Suzanne kennedy has that story. The snow is only going to fall for a couple of hours as doug said but it is the timing right in the middle of the evening rush hour that makes it somewhat problematic. By train or car they are getting out of town ahead of the second snow of the season. As far as i know, the snow is still due mid afternoon so i want to get home. It is better to get home. The b. R. E. Platform was busier than usual with federal workers heading out to avoid getting caught. I believe if snow as coming as many folks as possible should get out of the city to reduce traffic and accidents and increase safety. Several local School Districts will early dismissal. At Pyle Middle School in bethesda they got out at noon. I think we are only supposed to get an inch. I understand precautions and i understand things in other parts of the county. I tphoeknow it is important. She lives in frederick and she says it could take three hours to get home. I leave early because i think the weather will be bad and im leaving early so i dont get caught in the traffic or on the road or get caught on ice. Become live on the southeastsouthwest fairway. Traffic seems to be moving fairly well, a lot of people choosing in the early afternoon. A lot of local School Districts have canceled evening events. That means once the commuters get home they can just honker down and relax. Thank you suzanne. We want to remind you you can get weather any time at the storm watch 7 app on your iphone or android. An 18yearold district girl was found shot to death in the street this morning. Tonight police are on the hunt for the killer. We have this story. Friends say she was known to take the bus everywhere and it appears that is what she was trying to do this morning around 3 00 when someone shot her in the head and left her for dead right at this bus stop. I just cried. I didnt know how to feel. Christina heard what happened to her friend in the middle of t the school day. I herdard shots to her head. I thought they had the wrong person. Not the girl who had just graduated from high school. The one they called bonbon the apple of her grandmothers eye. She was my baby granddaughter. Her friends shared condolences on line posting favorite photographs. She had a big heart and cared about everyone. They dont know why she would be at at bus stop at northwest at 3 30 in the morning about the time police went door to door looking for the killer. It is pretty scary. We are concerned. I use this bus stop a lot. Now i cant really now i have to look behind my shoulder to think somebody may kill me or hurt me. The unthinkable before she was murdered in this neighborhood, the unimaginable that her loved ones are left to deal with now. What did she do that was so terrible that you had to take her life away and shoot her in the head. Some of those questions may be answered shortly. We are learning. P. D. Has a suspect in custody in this case. There is a information leading to a solid arrest. Police have arrested a man manassas man if connection with the death of his son in the drowning of prince rams. Prosecutors say he took out multiple Life Insurance policies on his son. The carjackharge could be elevated to capital murder. A Prince Georges County man is wanted for attempted murder andre hamilton was arrested on wednesday by the New Carrollton police department. Witnesses say he shot a male victim three times before fleeing the scene. It happened last november in the 5400 block of 85th avenue in New Carrollton. Vice President Biden took the campaign for gun control on the road today. He was at a roundtable discussion in richmond. He appeared with experts who worked on gun safety after the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007. He says the Obama Administration does not want to take guns from law apwaeuding citizens but abiding citizens but wants to stop them from getting in the wrong hands. We wanted to pick their brain about what is the most important thing we should be doing. The Obama Administration is pushing for background checks on all gun sales and wants to ban military style assault weapons and high capacity ammunition is clips. He admits it will be an uphill battle. We will have more at 6 00. Coming up later why theres a big jump in the number of owners taking gun safety classes. Thousands of abortion opponents descended on the Nations Capital in the call to the Supreme Court to overturn roe v wade. They carried mental to the high court. We have more on the rally and march. There was almost a celebratory aspect and abortion opponents say victories in state legislatures and were enthusiastic about bringing the message here to the Supreme Court. They came from all across the country and united in a common goal. We need to make sure we abolish this law and make opponents say sure everybody has that chance to live, to have life. 40 years after the Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion, abortion opponents gathered on the mall. And they carried their message to the Supreme Court. This is the 40th anniversary. I think of those big anniversaries remind us to keep the fight going. Though the other side may be just as galvanized it was not visible. Despite the bitter cold they remained energetic and enthusiastic. Im freezing