Winds nw 48 mph a terrifying accident overnight. A metro employee rescued after falling 30 feet down a shaft near the North Bethesda metro station. It happened around 130 this morning on wisconsin avenue near elm street. The maintenance injured his leg. Rescue crews were able to get him out safely after about 45 minutes and transported him to the hospital. Right now the workers condition is unknown. Also breaking right now repars complete afer a water main break put a a dc hospital under a minidisaster alert overnight in takoma park. The break was first reported around nine last night, and teams worked all night trying to finish up repairs. Those repairs completed within the past 10 minutes. The hospital was not accepting any new patients to the emergency room until the break was fixed, but they did continue treating patients. Bottled water was used for drinking and care. A live report is coming up at 5 45. This morning a suspect is in custody after leading police on a nearly 30mile chase through dc and virginia, all while a child was in the car this all started on gainseville street southeast. The suspect backing into a Police Cruiser and injuring an officer, before taking off. They were finally stopped near the springfield interchange. The suspect has not been identified. The child was not in the day ahead. The man accused of firing shots inside a northwest d. C. Pizzeria has a status hearing. In u. S. District court. Edgar welch traveled to d. C. From his home in North Carolina last month. He says he wanted to investigate a report that Hillary Clinton was running a child sex ring inside comet ping pong. That report turned out to be false. Welch says he wanted to do some good, but went about it the wrong way. Some Anne Arundel County students are coming back from winter break today to a brand new school. The first bell will ring later this morning at the new severna park high school. The 130million building can hold up to 600 more students. The Old Severna Park high is slated for demolition and will be made into new atheltic fields. This morning snow is on the way. That first fall of the season coming overnight tonight just in time for your commute tomorrow. Stormwatch seven is getting you prepared for any possible school delays, next. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. That means incredibly fast 150 meg internet. So in the 3. 7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record fly, gary, fly. His friend can download 13 different versions of the perfect song. His sister can live stream it. While his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder, get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just 79. 99 per month online for the first year. Hurry offer ends january 21st. Only from fios. Jummy toss to eileen light snow is on the way few flurries this afternoon evening 2pm to 9pm best chance for snow 9pm 3am accumulations coating to an inch cold weekend ahead today cloudy cold. A few Late Afternoon evening evening snow showers. Little to no accumulation. Highs 3640 winds light variable tonight cloudy with snow developing. Accumulations low. A coating to an inch. Roads may be slick. Lows 2632 winds light friday mostly cloudy and cold. Highs 3437 winds nw 48 mph a Violent Crime even shocking law enforcement. Tortured and part of it is broadcast live on social media. The Assault Police are calling sickening. What caused four people to beat and torture a man and stream the entire incident on facebook live. The attackers have been arrested. We want to warn you the video we are about to show is graphic. Police say the victim seen here being attacked was a man with Mental Health challenges. He was found by officers Walking Around the citys west side disoriented. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Chicagos police chief says its something hes never seen in nearly 30 years of law enforcement. Two men and two women were arrested. Police believe the victim is an acquaintance of the suspects. It is unclear if kidnapping or hate crime charges will be filed. Police are investigating the discovery of guns. Near fletchers boathouse in northwest d. C. A woman was woods near the boathouse yesterday, when she found a violin case. With guns inside. She called police, who quickly arrived. Freelance photographer Johnny Bivera took photos of the violin case. U. S. Park police searched the area. Which is near the candoh canal. They found more guns. Along with ammunition. Theyre trying to determine where the weapons came from. Police say theyre glad someone who saw something actually said something. Especially a couple of weeks before the inauguration. A pilot and his wife are seriously injured, after the crash of a small plane in brookfield, in southeastern wisconsin. Their sixmonth child is ok. The famiy is from virginia, but its unclear exactly where in virginia. The plane was starting to take off when it ran off the runway and hit a parked suv with a trailer attached to it. The family