after pepco goes through "it" is likely pepco will accept it to make the deal. looking at the situation now it is likely that they are going to do that. we have more at 6:00. we have a conflict between those who don't like the pepco-exelon merger because they hit the hurts the environment. others who like it because it may save them money on the electricity bill. that is the story from here. sam ford, abc7 news. michelle: thank you for walking us through that. you can see the development o by logging on to wjla.com. serge pepco-exelon to see why this is so controversial. jonathan: up next for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a new view of the moon. michelle: we will show you and let you know where you can see it. jonathan: plus, leaky roof could ruin prom night for some students. michelle: the school making the last-minute repairs in hopes of guaranteeing a good time. kidd: good afternoon. i'm kidd o'shea live from the red carpet in hollywood. do you wonder what it takes for celebrities to get red carpet ready? we sat down with a personal trainer. we'll share it for

zach same for pepco. >> we are pleased they did not reject it. they came one a plan but we need to study it to make sure it makes sense. sam: so assuming that pepco-exelon accepting the deal and that is a good assumption, then it is a done deal. d.c. will join states like new jersey, maryland and delaware that have already approved the merger. reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. maureen: breaking news out of washington state tonigh dead following a standoff in the western part of that state. police say four people were shot inside a house and then the gunman shot himself. police have negotiated with the man for several hours before the shootings. leon? leon: maureen, today virginia governor terry mcauliffe signed a rare compromise on gun control. democrats and the republicans were able to reach a deal to allow more out of state permit holders to legally carry in the commonwealth. the new law also will force those who have to give up the guns to do so in 24 hours. the orders can last up to two years. >> the debate on gun

pepco is reporting over 2,200 without power from pepco. virginia, 6600 without power there from dominion. bge reporting 2,500 without power. the bulk of the storm activity has not yet gotten to southern maryland. >> we do have new severe thunderstorm you can never hear it too often. charles, saint mary's, king jovrnlg, stafford until 7:00. i think those are new. >> those are new and that's a new cluster of thunderstorms that's about to cross the river out of virginia and into maryland there. >> another report of penny-sized hail. that's about .75 inch. and we have also had reports of i believe i saw a tree further southwestward. >> anywhere in yellow. and we've been following them just about all evening. the past hour. >> out of that tornado warning in virginia. >> i was going to say 48 mile an hour gust in gaithersburg. >> very strong winds coming through with these storms. the storm to the west of richmond does have a better signature for a tornado on it than any i've seen around our area so if theres was a tornado, it looks like it woul

as soon as pepco-exelon meets the conditions, it seems like this will be a go. opponents are very unhappy, especially because initially they thought this was a win for them. jeannette reyes, abc 7 news. hasy: this massive merger been in the works for almost two years and was nearly derailed last year when d.c.'s service commission rejected the deal. lifel bowser gave it new when she set certain conditions. you can learn more about the deal by searching pepco exelon on our website, wjla.com. some northget to breaking news, a pastor and former mpd officer convicted of sexually abusing young women at his church and even in his police office. he has been sentenced. stephen tschida is live outside the courtroom. ephen: the judge stating from the bench that he had serious concerns about the 18 year sentence for darrell vast. this former officer with the metropolitan police department. the judge called on prosecutors, and say what he will continue to not be a danger for girls when he gets out of prison? the prosecutor said she agreed to the 18 year sentence so the vict

kevin: pepco and old dominion have online outage maps. pepco has sere row customers down >> right now we are in good shape. today's light fluffy snow kept tree li power lines. what about tonight's freezing rain? they are cautiously optimistic. >> how come? well, they contend that the forecasted wind and the rain levels appear to be manageable. >> if too much ice accumulates on the branches it can bring the whole thing now. today at pepco three maintenance yards, including here at benning road in northeast, crews prepared for the worst. >> we have resources on standby. 550 men ready to go. tree contractors, line men. kevin: if you are at home, make sure you charge your electronics so you can stay connected if your power goes out. like watching th responders if emergency arises. alison: thank you. "good morning washington" will be with you early tomorrow. that is at 4:00 a.m. leon: now is a good time to head to wjla.com/text. sign up for the text alert. sign up for that right away. alison: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- a big boost. lo

the pepco-excellent merger settlement. betty: you are watching "bloomberg markets." i am betty liu. we have sent in reinforcements! matt: i'm joining you because your voice is struggling but your brain is still working. i will do the reading and you will do the intelligence -- betty: i will just sit here. matt: after the/rally in u.s. treasuries blind-sided wall street, jpmorgan has a theory in what we really went wrong. that then ideas futures markets eased up that morning and that led to the cash market. jpmorgan says the problem is the opposite. alexander skaggs is you with the details. did i some data correctly some that up correctly -- did i some that up correctly: a things do tend to move little bit faster in futures, but jpmorgan came out with this note and said that it was the cash market, the market for treasury securities that was the source. matt: so why did we have that move, then? i don't know if we have a chart, but it was a short, sharp shock -- of whate have a chart it looked like on february 11 that remind

pepco and exelon move forward. >>> we are broadcasting live on facebook. a 97-year-old threatened to be kicked out of her own home. why she was told she has to be out in 60 days. the g (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. give us a plan. - there are times when it's nice that things go up, and it's sometimes even better when things go down. novec, a not-for-profit electric cooperative, provides wholesale power to its customers at cost. any changes in that cost are passed along through an annual power cost adjustment on bills. in 2016, the average home's power bill by an estimated $15 a month, making down a very good direction for power bills. >>> back at 9:08. new developm

