Live on the scene. Do we know how this started . Jay we do not. The calls of the fire is under investigation. Of the fire is under investigation. The road is closed down to fight the fire. There is a huge gaping hole in the middle of the home. Fire Officials Say when they arrived flames were shooting out and it was fully engulfed. On the video, you will see the backside of the property, where the whole back of the home is blasted open, totally gutted. Firefighters were back there. We just got the video moments ago and sent it in. They are trying to clean up the hotspots and make sure that the blazes out. The good news is it appears nobody was home at the time. Firefighters scoured the home. Here, but again, no cause of the fire. This is an area of germantown that does not have hydrants accessible to the house, so they had to get a lot of fire trucks here with a lot of water to put this blaze out. Jay korff, abc 7 news. Kimberly another house fire, this one in fairfax county. The flames
One day before ran out, Congress Passed a short term measure to avoid a Government Shutdown. The house and Senate Approved a package extending funding through january 19th, but theyre also kicking the can down the road on tricky political issues Like Health Care and protections for the socalled dreamers. President trump is expected to sign the bill before funding runs out at midnight tonight. Abcs Arlette Saenz has more from northwest. Vice president mike pence in afghanistan today for a surprise visit. He arrived yesterday for his first trip to the country as Vice President. He rallied us troops and met with top afghan officials. The visit makes pence the highestranking Trump Administration official to visit an active us combat zone. It comes four months after the president committed several thousand more Us Service Members to the 16year war right now investigators trying to figure out what sparked the fire that destroyed this house in germantown. Firefighters discovered the single st
Out late tonight or early in the morning, be ready for cold weather. Chief meteorologist bill kelly starts us off. Bill just a few light showers in the area. Temperatures are mild. This will be rain, no risk of freezing. The radar region, sweeping around, the leading edge of the rainfall in montgomery county, howard, gaithersburg light rain, 270 and 58. Loudoun county, fauquier county, picking up heavier returns. Rain over the blue ridge and shenandoah valley. But there is much more to come. Back to the west, this is the leading edge. Embedded within in parts of the south are thunderstorms. The Storm Protection Center has this marginal risk of thunderstorms tonight. For us, thunderstorm category. Rain tonight, and tomorrow it will be off and on and not out of the question that we will have some thunder. 53 degrees right now at 11 00, considerably warmer than average. It will not last, because we will cool off. Talking about that and the christmas forecast and looking ahead to the possi
The browns released a very brief Statement Today concerning the arrest warrant the nfl says that this latest incident regarding josh gordon has no effect on his current fourgame suspensiono that he serving, josh gordon is eligible to return the field week five of the nfl season. Hundreds began paying respects to a state trooper who was killed during a traffic sto on another state last week, tom delay at a local Community College where a Public Funeral Service will be held tomorrow, dave nethers joins us. Up for family of trooper kennet velez to receive condolences to the body of the trooper, arrive earlier today he was killed last thursday when conducting a traffic stop on i90 in cleveland,stp he will be memorialized here at a publ followed by aa session attended by police from at least 19 states and canada, the 48 year old trooper, and father of three trooper since 1988 the large turnout expected along the 6mile funeral procession between here and Calvary Cemetery. Y. R better to the
Any impact on our weather eventually. It has stalled out so we will look at the timing and what kind of impact it might have on your weekend. Those details coming up. Were looking good around northeast ohio. No reports of accidents so far the a few spots popping down to 50 Miles Per Hour and it was down to 50 Miles Per Hour. There are cars on the road but i do not see any disabled vehicles were accidents on the 480 bridge acrid mainly good on the roads. Here is i77 it to 71 all clear. Are minimal. Hundreds will say goodbye to a state trooper killed in the line of duty. Tiffany tarpley joins us from Lorain County Community College. Reporter the Service Starts at 10 am. Troopers from across the country and many people will gather at the ewing center to say final respects to trooper the less. Kenneth he was a trooper and father of three and friend and more. Already weve seen it to menace outpouring of support for his family and fellow troopers. He was killed after investigators say a driv