sworn in as maryland's second republican governor in a generation, larry hogan made it clear he plans to lead maryland in a new direction. >> let me say loudly and clearly, maryland is open for business. >> hogan promises bipartisanship as the most forceful statement of the speech was a clear reference to the administration of former governor martin o'malley and a promise to cut taxes. >> we m

when you gusts's of of up to 35 miles per hour in southern maryland. where we had the snow cover is where the temperatures will really plummet. right now, it feels like eight degrees below in gaithersburg, seven below dulles two below in quantico. anyway that you look at it, it is cold. the windchill advisory in effect until 8:00 in the morning. every county from the way to the mountains to the north of the mason-dixon line, to fredericksburg, windchill advisory. windchill factors can fall anywhere between zero and 10 below. would not be surprised off to the west, the higher elevations, windchill possible of 15 degrees below zero. the satellite radar, look at the snow streamer. some of you may have seen a few of the flurries, did not amount to much. a cold start to the morning. these are air temperatures. six degrees leesburg, eight degrees gaithersburg, 12 arlington. the wind out of the northwest tomorrow and then we get the high pressure finally moving out. this cold front will bring another shot of colder air just-in-time in time for the start of th

maryland will have 650 trucks on the road. d.c., 200 snow plows and 500 in northern virginia. >> when it gets more than three or four inches, everybody should stay off the road unless you have an s.u.v. and you know how to drive. >> meanwhile area road contractors are stirring up what they hope will be the best snow fighters. district uses beet juice and brine to keep melting materials sticking. maryland uses a salt and water mix. >> pour it in the truck and spray it on the roads, pretreat the roads. should keep it from freezing. >> montgomery county is warning residents they need to clear sidewalks in front of homes and businesses within 24 hours of storm or face a $50 fine. >> when the snow falls, everybody who owns property next to a sidewalk has to keep that sidewalk clear. >> biggest challenge, some of the worst snowfall will hit just in time for tuesday morning rush. and you're looking at a live picture of route 7 just off the dulles toll road. those white stripes there, signs of the pretreating that is ongoing. they're

in maryland, 33 degrees. and boyds, maryland, 29 degrees. the clouds have streamed in, but there are still some clear skies. the satellite radar, not bad, but a want to zoom out and show you the next weather system where its emerging from. a cold front from the west, the trough over the eastern part of the united states. that will be drawing moisture along the eastern seaboard. keeping a close eye off the coast of the carolinas. the low pressure will develop overnight and bring us rain for the day tomorrow. overnight, most of us pretty much a dry, clouds increasing. a sprinkle is possible by dawn but otherwise temperatures not falling too much. we will generally be in the 30's overnight. the futurecast, updated as of 6:00 this evening, a little more rain. it may be slowing down a little bit because this simulation at 7 a.m. is just showing spotty showers over extreme southern maryland. through the midmorning, the rain lifting north. especially east of i-95, the greatest chance of showers. there will be a pretty distinct cut off line. some of

maryland also raised its gas tax by 3 cents. also in virginia drivers over the age of 75 must now renew their license in person every five years. the rule previously applied to those 80 years old and older. >> bad weather is slowing down a recovery effort and crash of that airasia flight and investigators have about 25 days until the plane's black boxes run out of batteries making them much more difficult to find. here's more. >> an array of flowers adorn these hastily constructed caskets. they carry the bodies of the few crash victims recovered from the java sea. religious leaders offer prayers and support as families arrive to identify loved ones. the body of the flight captain has not yet been recovered. his family's mourning is tempered by the smallest hope for a miracle. they speak of him in the present tense. >> he is kind, wise and humorous. he's easy going. he's intelligent. he never raises his voice. he's never angry. i'm very proud of him. >> the mayor from where the plane took off says many families are still praying

