So many different aspects with what is happening right now. Devon the cold, the rushing wind. King george and northern neck. That means sustained winds with a twominute wind average 30 to 50 wind gusts well over through about 2 30 a. M. The sevenday forecast shows even colder air. 53 the high tomorrow, but it will feel like low 40s. We have power outages. Its time to get out and explore. Look beyond the expected. Hidden among the trees. Theres a special place. Where getting away. Brings us so much closer. Spring into fun and save 50 with an allinclusive ticket. Busch gardens williamsburg. A whole other world awaits. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. Eived a few awards. But weve received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in Customer Satisfaction for the third year in a row. Only fios has the Fastest Internet on the most awarded network. Now get superfast 100 meg internet tv and phone for just 69. 99 per month, online. Cable cant offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good, only fios can. Narrator all that political mail mlets simplify. Lming. Only one candidate has been endorsed by the Washington PostKathleen Matthews. As a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. Emilys list praises matthews as prochoice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and Health ResearchKathleen Matthews has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward. Kathleen im Kathleen Matthews and i approve this message. Late last year, Maryland Governor larry hogan threw his support behind chris christie. Now supportse donald trump, dont expect hogan to do the same. Brad bell hogan oneonone. Brad after just more than a year in office with his second legislative session dying down, governor larry hogan is enjoying record high popularity. Very pleasedn im people are happy with the direction the state is in. The second balancedbudget clear the legislature, and he is crisscrossing the state, announcing road repairs and construction. Put 2r hogan we billion into road and bridge improvements in the state. Brad with a republican governor and democraticcontrolled state comee, he has challenges including transportation projects having to pass a scoring system, and he has been stymied on the resistor writing process. We want to take it out of the hands of the politicians. Free and fair most basic principles of the elections. We dont have that in maryland. Brad we asked about the republican front runner. I could caren less about donald trump. I think voter should vote their conscious for rubber they feel is the best person for weber they feel is the best person. I will probably be voting for john kasich. Brad is that an endorsement . Governor hogan not really. Healthy working families act in the state would require most employers to offer employees up to seven sick pay days per year. Off isy taking time important, especially for those in the food industry. We hear about your partly and we hear about chipotle and all these outbreaks and when workers spread illnesses to customers and coworkers. Kellye critics argue that it should be an employers choice whether to offer paid sick leave and that prospective employees should consider that when applying for a job. Metro riders may need to brace for more shutdowns. Metro talked safety and efficiency this week. Thatoard chair told abc 7 to do vital repairs, the system may need to shut down again, meaning multiple closures lasting up to six months. Any decision would have to come from the general manager, who has previously said he would not rule it out. Parents in Loudoun County are demanding answers after explosives training material was found inside of a school bus, apparently there for days after the cia used it a security drill , then forgot about it. Diane cho has the details. Diane Loudoun County parents were shocked after learning explosive training material had been found on a school bus. For two days before it was discovered. In an email that went to said the explosive training material was cut and could not have been operational. You would need a blasting cap or something to make it explode. Buse it was left in the while students were on spring break and a federal agency was performing a training exercise. We allow training for law enforcement, to get to know the schools in case we have an active shooter or Something Like that. Diane the school bus was in Service Monday and tuesday, serving three schools before it was discovered by a Maintenance Worker wednesday during a routine check. Some parents dont think it is concerning. The school said it could not have heard anybody. Diane others say their reaction child was on the bus. I would probably feel different about it. Diane diane cho, abc 7 news. Kellye coming up artificial turf under fire. A new lawsuit filed this week and why it is causing concern in a locals will district. Plus, the battle of the sexes. World cup winners say they are being cheated. Pouring through right now, tens of thousands without power. Forecast coming up. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. In the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. But weve received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in Customer Satisfaction for the third year in a row. Only fios has the Fastest Internet on the most awarded network. Now get superfast 100 meg internet tv and phone for just 69. 99 per month, online. Cable cant offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good, only fios can. Kellye several star soccer players on the u. S. Womens National Team have filed a lawsuit demanding equal pay. The suit was filed on behalf of the entire team on behalf of the entire team against the u. S. Soccer federation. Just halfmembers earn or a quarter of what the Mens Soccer Team earn, despite the team out earning the Mens Soccer Team. The group said they would negotiate a new collective Bargaining Agreement for the womens team at the end of 2016. New concerned about playing fields in Montgomery County after a lawsuit claimed the theyny selling them knew were bad. Kevin lewiex problem for the company. Lawsuit alleges the floridabased company defrauded three California School systems by knowingly selling them defective Synthetic Turf. Youve got breaking, splitting fibers. Kevin when the fields begin to turf usa refused to uphold its own warranty. Essentially, something that looks like a football field, you are running on something that is more like a putting green, which is much slicker for the players. PublicMontgomery County schools also used field turf usa to install Synthetic Turf at six high schools. By theoto taken in 2014 Parents Coalition of montgomery fibersappears to show shredded at Walter Johnson high school in bethesda. Mcps says so far they have not had major