arlington national has told them no. for nearly a quarter century, eastern memorials has been making headstones for military families. this is the family's first look at the headstone. >> we want it so bad and we want it right and we have someone telling you, no, you can't do that. reporter: one of the owners of eastern memorials. "wehey come back and say are not going to allow it." without any logic or explanation. reporter: eastern says waiting for answers and denials of support requests to have the name carved to the headstone before her death is happening to military families of loved ones buried at arlington in increasing numbers. >> just because the people who are in charge right now, they don't know what they are doing. reporter: 7 on your side contacted arlington. officials memorials like this are allowed in certain sectors of the cemetery, and it is policy not to allow the surviving spouses' names added to the headstone until the spouse died. disputes that and said that the main reason for denying the request is

. >> for the arlington residents who live by the stretch set to be widened this is a different story. >> i think it is a poor idea. that is not what the road >> nick who has lived here since 1971 says the initial intention was a two-lane parkway, not a beltway like thoroughfare. >> arlington is not something you can just pave over. that is where this is going. >> the agreement reached by the governor and the lawmakers call for widening the eastbound portion of 66 between the dulles connector road in boston, four-mile section through arlington county. arlington leaders, expressing disappointment from the deal and pleased by the promise of the governor. >> widening of 66 will be done on the existing footprint. and the existing right-of-way. no homes or businesses will be taken with these improvements. >> as part of the agreement, lawmakers fighting proposed tolls inside the beltway are dropping their opposition. this plan allows for solo drivers on 66 to be told in rush hour. >> i don't want to see all the roads turn in toll roads. that mig are heading. >> i don't want to pay more eithe

this at elk street and arlington road. you can see the car starts to push through there will be a lot of road spray. hydroplaning is an issue we're seeing. be car taking you right now in certain areas. so if you travel on the inner ten-mile stretch is an hour currently. traveling d.c. 295 northbound trying to get to baltimore we are over an hour to get there. 66 heading inbound. we had a crash for three hours. right before the capital beltway. 44 minutes. 95 south from the capital beltway to the occoquan, hey, that is the lowest taking you now which is 35 minutes. slowing everywhere. no major crashes. if standing water and the ponding we see all over. steve? steve: newly issued severe thunderstorm warning. this time for part of southern maryland. it does include calvert and st. mary's county including king george and la plata. this is until 7:00. about 40 minutes to go. you can see this area right here is the area in question. add it to the area for most of prince george's county and anne arundel. notice the district and a

the cemetery deputy superintendent. >> it arlington national cemetery. we work diligently to address the challenges. chris: challenges like the backlog. documents show that in late 2012 the cemetery had a burial backlog of 500. today it has nearly tripled, nearly 1300. as far as the request, cemetery policy is clear -- spouse's names are not allowed on the stones until they die. just until a few months ago, that policy was not being enforced. those stones should not have been approved. >> they would not be approved today. since 2013, cemetery staff has doubled, which is bringing down the backlog. -- as far as the burial process, longer waits are the norm. >> we have to review every marker. chris: for this story, 7 on your complaints the cemetery has recently received. people calle told with complaints, the cemetery does not file them as complaints and they are not tracked. in arlington, chris papst, abc 7 news. leon: still ahead -- more problems with hoverboards. the strict warning its makers are facing. alison: extended hours to say goodbye to justice a

alison: in arlington, daycare providers and preschool administrators are crying foul over the child care regulationing. they call many measures in the 34-page document unnecessary and ridiculous. as mike carter-conneen reports if approved operate face a long list of requirements affecting staff training, classroom lay-outs and wall colors. >> according to the arlington county proposed child care regulations building interiors in light or the bright colors and aural cribs, cots and mats must be a minimum of three feet apart. >> it does not work. you have to strip the room of over the do it. >> on the open comment tool the proposal has been flagged with a lot of criticism. first reported by arlington now, smaller, part-time program are vocal in the opposition. >> the regulations could potentially close down schools like ours and they wouldn't exist. they'd be >> it would require the teach stores a bachelor's degree in education or a similar field and nine so -- so mester credits. >> if arlington will require they should help the money toward it. >> there are several proposed program progra

you're with a treatment center here in arlington. what are some of the things people are asking you? we don't have much time left. >> they're asking us where they can get treatment. and they're telling us their stories about their loved ones, struggling with addiction and own supportr groups. a lot of anddren to heroin addiction they're looking for support groups in the community. >> well, i am glad you're here phones!r the 703-236-9220. keep the calls coming. we're open until 6:30. so much to everybody who came in to help us with that tonight. that will do it for abc 7 news at 5:00. but right now at 6:00, the longest-serving supreme court remembered. the stories of those standing in line to pay their final respects. >> show time! >> no question. chilling phone call of a man ordering the murder of his own family member from bars. the horrible act, all caught on video. >> and i was willing to give my life to protect them and they were willing to give their lives to protect me. 71 years after the fight for hiroshima, a special reunion