eastern maryland has a giant crab. temperatures, wind chill factors, i should say, i don't think that came out right. wind chill factors are 33 degrees for dulles. 37 at reagan national. definitely cool out there and we are going to keep things on the cool side at least for the overnight hours. and then a bump in temperatures for the second half of the upcoming weekend. we have to wait another couple of days. satellite and radar with high pressure overhead is what brought us to sunshine earlier in the day. see the clouds starting to filter in. not going to amount for a whole lot. dry for tonight, dry for the day tomorrow and then the changes late tomorrow evening into the day on saturday. that's when you're definitely going to need your umbrella because it's going to get wet around here. scattered clouds and cool overnight. 25 to 33 degrees. that will be the low. keep in mind that last night our low temperatures were in the middle teens to lower 20's. the clouds will actually help as an insulator to keep that warmth in

at last about 35 degrees here in frederick, maryland. those temperatures are expected to drop and as you heard doug say, possibly even more snow. here's what we've gotten a band that's been sitting here pretty much throughout the day. not only do you have snow but you've got ice as well. you've got the ice underneath the snow that you're seeing it there and it's really covered throughout this vehicle here and that gives you a sense of how much snow and sleet we've gone throughout the day. this is tyler mckenzie. we just found him putting air in his tires and we've been seeing that throughout the day. folks making sure they have their car ready for this kind of weather. are you worried at all about refreezing and possibly even more snow tonight? >> of course i mean you know, you never know what the weather is going to do. honestly, as long as everybody is taking care of the roads like they're supposed to be doing, i don't have any really worries. >> have you had any problems today so far? >> no. i haven't had any problems today. i've been

the maryland terrapins play at ohio state tonight in a huge ballgame. maryland is second place in the big 10 standings ahead of michigan and ohio state. this is the stretch run towards march madness. time to build momentum! folks, the last time these two clubs met, ohio state took maryland behind the woodshed. beat them big. so mark turgeon is trying to change things up this time. >> we'll be in a new hotel, i promise you that than we were last year. we'll eat at a different restaurant and do things a little bit differently but in the end at 7:00 when the game starts, we better play well and i know the guys that were around last season so they will be fired up and ready to go. >> head coach mark turgeon. by now, you have your super bowl menu and you've stocked the beverages and the game is sunday. seattle is still favored by one. cheapest ticket now is $8,000. this may be the most expensive ticket in super bowl history. richard sherman's girlfriend is expecting their first child any day now and he says he hopes she doesn't go into labor until the game i

and in maryland about 2400 pieces of snow equipment statewide. most of the major thoroughfares around this area at least have been pretreated to deal with anything hopefully to keep this snow from sticking. loudoun, though expected to be one those hard hit areas especially when you get into those higher elevations towards the blue ridge. >> it's kind of a crap chute for us. at the same time we'll be out on the roads and again planning for the worst. mother nature has her own mind. she doesn't report to vdot. >> yeah boy he's right about that. you know no real way to know exactly how much will fall or where. vdot said this is the 10th weather event so far this season. last year by this time we had 19 winter weather events so how things change in a space of one year. but we expect it's going to be a long night for a lot of folks out there. live in leesburg richard reid abc 7 news. >> thanks rich. hard at work to keep us all safe. appreciate that. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com as we track the winter weather and look for updates on the facebook and tw

task is did not have a maryland drivers license where learners permit -- vasquez did not have a maryland drivers license or learners permit and she gave it a arful apology in court today. >> a fairfax county employee was accused of sexually assaulting a child in falls church. the charges against him are not connected with any of the students or his work at fairfax county schools. he was hired by the school system in 2003 as a computer instructor at edison academy in alexandria. the time he passed a criminal background check. the charges stem from an alleged incident at a home in a manassas between 2004 and 2010, with the alleged victim a family member. >> thousands flooded the streets in the annual march for life rally to protest abortion. pro-abortion rights demonstrators gathered outside of the high court. the demonstrations took place as congressional leaders canceled a vote that would have banned abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and instead improved a -- instead approved a watered-down bill ending federal funding for abortion. >> republican maryland governor larry hogan spent his