issues with field turf usas performance. Most School Districts dont have a lot of extra money these days, so to pay for something twice when you should only pay for it once something that will get a lot of administrators potential. Kellye field turf usa says that it always works with its customers and is dedicated to honoring its warranties. The california lawsuit is claiming damages of nearly 9 million. Still ahead, talk about two smart puppies, how they helped animal control save their mother. And the weather forecast. Kellye several artists in Old Town Alexandria with spaces in the Torpedo Factory are unhappy with changes to the structure. E. G. A, the Torpedo Factory art center attracts 500,000 visitors each year. It is a wonderful community. Concerns there are now that the artists among the artists a report called for a new independent and self appointed board of directors for the cityowned building, replacing the current board and the 15 members, artis and nonartists, some appointed by the city council. It would not be a radical change. It would just allow us to operate in a more streamlined way. Thathave not seen a sign anybody wants to turn this into anything radically different. Several ofhe artist, whom support changes, others have expressed proposed changes, taking whether a voice and influence on the future of the Torpedo Factory. The newers ceo says governing structure would make it easier to get grant money, upgrade the facility, and attracting more Diverse Group of artists. I think the controversy is a little overblown. President of the Artists Association said that he and others plan to this month. We can always improve. Everybody can improve. We need to maintain the decisionmaking. Mike mike carterconneen, abc 7 news. Kellye two puppies running loose in Montgomery County are being credited with saving their starving mother after leading Animal Services officers to her. The dog was severely underweight with no food or shelter. She and the puppies were confiscated and now princess is well on her way to recovery. Pounds gained 12 ou since being found in early march. Her previous owner is facing charges and princess and the puppies are now up for adoption. D. C. Police chief cathy lanier has a video that she wants you to see. She emailed this video of officers at the seventh district bike patrol playing with children in the neighborhood. One officer is jumping is taking part in a pickup football game. It showsier said officers building relationships in a neighborhood where violence has been frequent in the past. Always great to see the cops getting along with local residents. They had nice weather that day. Not necessarily the case right now. Sunday,utdoor activity it will be downright cold. We have serious wind right now. Power outages come just from customers. 16,000 northern virginia, nearly 5000 pepco in d. C. , about 3000 southern maryland. The temperatures have plummeted. We have gone from 61 to 49 like that [snaps fingers] been just a few hours. 37 hagerstown. Impressive wind gusts. Severe thunderstorm came through at Reagan National earlier, 59 mileperhour wind gust. Joint base andrews with wind gusts near 55. The strongest winds right now, annapolis, anne arundel county, northern calvert county, upper marlboro. South of waldorf, la plata getting some of the strongest wind right now. Southern maryland, you are taking the brunt of the storm activity, southern in calvert county, st. Marys county, lender down, patuxent river. Leonardtown, patuxent river. We have had the strongest wind gusting, thunderstorms near baltimore. Look at the increase in lightning. The rain has come through, and the stroes part of the storm is over and done with, but we still have several possible rounds with the arctic system driving through with extremely strong wind. Sustained 20 to 30, with gusts higher. Fairly mild monday, but the arctic cold front coming in for the second of three in the next seven days. Everything clears away. Were talking winds with high wind warning including stafford, pretty much the entire area. The difference between a warning peradvisory, the miles hour. Tomorrow morning, sustained wind of about 30, wind gusts near 50. We have freeze warnings in effect with the Higher Elevations north and west. That means low temperatures tomorrow when the 30s will feel like 20s and wind is factored in. And 20s the feel like temperatures tomorrow, and into the 50s will only feel like upper 30s and 40s. Cold for aprilw, standards. A brief warmup monday, then another arctic front. Thursday, brief warmup, the nats opener, then more cold air coming in. This is a heck of a pattern for april. Next, controversy at the smithsonian africanamerican museum before it even opens. Its time to get out and explore. Look beyond the expected. Hidden among the trees. Theres a special place. Where getting away. Brings us so much closer. Spring into fun and save 50 iamsburg. A whole other world awaits. Kellye d. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has joined a list of governors banning official travel to North Carolina. She says that d. C. Stands with the lgbtq community. This is after the North CarolinaLegislature Passed a law that requires them to use bathrooms corresponding to their sex at birth. Africanamerican museum facing controversy. Sure oconnor updates us on the progress. Cheryl the smithsonian africanamerican museum is almost ready for the public. Six months and the doors will open, displaying over 3000 items on the first day. We have chuck berrys cheryl people are stopping to look at the unique design next to the washington monument, and the director of the museum said the Sexual Assault accusations against bill cosby will be included. We have a lot more important things to add to the museum than something that happened in more of a derogatory thing. The director said that visitors will come away recognizing cosbys legacy has been severely damaged by recent accusations. Im not saying what he did his right, and he may are in a not be be guilty may or may not be guilty. I love bill cosby. Spokesperson for the smithsonian said what is in the museum will not be a celebration of bill cosby but a way to show his contribution to entertainment. The museum is still in the process of finalizing the labels. It is scheduled to open september 24. Time magazine called Chris Van Hollen a hero to environmentalists, education groups, and gun control advocates for his accomplishments as a young legislator. Now a respected leader in congress and key ally of president obama, protecting planned parenthood and social security. Chris van hollen is the only candidate who fought the wall street banks and the nra. And won. Thats why hes endorsed by the post as the talented successor to senator mikulski who will deliver results