Today showers early; patchy fog. Mostly cloudy warm. Pm thunderstorm possible. Highs 7479 winds sw 510 mph tonight mostly cloudy. Stray shower possible. Patchy fog. Lows 5259 winds s 5 mph tuesday mostly cloudy. Pm thunderstorm possible. Highs 7277 winds ssw 510 mph breaking news in the district. Missing person in the potomac turning into a recovery operation. Sam sweeney is live near the key bridge, sam . Breaking overnight. Breaking overnight. County investigators say a fire in takoma park was deliberately set. Theyve questioned a person of interest, whos now hospitalized. The fire started yesterday afternoon at the Hillwood Manor apartments. Five people were rescued from the second floor. Two people are displaced. Arson investigators say they found several areas where the fire originated. Coming up at 5 30 well have a live report from the scene and the criticial clue one neighbor told us. Also breaking right now a search for survivors after an avalanche Jummy Olabanji is tracking this for us at the live desk. Autria, this all happened at a japanese ski resort just north of tokyo right now we know at least Six High School students were found unconcious. Two other students and an instructor are still missing. Japanese media say they were part of a group of about 50 teens on a mounting climbing trip when the avalanche swept through. Developing now. Police are sorting out details. Following a fight in college park that left one man dead and another injured. The fight broke out yesterday afternoon at the Camden College park apartments. One man was shot to death. Police have not released his name. Another man was taken to the hospital with a nonlifethreatenin g head injury. So far. No arrests. A vigil is set for tonight for a Prince Georges County teen who was shot and killed saturday night. Police are still investigating a motive. But they say it appears. 15yearold Dennis Taylor was targeted. His friends tell us. He was walking to a cookout nearby in landover. But when he received a text message he turned around. Family members arent sure what the message said, or who sent it. So far, no ones been arrested. Tonights vigil will be held where taylor was shot. At the intersection of columbia place and columbia terrace in landover. Rockville residents are weighing in on a push to expand the citys smoking ban. The idea was first discussed at a City Council Meeting last month. The new plan would make all outdoor seating at restaurants smoke free. In 2015, the Rockville Council approved a ban on smoking in city parks and facilities. Tonights public hearing begins at seven oclock at rockville city hall. Coming up severe storms slamming the heartland with massive hail and tornadoes. The damage overnight, and what the impact this system is having on us, next. South. Take a look at this. Stormchasers in oklahoma, capturing this video of a tornado forming near the city of stratford. Another twister touched down a few miles away. Tornado warnings in the area were lifted just in the last three hours. And farther south the same system, bringing baseball size hail to parts of texas, and leaving behind a mess. You can see here, the hail was big enough to shatter car windows and even smash through skylights of homes. At 5 xx time for a check on the forecast. Toss to eileen patchy fog; showers this morning 70s today tomorrow; pm tstorms possible cooler sunnier 60s thursday friday showers friday today showers early; patchy fog. Mostly cloudy warm. Pm highs 7479 winds sw 510 mph tonight mostly cloudy. Stray shower possible. Patchy fog. Lows 5259 winds s 5 mph tuesday mostly cloudy. Pm thunderstorm possible. Highs 7277 winds ssw 510 mph a blame game in washington. On the Health Care BillPresident Trump is pointing fingers. The new target this morning. And a fourstory scare. An escalator, speeding up and going in reverse the arrests overnight. Welcome to maxx you. You are whimsical, vibrant, statement making. We see what makes you unique. So we have something for everyone, at a price thats just right for you. Maxx you. Maxx life. T. J. Maxx after a deadly shooting over the weekend. One man was killed early sunday and 15 others were injured in the gunfight at the cameo club. Auhotrites say there is no link to terrorism. They are looking into how the firearms made it into the club, which has a history of gun violence. So far no arrests. Meanwhile chaos on the vegas strip this weekend. A tense standoff with police after a gunman opened fire on a bus saturday. According to police, 55yearold Rolando Cardenas started shooting pasengers at random. Killing one tourist and injuring another man before barricading himself on the bus. Break through the bus window, eventually taking cardenas into custody. Police say the suspect is mentally ill. New disturbing details. In the racially charged murder carried out by a baltimore man in new york city. James jackson told the New York Daily News that he intended to kill numerous black men. He said he hoped his attack would stop white women from dating black men and wished his victim was a younger more succcessful black man. Jackson stabbed 66yearold Timothy Caughman to death as he was collecting bottles in manhatten. He is due back in court today. Now to the health care blame game. President trump. Lashing out at conservatives within his own party for the failure to repeal and replace obamacare. He tweeted democrats are smiling in dc that the freedom caucus, with the help of the club for growth and heritage, have saved planned parenthood and ocare. The chairman of the House Freedom caucus responded on abcs this week. