This morning. Later in the morning after about 8 00 to 9 00, those temperatures will, but freezing so ice is no longer a concern. What weather increasing from west used through 9 00 wet weather increasing from west used through 9 00. By lunchtime, still cloudy, but we are topping out today in the lower 60s. Even warmer weather expected into the weekend. We will track that and i have your Cherry Blossom forecast coming up in 10. Julie we are seeing a lot of red due to a number of accidents. Topside outer loop headed west over toward colesville road, the accident almost an hour drive to travel about 13 miles. We will zoom in and show you this crash. It has traffic moving over to the left. Multiple vehicles involved. Everyone pulled over to the an hour drive from college park toward 270 means randolph road, will work well as options. 95, two separate accidents. With a crash and expressway. Timeoutn trying up the the lane. This one time at the lane. That is our traffic watch. Back in the 10 minutes with another update on your ride on 95 as well as 495. Larry a shooting in the district leaves one man dead. This writer was the crime scene around 12 30 this morning. The victim has not been identified and there is still no word on a suspect. D c policet, investigating a stabbing that happened around 3 30 this morning on scott circle. The victim was stabbed twice in the neck and on at last check, were told the victim is alert and awake. Four people shot in waldorf and among them a young child. To of the victims are in Critical Condition. John gonzales is live on the scene with the latest. John it appears it was a family of four that lived in this townhome in waldorf, maryland. The Sheriffs Office describing this as a domestic related incident. They are not confirm if it was a murdersuicide. That is a strong possibility. Take a look. Would do both from gunshots, both flown in Critical Condition at this hour. They are fighting for their lives. Police did recover a gun found right next to the mans body at the foot of the stairs just inside the front door of this townhouse. But a mystic related incident. This morning, two people are dead, a man and a child anted up in Critical Condition. Reporting live, john gonzalez. Larry thank you. It is now or never on capitol hill. A vote on a Replacement Health care plan is that after the House Speaker was forced to postpone it yesterday. This morning, can it pass . Republicans can only afford to lose 21 votes from their own party. On thursday, speaker ryan could not round up those numbers and that forced the delay. Overnight, ryan and white house officials took heart in tense negotiations with conservative House Freedom caucus members to try to lock down a deal. With acans came up proposed change that would eliminate the laws essential benefits, including Mental Health treatment, wellness visits, and eternity and newborn care. Reportshington post President Trump is delivering an ultimatum, pass the bill or he will move on on the repeal and replace cause. The house reconvenes at 10 00 this morning and the vote is expected sometime this afternoon. We will be watching this one closely, so stay with us for the very latest. Larry people in a neighborhood in calvert county, maryland, are struggling to cope with the attacked by the family dog. Ive got one incident with a bit all. Pit bull. Larry this happened yesterday on prancer court. A family friend was caring for the eightmonthold boy when the dog attacked the child. A neighbor who did not want to be identified throw by as police surrounded the home. As a mom, i had tears in my eyes when i started to think about it. It was really heartbreaking. Larry Authorities Say deputies the doctor try to stop the attack, but it was too late. The dog is dead. Police plan to release more information at a News Conference at noon today. Autria of deal will be a plea deal will be filed today. Details of an agreement between prosecutors and edgar wells will be made later today. He went to, in part in the summer claiming to investigate fake news report of a child sex trafficking ring. No one was hurt in the shooting. Can all agree on, robo calls are the worst. But one group is declaring war. How the government is putting a stop to those calls him a still ahead. Most famousorlds skylines getting a makeover. The wild new building that could be coming soon. Autria code six a little precipitation working into western maryland. Maybe a few pockets of freezing rain. Most of the showers will be out of here by lunchtime and most of it will stay north of the d. C. Metro. The sun comes out and temperatures will climb into the lower 60s. It is only going to get warmer into the weekend. It is friday, after all, maybe you have plans. Whatever they may be between 8 00 to 11 00, 58 to 60 degrees. Very breezy as well. Into the weekend, it is the peak bloom for the Cherry Blossoms. We will have an update from Suzanne Kennedy coming up. As farce the weather goes, looking great. 