Person has died as a result of the incident and this is the tractortrailer involved along with an suv. A Reconstruction Team has set up and they will document this activity and taken measurements, but until further notice this portion of the parkway will remain closed. Right now all traffic coming northbound is being diverted onto eastbound and you will have no access from westbound balls ford road. All right, moving onto the next camera, eastbound on 66, as you travel inbound to the roosevelt bridge the accident activity is resting to the shoulder with all lanes open. Maps, topside outer loop starting to see the slowdowns west of the Mormon Temple towards 270. Accident activity has been pulled to the shoulder and all lanes are now open. That is the traffic watch and in 10 minutes we will update the ride in manassas now we need a check on the forecast and vj, looks like the rest the worst has yet to come . Moderate to area of heavy rain is going to start moving into our area, and along with that the wind will start increasing. We are already seeing the wind gusting over 20 miles per hour. Moderate rain moving in after 6 a. M. , rain and wind for the lunchtime hour. Cautionary conditions on the road, build extra time into your commute anywhere you have to go today. Scattered showers for the afternoon and evening rush giving you the green light there, but still somewhat weather will be across the area. Movement coming into areas of the Northern Neck through southern virginia, even seem pockets of fog were you dont have the wind. Towards areas of the shenandoah this morning there could be a bit of fog 67 by 11 a. M. , drenching puddles the temperatures today only going up to 59 degrees. , so below the average, 70 coming up in the couple of minutes we will show you when we could hit 90 in this area. Autria breaking news woodbridge, a fire turning into it death investigation. Fire crews were putting out the flames at an apartment on sherbrooke circle on the found a man unconscious inside. He was pronounced dead at the scene. We know that the Prince William prince lamb county homicide unit is at the scene. Q mccray is getting more information and we will have an update from him in the next 30 minutes. We are now approaching our 21 of a massive fire in college park. Larry crews continue to battle itspots a full day after started. John gonzalez is lie with the latest. John, good morning. John firefighters are still throwing so much water at this itsing, it feels like raining here. One of the largest fires in wetory of prince georges, can tell you that it is the most expensive. 40 million in damage and at this hour Prince Georges County firefighters are still dousing the roof of the building, you have got to ladder trucks up right now. A lot of hard to reach areas are still burning with hotspots still flaring up, still a tremendous amount of activity here, almost directly in front of the main entrance of the university of maryland. We can tell you that this was a new building under construction, mixeduse development with about 250 apartments getting ready to open. Now, part of it is destroyed. During the height of this it took over 200 firefighters, five alarms sounded as firefighters stretched those lines and alerted get away. The fire quickly spread. So much heavy, thick smoke of that route one here had to be closed. A nearby Senior Center was evacuated with one resident suffering smoke inhalation and some of the classes at the uterus of maryland had to be canceled at this end of the campus. Thetually the fire consumed entire roof of the building, which stretches a city block. Coming back to us live, just evidence of the type of battle it was for firefighters. Again, hotspots and hard to reach areas still burning. The good news, only three minor injuries. Two firefighters in the one Senior Citizen across the street. Classes, as you said, will resume today. The cause, still unknown. Reporting live, John Gonzalez. Larry thank you, john. Well, if fighting the fire wasnt dangerous enough, a man is under arrest this morning for flying a drone in the direct path of a police helicopter. The pilot had to take special action to prevent a crash. He is charged with interfering with a Police Response and reckless endangerment. A suspected drunk driver overnight, breaking into a police hitting a police vehicle. They were stopped hoping another driver involved in an accident when they were hit. The officers were taken to the hospital that are expected to be ok. Way, 695 is back open. Also breaking overnight, the state of arkansas carrying out executions. Two sam sweeney has the details. Sam this was the first double execution in the naked in the nation happening almost two decades. Overnight lethal injections about three hours apart. They were among eight inmates that the state had initially planned to execute this month before its drug supply expired. A fierce legal dispute over the barred the foreman from death row. The family of the woman murdered by williams says they now finally have closure. It doesnt take 22 years to get something done. Sam given a choice for their final meals, both men chose candy bars, soda, fried chicken, candy, and fruit