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bill cosby. the actor's former tv wife comes to his defense, next. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> we are monitoring breaking news from paris, france, and active manhunt underway for two people accused of carrying out a terror attack at a magazine office. 12 were killed. coverage of that in a moment. >> the top story tonight is the dangerously cold temperatures settling in. right now, it is about 12 degrees at dulles, but it feels like it is below zero, creating a dangerous situation on the roads. loudoun county has canceled school tomorrow. >> we have other delays scrolling on your screen and we will have them for you. for now, let's get to steve rudin. what is the word? >> it will be downright cold one of the coldest mornings we have seen all season. the temperatures continue to fall. right now, 10 degrees at dulles international airport, the same in gaithersburg, 16 at reagan national. further to the west, air temperature of two degrees in elkins, west virginia. that is just the first half of the story. take the windchill factor well below zero to the north and west. across most of montgomery county fairfax, loudoun county frederick county, western maryland. and elkins, once again, 15 below is what it feels like. we have a windchill advisory overnight. we are looking at windchill factors in the morning anywhere between zero and 10 degrees below zero, with air temperature between four and 12. the forecast coming up. >> as we mentioned, freezing temperatures will lead to dangerous driving conditions. schools are delaying and in some cases classes are being canceled thursday. roz plater has a look at that from sterling. what are you seeing on the roadways right now? >> ice and lots of it, even in this parking lot of the lot in county school. that is also important because more than 15,000 kids in this district walked to school. a spokesperson said they thought about delaying the school, but said there was nothing that was going to get rid of the ice before the morning, so they decided to close a second day. rolling into the subdivision you will encounter a lot of this. roads were in some stretches you could not see pavement, all covered with a thin layer of ice. even some sidewalks near schools have not been touched. add to that dangerously cold temperature and brutal win. by the early evening, loudoun county officials said schools would be closed a second day thursday. >> i think that's the right choice. tomorrow's going to be very very cold. >> several northern virginia school districts came under fire after staying open during the snowstorm on tuesday. they left some strata. >> everybody makes mistakes. it is pretty treacherous. i know how to drive in this kind of weather. it just seemed to me like it did not make a lot of sense. >> the parents say this is the right call, bearing in mind this is not an exact science. >> part of its the weather, part of it is january, part of it is the cold. it comes with the territory. >> a number of districts have delayed openings both in northern virginia and maryland. we have a list of those scrolling at the bottom of the screen and on our website. that is wjla.com. roz plater, abc 7 news. >> stay warm, roz. for the latest on school closings and delays or traffic problems, stay tuned to "good morning washington". >> we are keeping a close eye on the developing news from paris where the police are looking for two of the three people carried out a terror attack at a magazine office. about an hour ago paris police confirmed an 18-year-old turned himself in. when the attack was over, 12 people were killed, several seriously wounded. jay korff has more from the satellite center. >> we have developments. french police say they now know who the suspects are. in the last hour, they released images of the men that they say killed a dozen people. they say that these two brothers and their 30's are the suspected gunman. one was previously convicted only terrorism charge. officials say that a third suspect, the 18-year-old man turned himself in. the hunt is on for the gunmen. late into the night in a town 80 miles northwest of paris, a special police unit searches for those connected with the attack. tonight across europe, thousands took to the streets. they were mourning the dead and supporting freedom of the press in the wake of a murderous rampage earlier in paris. >> i think tomorrow will be really sad. >> french authorities say that two masked men armed with high-powered weapons methodically attacked the offices of "charlie hebdo,"'s satirical magazine, killing 12 people including two police officers, wounding 11. among the dead, journalist, the magazine editor, and some of the most revered cartoonist in all of france. >> here in europe, we believe in freedom of expression and freedom of the press. we cannot be silenced with cowardly acts. >> at the headquarters that was firebombed in 2011, they have been on the radar it islamic extremist who raged at the portrayal of the magazine of the prophet mohammed. the gunmen singled out certain magazine employees for execution. france has always fought against our enemies. >> today president obama said freedom of expression cannot be silenced. thursday will be a