the maryland child protective services declined to comment citing confidentiality laws. even some supporters of free-range parenting say there should be some limits. >> a 10-year-old should never be in charge of a 6-year-old. because of what could happen and the dangers of having the 10-year-old in a situation that they can't handle. >> reporter: they say they are the best ones to judge if their kids are ready, and if their neighborhood is safe not the government. >> frankly i think raising independent children and responsible children and giving them the freedom that i enjoyed is a risk worth taking. >> it should be your decision? >> exactly, in the end it's our decision as parents. >> reporter: free-range partying is a hit with kids. >> the potential for our development. i love it. >> the other kids are really fun. everybody who sees us should go and do it. because we know that the world is not dangerous. >> reporter: the thing is they don't know what they don't know. and it's the most natural impulse in all of us to want to protect them. i'm david wright for "nightlin

even colder for western maryland. look at these wind gusts, past hour or so 20-mile-per-hour wind gusts at gaithersburg but the jackpot goes to southern maryland with 43-mile-per-hour gusts and they're going to look for those winds to continue for at least the next several hours. here's the latest from the national weather service. let me get this out here. i'm having a brain freeze right now. a wind chill advisory that's what it is. get it out eventually. wind chill advisory all the areas shaded in blue and it includes all of southern maryland. head further out to the west and the mountains, that's where they're expecting a little bit of snow for the overnight hours and it's going to be cold out there and we're going to keep the cold temperatures with us for another couple of days. satellite and radar, there are the streamers, the snow flurries moving across parts of montgomery county and frederick county once again. nothing that's going to stick to the ground. we are going to look for things to begin to fizzle out l

we've adjusted our snow totals so mainly rain southern maryland, even in d.c. proper. however, you move into montgomery county, maybe getting close to an inch. but think about it. even if you get some of those wet snowflakes and more of that rain, it will melt all of that snow and then farther towards the west into western maryland as you get into spots like winchester and petersburg, that is where we'll see more of the bull's eye of that accumulating snow. if you're looking to make a snowman or something, these are the areas where otherwise, it's just going to be kind of a mess. so overnight tonight, regardless, even if it is just rain, be extra cautious on the roadways. temperatures will be right around freezing. i'm also a little concerned there may be some freezing rain. we dry out through the afternoon saturday. most of sunday is dry. overnight sunday into monday, our next system moves in. there may be delays and closings monday morning. whoo! a lot going on in the stormwatch 7 weather center. >> so much to deal with. >> we got it all in, though. >> thank you, eil

in maryland southbound 270 at old georgetown there was an accident. that should be out of the roadway now. but otherwise, just volume delays headed south through newington and over the occoquan and then headed south from quantico, bogged down towards stafford. no incidents on the way there. very slow traffic headed to landmark. take a look at cameras and see what things look like there now. things are generally pretty slow. this is on washington boulevard trying to get down to 395. and that's trying to get on to 395 itself which is heavy and slow. traffic on 270 bogs down most of the way from shady grove past montgomery and up to germantown to clarksburg. >> ok bob. thank you. well companies are experimenting with new uses for drones. and apparently criminals are as well. look at this picture. this is a drone crash near tijuana tijuana. police say it was carrying more than six pounds of crystal meth. it was headed towards the u.s. border when it fell from the sky. drone experts say the technology is built to carry a small camera and that the weight of

college basketball come the maryland terrapins have moved into the nation's top 10. they are ranked ninth in the coaches poll, ranked 11th by the associated press. the terps continue to move up the rankings. georgetown has fallen out of the top. it is now all big east conference games until the tournament, time to build their resume. head coach jt-3 was asked about the rankings. >> are we aware of it, yes, but are we worried about it, no. if you win, it will take care of itself. if we get enough wins, that will take care of itself. >> notre dame head coach, taking the irish into chapel hill. marcus paige, great defense. no sir. notre dame holds on to beat north carolina in chapel hill, 71-70. for tennis fans or anybody who needs a caffeine fix, serena williams had just lost the first set of the tournament 6-0. she was exhausted and jet lag. she had to have a morning coffee, so she politely asked for an espresso. once they confirmed it was legal to order one during a match, the ball girl brought it to her serena drank it, won the next two sets and won the match. way t

