Degrees tonight the blossoms will freeze and it will cause them to turn black and die. Here is the next bud here. Just starting to come up out of the crown. Kevin mild concern at Butlers Orchard in germantown due to forecasted april freeze. Here is one odd ball bloom here that is out too early. Kevin orchard coowner wade butler says the strawberry plant and the cherry trees are the most vulnerable. The good news is less than 1 of the strawberry and the tart cherry yields blossomed. The bad news is freezals have been known to happen may 15. 27 degrees on this one tighter. Even this one. Kevin sporadic weather is why he plants a wide variety of crops. From berry to corn and squ will get by unscathed by it. Kevin it is interesting to note that butler orchard have installed alarms in one of the strawberry farms. The concept is simple. The temperature dip below freezing or a frost level, the alarms send an alert to the farmers cell phone so they will get the word as quickly as possible. Live in germantown, kevin lewis, abc7 news. Kellye around the area it has been two days of cleanup after the strong winds on tuesday night. In arlington the cleanup includes a massive tree that barely missed a home. In northeast washington, they worked delicately to remove a tree held up by power lines. Neighbors notified of the tree uprooted on 42nd street. New at 5 00, we are learning that fema rejected request for federal assistance following february tornado in virginia. Four people were killed in three communities seriously damaged in the storms that ripped across the commonwealth. Fema said it did not rise to level of needing federal aid. They will appeal. Leon transformer fire at the i. R. S. Building downtown. Jeff goldberg arrived there on the scene. He checks in live with the latest. What is going on . Jeff the good news is the fire is knocked down. The Emergency Response is wrapping up soon. I want to show you what is going on. A dramatic response from d. C. Fire and the e. M. S. Firefighters are a big response here downtown. Joined by tim wilson from d. C. Fire and e. M. S. Where do things stand now . After 3 30 the units responded to the 1100 block of constitution for report of transformer neir basement of and said the fire has been knocked down. Fortunately it was contained to a specific area. Right now the members are trying to ventilate the area so that all the smoke can dissipate from the billing. Jeff good news is the fire is out. Tim, thank you. Want to show you this way. This the real issue beyond the fire. Traffic. Constitution is closed between 11 and 12. Part of constitution heading eastbound are closed. 11th street where im standing right now in washington is closed because of the dramatic response of d. C. Fire and e. M. S. The building was evacuated at 3 30. At any given point 2,000 people work inside the building. So dramatic evacuation of people working in the buildings but no injuries. You heard the fire is out. Now the investigation begins into exactly what happened here. Transformer fire in the basement. More details to come. Alison thank you. The services for troop kellye the services for trooper chad dermyer will be held in hampton where he lived with his wife and two children. Second round ofvationation is at 2 00 folded by a funeral tomorrow. He died thursday when james brown iii opened fire on him in a training exercise. Two year troopers returnedded fire killing brown. A blood drive was held today in Prince William county where three officers were shot in february. One died and the two other were hurt. Jeff goldberg found that they were not the only officers on donors minds. Jeff every day they serve the community. Since one of the darkest days in the department history. This past month has been difficult on the police department. The community has given the Prince William county police the community has been outstanding with the support. Lieutenant patrick agner organized the Community Blood drive in honor of officer Ashley Guindon shot and killed on a domestic call in february and two other officers shot and injured in the incident. Since that time, Prince Georges County officer jacai colson and Virginia StatePolice Trooper chad dermyer have also been shot and killed in the line of duty. Police everywhere want to honor each of them in the only way they know how. The goal of the blood drive is collect 100 units of blood. One unit per person. Organizers are confident they will get there. We are getting people on the machine. Its good. Brenda heard responded. Its the least we can do. Edward young is here to donate. His young chris was a Prince William county officer who died in a traffic crash on new years eve 2012. I thought my son would be the last one for a while and i was hoping it would never happen again. So soon. Shock to us. Young says he is here for the Law Enforcement family. And always will be. They show support to me in my sons thing and i do my part if i can. Manassas, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. Leon three people stabbed inside a popular Fort Washington nightclub. And tonight an arrest is made. Maryland bureau chief brad bell outside of martinis restaurant and lounge. How did all of this start . Brad you know what . It apparently started with a couple of guys pushing each other on the dance floor. That was as you said inside martinis restaurant and lounge. Very quiet now. But last night it was a chaotic scene. Ploys arrive and there was a short foot pursuit. In the hustle and the bustle they didnt see what appears to be the weapon. That turned up right before our eyes this afternoon. A customer found it. What appears to be a blood trail and the investigators saying it could be crucial evidence. If we can place the knife found on the scene later to the suspect, additional charges as well. Brad additional charges for Jerry Hairston who stabbed a patron and two bouncers at the martinis restaurant and lounge in Fort Washington. The crowd that goes there are trying to have a good time. Jealousy and