12th was way out of scale. Metro officials remain vague. Were working on a daily basis to make it even safer. We heard from an array of elected officials all expressing concerns about the findings including maryland senator Barbara Mikulski who described this as shocking and said its an example about how equipment there to protect passengers failed with deadly consequences. Reporting live stephen tschida, abc 7 news. And Stephen Metro had to deal with another smoke incident just this afternoon when an insulator caught fire near the courthouse metro station in arlington. It took about 40 minutes to find and extinguish that fire. The courthouse station briefly closed as trains single track through the area. No one was hurt. D. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is making it easier for First Responders to talk with one another in a crisis situation. She eased the districts encrypting rules. First responders can now switch back to encrypted channels in a case if a case involves sensitive information. Communication issues were a key concern during the deadly smoke incident at lenfant plaza. And now, all of this comes as metro is considering increasing prices while cutting service. Metro has scheduled a public hearing for tomorrow afternoon on a proposal to increase metro rail and metro bus prices by about 10 cents per trip. Some bus services would also be eliminated as metro deals with falling revenues. You know what else is being eliminated . The sun. Enjoy today, folks. This pleasant weather is going to soon be gone. Chief meteorologist doug hill here now with the timing of an arctic blast coming this way. Doug . We have two of them to talk about. Few clouds and sunshine outside of the belfort furniture Weather Center right now. Temperatures in the lower 40s. Lets get started with other numbers like 44 at Reagan National. 43 in gaithersburg and frederick. Well see a few clouds tonight. Temperatures only drop to an average of about 30. A little southwesterly wind and a little more cloud cover and the clouds are in advance of the first of these two arctic cold fronts. By tomorrow morning, well range in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Fairly comfortable start. Cold front will come through fairly early in the morning but it will take several hours for the colder air to follow. Its kind of lagging behind by 100 miles and 150 miles. The result will be temperatures maybe in the lower 40s and falling to the 30s. When the cold blast comes in it may be accompanied by flurries across the area. And then a second stronger cold front will come through the region on saturday. So lots to talk about when i join you in the studio in 10 minutes. Alison . We will see you then doug. Thank you. Well, it is the hottest ticket in town and really across the nation tonight. The 2 slip of paper millions are hoping could be worth a half billion dollars. Suzanne kennedy live in arlington with the powerball mania as people weigh their odds this afternoon. Hi suzanne. Hi alison. 338 million. That is the cash payout amount if you are lucky enough to win tonights powerball awful. All over town, people are picking up one of these, keeping their fingers crossed and hoping theyll be richer tomorrow. Its the Third LargestPowerball Jackpot on record and everybody is playing. The odds are 175 million to 1 that a single ticket will have the winning numbers. Despite those chances, people are still lining up with the hopes of soon being 500 million richer. I think i want to play another number then. Suzanne roberts bought three tickets yesterday. But back today for three more quick picks. I made the machine pick my nbdz. You know most of the time that i believe i believe the machines is the ones that give you the numbers. Of the 500 lottery retailers in the district this store at Union Station is one of the busiest. Whenever it gets big, thats when i jump in. Big jackpots bring people out who normally dont play. When a Million Dollars used to be a lot of money and get people excited, then it was 10 million and then it was 100 million. Excitement on a game like powerball or Mega Millions doesnt get really crazy until 250 million. Tony plays two or three times a month and wasnt about to miss buying a ticket today. Cant win unless you play. So for me its let me take a shot at it. Why not . What can come out of it . Nothing but good right . Here at the store in arlington, they got this good luck charm just up from the front counter. A lot of people have been coming in and picking up a ticket. What we know is we have five hours left until the tickets are no longer on sale. We know tonight at 11 00, they will pick the winning numbers. Suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. Speaking of 11 00, you can count on abc 7 news to bring you those winning numbers as soon as they are drawn. And then well have them for you tonight on abc 7 news at 11 00. Leon . New at 5 00 alison first look at how long it took firefighters to arrive at that waterfront mansion fire that killed an annapolis couple and four of their grandchildren. The just released timeline shows it took 10 minutes from the town the Alarm Company called 911 for the first fire engine to arrive there on the scene. Firefighters on that engine sounded a second alarm. 