Weve done our inspections and done our training for 39 controllers and radio operations control center. And continuing to develop. And well train our people on that. Another new avenue to improve safety. And also something that they are going to be exploring, lowering the speed of metro trains metro rail and the inner core from a maximum of 59 Miles Per Hour to 45 Miles Per Hour. Reporting live Stephen Tschida abc 7 news. This latest batch of safety changes at metro comes as work continues on safety recommendations that follow that deadly 2009 red line crash. As of the end of january, metro completed 21 of the ntsbs 29 recommended changes. Metro says three more are awaiting the ntsbs approval. And the remaining items are long term changes such as replacing the aging 1,000 cars. The june crash killed nine passengers sparking demands to change of how metro is run. Lee university suspended one of the fraternities for alleged hazing. The University Says a member of Phi Kappa Psi used a stun gun on a new member and threatened other members with it as part of the fraternity event. The suspension is Effective Immediately and will last three years. And new fallouts from that racist chant by members of a now disbanded fraternity at the university of oklahoma. The Attorney Generals Office is working with the university to determine if any state laws have been broken and if charges should be filed. A National Spokesman for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity says two investigations are also under way into allegations of racism at two of its other undergraduate chapters in texas and louisiana. D. C. s Public Schools system has received a funding increase for the coming school year. Mayor Muriel Bowsers budget boosts School Spending by 23 million after a 3. 4 increase over this years budget. More than half of the additional funding will be used to support High School Students and to improve neighborhood high schools. And to the weather now. Heres a live look for you outside. Shows nice march towards spring thats under way for everybody. But the road to the weekend, well, that could have a little bit of a speed bump. Chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a first look at the answers. Hi doug. Storm system is coming. All rain. Coming late tomorrow night through the day on saturday. Get out saturday night and well salvage sunday weatherwise. Look at the numbers here. Bright sunshine. May have seen flag in the last live shot next to the capitol waving. Breezy out there with the sunshine. 55 on the mid shore in easton. 54 near andrews and 59 at Reagan National airport. Clear skies and diminishing winds. 34 is an average wakeup temperature. Sunshine in the morning. But clouds will be moving in and its moving in ahead of the storm system thats moving in from the gulf coast. Thats going to bring rain early in the morning and at times clearing out for sunday. More on the details and the timing, how much rain we expect and a whole lot more. Part of the sevenday outlook coming up in a couple of minutes. We go to ferguson missouri where theres new chaos to report. Police raided a home and took several people in for questioning. That in connection with last nights shooting of two Police Officers. The unprovoked shooting came amidst protests following the resignation of the towns police chief. This follows the department of justice report that found what are called significant bias in the criminal Justice System working there in the system. Attorney general eric holder was quick to condemn the shooting last night. What happened last night was a pure ambush. This was not someone trying to bring healing to ferguson. This was a punk. A punk. Strong words there. Some encouraging words here. The two officers who were shot last night have been released from the hospital today. But the story, far from over. Lets go now live to Pablo Sandoval in ferguson. You heard what eric holder thinks about. Give us a sense of how things are shaping up here today. At this point, leon i can tell you that yellow tape that was surrounding the crash scene has now been taken down. However, as you mentioned, this story far from over. Im going to step out of the way to give you a live look at the scene outside of the Ferguson Police department. You see basically what we witnessed last november and that is the concrete barriers put up surrounding the Ferguson Police department. In fact, just to the left of where that action happening right now where those two Police Officers were standing at around midnight when the shots rang out. Those shots actually coming from up the hill from where were standing for clearly some security measures being put in place. Main concern is there could be more protests again tonight. Not only Michael Browns family but also Law Enforcement will make