advisory includes the district, arlington, alexandria, all of southern maryland, everything in purple. if you have plans and delmarva, sarles barry, ocean city, tomorrow could be slow going -- soul is barry -- salisbury, ocean city, tomorrow could be slow going. southern maryland will have the snowflakes, but then everything moves out by about 7:00. rush-hour commute will be wet, but at least it will not be snowing across the area. the sunshine reemerges by midmorning and sticks around in the afternoon with high temperatures in the middle 40's. the next seven days, temperature 47 saturday, 50 sunday. monday could be the calm before the storm. tuesday, a chance of snow, right now percent, but we are still a ways out, and is likely to be accumulating snow that could cause problems. alison: here we go again. have a good night. >>> and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- jason sudeikis, lionel richie, "this week in unnecessary censorship," and music from sir elton john, with cleto and the cletones. and now, you'd better believe it,

debate is raging about a plan to open up a gun store in arlington. and the owners are getting the green light to open a shop along north pershing road not far from fort meyer and a daycare center. jay korff has a look at the concerns there. jay: the gunshot slated to open in a few weeks is billed as one of the largest sporting arms dealer in area. some who live in the community say they didn't find out about it-up in yesterday and now they are fighting it. >> right now the only evidence of a gun shoppe coming to the retail spot in arlington is a nova armory sticker on a door with an american flag draped in the background. >> my initial response was outrage, surprise. >> shaw, a mother of three who lives nearby is deeply concerned about the business moving to a neighborhood that includes a preschool and single family home of an ear shot of the store front. >> we are not your market. this is guns on children do not fit. jay: other than expressing outrage with the n collecting signatures on a petition there may be little they can do to prevent it from o

theer weather advisory for district, arlington, southern maryland. winter storm warning continues in pink. the further west, it extends until 10:00 in the morning. it is still well below freezing, 30 reagan national and leesburg, 28 frederick. everything that is falling from the sky freezing on contact. be careful in the next hour or two. the northre moving to and east. heading in closer, moderate freezing rain, right along 66, manassas and marshall. although this will continue overnight, then a heavier band of rain in the morning, upwards of an inch. a flood warning is possible in the morning. all of that coming up. is the iceig concern building up on the roads and sidewalks. we have seen several people fall because of the slippery conditions. tom roussey is standing by in mobile track 7 checking the streets. where are you and what can you tell us about what you have seen? tom: we are in gaithersburg. this is a commuter parking lot, just off 270. a lot of what you are looking at the low was -- below us is i neighborhoods are not doing well. the majo

arlington, alexandria, prince george's. all the areas that are shaded in orange would be severe thunderstorm warning. with the gusty winds and the heavy downpours. under that we have the flood watches and the flood warning because of the heavy rain that the storms are producing. the areas you see are this red, including the stafford county, part of prince william county. that is a tornado warning set to expire in 13 minutes. we have not had any report of any locks right now. it's doppler radar indicated at this time. however, most of the area, the area shaded in yellow that includes the area underneath the orange and the red under that tornado watch. now until 11:00. i expect the tornado watch will come down earlier than that. don't you think? doug: the way it is moving if the line is at the current speed yeah. i think 8:30 to 9:00 we should be out of the woods. this expanded. north to baltimore and prince george's county. that has been included now in the severe thunderstorm warning. that will continue to affect 6:15 if no

next several collections of developed by arlington county as a resource for local afri -- photos just have some generic information. we want to know the information so that it is a living and breathing database. longtime residents point out the historically black neighborhood is changing. electing 32% african-americans. >> they have partnered with a model school. through research and interviews, they learn the school they now 10 was once segregated. >> white and black didn't get together very well so they are like separated. ask people were being discriminated because of the color of their skin. >> the teacher said that knowledge gives children of all colors confidence. >> you need to know where you came from. it helps you develop as a person and you appreciate the things that people have done for you in the past. >> next saturday the school will feel the heritage festival celebrating arlington's african-american history and culture. >> right now 6:00, the race to .he white house who is canceling school on primary day and who else is now debating it? new video showing the moment a dec

crews are working to repair a water main break in arlington. a section of wilson boulevard is closed at quinn street after an eight inch pipe ruptured yesterday afternoon. water crews are on the scene right now. no word on when those repairs will wrap up. let's get a check of how the roadways are looking. here is jamie sullivan. jamie: we are starting off in arlington in the area you just mentioned on wilson boulevard. where the water main break was blocking all lanes really yesterday during our rush and in the afternoon this is what it looked like when crews were there right after it happened. we do have one lane that is currently getting by. if you're heading from rosslyn closer toward the courthouse or clarendon neighborhoods, you can get through. untilro the red line -- 2:30 the trains that originate at silver spring will turn back at farragut north because of schedule track work. yellow and blue line that difficult -- that typical track work between national city and the airport. -- pentagon city and the airport. if we are going to move fu

arlington leaders expressing disappointment over the deal but pleased by this promise from the >> the widening of 66 will be done on the existing footprint and the existing right-of-way no homes or businesses will be taken with these improvements -- >> as part of the agreement lawmakers fighting proposed tolls and cited that way are dropping their opposition. this allows for solo drivers and 66 to be told during rush hour -- >> i don't want to rose turned into toll roads and i think i might be the direction we are heading. >> i don't want to pay more either but if i want a shortcut to get somewhere and somebody has to pay for it. coming up next, pollution in the potomac river has d.c. taking steps about the fishy leaks. the popular at that connects you to local restaurants and safety money. we have to go through the tomorrow morning before we talk and track possible step on presidents' day. >> is one of the lasting images from the blizzard. snow dumped in parking lots by the truckload. scene.uch different snow dumped. ..c. water is worried about it the snow is filled with waste that w