10 seconds before they got there because they saw the intensity of the blaze. They requested a third alarm 27 seconds later. It took an entire day to knock down that fire in the 16,000 square foot home. The bodies of don and sandra pyle and their grandchildren were found days later. Weve posted the entire fire response timeline on line for you on our website at wjla. Com if you want to see it for yourself. Alison . A community is many mourning tonight after a Frederick County high schooler was killed in a headon crash with a school bus. It happened just after 7 00 this morning on old middletown road. Maryland bureau chief brad bell spoke with the victims uncle. He is live with what we know so far about this tragedy. Brad . Well alison this is old middletown road and i want to show you a little bit of what its like. You can see it is narrow. It is a winding hilly country road. It is unforgiving. Take a look down here. There is a bend in the road. Theres a blind spot. You cant see around that corner until you are around that corner. Thats where the collision took place. It was a violent headon collision. The big school bus with just a driver and one middle School Student aboard traveling southbound on winding, narrow old middletown road. When for some reason an s. U. V. Crosses the double yellow line. On the bus the driver suffers minor injuries. The student is unhurt. The driver of the s. U. V. Has no chance. Its just unbelievable tragedy. Its hard to believe. It really takes a while for these things to sink in. 17yearold Claire Knight was the driver of that s. U. V. This is her facebook profile picture. She was a senior at middletown high and was heading there this morning. We met her uncle when he came to the crash scene to see for himself what had happened. Claire was a very special girl. Thats for sure. She wanted to be a sign language teacher and she was headed to towson. And she was just the light of everybodys life in the family. At Middletown High School today, a crisis team is made available for grieving students and this message from the principal was read in every class. When a tragedy occurs Community Members pull together to help and support each other. Thats what we will do here together, our School Community will cope. Our hearts are broken. Thats for sure. Well the Frederick CountySheriffs Department said their investigation into what happened and why it happened here is still yushd under way. They put out a bit of information this afternoon to end speculation about why. They say that this young ladys cell phone was in her back pocket. They say texting did not play a role here. Near Middletown Brad Bell abc 7 news. Thank you, brad. Now, we turn to a crime alert in the district where police were investigating two carjackings that happened within a matter of minutes. Both instances took part in the 8 00 hour blocks apart in northeast washington. Brianne carter is live with what the crimes had in common. Brianne, what did you learn here . Leon just in the last 45 minutes, we got an update from police. They are looking into the possibility the offenses may be related. In each case, police tell us the suspect would come up and demand the keys from the victims car. Then would get inside of the victims car and drive away. The search is on at this hour for two stolen cars after two people were carjacked just minutes apart from one another in northeast d. C. Unfortunate. I dont know what more to say. Police say the first car was stolen from this lot off ninth street northeast. According to the Police Report just after 8 00 tuesday night, a man was standing next to his car when a suspect with a gun demanded his keys. The suspect drove off with the mans black mercedes with maryland tags. I was very sad to hear it. Muhammad says it all happened in front of his convenience store. Nothing happen like that way. I hear some people leave the car in the key and they take it like that. But not to the point of Authorities Say less than five minutes later at this gas station on florida avenue another carjacking. According to the Police Report the driver was filling up when the suspects drove up in a prius. One suspect with gun in hand got out and demanded the keys. The suspect fled down florida avenue in the black b. M. W. With d. C. Plates. I usually fill up in the daytime when i do though. You have to be careful everywhere. Thank you. People in this area certainly say that they hope caught soon. Police telling us this is still a very active and ongoing investigation. Right now, though, that suspect description has been released relatively vague. Reporting live in northeast, Brianne Carter abc 7 news. In a statement just a short time ago, president obama insisted american troops will not be involved in another full scale ground war in the middle east. He made those comments hours after asking congress to formally authorize the use of military force against the islamic state. Tonight, members of congress on both sides of the aisle have issues with this request and coming up on