temperatures we'll be feeling this week. good morning washington. toss to eileen - roller coaster temperatures the next few days - isolated shower chances tomorrow through friday - cooler weekend ahead - sunday soaker (next best chance for rain) today: becoming mostly sunny. seasonable. highs: 70-74 winds: ne 5 mph tonight: increasing clouds. cool. lows: 46-51 winds: e 5 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy and cooler. sprinkle/drizzle possible. highs: 62-64 winds: se 5 mph breaking overnight - police swarm a high-end dc hotel.

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reports that a man matching the description of suspected facebook killer steve stephens tried to check in to the fairfax hotel on massachusetts avenue using cash. a number of officers and investigators arrived on the scene - and put out an alert - but just a short time ago told a sergeant with mpd told abc-7 that the man was "not" stephens after all. police say the man tried to check in around 11pm last night - officers arrived on the scene around one this morning and cleared the scene around 3. stephens is accused of killing a 74 year old cleveland man live on facebook - and then claimed to have killed 13 people. a nationwide manhunt is underway - there are reports that his cell phone was last "pinged" near erie pennsylvania. a vigil was held last night in cleveland

to remember that victim 74-year-old robert godwin. dozens gathered at the spot where he was gunned down sunday. godwin had been out collecting cans after easter dinner with his family. police say his murder appears to be a random act of cold-blooded violence. godwin leaves behind two young sons. they say they loved fishing and spending time with their father. the family is urging the suspect to turn himself in. we are monitoring any new developments in this story very closely. be the first to know the second any news breaks. just sign up for text alerts at wjla dot-com, slash text. developing now.. a team from fort rucker, alabama will be at the scene of a military chopper crash in leonardtown, maryland today. investigators from the army combat readiness center will try to find out what caused the crash in st. mary's county.

when the black hawk helicopter crashed onto the breton bay golf course. two others were pulled from the wreckage and flown to a hospital. one was in serious condition.. the other critical. several witnesses saw the crash. the black hawk was based at fort belvoir's 12th aviation battalion. the crash happened during a routine training exercise. we'll have a live report from our john gonzalez on the scene coming up later in the hour. new this morning.. vice president mike pence is in japan for the second stop of a 10-day tour in asia. his plane touched down just a few hours ago at the u-s military base outside tokyo. while north korea's nuclear and missile development dominated the agenda in south korea.. the focus of his trip is expected to shift to trade here in japan. meanwhile - an escalating war of words with north korea after the vice president's visit to the korean penninsula. president trump says the country needs to --

deputy ambassador is blaming the u-s for escalating tensions and says "thermonuclear war could break out at any moment." after a failed missile launch this weekend - north korea says it will now test missiles on a weekly basis. right now... metro transit police are looking for the four men who beat up a passenger on a red line train sunday afternoon. the victim says he was attacked when he refused to give the men his cell phone. they the victim's credit and debit cards. police say the thiefs got off the train at wheaton station. if you recognize these guys, contact metro transit police. breaking overnight.. an arkansas death row inmate is alive.. after a last minute ruling by the u.s. supreme court. the court spared the life of don davis last night, minutes before he was scheduled to be executed. arkansas officials want to resume capital punishment for the first time since 2005. they say they're determined to execute two other inmates on thursday. a dry tuesday morning but keep that umbreall nearby.

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5:xx - a bus plunging into a ravine, leaving dozens dead. jummy olabanji is at the live desk.. jummy? this morning at least 24 people are dead after a bus lost its breaks and plunged into a deep ravine. it happened in a northern phillippine mountain town - and it being called one of the country's deadliest vehicle accidents in years. rescuers plucked 45 survivors from the bus using ropes. many of the survivors have serious injuries. we will continue to update this story as we get new information. happening now - another highway headache for drivers in atlanta. crews pulling an all nighter to repair a major interstate after this happened. the pavement suddenly c

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of the fairfax hotel on massachusetts avenue overnight after reports that someone matching steve stephens desciption tried to check-in. after a few hours on the scene - investigators determined it was not him. a nationwide search continues for stephens who is accused of killing a 74 year old cleveland man and broadcasting it live on facebook. good morning i'm larry smith. and i'm autria godfrey. good morning washington. toss to eileen - roller coaster temperatures the next few days - isolated shower chances tomorrow through friday - cooler weekend ahead - sunday soaker (next best chance for rain) today: becoming mostly sunny. seasonable. highs: 70-74 winds: ne 5 mph tonight: increasing clouds. cool. lows: 46-51 winds: e 5 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy and cooler. sprinkle/drizzle possible. highs: 62-64 winds: se 5 mph

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the transit system. maryland congressman jamie raskin and metro workers will be handing out free ten dollar smartrip cards to riders today. the giveaway begins at 7:30 this morning at the silver spring metro station. from the rails to the roads now.. and a plan to make your commute a little easier. jummy olabanji is at the live desk -jummy? autria, this plan focuses on i-270. planners are proposing a few changes they say could h

some ideas.. installing traffic lights at some ramps.. extending acceleraton and deceleration lanes at some exits.. and adding travel lanes between montrose road and democracy boulevard. some people though - including the montgomery county council president are criticizing the 100-million dollar plan for not being bold enough. he's upset it doesn't include features the council has pushed for.. including reversible hot lanes from clarksburg to the beltway. developing now.. fairfax county police are stepping up their search for a man responsible for a crime that happened last year. he robbed and sexually assaulted a woman in springfield. police have surveillance video of the suspect and his car. they handed out flyers last night, hoping to get clues. in march of last year, the then-40-year-old woman was walking to work behind commerce plaza. police say a man dragged her into a dumpster, and robbed and sexually assaulted her. a 7 n