maryland governor martin o'malley leaves office on wednesday. that doesn't mean he's finished with politics. maryland bureau chief brad bell talked with the democrat today about what he'll do next. >> has to do the most significant room in this statehouse. >> after eight years on the job with only five days left in charge governor martin o'malley took time today to tour the restoration of maryland's old senate chamber, the place where george washington resigned his commission as general. >> makes me grateful for all of those people that came before us. >> with his time running out, o'malley set today aside to talk about his legacy and future. it's clear he's proud of his accomplishments. he defends the tax hikes he instituted and even after his lieutenant governor and hand picked anthony brown lost a race for governor to republican larry hogan o'malley accepts no blame. >> made every decision not based on whether it pulls us to the left or pulls us to the right but we've made those decisions on whether or not it serves the common good. >> as for

a maryland doctor is fighting back against claims he is the next dr. jack kevorkian. abc 7 news broke the news of dr. lawrence egbert, who lost his medical license for helping in an assisted suicide. josie sherman spoke with the doctor about the allegations. >> it right behind the year. >> dr. lawrence demonstrating how to end a life. if he seems comfortable, it's because he has seen this scenario play out 100 times since 2006. >> is it a humane way? >> it's painless, if that's what you mean. >> giving people an option to end their lives with dignity. he said he gave them to people with terminal illnesses. >> we did not buy the equipment. we did not turn the equipment on. we did not connect it. >> he said he provided a hand to hold and advice. the maryland board of physicians called it unprofessional, revoking his license after learning he participated in six assisted suicides here. how do you feel as a facilitator helping people make that choice? >> i'm proud of myself. i think that every doctor should be willing to do that. >> willing to risk his career and freedom.

thes in maryland. he promised to work with e democratic-controlled legislature to close the $750 million shortfall. an update to a story that 7 on your side has followed more than a month. when we first introduced you to 106-year-old virginia, her house was infested with bedbugs. tonight, it is a different story. here is 7 on your side troubleshooter horace holmes. virginia could not be happier these days. >>ironically it had been bugs that were bugging her, bedbugs that had invested -- infested her apartment. the bugs were so bad that they were even crawling on her. after we hear the first story just before christmas, josh kramer from innovative pest management came forward and offered to exterminate. today, 7 on your side came back with kramer to see the transformation. >> was all the news story that you guys did. it was absolutely the right thing to do. >> while the crew was working on the apartment, her landlord sent crews to paint the apartment new locks of a door, and carpeting on the floor. over

maryland terrapins moved up to number 11 in the a.p. and ninth in the coaches poll. georgetown dropped out of the top 25. hoyas have a great opportunity to make some noise tonight against marquette. hoyas at 9-4. marquette at 9-5. watching his freshmen grow up quickly and the hoyas will continue to get better throughout the season. the four freshmen combined for 36 points against creighton and trey campbell from st. john's high school says they are them do their thing. >> you know will be steering. when they go out there but no he's going to play with confidence. that's what i always say when i'm out there. just play with confidence. >> sounds like a st. john's cadet. baseball hall of fame opened its doors to four new members today. three of them were star pitchers. randy johnson pedro martinez and john smoltz all dominated in offense. craig bigglio got in as well. easy for me to say, doug. this is the first time that four guys have been elected in one class since 1955. i'm being thrown out of here! all right. wizards are back home tonight getting ready for tomorrow

feels like 6 in lexington park maryland. show you what the national weather service has done. wind chill advisory goes into effect at 10:00 tonight and extends until 8:00 tomorrow morning. every one listening to us in the abc viewing area looking at the wind chill advisory for the overnight as wind chills willlow zero across much of the region. for this evening, mostly clear. windy and cold. temperatures lower 20's. falling into the middle teens. but winds out of the northwest at 20. we'll talk about when we're going to see a little bit of a warmup and, of course looking forward to the upcoming weekend. details on that in a few minutes. alison? >> see you soon thank you. we turn back to that developing story out of paris where police are trying to track down three gunmen who killed a dozen people at a paris newspaper. it is the country's deadliest terror attack in at least two decades. >> here in the streets of paris with the threat level raised to the highest level and a massive man hunt under way. at least two gunmen are still at large seen here in this video taken wednesday