sure theyre relatively peaceful. With that in mind are the Police Taking any other special precautions over and above what they did last night . I can tell you that st. Louis county police will be taking care of security tonight. We expect any potential protests here and we do know there will not be a curfew in place so the results here from some of the folks that had an opportunity to speak to are fairly concerned. They want to make sure any protesters that come out do do come out here with obviously good intentions and that those protests remain peaceful. For the mood, really on the surface, it does feel relatively normal. Just a few moments ago we saw a school buses begin to assume their routes even a small group of School Children walking right past the very spot where those two officers were shot. As for the latest we know theyre out of the hospital and they are expected to make full recoveries as the search continues for the person or persons that are responsible. Guys . Expect to keep an eye on it. As you know 24 hours ago people didnt expect what happened last night would happen either. Reporting live from us from ferguson, missouri. Over to you. In a related note here virginia senator tim kaine says whats happening in ferguson and other Police Departments across the country underscores the need to confirm a new attorney general. Senate republicans delayed a confirmation vote on president obamas nominee for the job Loretta Lynch today. Abc 7 spoke to the senator before he made his case on the house floor. These are happening all over the country and it suggests a distance between the police force and the community that we desperately need to pull everybody together and not having an attorney general is a real weakness. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell said a vote could come on lynchs nomination next week. Advocates for Police Reform are in annapolis pushing for legislation aimed at Law Enforcement accountability. Members of the Maryland Coalition of justice and equality spoke today in support of three bills aimed at addressing the tension between the police and public. One bill would allow investigators to investigate the death of anyone who dies because of the actions or omissions of action from a Police Officer. Prince georges county Police Officer Brennan Rabain died Early Saturday Morning when his Police Cruiser crashed. Maryland bureau chief brad bell shows us how that young officer is being remembered. [bagpipes playing] most of the hundreds of Police Officers standing at attention never knew officer Brennan Rabain but they gathered at their funeral because of the brotherhood and the vulnerability they all feel and to let his family including his little daughter know that rabain wont be forgotten. His memory will illuminate our lives for years to come. Prince georges county executive baker among the speakers at the packed ceremony at the victory christian ministries. Less than a year into his Police Career rabain died when he lost control of his cruiser on ice early sunday morning. A female passenger survived the wreck which happened just as the offduty officer flipped on his lights to slow down a speeder. One of his last statements was i have to stop this guy before he kills somebody. To the end, he was serving his community with no concern of his own safety. Much is said of the 26yearolds passion for policing. His grief stricken father shares this story. He would come into the house and say, dad, watch this. In his uniform, just him and i. And he would stand there and show me how to do it and salute. Posthumously promoted to Police Officer first class Brennan Rabain was laid to rest in davisonville with full honors. Brad bell abc 7 news. Tolls in hot lanes could be coming to another major Northern Virginia highway. Today, vdot laid out a plan that would make the drastic change inside the beltway on i66. Northern Virginia Bureau chief Jeff Goldberg is live in vienna with a look at how this would work and how people are reacting to this idea. Hey, jeff. Right now many drivers in Northern Virginia are familiar with the hot lanes concept using that e. Z. Pass transponder to get in that separate lane and get where you need to go faster. That could soon be coming inside the beltway. Some worry that could cause big problems well into the future. Asking a driver in Northern Virginia if he or she has ever been stuck in traffic on 66 ive never liked it. Is practically like asking if the sky is blue. Doesnt everybody get stuck in traffic on 66 . Come on. Nothing ever moves. Yeah. You cant go anywhere. Sees an orita commutes on 66 every day and gives a thumbs up to the idea of hot lanes like the tollway currently operating coming inside the beltway. I would to be honest. It would save me a lot of time. You have to get there. Today