Along arundel mills boulevard in hanover, right near anne arundel mall. Brianne carter live on the scene with the latest on the investigation. Brianne . Brianne well they tell us they are actively searching for that man. Customers, meanwhile, tell us this is a very busy coffee place in the afternoon. Take a look. Today that drivethrough is empty. As we take a look at the front door, you can see that the police tape is still up. The doors are now locked. This Afternoon Police allege a husband killed his wife inside. Were considering him dangerous and looking for him. Brianne the search is on for this man 24yearold Bhadreshkumar Patel facing charges after police say he killed his wife inside this Hanover Dunkin donuts late sunday night. Oh, wow. Thats crazy. Brianne Anne Arundel County police say a concerned customer contacted them to say no one was working behind the counter of the coffee shop. Once on scene police found patels wife 21yearold palak patel lying in the kitchen. We believe that she was struck by this individual with an object but because of where that investigation is right now, i cannot elaborate of what that object was. Brianne police say patel and his wife both worked at the Dunkin Donuts. The Company Issued a statement saying all of us at Dunkin Brands are saddened to learn of the death of our crew member palak patel and our thoughts go out to her family and friends. Timothy brown just started working at this dunkin location three weeks ago. The guy did look a little familiar. I didnt know his name or anything like that. Brianne this afternoon a group of men straitening up outside of the business but declined to speak about what happened. Now, police at this hour saying that they dont know whether or not he may have fled on foot or perhaps, in a vehicle but did not have a vehicle description to share at this hour. They say if in fact you know this individuals whereabouts or you see him to Contact Police immediately. Reporting live brianne carter, abc 7 news. Leon new information on the shooting of an Anne Arundel CountyPolice Officer this evening. Were told that Corporal Larry adams condition is improving. Adams was shot in the neck while chasing a suspect friday morning. The police chief says adams is now stable and, in fact even laughing with doctors and nurses. Adams wife says the past three days have been a roller coaster. Were very, very touched by all of your love and support. So thank you very much. Police say that information given about a license plate led them to two suspects. Now, one faces attempted murder charges while Danielle Blake is charged with conspiracy. Both are being held without bond. Alison . Alison grief counselors were at Bowie High School helping students cope with the death of a classmate. The 10th grader died suddenly over the weekend. The school says he died after an illness. So far the school says it has not been notified about funeral arrangements. Leon for the second time breaking news out of new jersey right now. Alison thats right. Firefighters are fighting a massive fire at a Grocery Store at perthamboy. We were looking at live pictures and try to get back to that in a minute. That was at the supermarket. No word yet on injuries but stay with abc 7 and well have the latest on that short lyly. Leon . Leon Montgomery County police are investigating a Silver Spring couple who consider themselves free range parents. Their 10 and 6yearold children were picked up by Police Last Night while they were out on their own. Diane cho is live at Montgomery CountyPolice Headquarters in gaithersburg with the new developments in this case. Diane . Diane leon Montgomery County police just released a timeline spelling out exactly when the 911 call was made and when the children were transported. Also noting that when the officer arrived at the scene, he noticed a homeless man eyeing the children adding that the final decision on this case wont be made until this investigation is over. Danielle meitiv says her Worst Nightmare as a parent unfolded last night after someone noticed her children were alone and called 911 just before 5 00 in the ev oochlt. I had a nightmare about this. It never occurred to me that could really happen. Brianne her children were supposed to return by 6 00. When they didnt show up 30 minutes later, she started to worry. Police might have picked them up. Brianne since november, police have been called three times about her 6 and 10yearold children. On sunld, the police picked up her children at this intersection about four blocks away from their house. They were on their way back from a park. Meitiv said it wasnt until 8 00 last night when they heard about their children. Im not worried about strangers. Its c. P. S. Im worried about now. Dieane diane she says her children are now traumatized. C. P. S. Made them sign a safety plan requiring that the children wont go unattended at any time until they follow up. In the meantime, the case thats garnered National Attention continues to spark more debate. I dont feel that you can leave the kids and let them go like that. Theyre too young entirely. I support the parents. Diane