. >>> today a major decision on that proposed controversial merger between pepco and energy giant exelon. regulators voted 2-to-1 to allow the merger to go forward, but as tom sherwood tells us now, there are some conditions. tom? >> jim, it is a historic decision, and those conditions are not seen as that serious. an audience packed the d.c. public service commission downtown. for two years pepco and energy giant exelon have fought for the psc to approve their $6.8 billion merger often against loud opposition. at first critics of the deal were delighted when the psc today appeared to block the merger for a second time in six months. >> the motion is carried. >> reporter: commissioner surprised the audience moving to approve the deal with modest changes for community benefits and solar power. please indicate by stating yes. >> yes. >> chair notes no. >> only betty ann kane voted no. power company executives say the deal will hold down rates for several years and allow better management of pepco but they stopped short of claiming victory today. they have two weeks to accept the new condit

>>> i'm aaron gilchrist with breaking news on the proposed merger of pepco andest loexelon the deal rejected. p. >>> and we have legal action taken against the map just 90 minute before the shooting. >>> and sunshine out there right now, but we also have the wind. doesn't look like the winds will last into the weekend. we'll be warming up pl we'll let you know how much. >>> and with the latest morning road hazard, the pothole that has left cars sidelined. news 4 midday starts right now. >>> breaking desk, it's another rejection on the merger of pepco and exelon, that decision just came toup t . this was supposed to be a final regulatory hurdle for the merger deal that would create the largest electric utility. the "washington post" reporting the deal fell apart after regulators said there was no evidence after pepco said if coopera kooch couldn't perform adequately. they are considering a motion to revise the merger. p it looks as though the provisions laid out in the revision will allow the deal to actually happen. you meet remember the pfc rejected the deal once before. the mayor stepped i

tom: video shows pepco on scene. pepco says it is the apartment's wires, not theirs. said an unusual electrical issue was caused by a wire inside the concrete. say they are skeptical, and they are upset that flyers warning people about the death have been torn down. >> you are keeping the truth from them. that is horrifying. horrifying. tom: while we obtained that e-mail from the general manager, we also called earlier this afternoon and were told by a woman who answered the phone somebody would get back to us. as of right now, that still has not happened. live in northwest d.c., tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: new at 11:00, teenager's life cut short, an 18-year-old umd student died in a valentine's day crash. richard reeve is live on campus with the memories of this young woman. rich? on, what anis emotional evening. a lot of folks have stopped by this terrapin to pay their respects, this small memorial for the girl who was killed on valentine's day. >> we want to thank you for blessing us. richard: you could feel the love >> everyone came together. people that we d

. >> as far as we know this is not a pepco issue. there are no pepco lines their. >> reporter: the manager sent a note out to residents acknowledging the incident and saying there was an electrical issue.>> all i can do is make sure everyone knows what's going on. i don't want to live here anymore. >> reporter: she won't say if she plans to take legal action against the apartment complex but she's taking lakai for a necropsy this afternoon. nikki burdine wusa9. >> equity residential just released a statement that says we would like to extend our condolences to the residents who dog died. we regret the incidents occurred which was tied to a very unusual electrical issue. there was not an exposed wire, rather a licensed electrician identified a wire inside the concrete that was the issue. >>> it's a surprise for a middle school teacher in prince george's county who received an award for excellence. known as the oscar awards for the teaching profession of the milton family foundation announced the science teacher angela malone as the wi

there have been several efforts to block exelon from buying pepco. if it goes through, the $6.8 billion deal would impact nearly 10 million customers. >>> this door is still open. i'm trying to get out and he cellphone after what she says was a frightening ride on lyft. what the company and the driver are saying about the accusation. >>> and the cold and breezy start to your morning as you look live on a chilly -- looks like the woodrow wilson bridge there. the conditions you need to prepare for on your way to work. >>> i'm tracking developments out of kansas right now after a man near wichita goes on a shooting spree leaving three dead and a number of others in critical condition. what we're learning about the suspected gunman next from the live desk. >>> four people dead, five in critical condition after a shooter in hesston, kansas opens fire in and around his 14 others are wounded. police say the killer began unloading shots at anybody who crossed his path culminating it at the lawnmower plant where he worked. they say the killer had a long ghun