punch. The final execution is scheduled for thursday. Autria you saw his arrest go down live here on abc seven and today the protective Service Employee is expected to plead guilty. As a part of the league d will serve life in prison without parole. He is accused of killing his estranged wife and constructors county, then shooting and killing to others in Montgomery County. Larry a powerful earthquake in chile sending things welcome to maxx you. You are whimsical, vibrant, statement making. We see what makes you unique. So we have something for everyone, at a price thats just right for you. Maxx you. Maxx life. T. J. Maxx look to veronica another dreary, soggy day writer ross the area this morning. We have a low, sailing rain across our back door right now, we have got another hour, hour and a half, depending on where you are. The moisture hanging in the air, the wind is picking up, seeing some higher gusts adding to the children day. Budget much. Will see the wind gusting around lunchtime, to around 20 for the afternoon evening rush. I am talking about, you can see the rain here south of leonardtown and fredericksburg but if it google move on towards leonardtown by 6 24 and in another 10 to 12 minutes or so, heading on into the area. Meaning some soggy times. Todays High Temperature is 59, 60 degrees, but around the corner temperatures will get up to around 90. We will talk more about that, coming up. Julie a fatal crash occurred in manassas. The call came in at 3 30 this morning. Perspective for you, northampton swaim parkway is now closed. Now closed. We have somebody or from the scene. Again, this crash involves a double tractortrailer and a sedan off the road here. Person learned that one has died as a result of this crash. That was the driver of the sedan. The driver of the tractortrailer did not suffer any injuries according to the police. Will be a lengthy investigation that most likely will last throughout the morning commute. Back in the next 10 minutes to update your drive in Montgomery County. Autria . Autria bill oreilly, liking it breaking his silence. Am very confident the truth will come out. Autria still ahead, what is he saying about his firing . Lunch surprise. Autria an earthquake in central chile, sam sweeney has the latest. Jummy it night 20 miles into the pacific ocean. The good news is that there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage. You can see that things got shaken. Official said that an earlier salami running has been canceled, but this was still a powerful tremor that sent buildings swaying 70 miles away from the capital city of santee iago. There were also reports that the earthquake was felt as far as 600 miles away in argentina. The good news is that so far there were no reports of any any injuries. Autria . Autria its the twoyear anniversary of the devastating , many people nepal are still struggling to rebuild or homes. Had a sweethey have assignment prime ministers in the focus has fallen onto a new constitution following unrest. Are intending to spend a third rainy season in temporary shelters. Larry right now dinwiddie street south is closed for repairs. A water shut it down last night that it has since been restored. You can know all about these kinds of traffic troubles before you hit the road. Sign up for our abc 7 traffic alerts to get alerts sent to your phone. We will check with julie wright for the work around and about three minutes. Today, thepening next director is to be named and it is likely to be randolph ands ales. The secret Service Director to stop the not need to be confirmed that the senate. The agency is dealing with a series of scandals lately, including an agent arrested for dealing with a prostitute. Put the fork down for a moment. A High School Student in pennsylvania got a little more than he could chew in his school he found what appeared to be a worm or a maggot in his food from the school cafeteria. After investigating the school says that they believe it was a corn your warm that came earworm that came in the federally subsidized corn that the school received. Larry ok. Autria porridge, anyone . Larry just a little bit of protein. [laughter] larry the Washington Wizards still have to win a road game. They have come up short twice in atlanta. Beals, 32 points. The wizards, after winning two games at home, lost game three and four in atlanta. That series is now tied, so it is now just a bestofthree series. Game number five is tomorrow night at the verizon center. The nats starting a fourgame series tomorrow night, until this happened, Charlie Blackmon unloading high in deep o beat the good guys, eight to four is the final. Here it is, the news that a lot of people have been waiting for. Not throwing away my shot it in if you want to see person, we know when hamilton ,ill be making its d. C. Debut taking stage at the Kennedy Center for 14 weeks next year, from june 12 through september 16. Dont get your credit cards out yet, tickets will be on sale until march of next year. Thats a long wait. Could but this way you put it maybe on your Christmas Wish list . Hanukkah wish list . Larry and birthday. An anniversary. [laughter] autria and your groundhogs day wish