The Road Conditions, speaking of that. Check in with meteorologist josh knight in stormwatch7. Good evening. It has been quiet and congested. We want to stay around anne arundel. We are in the area. We are east of bowie. Traffic is moving slowly. I dont know how much out has to do with the Road Conditions because of the weather. Predominantly they are just wet. But i want to point out the current temperature harringing around 28 degrees. So once we get less traffic out there. The water on the road might have a better chance to freeze up. Really want to be careful as you are out and you dont have the choice but to move slowly. But if you get the opportunity to go quickly its still take your time. Heading east. Send it outside. Thank you. Take your time. Sam sweeney is patrolling the roadways in mobiletrak7. We keep an eye on his feet and josh as well. We will alert you to the problem spot. Keep tabs anytime you want. You can download it. Radar is nice. Check it at any time. Thank you. We will move to the developing story in prince georges county. A daring 200,000 heist in the middle of the day. The target here armored car sitting outside of a bank. Alison our Maryland Bureau chief brad bell is there and tracking the story for us. Brad . Brad yeah, it happens ri that was their target. We see the crazy video all the time of using chains and the trucks to yank open or steal a. T. M. s. They dont have much success. So these guys waited until the money machine was open. The masked gunman ran in after they opened for loading. Bad guys had rifles and the couriers had handguns. In a matter of seconds the thieves raced away with what the sources say is nearly for 250,000 in cash. This is obviously a brazen robbery in the middle of the day. This because was open for business. We havent seen this case in a long time. Brad it was well planned. The thieves were heavily armed. Knew what they wanted and where to get it. They avoided a pursuit by almost immediately ditching the van they arrived in a block away and apparently getti getaway vehicle. Police call it an unusual crime. It doesnt fit the pattern we are looking at. The bandits remain on the loose. I want to show you something. This is where the crime happened. I want to show you the getaway van they ditched was ditched here by this shopping center. Basically across the street. They had done planning and apparently prepositioned another getaway car. In beltsville, brad bell, abc7 news. Michelle caught on video, a Dangerous Police chase through the west baltimore. This driver led them on a halfhour winding chase and was shooting at people as he raced the wrong way down the roadways. Two people were shot. Just as it looks like the police are moving in. Someone sprints across the street and pulled the driver from the car. That is not a cop. Girlfriend. Officers have to run down the car to arrest the second person inside. Both face a long list of charges. Michelle wow alison a crime alert in Prince William county where a series of car breakins and the thieves ended up with the gun. Look at this. The men in the picture you are about to see hit several cars. This is around thanksgiving in Haymarket Piedmont golf community. Among the cars unmarked state police car with a stateowned gun locked inside. Michelle new tonight the medical examiner is calling the death of a Walt Whitman High School student an accident. Montgomery county reporter kevin lewis joins us with the new information from the m. E. Report. Kevin . Kevin the findings are that navid sepehri died from acute alcohol intoxication complicated by hypothermia and drowning. On the night that the 17yearold went missing the temperature in bethesda in addition, sepehris body located in a Woodbridge Creek bed sunday afternoon. That explains the drowning component here. The m. E. Office in baltimore took two blood samples. One from sepehris heart and another from a major artery. Per the test results the 17yearold heart blood had a b. A. C. Of. 15. And in the artery b. A. C. Of. 21. We spoke to the father this afternoon and telling me that the family is aware of the cause of death and asked for privacy. This week they called on the f. B. I. And the congress to preview the case. We come back live and the memorial set up at the pool near where he was found. Hypothermia and drowning are factors here. E much alcohol in the young mans body. Live in bethesda, kevin lewis, abc7 news. Michelle a dangerous standoff that had dozens of the Police Officers surrounding an Apartment Building on 16th street northwest is over. Robbery suspect hiding inside. He was eventually captured. New developments in the ongoing 7 on your side iteam investigation. Faking the grade. Today they spoke to the council defending the high school after we revealed the widespread grade tampering. Nathan baca is live outside the d. C. Government headquarters. They had suggestions and i finished to talking to the Public School chancellor who went through questions from the d. C. Council and this meeting has been going on for seven the students came after the abc7 reported on internal documents revealing over students graduated with 100 unexcused absences. The principal believed in us when everybody else didnt. Students and a teacher called for the return of the former principal, loosening attendance policies. The 80 20 states if a student misses one class period it will mark them absent for the day. Its absurd. We know who is to blame. White america built racist Education System with the intent to ensure failure of the africanamerican communities. They confirmed that hardy hall i hall is no longer so if they arrive late they are no longer counted absent. The chancellor said he was never a fan of that. Its not good for education so he put an end to that. We learned from the Superintendent Office and they say they have no regulations with the Credit Recovery classes and that