the tetchers get going and mix of jealousy and tempers get going and mix of alcohol. Harrington got in a fight. Security guard attempted to intervene and he was cut as a result of the actions. That guard suffering a serious puncture wound. Another slashed as well. The crowd scattered. Police officer on patrol appears. He explained how he chased the suspect. The crowd is nice. Ladies got heels on, guys have collars. A good demean nowhere and all of that demeanor and all of that. After hours stuff does happen. Brad now if that knife turns out to be the knife it is possible that there will be weapons charges added and potential attempted murder charges added to the assault already filed. Brad bell, abc7 news. Kellye freddie gray murder chase they want another officer to stake the stand. A motion is file told have Garrett Miller to testify against edward nero whose trial is beginning may 10. The Maryland Court of appeals ruled officer porter must testify against the officers. All three are among six officers charged in the death of 25yearold freddie gray who died while being transported in a police van. Leon passengers on the amtrak train that derailed over the weekend made it to georgia today. Autopsies are done on the two People Killed in the accident. Backhoe operator and an amtrak supervisor. National Transportation Safety board was in philadelphia today and trying to figure out why the backhoe was on the track to begin with. They are sending data recorders and camera footage to washington. Alison d. C. Voters have the final say on whether d. C. Minimum wage worers get a big raise. Kellye a judge signed off on a measure to put 15 minimum wage proposal on the d. C. Bureau chief is live with reaction. Sam this is a decision who could have a big impact on people working in d. C. The judge rejected claims that the board of elections here was not legitimate. And with that being rejected, the measure can move ahead. Lawyers for the board of elections left d. C. Interior court after judge maurice ross rejected technical challenges to putting a 15 min mull wage on the november ballot. I will see if we can schedule this on the agenda to the next Board Meeting this wednesday. The proposal for the ballot would raise the current minimum wage of 10. 50 to 15 over the next four years. Proponents say its about the cost of living. You have to have a living wage to survive in the capital. Some people think that the old wage, exploding the low wage workers and working people to i hear from residents across the city. Sam mayor bowser that once proposed it no longer does. We have to make sure washingtonians can participate in the prosperity. If people dont have a goodpaying job we wont be successful. Sam in the street we heard both support, opposition and questions. I dont think its realistic. People should be thankful for job and raise it 50 cents. 15. I dont know if it is fully livable. But its a step in right direction. Sam d. C. Workers, this decision could have a big impact on them. Petition will be released and 22,000 valid signatures are required to get this on the november ballot. Coming up on abc7 news at 6 00. We will hear from a Business Owner who asks whether this decision today will put him out of business. Reporting live fr washington, sam ford. Leon see how it plays out. Thank you, sam. As d. C. Debates raising the minimum wage two other state sign the pay increase there. With the people visiting california and fork can expect now. And which state could be the next one to make the change. Plus a car explodes into flames in maryland. Critically injuring an m. T. A. Worker and what the worker was doing moments ago. New information on the cholesterol drugs and your heart health. What you need to know in a 7 on your side Health Matters report. Teachers, power players and teens. What are contestants in a popular game show . Im Suzanne Kennedy. That story is coming up narrator all that political mail mlets simplify. Lming. Only one candidate has been endorsed by the Washington PostKathleen Matthews. As a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. Emilys list praises matthews as prochoice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and Health ResearchKathleen Matthews has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward. Kathleen im Kathleen Matthews and i approve this message. Ordering chinese food is a very predictable experience. I order b14. I get b14. No surprises. Buying business internet, on the other hand, can be a roller coaster White Knuckle thrill ride. Youre promised one speed. But do you consistently get it . You do with comcast business. Its reliable. Just like kung pao fish. Thank you, ping. Reliably fast internet starts at 59. 95 a month. Comcast business. Built for business. Leon update the breaking news from a fire in the basement of the i. R. S. Building. Constitution avenue is closed between 10 and 12th street northwest. Jamie sullivan will update the traffic situation for you in a few minute. Kellye happening right now, crews are hard at work to put together what would be the set for jeopardy at the d. A. R. Constitution hall in northwest washington. That includes installing the iconic anxious bo you can watch the live feed on wjla. Com. The game show will begin taping episodes this week for series of tournaments. Leon Suzanne Kennedy now gives us an inside look at what it takes to put the popular show on the road. Suzanne it will take seven days to set up to shoot jeopardy show at d. A. R. Constitution hall. Take a look behind me. You can see the crews are working around the clock to turn the facility to a massive television studio. A dozen tractor trailers are unloaded on d street and the lighting grid hung over the stage. This is what it takes to produce a wildly popular game show on the road. We shoot the show with eight cameras. Steady cams, two gyps, handheld and studio camera. It all comes together. Its a massive undertaking. This is jeopardys fourth time in d. C. In two decades. One of the favorite away games for the show. When alex is introduced and comes out on stage there is a ro that shakes the rafters. People love seeing him and love being part of the experience. 