Brad bell has just arrived on the scene. We have been here for about a halfhour or so. When we arrived, there were soaring flames and firefighters had to back off, attacking it from the outside. We have some of those pictures from news chopper 7. The fire got out of hand very quickly. It is a garden apartmentstyle building, four stories, the fire got in the roof and spread and down and across the building. The firefighters have been able to go inside and touch up some of the hotspots. It is a terrible scene, an emotional scene. Workof the people were at and they have been arriving one by one, many with tears in their eyes, and a lot of them telling the same story, worried about their animals, their dogs and their cats. We have been hearing the same thing over and over again. They could replace electronics or collection of this and that, but they are worried about their pets. It is still too soon to know anything about the cause of the fire. They are still fighting it. There are still flames popping up from time to time. People arethings talking about in the seven Oaks Community is there has been a number of fires here, not in this building, but in buildings as close as a block or two away. They all have different causes, but it has a lot of people rattled at this point. Good news, we are hearing no injuries to occupants of the Apartment Building and no injuries to firefighters at this point. That is the latest. Thank you. Just into the newsroom, the water advisory for parts of northwest washington has been lifted. About 1000 customers in the tenleytown area were told they needed to boil their water after a power outage. It is now safe to use. The Winter Weather advisory has always been also been dropped. I am the bearer of the bad news. The cold weather is sticking around. Eileen wheeler is here. Even though you are the bearer of bad news, it is going to get so much warmer for the upcoming weekend it is really going to be quite delightful. Cloudy skies right now from our arlington camera. Colderees, but it feels with the breeze out of the northeast at 16 miles an hour. Here is the weather system we have been tracking with showers moving into southern maryland. Still a little bit of freezing rain in Central Virginia. A closer look at live doppler. ,emperatures in the most part upper30s degrees to lower40s degrees. An update straight ahead. Turning to a developing story out of maryland, Baltimore County police are expected to give an update on the amber alert for 11yearold caitlyn virts. Police say her mother was found dead in their Baltimore County home. An arrest warrant was issued for her father, who might be driving a black, 1999 Dodge Durango with maryland plates. Police say finding them is a matter of life and death. We know he is not supposed to have the child so we have good reasons to be concerned about her safety. The update from police is expected at 2 00 p. M. This afternoon. Wjla. Com. Date alexandra is on the edge after police and the fbi says they believe a thorough killer might be responsible for the murder of ruthanne lodato. Evidence appears to be linked to two unsolved murders the killing of ron kirby, and the 2003 slaying of nancy dunning. Evidence reveals the same gun might have been used. As allre looking at them three are linked. I do not think we should presume the killer resides in alexandria. Police have received released this composite sketch. There have been no arrests. A driver is in the hospital after a crash near capitol hill around 3 00 a. M. This morning. Barrier neart a south capitol street. The in dash the impact sent a car into a tree. The impact sent the car into the tree. Paramedics took him to the hospital and he is in critical condition. A trackback traffic alert. F youre plans involve metro metro station will be closed saturday and sunday. A tough commute. Brianne carter has the story. At metro station, people piled into packed trains, that this weekend already, orange, and blue line trains will pass through without stopping. Saturday and sunday the station signingclosed to make updates including new silver line signs. It is part of a 5. 5 billion improvement land, the largest since the early 1970s. He moved here six months ago, and he says he already sees progress. Xtc improvement every day. Some still feel they are paying for upgrades they do not see and some feel the closure will make getting around town more difficult. It is deplorable to close down any station, especially metro, which is the lifeline of the system. Others say it is better than the alternative. It is fine. Most of the stations are a few blocks away. Free shuttle buses will run between frontal triangle, metro center, and gallery place. Warningficials are also riders they will adjust to daylight savings time, so riders should be aware when the last rain will be running. Some who drive into the rideict now have an easier in after years of delays. A highcapacity flyover ramp is officially opened. Streetonnects the 11th bridge to the westbound southeast southwest freeway. Reactions. Ez has goodbye two lanes on an old, structurally deficient bridge. It took me a couple of weeks to figure out where i needed to be to get across and make the right connections to get down here, go back here. It took a while. After years of painful delays on a project that has been 40 years in the making, the highways are now connected in both directions. I crossed the bridge to or three times a week. The new ramp that joins the 11th Street Bridge to the westbound lanes is now open and running. A lot of our infrastructure and roads are geared toward people coming in and out as opposed to people that live in the city. Hopefully that will change. The new traffic pattern catching drivers a little off guard. This car came a bit too close into our lane this morning. Very quickly. A little confusing today, but eventually the final phase will greatly reduce if not eliminate anythinglays. That moves construction out of my way is nice. Now that the additional lanes have opened, what happens to the old span of the 11th Street Bridge were the concrete is falling apart and the bridge is riddled with potholes . D. Officials tell us it will soon be demolished. I hope it is going to work. In southeast washington, john gonzalez. Surprisingly good news in the february jobs report. The Labor Department said hiring and prove despite a blast of Winter Weather. Employers added 175,000 jobs last month, up from 129,000 in january, however the Unemployment Rate rose to 6. 7 from a fiveyear low of 6. 