was about to head back to virginia after visiting relatives in wisconsin. The faa and the ntsb are investigating the crash. Right n commuter train to crash in downtown brooklyn yesterday morning. More than 100 people were hurt. But the good news none of the injuries are lifethreatening. The Long Island Railroad train went over the bumper at the end of the track and kept moving. There are reports it was speeding. Investigators are now trying to determine the cause. A new name joining the democratic primary race for virginias governor. And this one coming as a surprise to the party. Former virginia congressman Tom Perriello now says he intends to run, and could announce as soon as today. Until now Lieutenant GovernorRalph Northan has been the only democrat seeking to succeed Governor Terry mcauliffe. Right now a series of winter storms, continuing to hammer california with feet of heavy snow and rain. The conditions so bad they forced crews to shut down a major interstate for much of the day yesterday. And the biggest problem overconfident drivers. Sound familiar dc . But its not all bad news. The storms are actually bringing muchneeded relief to a droughtplaged california. And in missouri another system bringing flakes overnight. A Winter Weather adivsory is in effect there right now until about nine this morning. Thats when the storm will continue heading east right along the ohio river and towards us here in dc. Jummy walks to set time now for weather few flurries this afternoon evening 2pm to 9pm best chance for snow 9pm 3am accumulations coating to an inch cold weekend ahead today cloudy cold. A few Late Afternoon evening evening snow showers. Little to no accumulation. Highs 3640 winds light variable tonight cloudy with snow developing. Accumulations low. A coating to an inch. Roads may be slick. Lows 2632 winds light friday mostly cloudy and cold. Highs 3437 winds nw 48 mph julie toss to break heres your receipt. Have a nice day thank you. Start the car start the car start the car start the car wooooooo get up to 50 off select items. Now through january 10th. Ikea Consumer Electronics show in las vegas. Abcs Kendis Gibson and diane macedo have an inside look, in todays tech bytes. Right now at 530 a Winter Weather alert from stormwatch7. We live in a pick and choose world. Choose. Choose. But at bedtime. Why settle for this . Enter sleep number and the lowest prices of the season. 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Highs 3437 winds nw 48 mph a terrifying accident overnight. A metro worker more than twenty feet underground. And while you were sleeping it was all hands on deck to get him to safety. Sam sweeneey is in bethesda with more on the amazing rescue. Trt 1 06 oc in the studio this is the third metro employee injured in just the last 24 hours. Worker was shocked by the electrified third rail. The worker was apparently carrying a metal rod on the tracks between the fort totten and West Hyattsville stations when the rod toched the rail. A second worker was hurt while trying to help. But were taken to the hospital but are expected to survive. Just hours after setting foot in the us for the first time. A teenager from ethiopia was seriously injured in that deadly explosion at the Flower Branch apartments in silver spring. And now shes trying to get back to her normal life. The building, bitset getana was in blew up and she suffered third degree burns her tuition money and possessionsinciner ated. And the two people she was staying with died. She said she never heard the explosion. But woke up to flames. She spent the next three weeks recovering at Childrens National medical center. Now shes got another hill to climb, after losing that tuition money shes got to scrape up thousands to attend local school. A go fund me page has been created for the aspiring doctor. The goal is to raise 50thousand dollars. So far the page has raised over 16thousand dollars. Stormwatch seven tracking Winter Weather. Snow moving in tonight but its not the amount to worry about. That system, hitting right in time for tomrrows commute. What you need to know to prepare next. My husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. Whole family nts to stay free from artificial preservatives. And my debit card wants to stay on a diet. 