in fairfax, leaders with vdot laying out a proposal to convert all lanes of i66 inside the beltway to hot lanes during rush hour by 2017. Expanding the narrow 12mile stretch of busy roadway is a major challenge and state transportation secretary aubrey lane believes hot lanes are currently the best solution to a very difficult problem. This appears to be the appropriate path to go through and include the stakeholders and get the benefits for our citizens. But critics worry once the tolling starts it may never stop. Might sound nice to some people now. 20 years from now, whats to stop them from tolling 24 hours a day . Whats the maximum toll going to be . And the plan also calls for widening 66 as part of 66 inside the beltway. But that would not happen for decades. Theres also a plan on the table to widen 66 outside of the beltway but that would mean relocation for many different homeowners and they are not about it. Very passionate and strong words from one of those home owners coming up tonight at 6 15. Live in vienna Jeff Goldberg abc 7 news. Thank you, jeff. Getting a better idea of who is using the i95 express lanes that opened up at the end of last year. About a third of the drivers used the roads to get to or from work, no surprise there. Those who use the lanes say they save 20 minutes on a typical trip. Good news there. Interestingly enough more than 2 3 of those drivers who use the new lanes also use the express lanes on the beltway in Northern Virginia. And still ahead on abc 7 news at 5 00 a new setback for prosecutors in the murder of felicia barnes. Powdered alcohol. Its been approved. The work under way for what some fear could be a dangerous new product. Whats a realistic repair time for the potholes plaguing our area . Im Suzanne Kennedy in Prince Georges County. Ill have that story coming up. And the 7 on your Side Help Center is open giving you a chance to ask an attorney your legal questions. The phone number 7032369220. Well check in with the attorneys ad on as a Small Business owner you wouldnt deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. So why are you settling for halffast internet . Only verizon fios comes with speedmatch uploads as fast as downloadso files go out in a snap. Dont miss your last chance to get 200 back when you upgrade to fios internet and phone for just 99. 99 a month with a 2year agreement and get 200 back. Hurry call now its your last chance. This offer ends march twentyfirst. A war is being waged on our area roadways. Crews are out there in full force fixing up those craters in the ground that Mother Nature left behind. Suzanne kennedy is live in Prince Georges County where they are furiously trying to fix the damage. Suzanne . Well well alison and leon i can tell you youre seeing these all over the area. We found this in a parking lot right next to that take a look at this giant pothole. We are in the 7500 block of annapolis road in hyattsville. Its hard to keep up with these. Today, the Prince Georges County department of transportation was out on the roadway making some major repairs. They are the bone rattling tire popping bane of our existence. Theyre everywhere. Terrible. This 1989 suburban has a broken axel after hitting this pothole on annapolis road in hyattsville causing more than 500 in damage. It sounded like a big sound. Im surprised my tire hasnt bust. Prince georges county crews were out in full force today plugging potholes and repairing roadways. They patched them as quickly as possible. Priority given to the worst of the worst. We do have some emergency situations. And so we respond to our emergencies, of course first. But we just go to all the same. You have the address . By noon the countys 311 call center got 100 calls about potholes. Potholes have been described as sinkholes, craters, you flame it. We are currently experiencing a high volume of calls. When we tried, it took five minutes to get a call taker on the phone. The county says its goal is to fix these highway hazards within 24 to 72 hours. Take a look here. What were seeing here is people either trying to avoid the potholes or going right through them. Either way, a highway hazard. Just to the north of where i am right now in Montgomery County, they say they have filled 2,000 potholes since january 1st. Their goal in that jurisdiction is to fill them within 48 hours. Reporting live in hyattsville, maryland, Suzanne Kennedy, abc 7 news. All right. Wish them luck. Thats for sure. I know. So unfortunately, weve been waiting for this weather and now we have potholes and we have pollen. Yeah, and steve rudin will be along in 30 minutes to talk about the pollen count and preview of spring here. For today, were enjoying the sunshine and the mild temperatures. Time lapse from one of the weather cameras. Now its a surprise pop quiz as you enjoy the time lapse. Were look out on the river that runs adjacent to the naval academy. For five points, whats the name of the river here we see . Any guesses . I was there. Im there. I was there. The marylanders call it the scenic sevrign river that leads down to the chesapeake bay. Temperatures in the 50s. 54 in woodbridge. 