but a lot of people are suffering because of abortion and i dont mind suffering a little bit. They game from gaithersburg four decades after the roe srersv. Wade ruling. Jewish people wandered in the desert 40 years. Among the that thousands that marched a large percentage of young people and teenagers. Many as passionate in their opposition to abortion as those who have been in this fate for decades. We are a Catholic School and we get out every year for this. It is not a question if we have school. We didnt see them along the parade route here there were some supporters of abortion rights and they cite victories in legislatures, state legislatures, to restrict abortion as something that is energizing their movement as well. Tonight we have some new details on a house fire that badly injured a former maryland delegate. Christine jones remains in critical condition. A fire went through her home in templehills yesterday. When firefighters arrived she was not breathing. C. P. R. Was performed and shes getting treatment in the hospital. Investigators say it started in a first floor bedroom. No word on a cause yet. One person is dead after an accident involving an ambulance. Jennifer donelan is live with the details. We are in the middle of this investigation right now but let me tell you what away know. That caravan where you see major crash investigators, that caravan we understand a woman in her early 30s was driving that caravan and slammed into the back of a d. Krfpltc. Fire ambulance, number 25. We are on southern avenue. When she slammed into the back of the ambulance she was flying in the air according to witnesses. We did obtain cell phone video from a witness who appeared. We would like to get to that so you can see what happened. Witnesses tell us that her caravan went flying into the air, crashed on the ground and it was smoking and then burst into flames many came out and attempted to try to help get her out of that caravan but she was trapped. Coming back here live, here is what we can tell you so far. We are at the beginning of the investigation. According to sources, the woman driving the caravan hit the green honda accord first driving northbound on southern avenue. That is when she slammed into the back of the ambulance. The ambulance was stopped at a light and hit two other cars. Everybody involved including the firefighter and paramedic in the ambulance all taken to the hospital. But again the woman who was driving the caravan who we understand was responsible for all of it has died here at the scene. Back to you. Thank you jen. The man accused in the beating in a Day Care Center is sentenced. We see what happened from the Surveillance Video. The disturbing tape of a young philadelphia doctor murdered in her own home. Police say by an exterminator. How to avoid a new credit card surcharge going into effect. And why tina turner is giving up her remember rightytighty, leftyloosey. The everyday collection. By target. A man who attacked a Security Guard in a maryland Day Care Center found out how long he will be behind bars. We get a firsthand look at what happened. Brad bell joins us from upper marlboro. The court released the Surveillance Video of the attack . It did. Away covered this in april. At the time it sounded horrible. A man high on p. C. P. Bursts into a day care, goes berserk pounding on windows breaking glass. One adult male in the building a 18 Security Guard. He beats him with a baseball bat until he is unconscious. It sounded horrible and we get a look and it looks worse. The video begins calmly when Michael Young enters the lobby. He was allowed in because staffers thought he was a prospective customer. He was anything but. Watch what happens when he is refused the use of a phone and asked to leave by security the Security Guard. Young throws a tantrum and farmer runs for a baseball bat. The Center Director calls 911 and it gets ugly. We have an intrude per the building that is going berserk in the day care. Please send somebody. My security guy got a bat to fend hum off and he is fighting my security guy with the bat. As young disarms and beatles farmer senseless with the bat and his fists terrified teachers and 80 children from newborns to 5yearolds hide in closets and under tables. For that attack last april young was sentenced to 20 years in prison. A smokes spokesperson says he deserves it. There is no reason for the actions. He simply became enraged when he was not allowed to use a telephone. Jalen farmer is the victim in this case. You saw him getting beaten. He is still having eye problems. He is legally blind in one eye. He didnt want to talk. He says he is a humble shy person. Hes been hailed as a hero for defending the day care by the police, county executive and listen to this. In court today the defendant, mr. Young, saw that video for the first time, he actually turned when it was his turn to speak and said to mr. Tpaefrpl, i guess you really are a hero for protecting those kids. He said that before he headed off to prison for 20 years. What a terrible story. To the weather, the frigid winter air has made for quite a sight in southwest d. C. Frozen fountain outside the museum of the american indians. It is so called the water fall froze while running and created a unique