. >>> another know for the pepco- exelon merger. they are not saying it will never happen. they rejected the nearly $7 billion deal. the two voting against it said they would be willing to change their mind if pepco-exelon addressed a series of it is the last step standing before they join forces. together they would serve 10 million customers in the mid- atlantic. >>> they will get the armor they need for the job. nonprofit organization vested interest in k-9s is donating stab protecting vest toss five dogs in the alexandria police department and another two vests to anne arundel police. that is being residents. >>> parents push for tougher penalties for those who let their kids get drunk inside their house. that is coming up. >>> this is probably not what you want to hear heading into the middle of tax season. an irs cyber hack gets even bigger. how to know if you're a victim. that is next. >>> this is frank with the nationals. the latest on the d. i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fastest... but i t

>>> we astre ngarti with breaking news about the pepco exelon merger. moments ago by a 2-1 vote, dc regulators once again rejected the merger. worth $6.8 billion between the two companies. officials do say they are willing to reconsider a deal, provided the companies adhere to pepco and exelon have 14 days to accept those conditions. if it is approved, this would be the final hurdle for this merger, and it could create the largest energy company in the united states. >>> good afternoon, and thanks for joining us. i'm mike hydeck. the 10th and final republican presidential debate before super tuesday is more like a heavy weight fight. nick giovanni with the score card. >> reporter: mark this down as a significant shift on the campaign trail. as far as debate strategies go, for marco rubio and ted cruz. instead of trading shots at each other, in what has become essentially a battle for second place, the two had more of a tag team effort working against donald trump. >> donald, you can get back in the line. >> a lot of fun out here, i have to tell you. >>

regulators are set to t o vote on a major mergererge between power companies exelon e and pepco. pepco today's vote represents thete r final hurdle for the proposedoro major creating one of the largest electric and gasnd g companies in the region.egio in august they rejected thehe deal. . that's when d.c. mayor muriel bowser stepped in to negotiate a $78 million settlement that t protects customers andrs guarantees jobs. >> scary moments for a d.c. a dc teen who was targeted andgeted a robbed during wednesday's severe storms.se police say five suspectse spe jumped a 17-year-old girl asar-o she was walking home frome fm school. happened near the potomac pot avenue metro station.ue met th 14th street southwest policest l tells. they tased her and then stole her cash before pinning her tong the ground and leaving hernger barefoot in the rain. residents are troubled by the te incident.ci >> people live around here and o use this to get back and forth r to work so to think that even e at a reasonable hour you might have trouble getting homely is really concerning.g >> ward 6anc commis

pepco was able to restore power to everybody by about 10:30. they say a breaker at their facility is what caused the fire. >> it's going to be a while until this water main on 38th and hamilton streets is fixed. the 90-year-old main broke early on saturday. >> announcer: and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> a beautiful day out there today. hopefully, you got outside to enjoy it. temperatures in the 60s. some areas around 70 degrees. i'm sure your car they will mom material is right around the upper 60s. temperatures still mild. this is above normal for this time of year. this is where we are at at 11:00. 56 right now. and you know why? look at this wind. these winds are coming from the south so that helps bump up those temperatures. we do have rain for wednesday. that's when we'll start to cool down. we still have some questions for friday. you may have heard me talk about a little bit of snow, a little bit of rain. that forecast, looking unlikely for snow. several days away from friday, unfortunately, i know we all like our weekend. but we'

of the district of columbia were harmed today and will be harmed on into the future by this deal. >> pepco and exelon officials say they will study the conditions set by the commission before they actually comment. >>> the blizzard last month resulted in a lot of cancellations, including a fairfax county evident to collect food for those in need. the event is rescheduled for tomorrow at two locations. there will be buses at both locations between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. >>> you leave the restaurant, get the bill, add the tip, sign, leave. well, it wasn't that simple for two local women who say their server changed their receipts. susan hogan shows you how to keep it from happening to you. >> and it's hollywood's biggest night, but will one issue overshadow the glitz and the glamour? first at 4. >>> you're watching news4 at 4. >>> hollywood's biggest night takes place this weekend. the red carpet is all rolled out and ready. >> liz hernandez is joining us live from the studios in burbank. liz, so many great story lines from leo dicaprio to others. who do you think will come away the big win

public service commission is voting on the pepco exelon merger. there have been several efforts to block exelon from buying pepco. if the deal goe $6.8 billion deal would impact nearly 10 million customers. >>> if news 4 your health now at 5:21, it looks like parents who worry their kids may drink alcohol with friends are more likely to let them try it at home. a new study shows moms and dads who did allow their children to sip alcohol believed it would prevent them from drinking while unsupervis unsupervised. researchers say these parents could be prematurely introducing children to drinking, but the risks of early which possess sure are not known yet. >>> hang with me on this next story.possess sure are not known yet. >>> hang with me on this next story. a unicorn loose on the california highway, aaron. there she is. a 20-year-old pony spends her days making dreams come true obviously. posing -- did you want to say posing some unicorns for kids, on wednesday juliet had enough with the posg now her owner are making changes so that she doesn't get