abc 7 news at 6 00 our senior political reporter scott thuman will take a closer look. The trial begins for the man accused of killing american sniper chris kyle. What kyles widow says she knew something went wrong. Plus a ruling on claims d. C. s police chief demoted a captain for blowing the whistle on Police Escorts for celebrities. And decades of recommendations wrong . Why cholesterol might not be such a bad thing and what you should be avoiding instead. Really are at the mercy of him. You wont get your car back until you pay. The charges against a Tow Truck Company accused of routinely breaking the law at your expense. And the 7 on your side help desk is open tonight taking your calls on womens heart health. That number 7032369220. Well check in with our Jennifer Donelan there in a matter of aggressive and illegal towing is the top complaint for the office of Consumer Protection in mrog county. Theyve had some 331 cases filed next year. The states attorney got an indictment against a towing company accused of forcing dozens of drivers to fork over cash. 7 on your side consumer investigator kimberly suters has the details. The gated towing in temple hills used to see a lot of action. Theres nothing left on this lot. No. Its closed. No tow trucks. No cars its clean. 7 on your side tried to find owner frederick cooper. This is kimberly suters and im a reporter with 7 on your side with abc 7. Is there a way to reach him . A woman who identified herself as his stepdaughter says he was not available to discuss his arrest and indictment on 99 counts of illegal towing. Most of the alleged victims just trying to grab a quick meal to go from sylvesters chicken in suitland. There are no fewer than five signs in this lot warning you will be towed even if you park for just a minute. What the signs dont warn you about is that some tow Truck Drivers were extorting cash from customers. 175 a pop to give you your car back on the spot and thats illegal. How much did the tow truck driver want in cash from you . It was 175. When did you think about that . I think thats highway robbery. You cant shake them down for money that is above what the law says and then collect it only in cash and not keep a record of it. An assistant states attorney knows the law and told her tow truck driver as much. Call the police youre not getting your car back until you give me 150. At the time lindsey did not realize there allegedly was a pattern of illegal towing until she was reviewing a tow drivers arrest paperwork at the jail. Same thing happened to me. Youre not going to believe it. The same thing happened to at least 20 victims, prosecutors say. The office that contracts with Tow Companies have every right to be vigilant but prosecutors say the tow doesnt have the right to operate outside of the law. Kimberly suters abc 7 news. Nothing more infuriating than that. What a mess. Talk about the weather now because its going to change. Always going to change. Start tomorrow with one cold front and kind of give us time to get used to the idea that its still winter. Saturday, the real cold front comes in here. Lets get started with a live look from one of our many cameras. Live look near st. Leo the great school. Some midlevel, high level clouds. Ill tell you what will make for pretty sunset coming up here later this hour and other than that, we expect a very quiet night around the area. Temperatures holding in the 40s now and start to fall off a little bit later tonight. In fact, 46 at manassas. Theyve had a high of 46. Winds are very light. Theyre calm. They dont get much lighter than calm and wind out of the southeast at nine Miles Per Hour in suitland where its 39 degrees. Temperatures slowly drop this evening. Not dramatically. Sotherly flavor to the wind and a few more clouds. That will keep temperatures in the 30s later tonight and some upper 20s to about 30 early tomorrow morning. Thats the forecast average wakeup temperature with partly cloudy skies. Notice the wind in the morning out of the southwest. Now, if youre near a flag out the window or at work and you get a chance to see the wind change direction to the northwest, youll know the front is through. But once the cold front comes through, it will take several hours beyond that for the colder air to arrive. So we think by late morning, early afternoon, mid afternoon, the front will be off to the east and the cold air will start pouring in behind. As it does well notice the possibility of a few flurries and temperatures will start to drop off and pretty dramatically so by early on in the morning. 37 in pittsburgh. 34 in detroit. 