73 on saturday, 67 on sunday. Sunday is on track for a few showers, especially through the afternoon and evening. Eating out early tomorrow morning, upper 50s. 67 by lunchtime. Our sundayy show you hourly forecast, cloudy through most of the morning hours. Late in the afternoon, we may have a few light showers. Just track those under stormwatch 7 weather app. Lets get a check on the commute. Julie we have bumpertobumper traffic on the top side of the beltway. The outer loop coming out of college park toward colesville road, this is where we have almost an hour commute from college park over toward 270 due to a crash tying up the left side of the road. Taking a better view, traveling the outer loop, everyone is pushed over single file to the right to get by. It looks like they do have at least three right lanes getting by on the outer loop of the capital beltway. Is goodh of 495 alternates. , we arer to the maps keeping a close look on the inner loop of the beltway. Reports of another crash possibly tying up the left lane Near University boulevard. In virginia, northbound 95, trouble with accident in both the express lanes and the mainline. The mainline, the left side is blocked. Expressway, right side is blocked. About 33 minutes from dale city. That is our traffic watch. Back in 10 minutes with an update on Montgomery County and dale city. We will take you down time with Suzanne Kennedy. Downtown with Suzanne Kennedy. Suzanne are headed into the gloom peak most of timeno pets. Cant work that way, no. Sweetie mom, stop screaming at me lean on your brakes mom there are bumps along the road of life. And for each one theres triplea. Stop the official kickoff of the Cherry Blossom festival is tomorrow. Even with the cold snap scare, ueich it still see the pink h around the tidal basin. Suzanne, how are things looking . To see we are starting them pop out a little bit. I want to show you this tree. They have one blossom here on the tree and right next to it you have ones that are almost ready and many have ones that are still not quite ready. All of this expected to come into bloom at some point within the next couple of days. The warm temperatures today and tomorrow will help all of that. We have had that warmer winter as you know, and then can be brutal lateseason cold temperatures and the snow and the sleet significantly impacting what were going to see this year. Theyre saying we are at 70 of the surviving blooms in that they are one state away from. Eak bloom half of the tree buds were lost when went from 70 degrees to the cold snap last week will stop park officials were keeping an eye on things overnight wednesday night to see what impact cold temperatures would have on the remaining bugs. We are warmer temperatures today. In the 60s and 70s. All of the stuff that is still very carefully protected by its open, hopefully, in the next 48 hours. It would be great if we had nice weather and it did not get to windy and we could see whatever remains stay on the trees for as long as possible. Reporting live along the tidal basin with the Cherry Blossoms, Suzanne Kennedy. Autria thank you. And news channel 8 are proud sponsors of this ears festival. We will have a stink preview from one of the performers live in our 9 00 hour when we move over t hate paying to park in october it is the subject of a legal battle involving reston town center. And ak effect january 1 lot of visitors and businesses are unhappy. Businesses say they are losing sales, some as much as 20 . Jacksons mighty fine food and lucky lounge is suing the landlord must and properties claiming the parking system is poorly developed, not working well, and violates tenets and guess rights. To start with that. We have to do something. To bostonreached out properties for their side of the story and they told us they would not comment on pending litigation. Alert, helpumer could be on the way for people bothered by all of those robo calls. The fcc proposed new roles rules. The public will now have an opportunity to submit feedback on the proposal. It could be finalized this year or later on this year. In the meantime, some carriers are already offering free Call Blocking services. Larry a greek born architect who plan to put a twist on new york city skyline. To me is live to explain. Jummy instead of thinking tall, he is thinking wide. Shapedoposal is for a u tower. It will be the longest in the world. Take a look. It would be located on Billionaires Row in manhattan. The building would be a skinny, curved structure running 4000 feet long also the designers has the tower would be an architectural solution to the height limitations in manhattan. Something we also have here in this city, some of those height limitations. What do you think . Would you like to see something li new york can keep it. It is very cool, though. Lets get a check on your fantastic frid forecast. Eileen so excited. We have a few showers early this morning, but sunshine this afternoon and highs climbing into the low 60s. T will feel so nice tomorrow, in my opinion, fantastic, 73 degrees. Take some time to get outside and enjoy. Just in time, first weekend of spring. 