family ind a arlington, many of his children graduated from the area. we have been writing on social media how proud we are of the children, especially of paul delivering not for his father. another emotional goodbye this afternoon for a deputy killed in the line of duty. the funeral was mark logsdon, he and another deputy were killed after responding to a call last week at a restaurant. the suspect was killed in a shootout. right now, in spotsylvania, a shopping center evacuated after a bomb threat this afternoon. the state police were called to the sound center -- town center. the threat was made this afternoon around 1:30 p.m. police say that nothing was found and it has reopened. lots of people out and about today as we get a taste of spring. enjoy it now, this is likely the nicest weather we will have all week. ryan has a first look at the forecast. this is a beautiful shot of iwo jima there. ryan: beautiful weather for a saturday. we had dry conditions. this is nice, falling on a saturday. but weo temperatures in the 60's and 70's in many location

alison: three men are in custody after allegedly arlington. this happened saturday night on washington boulevard. arlington police say justin norconck nore, lance ingram and jeffrey rowe from woodbridge started driving alcohol inside the vehicle. the uber driver said they couldn't drink in his car. but after the argument the driver was hit in the face with a beer bottle and a car window was shattered. leon: breaking news in the newsroom. this morning the d.c. police department tell us captain paul shelton has been charged with a d.u.i. after an accident that happened last night at i-295 and pennsylvania avenue. no word whether he was on duty at this time. his police powers have been taken away. talk about the weather. alison: today was nice. doug hill has a check on the forecast ahead. >> it was a nice break after sunshine today. we have a two storm system. the high and the low pressure center will give us rain tomorrow morning. i will be chilly. period of rain throughout the day. the rain tends to move out of the area to the northeast. we wil

those of us with canceled activities, same with arlington. for more closures, go to our website at wjla.com. good morning washington starts at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow on your side for tomorrow's commute. as we track the winter storm, the stormwatch winter 17 will track wherever you are. -- can job of this app download this app. we are going to turn to get supreme court justice antonin scully up. the medical examiner says he died of a heart attack. we have also learned his body is on the arguings are already over who should name his successor and when. the country wonders how the courts will keep doing business in his essence. -- absence. reporter: the battle for the bench has already started. >> barack obama will ram down our throat liberal justice. >> it is called delay, delay, delay. filibuster -- will you filibuster any of the nominees? >> of course i would send somebody, but the division is real. reporter: the sudden death of supreme court justice antonin scalia adding a new divide to the election-year. >> it is the job of the president of uni

this is a live look in the arlington neighborhood. on wilson boulevard. the closure is from quinn street continuing that issue. get closer to the rhodes boulevard. go to the map. i want to focus in on what you need to know with the biggest issue with this. that is getting around it. going to the map i want to show you what you need to know. that is a stretch that is blocked off from quinn street to rhodes street. 16th street is a best alternate. this is rosslyn toward courthouse neighborhood in clarendon boulevard. that is the issue. 16th street runs parallel. that is the best option. clarendon is one way in the opposite direction. typical for the afternoon drive along the capital beltway. but north on 270, we are in the teens. a class closer, take a live look at the beltway before you get to 270. you request see a solid stretch of the bumper to bumper traffic. alison: the h.o.v. lanes will be closed overnight. vdot says this is needed for assessment for future extensions. closures start at 9:30 and reopen in northbound direction at 4:30 a.m. thanks to ub

., arlington getting the last bit of rain developing, parts of arlington. even prince george's county, bowie, clinton getting showers, annapolis. side as well, anne arundel county. another cluster of rain in northern virginia, tracking southeast. the low-pressure with the leading warm front and the trailing cold front is the bigger picture, and that is what is exiting along the front. tomorrow, we expect more sunshine, though it may come later in the day than anticipated. then, mostly rain coming our way. that is monday, tuesday. coming in closer, very detailed forecast, right now, overnight towards the temperatures could be chilly in the northwest, 32 may be too low . lots of sunshine tomorrow. north west zones, upper 40's, lower 50's. the immediate metro, lower 50's with sunshine. southern maryland, northern virginia, lower 50's, upper 40's. the same in the southwest zones. equal opportunity nice day, right about the average of 49. ,uesday, and one set -- onset could have some snowflakes in the shenandoah valley, but this is a rain event tuesday and wedne

heading towards arlington national cemetery. be careful. leon: know you? steve: i mentioned somebody's name and then they did. 43 degrees was the high today at reagan national, 50 the average this time of year. we will be above average as we move into the day sunday. breezy at reagan national, just a few clouds. the skies eventually clear overnight. it is cold right now, 32 leesburg, 30 manassas, 29 fredericksburg. at least the wind has started to ease, near 8 to 12 miles per hour. view, there is no super cold air, which is good news as we move into the beginning of march. the last week of february, two weeks from now we will spring ahead one hour when daylight savings time begins. from now. weekends the mid-atlantic. we stay that way overnight and for the day tomorrow, lots of sunshine sunday. monday, the warm weather trend keeps going, all the way to the middle of next week. the temperatures for the overnight, falling to near 23 to 30, mainly clear skies. tomorrow morning, going for a walk or exercising, the farmers market, bundle up early on. we will be