6 . The dalai lama spoke to a packed house at the National Cathedral discussing faith and happiness before taking questions. Outside, hundreds protested the appearance. Members are upset over a decision to discourage a particular branch of buddhism. The dalai lama has unilaterally force this man over 18 years ago and we are asking him to lift the ban. It is unjust and it is causing suffering in the community. This was the dalai lamas fourth visit to the National Cathedral. Thee want to turn to escalating crisis in the ukraine. The crimean region is set to vote if residents want to be part of russia while president obama and Vladimir Putin had a phone call to discussion to discuss sanctions and other actions if this goes through. Tugofwarrnational over a strategically critical ukrainian peninsula is now leaning heavily in favor of russia. They vote to be with russia, to be with moscow. Parliament voted overnight to break away from ukraine and join the russian federation. Opponents were silenced and dragged away. Parliamentrussias said they would welcome the New Territory with open arms, but the u. S. And you in government said that would be illegal. We are well beyond the days of where borders can be redrawn over the heads of democratic leaders. Mr. Obama has been unable to advance putin to back down. During a phone call, they talk past each other with president obama demanding Russian Forces returned to their bases and allow international monitors into crimea. Resident owed president putin told obama they cannot deny calls for help. Vladimir putin has come to see barack obama is very weak. Caught in the middle, families that are ethnic minorities in crimea that fear living under russian control. We have become used to living in a free country. We will not live in a dictatorship. Crimea will hold a referendum on whether to join russia and the white house is threatening to ratchet up economic sanctions. Leads to up outrage action. Nude and development after a judge declares it is legal to take pictures up womens skirts without them knowing it. A consumer alert you to not want to miss if you are prone to overdrafting your bank account. Checking news from around the world day five of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial just concluded and a neighborhood Security Guard testified that the olympian said everything was fine when he investigated gunshots tonight he shot his girlfriend. The jury also heard from a former girlfriend who said Oscar Pistorius was always armed. He carried it around with him. At night. Do you know what he did with it and night . He placed it on the bedside table or next to his legs on the floor. Pistorius says he mistook Reeva Steenkamp for an intruder, a prosecutor say he shot and killed her during a fight. Massachusetts governor just anded a bill making videos taking pictures under a persons skirt in legal. Earlier, a judge ruled that a man who took photos did not violate state law, so lawmakers change the law thursday and the governor signed it today. Violators face a maximum penalty of 2. 5 years in jail and a 5,000 fine. Penalties will be tougher if the victim is under 18. A consumer alert for chronic. Verdrafters bank of america has a new account to prevent drivers overdrawing. Customers will do all of their banking electronically for a monthly fee of 4. 95. For thenline lottery White House Easter Egg Roll will remain open until 10 00 a. M. On wednesday morning. Tickets are free, but they are nontransferable. It is set for monday, april 21. Seen the video of sunshine gets me excited for the weekend. And the spring colors. Cannot wait. The weekend will be nice. Today isgravity, cloudy, gray, and chilly, but not too bad. Overall, pretty quiet. Let me get you started from a time lapse from our weatherbug virginia,rate falls, at the riverbend golf and country club. Snowcovered green. This is high point, north carolina, where you can see all of the ice and the snow. It is quite beautiful at the university. They have already seen about one. 5 inches of ice. It is a little messy. For us, not bad. We stayed relatively dry all day long, but we are starting to see over of light rain southern st. Marys county, but temperatures are above freezing. The area of low pressure will continue its trek to the north and the east. Eastern counties might see light rain showers, but that is about it. The main story will be dry weather moving in just in time for the upcoming weekend. I will show you closer on the satellite and radar, the moisture that stretches from south carolina, north carolina, and even through virginia where in Central Virginia a lot of freezing rain is being reported. We will be clipped by the system. A southern scooter, if you will. Overall, the system is bringing us the easterly wind component, keeping us under the cloudy skies and cool temperatures, but another cold front moves through saturday night into sunday and that might bring sprinkles. As far as temperatures, 41 degrees. It will probably not get much higher than 45 with a northeasterly wind component keeping temperatures cold. 50s into st. Louis. That will keep us warm. A few showers for eastern counties. Overnight, gradual clearing, 24to31. We can looks fantastic. 57 tomorrow. Do not forget saturday, before you go to bed, a gesture clocks ahead one hour. We lose an hour of sleep again next hour of daylight. Even after few sprinkles saturday, sunday will dry out. Like looking at tuesday also looks fabulous looking at tuesday also it looks fabulous. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you. Toing up, from nail salons will be daters, what is going on behind the scenes of places we raise it movie theaters, what is going on behind the scenes of from why we spend so much at the movies, to knowing if your dry cleaning is in fact claim, Elizabeth Vargas joins us with ome true confessions as 20 20 goes behind the scenes. Good to see you. What are some of the secrets we will find out . You might want to delay your manicure, pedicure appointments or your dry cleaning dropoff. We go behind the scenes with our spy cameras and our people dressed up and expose what really happened, which is a lot of these nail salons reuse tools on peoples hands and feet that could give you terrible, dangerous infections. Movie theaters the a dollar bag of popcorn a dollar bag of popcorn only cost eight cents to make, you do not know what is going on on the floor. It is difficult to see. Then, of course, the dry cleaners what do they really do with your dry cleaning, do they get the stains out, what are they putting your close year in, and do not leave anything of value in your pockets. Nine times out of 10, they empty your pockets and keep what is in their. We also get the secrets of baggage handlers and movers. Hour, andyeopening im definitely bringing my own gear and nail supplies to the salon. I am looking forward to this. I am getting ready to travel, and i want to know what happens when you let go of your bags. Thank you. You can watch 20 20 tonight at 10 00 p. M. Followed by abc 7 news at 11 00 p. M. Elizabeth made me scrap my weekend plans. All right. We are finally make it through this frigid friday. Saturday. Salty not quite. It will feel pleasant, especially after the stretch of cold. Light rain showers over extreme southern maryland. Otherwise, cloudy and cold. Tomorrow, 57, partly cloudy. Do not forget to spring your clock ahead one hour. We will increase Daylight Hours which will increase temperatures, and monday and tuesday highs in the upper50s. Tolow60s everything looks pretty good over the next seven days. No complaints from me