55 in leesburg. 55 in german town and the winds starting to lay down a bit. Theyve been like 12 16 miles an hour today. Temperatures in the 50s across the board locally still some low 60s south of town. Well see the numbers drop through the 30s overnight tonight. In fact we think the range of temperatures by morning, some outlying valley areas might hit 29. 36 inside the beltway. Light winds and clear skies on tap for the overnight. Now, tomorrow well start with sunshine. We have High Pressure overhead now. That will move off shore but still be protective in the morning hours. Then well have to deal with the advance of the cloud cover well ahead of the storm center thats developing along the northern gulf coast right now. Through the day tomorrow, the clouds will overspread the area and eventually the rain will move in. This computer model gives you an idea of the timing by early, Late Afternoon early evening tomorrow. The rain is going to be just on the doorstep to the south and west. This is a warm front thats going to come with it. So the good news with that is were pushed to close to 60 degrees on saturday afternoon. Well have rain saturday as the storm center continues to make a move to the northeast. A cold front will form up. When that moves through late saturday afternoon that will pretty much shut off the rain east of the mountains. Periods of rain in through the day saturday. Tapering off and ending late saturday afternoon. Clearing skies to the west. One day deal here. As far as the potential for rain over an inch or an inch expected across the majority of the viewing area for the day saturday. Then well clear back out again for the day on sunday. So just a little break in the beautiful pattern weve established today. For your friday express forecast, 34 in the morning. Clouds increase midday 49. And then about 53 by late tomorrow afternoon. We may luck out ave the rain hold off until the tail end of the rush hour tomorrow. Its definitely on the way. Probability like 90 , 80 definitely going to happen. As far as what will occur beyond the storm system on saturday back to sunshine. Temperatures near 58 degrees by sunday afternoon. Monday looks terrific. Sunshine and 60. St. Patricks day, sunshine and 60 degrees. A little cooler wednesday and thursday. Right now, theres a chance that well turn significantly cooler by next weekend. St. Patricks day is right around the corner. Amazing. Its going by now. Yeah. Almost in april, huh . All righty. Thanks, doug. Coming up here on abc 7 news at 5 00 americas egg industry turns to the perfect celebrity to promote its products. Plus brothers banned from smoking tobacco or marijuana. In their own homes. Why d. C. s top pot advocate is agreeing with this decision. Thats a twist. And a revered charity faces big complaints from its own employees. 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States across the country are debating what to do about powdered alcohol now that its gotten a green light from federal regulators. Virginia lawmakers passed legislation earlier this year banning sales of that substance. But powdered alcohol will be legal for stores to sell in maryland and the district. So we spoke with parents today who say that theyre concerned that powder will make it harder to stop their children from drinking underage. I can envision them trying to sneak the alcohol in more successfully than they managed to sneak big bottles of beer in. The inventer of palcohol insists since the powder takes up the same volume as alcohol it wont be easier to hide. The company says it hopes to have it on store shelves by this summer. It looks like a breakfast staple is getting star power. Kevin bacon and the american egg board are teaming up for a print and online ad campaign. Its genius, right . The wakeup to eggs with bacon ads like this one use puns, of course involving the actors last name to help promote the egg industry. The push comes as the nations protein craze has helped fuel sales. That guy, ill tell you hes had the most charmed career. I know when it comes to eggs. Its so funny. Wonder why it took this long. Coming up on abc 7 news at 5 00, a Daring Rescue by a Police Officer followed almost immediately by an arrest. How the victim of this car fire became the suspect ahead. And they were hired to help get wigs ready for Cancer Patients but they think their good work went unpaid. 