31 in chicago. You have to go farther north to find the really cold air. Thats the real cold air that will start pouring in here on the day saturday into sunday. Tomorrow, well start to get the drop after the first front. Future cast shows snow showers accompanying the leading edge of the arctic air mass. We may see a few flurries during the afternoon hours and they should go away. Skies clear tomorrow night. Bright and sunny but very cold on friday. Then on saturday, the next front starts steam rolling across the map here. Thats going to bring us the chance of snowshowers and noticeably colder temperatures. This is a look at a computer model, future wind chills through the day tomorrow. Wind chills will fall through the day. This is by 1 00 in the afternoon and watch what happens during the afternoon hours. And by friday morning when you get up, it will be bright and sunny. But wind chills below zero in most areas. And high temperatures will stay in the 20s for today on friday. Now, as far as our hour by hour tomorrow, probably just before noon well hit about 42 in some areas. That will be as high as well get and the gusty winds and the falling temperatures is somewhere in that mix. Some flurries may be part of the weather picture. Beyond that lets check that out side by side. The next seven days. 30 chance of some flurries tomorrow. Sunny and breezy and very cold in the upper 20s on friday. Next arctic front brings snow showers, gusty winds and falling temperatures again saturday, sunday 20 to 23 for a high. Thats it. And then monday will be near 30 and then it looks like another storm system will come our way on tuesday, wednesday. Its going to be another one, we think, or it will be rain will be snow it will be a mix. So we got a cold valentines weekend. I have a better chance of winning the powerball than i do telling you what were going to get on tuesday and wednesday, snow or rain. Stay tuned. Theres a chance. There you go to win. We wont let him buy our ticket. See you then. Coming up next here at 5 00 claims d. C. Police punished a whistle blower. What a jury decided in that trial that involved big time celebrities and forced the police chief kathy lanier to take the stand. Dont you two look lovely in your red . Im Jennifer Donelan and i am standing in the abc 7 on your side phone bank where we have cardiologists from across our area. A heart attack survivor. Women heart advocates taking your calls and asking your questions about the number one killer of women. Dont miss it. The phones are open right now. First, more dangerous than cholesterol. The new Health Guidelines that could allow some high cholesterol foods back into your as a Small Business owner you wouldnt deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. So why are you settling for halffast internet . Only verizon fios comes with speedmatch upload speeds as fast as your download speeds so files go out in a snap. Call today to get 200 back when you switch to fios internet and phone for just 99. 99 a month with a 2year agreement and get 200 back. Just call 1. 888. 774. 4418 t surprising news tonight that goes against some four decades of thinking when it comes to cholesterol. Avoiding it might not be as important for your health as once thought. But before you go in and order that double cheeseburger with extra bacon, Caroline Tucker talks about new regulations in this 7 on your side Health Matters report. When you come into your diner, its a step back in time and we continue to cook in that staple tradition of your grandmother and your mother. Over the years, those comfort foods like eggs have gotten a bad rap. I think everything in moderation. Go for my tummy and my taste. Anticipated new nutrition guidelines are expected to drop the concern about eating foods high in cholesterol. Cholesterol in our diet is coming off the most wanted list. Dr. Warren levy says thats because cholesterol in food isnt what leads to Heart Disease and heart attacks. The bad fact youre getting in your blood comes from the bad oils like coconut oil and from baked foods from the transfats, from junk foods. At 29 diner in fairfax, its good news for the restaurants specialty. Our three egg omelet our signature, they love our eggs so these guidelines will help our diner tremendously. The current dietary recommendation for cholesterol is about 300 milligrams thats just about one egg. The recommendations change every five years. Oh yeah. The panel may also change how much salt and sugar is too much. Like my mama said when i was a kid eat a balanced meal and if youre missing something, your body will start to crave it. And quit with the confusion. As the doctor would say, everything in moderation. Caroline tucker, abc 7 news. Well one person who knows plenty about heart Jennifer Donelan. Last night, womens day magazine honored jen in new york city. Look at her with her red dress award. This was for her efforts to increase awareness of human heart issues and tonight, jen is pushing that message even further hosting a Heart Health Phone Bank right here at the 7 on your side help desk. Jen, congratulations. Thats fantastic and you deserve it. Im still floating and dreaming. In new york city, who would have known four years ago i was lying in a bed at Washington Hospital center that i would be honored and humbled by such an award in new york city. Listen, we are live right now. As you know, i had a heart attack when i was 36 years old. My artery ripped like a piece of fabric. It is a condition that affects mainly women. And Heart Disease is the number one killer of women. Thats why weve brought in all of these area cardiologists and heart experts and a heart attack survivor. And i want you to