>> americans killed in afghanistan. two officers are dead after being attacked inside of a heavily armored compound. >> a little snow earlier today. >> and oscar showdown. in 24 hours they will be hitting the red carpet. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 6:00 on your side. >> two military officers are dead tonight, assassinated by an afghan national. it was a major security breach. it happened inside of a heavily guarded building.

>> he seemed to have some inside help. >> there is no question that the deadly turn of events certainly raises the stakes in what was already a volatile situation. the shooting happened inside of the kick -- inside of afghanistan's minister of interior building. >> we had not had a identification. he opened fire on two soldiers. he killed them both. >> the telegram was quick to claim responsibility saying it was an -- the taliban was quick to read -- claimed responsibility saying it was in response to the koran burning earlier in the week. the u.s. military insists it was an accidental burning. >> we have made a mistake.

we ask for forgiveness. we seek to move on. >> the violence continues. the commander of u.s.-led nato forces has condemned the attack. he has also recalled all of the staff saying it was for their own protection. with no end to the protest inside, the situation is expected to only get worse. >> back here at home returned to the latest in the house fire in prince george's county that injured seven firefighters last night. a fireball from high winds and golfed firefighters as they battle to contain flames. richard reeve is live. >> witnesses described as a flash fire. look at the house. it is just a gutted shell. it was wind that fanned the

fire. we spoke to the mother of one of the injured firefighters. >> the wind continue to blow nonstop. >> they just said it was so quick, nobody really knew what was hitting them. >> it was a wind whipped blaze it brought area firefighters around 9:00 friday night. >> we have been referring to it as a blow torch effected. >> seven firefighters went inside and were confronted by a column of flame. >> the air fuel the fire. it made a big whirlwind inside of the house. it surrounded the firefighters. >> within 8 seconds an emergency radio signal went out. the crew was scrambling to escape. >> it pushed the thermal column right up through the steps and out of the front door on top of the seven guys. >> all 70 escaped with their

lives. after being amended -- after being evacuated, he is critically burned over 40% of his body. >> they are good young men. that will help them pull through this. >> michael mcclery has read it cartilage damage and first degree burns on this hand. >> i now know how my parents felt when i was doing it. i am proud of him. >> that was cheryl. she said she had to come by the house to see the fire that injured her son. per se son is now out of the hospital. two other firefighters remain in the hospital. all of the others have been released. the big mystery is how a fire started in this vacant house.

>> the investigation continues. turning now to today's when the weather that will continue through the evening and make it feel pretty cold out there we're live with more. >> the wind advisory has been cancelled for the metro area. here in the belfort furniture weather center, we have been tracking these wind gusts. around 26 at washington. when it chill factors are a lot colder. it feels like the 20's and winchester. look at the wind chill and oakland, md. now in the single digits. we do have some milder air on the way. my full forecast coming up in a few minutes here >> thank you very much. this weekend crews are doing a

thorough cleaning of the elementary school in fairfax after a potential nroov -- norovirus. most students impacted are in the sixth grade. school officials are wiping down the school with bleach. activities are cancelled throughout the weekend. >> we are counting down to the oscars. and just about 24 hours, stars will begin arriving for the 84th annual academy awards. >> lots of anticipation. our very own arch campbell and cynne simpson our live with one movie that has been catching balls. >> it is an absolutely gorgeous day here in hollywood. you can see the hollywood sign behind us. nice and clear. as we approached the big day all that anyone is talking about are the oscar-nominated

movies appeared >> they are talking about "the artist." they used modern-day locations in the downtown los angeles to represent the los angeles of yesteryear. >>"the artist" tells a story about l.a. in the past. >> it holds dozens of ancient theaters from the 1920's built to show a silent films. this is the los angeles theater the way it looks today. switch it to black and white and it really does look like the 1920's. interior and exteriors include this building across the street. this building appears in the film as an actor descends one

way while and actors climbs up the other. this gated section of the park provided exteriors of actor's homes, also using this grand villa. the hollywood sign appears as hollywoodland. the letters spelling "land" came down in the 1940's. >> i believe this is the movie that will win best picture tomorrow night. >> there has been so much buzz about it. that is one of the big categories to watch. coming up tonight at 11:00, we are going to take you inside the world of hollywood into thewhere celebrities received tens of thousands of dollars. >> i have never seen so much loot. i will talk about one category

at the oscars that you cannot call. the one that is up in the air. i guess i will have to call it. >> you have been very good at calling them so far this season. thank you so much. we will be live at 11:00. >> goodbye. >> back to you. >> he always beats me on best animated short. we are going to have more coverage of the oscars tonight at 11:00 and all weekend long. stay tuned for everything you need to know about the 84th academy awards. still here, rfk's son is arrested and the incident caught on tape. >> of some of been laid and pose a compound is destroyed. why they are demolishing the house where