national day of mourning and france. jay korff, abc 7 news. >> tonight in with west, issue of support for the paris community, hundreds carrying signs. one of the people there had an unbelievable story to tell. 24 hours ago, he was inside the offices of "charlie hebdo." tom roussey has his story. tom? >> you will hear from him in a moment. here at the newseum they are known for putting up papers from around the country, but right now there is a message explained in part, "all people should be able to expect themselves freely and without fear." >>tonight, hundreds, many french, many americans, came out in a show of solidarity. this journalist was not just stunned because he is from france but because he was inside the "charlie hebdo" offices where the attack happened just yesterday. >> i don't really want to think about what happened. i was there 24 hours ago. >> he met a friend there. the friend is ok, but many of the "charlie hebdo" employees that he met were killed. >> just ordinary heroes. really sad, really angry as well. >> french embassy a northwest, flags are flying at half staff and flowers are outside. local french-american say their leaders have to take action. >> we have to do something about extremist muslims. not the whole muslim population but the extremist. >> they say they avenge the prophet mohammed. i say they offended the prophet. >> the terrace cannot win this fight. -- the terrorists cannot win this fight. >> i spoke with a woman born in france tonight and she said it is so nice to know that america has are back. tom roussey, abc 7 news. >> thank you, tom. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for up-to-the-minute information about the terror attack in paris. you can also get updates on facebook and twitter as well. >> this just in from frederick county maryland -- in elderly man has died after being attacked by a dog. this happened this afternoon inside of a home on stonehouse road. this year's office said eugene smith was taking down a christmas tree when the pit bull attacked. he sustained serious injuries and died at hospital. the dog was a rescue that lived in the home. it has since been euthanized. >> in prince george's county, the search for a motive after the police say that a man intentionally rammed two squad cars with a dump truck at the wood more -- would more town center in glenarden. the cruisers were empty at the time. officers arrested the driver, but have not released his name. they say that man heckled the officers moments before hitting their vehicle. >> there is no evidence at this time to suggest this had anything to do with the narrative going on across the nation but obviously particularly in light of and given the fact that two nypd officers were murdered, we cannot discount the possibility. >> the dump truck involved is registered to all-star utility company. we call that company, but the person on the line hung up. the entire incident was caught on the shopping center security camera. >> sad news to pass on from west virginia. the former governor has died. he was a governor, congressman and father of a u.s. senator passing away tonight in charleston. moore jr. pled guilty to federal corruption charges back in the 1980's. his family said he loved the state of west virginia. >> still to come, she worked with him for more than 200 episodes. now felicia rashad is coming to bill cosby's defense. and a scam is growing including nearly 300,000 victims. what you need to know. cosby as he performed in ontario, canada, but he also answer to some protesters. phylicia rashad who played his wife for more than a decade defended him on -- defended him against charassault. >> you said on mine, forget those women. >> that is a misquote. that is not what i said. what i said is this is not about the women. this is about something else. this is about the obliteration of a legacy. >> today, three men publicly accused cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them between 1981 and 1996. more than two dozen women have made similar claims. bill cosby's lawyer says his client denies the accusations. >> searchers confirmed they have found the tail section of air asia, which is where the cockpit voice and flight data recorders are located. the wreckage is in about 150 feet of water, complicating recovery efforts as the airplane was upside down and partially buried in the seabed. the flight disappeared three days after christmas with 162 people on board. >> a growing number of americans are falling victim to a phone's game with irs impersonators more than a quarter million people falling victim to the scam since last spring. it is believed to be the largest fraud of its kind in u.s. history. the thieves tell people they owed the government money and pressure them to pay up all stop -- and pressure them to pay up. >> they are financially hurt. in addition, they are afraid of becoming victims of further identity theft issues. it's a crime that really shakes people up. >> people involved in the scam often have strong accents and there can also he a delay -- be a delay any response because the call is often international. if you get one of these calls, hang up and contact the irs. >> 7 on your side with a consumer alert and good news for customers. very soon, you will be able to rollover unused data. this is only available if you have a mobile share value plan. the rolled over data will only be good one more month, going to the bottom of your queue meaning that you have to use all of the current month's data before you use the rollover data. >> maybe we can rollover these temperatures and get right to may. >> that would be good, but it is not going to happen. it will be cold tonight and tomorrow morning. it will be frigid. probably the coldest we have seen all year. 16 degrees at reagan national. at 16 degrees at reagan national, that is how cold it is off to the west. 30 was the high. the average this time of year is 43. the record, 76 in 1907, which sounds really nice at this point. 