pepco-exelon merger hits a snag. the conditions that have to be met before it can move forward. ready to roll. a first look inside d.c. streetcars and how long you will get to ride for free. and out of tragedy comes something beautiful. how a group of students and police officers came together to honor fallen officer noah announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. leon: this breaking news is a serious accident on u.s. one. five vehicles were involved a crash there just past russell road in fairfax county. maureen: live in mobiletrak7. what can you tell us about this? sam: maureen this is being cleaned up. take a live look behind me. accident investigation reconstruction crews on the scene. five vehicles involved. you can still see there are four of them here on the scene. one a tow truck. three of them are smashed up right here as crews try to clean up the road. several lanes are blocked. traffic is backed up all the way down in the southbound and the northbound lanes. we are standing route one at buckman. if you know anyone that normally comes home on this route,

a deal has been in the works to merge pepco withexlong. voted two-one, to reject that merger. but, that doesn't mean that this is dead. in fact, what happened today many believe actually paves the way for this deal to go through. regulators did vote to allow all parties to consider alternative terms for the merger, and if everyone agrees to those terms, the deal will be approved. the merger would create an electric utility with 10 million would be the largest, pepco and bowser have been negotiating this $65.8 billion deal, on the grounds that it would bring $78 million in benefits to the city, including one time credit to rate payers, job training programs, and donations to non-profits here in the district. but critics say the deal will not only mean high right hikes, and roadblocks to clean energy, it is also a deal that's marred by dirty pay to play politics. council mary chase critic of the merger she says the conditions that the public service commission negotiated today are laughable, while the people's council for dc disagrees. >> there is an inherent conflict of interes

the companies say the merger will help pepco improve their platio operations. opponents say the agreement holds no lasting benefits for those who pay the rates. the emotional outburst in court as a former d.c. police officer is sentenced for sex assault. >>> the zika virus continues to grab headlines. we'll report on the impact it's having on pregnant women in the u.s. >>> and donald trump steals the spotlight again. nbc's chuck todd joins us next as we go in depth on a big endorsement. how do you stay on top of your health? ahh... ahh... cigna customers have plan choices and tools to take control. so they're more engaged, with fewer high health risks and lower medical costs. take control of your health at cigna dot com slash take control. >>> here is the difference between me and donald on this one. he thinks the government and he is going to make america great. what i know is america is already great because of the american people. you need a strong, tough leader to restore america's greatness, an

power companies exceleon and pepco are moving closer to a merger. the d.c. council rejected the $6.8 billion were conditions that were met. if the conditions are met within two weeks, the merger goes through without another vote. if approved come the newly merged company would service 10 million people. leon: a different type of project opens tomorrow, when you can take your first ride on the d.c. streetcar. runs from union station to benning road northeast. supporters like the idea of a different mode of transportation, others call this a waste of money, with tens of millions of dollars over budget and extra traffic. each car holds up to 115 passengers. the big question now, will people ride it? we will find out this weekend. we will have live coverage of the opening. alison: will there be nice weather? good news in the outlook. steve rudin, how does it look? steve: finally, the wind is beginning between 6 to 12, still adding a little windchill factor. 23 is what it feels like in leesburg, 29 fredericksburg, feels like 25 at reagan national. the first half

this morning, after the dc public service commission voted two to one to reject the merger between pepco and exelon. chicago's main energy prider. would have created electric utility 10 million customers madging it the largest customer base in the u.s. d the decision that reads in part quote the public service commission took the framework we negotiated and made adjustments. we'll have to carefully review to determine if it meets our goals for rate payers specially rev deaths -- resident. the companies will now have two weeks to discuss the new conditions set by the public service commission and make a decision. four other states, including virginia and maryland have, already said yes to the deal. >> neighbors living in a rowhouse on q street northwest still cannot go home. it is all thanks to a crack in a wall that eventually led to the entire wall collapsing, the owner of the property says work at nearby construction project along with wednesday heavy rain caused the wall to collapse. now five tenant have been forced to finds new place to live. >> finding a new place to live, security

pepco restored power to everybody by 10:30. they say a breaker at their oak grove facility caused that fire. >>> we've got new details about that water main break that we brought to you as breaking news yesterday. well, the water is still flowing on 38th and hamilton streets in hyattsville, and now they have to bring in a contractor from new jersey to help them fix the problem. wssc says the contractor will do a special proceed you're to tap the line. they cannot shut down the main pipe. apparently the infrastructure is so old that crews cannot find the connection. some people in the area don't have water, so crews have been passing out bottled water. >>> and now your storm team4 forecast. >> well, you may have needed today if you were headed out for a jog. oh, boy, it was beautiful. some temperatures made it up to around 70 degrees. this is a look at our tower camera. it's just a gorgeous night. clear skies. we were hard pressed to find a cloud in the sky. it was just beautiful and we're going to be mild for the next few days.