maryland is sticking with just a mixture of salt and water. listen to these recipes. >> salt mixed with water, mix it together. pour it in the truck and spray it on the roads. pretreat the roads. and after that it should keep it from freezing. >> so as far as the evening commute goes we'll probably just fine. but tomorrow morning will be a big challenge. they are telling us a lot of the heavy stuff will be coming down just about 8:00 in the morning in the midst of the morning rush. in leesburg richard reeves abc 7 news. >> rich thank you very much. our question of the day is asking how are you preparing for this week's cold? go to the wjla facebook page and let us know there. we're going to share a few of your answers a little bit later in this newscast. and a reminder here be sure to join abc 7 tomorrow morning starting really early. 4:00 a.m. meteorologist jacqui and eileen will be leading our stormwatch coverage throughout the morning. leon? >> alison jury selection started today for the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombing. and

now to maryland where the general assembly also convened today for a 90-day session. lawmakers are expected to focus on the state's estimated $750 million budget shortfall. democrats still control maryland's legislature but they will be working under a republican governor when larry hogan is sworn into office a week from today. coming up at 6:00 the french newspaper at the center of a deadly terror attack released its first issue since the tragedy. how the paper is showing its defiance. and we're learning more about a bartender accused of plotting to kill house speaker john boehner. what investigators are revealing about the case. >> there's new video tonight on the charlie hebdo attacks. in itl-qaida takes credit for the paris massacre. the video shows the terrorists commander praising the gunmen by name and calling on muslims to boycott the new edition of the newspaper. on its cover is a cartoon image of the prophet muhammad. people in paris lined up before dawn to buy the edition that sold out almost immediately. u.s. intelligence analysts are studying the 11 minut

the maryland women. number 24 directors downtown mexico -- number 24 rutgers. 25-7 maryland. bang. second half. watch lauren mincey. she goes around everybody straight to the hoop for two. 24 points. terrapins beat rutgers 71-509. college football. ohio state quarterback cardell jones is the story. he started three games for the buckeyes. beat three heisman trophy candidates and won the national title. today he called a news conference. everybody thought he was going to announce he will enter the draft. instead, he said he was returning to columbus for his junior year. and that he wants to stay in school and earn his diploma. ironically, he may never behind her that he is right now but he will never make a better decision. let me take it to hawaii. the sony open. there is a guy behind that tree. that is jonathan randolph. how about the shot? just the club, the ball, and fantastic shop here he made the birdie. the shot of the day. hold on. how about zach johnson in the bunker? over a ridge. relief baby. a great shot. a couple of birds but that one was terrific. the caps are in nashv

western maryland and through portions of western virginia in and around the d.c. metro area, maybe up to about three inches. again, still too early to tell. but as far as the timing of it ending moving out by midday saturday. and then maybe even returning to a little bit of sunshine for the afternoon. so this forecast is something that is going to be evolving over the next 24 to 36 hours so we'll be monitoring it closely. again, the timing late friday night into the midday hours saturday. sunday, we start to dry out a little bit maybe a slight chance of a p.m. snow shower and early monday morning, maybe some of that lingering. but as of right now, nice and dry as we round out this work week. and again, timing, tomorrow night starting after about 8:00 and lasting through about 2:00 on saturday. >> ok. have to change those ways. >> yeah. i'm looking clear on to spring! >> that's all right. you can do that, too. >> all right. >> thank you. we're looking ahead to super bowl. coming up next on abc 7 news at noon, a new super bowl ad that's already making headlines. >>

reporting live in upper marlboro maryland rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. >> thanks. as for virginia, there's no law requiring schools there to have armed security. there is a law requiring districts that choose to have security but they must use armed police officers. as of 2010 119 of the commonwealth's 132 school divisions used school resource officers. public schools say that all schools have a security guard on site but they're not armed. certain schools, though do have resource officers who are armed. alison? >> the cleanup from the blizzard might have to be put on hold. two more storms could drop another six inches on parts of massachusetts. in the meantime we're getting an aerial look right there at the damage that was caused by those hurricane-force winds that everyone talked about along the coast. some communities were flooded after the sea walls broke. look at that. air travel in the region though, has pretty much returned to normal. but it will be a while before it's back to normal for those folks. wow. >> boston get six or seven inches but like bangor mai