and c. P. S. Found the meitivs responsible for unsubstantiated child neglect in a previous investigation. In a Statement Released today, they told us they cant comment on specific cases but they are reviewing this incident from sunday. In gaithersburg diane cho, abc 7 news. Leon thanks, diane. New developments in that case against an ohio woman who is accused of holding her 2yearold son over a railing before he fell into a cheetah encloseure at the cleveland zoo. This happened saturday. The toddlers parents immediately jumped in and pulled him out to safety and the boy hurt his leg in the process of the fall but Officials Say the good thing is the cheetah didnt go for him or his parents. Boy, that would have been a bad day, huh . Here, Beautiful Day weatherwise. Alison really nice after a perfect weekend. Mother nature has a change in the works for tomorrow. Doug hill in the Storm Watch Weather Center to explain that. Hi, doug. Doug hi dear. Its a change in the form of a cold front and some rain. Timing in a moment. First, absolutely beautiful outside. 79 degrees and sunshine outside the belfort furniture weather center. 78 at Reagan National and dulles now. 79 degrees in manassas. Gusty winds continue. Latest wind gusts continue out of the south and the winds will slowly diminish. They have been the mechanism to draw in the unseasonally warm air today. Here comes the cold front. Most of the rain across arkansas and northern louisiana, that will stream northward along the front. It looks pretty meager with rainfall and that will all change during the day tomorrow. This evening, well keep it mild comfortable and breezy at times. Temperatures in the 70s. Rain is on the way. Youll need an umbrella tomorrow. Check out the next seven because in a few minutes, alison . Ok well see you then, doug. Thank you. In the next hour, the race for the white house will officially get a little bit larger as Emily Schmidt reports senator marco rubio is joining the race one day after Hillary Clinton made her own candidacy over. Emily the road to the white house is getting more crowded with these announcements i am announcing that im running for president. I am putting myself forward as a candidate. Emily in just the past four weeks. Im running for president. Emily Hillary Clinton is road tripping towards her First Campaign event tuesday in iowa. Meeting people like a 19yearold College Student at a gas station along the way. She was talking like a regular person. Not like a political campaigner. Emily republicans say its politics as usual. Does america want a third obama term . We must do better than the obamaclinton foreign policy. Emily clinton is the first democrat to officially enter the field. Polls show her far ahead of other possible rivals. Introducing themselves in early voting states. The white house says it wont weigh in on a favorite. The president has not offered up any sort of endorsement at this point. Emily Republican Marco Rubio told donors on a monday morning phone call hes uniquely qualified to run for president. He will officially announce monday night bringing the formal list of candidates to four and counting. From northeast, Emily Schmidt, abc 7 news. Alison a couple figure prominently in Hillary Clintons announcement is inviting her to their wedding. According to the washington blade jared and nathan extend the former secretary of state an invitation via twitter. The chicago couple says she should even feel free to bring a plus one if shed like. So far, clinton and her campaign have not responded. Leon maryland lawmakers have until midnight to reach a budget agreement. They are citing a cost of living adjustment for state employees. Larry hogans maryland budget includes cuts in all of those areas. Well keep you posted. Alison coming up at 5 00 riding the rails. Well show you the newest metro cars before they hit the rails tomorrow. Leon a little later, back in business. Find out what will head into space in the First Mission since that explosion at the Wallace Island facility. Alison first, helping your heart. 10 things you might want to pile on the next time you head to the salad bar. Reporter a Beautiful Day. Its bringing problems for some people. Im Stephen Tschida. In a moment ill tell you why allergies seem worse this spring as c [ female announcer ] Business Travel isnt just about the going. Its also about the going home. And being connected all along the way. Whether youre working or recharging do bususiness travel on your terms. Acela. Take off. Leon 7 on your side in Health Matters and the salad secret that could save your life. Stocking up at the salad bar could decrease your risk of stroke. A new study in the journal of nutrition followed 70,000 people for 10 years. Those who ate the most fruits and vegetables had a 10 lower stroke risk. Researchers found mixed greensans, peas artichoke hearts chickpeas, mandarin oranges, golden beets and broccoli had the strongest positive effects. Alison pretty good. Colorful salad. Leon really. Everything but the kitchen sink. One people plenty of people are trying to stop these days is the watery eyes that come