Good afternoon and thank you for joining us for the news at noon, im mike hydeck. Local charges were dropped against the North Carolina man accused of opening fire inside that northwest d. C. Pizza shop. But the troubles for Edgar Madison welch are far from over at this point. Stephanie ramirez is live outside the federal courthouse with more on what happened in there today. Stephanie . Reporter yeah, mike, the pizza gate suspect edgar welch is due here as soon as 1 30 today. Before he was facing a slew of weapons possessions charges including assault with a dangerous that is weapon. But the local charges were dropped. The u. S. Attorneys office announced they are now charging welch with interstate transportation of a firearm. With intent to commit an offense or with knowledgeable reason cause to believe that offense would be committed. Now this could all mean up to ten years in prison with a final and this all stems from december 4th, when an armed northwest d. C. s comet ping pong. H
Police officer is merely a misdemeanor. It does come with potential jail time. A Fairfax County man is behind bars accused of trying to set his childs mother on fire. It happened this morning on arlington drive in the mount vernon area. Investigators say lamar thomas started arguing with the victim as she dropped off their 1year old on the way to work. Investigators say he doused her with a flammable liquid and tried to set her on fire. The woman ran out of the car and thomas was arrested. New developments in the comet pingpong pizza gate case tonight. The man accused of bringing a gun into the restaurant and firing it now faces federal charges. Local charges have been dropped as a result. Stephanie ramirez was there as edgar welch went before a judge this afternoon. Is he still locked up or is he out . Reporter still locked up. He didnt even get a chance that federal warrant just came through today. His next hearing is on friday. Thatll give attorneys more time to look over his case.
And some republican senators. Thats why the trump team rolled out three big endorsements of tillerson today. Former secretaries of state and former defense secretary bob gates. Mr. Trump will soon name former Texas Governor rick perry as secretary of energy. Perry lacked the wattage of trump towers other major visitors this afternoon. Bill gates and nfl stars ray lewis and jim brown. Couldnt have been a better meeting. Graciousness, the intelligence, the reception we got was fantastic. And right now mr. Trump is on his way to wisconsin for another stop on his thank you tour. Guys, these stops have been fairly newsy so far. It remains possible well get another appointment tonight. All right. Thank you. The nypd says a teenager showed up at trump tower with a knife, some handcuff the, fireworks and a water pistol. Didnt go so well. The 19year around 6 30 last night at a Security Check point. He was due to be arraigned this afternoon. More than four years of fierce fighting, the Syrian Go
Miles per hour and one to two inches of rainfall for most areas and two to five inches may fall in the hills and coastal areas and possibly flooding and wind damage with us as well. Notice after midnight up until about 6 00 a. M. Well see areas of large heavy rainfall spreading across the entire north bay and down into San Francisco, so its going to be a challenging morning commute, but it gets even worse as we go into the midday hours and into midafternoon. Well see areas of heavy rain over the entire area. The areas of orange represent the heavier rainfall and red represents the heaviest rains so you can see the evening commute tomorrow is just going to be a mess. We also have a high wind watch in effect from 11 00 a. M. To 7 00 p. M. And gusts up to 50 Miles Per Hour and downed trees and power lines are possible and a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the burn scar areas in the santa cruz money tabs and coastal areas south of monterrey and flash flooding possible. Ill give you a cl
Winter weather alerts in 14 states from california to new york as brutal cold sets in. Abcs alex perez has more. That arctic blast turning roads outside chicagoto ice rinks . Outside minneapolis . One woman, lucky to be alive . After her suv goes off the road and into a frozen pond. One person rushing over with a wood pallet. Fire extinguisher to smash open her rear window. Those Good Samaritans. Then helping pull her to safety. Bands of heavy snow moving through indiana and ohio today . Leaving more accidents in their wake. Back in chicago, Commuter Rail workers lighting ires to keep track switches warm. Riders bundling up. Sot sean watson commuter i got three layers then i got a sweatshirt. Then i got my work clothes under it. With even colder air on the way, a medical warning if you suspect frostbite, dont make this mistake sot dr. Matthew pirotte Northwestern Memorial Hospital we often see patients that have actually burned themselves because theyre sticking numb hands in front of