67 on sunday, mild, but a little more cloud cover and a chance for a few showers late in the afternoon and evening. It will beweek, warm, but we will have rain chances. Tuesday, maybe even an isolated thunderstorm chance. Fantastic all weekend long. The possibility exists for a few showers sunday. Just have your stormwatch 7 wea ther at these high temperatures. Well above average, in the 70s. A few isolated thunderstorms tuesday. Nice and dry wednesday and thursday, highs in the low to mid 60s. Then the weather pattern gets a little more unsettled. For the first weekend of april, high temperatures are back to the upper 60s. Tracking a little freezing rain and western maryland. Now over to julie. I see some red. Side that is on the top of the beltway between college park and Silver Spring. Double trouble. The outer loop, for those coming out of college park over toward 270, this is where we had the crash tying up the left lane, about 43 minute ride. Inner loop from Silver Spring toward 270, that is the other crash reported on the left side. Were going to try to show you both loops of the beltway at the same time. , a crash at colesville road, everybody pushed over to the right. On the inner loop, you can try to find that crash after colesville road toward New Hampshire avenue. The accident also reported in the roadway. Back to the maps. It is a mass on the top side. 95 out of dale city and woodbridge, double trouble as well. A crash in the express lane tying up the rightwing, a crash in the mainline tying up the left lane. On the brakes northbound from dale boulevard, 33 minute commute from north of triangle. That is our traffic watch. Back in 10 minutes. Autria are you waking up to a cup of coffee this morning . What to drink it in a new mug . Were giving away a mug a day. Today, were giving away these exclusive Cherry Blossom mugs snap a picture. Morning washington with your old old and we will update you with not one, but two. We need your photos. Send them to us. Of theseet you two coffee mugs this morning. Larry keep those pictures coming. Disappearing in d. C. Missing inzen teens th larry a desperate search under way in a district for nearly a dozen missing black and latino girls. Abc 7 was there as hundreds packed a town earlier this week. Authorities do not believe the cases are related, but theyre trying to ways to raise awareness of the problem. Alarming posts are catching the attention of social media users across the country. Nearly a dozen black teenage girls reported missing over the course of just days. Cant go nowhere by ourselves. Cant do nothing because we have to wor total now listed as missing on pcs seas metropolitan police site. Many of them young, black, or latino girls. Tshundreds of concerned citizens packed in the emotional town hall meeting wednesday night, worried all of these finished teens represent a disturbing spike in crime. There is no evidence in uptick. Just exposure to the media has been increased. A. M. , ag of a 7 00 legal analyst and former fbi special agent way in live with your gma first look. Get ready for the weekend warmup coming just in time for the Opening Ceremony of the Cherry Blossom festival. First, a weather alert smf you are under a freezing rain advisory some of you are under a freezing rain advisory. Toria lets send it over Eileen Whelan. The freezing rain advisory in effec washington. Allegheny,ations, Washington Counties in maryland, and West Virginia and even frederick county, virginia. There may be a few spots of freezing rain, pockets of ice, so use caution. This is ahead of a warmup that will bring us highs in the 60s later on today. I will zoom in on live doppler radar. Alleghenyng into county. Cumberland along route 40, interstate 68 him a there may be a little bit of freezing rain. I would love to hear your report, anyone watching from this area, if you could shoot me in the Network Connect with me on social media. Most of this as it continues to move east will be moving into areas where temperatures are above freezing so not that big of a deal for us. Here in the dmv, we may have a sparkle in the morning. Otherwise, this afternoon after lunchtime, climbing to the upper 50s by 3 00, low 60s by 5 00 p. M. Turning out to be a really nice day. We are on track to get to 70s later this week and. More on that in 10. Julie weve had a number of accidents. We will start off on the top stretch of the beltway in a gum recounting. We have two separate accidents. The outer loop headed toward 270. The crash and the left lane, 43 minutes westbound 495. We can show you the commute. Everyone is pushed over to the right. Have that camera, we can pull that up. The inner loop, a crash between university boulevard and New Hampshire, that had the left side of the highway tied up. In virginia, we had double trouble, 95, a crash in the mainline tying up the left