with allergy. Alison the pollen is potent this spring and hopefully some relief will come with tomorrows rain. Our Stephen Tschida live in arlington with a look at why this year seems so bad. Stephen . Stephen it really does seem bad, alison. Everywhere you go you hear people talking about how their head is pounding and their nose is running and their eyes are itching. They say its got to be worse this year than allergies usually are. We talked with some experts and they say its not really worse but it is different. Springtime in the nations capital. Pretty. Real pretty. But this beauty can bite. In my throat, eyes a little itchy. Stephen along with the sunshine and bugs and blooms pollen. Runny nose. Constant stuffiness. Irritation. You know, plugged up. Stephen you cant help but breathe it in especially if you like to lunch in the park. Theyre definitely causing my sinuses and i cant breathe through my nose. Since the sun was out i wanted to be able to sit in the warmth. Stephen that sudden warmup may actually be why allergies seem worse this spring. The winter that wouldnt let go has the pollen hitting us harder and faster. When its cold and things start to bloom, however, pollen is released quickly and people all of a sudden are exposed to stuff they hadnt been exposed to all winter. Stephen on the bright side spring pollen season only lasts so long. Not really bad for me. Its worse like in the summer. Stephen we have the summer allergies to look forward to. Some ways to mitigate the impact of the pollen, keep your window closed. Try to stay indoors as much as possible. Dont exercise outdoors early in the morning. Thats when its worse and if you are out and about, first thing to do is take off your clothing and take a shower. Supposedly, that helps a lot. But reporting live Stephen Tschida, abc 7 news. Leon ok. That leads to other problems. Alison right. If youre at work, maybe not so much. Doug as soon as the tree pollen gets under control, the grass pollen is up next and first time we have the next frost, it all goes away. Beautiful out there tonight. Gorgeous. Temperatures up to 70s. Sunshine. We have a breeze that stephen was talking about. Been very pleasant tonight. Tomorrow completely different story. Rainy day tomorrow. It will turn cooler too. Afternoon temperatures in the 50s so a major change. Get an umbrella pick it out and take it with you in the morning. You will need it. This is a live look from the rooftop camera across the city and temperatures continuing at this hour in the mid to upper 70s. 78 at Reagan National and the winds out of the south at 13 miles an hour. Still seeing wind gusts, 25 26 Miles Per Hour around the area. Temperatures are plenty warm. Get away from any water areas, youll be fine but again were going to see cooler temperatures on the river and bay edge. Everybody gets equalled out here tomorrow. The winds bringing in the warm air. Winds gust 26 Miles Per Hour and theyll diminish tonight. Tomorrow, the wind direction will turn to the north and that will bring cooler temperatures. Temperatures falling throughout the day. Still in the 70s and 80s through much of the mid atlantic and southeast. 79 degrees in pittsburgh. 75 in west virginia. Behind the cold front, its cooler. Normally, if you didnt look at this stuff down here then just looked at this cold front, doesnt look like much of the front coming in. Narrow front with a little bit of rain. Theres a little bit of low pressure developing. If that moves northeast and northeastward tomorrow night and today, this whole kit and kaboodle will get pulled overhead. Winds wont be terribly gusty but will be from a cooler northerly direction. Well get some timing. This is a computer model and simulation of the timing and extent of the rain tomorrow. This model heads west of the metro area and a few showers ahead of it. Steadily through the day, the rain arrives. More coming from the west and southwest at midday. Into the afternoon hours, the rain continues as well. By the time we get to 6 00 we saw most of the rain east and south of the city and another batch on the back end up past luray through the mountains. That will finally swing through early in the evening. Were in good shape after that. Clearing skies and theyll stay with us for a while. Lets check the numbers. First for tonight, temperatures will drop through the 70s and the 60s. Clouds increase slowly through the evening and the winds will continue out of the south and then we get to the Early Morning hours and kind of question mark will begin at 6 00 a. M. 5 00 a. M. , somewhere in there the rain will be moving in from the west. Farther west you are from washington, the sooner it will arrive. Thats why you should prepare and plan ahead. Get an umbrella with you through the day. And temperatures can reach 62 by mid morning and as the wind direction changes from the south to the north, turn cooler. Well have periods of rain throughout the day. The rain could be moderate to heavy at times. Again, 1 2 inch of rain. Total accumulation perhaps a bit more in spots. We head to the Late Afternoon and evening hours. It will finally start