list. Veronica that will be a hard to get to get. Autria with the right amount of cash . Larry next column over. , will be hours later in the week, but not today . All,ica not today at really. We will see a little bit of sunshine late tomorrow, thats the earliest we are going to get. Today we continue with them out there. Real summer heat coming, but today pockets of heavy rain with delays. The weather having a moderate on the rushhour this morning. Scattered showers around the area, the weather is having a lower impact around the area. We will end the day different from how we started. Dry conditions here, the green representing the rain, right now coming into st. Marys and calvert county, advancing northward fairly quickly. Before long you will head up to prince frederick, dunkirk, you will see that in another 30 to 40 minutes or so. Another 30 to 40 minutes. Temperatures are staying flat for today, 56 degrees through 10 a. M. This morning, 58 at 11 a. M. To pick up starting in intensity, too, mid to late morning, and by 1 00 the heaviest the star to wind down. We will get a little bit of a break in the cloud cover, not much at all. We could see an isolated thunderstorm, but no Severe Weather expected today. Tomorrow morning we begin clearing out, very late, clearing by mida, julie, with High Temperatures tomorrow at 75 degrees. Look at the High Temperatures for the upcoming weekend, into the 80s at best, may be first 90 coming up on sunday. That, looking forward to but unfortunately the commute is not off to a great start. A Fatal Crash Investigation continues to block the northbound stretch of the Prince William parkway. Northbound traffic is being diverted onto balls ford road at this time. Live video right now, its a double tractortrailer involved in the crash, along with a sedan. Police have confirmed that the driver of the sedan has been moved. To police, according did not suffer any injuries. The fatal crash remains under investigation until further notice, most likely to the morning commute. All traffic increased over onto business 234 to connect with 66. Back to the map to update the right elsewhere, we heard larry mentioned this a few moments ago. Dinwiddie street blocked in arlington as a result of a water main break. You may want to stick with columbia pike or even arlington boulevard as a workaround. On problems to her into d. C. South capitol street, follow Police Direction we will update your are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool . Try zyrtec® its starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. Stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. New details on how that teacher from tennessee allegedly hid from the law after taking his 15yearold former student on a crosscountry journey. He will face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, possibly quite longer. Prosecutors in sacramento telling a judge that he planned and executed and not vicious scheme, taking the girl through nine states before being captured last week in california. That theys claimed swapped license clayton gps, tookate, disable back roads, making only cash purchases. They ended up here in this remote cabin, in california. It has a roller coaster for her. We will have a live report, coming up at 7 a. M. Woman i have a masurprise for you. Are you . Man you have a surprise for me . Ires is a veteran. And when theyre away, they miss out on a lot. But they wont miss out on financial support. Because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. Why do we do it . Because our vets sacrifice enough. Dominion. Depend on us for more than energy. Stand by me. more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. I have a 65 higher chance of developing diabetes. No matter who we are, these diseases can be managed or prevented when caught early on. Because with better research, the right medicine, and with doctors who help keep me healthy to begin with, we will thrive. Now, good morning washington, on your side. We begin with a breaking news alert. Autria heres was breaking as a deadly crash involving a tractortrailer, shutting down several lanes of a major commuter route. Seven is on your side, getting you around the backup. A body full from a burning woodbridge apartment. Homicide investigators are on the scene and so are we. Our 21 of this massive fire fight in college park. We are also dealing with rain that is sure to slow down your morning commute this morning. Larry lets get right to Veronica Johnson for the latest. The leading edge is now pushing into our area. That said, its very gray, gloomy, chilly out there with a low ceiling. You can see the washington monument, the top of it is almost shrouded with cloud cover and pockets of fog off to the west. It is going to be a wet day for us, right now were at 56 degrees at Reagan National temperatures will not be going up much at all. 59, maybe 60 throughout the area. It depends on where you are, if you are west around luray, 58 to 59 degrees if your east of joint base andrews today. The area,r across mainly wet throughout the day. Most of that moisture is going to fall here as we track it to you hourbyhour through the morning hours. Tetra 7 00 to 8 00 through lunchtime today. Some of the heaviest is 10 a. M. This morning, coming into d. C. Through howard county, ellicott city. And we are going to stop it here, this is 11 00 a. M. , heavy rain for waldorf, stafford, and eventually by lunchtime, just lousy weather. Make sure the pack your lunch today before you had to work, it wont be the best weather for getting out. Reston, 1 00. 