>> right now we are in arlington. on 66 eastbound. it is smooth going where we are now but that is not the condition throughout the area. people need to look outside their door to make a decision as to whether or not they want to hit the roads. the conditions are going to get worse. as we go in the evening. right now smooth sailing in back to you. steve: i'm steve rudin in rosslyn. we are dealing with the mist and the heaviest rain yet to arrive. look behind me. you can see the traffic for the most part moving freely. no problems there. however sidewalks and the side roads are slick. especially if they have not been treated. temperatures still as mentioned below freezing. we stay below freezing we will look for a threat for the minor ice accumulation. especially inside the capital beltway. coming up in a few minutes the chief meteorologist will have more. doug hill will have more on the freezing rain and what to expect in the overnight hours and early tomorrow morning. with many school districts have to make a call to cancel school, d

arlington county police tell "7 on your side" he has an active warrant out for his arrest. may 11, 2015, police say thompson broke in his then-girlfriend apparent and salted her while e -- assaulted her while she was holding her child. he has a tattoo on the neck that says latoya. >> for the safety of her and the child in this case we want him in custody. >> thompson is 34, 5'9", 210 pounds, black hair and brown eyes wanted for playry and assault -- burglary and assault and battery. police want to put him behind bars. >> if you have information, call the arlington county police. see you next week with the fighting back wall of justice. i'm jennifer donelan. leon: breaking news to come in newsroom. 23-year-old takoma park police officer arrested after a fight at a d.c. club. charged with misdemeanor assault on a police officer. been with the police since 2014 alison: breaking news from campaign trail where michael bloomberg announced he might launch an independent bid for president. bloomberg tems the "financial times" that the current campaign is an insult to the voters. he

no homesnor saying -- in arlington will be taken away during this construction. reporting live in tyson, john gonzalez. now we turn to the weather. after an icy start to the morning, we will warm up a bit today, but it still feels pretty cold out there and we could see some flurries. chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a look at your forecast. question,out of the some areas could see heavier snow showers this afternoon. this is a view of the alexandria belle haven country club, across the area there is a chill in the air. with the sunshine it is a pretty optimal day until you factor in the winds coming out of the northwest. we will enjoy the sunshine and one of the things we will keep an eye on is this area that has had snow showers across west virginia that are moving across our area this afternn partly cloudy skies. charleston, eastern kentucky, bringing in all eastward. clouds rolling in this afternoon, according to this computer model, they may be onto something, later this afternoon we may see that area get larger with snow showers just through the ru

it's not just arlington. others say it's the first day they got mail since january 21. >> the concern this morning when we get a little bit of mail the where is the rest of the mail? amy: we take a deeper look at what is done to fix it at 5:00. jonathan: thank you. michelle: hopefully the groundhog is correct and the weather won't cause problems for mail carriers or the rest of us for that matter. punxsutawney phil did not see his shadow and so warmer days ahead. jonathan: and we trust it because it's perfect science. do you trust the rodent? michelle: great sense of humor. you can join the conversation on the facebook page. jonathan: all right. of course, phil isn't the only furball making predictions around here. eileen is in potomac circle where potomac phil made his predictions. >> potomac phil did not see his shadow. an early spring. we are all excited at the dupont circle. the dupont festival hosting the groundhog celebration, fifth year in a row. adam, the founder. great predictions! >> it was an incre

in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: a reminder that several virginia school districts decided to close for super tuesday. they include fairfax, loudoun, pins william and spotsylvania counties. school administrators say they are closing because of the large crowds they are expecting. leon: stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage for super tuesday. we have a team of reporters spread out across virginia as the results come in. for those keeping track at home maryland primary is scheduled for april 26 and we will be all over that as well. alison: this is a delicate topic. you may want to be careful asking if an older woman may be the newborn's grandmother? because births to women in their last 15 years. >> we are going to have like baby and menopause crashing down on each other. alison: our consumer investigator kimberly suiters finds out how many of the women in their 50's are getting pregnant naturally and how many are paying for pregnancy. pregnant and pushing 50. tune in sunday night at 11:00 after the oscar

mike carter-conneen joining us from arlington. everywhere you go, they are opening up like they were waiting for warmer weather and here they are. mike: we are seeing the huge swings. it is chilly but a big change in the conditions. not the downpours we saw earlier this morning. this pothole here, about two feet wide on philmore in arlington. they can't avoid it, the cars don't expect it to be there. but now since there isn't rain you have a more visible look at the potholes. you can see beach drive, every winter a lot of potholes. rock creek parkway. even the inner lanes of the beltway. two lanes were shut down as emergency crews moved in to fill a couple of very large potholes today. talking with driver, they are feeling very frustrated. a break this winter. maybe not as bad as past winters but they are sick of these potholes. >> since they have removed the snow from the roads, it seems like it's potholes ever few blocks that rattle your car horribly so. you have to be careful out here. >> snowmageddon was 2010. that was pretty