know who is here answering the phones because theyre open and that number 7032369220. We have Medstar Georgetown University hospital. We have the american heart association, Kaiser Permanente we have the g. W. Medical faculty associates. We have women heart here. We have the Cardiology Associates here. We have Suburban Hospital here Inova Fairfax hospital, womens heart and fairfax heart vascular institute. We have our areas best in this room right now. If you have any questions, sometimes my back hurts. Sometimes i feel like im getting heartburn. My cholesterol numbers are i dont know what i need to know if im at risk. These are the people that you call and ask so you dont have what happened to me to you. Reporting live well be right back to the phone bank. 7032369220. See in a few moments. Take advantage of the fact that we have the best health care in the country right here. The 7 on your side iteam gets results after we find a veteran cemetery filled with mud and holes. A promise from marylands veteran Affairs Secretary. You guys can just leave your coats right over here. Wow. Your bedroom is amazing. Oh, thanks. We worked with a designer from havertys. Total refresh. Oh, i cannot believe people. What . Covering up your new bed like that. Its okay. What kind of animals did you invite to this party . We can help. Much better. Refresh your space with an extra hundred off every thousand at havertys. Plus enjoy 36 month no interest financing. Havertys. Discover something you. Police in North Carolina say that it is a dispute over a parking space may have led to the shooting deaths of three muslim students. 46yearold craig hicks fatally shot the students at an apartment near the university of North Carolina chapel hill campus yesterday. He was charged with murder after he turned himself into police. Hes cooperating with investigators. Theyre trying to determine if the victims faith played a role in the shootings. Key developments today as Opening Statements get under way in the american sniper murder trial. The Prosecutor Says eddie ralph was intoxicated when chris kyle and chad littlefield were killed. And that he was numbed by marijuana and whiskey. And though the defense is arguing mental illness, the prosecutor also said that should not excuse him. Does not take away your ability to know right from wrong. And an emotional appearance today from kyles widow who broke down on the witness stand. She said she started to get worried when her husband went to the gun range with ralph and didnt respond to the text messages. She learned he had been killed when a Police Officer showed up at her house shortly afterward. Ralphs trial is expected to last two weeks. Lets take a look now at the days top stories. The National Transportation safety board says that metro needs to improve the way it ventilates train tunnels, the ntsb issued recommendations following last months deadly smoke incident near lenfant plaza. Recommendations include the creation of a uniform ventilation procedure and a full review of exhaust systems. If youre feeling lucky, you might want to buy a powerball ticket. The jackpot sits at 500 million and its now the Third LargestPowerball Jackpot ever. The last time that powerball grew nearly this large was last year. Were going to have the winning numbers for you on abc 7 news at 11 00. The Frederick CountySheriffs Office is investigating a fatal headon crash involving an s. U. V. And a school bus. The crash happened along old middletown road around 7 15 this morning. Investigators identified the s. U. V. Driver killed as 17yearold Claire Knight. The School Bus Driver suffered minor injuries. The only student who was aboard the bus was not hurt. Three window washers are now safely back on the ground after being suspended nearly 125 feet in the air this morning. Montgomery county fire and rescue say scaffolding collapsed at a building in the 6,000 block of rockledge drive in bethesda. The three workers were near the 13th floor at the time. Rose could you crews were able to quickly secure them, though and get them to the roof. No one was hurt. Bob emler in the wtop Traffic Center and looking here at the beltway . Yeah, volume is the order of the day here leon and on the beltway at kenilworth avenue. Inner loop at the brake lights towards route 50 and 202. Not bad getting into greenbelt. Traveling south by the pentagon and on the beltway, plenty of delays on 66 heading to 270 from an earlier crash and traffic is pretty slow headed west on 66 out to centreville from nutley street most of the way past route 29 but all lanes are open. No incidents to report along the way. Im bob emler for 103. 