2 00, three 00, more scattered showers coming our way with most of the rain pushing out of here early tomorrow morning. The next weather maker comes next monday and we could be tracking storms and we will talk more about that, coming up. Were still talking about the deadly crash between balls ford road and 56. The northbound lanes are closed with this deadly crash. We do have our photographer taking pictures. Police tell us that the driver of the sedan has passed away. You will find that the double tractortrailer is still on the scene, as well as the investigative team. Reconstruction crews as well. This will be a lengthy investigation it will most likely extend through the morning commute. For those coming out of manassas this morning, dont commit to the Prince William parkway. Use 234 as an alternate route. Map to update the right elsewhere, we have the crash at south capitol street in 295 moved onto the roadway and the shoulder. A 20 minute commute, earlier accidents that we had have cleared. Back in the next 10 minutes to update your ride into the northeast. Developing now, tensions are rising between the u. S. And north korea and tomorrow all u. S. Senators are tended to are invited to attend a rare white house briefing. We will hear from the National Security director and the chair of the joint chiefs. President trump urged the Security Council to be prepared to put new sanctions on north korea. Concerns are mounting that they may test the sixth nuclear bomb as early as today. They have threatened south korea and American Forces in south korea. They have threatened japan. They have now threatened the west coast of the United States in this is a very serious issue. Larry overnig situation. Submarine from the u. S. Docked in south korea but it is not expected to take part in any naval exercises. Autria bill oreilly, speaking out this morning for the First Time Since getting fired. In an episode of his podcast, he vowed that the truth would come out. I am sad that im not on television anymore. I was very surprised how it all turned out. I cant say a lot, because there is much stuff going on right now. On to tellwent listeners that hes confident the truth will come out and he thinks they will be shaken by it. He has denied the Harassment Allegations. Larry the incident scene around the world. A passenger dragged off a United Airlines flight. The other officer pulled get ready for some more rain to move through during the morning rush as the showers come through overnight. Therezie , you can see most of the live doppler in stormwatch 7 is fairly quiet, but before long we will be seeing some more rain moving back into the area. Not like yesterday, it will be with the potential for ponding on the area roads along with scattered pockets of heavy rain. The evening russia think a few minor issues is what we will be seeing across the area. Advancing northbound and westward here, good morning to you in fredericksburg. 7 00 in clinton, maryland, the rain will continue to overspread the area. Look at how much more is down to the south. Raleigh, north carolina, seeing heavier rain, there could even be a thunderstorm in the area, especially to the east. We will talk about how much of the rain we will get today and about how the heat and the humidity will of upcoming weekend. We are talkingw about the accident remains under investigation in manassas that has closed off the north on stretch of the Prince William part. The northbound lanes are closed at this time with the accident investigation. Balls ford road, denying access to the Prince William parkway, this will be a lengthy investigation as it is a fatal crash that occurred this morning. 66 is open, delays are starting to form as you make your trip out of manassas, but it is the Prince William parkway that remains closed at this time. Better bet to stick with business 234 and use that as a workaround. Dinwiddie street is blocked off headed south due to a water main break. Thats the traffic watch. In the next 10 minutes we will update the right on the top stretch of the beltway. Autria . Counting,ree days and scrambling to fund the federal government befe john there is still a tremendous amount of activity are in college park this morning. Nearly 24 hours after this massive fire, letters are still up, hoses are still dousing the building. Coming up, you wont believe how much damage actually was caused here. We have an estimate for you. , live inmccray woodbridge, and i spoke to a public autria breaking as you wake up this morning, a man pulled from a burning apartment in woodbridge and now, this morning, homicide detectives are on the scene. Q mccray is there live with more on what we know. Q since the last time i spoke to you i was able to speak with an officer from ans William County Police Department and he told me that if not for working smoke detectors in the a whole lot more damage, but luckily the fire was contained to one unit, where the death Investigation Continues as we speak. 