live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. president obama urgedded local and national lawmakers to lead with faith and not fear. the president delivering his last annual sermon at the annual prayer breakfast in the district this morning and warned of the core rose i impact of fear in public life. this comes after making his first visit as president to american mosque. in keeping with the tradition of the annual gathering, the president did not directly mention anything to do with the political scene. well, they were plotting to use a drone to drop drugs, cigarette, even a phone on the prison ground in cumberland. but two of the three planners of the idea reached a plea deal. keith russell from silver spring worked his deal out. but specifics are not made public yet. the other two were arrested in the truck outside the prison with the contraband and the remote control mini copter. we have to wait to hear what the stunt will cost them in regard to time. so around the commonwealth this afternoon, senators now struck down a bill

if you have any information, call the arlington county police. we'll see you next week. i'm jennifer donelan. alison: still ahead today -- alison: students were injured trying to escape today but all four are expected to be okay. authorities have an idea of a motive but they are not releasing it now. authorities say two people were killed in a massive fire at marina in virginia. the fire at the dozier yachting center in ubana lit up the sky for miles. it started around 4:30 this morning. no word on a cause. they are investigating the possibility of arson. leon: all aboard, folks. the grocery expensive a started saturday. up and running for today's commute. brianne carter has more. how is it looking this evening? >> well, the full service is up and running but not on the streetcar. they have a number of the brand ambassador to get used to the new system. >> he got on the streetcar for the first full day of service. many riders told us they want to see what if hype is about. >> i would use this. 30 minute to ride the two-mile stretch. we want to know is it faster to walk?

right now mobile track 7 is in arlington. approaching isle-66. things moving along right n >> visitors each year. even on the cold and the snowy president's day, thousands climbed up the marble steps built between 1914-1922, the monument is starting to look the age. the national park foundation fixer upper fundraising got a big boost. >> contribute $18.5 million to restore the memorial. >> philanthropist donated to restore the monument and the historic sites to preserve them for generations to come. >> i grew up in baltimore. my parents brought me here. many children were brought here. >> they will use the gift to replace the marble and stel lincoln's story with the exhibit space growing 15 times larger. >> this space below the memorial is known as the undercroft with 65-foot tall column, rarely seen by the public. but that is about to >> this is first time they can see the area. >> they had to build thepylon in the bed rom. only way to make sure that it wouldn't sink. >> on the wall, century old graffiti by the men who built the monument will be

the bishop of arlington said his wisdom brought clarity and his witness to truth enabled us to speak to do the same. and justice john paul is a priest with diocese. ahead tonight, pope francis in mexico -- his message as he visited one of the poorest parts of that country. and smoke on the water -- not the deep purple tune, a weather ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ geico for your boat. see how much you could save. kimberly: pope francis is on his third day to his trip to mexico. he visited one of the poorest and most dangerous parts of the country. he arrived for a five-day visit and the pope urged the nation to combat drugs and corruption and violence. he said it with the devil, there is no dialogue. now to the war on terror -- the u.s. and allies conducted 27 airstrikes this weekend between -- on isis. attacks were carried out in nine different cities. it's a got isis tactical units strikes took out tactical units and destroy the tunnel and building used by the group. , we continue to follow the wintry weather headed our way. your complete forecast is coming up next. and did you see it -- a lo

despite arlington county objections it looks like the two-lane highway is getting larger in the beltway. brianne carter has details on this. what is the story? brianne: >> this is a plan to widen 66 inside the beltway. the bipartisan agreement will add the tolls in 2017 and then widen it later. the ongoing debate to block the tolls altogether. not everyone is behind the new compromise. manassas delegate bob marshall stood in the room as governor mcauliffe made an announcement holding a sign that read stop $17 tolls. >> it may be a done deal but i intend to fight it. >> the a article board of supervisors said we are disappointed with the news of the amended plan from i-66. for construction, officials say they expect it to happen in the next 18 months. the project expected to be completed in leon: get ready for the lanes to close on the outer loop of the beltway. the maryland state highway administration closing down four of the six lanes along the stretch below the brantly boulevard overpass. the lanes should be open at 5:00. we will be watching. that work was supposed to happen monday n

a live look at route 50 in arlington. and ice starting to melt. a different story a few hours ago. some of the pictures you sent us. thank you for this picture. you see what appears to be a garden gnome covered in snow. another picture, we have from falls church. at the freezing rain. a sheet of ice on a window or a car. a site many people saw this morning. thank you for sending those in. you can send pictures and to pics@wjla.com. another half-hour of abc 7 news at noon is next. we have coverage checking out the roads and skies. >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. water we are watching the levels as warm up today after a day of ice, snow and heavy rain. a flood warning remains in effect. a flood watch until 11:00 p.m. for the entire area. rain?remember the heavy here is where it is now. ocean city. wins at 39 miles per hour. the system is moving away and we will be good to go here locally as the heavy rain moves offshore here within the next hour. in the upper 30's. 36 and hagerstown third 36 in

