What is the latest . Jay just an incredible scene. I will step out of the shot so our cameraman can zoom in. This is the mount vernon antique center, billed as the oldest and Largest Center in the entire region. Right now it does not look all that much, but the first news photographer on the scene, the video that he got just as the fire came out at about 9 15 i think he got here about 25 minutes after, just incredible, flames shooting into the night sky on christmas night, engulfing and destroying this very large building here. Here is the situation, according to the deputy fire chief, whom we spoke with moments ago, they believe the fire started on the second floor. Beca integrity of the building, there was a significant collapse of the second floor, crashing onto the first floor, which is then ignited the fire even more, fueling it even more. We are told that it will take hours and hours for them to safely put the fire out. They came here initially thinking they could hopefully put t
Right now at Howard University, dorms without heat. Abc 7 storm coverage starts right now. Now, abc 7 news at 11 00, on your side. We are on stormwatch 7 Winter Weather update, the snow moving towards ourarea, and temperatures are starting to plummet. Nancy a massive storm system is bearing down on the east co ast. Schools in Prince Georges County and Montgomery County are delayed, schools in Prince William county sold. There is a full list scrolling at the bottom of the screen. We will have the impact this is having, but we are starting tonight with chief meteorologist bill kelly and exactly how much snow that you can where you are. We will see a large temperature spread around the area. The storms are still off to the south. Here is what we you folks to the west, not much if anything at all. Around the d. C. Metro come up to two inches of snow. Parts of maryland, two to four inches, and then four to six inches in st. Marys county. Ou have zero to six within this swath is what we are
Ng with his grandmother, when the shots rang out. Alison coming home from a Childs Birthday Party when at least 30 shots were fired on capitol hill. Thank for the, nobody was hit. Has the tom roussey terrifying ordeal and the effort to catch these guys. Wereit was 6 45, there people everywhere, including children. Up, several pulled guys got out, and the bullet started flying. This is where one of them slammed into this fence. It was terrifying. Tom lindsay was walking home with her two boys after celebrating the older ones birthday. Who asked us not to identify her said one had a long automatic weapon. By the time it was 13th and g in southeast, some lodged in the fence. It was terrifying how brazen it was come in the middle of the sidewalk and the street on the corner, no cover, just firing. Its a miracle nobody was hit. Tom the First District Police Commander said there were many children and adults nearby. She is asking for help catching these guys and figuring out why they did thi
Is the wind will pick up at about 2 a. M. , 3 00 a. M. We can deal with this, this is easy, lower 40s inside the capital beltway. We even have a few snow showers northeast of baltimore. Really nothing around the immediate metro area. If you see a few flakes, it will not amount to a whole lot. The bigger story will be the windchill factors. By 9 00 a. M. , you will need a thick coat, gloves, scarf, a hat, the works. The feelslike temperatures eight degrees, even colder north and west. It stays cold pretty much all day long, with windchill factors below zero for hagerstown, winchester, and luray through the later afternoon. We will go through the forecast hourbyhour, plus looking into the weekend, another chance of a wintry mix early saturday morning. And looking ahead to christmas travel, the Big Christmas alison all right, steve, thanks. Looking ahead to tomorrow morning, Area School Systems will have workers out long before sunrise to make sure school buses will be on time. In past ye
Will be the issue with air travel. The complete forecast in a few minutes. Leon stay with abc 7 for Stormwatch Team coverage. Tune into good morning washington starting at 4 24. Alison a terrifying ordeal om,ide of a dorm ro students robbed at gunpoint. Jay korff has the latest. That oneite the fact needs a swipe card to get inside of Montgomery Hall, a gun man got in and got what he wanted. The we spoke with who live inside Montgomery Hall at the university of Maryland College park are on edge. I dont know what room it happened in, but to know that it was that close where i sleep, it was very scary. Suspects,y night, two one with a handgun, forced their nobody was hurt. Monday, the students reported the incident. Tuesday, the authorities informed the student body. I wish they had reported it sooner. I would have been more cautious about locking my door. According to campus crime stats, larceny and theft was up 2015, and armed robberies are unusual inside of a dorm room. Curious to see