7 on your side was looking for answers. Breaking news into our newsroom. Metro is looking to improve safety two months after the incident left a woman dead. They inspected all of the underground cables. Metro replaced all of them, they tell us. They say it was caused when the cable arced. Police are questioning several people in the shooting of two officers during a protest last night. Tonight, the state Highway Patrol and county police will take over security during protests in ferguson. Potholes all over the area some of the worst pothole damage is in Prince Georges County. Authorities say that the biggest potholes get top priority there and the goal is to fix a pothole 24 to 72 hours after reported. We are following breaking news from ebola. Weve learned an ebola patient from sierra leone is heading to our area. Kimberly suters has the details. I will likely admit to an American Health care worker that has tested positive for ebola. The patient is being transported back to the u. S. In isolation in a chartered aircraft. The patient will be treated at a special unit. This is one of a high level containment facilities in the u. S. And staffed by Infectious Diseases specialist and according to n. I. H. They are trained in strict Infection Control practices to of course prevent the spread of ebola. Weve also been told by n. I. H. This is the second ebola patient this unit has taken in. N. I. H. Promises it is taking every precaution to ensure the safety of its patients the n. I. H. Staff and, of course the public. Live in the newsroom kimberly suters, abc 7 news. Thanks for that kimberly. Two university of maryland Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore County students have been expelled after a rape investigation. A girl said she was raped in a dorm room but was so drunk she didnt remember what happened. The man said they had sex bull it was consensual. Two School Officials say two of the men violated the schools code of conduct. Two women are charged with running a prostitution ring out of a manassas massage parlor. Investigators executed a search warrant tuesday at blue sky massage located in the 8700 block of diggs road. Right now, there are no mug shots of the woman because they were released on summons. The Police Investigation is ongoing and more charges are pending. A baltimore judge tossed out an indictment and upheld his acquittal of a man accused of killing 16yearold felicia barnes. Michael johnson stood trial twice in the case. In both instances, mistakes made by prosecutors resulted in a mistrial. She said that she will seek an appeal. Barnes was from North Carolina and disappeared while visiting her family in baltimore back in 2010. Her body was later found in the river. A fight over a taxi fare ends with a man stabbed and a Montgomery County cabbie under arrest. Nicholas turner now facing felony assault charges. Police say the 38yearold taxi driver got mad when a customer canceled his ride. That customer then jumped into a friends car which turner reportedly cornered outside the tacoma park restaurant. This one right here. Both drivers got into an argument and it ended when turner allegedly stabbed the other man in the back. The victim is expected to survive. Turner says he acted in selfdefense. Somehow, no one was injured when a trash truck flipped over in rockville today. This happened on norbeck road 2 1 2 hours ago. A power pole was knocked down. Both roads had to be closed down for a time. Traffic is slowly starting to return to normal at this hour. No word yet on what caused that accident. Lets see now what stands for normal on the other roads in the area. Bob emler is in the wtop traffic center. What are you seeing . Very slow through woodbridge and south of dumfries. The express lanes in springfield and just south of the beltway and otherwise, not doing too badly on 66 volume delays making the trip out towards centreville. And headed for tysons into the sun inner loop to 270. All the way to germantown and right now, things are generally pretty good here on i95 headed through dumfries. Get to the triangle. It looks good and otherwise doing ok. Im bob emler with 103. 5 wtop radio. Have a great evening. Thank you. Coming up on abc 7 news at 5 00 claims on employees not being paid from a charity. Smoking tobacco or marijuana in their own home. How two brothers are responding to that call. New tonight at 6 00, a bribery bust at the pentagon . The dirty deal that went wrong and how a the d. C. Siblings banned from smoking in their own home by a judge are now appealing this decision. The 7 on your side team broke this story. Joce sterman is back to explain with some Surprising New reaction in this case. They fight back for the right to do as they wish in their own home. D. C. s pot lobby is weighing in on a fight of a different kind. For edwin gray news of his court case has spread like smoke his neighbors claim are