tim barber, abc 7 news. stages of that investigation, thank you, tim. two children rush to the hospital after possibly suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning in silver spring. their mother may be under investigation. the woman and her 10-year-old son went into the whi afternoon and left a two-year-old and three-month-old alone in the car. when the mother and older son came back, the younger children were visibly ill. all were rushed to the hospital. no word tonight on their conditions. only on 7, an exclusive look inside the ec's gun recovery unit. -- d.c.'gun recovery unit, getting illegal weapons off the street. tim barber looks at the unusual firearms they are confiscating with surprising regularity. tim: you might expect to see these guns in a war zone. but they are on our streets until this team confiscates them. >> what type of chaos would we be dealing with today if these were still on the streets? tim: former police chief cathy lanier started the gun confiscation unit in 2007. related arrests and seized tens of thousands of rounds of ammunitio

tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: with a number of locations in our area that security people call soft targets for terrorism, shopping malls, the national harbor, fedex field. the prince george's county police chief said last night after the terror attack in germany, he ordered a heightened state of readiness at the redskins game. >> the reality i our partnerships with federal authorities are far more sophisticated, and there is quite a bit going on behind the scenes to identify potential actors. jonathan: one of those soft targets is the christmas market in northwest washington. the police and private security officers are patrolling 24 hours a day, seven days a week. market management says that it does not plan to change it security plans. we monitorbc 7 as the developing situation in berlin. you can get the latest information on air, or online at wjla.com, as well as twitter and facebook. , the: outside right now skies are clearing, falling into culpeper,arrenton and inside the beltway below freezing, 30

tim: tim barber, reporting from fairfax county, abc 7 news. canerly: right now, arianna only hear loud noises, but doctors believe that she will be up to you hear all kinds sounds. shoppers now scrambling to find last-minute presents. anna-lysa gayle found plenty of procrastinators and bailey's crossroads. anna-lysa: shoppers filled this parking lot friday evening as they stop their cars for last-minute goodies. >> i got a water filter for my dad. this will save him some money. >> i love it. anna-lysa: what else are you picking up? >> this stress reliever roller, for my mom. wow, what other stores have you been to? >> burlington, mall. anna-lysa: what are some of your last-minute gift ideas? >> gift bags, whatever we could find, honestly. anna-lysa: inside, we found some shelves almost anti-. most of the -- most of the shelves were almostempty. that you would suggest? >> oh, my god, well, i think it's better to think about what can make their everyday life a little bit easier, as opposed to what will surprise them for just a few seconds. anna-

tim barber spoke with d.c.'s top cop tonight. what did he say, tim? be watching this business and the other businesses along this street most of the night. there are two police officers here in this parking lot. officer say he opened fire inside of this northwest washington restaurant. edgar welch drove from north carolina to comment pizza ping-pong. court records show new story on line was harboring child sex slaves, and he wanted to see for himself if they were there. the online story was fake. >> fake reporting can have real consequences. tim: interim police chief peter newsham met with business owners. >> these folks are very committed to their businesses and the city. we are hoping something like this does not happen again. tim: the fake news article said hillary clinton had ties to a sex trafficking organization here. welch surrendered after not finding evidence of a crime and is behind bars himself. welch's next court appearance is thursday morning. we will let you know if he gets bond or not. live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 new

live in arlington, tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: thank you. a nightmare in utah, a teenage student firing a gun in a oh, that's lovely... so graceful. the corkscrew spin, flawless... ...his signature move, the flying dutchman. poetry in motion. and there it is, the "baby bird". breathtaking. a sumo wrestler figure skating? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money heather saved by switching to geico. jonathan: a possible disaster averted in salt lake city. a teenager firing a gun in a school was wrestled down not by a teacher or classmate but his they had been concerned about his travel -- troubling behavior, noticed guns were missing from the home, rushed to the school and got there just in time. students had already hit the deck, terrified. inc. fully lead the teenager was subdued and nobody was hurt. alison: former astronaut buzz aldrin is said to be in stable condition tonight and in good spirits because today he was evacuated from the south pole come of all places, for medical reasons. -- had the flu, but is responding well to ant

live in northwest washington, tim barber. meanwhile, washington, d.c., police department now has the most officers in the country wearing body cameras. the goal, to improve the relationship between communities and the police force. or than 2600 officers are assigned to where the cameras and will be required to turn them on when they are dispatched -- more than 2600 officers are assigned to wear the cameras. >> it is something the community has asked for. alison: body cameras are intended to increase transparency, especially in the case of officer-involved shootings and use of force. jonathan: domestic violence is the leading cause of murder and prince george's county. maryland is creating a task force to try to stop this. this murder of a woman and her baby, the police say at the hands of the baby's father. the task force is named for the victims, neshante davis and chlo e. >> i want awareness and education to come from it. i wanted to save someone. jonathan: the task force has the goal of making recommendations to the govern