maryland bureau chief brad bell has been at the scene all day and he's leave now with the latest development. brad? >> firefighters are still here and they're trying to put out the hot spots. this gate only hints at what a huge property this is back down this lane. nobody told us about the real estate tonight. what everybody is talking about is the six people who remain unaccounted for. a man his wife and their four young grandchildren. >> the house, built to look like a castle was so big, the fire so intense that as it burned it pancaked in upon itself and all that material is still smoldering. >> we're still in fire suppression activities. >> what that means is firefighters haven't even been able to start looking for the residents of the home believed to have been home. and the fire started at about 3:00 a.m. >> so far, the occupants remain unaccounted for. >> the home belongs to tech executive don pyle and his wife sandra. firefighters have been told they were home this morning along with four grandchildren. colleagues at his reston company told us only that pyle wasn't at work today and

restrictions in virginia today or on 270 in maryland. reversible roads only go to one way, not today. not rock creek parkway and road. two way today. 66, volume to the west. i'm bob emler with 103.5 wtop radio. >> bob thank you. coming up next on abc 7 news at 4:00 he is closing in the last half of his last term. take a look at what the president is expected to say in his sec >> police in france are demanding stronger weapons and better protective gear after recent terrorist attack officers were among those killed in attacks on the satirical newspaper and the kosher market. it's led to a continent wide crackdown on terror cells. raids led to the arrests of 40 people this weekend. >> the same in the days of 9/11 where we had an identifiable command and control structure. moving rather insidiously in our communities and across the internet in particular. >> today the european union announced an anti-terror alliance with several majority muslim nations. the goal of the project is to increase cooperation and improve the sharing of intelligen

now, he was driving a red 1993 mazda miata with maryland plates jnn-676. if you see him, please call police. >> busy local highway is getting some new lanes inside the beltway. >> but still ahead, find out why the plan for interstate 66 may not be what you think. >> then a little bit later after just one day in office maryland's new governor unveils his plan to trim the budget. >> and then it may look scary but it's been around for years. we're going to tell you what this is. >> first, we're all pretty familiar with what d.c. looks like now but what about in 15 years. some new predictions when we come back.tt2wút3nú!d! bt@qv+( tt2wút3nú!d! "a@qf'l tt2wút3nú!d! bm@qm,@ tt4wút3nú!d!" dztq )> people in amarillo, texas cleaning up after a massive overnight snowfall there. take a look at this video. more than a foot of snow many closures and delays were issued even before the height of the winter storm

right now we are at 15 at dulles 28 lexington park, maryland. the satellite radar, the skies have cleared out nicely, cold temperatures. those cold temperatures will stick around tomorrow and well into the day thursday. tomorrow morning, gaithersburg in the upper teens, middle tenns ens. the wind will begin to kickoff allowing the windchill factor to drop rather quickly. the cold air off to the north and west, nine degrees right now in chicago. 13 degrees to trade. that will fall tonight in chicago well below zero. tomorrow they may not make it above zero as a daytime high. the futurecast, the next 48 hours, the wind is strong tomorrow, 40 mile-per-hour wind gusts not out of the question. all of the cold air filtering in across the mid-atlantic. the cold air will stick around tomorrow night into the day thursday. that will likely bring us the coldest day so far this season. look at this computer animation, the project it windchill factors. tomorrow morning, at what it may feel like, single digits across much of the area come even though temperat