leaking into their house. Everybody is shocked. The d. C. Judge granted a temporary order banning gray and his family from smoking cigarettes cigars or pot in their home even though its legal. His neighbors say its causing them harm. Everybody in washington, d. C. Should be concerned about that. While many have supported gray, a surprising voice agrees with the judge. We need to be responsible with these rights. Adam idinger with the d. C. Cannabis campaign. Its reasonable whats happening in the courts right now. Whats not reasonable is to say that marijuana users, theres nowhere for you to go except your home. He says district leaders need to allow alternatives for people who cant smoke pot at home because of nuisance issues landlords on are Public Housing restrictions. Hes fighting for the right to let private establishments like bars permit smoking if they choose for people over 21. Theres good reason to not allow marijuana use in public but theres no real reason to prevent it on private property. Lets take a deep breath. Lets get real about marijuana. If its going to be legal. We went to Chairmans Office to ask about the potential for ever letting places like bars to allow pot smoking so those who have kids at home have a place to go. We did not get a response. But that is illegal at the moment. Idinger says plans are currently in the works for a citywide smokein to raise awareness about the need for alternatives. Thats happening next month. Joce sterman, abc 7 news. Thanks joce. New report suggests raising the legal smoking age would save lives. This report was commissioned by the food and Drug Administration and found raising the legal age to buy Tobacco Products above 18 would likely prevent premature deaths for hundreds of thousands of people. It would take an act of congress to raise the minimum wage at a federal level though different states and municipalities have set their own higher. A Police Officer risks his life to save a man from a burning car. So why just moments after that big rescue was the victim in handcuffs . Thank you all so much. Thank yall so much 7 on your side 7 on your side goes to bat for workers at a charity who say they arent being paid. And the 7 on your Side Help Center is open. Ask your legal questions today. Heres the phone number. Ahead on abc 7 news at 5 00. The mission is noble. Set up a nonprofit that donates wigs to Cancer Patients. The problem is the payment. Three of the charitys employees say they havent been paid as promised. Turn to 7 on your side investigator kimberly suters to try to get them a paycheck. How much money are you owed . 920. At least 1,000. About 1,000. They dont want to show their face because they say its hard enough to public trouble. One is a felon aparole living with family. If i had my own apartment, i would be put out on the street. With my 3yearold son. All three say the mission of wig Capital Foundation is noble. Two years ago, abc 7 featured the charitys work of cleaning up and donating used wigs for women undergoing cancer treatments and area hospitals confirmed they have received wigs. But five weeks after being hired in 2015 crystal, were with 7 on your side. And the first pay day promised then pushed back. I was in the process of paying them the three turned to 7 on your side to intervene. Thank you. You got what you wanted right . I didnt speak with you right . Being vindictive because shes being exposed. This is ridiculous Court Records show Charity Founder 31yearold crystal hughes ran into financial trouble in 2006. A felony conviction of conspiracy to commit a 90,000 bank fraud and the money struggles continued today. Very hard to raise the money being a small nonprofit organization. The headquarters for the wig Capital Foundation is a townhome where she used to live. Dropout site is an Accounting Office she has permission to use. Her website reports operating since 2009 helping thousands. She didnt file a fundraising notice with the secretary of States Office until 2012 and reported zero dollars worth of donations two out of three years. Money was stolen. Hughes argues her three employees didnt attend training, didnt raise much money and dont deserve 1,000 in pay each. Today they have a total of about 500. To split among the three of them. Just have to be careful when you have a good heart and you want to help people. Thats the very same takeaway for these three. Done it all. Since those former employees did not get all of the money they feel they are owed two of them are filing judicial complaints with the Maryland Department of labor. Hughes tells 7 on your side shes continuing to search for grants and donations to keep getting wigs to Cancer Patients but she says she will do it without employed help. Wow. Lot of layers to this story. Yes. Lots going on there. Thank you, kimberly. Folks, if youve got a story that you want 7 on your side to investigate, come on keep kimberly busy. Send an email to tips at wjla. Com and you can also call the 7 on your side hotline at the number you see there on the screen. 