11 30 last night is when the crews rushed here into the apartment, which is when they found the man unconscious on the floor. They tried to resuscitate him, but were unsuccessful. You mentioned, autria, the fire marshals out here as well as the homicide unit. The homicide unit investigates a death not being attended by a physician. That would include a person, unfortunately, who is found, doesnt wake up, may have had a heart attack, it may have been a drug overdose. All the way of to a homicide, even a suicide. As it stands right now, they are waiting for an autopsy to determine who the man was and to notify his family. Woodbridge. Im q mccray. That. Thanks for happening right now, our 20 of a massive firefight in college a fullea autria nearly day after it started, John Gonzalez is in college park where things stand. John . John 40 million in damage is the most expensive fire in the his a Prince Georges County, one of the largest overall construction trucks here, now sharing the road with a number of fire trucks. The area is still closed off. Montgomery county fire, assistant prince firefighters with this. That, right there, is a Montgomery County fire truck. The latter is still up, firefighters are up above, still dousing the building nearly 24 hours after the fire started. Still a number of hotspots flaring up at this hour. Development getting ready to open. New construction, no most of it is destroyed. During the height of the fire it took over 200 firefighters. Five alarms were sounded as firefighters stretch the lines and alerted construction workers to get away. The flames, spreading quickly. So much heavy, six smoke that route one, baltimore avenue, had to close. A nearby Senior Center was evacuated. One of the elderly residents their suffering smoke inhalation. The anniversary of maryland, canceling classes at this end of the building directly in front of the main entrance of the school. Eventually the fire consumed the entire roof of the building, which stretches a city block. Hot spots and some hard to reach areas, still burning at this hour. Its remarkable how large the fire was and how much activity remains at the scene. Only three minor injuries, an elderly firefighters. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Reporting live, John Gonzalez. Autria developing right now, the clock is ticking down to the potential for a Government Shutdown as Congress Negotiates and the fate of federal workers hangs in the balance. With a vote on a new Health Care Bill unlikely this week, a focus weatherspending bill friday deadline, requiring 60 votes to pass in the senate, meaning that at least eight democrats will have to support it. So far they are holding firm against any funding for the border wall. The work that the director and others have made in these negotiations israel positive and a field confident that wont happen. The president , if you wouldnt throw this Monkey Wrench of a border wall into it, we would come to an agreement by friday. There a s border wall funding until later this year. The Administration Says there confident that there wont be a oftdown, but the Office Personnel management is working with departments and agencies to prepare, just in case. Larry promoting the maralago ,esult cap maralago resort it was featured on share america. Gov as well as the website of the u. S. Embassy in london. These are images of the post fort was taken down late last night amid mounting criticism groups and watchdog democrats. The post has been online for three weeks. Autria the vodka trump hit if anke trump i vodka trump ivanka trump will be heading to the summit aimed at promoting womens equality in the workplace. Larry new details and the doctor who was dragged off at United Airlines flight. The man who pulled him off the story. Sam the Chicago Aviation Department released the officers report of the in incident. Isit he describes a doctor physically and verbally combative, saying that he was flailing his arms. The report goes on to say that when he pulled away from his seat, he knocked his arms away and fell and struck his mouth on the armrest, causing his own injuries. The report does not detail the injuries specifically, but earlier this months lawyer said that he suffered a broken nose, a concussion, and lost two front teeth. Report goes on to say that once he removed from the flight, he ran back on, screaming for officers to just kill him. The three officers involved in the incident are suspended until further notice. Autria . Covering metro this morning, the transit agencies facing a new issue mandate was pointed out. The fda warned that if metro doesnt address several key concerns within six days, they could risk losing millions in funding. Metro responded by saying that they share the concerns and are already strengthening safety procedures. Taking a live look outside, that looks like a picture, as was said earlier, if you liked yesterday, you will love today, its exactly the same. Veronica it will change a bit for couple of hours, through the morning hours. Yesterday we had pockets of moderate rain here and there, but areawide, coming through, starting at 8 a. M. This morning, moderate to heavy rain . Some people were wearing shorts and others were wearing, like, winter coats on the same street. 