. >> an historic night in maryland. >> republicans don't win the governor's manages in maryland, and they special don't win when they start with very little name regular anything when they start against a well funded democrat. but a smart run campaign by larry hog led to the big did go hogan led to the biggest upset. hannah graham abduction. on seven 13. hannah graham vanished in charlottesville. two weeks later jesse matthew was taken into custody in goffston and charged. in october graham's remains. investigators say -- >> number three rudd's disappears. she was last season with a 11-year-old janitor at the homeless shelter. tatum is believed to kill his wife and himself. his body found at the park but no one knows what happened to her. number two, marion barry's death. he lived a controversial life full of highs and lows, but there is no doubt marion barrie is the most prominent politicians washington, d.c. hased. he passed away november 23. many credit him with their first jobs at teenagers. number one, mcdonnell convicted. as recently at 2013, men believed bob mcdonnell would on

cook is the second-highest leader testable -- of the episcopal diocese in maryland. she left the crash scene for about 20 minutes and return. bicyclist tom palermo 41, died of head injuries. the unemployment rate in the u.s. is at a six year low. the labor department says that employers added 252,000 jobs last month, dropping unemployment rate to 5.6%, the lowest level since june 2008. turning to the weather, we had a bit of a warm-up today, but nothing to get used to. doug hill has what to expect tonight. >> it was better today. tomorrow you might shake a little bit if you are sensitive to the cold weather. much colder temperatures moving in behind the cold front. 36 at reagan national, 25 hagerstown. during the evening, the temperatures will drop, the windchill will drop. feels like 19 winchester, 29 at the nation's capital. the next several hours we will drop into the 20's with northwesterly wind and clear skies. tomorrow morning, it will be bright and sunny and clear. it will be a clear morning, but the temperatures six to 16 above. sunny and cold. sunday, the po

maryland state police say that it is clear that somebody blew a red light. the question is who. >> this is why they call them crashes and not accidents. something caused the collision to occur. that is the focus of the investigation right now. >> state police say the semi truck was traveling from north carolina to delaware. the driver was seriously injured and airlifted to baltimore shocked from a. he is expected to survive. live in queen anne's county kevin lewis, abc 7 news. >> a greenbelt police officer recovering after an overnight crash caused by suspected drunk driver. the officer was in his vehicle at a traffic stop on greenbelt road when he was hit by a third car. the offer serve suffered minor injuries. -- the officer suffered minor injuries. the driver who was pulled over was not hurt. the driver of the third car has been charged with driving while intoxicated -- driving with impaired vision and under the influence. this just in from dulles international airport, some flights are delayed as firefighters respond to the activation of a smoke alarm at

. >> the maryland general assembly convened this week for a 90 day session. lawmakers are expected to focus on an estimated $750 million shortfall. democrats still control the legislature, but will be working with republican governor larry hogan. he will be sworn in next week. coming up next -- she did not turn on the tap. why is this d.c. woman saddled with a $7,000 water bill? and eileen whelan is back with the fo >> the best part of this forecast is monday, especially for the people who have come here to honor the dr. martin luther king holiday. >> the weather will be nice and dry, but we have to get through some rain. right now the conditions are quiet. at reagan national, 36 degrees. the wind has started to pick up, the southerly breeze is what would be bringing in the milder air tomorrow. at this hour, it will feel chilly feeling like 27 degrees. the clouds have thickened and will thicken through the overnight. the temperatures have dropped to freezing at dulles, manassas, as well as andrews. 25 culpeper. temperatures will drop another degree or two but

most states have seen it widespread, including in maryland and virginia. this physician says up to four to 10 patients per day have been seen for the flu. >> symptoms come on suddenly with fever, the chills coughing. >> the flu test -- >> if anyone tests positive, you will see two lines. >> have been in high demand. d.c. has a localized outbreak. >> if you compare it to the ebola outbreak we went through in october, influences much more serious because it's much more life-threatening. >> the cdc says that most people have gotten a strain that has not been protected by the flu shot, but doctors say to still get it. >> people do feel better and they are not as sick as long. >> patients can also received tamiflu within the first 24 hours to treat it. >> the flu claimed the life of a fifth grader in ashburn. he died in december after running a high fever for several days. a letter to parents from the principal said that he had a bright smile and caring attitude. funeral services were held today. inova loudon hospital implemented new hours because of the flu ep