lane and an accident in the hov lanes. That is been pulled over to the shoulder. Boy, is is slow. Looking at delays of about 23 minutes out of back in the next 10 minutes to update the ride from college park into bethesda. Larry another busy friday morning. Breaking details about the terror attack in london. Lets get the latest. Jummy overnight, londons counterterror chief announcing two were arrests, bringing the total number of people in custody to nine. This comes as we also learn more about the man who carried out the attack, khalid masood. Authorities say he was born in southeastern england. Police and b52 rolled acted alone. Think the 52yearold acted alone. Four people were killed including one american, utah resident kurt cochran. He and his wife were celebrating their wedding anniversary. Cochran attended high school in cumberland, maryland. Drama over High Health Care continues hill. In a few hours, republicans will try again to pass their new plan after being forced to call off the vote. President trump is issuing an ultimatum to lawmakers to get it done. We get the developments from capitol hill. Rounded to as are public is prepare for a highstakes gamble on health care. The president , who promised to get deals done, has failed so far to make a deal. Donald trump, you may be a great negotiator. Clearly, youre not ready. The stunning blow left republicans fighting to round up support. Late thursday, the president and Vice President personally associated changes to the Health Care Bill that split the republican party. I will probably vote know if the bill continues to be as it is, bad for america. Conservatives are demanding lower premiums and they want to scrap requirements that insurance plans cover basic Health Services like maternity care, drug and menl and even ambulance services. I am still no at this time. I think the president knows that. It changes are too drastic for moderate republicans who support the bill desperately needs. They need 216 votes to pass the bill. One republican congressman on msnbc explained why the math is not adding up in their favor. In my district, right now there is a lot of misunderstanding about what it is were doing. Once you get it done and we can have the chance to really explain it. The outcome of todays vote hangs in the balance, but the white house is confident saying the president will plow the last minute when like in november. It is of the president s urging that the lawmakers will make a risky bet them of voting but not venture not sure whether it will pass or fail. It can be seen as a negotiation strategy. Gatling that the failure of passing it could vote lawmakers to vote yes. Vote yes. Of the go chicago is coming to the kennedy center. We have two tickets with your name on them. Call in to larry your last chance to score tickets to the hit musical chicago. We have two tickets with your name on them if your color number 7 right now. Caller number 7 right now. Good luck. Autria Eileen Whelan has a Little Something a Little Something to spark your interest, a little razzledazzle from the weather center. Eileen razzledazzle, i love it. Never dazzling sky this morning we have a dazzling sky this morning. Cows are starting to increase. It looks beautiful. Clouds are starting to increase. It looks beautiful. Send us your pictures and we will share them on air. I want to make mention, we have a bit of a breeze. We have the wind chill us, 28. I know we keep talking about the chilly this morning. We will climb to 42 by 10 00, 47 by lunchtime. , 62inuing uphill by 6 00 degrees. 59 by 8 00. Really nice weather to be out and about his afternoon. Still tracking a few showers this morning if youre about to leave home. You can track them on our stormwatch 7 weather app and wjla. Com. Peak Cherry Blossom bloom expected this weekend. 62 this afternoon, 73 on saturday, 60 seven on sunday. Expecting a few showers late in the day on sunday. Very warm to start the new work with next week. We have wet weather. We will talk about that in 10. At least driving with a pretty looking sky. Julie things have improved. We have lanes open on the capital beltway. This is much improved. Outer loop from colesville road toward 270, longstanding crush gone. No accident on the inner loop. Northbound 95, both of the accident and express lane and the mainline are cleared. 