display. Another sign of the cold snap. That is happening all over i bet. That is quite beautiful. In its own way. It is a little moderate snow shower but it is quickly moving out of the area. The snow here will probably end in the next hour. Lets get started with an interesting time lapse for this. This sis a high school in loudoun county. Breaks in the clouds this morning and 1 00 to 2 00 they lowered with the clipper and light snow to whiten the ground. The fact that it is so called every flake sticks. In this situation it was on the roads and sidewalk before the grass grass. This is commonplace in cold air. The first place you notice is sidewalks and roads and there is the issue with a tiny bit of snow and temperatures in the teens icy patches and slick pots will be with us. 20 degrees from washington to lexington park. 19 in warrenton and girk. 18 in chantilly. Here is washington. This is the solid area and there is some pretty good moderate areas. We will show you some detail. There is the beltway and washington but west in manassas we have reports of blue sky so there is a downward motion in the clouds hyped the behind the clipper. We will see cloudiness but clearing will develop overnight. A couple of totals reports from frost frostberg frost burg frostburg four inches. Cumberland three inches. Westminster one. These temperatures are kae. Even with the chemicals on the road doing some good, when you get to 12 13, 14 degrees like we will be overnight chemicals dont do a lot of good so even with a little precipitation icy patches will be a problem all evening and into tomorrow morning. After the clipper moves out we will get clearing skies and i think by morning we will be 14 degrees in the suburban areas to 20 in downtown washington. Plenty cold. This is the advisory still in effect until 9 00. I expect in many areas they will be under the advisory even after the snow because of a little bit of snow and icy hazard it will offer in spots driving and walking as well. A wider view of the satellite and radar you see everything pivoting to the east and southeast quickly. It is a fastmoving disturbance that last night was over northern sections of minnesota. We will wake up to partly sunny skies, 14 to 20 degrees. Tomorrow 32 the high. Looks better than and we may get above freezing sunday. Sunday night and monday morning when away start to get a push of warm air we may be phrasing a wintry mix monday morning of sleet and freezing rain. This is the sevenday. Temperatures inching up. Little chance of a morning mix of wintry stuff monday and warming into the 40s in the afternoon. 56 tuesday and 59, close to 60 wednesday and a sharp cold front will go back into the 30s. Nice to have a break. You can tell the day we are focusing on. Tonight join abc 7 for a night of comedy, reality and drama. It begins with last man standing and malibu country. Shark tank and then 2020 focuses on stories of deception, now men and women mislead others and join us at 11 00. No deception there. Still to come a Police Officer on trial for killing a woman. His emotional testimony and why he says he would do the same thing if he had to do it did over again. What crooks are shark tank and then 2020 spraying around a business before they make off with the cash register. A Police Officer accused in the shooting death of a woman in her car and today that officer took the stand. Jeff goldberg was there for the emotional testimony. The morning began with jurors taking a trip to the parking lot where daniel harmonwright shot and killed 54yearold Patricia Ann Cook nearly a year ago. In the afternoon harmonwright took the witness stand and in a tearful emotional testimony said he only shot in selfdefense. After getting a call about a suspicious person in the lot harmonwright said he approached the jeep of Patricia Ann Cook who he said was acting aloof, odd and offputting. After asking for her license repeatedly he said he reached inside and tried to grab it from her hand. That is when he said she closed the window on his arm and accelerated. He said he yelled stop, stop stop, what are you doing. She then screamed, no, no, no, im not going to. He said he warned her three times before opening fire with two shots but she kept driving so he followed with five more shots seconds later. Durke cross examination the prosecutor asked heuplim your intent was to shoot to kill, wasnt it to which he responded, my intent was to eliminate the threat to the public. Harmonwright closed by saying i wish it had not happened but it did and i cant take it back but given the circumstances if it happened again i think i would have done the same exact thing. How can you justify seven shots, several in the back on an unarmed woman. Harmonwrights testimony contradicts that of a key witness who yesterday said she never saw him dragged or trapped by cooks vehicle. Closing arguments are set for monday. Gaithersburg city police need your help in finding suspects in a restaurant robbery on january 18. This s this is the restaurant in the 600 block of south frederick. It shows they discharged a fire extinguisher there and you can see one grab the cash register. The two men fled and no one was hurt. Anyone with information about what happened here is asked to contact detectives. Still