could change soon. Reporting live, nathan baca, abc7 news. Thank you for that. Alison we want the hear from you so email us any tips you have about the grade fixes or the Graduation Rate or anything you know about with the schools. You can do that today or call the confidential tip line. News from the top of the newscast. This is again the bridge. The traffic is moving slow. We just got new information about why it is so slow. A salt truck broke down. Irony there. The equipment that is supposed to make it better hampering the commute. Traffic is heading slowly in the eastbound lanes. Such a mess. Still ahead, ugly christmas sweaters for cas. The reason behind the fashion statement and how to get a lift from one of them. Alison plus, months after the d. C. Tore down a camp built by the Homeless People its back. What is and what is not being done about it . Michelle only on 7, a mother asked for a joke with the pizza at the request that ended up with a young woman being fr the mother facing Cyber Bullying from outraged neighbors. [announcer] presenting the shark ionflex 2x, the freestanding, cordfree vacuum that can live anywhere because it has two rechargeable batteries. That means you can always be charging, even while youre cleaning. Welcome to hasslefree runtime with shark. Even while youre cleaning. You myour joints. Thing for your heart. Or your digestion. So why wouldnt you take something for the most important part of you. Your brain. With an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is now the number one selling brain Health Supplement in drug stores nationwide. Prevagen. The name to remember. Alison welcome back. We want to show you what is happening. Water main that burst in fort worth, texas. You can see that it is flooding a nearby roadway. Fortunately no one is hurt. But you can bet the mess will take a while to clean up. Michelle yeah. That is for sure. Virginia democratic congressman bobby scott is accused of sexual misconduct. Former congressional staffer says that he touched her inappropriately in 2013 and said that scott promised to advance her career if she would have sex with him and she was fired when she refused. I was prevented in moving forward in my career because i attempted to run from a situation that says sexually inappropriate where i had been propositioned to have a sexual relationship with my boss i did not want. Michelle scott denies any wrongdoing and told the virginiaen pilot newspaper that she is working with a republican known to promote conspiracies. Alison tonight a community is pizza hut employee fired. I started when a mother ordered a pizza and asked for them to include a joke. Only on 7 q mccray reports on the joke that left a young woman out of a job and the outraged mother is facing Cyber Bullying. Pizza. Comfort food known to bring a smile to your face. But it did the opposite for a mother in stafford county, virginia. We are not showing her face because she is being cyber bullied. My son ordered a pizza online. Under the special instructions he requested a joke. Just like her 12 and 15yearold have done in the past. Worker at the pizza hut cooked up exactly what they ordered. The problem is the pizza arrived too spicy for moms taste. The joke starts what do a pizza delivery and a gynecologist have in common . The punch line is too saucy for floored that pizza hut would send that joke out. The employee even called and said she was sorry and i told her i hope she doesnt lose her job over it. But the worker did lose her job. Mom posted a pick on social media talking about the disgust and now the mom is facing backlash online. I hope you see in that big black heart of yours to call back and explain that you arent upset. Days before christmas, you got someone fired. What do you say to people who say that you asked for this joke and got one . Its an inappropriate joke. There is a time and place for everything. My pizza box is not one of them. A lesson learned. In stafford, q mccray, abc7 news. Alison abc7 reached out to pizza hut and the Corporate Office and we have not received a a common sight outside the stores this time of year. Bell ringers collecting money for the Salvation Army. But one in New Hampshire has people doing a double take. Yeah, that is a goat. He has three goats but he only brings one to the job with him. Tradition he carried on for 15 years after the Salvation Army helps him. He calls the goat his helper. Alison pretty good at that. Bill that is going to help with the forearm muscles a little bit after a day of ringing the bell. This you done that . Michelle i havent but so many people dont have cash on them, Something Like that, a goat you will remember to ask for cash in the store. Bill funny. So the story tonight isnt the snow necessarily. We hardly got any at all. The. 1 at dulles and. 2 at reagan. But it melts on the ground and it can get slippery. Out and about walking going to the restaurant. It can be the sidewalks that have not been treated. That is where you could fall to hurt yourself. Im not concerned about the roads. But check this out. Beltway. A lot of red out there. Traffic is snarled. The name of the game. You get a drop of rain. Well, just face it. Friday night on the beltway is miserable. I dont care if its sunny and 70. Michelle its not the place to be. Bill exactly. That is what it is looking like. The traffic moving slowly. Allow yourself extra time to hit the highways. If you are working up to the northeast, it will get worse because the snow is there. The snow is done for the metro. This is what it looks like for the last few hours. Moved through the lightest shades of blue. Not a big deal. They canceled, the National WeatherService Canceled the Winter Weather advisory. We said they would likely pull it down and they just did. So no longer in anne arundel county. For the most part the entire state of new jersey. Eastern part of the