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Suzanne kennedy joins us live from takoma park with more new developments this morning. Involved shooting on Christmas Day that sparked several protests across the district. New body cam video now answering questions about the moment officers opened firekilling gerald javon hall. Police say officers were forced to shoot when hall refused repeated commands to drop a knife he was carrying. The body cam footage does show the weapon for a split second. Halls family claims the body cam footage authorities allowed them to watch disputes what police say actually occurred. The mayor has not released the officers name in the case. The officers are now on routine administrative leave. Today were keeping an eye on new developments out of laurel. Say they have a big update in an unsolved murder. They havent said exactly which cold case this is, but the News Conference starts at 11 this morning. Well let you know what happens. More information is about to surface about russias alleged role in cyberattacks during the president ial election. Today president obama will receive the first briefing on the classied report he requested. President elect donald trump will receive his briefing tomorrow. An unclassified version of the report will be made available to the public on monday. Yesterday, trump tweeted support for wikileaks founder julian assange, who says russia did not give wikileaks the stolen dnc emails. Meanwhile, millions of americans are caught in the middle of the fight over obamacare. President obama is urging Congressional Democrats to save his Legacy Health care overhaul. Republicans are promising to end it. Vice president elect mike pence met with House Republicans to brainstorm ways to roll back the plan. But for the 20 million americans who depend on it there are questions about whats ahead. White House Press secretary josh earnest told reporters there will be chaos if obamacare is repealed. 7 is on your side with a consumer alert. Macys is closing nearly 70 of its stores and eliminating more than 10thousand jobs. The move comes after a disappointing Holiday Season for sales. The only store slated to close in our area is at the landmark mall in alexandria. Coming up at six a deadly ski lift accident, sparking safety concerns. What to look out for when you hit the slopes. Plus happening now a chopper, crashing into the pacific ocean. The vacationers that witnessesd it all. And a Holiday Light display like nothing youve ever seen before. Watch to win tickets to the chinese lantern festival coming up at six. S alert this morning. Temperatures dropping while you were sleeping and now, snow on the way. Right now the storm is making its way east, across the country. Parts of colorado missouri getting hit right now, as the system moves along the ohio river. And by late tonight that Winter Weather, will arrive here in dc. For a slushy commute this time tomorrow. Abc seven is helping you prepare now John Gonzalez is live in burtonsville, with what you need to know to get ready. Get prepared for Winter Weather now. Stormwatch seven weather app, available in the apple store and google play. Then, tomorrow morning, check it first thing when you wake up to find out conditions in your neighborhood. Its 5 and time for a check on weather. Light snow is on the way few flurries this afternoon evening 2pm to 9pm best chance for snow 9pm 3am accumulations coating to an inch cold weekend ahead few Late Afternoon evening evening snow showers. Little to no accumulation. Highs 3640 winds light variable tonight cloudy with snow developing. Accumulations low. A coating to an inch. Roads may be slick. Lows 2632 winds light friday mostly cloudy and cold. Highs 3437 winds nw 48 mph kidd oshea in the now. 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Amy adams is best actress this weekend, but last night the National Board of review honored her for best actress heres what she had to say on the red carpet we may know the theme of one of Donald Trumps inaugural balls tmz is reporting the trump team is planning a big apple ball featuring every nyc icon you could think of Empire State Building and statue of liberty and sources tell tmz trump will use the line if i can make it there, i can make it anywhere the first snow fall of the season, just hours away and the timing of this a tough one for your commute tomrrow. Coming up at six Team Coverage from stormwatch sevens Veronica Johnson and eileen whelan, with everying you need to know to prepare now. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. That means incredibly fast 150 meg internet. So in the 3. 7 seconds it takes gary watson to fly, gary, fly. His friend can download 13 different versions of the perfect song. His sister can live stream it. While his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder, get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just 79. 99 per month online for the first year. Hurry offer ends january 21st. Only from fios. Announcer now, good morning washington, on your side. Larry right now and arctic blast is pumping the midwest, and the system is headed our way. The countdown is on to the first snow of the season. We are tracking the information of the time you need to hear. Autria breaking right now, a worker plummeting more than 30 feet. The overnight rescue and race against the clock. Good morning to you, washington. Im autria godfrey. Larry im larry smith. The stormwatch 7 weather app team is on your side. Lets start with meteorologist Veronica Johnson. Veronica it is cold out there. We are seeing the leading edge of the clouds moving in with temperatures running below freezing