to come, a doctor called an sterplt nightor to exterminator to kill rodents in her house. Now the doctor is dead. And what slowed things down on the rails long before any snow thraeubgsflakes hit the ground. Welcome back. We have a snowy commute on this trievening. The good news is in a few hours or so it should be all over with. We have Team Coverage tonight. We will check the roads in a minute but we want to get to chief meteorologist doug hill to see what is happening. We saw some snow falling here in arlington but north and west over northern Montgomery County it is ending. You can see a break in the clouds. That is the back edge of this area of snow. It is rapidly moving from west to east across the region. We see snow into the carolinas so pushing south but moving very quickly and generally depositing light snow except higher elevations. We see the snow rapidly racing from west to east and it is pretty much all over here in the metro area. We will see the snow end probably the next hour in most of our region and gradual clearing overnight. It will be frozen in the teens so icy patches a concern now tonight and tomorrow morning. But through the day tomorrow we will warm up to 32 and sunshine. That should do some melting and above freezing for the first time in a while on sunday. But we are not finished with winter weather. That could come back early monday morning. I will explain later. Lets see how it is going on the roads with this snow. Horace holmes joins us from herndon. How is it looking . This is route 28 near dulles. The snow has been falling even though a lot of people left work early, the snow has slowed down the evening rush considerably and made business pretty good for tow truck drivers. Jump starts, any regular breakdown. Franklin diaz had a busy morning but now that the snow is falling he expects a busier night. People start sliding off to the side of the road, losing control of a vehicle. Jessica smith is gearing up for a tough ride home. She left work early and is check checking the car. A couple of years ago it took me five hours to get home to front royal. I didnt want that to happen again. An army of salt trucks and snow plows began moving out to make sure there were no huge tieups. But as temperatures fell the roads began it freeze. Herbert ortiz has been on the road all day and is on the way to Reagan National to get clients. People panic and start to slow down and i think it adds to the rush hour. As the rush hour dragged on the snow fell harder and traffic got heavy. Clark davis has been driving from winchester on the way to vienna. Im from georgia and im not used to this weather. Back here those salt trucks and plows are making sure things are not too slick on the roads. They have not had much of a chance to do their work yet because the snow started pretty much as rush hour did. The concern is tonight. There Jessica Smith is gearing up for is an army out here getting ready to treat these roads so it doesnt get too slick this evening. Thank you, horace. It is not just the snow, amtrak crews are working to resolve an overhead power line issue between d. C. And baltimore. News chopper 7 was outer watching. Transit Officials Say they have restored service at restricted speeds but due to weather some are being canceled and some passengers are being put on alternate routes. It is time for a look at the days other top stories. A woman is dead after a rollover accident in southeast d. C. The just before 2 00 p. M. Between southern avenue and 13th street. As many as four vehicles were involved including an ambulance that was rearended. The vehicle flipped and caught fire. No word how many were taken to the hospital or their condition. The murder trial of a former culpeper Police Officer continued with a jury visiting the crime scene. Daniel harmonwright is accused of shooting and killing Patricia Ann Cook when he responded to a suspicious vehicle. Thousands of antiabortion demonstrators gathered on the National Mall for the annual march for life. It shut down selfveral streets. Then they marched to the Supreme Court to protest the 40th anniversary of the roe v wade decision which legalized abortion. Also a young doctor murdered and her body burned in her home in philadelphia. Police say the suspect of the case had no criminal record. The doctor had an appointment with the guy because he was an exterminator . It is the type of thing you invite somebody in the home and that person snaps and kills you. But at this point that is what Police Believe happened. An outpouring of emotion for dr. Melissa ketunuti the popular philadelphia pediatrician. If we just have a minute of silence. I walked by and saw the lights and it makes you cry. Exterminator jason smith confessed after being called to her home monday to deal with a rodent problem. He claims he killed her after she tried to boss him around and made fun of him. They got into an argument and it went terribly wrong and he struck her while she was in the basement and knocked her down, strangled her to death and ultimately set her body on fire. The owner of a nearby coffee shot spotted her and behind him the murderer. 