>> montgomery county police are urging the public to help them with a fatal hit and run. >> a 24-year-old bethesda man was struck and left to die, that was before in other driver found him. >> it was a hit and run? i did not know that. i thought they stopped. >> in rockville, residents cannot understand how a driver could hit a pedestrian and nonstop to help. >> i cannot imagine somebody doing that. i would stop if it was a deer or anything to see what it was pierre >> around 2:20 saturday morning, alonzo rodriguez was dropped off by friends on the step of the road. there is a nearby crosswalk where buses do not run on weekends. one hour later, a passing driver found rodriguez in the eastbound

lane of the road. he was later pronounced dead. >> that is awful. >> the posted speed limit is 45 miles per hour. drivers sometimes go 74 -- 65 or 70 miles per hour. >> i would never step across the road. >> cars go pretty fast. there is a curve right here. it is a bad spot. >> a family friend says he was a loving and caring father of two young student -- two young children. he was also a student who also dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. they are urging any witnesses to please come forward. >> thank you so much. still to come, officials in pakistan destroy osama bin laden's former home. >> a very windy and co

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kennedy faces misdemeanor charges. douglas kennedy was trying to take his newborn son out for a walk when somebody tried to stop him. they say he became violent. he was arrested on thursday and this -- he was a arrested on thursday. him and his wife called the charges and absurd. >> what are these wins going to calm down? >> give us until about 8:00 tonight. you will notice a big difference. a lot of people this morning walk up to snow. about 10 or 15 minutes, these are the snow showers traveling across the great lakes into western maryland. it did not amount to a whole lot. now our skies will turn clear for the overnight hours. you can still see the flag blowing on top of the white house. in another two or three hours

things will settle down. temperatures up to 47 degrees at reagan national. look at the record. 84. that is how hot it can get one back in 1930. the wind chill factor at 31 degrees with wins out of the north or northwest at 18 miles per hour. the highs for the most part in the upper 30's. 45 degrees and manassas. it is 36 degrees. rock vill had wind gusts at around 35 miles per hour. our final stop takes us to reston where wind gusts werw around 50. we have 35 and cumberland -- 32 in the cumberland. there is lake-effect snow across eastern ohio and western pennsylvania. all of this comes to an end

overnight. look at the wind gusts. earlier in the day, it was in the 25-40 mile per hour range across most of the area. our skies will clear overnight. high-pressure settles over head. warmer temperatures monday into tuesday and then on wednesday. gradual clearing, it will be cold outside overnight. temperatures will be in the mid 20's. closer to the bay. temperatures tomorrow in around 50 degrees near 60 on monday. holding in the upper 50's on tuesday. a good chance for showers on wednesday. warming back up on thursday which is the first day of meteorological spring. can you believe it? march 1. do not forget lee day on

wednesday. >> and the time change is coming up as well. in a couple of weeks? >> that is a check. >> another sign that spring is around the corner, march madness excitement getting under way. >> maryland struggling. they had a chance to make 500 and acc play. did they do it? luck was not working for the freshmen who t

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the hoyas have been dominant taking it out of the last nine meetings. what about today? look at the middle of your screen. sutton gives an elbow to the face of porter. not a pretty sight. he was called for a flagrant foul. this is why he is a stunt. the hoyas led in the first half. second half -- jason cartograms a rebound and comes down the court. all day every day. he drains the jumper. the hoyas win easy. maryland hit the road taking on georgia tech hoping to get their second win in a row and get to 500 and acc play. not a member state. the guard was one of six from downtown.

the one he got nearly took -- nearly put them over the edge. he was dribbling down and gets a look. he nails it. two seconds to go. the yellow jackets make one of two foul shots. it is no good. the terrapins lose a heartbreaker. hiss the tar heels of the one. he slams at home and is 54-51 north carolina. a real easy, less than three seconds to go. a half-court shot, but it is no good. unc holes on 54-51. eric green cuts of the jumper. it is no good. he tries to follow and still not good. this goes into overtime. duke with a three-point lead.

seth curry driving the lane. duke hangs on and wins 70-65. danica patrick hit a bit of a snag -- literally, a wall. it happened on lap 49. her teammate and nudged her rear bumper sending her spitting. she was ok. always a tough competitor. she will be in the daytona 500 tomorrow. ryan zimmerman set a deadline today for a new contract. he wanted it done so it would not distract teammates. the general manager says they have bridged a big gap. >> we will see. still there is a but -- still there is a buzz [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak.

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>> will have career video from nasa to show you tonight. -- we have a rare and video from also to show you tonight. >> you can see two apollo 13 astronauts singing and skipping on the moon. one of him says skipping along was a neat way to travel. this was the last time humans set foot on the moon, 40 years ago. >> are you ready for a nicer sunday and not as when the? caught -- ha not as windy.

by thursday the first day of spring, it will be back in the '50s. >> thank you for being here with