to clear out. We look ahead a little bit more for you over the next seven days. Heres what we have. For the day tomorrow well see clouds and 90 probability. If i was bold, id say 100 . Im going to make a bold move live on tv. Leon step out there. Go for it. Doug temperatures falling a bit through the morning and afternoon. Then clearing out tomorrow night. Drop in the upper 40s. Decent weather. A little cooler in the 60s with partly cloudy skies. Saturday and sunday we mention rain but very tenuous right now. Some systems have to come together. Keep you updated as the week goes on. Alison thats not 100 but tomorrow is. Doug you got it. Alison all right. See you later. Thank you. Of course, the Cherry Blossom festival brings thousands and thousands of people to the district each and every year. Leon thats right. Still to come, theyre seeing Something Else in addition to the famous trees. Tell you what that is. Alison first this evening, sentencing day for jodi arias. Find out what a judge says about her fate next. Leon heres a look at whats coming up tonight on abc. Alison convicted Killer Jodi Arias will spend the rest of her life behind bars. Today, an arizona judge sentenced her to life in prison without parole. Nearly seven years after that legal saga began. Arias was convicted two years ago of murdering her exboyfriend. Abcs kena wentworth has the latest. Shall be in the department of corrections with the rest of her natural life. Reporter before learning her fate jodi arias made an admission not heard before. I remember the night he was killed and was conscious. Reporter she said in the past she didnt remember stabbing him nearly 30 times. I dont remember stabbing him. Reporter she will spend the rest of her life in prison for the murder of her exboyfriend. You dream of your daughter becoming a mom, walking down the aisle as a bride, jodi will never see that. Reporter but life in prison isnt what alexanders family wanted. His sisters took to the stand and talked about two previous juries werent able to decide on the death journal. Deserved a needle in their arm, what happened to that . What happened to that jodi . Reporter while jodi named off her family members, the reason she says she wants to live she stopped and turned around when a baby started to cry. Reporter the drama coming to an end for now, while arias maintains that alexander was trying to attack her. Im truly disgusted and repulsed with myself. Horrified because of what i did and wish there was some way i could take it back. Reporter shes looking forward to the next phase of her life and other lawyers are standing by ready to appeal the sentence. Leon Fairfax County rescue is mourning the loss tonight. He retired in 1998 after serving 35 years in Fairfax County fire. Glenn gains went on to become deputy u. S. Fire administrator. He collapsed outside of his Loudoun County home yesterday. Glenn gains was 72. Alison friends, family even complete strangers are expected to pay their respects to lauren hill tonight. The former College Basketball player died last week after fighting a brain tumor. A memorial is planned for tonight at 7 00 at cincinnatis center where hill scored a lefthanded layup for mount st. Joseph in that Division Three game last fall. Stadium holds 10,000 people. Leon you may think you know everything about the nations 16th president. Were taking a closer look at the man under the top hat. Plus. Alison plus many people saw me running and came up to me and said congratulations and keep going. Alison were going to have the inspirational story of a local runner. All of 90 years young. Oh, my goodness who ran in sundays Cherry Blossom 5k. Sam alison new cars will roll out on metros blue line tomorrow. Sam ford is covering metro from Reagan National airport where one of those 700 series cars hit the tracks today. Sam yes. One of the things thats quite interesting, when the blue line starts from here in virginia heading to maryland tomorrow morning, at least some of the cars will be the new 7,000 series. And they will begin to phase in over time. There was a big party here at the airport metro station today. They packed on to the platform at the Reagan National airport metro stop to celebrate the new 7,000 series rail cars. Metro employees, riders politicos, perhaps the most memorable congressman don byer. I can tell you that i believe people should always trade in and trade up office. Sam it is a trade up. These cars are about 2 million each and metro has 528 in the current batch from kawasakis lincoln, nebraska plant. The cars look great. Sam employees were excited and metro riders, too. More spacious more convenient. Rush hour cant tell where you are and we have all of those visible notices that are up to tell you what the next station is, which sides the doors will open on. Sam on board was metros Customer Service rep that pointed out gone is the carpeting and theres a new color scheme. Hopefully theyll notice not only the nonslip flooring new comfortable seats potentially with lumbar support which is the new thing for our riders but also notice theres a new car smell in this train. Sam and