Teachers have to get out of here, what happened to the students grades . The students who pass the courses and did graduate to my understanding there was no substitute in my room. We asked who was to blim for the problems at ballou . Everybody has a higher up somewhere. So can i say everything falls on return person . I cant necessarily. But school wise if you are the principal, you are principal. The d. C. Public School Chancellor wilson said he talked to the ballou former principal and she stands by the actions. She is sitting down first with the q mccray who asked her the question parents wanted us to mind out. I didnt do anything wrong. She didnt mince words talking about the allegation surrounding the leadership. At Ballou High School. I pride myself on having integrity and supporting students. Headlines after the 7 on your side investigation found discrepancies in the records of the 2017 graduating class. 100 of the Ballou High School graduated, 100 got to college and 100 went. S
, where you do not want to be. The than an hour before ball drops, and the big apple is bubbled up tonight. Lightlive look from first alexandria, some people braving the cold as we count down to 2018. Now, abc 7 news at 11 00 come on your side. Kimberly a bone chilling new years eve. Hopefully you have decided whether to be outside or inside. We are joined by meteorologist eileen whelan. Recordbreaking chilly . Eileen we could have one of the top five coldest new years since 21900. 23 degrees today was the high, the fourth coldest on record. This is no joke. Right now at Reagan National, 17 degrees. The temperatures teens, but it feels colder. Right now in gaithersburg, subzero wind chill readings. Feels like seven degrees downtown, nine degrees is what it feels like in manassas and quantico, 3 at andrews. A windchill advisory for the entire region until 9 a. M. Dangerous cold, but the skies will be clear. The new years day forecast and a look at another arctic blast coming our way lat
Area. We feel it here at this stage. We are stuck in a deep freeze. Alison abc7s tom roussey joins us from siller is spring where crews are work Silver Spring where the crews are working on a water main break. This is just part of the problem out there today, right . Tom it is. There are a lot of affects from the cold. The water main break is one of the worst. This is on New Hampshire avenue. So as you can imagine its wreaking havoc on traffic. I just got an update. Good news. They have made progress. It wont last forever but it will last through the evening rush hour. Thanks to the water main break the traffic was bad even before rush hour started. Bad. Really bad. How bad was the traffic you were in . Bad. Back like 20 minutes. That is right. 20 minutes from the beltway, which you could see less than a quarter mile away. Everything had to merge to one lane. What i dont like about it is the left lane, they think they automatically can get in without any courtesy. New hampshire avenue
We had a huge, huge temperature difference between this morning and today and the last couple of days. You have to go back 17 days, before christmas to find a day warmer than today. Just a few clouds passing by so your evening forecast looking very nice. Temperatures in the midtothe upper 40s in the next few hours. No weather related problems for you. In fact, i encourage you to get out. For the first time in several days its not bad to get out and go for a walk. Warmer temperatures bringing people out. Amy aubert in georgetown, are you finding a bigger crowd out there today . Amy amy absolutely. This feels like springtime out here. Look at the crowds. There is a ton of people out here just out and about enjoying the weather. Really taking it all in. Earlier today we caught up with people happy to take advantage of a lunch break outside. The workers tell me the freezing temperatures last week forced them to sh doors. They are hoping the increase in temperatures brings back business. To
The attacker was long gone. The victim managed to get home where a relative called 911. But the lapse in time provided the suspect around 45 minutes to get away. As of this afternoon he remains at large with worry that he could attack at random again. You have an individual waiting at the bus stop. Somebody just comes up and grabs them. Takes them into a wooded area and sexually assaults them. Its one of the worst things to probably have happen to you. Im surprised to hear that. You dont expect it in gaithersburg. We hear it other places but im surprised that it could happen here in our neighborhood. Kevin now the victim says her attacker is a young black male with a skinny build. But more specifically he was wearing a dark colored checkered shirt or jacket. If you were in the area around 5 30 a. M. And you saw anyone matching description, call the police. We are live in kevin lewis, abc7 news. Cking the tropics as Tropical Storm nate moves over open water. Right now along the gulf coa