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer said democrats are willing to fix obamacare. If republicans drop efforts to repeal it. The head of the office of management and budget said while the administration isnt giving up on health care. It is moving forward on other issues like tax reform. President trump is making good on his promise to change how things are done in washington. Today he will announce a new White House Office that will be led by his soninlaw, jared kushner. The White House Office of American Innovation will focus on overhauling the federal government with ideas from teh a scary situation at a mall in china over the weekend. An escalator at hong kong shopping center, packed with people. Suddenly goes into reverse the whole thing was caught on camera. 18 people were hurt. Two technicians from the company responsbile for the escalators upkeep have been arrested. The escalator actually passed an inspsection just last week, showing no signs of mechanincal defects. Time now for weather patchy fog; showers this morning 70s today tomorrow; pm tstorms possible cooler sunnier 60s thursday friday showers friday today showers early; patchy fog. Mostly cloudy warm. Pm thunderstorm possible. Highs 7479 winds sw 510 mph tonight mostly cloudy. Stray shower possible. Patchy fog. Lows 5259 winds s 5 mph tuesday mostly possible. Highs 7277 winds ssw 510 mph coming up uber putting the brakes on selfdriving the incident this weekend forcing the halt. Plus a grim prediction for american workers. More and more jobs getting snapped up by robots. The three industries on the chopping block, next. Stronger is rebuilding a newborns heart. And restoring a fathers faith. Its standing tall after one surgery. Not six. Stronger is being a typical kid. Despite a rare disorder. And coming home sooner. Stronger is seeking answers. And not giving up, until you find them. Because we dont just want your kids to grow up. We want them to grow up stronger. Fios is not cable. 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Toss to eileen patchy fog; showers this morning 70s today tomorrow; pm tstorms possible cooler sunnier 60s thursday friday showers friday today showers early; patchy fog. Mostly cloudy warm. Pm thunderstorm possible. Highs 7479 winds sw 510 mph tonight mostly cloudy. Stray shower possible. Patchy fog. Lows 5259 winds s 5 mph tuesday mostly cloudy. Pm thunderstorm possible. Highs 7277 winds ssw 510 mph breaking now at 5 xx missing person who is believed to be in the potomac river. Crews began searching in the water near the key bridge around eight last night. They then declared it a Recovery Mission early this morning before suspending the search at three am. No word why they stopped looking or whether or not they will continue searching today. Authorities have not released any information about the missing person. Also breaking overnight a fire in takoma park, ruled arson. And this morning investigators are narrowing in on a possible suspect. John gonzalez is live at the scene john . Now to a story everyone is talking about this morning. Coming under fire on social meda all over a dress code Jummy Olabanji is in the newsroom. Jummy . Two teenage girls were banned from boarding their flight, because they were wearing leggings this all happened sunday at the denver airport. According to tweets from another traveler, the girls were told to change or put on dresses before they could board. The incid on social media with everyone from fellow passengers to celebrities weighing in. Some calling the policy sexist. The airline though is defending its decision saying the girls were traveling on a special pass. In a response to a tweet, the airline said quote casual attire for ticketed passengers is fine. The passenger today was a united pass traveler and follow different guidelines. The united pass is for airline employees and their families. A new advisory, just in the last thrity minutes. Stormwatch seven keeping an eye on dense fog in parts of the area. When it will lift and the warm up coming with it. Announcer while everyone discusses the future of health care, 18 million americans are already choosing it. With Medicare Advantage a proven publicprivate volume. Where Early Intervention and management of chronic conditions is leading to better outcomes. And costs are more predictable and affordable. Why do so many seniors choose Medicare Advantage . Maybe because with age comes wisdom. Medicare advantage. Leading the way. Tidal basin this weekend to check out the cherry blossoms. The cold snap a few weeks ago wiped out nearly half of the buds but the survivors finally hit peak bloom this weekend. Peak bloom lasts for about 4 to 7 days. Abc7 and newschannel 8 are proud sponsors of the National Cherry blossom festival. We want to see yo you can add them to our gallery at burst dot com slash wjla. Toss to weather patchy fog; showers this morning 70s today tomorrow; pm tstorms possible cooler sunnier 60s thursday friday showers friday today showers early; patchy fog. Mostly cloudy warm. Pm thunderstorm possible. Highs 7479 winds sw 510 mph tonight mostly cloudy. Stray shower possible. Patchy fog. Lows 5259 winds s 5 mph tuesday mostly cloudy. Pm thunderstorm possible. Highs 7277 winds ssw 510 mph hail hitting the heartland. Moving in overnight and the threat isnt over. The Severe Weather taking aim on the south. And the final four is set, but not everyone got to see it. The tv blackout in the final seconds of the game thats still ahead. After fridays big defeat on the heath care bill. But the fingerpointing continues in washington with President Trump leading the charge. The president first blamed democrats and now hes calling out the conservative lawmakers. Abcs Elizabeth Hur is in new york with the latest. D. C. Residents will have a chance today to voice about local missing persons cases. School board