in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: remember we told you about the a borst -- outburst in court? it came from a friend of tricia mccauley who yelled out, "he is an animal, he stole my friend." that friend was outraged that ande johnson was arrested was supposed to have an ankle monitor but never had it installed and was released four days before the murder. loss pray to god that our is not something anyone else will have to go through again. jonathan: adding to the frustration was the fact johnson was released and supposed to be fitted with the ankle gps monitor. he skipped that appointment. johnson is due back in court january 13. michelle: serious crash, a woman faces a long recovery after she was hit or a car just feet from her front door. she was taking her 11-month-old daughter out of the car when she was struck yesterday afternoon. because the child was still in the car seat, she was not injured. and the car screech impact. then it sounded like the engine was accelerating again. then i heard a woman scre

reporting on capitol hill, tim barber, abc 7 news. morning, aomorrow major service project to honor veterans. thousands are taking part in the wreathlaying event at arlington national cemetery. today the wreaths started to arrive. more than 300 trucks were packed to deliver to the participating memorials and cemeteries. we will have a crew to bring you coverage on air and online. it is something to see when those thousands of wreaths are laid on the headstones. it is the best christmas gift a local boy could hope for. it is something money cannot buy. santa claus paid a visit to stafford today. that is where the six-year-old told santa he wanted dad for christmas. that's all he wanted. this spring and not due back until next month. check this out, jackson got a big surprise. jolly old saint nick took off the beard and hat. that's dead. >> -- that's dad. >> did you think something was going on? >> i thought there is something going on, but why. jonathan: jackson's mother is a very good secret keeper. she had been planning the surprise

tim barber is on the national mall to who is trying to move the project along. two years is a long time. tim: absolutely. i just spoke to somebody from the national parks service. he said they are trying to do more than just fix the elevator. more on that in a little bit. first, david rubenstein is one of the donors out here. co-owner of one of the largest private equity firms which manages more than $200 billion. today he announced he is donating $2 to $3 million needed the fix the escalator. it has a problem for the shutdown and abc7 reported on extensive this year. with the mechanical equipment. it will be shut down until 2019. i just spoke to somebody from the national park service. i am going through the interview right now. we have the latest from him coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00". we have that in a little bit. jonathan: thank you. home invasion turned deadly when the homeowner fights back. this all played out in that is when a struggle broke out inside the home. when it was over, one person was shot. but there is more to the story. richard reeve has ne

tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: right now, the south is still reeling after deadly tornadoes and wildfires. some families were allowed home for the first time today. they don't have much to return to. there was utter destruction. the death toll from the fires in tennessee is now 13, and that number could go up. there are questions about warning to get out. officials say that alerts to evacuate were sent just after 9 p.m. monday, but by then the wildfires were already raging in many neighborhoods. some remain hospitalized as other start a long and difficult recovery. president-elect donald trump now is talking up his latest cabinet choice. he announced last night he has chosen retired marine general james mattis to serve as command, he oversaw operations in the middle east from 2010 until 2014. his nicknames include mad dog and the warrior. he has been praised for his leadership in afghanistan and iraq. >> they say that he is the closest thing to general george patton that we have come and it's about time.

live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. president-elect donald trump responding to president obama sanctions against russia. said the u.s. should move on to bigger and better things. he did vow to meet with intelligence leaders to learn more about the possible hacking. stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for updates. michelle: d.c. police residents worried about an uptick in crime in northwest washington. shooting since saturday have the neighborhood on edge. nobody was hurt but a car was damaged in what the police believe was a road rage incident. jonathan: more than a month after a woman was brutally attacked by a man with a knife, the police say they arrested the man seen in the surveillance video. until now all they had was the video. good police work tracked him down. tom roussey is live from northwest washington with how they caught them. this was really good work on the part of the detectives. tom: they used something a lot of us have in our wallets. it was not a drivers license or credit card. the police say this is o mend

tim barber joins us from the live desk with the latebreaking details. tim? tim: the federal complaint says this is all about religion. one county official says it is not. lawsuit against culpeper county, claiming county leaders violated federal law by blocking the islamic center in culpeper from building a mosque. community feels this is an act of discrimination. tim: according to the lawsuit, they refused to grant the construction permit, saying that was discrimination. since 1992tion sat and never denied a permit for commercial or religious you since then. >> we think the reason they voted against them was the religion. tim: why are you so sure of that? >> we have seen cases nationwide. tim: the board of representative said the vote had nothing to do with religion. >> it's not fair to the neighbors and it's not fair to the roadways. tim: they say they deny the permit for other churches on the vacant property. a piece of ground like that. the justice department said that the county violated the religious land use act. official was the only who returned our