give you time lapse. 57 at the army navy country club in arlington. time lapse today. we had a cold front this morning and thus cloudiness. then we cleared out and gusty winds and dry air. the light will linger longer. 502 is the -- 52 is the morning low. the temperatures will slowly fall tonight. winds will diminish. we are still at 59 at reagan national. 52 in hagerstown and fredericksburg. we have coolest readings north and west of the metro. with the light winds and the clear skies 30's in the area. there is area that is developing to create snow. this number will move east. and gusty winds through the day on wednesday. a second service develops in the southwest to bring us rain and snow on friday morning. in the meantime, another warm day tomorrow. the future cast shows a lot of sunshine. some cloudiness increasing. here is the system over the high planes and the northern rockies now. that will swing in and give us the rain and gusty winds developing with a system on wednesday. this could be a small system. but potential for snow in some areas. the snow hasn't for

this is a look at arlington. we have conditions that are slushy. that is what we are seeing on the secondary roads, the side roads and the ramps. keep in mind that you fill up on the washer fluid. if you are driving behind someone and their tires are kicking this up, that is going to make the visibility worse for you. just on your windshield if you aren't fully prepared with the washer fluid. move to maryland. the 270 spur. you can see in the camera, that is frozen. earlier it was a drop. now we are freezing. so we see this moving at a nice pace. we recommend that you do still stay at home. back to you. jonathan: thank you. just in time for president's day, you can watch nesting bald eagles in h.d. in the capitol. michelle: this is cool. a story you first saw this morning on wjla.com. chris papst broke the story. he joins us now. chris, anytime you have an animal, live h.d. camera, you are gold. jonathan: and babies. michelle: yes. exactly. tell us about it. chris: we have babies in a couple of weeks. we will get to that in a little bit. this is wi

until then in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. following this story closely. to see jeff's reporting on the potomac spill go to wjla.com. search "potomac oil." you can see the evolution of the story from the beginning last week when the substance was first spotted. "7 on your side" with health matters. president obama is requesting $1.8 billion to combat the zika virus. it would be used here and abroad for zika control and work on vaccine. it's mainly spread by mosquitoes and linked to birth defects in the babies of infected women. 50 americans returned to u.s. infected. jonathan: a fight in annapolis ended with a man being arrested for biting a woman. police say justin brown bit off the tip of the woman's left ring finger when they were called to main street for a fight. the woman we are told was trying to break the fight up. brown has been charged with assault and disorderly conduct. he is out of jail after posting bond. michelle: gone in an instant. woodbridge home explodes in minutes after a family evacuated after smelling gas

northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg on the story from the beginning and he is live in arlington with a look at the culprit. what is the word? jeff: days after the spill was first spotted in the potomac river the coast guard coming to a dif fintive conclusion. -- definitive conclusion. >> all samples from the same source. jefford the domini where spill happen january 24. 95% of the 13.5 thousand gallops gallons cleaned up. tests weredy min five. >> we were -- were definitive. >> is we found traces that connected outside dominion. to the roaches run. jeff: concentrated from roaches run and gravelly point but stretched to the potomac by the wilson bridge. it had dra it mattic impact on the wildlife. killing 21 birds. mostly canada geese. with an additional 32 surviving after rehabilitation efforts in delaware. >> we have not had an opportunity to review the information that the coast guard developed. >> last week dominion said it had no evidence that it was connected to the spill at the substation. today is a different tone. >> we had no reason it is from our mineral oil. but if it

exactly what to do and the politics surrounding it have been arlington and other counties weighing in. they are at odds on what to do. brianne carter is joining us with a compromise brianne: a compromise and also a historic move. eastbound lanes of 66. you can see the traffic moving. but for any of you driving in the morning you know there are choke points along here. now according to lawmakers in virginia they have a plan to try to alleviate that. earlier today virginia governor terry mcauliffe saying the relief will come as they widen interstate 66 inside the beltway. the bipartisan agreement would widen the eastbound lanes of 66 from the dulles connector to exit 71 in boston. this project is part of a budget amendment that needs to make its way through the general assembly. the price tag is $140 million. currently the solo drivers are not allowed to use the lane in rush hour. will pay the toll to get on. tolls set for 2017 are still expected to be that way. while construction on the widening is underway. take a listen to what the governor had to say. governor mcauliffe: this agreem

kimberly: arlington and fairfax county on alert for potentially rabid fox. at least three attacks have been reported in the past week. eyewoman says she made contact with the fox when it lunged at her twice. she was bitten on the leg, but took a couple pictures after. the woman was rushed to the emergency room and is ok. an hour later, a couple pushing a stroller was also attacked. they believe it's the same animal. it was clear that it was injured by an animal or a car and i think it felt threatened and startled. the second time it came back and i shook it off again. go towards the front of the house rather than this entrance. kimberly: officials want you to be careful if you see a fox in case it might have rabies. 20 more minutes on saturday news extra. coming up next, why the postal rent to giveying to people. and later, is there room for another burger joint? the famous brothers who may want to find out. devon: there is always room for another burger, and there is always room for more information coming in. the forecast coming up. coming in. the forecast