5 wtop radio. Thank you so much. Coming up at 5 00 putting your heart health in perspective. The moment a seemingly Healthy Woman in her 40s realized she was having a heart attack. This week harris hero. How a unique Sports League is making a difference. But first, david muir has a look at whats for most children to have Developmental Disabilities playing a team sport isnt something youll get a chance to experience. But a virginia mother margarita benivitas is changing that because she created a special Sports League for the special children. Its called children adapt active teen sports or caats and now meet this weeks harris hero. Before this was this game. To the line guys auto there was a different type of action taking place on this very court at verizon center. A special basketball clinic. Childrens adapt active teen sports or caats. Got it margarita started this league. Her daughter who doesnt have any disabilities plays Club Basketball but she says it wasnt always so easy for her cousin who does have special needs. Caats fills that kind of void by ensuring each Child Experiences success. We make sure whatever accommodations that were able to make so they can score a basket or make a touchdown, we make that happen. Thats the main thing that they have fun. That includes a lot of high fives and cheers. Yeah even a real pickmeup. I think its special for the kids. Makes their day before. Helps them. Its fun for me too. You can see improvement even over a short period of time. And its cool to watch, knowing that you help them. Parents appreciate the down time they get and also the other benefits of the program for the. I see him grow in maturity. Being able to regulate himself. For benivitas, theres so much fulfillment and love oochlt. Its a dream come true. She says no one is turned away no matter what their disability. Nearly 100 people participate in the year round sessions in manassas and reston. She hopes to bring the league to maryland and d. C. As well. Well be watching. Alison . Great program, leon. Thank you so much. We turn to some breaking news tonight. The house of representatives has just approved the controversial keystone x. L. Pipeline. That sends the bill to president obama who has promised to veto. Supporters argue the pipeline will create thousands of construction jobs. Those opposed say it will only create a handful of permanent jobs and create an enormous environmental risk. Still ahead on abc 7 news at 5 00, a Veterans Cemetery left a muck filled mess. Whats being done about it after 7 on your side got involved. Coming up i want to introduce you to a friend of mine. She works out regularly, she doesnt smoke. She eats right. She had a heart attack. Right now, you can ask your questions live to doctors who are standing by on our phone bank. 7032369220. Ever had a fluttering . Heart ever race . Whats it mean . Call these doctors and ask tho a jury has rejected a former d. C. Police captains claims that he was demoted for blowing the whistle on celebrity Police Escorts. That trial forced d. C. Police chief kathy lanier to the stand to answer questions centered on escorts for everyone from Charlie Sheen to bill gates. New at 5 00 d. C. Bureau chief sam ford live with reaction. Sam . Leon alison this is called the whistleblower case. And generally, its a civil case and a lot of other cases, criminal cases, the form for the jury says guilty or not guilty. In this case essentially, it said whistleblower, yes or no. The jury said no that was a big win for chief lanier and a big loss for captain burton. This woman and seven men led by this foreman were the jury that quickly rejected captain burtons case that telling the truth to d. C. Council that Police Routinely escorted celebrities like Charlie Sheen led to his unfair demotion. Very disappointed as the verdict. As an official of Law Enforcement and this department, i have to respect the jurys decision. The focus of the twoweek trial was whether his boss chief kathy lanier had died to the council when she told the council that they dont routinely provide escorts. The chief today said shez glad its over. I have no reason to lie about anything. And really not to downplay the whole Charlie Sheen thing. But in my world, the Charlie Sheen thing is a very small issue. Certainly not anything for me to have to lie or be dishonest about. Burton who once headed special operations for lanier has been detailed to the d. C. Fire department. Again, disappointed. But my head is up high and my spirit is unbroken. I will probably go back to the Fire Department right now. For the chief who attended every day of the trial except the verdict not the first time ive had to go through this and im sure it wont be the last. Also a winner today was assistant chief lamar green who along with the chief was a defendant in this case. And burton might have been hurt as the jurors learned that years ago, the chief had removed him from a job because he had been sexting emails to several women. Reporting live from d. C. Superior court, sam ford abc 7 news. Thank you, sam. Now, tonight, abc 7 is on your side with a critical fight to save women from the num killer. Our very own Jennifer Donelan shird her story of survival from a heart attack four years ago. Tonight, she is back. Shocked actually after several women that she knows suffered heart attacks in the past year. She joins us live from the 7 on your side womens Heart Health Phone Bank with more. Hi jen. Hi guys. You guys look so good in your red. Thanks for supporting your red. I wish i had access to Something Like this before my heart attack attack. I did not know that Heart Disease is the number one killer