pepco reporting more than 1,000. mostly in the prince george's county area. dominion virginia, more than 1,000 outages. the bulk of those in fairfax. and about 100 in spotsylvania county. and potomac edison reporting about 1500 outages in berkeley county. we'll follow any changes and let you know as the outages get fixed. back to you. >>> cleanup begins after last night's severe storms. if you were outside, you know just how powerful the rain was. the heavy rain quickly caused a lot of flooding in most parts of our area. crews are working to restore power in some places where strong winds brought down some trees right on to those power line. so we'll start with the flooding here. we always say never drive through high water. some people don't listen. in laeralexandria, firefightered to use a cherry picker to rescue a woman on cherokee avenue. the woman's car got stuck as she tried to drive through the standing water there. >> and the same thing happened to a man on eastern avenue in northeast washington. he was picking up his father from he'd be annuble to ge

their electric is going to be compromised as well because pepco was out here and shut off the water to these facilities. >> reporter: prince george's investigators working with the federal investigators to try to pinpoint exactly what happened here to cause the boiler plant to just go up in flames. that is the latest live from beltsville, mol terkstte green,. >>> after a springlike weekend, we have a monday there is the bridge basquing in some sunshine. we have a few wispy, high clouds streaking across the blue now. looking from northwest washington, there is friendship heights in the distance. temperatures right now are climbing into the upper 40s, reagan national at 47. mid- hi mid-40s around the bay. a nice day is under way. we'll have these temperatures continuing to climb by mid-afternoon. we ought to be making it into the low 50s. that's going to be around 2:00. by 6:00 p.m. upper 40s. by 10:00 tonight, back to the mid-40s with increasing clouds. rain and wind on the way. that's coming up in a few minutes. >>> right now the supreme court is hearing its first cases since justice a

. >>> after two years of discussion, pepco and xcelon can emerge. but conditions first have to be met. it was voted 2-1 for the $7 billion merger once conditions are met. both countries have to agree to sevel changes, including collar power and financial power accounting methods. it will help improve their recommendations. it holds no lasting benefits for rate payers. >>> you can have your say on it happens 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. today. the next take place monday night between 6:30 and 9:30 in southwest. >>> irs data breach we told you about just got a whole lot bigger. irs investigators say tax payer accounts may have been compromised, up to 400,000. the irs is working to notify folks who were affected. they are e-mailing them and sending them actually by mail service. those people will get free identity theft protection. they are asking the high court to block a rolling to remain one clinic remaining. a panel ruled that the law could be enforced even if the legal fight were continues. >>> a nail salon owner is accused of help to go ship marijuana to t

the china fund and the documentary fund, pepco i think original content, we can start small with partners and if it does not work, we have not lost a lot. if it does, we can choose to put more money in. thank you for joining us. up next, the markets on the comeback trail. we will talk more about it in a moment. ♪ today'sining me for options insight, a derivatives strategist. first off, tammy fisher spoke this afternoon in new york. acrossat session highs the board. your thoughts on this? magical power may be? >> it is encouraging for markets. stocks came higher as we came in here. out foruring came january in the fourth consecutive month. five times, that has happened. back in 1920. recession inn a five months. you can see why the fed would stand a little bit as far as rate hikes go. >> look at volatility, it is at the 20 mark or so. your note speaks to that volatility. >> equity volatility cannot find stability on a level we believe it will continue to move down. to take thatt peak. that is through much of february and in march, equities cap a little bit of wind in their back. they bou

she's going to >>> i'm aaron gilchrist with breaking news on the proposed merger of pepco andest loexelon the deal rejected. p. >>> and we have legal action taken against the map just 90 minute before the shooting. >>> and sunshine out there right now, but we also have the wind. doesn't look like the winds will last into the weekend. we'll be warming up pl we'll let you know how much. >>> and with the latest morning road hazard, the pothole that has left cars sidelined. news 4 midday starts right now. >>> breaking

talking to pepco and the property owners. >> my dog has always been shocked in that area. >> her dog bit her because the pain has been so great. now she wants to get to the bottom of the danger at her front door. >> it could have been a human life. >> in northwest d.c., cheryl conner, abc7 news. leon: look ahead now to see what is coming up tonight at 6:00. trying to get answers when a marine was attacked outside mcdonald's. here. the list that d.c. is on we don't want to be on. coming up at 6:00. alison: okay. all right. let's find out what is in store weather wise for us for the rest of the evening. doug: it will get colder. cold front will come through and chilly for the next few days. the weekend looks terrific. this is the national harbor. westwardly across the potomac river. you can see the orange glow on the horizon. we will keep light in the sky for 15 to 20 minutes. later tonight we have the batches of the clouds and the clear sky. we will call it partly cloudy for the forecast. 46 with the north/north westerly wind. colder air is closer. going overnight we see numbers will