8662363401. Speaking of 7 on your side, theyre here with the help center right now. Its online. Getting answers to any of your legal questions today. 7 on your side investigator chris pabst joins us live with what kind of questions these attorneys are hearing today. Chris . Were hearing all types of legal questions tonight. We have civil attorneys. We have malfeasance attorneys criminal attorneys, immigration attorneys, whatever your question may be give us a call at 7 on your side. At 7032369220. Wove we have one of the attorneys, one of the 10 to answer your questions. This is richard melnyk. Thank you for joining us today and helping our viewers. What are some of the questions youre getting . Im getting a lot of automobile negligence kinds of questions, Consumer Protection questions, thefts conversion of property. Things people have in their daily lives that they have legal questions about. Weve been able to help by providing questions they can ask counsel if theyre interested in hiring an attorney to help them through their issues. General legal advice regarding the law and their jurisdiction to help them work through the problems that we as citizens in these different states have. In our lives. Very good questions and answers on how people can move forward. Exactly. We want to help people move and take the next step. All right, richard, thank you very much. That number is 7032369220. We have 10 attorneys right here ready to help you because 7 on your side. All right. Doug hill is in our side too. He always is and hes standing by with the latest weather on what has been a beautiful day, doug. Absolutely. Take a look from the live rooftop camera high above our building. Temperatures in the upper 50s. Fun the next couple of weeks keeping our eye on Roosevelt Island as the trees slowly start to green. Its on the way. Check out the numbers. Pretty sweet stuff. 59 degrees in martinsburg and winchester now. 54 in andrews and 59 degrees at Reagan National airport. Sunshine gusty winds. Maybe a little sneezing out there today. Whats going on with that steve rudin . Talking about those trees on Roosevelt Island. The reason why your allergies may be bothering you right now, the tree count the pollen count in the moderate range along with mold in the moderate range. No need to worry about weeds or grasses. Things are going to change dramatically over the next couple of weeks. Reason why we have Cherry Blossoms and the works being peak bloom. April 11th through the 14th average high during that time around 66 degrees. Could it snow in april . Weve seen it before here in washington back in 1924. 5 1 2 inches of snow. Dulles four inches back in 1990. So not too long ago, how hot could it get . How cold can it get . Temperature extremes across the area during the month of april, 95 degrees back in 2002. As cold as 15 in 1923. We have rain on the way, doug has more on that for tomorrow night. All right, steve, and were going to take a look at our futurecast and computer simulation of weather conditions over the next couple of days. As we go through the evening hours, well stay generally clear. The cloud in advance of the next storm will start to get closer by 7 00 a. M. And through the day, overcast conditions will spread in by tomorrow evening. Rain will move in from the south and southwest. This is time stamped tomorrow night at 9 00. It could in as he remember as 7 00. Were hoping it holds off until the tail end of the rush hour. Through the day on saturday warm front will be lifting through the area. Well have rainy day on saturday and temperature near 60 degrees. Rain should come to an end early evening hours of saturday. Clearing skies will follow suit. By sunday it looks good. Plenty of sun early. Clouds increase and then the next seven days look like this. Rainy saturday sunny sunday and monday tuesday, wednesday, thursday look delightful with average temperatures upper 50s to about 60 degrees in the sunshine. Alison leon and robert . Ok we like delightful. That sounds fantastic, doug, thank you. Tell you what else i like this time of year a little appetizer that were getting for march madness. A little u. V. A. And is there a monster in the game. Ranked third in the country, u. V. A. Entered the tourney with the double bye. Tony bennett being cautious with justin anderson. Hes only 12 minutes today and today a quarterfinal matchup with florida state. So were in greensboro North Carolina where the cavs have an 11 point lead. They were in control for pretty much the entire game. The steal. The bucket on the other end. Cavs go up 13 after