10 degrees right now it dulles 12 winchester, nine hagerstown. the wind is really beginning to pick up. when you gusts's of of up to 35 miles per hour in southern maryland. where we had the snow cover is where the temperatures will really plummet. right now, it feels like eight degrees below in gaithersburg, seven below dulles two below in quantico. anyway that you look at it, it is cold. the windchill advisory in effect until 8:00 in the morning. every county from the way to the mountains to the north of the mason-dixon line, to fredericksburg, windchill advisory. windchill factors can fall anywhere between zero and 10 below. would not be surprised off to the west, the higher elevations, windchill possible of 15 degrees below zero. the satellite radar, look at the snow streamer. some of you may have seen a few of the flurries, did not amount to much. a cold start to the morning. these are air temperatures. six degrees leesburg, eight degrees gaithersburg, 12 arlington. the wind out of the northwest tomorrow and then we get the high pressure finally moving out. this cold front will bring another shot of colder air just-in-time in time for the start of the upcoming weekend. we will feel that saturday. projected windchill tomorrow morning well below zero for much of the area. by midday, it will feel like the middle to upper teens. overnight, 4 to 12. high temperature tomorrow, 20 to 26 degrees. highs towards the end of the week, upper 30's, upper 20's saturday. will we break any records tomorrow morning? jacqui jeras will have the answers tomorrow morning. >> miserable outside. >> yes, cold. >> what's going on? >> i'm going to do sports. coming up, the wizards, college basketball. sports is coming up. >> and now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> we all remember what happened the last time the wiz and knicks matched up. tonight was a clean fight. carmelo anthony out with a sore knee and was ernst took advantage. john wall gets the steal. the reverse slam. he had 20. wiz up. third quarter, off the nene miss, martin gortat with the rebound. the big brazilian, the slam. in the fourth, check out the ball movement. they look like the spurs. bradley beal on the wing. wiz win 101-91. now some hockey. since december 2, the capitals are 10-1-3. tonight in the second, tied at 1-1, toronto on the power play. jay beagle the caps take the to-one lead. in the second, the caps up 3-2. that is until john carlson scoops it up, marcus johansson in the net. 4-2 caps, they improve with the victory. still no word from the redskins on hiring a new general manager. espn said finally and officially that he reached an agreement to become the redskins new gm, what pro foot all talk said that the deal was not finalized. several sources say that he is the new gm and the agreement is for years. the terps in illinois. second half, illinois on the break. malcolm hill launches from the wing. illinois with their first lead of the game. later in the half, hill from the same spot. he finished with 28. maryland is upset 64-57. i feel your pain, leon. third ranked virginia, acc action. gets rewarded for his hard work. the cavaliers get the win 61- 51. and a final know, college hoops american lost in overtime to loyola and boston university took care of navy. the terps on a roll, they were ranked night. >> i admit i had doubts about how they would do in the big ten. >> a lot of people say good move in basketball. >> pretty good so far. >> this could change life in a huge way in third world countries, but it may also turn your stomach. >> bill gates is going way outside of the box to bring clean drinking water to people who do not have access to it. the bill and melinda gates foundation is backing a test plan that would turn human waste into water. first the material is superheated, then dried and burn to create steam, which then generates electricity. the first operational plant's plan for senegal. gates said that he tasted the water and that it is "delicious." i don't think the water is brown. that would be a different story. >> frigid temperatures, 10 degrees in the district, single digits off to the west. we will rebound friday. >> bundle up. >> have a good night. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, bill maher, from comedy central, nick kroll, and music from the lone bellow with cleto and the cletones. and now, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you very much. thanks for coming out. it is appreciated. we have a lot to get

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