even more. You got short legs. Actually, not bad. Im 56 of 56. Sam riders will notice a big difference. Metro bought 528 cars in the first batch. Second replaced all the 1,000 series cars and kawasaki said to metro if it wants to buy 220 more, it can get it at a good price. Reporting live from national airport, sam ford, abc 7 news. Alison by the way, today metro started running trains in automatic mode for the first time in six years. Officers have been running those trains manually since the deadly crash on the red line near the potomac car station. Nine people were killed, youll remember, and in the wake of that accident the National Transportation safety board issued a series of recommendations to make the entire metro system safer. This is the culmination of really years of hard work in terms of getting the signal system upgraded to meet ntsb requirements and also years of testing to ensure this system is reliable. Alison in automatic mode trains accelerate decelerate under computer control. That generally means a smoother ride for the passengers on board. And now checking our other top stories of the day, roads have reopened in downtown Silver Spring after a natural gas leak there. A backhoe struck a gas line near wayne avenue and fenton street this afternoon prompting closures and evacuations. The leak did not cause any fires or injuries. The all clear was given just after 4 00. Leon police are looking for the man accused of killing his wife at a Dunkin Donuts in hanover, maryland. Bhadreshkumar patel is charged with firstdegree murder. Customers called 911 last night after finding the store empty. Officers found palak patels body in the kitchen. The couple work at that store together. Alison for the second time in four months, authorities are investigating a Silver Spring couple that practice free range parenting. The couples 10 and 6yearold children were picked up by police as they walked home from a park. Danielle meitiv and her husband allow their kids to walk around the neighborhood alone saying it teaches them selfreliance. No charges have been filed. An atlanta judge is urging 10 former educators to accept sentencing deals in a trial over a widespread conspiracy to cheat on state tests. The judge also threatened prison sentences if they failed to reach those deals. The former educators were convicted of falsifying test results to collect bonuses or to keep their jobs back in 2009. One by one they presented character witnesses and addressed the court. You cant do that because its not the truth. But i am willing to say im sorry. Alison it is one of the largest seating scandals of its time. They were indicted by a grand jury in march 2013. One of the indicted teachers was acquitted of all charges. And another was unable to stand trial because of breast cancer. She died back on march 2nd. Former music mogul suge knight appeared in a los angeles courtroom for a preliminary hearing. A judge will decide whether hell stand trial for murder attempted murder and hit and run charges. Knight is accused of striking two men with his pickup truck outside of a Compton Burger stand in january. One man was killed and the other was seriously hurt. The injured victim testified he did not recall the events leading up to the incident and did not want to be labelled a snich. Leon on thursday the International Spy museum will be talking with the commission of fine arts about relocating. This is the first step in moving the museum from h and f streets to a new location. The Washington Business Journal reports the museum is interested in the site near lenfant plaza. But the museum tells abc 7 news thats just one potential new home. Alison all right. Lets get a check of how traffic is moving this afternoon. Jamie sullivan is here with an update. Hi jamie. Jaim jamie not too bad this afternoon. We have some congestion in the typical spots. Starring off heading outbound on 395, 38 Miles Per Hour. Once you get past the pentagon we start to see some of that flowing. As we move to talk about 295 leaving d. C. Crossing the 11th Street Bridge heading northbound, about 25 Miles Per Hour. And then were in the red for you working southbound approaching the capital beltway. As we move now to talk about the crash, this accident will be on the outer loop of the beltway at 202 near landover road. You can see some red and yellow behind us. Lets take a live look near marlboro road to give you a good idea of how slow we are. Traffic is inching along. This is on the outer loop and on the inner loop we have volume. This is the one big crash we are working. As far as some minor accidents, we do have that but nothing blocking any lanes. Thats a look at traffic. Back to you guys. Leon all right. An update on the release of the apple watch, newest tech gadget are selling fast these days according to the shoppers Research Firm slice intelligent. Apple received one million preorders in the u. S. On friday. More than half of the preorders were for the less expensive sports model. Not the 17,000 model im guessing. The apple watch officially launches on april 24th. A new study is suggesting that you should limit