pepco has 61. >>> you're probably sharing the same feelings as half the united states right now. the country was slammed with the it caused slippery conditions west of indiana. in kentucky the roads were so slick the plow slid right off the road. and tornadoes hit alabama and florida. and in louisiana, one ripped the roof off of a car wash. you see that right here. it fell on to a nearby pizza hut. multiple people hurt here. we don't know how seriously. much of the northeast is dealing with similar conditions like messy snow and ice right now. weather channel meteorologist mike seidel live in charlotte for us yesterday, it was dry. he's in buffalo downtown for us right now. what a difference a day makes, mike. >> reporter: yes, we're in the cold air and in the air below freezing in the clouds. so snow and not the freezing rain. there will be an area from western pennsylvania into western new york that could pick up as much of a foot of snow. here in buffalo, we're look anywhere from 5 to 8 inches today on top of the 2 inches we had overnight. you can see the roads are snow pack a

as a result of last night's storm, with pepco reporting about 500 outages. mostly in prince george's county. dominion virginia, more than 1,000. the bulling of those in fairfax. and bge reporting always less than 400ag foe when we last checked. we'll stay on top of these and let you know as they're restored.when we last checked. we'll stay on top of these and let you know as they're restored. >>> as we say during all storms, never try to drive through high water. in alexandria, firefighters had to use a cherry pecker on the back of a fire truck to rescue a woman. take a look at the video of the rescue on navajo drive. >>> and the same thing happened to a man on eastern avenue in northeast washington. he was picking up his father from union station and thought he'd be able to get through the water. he was wrong. the man told pat collins as he was going through the water, his engine just shut off and here as you can see, the bottom of his car filled with water. everyone was okay. >>> now, imagine this happening in your home in the middle of a storm. this is in

. >> reporter: pepco determined the problem was not with their s confined to 300 van ness apartments on the property. apartment managers would not allow us to see the area where the incident happened. the statestation's -- the station's vice president said, we can confirm that an incident involving a beloved pet happened. there was an unusual wire inside concrete. we have removed power supply and are working with our electrician to try to fix it. >> kelly said complaints to the apartment management were ignored. >> if i had just picked her up and moved her from the area, she might still be alive. but she's not. >> reporter: really sad for her. and this whole issue of stray voltage. managers here did not respond to kelly's allegations that previous complaints had been ignored. however, in their written statement, they did at least loss of the dog. reporting live in northwest d.c., scott broom, wusa 9. >> with stray voltage, you can't see it. so it's hard to protect yourself against it. >>> apartment residents say they found no strong wires. >> there is strong testimony from the recent

pepco. about 300 bg & and e customers don't have power. keep in mind if you do ever lose power you can get our newscasts and latest information on your digital phon live banner which is also available at nbcwashington.com. barbara? >> thank you, angie. we have team coverage on the conditions. the ice is melting but you need to be cautious if you're going outside. "news4's" mollette green is talking to people who have been walking through puddles and ponds. molette, you've seen just about every kind of weather condition the past couple of days, huh? >> reporter: no actual flooding but we see water on the roads. we're going to get you video of that. it's been raining steady and heavy since 6:00 a.m. and all that working to melt and washawwash iow away a bunch of snow. we see people out driving and walking to get a feel for the conditions. now slushy in many spots because freezing temperatures. and all of this rain is creating hydropla hydroplaning. >> a little slit on t-- slick oe secondary roads. be careful. >> i've only been twout hours. v

b gchg&e reporting 291, dominio virginia, 1075 and pepco 517 customers without power. crews are out there, they are working to restore everyone's electricity, but they're not quite there yet. you also as you make your way in to work may come across stoplights are not working or other locations where crews are still dealing with downed wires. they just are going to take some time this morning. it will take some time to get everything back to normal. but the crews are out there, they're working on it. so just be alert, give yourself a little extra time. back to you. >>> a silver spring home opener was checking his sump pump when his basement wall collapsed last night. take a look at all the damage. the man became pinned under half a dozen cinder block. firefighters say water seeped into a basement and the pressure caused the walls to just give way. they rescued the man and he is expected to be okay, but firefighters say the house is no longer structurally sound. >>> right now we're working to find out why a plane suddenly diverted over dallas. you can see on the map it l

you may remember in 2005 pepco-exelon owners pet russian president vladimir putin and he said vladimir putin admired the ring with the 124 die mondays and did not run it. vladimir putin maintains it was a different and he said he wants it back. >> the ring is still believed to be in the kremlin library. >> several players have tried to sell rippings over the years in 2008 patriots safety raffled the ring off to help children's charities. >> what about lost super bowl republicans? according to bleacher report in 1981 green bay packer took off his super bowl ring to wash his hands in an airport bathroom and he forgot it and it showed up in an auction 25 years later and was safely returned. there is an update, espn reports he now is 80 and is auctioning it off to start a college fund for his five grandkids. >> this is a closeup of our sports anchor mike shumann's big super bowl 16 ring posted on face back. his ring is safe and sound. >> good to know. >> if you attend super bowl 50 you want to download the initial have been 50up and fans can order beer, soda, bottled water, from their phon