45 minutes later we see the same guy walk past but this time he looks more disheveled. He is charged with murder, arson, abuse of a corpse. He was a problem child growing up and liked to set things on fire. People like mr. Smith feel so inadequate and insecure that any received belittlement of them will set them off. At this point jason smith the suspect doesnt appear to have any prior criminal later we see record. Lets check the traffic situation tonight. We have those details now. Near lorton crossing the occoquan and over near triangle not bad. Inner loop a little different store. You can see delays here approaching the legion bridge. A disabled vehicle blocking the right lane trying to get knew the area there. An additional inner record. Lets check the traffic situation tonight. We have those details now. Loop delays up toward the 270 spur. Additional delays past connecticut avenue. Over to 95 interchange in college park and 95 northbound and southbound. This is 175 Howard County big delays between the capital and baltimore beltways. 270 northbound delays off the beltway as you work your way up to germantown near father hurley and seeing delays near 121 clarks park into frederick county. Those will take you up to i70 in frederick. That is the latest. Back to you. A person says her transition to clothing designer was not easy. Why satisfy faced rejection. Tina turner is giving up her u. S. Citizenship. Which country she will pledge her allegiance to now. There are 58 billion dollars in unclaimed cash in america. Tonight at 6 00 we will t next month a local Fashion Designer will be part of an apparel exhibit in las vegas. She is debunking the idea that you have to live there to be a Fashion Designer. She is giving back at the same time. In this commercial cindy shows off her line. She says it is versatile, simple and sexy but when she was growing up in maryland she said clothes were her cover. I was that skinny, tall, gawky shy girl and i know you have heard this but i really feels. I hid behind my clothing. I used it more to hide and not be noticed. Several years ago she switched careers from selling counter tofps to womens tops and dresses. It is a hard business and i cannot possibly even think about being a designer in washington, d. C. I have to live in miami, los angeles angeles, new york. And that made me want to do it more. Now union of angels is sold in hundreds of stories nationwide. Shes dressed celebrities. You cant imagine the feeling you have when you see somebody in something that you created. I was proud of the peacock. She is proud of her collaboration with helping haitian angels teaching them to sew. She hopes to visit one day but meantime will design two dresses for them. All the proceeds will go to this program so they can get a generator. It is so true and dear to my heart. Shes come a long way from a tpwaubgy gawky teenager and now proud to show off her success. Clothing should be an expression. It shouldnt be the first thing you notice but it should complement you. She says union of angels showed a 400 growth last year. For more information go to our website, wjla. Com. Another victory in court for casey anthony. The decision from the florida Supreme Court. And see how this guy is living in a multimillion home he didnt pay a dime the debate over guns in this country has picked up in recent weeks. As lawmakers talk about gun control measures some owners are going back to school. But gun safety classes are becoming tougher to get into. Right now we are booked into march. We get calls every day. At many gun shops you wont just have to wait to buy a gun you will have to wait for gun safety chasslasses. It is too much demand and not enough time. We are adding more classes on saturday and as soon as they are out they are full. As long as with the spike in gun sales is a surge it gun safety. I followed it up from a 9yearold to last year a 68yearold woman. Students may wait months to learn the basics. Breath control, trigger control. Before setting foot on the range. I decided to come and get another one while supplies last. William counts waited two months for his new gun to arrive. He was on a waiting list so he took a safety course. It is like driving a car. You have to go through classes and stuff like that to become an expert. The problem is finding enough time to share knowledge. Experts who admit an overwhelming interest is not a bad problem. We dont just want people to purchase and put it away. If you are going to buy it use it and learn how to use it responsibly. Just be prepared to wait for the lessons while the demand for safety and sales is still strong. Casey anthony is back in the news. A Florida Appeals Court tossed out two the four convictions for lying to police. The other two were upheld. She was found not guilty of killing her daughter but convicted of lying to detectives during the investigation. The court ruled two of them were double jeopardy. He is 23 and not rip but Andre Barbosa is living in a florida mansion worth 2. 