p. A. And delaware. That is where the snow is moving down. To the other side of the chesapeake. The Chesapeake Bay bridge moving slowly. Weather alert in our region. They are gone. The Winter Weather advisory is still in effect to the east. That is why im saying if you travel this direction. You wont travel much the road is a nightmare. If you can wait give yourself extra time. Traffic will settle down and the weather system will continue to pull out of here. If you are not. If you are hanging out and home watching letter letter. Thank you. That is grate. If you are going out, layer up. 29 in d. C. 28 in manassas. Frederick is 25. Winds are light. Not much of any wind chill factor playing a role. Its just cold. Officially not winter yet. That is next week. But we dont expect snow around the area. If you look to the western sky. A little residual light. The sun went down and residual light. We will call it becoming partly cloudy through the overnight hours. We will watch temperatures hang in the 25 to 30 degree range for most part. All night long. Colder spots, the Western Areas can get cooler than that. The day tomorrow mix of sun and clouds. Dry day. Great day. If you want to head out and enjoy and the shopping. One more, the final weekend before christmas. Get that done. Well, take it back. Christmas is next summed. Next sunday. You know what im saying. You havent done your shopping yet . Then tomorrow yeah, looking gold. Heading to the redskins game. Warmer. 47 degrees. A few more clouds. Not expecting widespread rain. Cold snap we had this weekend. Well, that is coming to an end. Ill draw your attention to the low temperatures. Above freezing. Let alone the high below freezing. So that is where we have been. We are back to a relatively mild pattern as we ironically head to the beginning of winter. That is thursday. This time of year i like to look ahead at the christmas day. Christmas eve, central. I dont see weather related problems for traveling. But i dont see a huge chance of a White Christmas either. Keep our eyes open. Alison thank you. Still ahead, purse snatchers on the prowl in montgomery county. Ruse they use to rob you blind. Michelle months after homeless camp was torn down its been rebuilt. But how long will it last . Kellye im kellye lynn in Prince William county where a principal is tasked to turn around the most challenged middle school. His unusual approach coming up in s alison unusual approach to turning around one of most challenged middle schools. Michelle kellye lynn takes us to woodbridge to see how a principal is tackling the problem. Good morning, everybody. Good morning kellye a transformation is its more like than environment to learn in. Who is on fire . It hasnt always been the case for a school known as one of the most challenged in Prince William county. The numbers tell the story. More than 40 are english language learners and 80 are economically disadvantage. Test scores have been so low the school lost the accreditation. But they are determined to turn it around. There is nothing i wouldnt do for a child or my staff or my school. He is giving the power back to the teacher. He said i hired you to do your job. Do your job. He is an innovator. Pushing a desk down the desk down the hall, its inspirational. Make a difference. I tell them i love them. I care about them. The educatorw major success has improved the lighting and the audio. Hired an artist to paint bold and inspiring murals. The students can see the difference. He says the grades are up and behavior problems down. Michelle that looks like a fun school. The work doesnt end at school. He has four children of his own. Three daughters and a son between 5 and 10 years old. Busy. Alison a dynamo. My goodness. Good for him. Still ahead tonight. Daring rescue all caught on video. The group that banded together to save a man right in the path of a train. Also why the district may be changing the tune when it comes to homeless snow is just about done coming down. However we do still have the issues on the roads. We will take you live on the highway to let you know what is in st what if more of the came from Renewable Resources . What if the electric grid could detect, fix and even prevent Power Outages . And more secure . What if all these what ifs became a reality . Well, they are. At dominion energy, were completely transforming our power grid and the way we think of energy. To move from what if to whats next. Dominion energy. Michelle right now we are following cold and snow. And the conditions may be improving. Stormwatch7s meteorologist josh knight is tracking it all in the stormwatch7. How does it look . It is getting better. But the snow didnt stick to the road. The temperatures are warm enough. With the constant traffic, things stayed clear but its still wet. Show you that the temperatures around the truck right now from the entrance on top. 28 degrees. Traffic fade out a little bit. Its not just the roads. It could be the driveway. So be careful tonight. Let me take you things. Pictures around the area. What you are looking at. Lets get to tysons. You can see the Traffic Camera from there. We have a lot of heavy traffic there on the roadway. Not even the snow covered. But a little bit on the west side and dealing with the road spray more than anything. I want to show you the radar. Most of the snow is moving out of the area. A flurry hanging on the bay for anne arundel county. The heavier snow coming down. Heavy bands through new jersey and to the areas closer to new york city getting some of the heavier snow. We are drying out. We zoom out we want to get you with this. The Winter Weather advisory has come to an end for the area. All of those on the other side of the bay. A chance for a little bit of ice could develop. Back to you. Alison thank you. A tent city feet from this year, the d. C. Officials cleared out the encampment. Is