your toddlers time in front of the television. Research researchers found that television had a direct negative impact on toddlers Language Development. They say that children who watch more than two hours of tv a day were three times more likely to have a Language Development delay than those who watched less than one hour. Alison coming up at 5 00 nearly six months after that explosion rocked a virginia facility, find out when its going to try to head into space again. Leon a little later, with so many Cherry Blossoms events to enjoy these days well tell you whats giving students an opportunity that only professional artists can dream off. Alison where a four Story Building is on the move way bigger building to follow. Leon thats followed by abcs world news tonight. David muir here with a preview. David . Breaking now the deadly mistake. News conference moments ago, new video that shows the moments after a deputy reaches for what he thinks is his taser. It was his gun. Hes been charged with manslaughter. Also the passenger jet off the runway tonight. The mega bus collided with the tractortrailer on an american interstate. Hours after Hillary Clinton announces shes running, the new name tonight. Okay, i need a better pizza. One made with only real cheese. A pizza my family will love. announcer freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. Freschetta. Made better to taste better. Alison the crew of the International Space station will have to wait a little longer for espresso. Thats right. Mission control scrubbed this afternoons resupply mission because of bad weather. And among the items on board the space x rocket is an espresso machine. A gift for the italian astronaut on board samantha feretti. Another launch attempt is planned for tomorrow. You have to hold out one more day. Nasa plans to launch student experiments, meanwhile, into space from its facility in virginia this weekend. This is the First Mission scheduled at that facility since an explosion last october. No hurt in the explosion but there was serious damage to the launch pattedd. Saturdays liftoff is between 630 and 10 00 p. M. It will carry experiments from students of Virginia Tech university of colorado and three other schools. Leon update on that deadly crash at a disney attraction. Today, Walt Disney World confirms the man killed in the exotic driving experience was an instructor, not a park visitor. The park says that he was driving a lamborghini. Gary terry, the instructor was in the passengers seat and terry was killed when watson lost control of the car. A family friend says they dont watson and call it a freak accident. Ringling brothers circus is in Fairfax County this week. The circus has said it will stop using elephants in its performances in the next three years. So were wondering where will all those elephants go . Check this out. This is the Ringling Brothers Center for elephant conservation. This facility opened 20 years ago in Central Florida with just about half dozen elephants. Today, it has 29 and by the end of 2018, 13 more will be joining that group there. Theyre an endangered species, asian elephants and they were always the symbol of ringling brothers barnum bailey. And we knew if we didnt do something, maybe my grandchildren would never have the opportunity to see these incredible animals. Leon the sanctuary is owned by the same group that owns the circus. It costs them 65,000 a year to care for each of those elephants. Alison coming up on a grownup level. Do it with a glass of wine instead of a glass of milk. Alison look at the childhood staple thats making a comeback with adults. But first, 150 years after president lincolns death, we are still learning more. What you may not know about the 16th president next. Leon back now with a look at lincolns last ride through d. C. No Television Channels back in 1835 so today reenacters went back there and reenacted the route that he took that day. It symbolized lincolns absence. This wednesday marks the 150th anniversary of the assassination of president lincoln. Alison more has been written about lincoln than any other american leader. We are still learning more. Maureen bunyan is here to tell us about some of it. Hi maureen. Maureen alison and leon we know a lot about lincoln, his politics, speeches and public life. His anniversary reminds us were not yet finished about the man. His top hat his coat the simple content of his pockets when he died. All known so well. But much about the man remains a mystery. When we see these things together, does this make all more real than more mythic. The real human beings with real problems and their own individual struggles completely caught up in this world that hardly anyone could have mastered. Maureen lincolns world was one of nearly unspeakable tragedy. A war that nearly tore the nation apart. The deaths of several young sons, a troubled wife whose family fought for the confederacy. He was constantly covering up for her problems. She had several of her brothers that were killed in the war. I think it probably made him more humane. He realized that there were people on both sides