reporting live in arlington, brianne carter. maureen: more information news. reality of the drivers paying a toll on i-66 may be getting closer. lawmakers at the general assembly in richmond debate the idea. it's supported by the governor. they recommended block tolling of the existing lanes and argue int shouldn't happen until 66 is widened. governor mcauliffe says the traffic is so bad on i-66 something has to be done. >> for the first time in 25 years you have a governor with a plan. people talk about it for 25 years. nothing has happened. maureen: governor mcauliffe proposing tolling inside the beltway in rush hour in 2017. leon: that is the celebration of fat tuesday. mardi gras going strong there. it will continue until midnight tonight when lent will start. maureen: the weather is nice there. doug: but the chill is coming to go south for four or five days. tell you about this day. we had snow. the only advisory with weather advisory well north and west. 46 is the morning low. 46 and 30 are the averages. numbers at the moment we are still holding in mid-

discovered a talent for getting people to open up and he testified against torres who killed a sailor in arlington in 2009. he provided testimony against a man who supported islamic terrorist. he got out early and appeared to get his life back on track. until wednesday afternoon. >> he is consistent on his phone. when he is not there for work or there answerinth calls from his family, there is a major concern. >> no sign of his car. phone -- >> there is no sign of anything. no activity. no card activity or phone activity. >> he was last seen in capitol heights at a business here. shortly after the scheduled meeting, his friends say his two cell phones went dead. >> there have been no business problems. there have been no personal problems. we don't know. staves the family and the -- stefs the family and the friends are frightened and worried. they will not say two we husband scheduled to meet in capitol heights. nor what it was about. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> puts everybody at risk. my son is dead because of that. leon: the new revela

happening right now, arlington and fairfax county are on alert for a potentially rabid fox. there have been reports of at least three different attacks in the last few days. john gonzalez has the latest. we have been talking to residents who live in this mclean neighborhood. they say they see fox's here all the time. this week, many of the folks have seen a fox that appears to be injured with bloody paws and a bloody nose and a laceration on his back leg. it has attacked at least one person in this area. we just spoke to a woman who was attacked here on tuesday morning in the front yard. she says she made eye contact with this fox and then it lunged at her twice. she got a chance to take a couple of photos after she was written on the leg -- bitten on the leg. the fox moved very slowly. she was rushed to the emergency room and animal control was called. later, someone walking with a baby stroller was also attacked. this woman says she believes it is the same rabid fox. >> it was clear it was injured by an animal or car. i think it felt presence -- threatened by my presence.

so much rain in the forecast tomorrow, 1-2 inches, or as a flood watch for the district, arlington, alexandria, everywhere in green, montgomery county. the best likelihood of localized flooding. once we get this out, things will improve. 52 the high tomorrow, thunderstorms in the afternoon. sunshine for the day thursday and friday, cool temperatures saturday. sunday we are looking at a high temperature close to 60 degrees. alison: come on sunday. leon: se robert: yes. i will just say it is not 2012 anymore. , theuture of rg iii admit what wely have all known for a your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 items. eat well for less. only at my giant. the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. time, but the wizards have some stuff to think about tonight, four games under

live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. funeral arrangements made for mark logsdon. they will take place next week at the mount christian church. that is thursday from 2:00 until 9:00. the funeral will take place the following saturday at 10:00 in the harford community college. logsdon with the fellow senior deputy glendale, arizona were killed wednesday in a shoot-out. the gunman also killed. the jury returned a jury in a sexual assault case against traveling nurse of prince george's county. jared kline found not guilty. accused of assaulting a patient at bowie health center in january of 2014. but kline still faces sex assault charges in the district for three other alleged incidents in different hospitals. michelle: in a child abuse investigation, mother and father charged. today they were in a montgomery county courtroom. kevin lewis has the information that is emerging as well as the trial date. kevin: place say craig and nicole williams would routinely restrain the 7-year-old son in the family clarksburg townhouse. th

take a look at our live weather cam from washington lee high school in arlington. you can see a few scattered clouds. we had some clouds earlier today and they will be building back this afternoon. the best way for us to describe it is a mix of sun and clouds. we do have a little bit of a breeze at 12. at a little bit of a chill factor if you will. 41 at aspen hill. 47 in full search. -- falls church. 44 in largo. i was looking at the satellite picture because we had some clouds earlier this morning. they have fanned but they are moving back in. if you're watching along the 81 corridor and the shenandoah valley, things are a little bit cloudier. if your heading down south towards virginia and madison and orange counties, a little bit more sunshine right now. they goes back and forth. you can definitely see the ha your cloud cover around us. there is a pocket right in the center of are looking nice. futurecast looking ahead. it will be a bit cooler tomorrow. maybe near 40 degrees at best. however, a bit of a cool breeze. as we have for the afternoon sunshine but coo

still have flood warnings in effect for the district, arlington, alexandria, parts of prince george's county, southern montgomery county, and fairfax, because of the runoff from the rain. rain has officially ended. 38 to 44 overnight, the winds beginning to increase. sunfuturecast, a mixture of and clouds, but i think the clouds will win out in the late morning and into the afternoon. cannot rule out a chance of an isolated shower. nothing like we had earlier today, looking at just a few showers here in there tomorrow. cooler air friday and saturday. partly sunny, breezy. the wind will increase out of the southwest, 10 to 20, could gust up to 35. some good news -- the 70 --seven-day outlook, sunday, 60 degrees, a nice mixture of sun and clouds. monday may throw in a shower or two, lower 60's. i have daffodils in front of my place already blooming. robert: already? steve: watch out for the weekend. alison: i did not know that you had a green thumb. steve: i don't, there's just one. leon: what's going on with you? robert: the wizards on the road against theulls, missing half their squad