to a woman. I would have loved to talk to a cardiologist and say sometimes my heart races, do i need to be worried about that . These doctors are here, health experts, 7032369220. In the meantime i have a story that you have got to hear. This is a dear friend of mine shes 47 years old. Shes brave in sharing her story with you tonight. It was the most terrifying experience of my life terry okita, Network Television news correspondent and i used to work together. Shes a friend. You were one of the first people that i wanted to talk to because you had been through it. We never knew one day wed share the same headline. We both survived heart attacks. I didnt think i was a candidate for Something Like that. I was 47 years old. I dont smoke. I work out regularly. One september night last year in a San Francisco hotel while on assignment i started feeling what i now describe as heartburn. She didnt think anything of it. It came and went. But progressively got worse. I must have passed out because i woke up on my hotel room floor. I was vomiting. I was sweating. I was crying because my body was shutting down. And i had no control over it. I crawled to the elevator and then i crawled down the hallway to my colleagues room. And pounded on the door and i said i need help. Something is really wrong. She was rushed to the hospital. My main artery the widow maker was 95 blocked. My problem was looking back is that my doctor told me seven years ago, your cholesterol is high. Youve got a bad family history. Of Heart Disease you need to go on cholesterol lowering medication and i ignored it. She thought if she changed her diet, it would be enough. It wasnt. I had said to the doctor the next day and my cardiologist, could i have died yesterday . And he said if you hadnt gotten to the hospital, you would have died. And thats not being dramatic. Now this hard charging reporter and my friend has the story of a lifetime to share. We are live in the womens Heart Health Phone Bank. This is a critical time aimed at saving womens lives. Lets talk about some of the things that you need to know with the number one killer of women. Number one killer more than all cancers combined. Womens heart attack signs can be different from men. Chest pain pressure or pain that spreads to the shoulders, neck upper back, the jaw and i had pain in my jaw before my heart attack. Or the arms, can also also, there could be cold sweats. All right. Keep those up there, we just lost jennifers microphone there. Its very important for us to get these tips out there because i know a lot of people got to be maybe surprised to find theyre having some of these symptoms. Cold sweats stomach pain. Shortness of breath. In combination with all the other things that jennifer was talking about. When you heard terri okitas story, its so similar to jennifers story you know we all remember when she went through that and how shocking that was. Two women there that you can really learn from that you got to take any little sign really seriously. Dont take it for granted. These women were hit out of the clear blue and they were perfectly healthy and trust me theyre young women ok . This can happen to anyone. Make sure you get if you have any any thoughts at all crossing your mind make sure you call into our phone bank, all right . Lets switch to the weather. Doug is standing by with word of some big changes, doug. All due to two arctic cold fronts that will pay us a visit. One tomorrow and another one on saturday. Lets get started. One of the h. D. Weather cameras. This one at the u. S. Naval academy in annapolis. Time lapse through the day. Beautiful sunrise. Temperature at 35. Winds are calm. We have a chill of the same temperature. A lot of boats speeding up the river. Thats a time lapse. Sunset coming up here. And its going to be a nice evening. It will get colder but not terribly cold. Were still in the 40s in many spots like Reagan National at 43 degrees and wake up tomorrow morning, overnight temperatures will leave you with an average low of 30 degrees. Few clouds and the winds turning more to the southwest. That will be just ahead of this arctic front. So its southwesterly winds we think we could hit 40 or 42 before the colder air arrives. Front will come through probably, you know 7 00 in the morning and 88 00 in the morning. Thats when well see some flurries and a noticeable drop in temperatures and wind chills clearing out by tomorrow night. As we get through the day, friday will be mostly sunny. Very cold. Highs in the upper 20s. Well repeat the process on saturday. Sunshine briefly and then some clouds, falling temperatures. Gusty winds and some snow flurries by late afternoon. Maybe a snow shower, heavier snow shower to the west of town and then as we get through friday sunny and cold and breezy. Stronger cold front with snow showers and falling temperatures and gusty winds saturday. Just bitterly cold here sunday. 