20 shows will be taped in four days. Power players will feature celebrities including politicians and journalists. The teacher tournament includes nine semifinalists competing for 100,000. The teen shows will have 15 of nations smartest high school students. The show executive producer says the variety keeps viewers interested in the program. Since around since 1964. In the 61 drews we offer in every show there is bound to be something for everybody. You can feel engaged with the show interacttivety in the most simple form. Suzanne the power player and the teachers tournament will both air in may. However the two teen weeks are saved for jeopardys next season which begins in september. D. A. R. Constitution leon that is a long time to keep a secret. See how it goes. Now the jeopardy set construction and taping means the road closures around d. A. R. Constitution hall may complicate things for travelers in the area. C and d treat are offlimit for ten days between 17 and 18th street. Now you have been warned. Kellye okay. I am wondering when we will see an end to the roller coaster weather were having. Doug not in the foreseeable future. Two or three weeks when we have the frequent passages of cold front. We hope none will be strong as saturday night. Each may bring slightly less than cold air. That is how we will hopscotch to real springtime weather here. Wait until you see the numbers. Whiplash give you a time lapse. We cant show you the nats and braves came. But we have a weather bug camera. Give you a time lapse. The day got going and the early arrivers at the ballpark. Nice weather there. They had delays at camden yard. For the capital, the rain drops on the lens of the camera now. We continue to see the cloudy sky and the area of the light rain. That will continue. The front is moving through at a good clip. Temperatures have been falling. Close to 70 at 42 00. 6 o at reagan national. 57 in hagerstown. Milder air will continue south. That make sense. Cold front hasnt arrived yet. 75 in lexington park. Later tonight the skies clear. Gusty winds from the north northwest to bring us colder, drier air. With that we expect the temperatures to be at or below freezing over most of the area tomorrow. We have a noticeable drop between 10 00 and 1 00 a. M. When the cold air 30 in the early morning. 31 in the city. Upper 20s for suburban areas. Tomorrow night could be colder. Every now and then we get a lightning flash. This is moving at a good clip at southeast. At this moment the showers are located over gaithersburg, northeast and western howard county. The big picture shows how wide the front is. Cold air, snowing all day in new england. Five inches on the ground. Boston more in the suburbs and the lake effect snowshowers developing, too, even though we are in to april. The story is this. Cold air and the gusty winds through the day tomorrow. Bright sunshine start to finish. You see northern flow of air in the midtothe upper 40s for the highs but with the wind it will feel colder than that. If you get in a bright sunshine you might feel the sun angle is getting higher and higher. Radiant warm, the cold air. 30 degrees is an average temperature at 7 00 a. M. 45 in lunchtime. 49 in some areas. Breezy and chilly. Check the numbers. Down, up, down, up. You know the drill. Thursday looks as though we see temperatures rise a little bit. As we get to friday, we have a couple of more cold fronts headed this way. 62 on thursday. 53 on friday with more showers. A stronger cold front will knock us to mid40s saturday. 67 by monday. D. C. United is hosting von couver for a game vancouver for a game saturday at 5 30. Chilly. Bunding up. Cheer on united. Leon is it more fun to go to a soccer game when its cold or a baseball game when its cold . Doug i dont know. Kellye which moves faster. Doug soccer is a faster game. Kellye that is my choice. Leon combining the google street view with a video game to protect a ahead on 7. New technology the t. S. A. Is using to increase safety at airports and beyond. Kellye first, though, the new evidence linking the cholesterol drug to a risk the only democrat for congress who led the fight for tougher gun laws. Only raskin took on the nra to ban militarystyle assault weapons. Raskin im jamie raskin, and i approve this message. Stroand restoring aing a newbfathers faith. Its standing tall after one surgery. Not six. Stronger is being a typical kid. Despite a rare disorder. Stronger is finding it earlier. And coming home sooner. Stronger is seeking answers. And not giving up, until you find them. Because we dont just want your kids to grow up, we want them to grow up stronger. Kellye 7 on your side. Taking statins may be at high risk for high cholesterol. Statins lowered the risk of heart attack and stroke in those at moderate risk. The study does not say everyone should be taking the cholesterol reducing drug. This is something your doctor should decide. New bush in district to end the socalled tampon tax. Councilmember anita bonds will introduce legislation to exempt diapers and Feminine Hygiene Products to be excluded from the tax. Leon still ahead, big dream for the land where r. F. K. Stadium is sitting. They dont necessarily include a football team. Idea is discussed ahead. Announcer youre watching abc7 news at 5 00. On your side. Kellye we are continuing to follow that breaking news. Ten and 12th street are closed on const at the i. R. S. No one was hurt and the fire is out. We are told that the roads should reopen in the half hour. We will go there live when they do. Leon a maryland transit worker is seriously hurt after a vehicle explosion this morning in pikesville. We are told the m. T. A. Employee was working when it exploded setting it and two other vehicles on fire. Its not clear what caused the explosion. The state fire marshal is investigating.