suzanne kennedy live in arlington with a look at us tonight. >> suzanne. >> this is second nature to so many of us. we pick up the phone and hit an app. the next thing we know we have an uber waiting for us to take us where we need to go. but do we really know who we get in the car with? >> all it takes is submit information on the uber app. no face to face meeting necessary. this driver went through the process last year. >> copy of your driver's license. copy of the registration. copy of the insurance card. picture of the car. picture of the license plate. >> the next day, i was on the road. >> the driver involved in saturday's shooting 45-year-old jason dalton had undergone background check. uber says he had no criminal record and there was nothing to indicate dalton was a security threat. at the uber local office no one would talk on camera about the local drivers but they talked to kimberly suiters about the screening process. >> u.c. we do adequate background checks. we did them before required by law. >> uber users say the background checks are important but they aren't sure t

first, they stopped at the dunkin' donuts on arlington boulevard in falls church. the woman left her purse there. police in the suspect of the purse and left in a dark-colored suv, believed to be a 2009 to 2011 mitsubishi endeavor. a version of panel has approved a bill that would require students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their biological sex. the bill would mandate schools and state agencies adopt a policy designed to keep transgender people from using the bathroom with which they identify. it comes as a federal appeals court is weighing the case of a transgender student born female who sued after being barred from using the boys restroom. vote 2016 news now, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are back on the campaign trail, hours after their final debate before tuesday's new hampshire primary. last night's debate was the first since clinton narrowly won the iowa caucus, and the first since martin o'malley dropped out of the case. in their most heated exchange, clinton accused sanders of implying she could be bought. mrs. clinton: you will not fin

live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: thank you, jeff. new hospital is coming to prince george's county. thanks to an infusion of cash from the state. maryland governor larry hogan today announced a $15 million sub mental budget to allow the current prince george's county hospital center to stay open until a replacement is built. he promised $55 million to fund hospital in years coming with $160 million to build the fa -- facility. >> it has been a long sad story about the prince george's hospital system. this we believe is a tremendous solution to decades of problems there. leon: the new hospital will be built on vacant land on fedex field run by the university of maryland medical center. ground breaking expected in the next year. maureen: tonight mourners remember a prince george's county teacher an her child murdered outside their home on tuesday. family and friends are gathering right now for a vigil for 26-year-old neshante davis and her 2-year-old daughter chloe. the vigil is at the bradbury heights high school in capitol heights. t

the homily will begin by his son who was currently a priest in arlington, virginia. john gonzalez, abc 7 news. jummy: thanks for that report. stay with abc 7 for continuing coverage as we honor the life of justice scalia. we will air the funeral live at 11:00 on the channel 8 and on wjla.com. switching gears and a live look at the nation's capital. warmer than average winter weather is heading our way for the weekend. a look at our first forecast. doug: we have got some work to do to get the temperatures up. still very chilly at noon. we look live at our weatherbug camera. kind of a heavy overcast. a mid-level overcast with some breaks of sunshine now and then. 34 at reagan national. 35 it fredericksburg. 34 degrees at andrews air force base. we will climb of it this afternoon. many areas will probably stay in the upper 30's. 45 for this afternoon. we are still on target to get high pressure through here and off the coast tonight. level open the door for warmer winds from the south and southwest tomorrow. temperatures will get into the 60's. but then we deal with thi

this is in the area of arlington, clarendon, court house neighborhood. we got this picture, inc. is so much from d.c. food safety, but you can get an idea of the slush that you will see and that will pull you either way when you are driving. move and it may be a little deceiving, you can get out there but we are still not advising it. jummy: a lot of those roadways snow covered in prince william -- prince george's county. jeannette reyes is live in fort washington with how things are looking for us. jummy, it has been a long morning. we saw the snow start up early this morning and that it stopped, came down really heavy at one point and now it is just no flakes that you can barely see. .e are off of austin hill road this is a side street and this is probably what you are going to find if you head out. if the snowplows even pass by your road, there will be a thin coating, but you still have many slick spots. we decided to talk to the people heading out for the first time today, cleaning off their cars. and danielle. what did you think when you walked out? >> i was not ready for it

a priest from arlington game the you'll ji. >> god blessed dad, as it well known, with a love for his country. so understood that there is no conflict between loving god and loving one's country. god blessed him with a desire to be the country's good servant because he was god's first. >> son and father paul told some stories that made people laugh quite a bit. we are going to have more on the tributes to just kiss scalia coming up in the next half hour. protestors are prepared to rally in support of the tech giant apple in its battle against the federal government. the internet right group fight for the future organized protest. they are scheduled for tuesday outside of apple stores. the protests will be held in more than 30 cities across the country. apple is fighting a court order by the f.b.i. to unlock an i phone owned by one of the san bernardino shooters. a cybersecurity expert has offered to unlock the i phone for the f.b.i. at a new lawsuit may make you think twice before complaining about a company online. a texas couple is being sued after posting a bad review on yelp. the