23 minute commute from triangle. That is our traffic watch. Back in 10 minutes to update breaking into autria news from california, a car stolen with two toddlers inside. We go to the live desk with the critical amber alert. Sam it seems like we have had a number of missing kids in the district in the last couple of weeks. A lot of people are upset why there are so many recently. Police are saying it is not what it appears. I will break it down, coming up. Bao bao news, twoaking toddlers abducted during a car theft. We go to the live desk. Jummy sad this happening in california right outside of palm springs. Police say someone stole a car with two small children inside and now the kids are missing. The oneyearold and twoyearold brothers were inside a honda accord that belonged to the babysitter when she left them in the car and stepped out for a quick errand. And stole the in car. In amber alert has been issued. You can see the car right there. No suspect information right now. That amber alert going on on the west coast. We will update you once we here more details about this story. Knew this morning, two teens reported missing overnight in d. C. The 16yearold and 17yearold that we have photos of on our screen are just two of nearly a dozen teenagers missing right now. The d. C. this the d. C. Police insist it does not tell the story. Sam it seems like weve been bombarded with missing these are the latest. 17yearold shani buriss and anjel burl. This is not the whole story. Weeks,e last couple of many have reached out to us here at abc 7 and said there are so many missing kids in the district, and youre not publicizing it. There is not more than ever before bastad in fact, there is less. Over the last couple of months, there have been about 190 missing persons cases. Each month, that is down about 10 from this time in 2015. Most of those cases have been solved. Heres the difference, police have chosen to publicize welker to go missing kids cases publicize all critical missing kids cases. Theyre putting these on facebook, instagram and twitter. Solvede solved and quickly. A lot of times people reported missing because they did not show up for school or work, and then policar out at the end of the day. It appears there are more because our publicizing, but in fact, that is not the case. Larry thank you. Helping to lead the charge to find the missing teens is commander dickerson. She will be joining us live at 8 15 this morning on news channel 8. Autria police emcor group in shooting that left two people quadruple shooting the left two people dead was domestic. , as well as amale toddler, were killed last that inside a townhouse. A woman and a teenage girl were critically injured. Police say they recovered a gun next to the mans body. Larry a man in Critical Condition after a shooting outside a temple hills movie theater. Happening last night on branch avenue. Police say the man was shot in his upper body while inside a car. Morning on a suspect or a motive in the shooting. Prince georges county Police Officer suspended and facing charges after driving the firstthis is not time. Early yesterday morning, officer Christopher Brown clipped a tractortrailer on the beltway and crashed into a guard rail. He left the scene but return and was arrested for drunk driving. City12, officer brown guilty to crashing a cruiser while drunk. He was disciplined but not fired. This time he has been suspended with pay. Larry secret Service Workers are facing disciplinary action over this months white house secured to breach. Cnn reports the agency is taking ainst at least eight employees. Those facing discipline reportedly include uniformed personnel and special agents. President trumps Washington Hotel does not violate its lease terms d from the General Services administration. The issue has been in question since trump again question. The terms were government officials from profiting from that building. He has transferred it to his adult children. Autria today is decision day on capitol hill. After calling off the vote on the Gop Health Care will replace obamacare, republicans will be back at it today to finally pull a trigger on a vote after President Trump demand of the house of representatives move forward. Larry developing in the sports world, John Thompson iii is out. Thompson was with the hoyas for 13 seasons. Slumping records the past few seasons led to his demise. Possible candidates to take over the program include Patrick Ewing who play for georgetown. Charlotte hornets. Also tommy amaker. We will see who they choose. Autria were on eagle it watch. Two newl welcome hatchlings any day now. The American Eagle foundation eggs should begin to hatch on sunday. The second one sometime next week. It has a ready been a month since bao bao left d. C. For china . Today the giant panda will move into her permanent home. Bao bao has been in quarantined for the last several weeks just to make sure she is healthy and adjusting well. Bao bao will have her own housing area and a neighbor who is also loved by d. C. Residence, showing a playground with her longlost brother. He was born at the national zoo in 2005. The opening ceremy tomorrow. The blossoms that survived the winter whiplash are expected to be in peak bloom this weekend. Sponsor. A proud we want to see your pictures. Send them to us at b urst. Com wjla. Autria saturday may be a great day to head down to the tidal basin and see what blooms are left. Eileen those Cherry Blossoms are pretty strong. May i point your attention to a pretty pink sunrise . Tracking a few light showers on live doppler. In annapolis, same as owners go, look at this. The sky is pretty in pink for the Cherry Blossom opening ceremonies to commence tomorrow morning. 