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black hawk helicopter- which is known as very dependable. about 4-thousand black hawks... have been built since 1979. since 1983: at least 60 soldiers have been killed in crashes... in non-combat missions. the worst-- was in kentucky in 1998. two of them collided, killing 17 soldiers. in 2005, 11 soldiers died... when their helicopter went down in florida. again- it's far too soon... to know the cause of what happened today. happening now - the multistate manhunt for the facebook killer enters its

overnight - that search, coming to our area jummy olabanji is at the live desk - jummy? while you were sleeping..dc police received reports that a man matching the description of suspected facebook killer steve stephens tried to check in to the fairfax hotel on massachusetts avenue using cash. a number of officers and investigators arrived on the scene - and put out an alert - but just a short time ago told a sergeant with mpd told abc-7 that the man was "not" stephens after all. police say the man tried to check in around 11pm last night - officers arrived on the scene around one this morning and cleared the scene around 3. stephens is accused of killing a 74 year old cleveland man live on facebook - and then claimed to have killed 13 people. a nationwide manhunt is underway - there are reports that his cell phone was last "pinged" near erie pennsylvania. we are monitoring any new developments in this

developments in this story very closely. be the first to know the second any news breaks. just sign up for text alerts at wjla dot-com, slash text. right now.. metro transit police are looking for the four men who beat up a passenger on a red line train sunday afternoon. the victim says he was attacked when he refused to give the men his cell phone. they the victim's credit and debit cards. police say the thiefs got off the train at wheaton station. if you recognize these guys, contact metro transit police. an update this morning from immigration and customs enforcement. we now know more than 21-thousand undocumented immigrants have been arrested since inauguration day. that's a one-third increase from the same period last year. of those arrested -- 54-hundred do not have criminal records. the new numbers demonstrate the trump administration's focus on immigration. this comes as one maryland city votes to protect it's immigrant. late last night- the immigrant.

hyattsville city council approved an ordiance to become a sanctuary city. that means the city - including police - would not give information about immigration status to the federal government. still - the rule has it's critics. the city of hyattsville now stands to lose up to 20-thousand dollars a year in federal grant money. president trump is headed to kenosha, wisconsin today to sign a new executive order. the so-called "buy american, hire american" executive order will overhaul the h-1b visa program, which allows u-s companies to hire foreign wokers for specific high-skilled jobs. the "buy american" part of the order

agencies to buy more american goods and services. today -- there's a plan on the table to revamp a major road in northern virginia. and while that's good news for drivers -- some 200 homes and business, are in the line of fire. suzanne kennedy is live along route 1 with the latest in this developing story. the capitals find themselves with

the wall after losing game three of their opening round playoff series against toronto. the caps jumped out to an early 3-1 lead in the second period.. but toronto answered with two goals to close out the period..and they would force yet another overtime. the third of this series already.

bozak scores the game ender for toronto. they win 4 to 3. maple leafs take a 2-1 series lead, game 4 is tommorrow night in toronto a fox nearly ruined a special easter egg hunt for one family in fairfax county. micah jeffrey carefully placed plastic eggs with chocolate treats around his yard saturday night so his kids could hunt for them easter morning.. but a fox was caught on camera sniffing them out in the middle of the night and he swiped 30 of them from the yard. he left only a few partially chewed eggs behind. but needless to say the family still enjoyd

sweettooth. at the white house - the trumps hosted their first easter egg roll. thousands of kids got to pose for pictures, decorate cookies, and participate in the egg roll. first lady melania trump- read to children on the white house lawn. each guest also got a souvenir gift bag... with a commemorative wooden egg. and oh say did you see this moment... the first lady - appearing to nudge her husband during the national anthem and remind the president to put his hand on his heart. the nudge quickly went viral. it's 5: and time for a check on weather.

temperatures the next few days - isolated shower chances tomorrow through friday - cooler weekend ahead - sunday soaker (next best chance for rain) today: becoming mostly sunny. seasonable. highs: 70-74 winds: ne 5 mph tonight: increasing clouds. cool. lows: 46-51 winds: e 5 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy and cooler. sprinkle/drizzle possible. highs: 62-64 winds: se 5 mph

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innovation and diversity in american ballet. copeland will curate tommorrow, thursday and friday with a focus on diversity including the all-african-american dance company the black iris project performing "madiba" by jeremy mcqueen. you can catch more of my interview with misty and justin you can catch more of my interview with misty and justin coming on on our 8 and 9 oclock hours on good morning washington. and also coming up at 9 jeremy queen

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>> now, "good morning washington," on your side. we begin with a breaking news alert. larry: breaking overnight, chaotic few hours downtown, the reported sighting of the facebook killer that sent police scrambling. autria: getting back to business, new developments hours away after that alito progression maryland. -- deadly helicopter crash in maryland. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] back to work and school for so many kids after spring break, and fortunately for us the sunshine is making the return. tracking temperatures that will be up and down over the next several days. looking ahead to the next test chance, sunday will be quite a soaker. stepping out your front door we are just train