20 to 23 for a high. Cold and sunny on monday and then as we get through tuesday and wednesday, another storm system could bring us rain or snow depending on the storm track. Stay tuned. Thats the latestment leon alison and timmy back to you. Thank you very much. Lets get the latest on the wizards right now. We have breaking news not that good. Bradley beal who has missed the last couple of games have been diagnosed with something more significant and troubling. Beal has a mild stress reaction to his right fibula and will be out indefinitely. They play in toronto tonight and beal will be reevaluated after the all star weekend. What is troubling to me is this is a recurring injury from beal. He missed significant time because of stress in that leg the last couple of seasons. The maryland terrapins are back on the court tonight and oh do they need a high energy extremely efficient effort tonight against indiana . The terrapins have lost three of their last five outings. Fell to 19th nationally. They are tied to second with the 74 records. Speaking of college park let my talk back to the window of time. That had worldwide implications. Tonight at the maryland game theyll honor the local players from that game that have the worlds attention. Back then, giggy ransom was pitting superpowers. The focus for us was on basketball. 40 years ago, ransom played for federal city college. The opposition that day the Chinese National team. It was a tremendous honor to be included. This was diplomacy through sports. The hardwood version of cant we all just get along . E president ford flew over to china for his First Official visit as president. Tonight ransom and her teammates are being honored for playing their part in world history. Media coverage was phenomenal the chinese team was victorious. The game was quite physical. But the way giggy sees it the world was the biggest winner. All thanks to the game of basketball. Those involved in sports really have a very high influence influence. Come over to play this sport here in this country. Absolutely. Amazing. Good stuff, man. Good stuff. Well be right back. I know grandmas house isnt the most exciting, but its only for a few hours. Look what ive got. When you get verizon fios, you get beautiful hd picture quality, super fast internet, and americas most reliable network. So you wont miss a second of that movie, that game they love, or those moments with family. 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I am george owens, im the secretary of the department of Veterans Affairs. Welcome to a most sacred place. But this Veterans Cemetery in cheltenham didnt look very sacred when wendy miller blankey visited late last year. She found sinkholes and a whole section covered in water and mud. Doesnt ease your pain when you show up to your fathers grave and see a hole. After we showed the Maryland VeteransAffairs SecretaryGeorge Owings photos of the cemetery, he wanted to personally apologize. Take a look at the property and explain whats going on inviting the 7 on your side iteam along. I wanted to meet you and to tell you how sorry i was that you saw what you saw there. As you can see, we are constantly working on it. Were told work here is done differently than in private cemeteries. Not working only one area. Were constantly doing one right after the other. That leaves the ground unstable. It needs time to settle. Thats why crews wait until two or three rows are filled before adding topsoil and planting grass. With miller blankeys father that didnt happen until the cold season so as crews wait, they have to keep adding dirt as they deal with water runoff and a blowout of their retention pond. I feel at ease. I do. I didnt realize this was an ongoing problem and the steps they have to take to ensure the land is level. But owings assures us the problems are being handled. When they return in the spring, they will find that their issue has been addressed. You guarantee that . Oh yes. And well hold them to that. Joce sterman, abc 7 news. All right. Thats it now for us here at 5 00. Coming up tonight at 6 00 for the first time president obama unveils a plan to defeat isil. What he wants to do and when. Crews are working trying to make sure more of this bridge does not fall on another vehicle that is driving under it. Im chris pabst coming up well tell you what is next for this structurally deficient bridge. And recommendations from the ntsb in the wake of the metro smoke incident. What it says needs to happen now thats next. Our coalition is on the offensive. Isil is on the defensive and isil is going to lose. Tonight, for the first time the president is laying out his proposal for defeating the Islamic Terrorist Group known as isil. Senior political reporter scott thuman is live in the Satellite Center with what the president wants and what is causing all the debate tonight. Scott . Maureen, the war is certainly not new. The rules, though, are now for the first time really going to be debated. What role can troops play . Where will they be sent . For how long . All issues that we are now going to see hashed out between congress and the white house. Make no mistake, this is a Difficult Mission and it will remain difficult for sometime. It is a proposal for defeating isil with a fate to be debated on capitol hill. This is deadly serious. Its deadly serious and we have to make sure that we do right