90 degrees heat coming our way. This is the king george Emergency Operations center. Out of the northeast at nine miles per hour, your temperatures at 54. Fairly uniform everywhere, zooming right into the area to show you the rain that is about ready, in another minute or so, to come right across the area. George county here, widening out a little bit, the rain is advancing to the north, the northeast. Areas like fredericksburg, getting the rain pretty soon. Stafford by 7 20, it will continue to advance north, north westward. I could tell you how much more rain we could be getting, one third to half an inch, maybe some pockets to southern maryland, hanging out the longest to for that area of low pressure skirts off the coast. Around leesbur way through the day towards western and west central maryland, like hagerstown and cumberland. Another quarter of an inch to three quarters of an inch down to the south. Maybe 60 degrees. We will touch on it briefly today. He weekend, higher heat 90 degrees is expected for saturday and sunday, maybe just on sunday, and what it will feel like with higher humidity, it will climb over 90 degrees. You will have to make sure that you do all those things to stay cool, prepare for the heat for the upcoming weekend, getting the a c, running the fan, make sure the you exercise before noon this up coming end. Aret of festivals and Washington Nationals are back in town, taking on the mets. A 60 chance of seeing strong even severee weather, we will talk more about that on news channel 8. A number of accidents coming in, so heads up, pay attention. We still have the accident investigation due to the fatal blocking the northbound lanes of Prince William parkway. You were denied access onto the Prince William parkway. You will find that the tractortrailer driver did not suffer any injuries. Prince william parkway shutdown until further notice. A water main break, blocked between eighth road south and 9th street, with a new problem in virginia. We havee, this is where the crash, a couple of vehicles involved. Police, fire and rescue rolled up to the scene, but look for those delays headed north through woodbridge. You will also find delays on the to an william part of due downtown, d. C. Police tell me that there is the possibility of a missing manhole cover along independence avenue and 12th street. He prepare for traffic to be rerouted at the scene. Back in the next 10 minutes to update your right to southwest. Back over to you guys. Autria thanks so much. Kidd oshea has with happening in the now. Kidd everyone talking about what happened last night on dancing with the stars. Heather morris, eliminated, even though she got perfect scores. You will remember her best from glee glee. Booing from the crowd. In 24 seasons, thats probably the most vocally unhappy reaction weve gotten about a result. Kidd you are probably wondering how this could happen. Let me show you what the leaderboard looked like. Heather was at the top perfect score. Biles was holding a number four. Nancy kerrigan was in fifth place, with 33 points. They combined this weeks scores with last weeks scores, adding in the voting, thats how they come up with the elimination. Even with last weeks scores combined, Heather Morris was still at the top. That must mean that no one voted it showser morris and how important the voting is. People may have thought shes so good, i dont have to vote for her. 60 second for your express. Thet is wonderful to be at university of chicago. What has been going on since ive been gone . Lawmakers will be briefed on escalating tensions with north korea. The nations first both men received lethal objections. The homicide unit is inside the department building. The Fire Department found the man unconscious while the fire was still going. Firefighters here are still throwing so much water at this building, it feels like its raining here in college park. One of the largest fires in the history of prince georges, 40 million in damage. Lunchtime, lousy weather, involving tractortrailer and a sedan. Do not commit to the Prince William parkway. We will be back good morning, america. Backing down. New signs President Trump willing to compromise on his demapd that Congress Fund the border wall right now, as he tries to make a deal to avoid a Government Shutdown. An unusual meeting at the white house. The president summons every senator to help tackle the north korean threat. First daughter ivanka trump takes the world stage. Attending a summit of women leaders. The personal invitation coming from one of the the most powerful people in the world. Sflmgts overnight, the former fox anchor speaks out on his podcast for the First Time Since being fired. Im very confident the truth will come out. Well have his response to those Harassment Allegation that ended his fox career. And i think its gonna be a long l
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