5 million. He moved it last july after it was left vacant 18 months so he claims that he has rights to live in the house under an obscure 19th century law that allows him to claim and paying property taxes for seven years. Neighbors say they are outraged. Theres been so many foreclosures foreclosures, theres been a loss of control of property. We all spent a lot of money to live here. Bank of america owns the property and Officials Say they have filed the paperwork to get him removed. Legal experts say anyone can take advantage of this socalled adverse possession law. It is legal in all 50 states. Ok. Tina turner says she prefers to live somewhere else. Shes been living in switzerland sense 1995 and wants to gets citizenship there. A can take advantage a report says she is passed a civics test and interview. If she gets it she will have to give up her u. S. Citizenship. As long as it doesnt affect her bank account she doesnt care. Lets see what is coming up at 6 00. Tonight possible legal battle after a federal Court Rejects some of president obamas some of the points to the National Labor relations board. And budget cuts looming. 800,000 civilians in the pentagon could see their paycheck shrink if congress doesnt act by march 1. The romneys passed on the inaugural ceremony, what a shock, but they are back in town tonight. We will have that and more. Lets get to doug with the latest on the snow activity around town. We have the rooftop camera. A live shot down route 50 you can see the top of the screen brakes in the joseph cast overcast. You can see on the snow machine mode the steady area has pushed east and the fact that temperatures are so cold means every flake will stay around and we will have icy patches on roads. Teens to low 20s now and closer to 12 or 13 by sunrise. We have the went weather advisory until 9 00. Not so much for more snowflakes but possible icy patches. Temperatures will definitely take a tumble later. Tomorrow partly sunny, breezy and cold, close to freezing and before freezing sunday. Very warm next week and possibility of a little wintry mix sleet and freezing rain early monday morning. Back to you. A week away. Im going to tell you where all the smart money s. 49ers are still favored but so much money is being bet on the ravens the line has dropped to 3. 5 points and still dropping. A lot of folks believe while baltimore is the underdog they are the team of destiny. And the emotional ride they have had since ray lewis said he is retiring he had an impact. The waoeuf of wes welker who blasted him and that has people fired up. The bottom line is win or lose this is ray lewiss final game. It is going to be a great day, period. No matter what happens. That is kind of the way i have approached it. I havent said man this is your last game. I really havent. Because i just really i have been keeping my teammates focused on the real prize. More on the super bowl at 6 00. With a little snowfall here dont try this at home. Snowmobile competition in aspen has everybody talking. Caleb moore one of the best but gets funky and look out. That is it. Too much. He goes to the hospital with a concussion. There he goes. How about daniel bodine. Unfazed, he is leading the competition. Lets check out colten moore, he goes sunny side up. He goes to the hospital with his brother. Lets move on. Soccer for the cheap shot of the year. Chelsea down 20. The ball boy gets the ball he doesnt want to give it up. Along at the chelsea winger kicks him in the side to get the ball. The Football Association charges him with violent conduct. He will be suspended three games and fined but he is a multimillionaire but that is our cheap shot of the year. The ball boy was guilty of a cheap shot. He was holding the ball, trying to run the time off. It charges him with is soccer. Come it may cost you more to use your credit card starting this weekend but theres a way to get out of paying extra. Seven is on your side and Rebecca Cooper joins us. Not all retailers will be charging this new fee, right . Thats right. The new fee is not required by law. But it is not allowed by law at least in our area. If you plan to go anywhere armed with that credit card starting sunday you are going to want to be armed with these consumer tips as well. It is a case of caveat em everyone mptor. Retailers and restaurants can charge up to 4 of the Purchase Price as a fee for using the credit card. For years vendors have been charged a fee by banks. For a Small Business like gift stores those fees can really add up. It varies from 500 to 1,000 a months. Now retailers according to a court ruling have the option of passing the fee on to customers. Many will be shocked if they find out that they have to pay 1 , 2 or 3 more. Here are things you need to know. First, ask if it is being added. Stores are required to notify customers but you may not see a sign on the receipt. You can avoid it by using cash or debit card. 10 states banned the fee from being passed on. A similar ban has not been passed in the washington area. Still, and restaurants can charge many retailers say they will keep paying the fee themselves. They would rather absorb the cost than lose a customer. It is not good etiquette. You basically do that. Even if the consumer doesnt have to pay the retailer still will. Small businesses say they need congress to act on their behalf to stop the fees to them as well. That is it for abc 7 at 5 00. At 6 00 were keeping an eye on the skies with coverage on everything you need to know about the snow and the ruling fiscal cliff could spell trouble for workers at the pentagon and one federal to act on court says to president obama