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the dc public service commission rejected a proposed merger of pepco and chicago- based utility come exelon. the left over the possibility moving forward if both sides agree to the deal. the changes are geared toward improving service for customers. this morning, all parties are reviewing the recommendations and an answer is expected in the next few weeks. >>> by this afternoon, you will see streetcars carrying passengers in the district. the streetcar line makes the debut around 10:00 this morning and will roll out the inaugural trip following a brief ceremony. >>> a former pastor in dc police officer was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison for sexually abusing two teenage girls. darrell best abused a 16-year- old in his office at the god of second test ministers got of he abused a 17-year-old at police headquarters. >>> fairfax county police identified a man wanted for raping a woman in mount vernon. they say edwin martinez broke into a woman's apartment last week, saturday morning. he attacked her and police said he might go by the name javier. >>> recent child porn scandal

pepco will -- patrick: we will get some answers. all of these things will be properly addressed this afternoon. >> is south africa one of the country's getting it right? patrick: it has gotten it right historically. the are some political issues. there is noise in the background which doesn't help the story. there is recognition that that is something that is not sustainable. if you ligety revelatory regime in the country, the central bank , they are world-class. concern that there is a risk they are going to get it wrong. atco -- patrick: if you look any of them, they are thinking the way the bank of england governor is on issues around the pound. mario draghi is on the euro. forces.tion is external >> passer, we thank you -- patrick, we thank you. guy, i will send it back to you. eric.hank you very much, the pulse is up next. we will be speaking to terra firma and. that is coming up later here on bloomberg. ♪ francine: going down. economists predict and it -- a pound.would draw the thee standoff, iran calls saudi arabia deal rid

. >> much talked about merger between pepco and exelon hit a snag today. the public service commission voted 2-1 to reject the deal. what happened today may pay the way for the merger to go through. regulators set out conditions for the deal to take place. if everyone agrees, the merger could be approved. council member mary chay opposes the idea. >> it doesn't fit. it's not in our favor. it's not in the public center interest. the people were armed today. >> she says a lot of things and a lot soud bites that dismiss benefits that she doesn't agree with. >> muriel bowser supports the she released a statement that said in part the public service commission took the framework and made adjustments. we have have to review if it meets our goerls. the companies will have two weeks to discuss the new conditions set by the public service commission. >> a campaign trail surprise. chris christie is throwing his support behind donald trump. >>> later, the unicorn that was running wild in a california town. check it out. the police chase that ended with everyone livin

we are hearing dc public servici commission has rejected the merger deal between pepco andnea excelon you probably heard a lol about this.about th that would be the second timethd the deal has failed.aile now this action comes after afta major pr campaign from officials to get the dealea through.th now we understand the publicc service commission is offering n some alternatives. they would still need to be sti voted on. something still may be approvede but this one is not over yet. >>> all right. r let's head on downstairs toirs t tucker barnes with a check of co our weekend forecast.orect. hello, mr. tucker.uc >> hey, maureen. m chilly out there early this tres morning. in fact we had flurries, snowrr, showers enough to coat thecoat t ground there well to the northor and west. but the weekend forecast looks bright and warmer and warmer w particularly as we get intos gt sunday. sunday. current numbers cold reagannun national 37.na dulles 34.4. and at bwi marshall we're also 37 degrees. let me mention that the airt air temperature is only half a story here. winds are how long again out

pepco says it's a due to a problem at the substation. no word on how long repairs there will take. but we will keep you posted on that. also your forecast. checking in with tom kierein kathleen matthews: imagine paying 20% more for a cup of coffee just because you're a woman. so why does congress think it's ok that women get paid 20% less than a man for doing the same job? i'll fight for pay equity, to protect planned parenthood, choice for women, and expand paid and family leave. now some politicians will belittle this more proof that we just need more women in congress. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> on what is this academy awards sunday, tom kierein thinks he gets the oscar for best forecast. >> best probably day of february as we're saying good-bye to february this last sunday of the month as temperatures will be certainly unwinterlike. a great day to get some exercise outdoors. a little bit of a breeze. but by 3:00, we'll be into the low 60s. delightful day coming up. four day forecast, the mild person continues on monday, feeling like spring again. tomor