the last case of measles in maryland was in montgomery county in 2013. we don't know if that case was connected with the out break at disneyland in california. today the cdc said the outbreak probably came from overseas, most likely the source being a tourist. health officials are looking for symptoms at the super bowl. even though the chances of getting sick, they say, are low. >> if you have been vaccinated against measles and are exposed to it, your chance of getting it is 1%. if you have not been vaccinated, it is 90%. >> of the 91 confirmed cases in california, over 50 have been traced back to disneyland. a massive document dumped in the case of john degere, shot and killed last year. since that incident, there has been little information from the police. tom roussey has more. >> fairfax county police are finally releasing a lot of information. this is not even 1/10th of the documents they have released. tonight we are hearing from adam torres, the officer who fired the shot. we're also hearing from another officer, and their stories do not agree. t

and we have offices all over maryland in the d.c. metro area. specifically, we have an office in prince george's county as well as an office in montgomery county. and we assist clients that have civil disputes that are similar in nature. consumer cases family law employment and public benefits are some of the main areas that we focus on. >> you also do pro bono days and there's one coming up in washington county. what can viewers expect at a place like that? >> so pro bono days is basically a chance for someone to walk in and meet with an attorney. usually legal aid partners with the private bar and so there's nonprofit and private attorneys who are available to consult with individuals who have legal questions and so sort of a chance to meet for free and get brief advice about your legal situation, review documents that you might have and maybe come up with a plan of action of what next steps you have to take. >> a little bit of everything has somebody calling and asking about disability benefits. someone with a question related to a time share

maryland is looking for their first 14-1 start since the 1996-1997 season. they're ranked 12th the nation but the big 10 is no cake walk. head coach says there's much better basketball to be played. >> we're nowhere near 're going to be. because of the injuries and different things we just haven't progressed in being able to add as many things as i'd like to add moving forward, been pretty simple and it showed in the michigan state game. we had some things in our back pocket that helped us late. but i think we're going to get a lot better and that's encouraging to me. >> and the wiz are trying to bounce back after a horrible loss. dallas doesn't get any easier tonight. they'll face oklahoma city with the healthy russell westbrook and kevin durant. garnered 43,000 more votes than the heat guard dwyane wade. in college football the bcs national title game is set. it's ohio state and oregon in the final reel. how did they get there? let's start with ohio state. they're up 34-28. and elliott finds the hole. takes this one 85 yards for the touchdown. the buckeyes

off to the west of u winter weather advisory for extreme western maryland. garrett county could pick up a couple of inches of snow especially to the higher ridge tops. satellite and radar, look at how the skies are beginning to clear out. few flurries here and there. not going to amount to a whole lot as you move through the overnight hours but cold winds will continue to blow. and that means waking up tomorrow morning. it's going to be down sf right cold. these are actual air temperatures tomorrow morning. only 6 in leesburg. 8 in gaithersburg. lots of sunshine. that will make it look pretty out there. as you wake up tomorrow morning, this is what it's going to feel like. zero, below zero. not out of the question. but at least the winds will diminish just a little bit as they move through the midday hours, we'll crank those wind chills up into the lower teens in d.c. but it still stays cold out there. we have a bit of a warming trend or a warmup i should say as we move into the end of the work and school week. so for tonight, temperatures, actual air temper

this is in brookeville, maryland. the facility prepares dogs to go into service for veterans. >> eileen whalen shows us how it works. >> on a cold day like today, who doesn't want to snuggle up with some puppies and there's cute puppies at that. we're at brookeville, maryland we're at the warrior canine connection. incredible program and i'm joined by the founder and executive director rick yount and tell us more about this amazing program that you started. >> it's a program where we use the healing power of the human animal bond with some very special puppies. in this case labrador retrievers that are 6 weeks old and these dogs are bred to become mobility service dogs to help veterans who might need their wheelchair fold or help getting up and down and retrieving items. what's very unique about our program is the training is also up there with opportunity for getting treatment for post-traumatic stress because they help us by learning how to train these dogs for fellow veterans so it takes a lot of patience and a lot