th crowd loves it. And they advance to the semifinals with the 5844 win. All right. Well earlier this week, we showed you the georgetown forward tyler adams whose career was cut short due to a heart ailment. On saturday he was able to start in his final home game and put a slam home. Today, our cameras watched another dream come true and this one was on the ice. At capitals practice today, they saved the best for last. Thank you so much make a wish for doing this. Kaleb graham got his wish. A chance to suit up and skate with his hero braden holtby. Capitals have been my Favorite Team since theyve been starting to get into hockey. And hes the goalie. Pretty amazing. Pretty special. Kaleb has spent all of his 13 years fighting a life threatening heart condition. I havent really known life without a pacemaker. So kaleb hails from alaska. And hes hooked on hockey. There is that part of me that he would be good at chess club or science. He needs to live as long as he can live. You can let it get you down or tackle and get the best of it. Kaleb got to show off his skills in the crease. And then talked about his goals. Just kind of having fun, you know. Living life. A wish come true. Could see his smile underneath his goalie helmet out there. Just how excited he was. A trip hell never forget. People really care about each other in the Hockey Community and even out there, you know make a wish is amazing. Great day for taylor. He and his family will get to watch the caps and the stars tomorrow night. Yeah. Thats awesome. Looked like he belonged there to that group. Yeah, love those stories. Yeah. Keep them coming. Nice going. All right, way to go, i know grandmas house isnt the most exciting, but its only for a few hours. Look what ive got. When you get verizon fios, you get beautiful hd picicture quality, super fast internet, and americas most reliable network. So you wont miss a second of that movie, that game they love, or those moments with family. Can we sleep over . 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Thats the one thought that was going through my head. Police officer sharif issa nine months with Fairfax County police knew this was no ordinary friday afternoon call. A lot like when you open the oven but maybe a lot worse. It was worse. Inside that burning b. M. W. Was 38yearold Brian Odonnell who police say was intoxicated. That guy was really lucky. Lucky because police say when the car hit the tree in an American Legion parking lot around 3 30 issa was patrolling around the corner. As officer issa approached the scene, he saw the car or at least the front of the car fully in flames. As he got closer it got hotter and hotter and look at all the damage to this tree. Odonnell apparently disoriented didnt move. The flames intensifying, he leapt into action. Which is when he smelled alcohol. I dont know if he would have passed out or been unconscious. I can see from the amount of burning that took place, if he hadnt gotten out, he could have been a goner. Issa says hes not a hero. Odonnell faces a d. W. I. Charge. Thanks to this quick acting officer, he is alive. In mclean richard reeve, abc 7 news. All right. Thats it now for 5 00. Coming up tonight at 6 00, a desperate wait for help. Abc 7 goes oneonone with Muriel Bowser to find out why a man had to wait a halfhour after being stabbed. Not mincing words. This is a damn punk. The strong message from the Justice Department after two officers are shot in ferguson and the update tonight no one was expecting. And piling it on. The active investigation two secret Service Agents allegedly disrupted why they were drunk and why it could have turned dangerous. News at 6 00 starts right now. We start tonight with that agonizing wait for help. A stabbing victim spends nearly 30 minutes bleeding and waiting for an ambulance. Sam ford brought you the story first on 7. Sam is live on the scene with what Muriel Bowser the mayor of the district said a few hours ago. Sam . Yes maureen, mayor bowser wanted to emphasize that a Paramedic Engine Company arrived here within four minutes and began providing care to a stabbing victim while acknowledging that it was much longer before an ambulance came here to move the person to a hospital. Residents here say in that time the anxiety level here soared. Like that, man. Police kept saying they coming. They coming. They coming. A resident recalling the scene here monday that at times became chaotic and this residents cell phone video shows after a young man had been stabbed and critically injured and his relatives panicked struggle with police trying to see about him as they waited for an ambulance, fire e. M. S. Indicated for 28 minutes before the ambulance arrived. We asked the mayor about the fire e. M. S. We have to
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