meanwhile pepco and bg and end are reporting slightly lesss than 300 customers without who power. over to southeast d.c. flash.c.s flooding causing chaos for for drivers along benning road and east capitol street.apit the flood waters rose quicklyos as thee rain pounded down forof about an hour and at one pointto flood waters were up to thehe car headlights. at least three cars stalled as a result and they all needed to be towed away. >> checking our other top o othp stories this morning, the d.c. d fire lieutenant accused of neglect of duty case of a child was a no show s at his disciplinary hearing yesterday. that child died after choke ondo grapes last year.es l his death was blamed partly onpo human error an delayed response.se attorneys for the lieutenantfo guy valentine say he did not attend because he has officially retiredr and b his h actions can no longer be judged. >>> apple ceo tim cook ceo tim o weighing in on his company's battle with the fbi. fbi he says agreeing to unlock an uc iphone would be "bad for america."ic the iphone in question wasstio w shuster by one of

regulators set to votelo on a major merger betweenen power companies exelon and exeld pepco. in august the d.c. public publi service commission rejectedon rc this deal saying it would not benefit customers.tors that's when d.c. mayor muriel bowser stepped in to negot a $78 million settlement thatha protects customers and guarantees jobs. job >> heads up about a new dmv office in the district.n the str mayor bowser will attend a ribbon cutting ceremony fort benning ridge service center.cen the new dmv replaces the penn p branch location that willoc close for good tomorrow. tor >>> a true story an thriller. can this weekend's new movies me knock dead pool from the number one spot at the box outhx of. it's movie review friday.ri >> before we take tout breakut if you have a news tip sharenewr it with us. call 202-895-3000 or e-mail e your tip to fox5 tips at wttg.com.wttgom. it's 6:43 on a friday, 35 degrees. back in a moment. ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. (dad) she's all yours. (vo) but you get to keep the memories. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> â™

forestry crews are coordinating with pepco if there are traffic lines, pow down they can respond as soon as possible. they're asking people to be off the roads. we're heading towards the east side of town. there's definitely other folks in the way first. hopefully everybody here will get home, be able to stay inside and get safe and they said just make sure things are secure around your house. it's certainly windy you can see the trees moving and the strange thing, sue, and mike, and caitlin, is that it's so warm. i know you were saying that difference in temperature is what's feeding this storm, but it's bizarre. we have t-shirts on here. it's humid. you can definitely feel that and you just feel the storm is coming. >> wow, your sky looks craze why. you may have seen a sign there that says tornado warning. there is no tornado warning for landover but we do have severe thunderstorms warning. you can take that label off there because scare anybody. we'll drop that. there you go. but we do have that line coming through. the big threat is going to be the strong, straight-line winds. these

core's revised agreement to take over pepco holdings has been washington -- has been rejected by washington regulators. court hasn appeals thrown out apple's patent infringement victory against the samsu samsung. at the same time, it upheld the jury's finding that apple had infringed on a samsung patent. american express will have segments on shows like blind spot, the voice and late night with seth meyers. newis testing strategies as customers turn away from commercials. and centralsters bankers are gathered in shanghai right now for the two day long g20 conference. scarlet: also in the region, the goldman sachs ceo. we asked them if the u.s. economy is back to precrisis levels. u.s. is betterhe than people may feel. the u.s. consumer is still very, very strong. the fact that we've had this fromtic price cut in oil $140 to $30 which transfers directed to the pump in the u.s., consumers are seeing that. we talked about disposable income. consumers are pretty good at spending their disposable income. at the sales numbers, not necessarily in the day-to-day retail sales number, but the terribl

. >>> meanwhile the much talkedal about merger between pepco anded chicago based exelon hit a bits of a snag.of a sna the d.c. public servicelicervice commission voted two to one to reject the deal yesterday but yd that doesn't mean it's't mn i completely dead here. h in fact what happened today or yesterday rather may pave the te way for the merger to gothe through. regulators set out conditions ci for the deal to take place if everyone agrees the merger could be approved.ulbe app >>> republican legislators intoi virginia are urging governorg gr terry mcauliffe to sign into law the so-called tebow bill.il the legislation is nicknameds n after former nfl quarterbackrt tim tebow.m t he was homeschooled anddnd allowed to play for his local l high school team. t the virginia general assemblyaly legislators recently passedntlyp two bills that would allow it t and similar bills were passed last year but governor terry mcauliffe vetoed it.ffe ed republican legislators hopela this time he will sign thesig t bill into law. l >>> coming up, a weekend aeeke traffic alert for you. forou. how a m

public service commission is voting on the pepco merger. there have been several blocks from exalawn from buying petco. >>> blustery and cold outside this morning. wind chills are in the 20s. they'll stay below freezing all day. highs around 41. 47 tomorrow with a lot less wind. southerly breezes in the 60s. starting on sunday. >> thank you, chuck, can't wait for that. get the latest news and >>