who were suffering. Maureen lincoln came from a family with depresssive tendencies. Lincoln blues as it was known was readily accepted in his time. Often described as sad gloomy, even weeping in public the challenge shaped him as a politician and a man. Lincoln responds to his depression was to cultivate certain qualities that were a major part of his strength. He turned to poetry and literature. And he also cultivated his humor which was his chief therapy. Maureen for generations of americans like autria hinton whose great grandfather escaped slavery to join the color troops. Its lincolns triumphs over adversity that matters most. See him pulled on both sides as far as what to do with slavery and all. But he knew the right thing to do. Lincoln was the man who did the right thing. Maureen this week there will be many commemorations of lincolns death around our area. Among the most memorable will be tomorrow and wednesday at f theater where lincoln was shot and at the house across the street where he died. Also at 8 00 on wednesday morning, church bells will toll throughout washington as they did when lincoln died in 1865. Alison . Alison maureen, thank you so much. As you just mentioned, tomorrow is the anniversary of president lincolns shooting at fords theater. So tomorrow morning, abc 7s julie wright will be at the museum of crime punishment. Theres a new exhibit there on the assassination. So join us for her live reports on good morning washington starting tomorrow at 4 24 a. M. Leon coming up tonight at 6 00 a shocking legal loophole in maryland. Right now the law allows an accused rapist to file for custody of a child conceived in the attack. The surprising ally joining one lawmaker to try to close that loophole and why one lawmaker is standing in the way. Plus the white houses surprising answer when asked if Hillary Clinton automatically gets president obamas support in her run for the white house. Well have that for you in just a bit. Alison . Alison people across the deep south are dealing with heavy rains and flash flooding. Hardest hit is the area between gulfport mississippi, and mobile alabama. More than seven inches of rain has already fallen on the gulf coast. More in the forecast unfortunately. Flood watches currently stretch from texas all the way down to florida. Leon got to get some of that stuff ourselves here tomorrow. Alison yep, well have a wet day tomorrow steve right . Steve absolutely. This is all that rain thats going to eventually move our way over the next 24 hours or so. Were not talking about that much rain. But still, enough to cause some inconveniences come early tomorrow morning. Outside we go right now, it is beautiful out there. 78 at dulles. 79 winchester. Look at cumberland now at 81 degrees. Fredericksricksburg at 80 degrees. Wind gusts upwards of 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour. Winds will ease a little bit later on tonight. Cold front will approach overnight and by tomorrow, were not going to look for much of a temperature climb as temperatures are going to remain a bit on the cool side for this time of year. If you have outdoor dinner plans this evening, go for it. It will be beautiful. Temperatures in the 70s. Lot of sunshine at least until sunset a little after 7 30 it will be breezy at times and winds out of the south at 10 to 15. Futurecast looks like this. Heres the rain shower activity that moves in early, early tomorrow morning. Sticks around all day long. Emperature may be heavy at times. Well look for things to finally begin to wind down with improving conditions. Overnight lows will range in the 50s. Well see clouds continue to increase and then that rain develops around 3 00 4 00 in morning. Youll need an umbrella for the day tomorrow. Temperatures in the 50s to lower 60s. Rain may become heavy at times. Good news, it wont last all that long. Cherry blossoms should be ok. Wednesday and thursday 63 to 65 degrees. Next best chance of more rain will come friday and into the upcoming weekend. There you have it. Enjoy the evening if you can get out. Back to the newsdesk. Alison steve, sounds good. Thank you. Leon whats going on with the nats . Tim theyre not winning the world series this week. The Washington Nationals are playing embarrassing baseball. I dont know if its because of the preseason hype big head or sloppy work habits but right now, they are playing bad baseball. Opening day for the red sox. Jordan zimmerman lasted 2 1 3 innings. Thats it. Ian desmond picks up his fifth error in seven games. Jason werth is back. They backed off a routine fly. Thats bad. Taylors call all the way did it again in right field with bryce harper. That was the first three innings. Sox lead them 94. Now in the eighth inning and this is a bad bad day for washington baseball. All right while the nationals are flailing and falling and stumbling all over fenway we found a smooth as silk local athlete running through washington at the Cherry Blossom 5k. I have a love for the sport. Tim dixon is getting faster with age. Having run for so many years, im addicted to it. No question about it. Tim dixon is 90 years