member Markus Batchelor will meet with residents at three p. M. At ballou high school. D. C. Leaders have repeatedly said there hasnt been an increase in missing persons cases in the city. But the issue continues to be a hot topic. Especially on social media. People are using hashtags, such as dcmissingrirls. Police are still searching for ten teenage boys and girls who were reported missing this year. On average, d. C. Has had more than twothousand cases of missing juveniles each year since 2012. The third time was not the charm for one white house fence jumper. A woman who tried to climb the fence last we an alarm trying to hop a fence near the Treasury Building sunday morning. Shes the same woman who got caught by her shoelaces last tuesday, during another fence jump attempt. And thats not all. On friday, she was arrested again near lafayettte park for violating a stay away order happening today a push to expand a smoking ban in the city of rockville. Suzanne kennedy is live with the details suzanne . Coming up in our 6 oclock hour of washington. New clues, after a student vanishes with her teacher. What police are now saying about the relationship between the two leading up to her disapperance. And a sure sign summer is getting closer. Six flags, opening this weekend, and you could be there. Watch to win four tickets coming up at six. Right now at 5 xx a Severe Weather threat for millions this morning. Overnight a band of dangerous weather, packing high winds. Heavy rain and dangerous hail hitting parts of texas. The wild night of storms also included this twister in and, the weather even impacting the sports world. Columbus, ohio ncdoublea basketball viewers were blacked out from seeing the critical final seconds of the unc kentucky game because the local cbs station suffered a massive technical failure. Amid a tornado warning. The station aired those final two minutes on a tape delay. The final four in phoenix is set oregon, gonzaga, North Carolina, and South Carolina are the last Still Standing with a shot at the National Title. The number one seeded tarheels were the last to punch their ticket to phoenix. An instant classic in memphis. Kentucky star freshman malik monk nails the game tying three with just 7 seconds left. Carolina would waste no time getting down the court and luke maye with the biggest shot of his life. Drains it that would be the game winner. Carolina wins 75 to 73. And for the first time in school history. South carolina is headed to the final four. They knocked out number four see number one seeded gonzaga with a trip to the National Title game on the line. This years final four has some new faces. Its both South Carolina and gonzagas first trip. Oregon has not been in the final four since 1939. But for North Carolina its their 20th time and second year in a row. Spring training is winding down. And opening day for the nationals is now just one week away. The anticipation and excitmenet is rising for mondays season opener. Ace Stephen Strasburg will get the start against the miami marlins. Tommorrow our cameras will be at Nationals Park for a media tour as we countdown the final days until first pitch. A special moment is caught on camera as thousands hit the streets of philadelphia for a halfmarathon. One woman was so tired she could not even walk to the finish line. But two runners who saw her struggling grabbed her by the and when she couldnt walk any longer. She was picked up and carried to the finish line. Its 5 and time for a check on weather. Patchy fog; showers this morning 70s today tomorrow; pm tstorms possible cooler sunnier 60s thursday friday showers friday today showers early; patchy fog. Mostly cloudy warm. Pm thunderstorm possible. Highs 7479 winds sw 510 mph tonight mostly cloudy. Stray shower lows 5259 winds s 5 mph tuesday mostly cloudy. Pm thunderstorm possible. Highs 7277 winds ssw 510 mph kidd oshea in the now. Lady gaga seranaded elton john this weekend at his allstar birthday bash. Singing her hit wasnt the only superstar at the show Stevie Wonder lead the crowd in singing happy brithday to sir elton. Katy perry and john hamm were among the dozens of stars who turned out to help the rocket man celebrate his big day at hollywoods red studios. Even at 70. Elton johns Still Standing and playing. Despite their undeniable chemistry. Champion bull rider Bonner Bolton and his dancing with the stars partner sharna set the record straight saying hes qoute 100 single. Taking a break from rehearsals this weekend, the dancing duo spoke about their chemistry on the dance floor and their current relationship status. Sharna also revealed shes single. To be co and finally at the box office. The liveaction remake of beauty and the beast has now passed the half billion dollar mark. Taking in 88point3 Million Dollars pushing its 10day total around the world to more than 690million bucks. Meanwhile, power ranges with an estimated 40point5 Million Dollars. Whilekong skull ilsand came in third with just over 14million. And thats whats happening in hollywood. Welcome to maxx you. You are whimsical, vibrant, statement making. We see what makes you unique. So we have something for everyone, at a price thats just right for you. Maxx you. Maxx life. T. J. Maxx now, good morning washington, on your side. We begin with a breaking news alert. Breaking overnight, a frantic night on the potomac. Were just coming in about the shadow of the key bridge. Pointing to foul play. New evidence turning up in the ashes of the Montgomery County apartment. Autria first, a wet start to the week, finally feeling like spring. The wornout warmup and potential troublemaker you need to know about. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption cont