36 degrees in annapolis. It is chilly this morning. We are watching a little wintry weather. It is just going to be for areas northwest because temperatures are continuing to climb. Cumberland, 68 corridor, there may be some pockets of freezing rain. As i put our storm trak and emotion, you will see a heads up in winchester around 7 20, what weather. Mostly rain by then. Frederick expected to see some precipitation. Even in cumberland, the temperature is 34 degrees. Pretty much everyone is above freezing. Ice problems. In the afternoon, 62 this afternoon will stop 73 on saturday, 67 on sunday. Back into the sundays 70s next week. Feeling temperatures in the 50s. A few showers possible late day sunday. Otherwise, better chances for wet weather monday and tuesday. The last few days of march, temperatures will be above average. Julie on the roads this morning, looking at a very busy commute. The rails are checking in and we have delays. According to metro, orange line, expensing delays due to an earlier train malfunction outside of stadium armory. Topside beltway, where we had the crash near colesville road, it is all gone. 42 minutes from college park toward bethesda. 95 in virginia, slow out of deal city with two separate accidents. All cleared. 18 minute commute from triangle. That is our traffic watch. Back in 10 minutes to update 270. Sam we are following breaking news, coming out of woodbridge. We have gotten word from fire officials there is a serious multiple people transported to the hospital. Two adults were taken a one hospital, three kids taken to another hospital. We have been told by fire officials this was caused by improper smoking materials on the first floor. The family climbed out a window onto a porch roof and all five family members jumped off the roof. There are said to have nonlifethreatening injuries. All five taken to the hospital. We have a crew on the way to the scene to have an update when we make the switch over to news channel 8 in the 7 00 hour. Back to you. Autria thank you. At chris rock to the list of entertainers not allowing any funds into their shows. We first showed you about the rule on tuesday when Comedian Dave Chappelle told jimmy kimmel the reason he has that rule. Comedians be the element of surprise joke im doing before i get to their city, that i got to do on new jokes. I could not write fast enough. We were saying, how do they control this . If youre wondering, it is with these little pouches designed to hold cell phones and lock them inside until authorized personnel can unlock it. Remote is for chris rocks comedy tours they all people attending must cooperate. You put your phone and that couch and you hold onto it but it is locked until someone knows unlocks it . Thats what it sounds like. Like coatis almost check. When you leave, you give them your number and get your phone back. The argument is, i just paid 100 plus to see this person in concert. I cant take a picture. Should not be able to do whatever i want once i am inside the venue . Then take a regular camera. Get that pull roy. Talkird Dave Chapelle about it. The guy made 69 because he we just heard from Dave Chapelle talk about it. The guy made 60 million because of it. No phones allowed. Jummy what about in the now . Put it in the pouch. Tmz reporting that mom Kardashian Kris jenner has pitched in animated series of the kardashians. Withays kim had a meeting Harvey Weinsteins comedy to help with the pitch. Sources say it is a prime time pitch and not for kids. Autria arent they already animated . They look plastic already. Manufactured. This is right up their alley. Larry now you can make up storylines. Unlike the ones they already have . The kardashians, Caitlyn Jenner will sit down with diane sawyer april 21 of march the second anniversary of their 2015 interview were kaitlyn announced she was living as a woman. Close look interview. Im super excited to see that followup. She has been out of the spotlight. Maybe she is been writing this book. That will be april 21. Jummy all around the election autria she was here in d. C. Does it for us here on good morning washington. Gtria good morning, america. Decision day. Top white house aides issue an ultimatum from President Trump. Demanding a vote on the Health Care Bill saying its now or never. Well see what happens. Itll be a very close vote. The house just hours from voting after a flurry of activity on capitol hill overnight. Can trump close the first big deal of his presidency . Breaking news, two more arrests in that london terror attack overnight and new details about the suspect. A 52yearold british citizen would converted to islam, isis calling him their soldier. As the death toll climbs, what were now learning about the american victim, who was celebrating his anniversary as thousands paid tribute overnight. High school hero. The incredible moment caught on camera in a cafeteria. A