old. Sunday, he ran the Cherry Blossom 5k. Id be lying if i said i wasnt tired. Tim dixon took up running 40 years ago when he was 50. Hes been derailed. I was hit by a car while i was training for the reston triathalon. Broke my pelvis in a number of places. Tim detoured. I continued running until i had the right hip replacement and that was in 2008. Tim but never deterred. And sunday he finished the 5k. I ran a 47 01. Tim two minutes faster than he did last year. Yesterday at the race many people saw me running and came up to me and said congratulations. And keep going. And when they asked my age, one of them asked my age in the middle of the race and immediately turned to her friends and said this guy is 90 years old. And everybody turned around and shouted and so forth. So it inspires me. I think ill keep at this for a number of years. I really do. I dont see any reason why im going to suddenly stop. Tim theres no question this guy is chronologically advantaged. I dont want to hear anymore of your aches and pains. Leon i got no complaints. Tim im done with you leon getting faster every year. Tim does he look 90 . Alison no not even close. Leon hes the terminator. Gets hit by a car. New hip. Getting faster every year . Tim brother dixon. All right leon coming up next on abc 7 news at 5 00 its the kind of gallery showing that professionals long for. Alison why some students are getting that opportunity next. I can color in a couple of flowers or couple of trees and just kind of shut my brain off after a busy day. Alison it seems adults around the world are going back to basics. Two colors books are at the top of amazons bestseller list. Theyre coloring books designed specifically for adults. You dont have any stress like a 10yearold. Theres proof that play does help you relax and be more productive. I feel better. I feel more pleasant and positive. Coloring books for adults . Yeah, no. Alison well, the scottish artist who is behind the popular book says she never imagined theyd be such a hit. She says, though shes already working on two new books and printing more copies of her first two after selling more than a million. On line. Leon they come with a jello pudding pop and a juice box . Alison that would be even better, wouldnt it . The Cherry Blossoms around the tidal basin can be soothing or perhaps, oftentimes an inspiration for art. Leon thats right. As Rebecca Cooper reports tonight some local students are getting a chance to showcase their works to the world at this years Cherry Blossom festival. This one. Yeah. Very good. Rebecca rebecca this is an anacostia fourth grader attending the Elementary School in adams morgan and now he has work on display at an art Gallery Blocks from the white house. I was really excited that i won first place because its something that ive never accomplished before. I actually did something that people like. Rebecca edwin and a lot of Young Artists on display learned this digital art technique filming at the art center with the teacher poley. With him, theyre getting hightech stem basics mixed with art and thanks to this exhibit, other key life lessons as well. Its exciting because these kids have the opportunity to navr navigating an artists life. It moves them into a higher level of just social skills as well as intellectual skills. Rebecca we got a private showing today but the pepco edison gallery is a fund for the community. Open to events space and to the public for art viewing tuesdays through fridays and this month, offering d. C. Young artists a chance to be seen by the world. From japan and all over the world because this is right here in the heart of the tourist season. Rebecca you can see all the student work on display at the pepco gallery through april 17th. Rebecca cooper abc 7 news. Alison congrats to all the Young Artists out there. Leon good looking stuff out there. All right. Alison thats it for us at 5 00. Leon coming up right now at 6 00, a race to close a frightening loophole. I got a lot of calls after the daily show and a lot of people didnt realize that maryland believes rapists have custody rights. Leon why one lawmaker is planning attempts to strip that right away. Alison what you need to know about the search to find a man accused of killing his wife in a local Dunkin Donuts. Leon intrigue in the race for president. Abc 7 news starts right now. Maureen a race against the clock in annapolis tonight as a Montgomery County lawmaker fights to close a loophole. As its written maryland law allows accused rapists to seek custody of a child conceived during the attack. Joce sterman is live in annapolis with the unexpected help one lawmaker is getting. Joce . Joce maureen, the daily show is the one offering a public shaming of several states including maryland for giving rapists the option to seek custody even after that attack. And with only five hours left in the session, it may take even more than that to get that bill through the statehouse. Springtime in annapolis, the time for flowers and bill proposals to blossom. But not all of them do. Weve tried this bill over and over again. And were running into road blocks