live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: developing now, workers at big airports set to god on strike. atdreds of contract workers dulles airport and reagan are protesting wages. this is mostly made up of wheelchair attendants and baggage handlers. forced to havere second jobs just to make ends meet. the report says passengers will not be disrupted by this. stay with abc seven and wjla.com for continuing coverage. steve: the temperatures right now in the lower 40's inside the beltway, a little colder to the north and west. if you think that it feels cold right now, wait until you see what's on the way the next couple days. a few showers around woodstock and warrenton, mixing in with wet snowflakes. if you have yet to see shower activity more overnight. the bus stop forecast, chilly start, but sunshine peeking through. the clouds increase in the afternoon. the timing of the cold front, the strongest cold front so far this season, and it promises to bring windchill factors in the single digits. when it will arrive, h

tim barber was there for the party at "all souls church" in north-west washington. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen and veronica - teen to single digit wind chills - snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain this weekend - big weekend temperature swings (20s to 60s) today: cold and windy. highs: 24-29 winds: nw 15-25 g 35+ mph feels: 5-15 tonight: diminishing winds. clear and very cold. lows: 10-18 winds: nw 5-10 mph feels: single digits friday: mostly cloudy and cold. highs: 29-33 winds: s 5 mph anymore. carvana--- an online car retailer opened this automated car dispenser this week in hous taller than its counterpart in nashville and holds up to 30 cars. carvana says the service is for customers who have already bought their vehicle online. they can choose to have their car delivered or they can pick it up from the vending machine by using a special coin. toss to 5 am the digits are taking a dive. in the next few hours - it will feel like the temperatures are in the single digits. this is dangerous weather - this morning we are preparing you to keep you and your

tim barber has more. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen - rain for part of christmas eve - sunny & seasonable christmas eve - sunny & seasonable christmas - unseasonably mild early next week - cooler & dry for new year's weekend today: sunny early, then becoming mostly cloudy. cooler. highs: 46-51 winds: s 5 mph tonight: cloudy. showers developing after midnight. lows: 36-40 winds: s 5 mph christmas eve: morning rain. cloudy after noon with clearing skies after 6pm. highs: 49-51 winds: sw 5 mph we asked woman to smell two body washethey both smell good.rite. i like b better. i prefer b. b. i would like to smell like this every day. but what was body wash a? ohhhh i love bath and bodyworks. i have this in my bathroom. and what was the one they preferred? ohhhh. this is suave. really? that's quite a bit of smelling good. suave three fragrances preferred over bath and body works. northwest d-c. security camera video shows the victim, miguel herrera letting three juveniles inside his apartment buildi

tim barber has more on what he says happened-- after he did not find any. :28 - :31 "this fake reporting can have real consequences." "these folks are very committed to their businesses. they are very committed to the city and they want to work with us to make sure something like this consequences." "these folks are very committed to their businesses. they are very committed to the city and they want to work with us to make sure something like this doesn't happen again." in oakland-- firefighters are making progress burned down warehouse. 36 people are confirmed dead and crews say they have only searched about 70-percent of the art collective known as "the ghost ship". a fire swept through the property during a concert-- trapping dozens inside with no sprinklers and no way out. the man who allegedly founded the ghost ship artist collective speaking exclusively to abc affiliate k-g-o. "they're my children...they're my friends and family. they're my loved ones and my future. what else would i have to say?" the fire is underway. police say they've identified most of the victims. several of

tim barber shows us around. tim: tonight was loud and in your face. pizzazz withgas hollywood elegance. we even spotted sarah jessica parker signing shoes in her new boutique. the main attraction was the 125,000 square foot casino. >> we put togethe dealer's school in prince george's county with prince george's community college, so we have a lot of new dealers. tim: if gambling is not your thing, you can pack yourself in the spa or enjoy a show in the 3000 seat theater. project ision dollar creating 4000 local jobs. more thanry hotel has 300 hotel rooms that cost from a few hundred dollars to several hundred dollars -- several thousand dollars per night. wrist fine dining, with 50 restaurants. -- there is also fine dining with 50 restaurants. kimberly: now a milestone for metro. romana has launched wireless service on the, orange, and silver lines. it is the first section of underground tunnels with any service at all. other tunnels are slated to get wi-fi next year. 7 on your side with health matters. making sure that nobody else gets the mumps. a d

tim barber has more. prince george's county police are stepping up patrols stores - in an attempt to thwart a serial robber. so far, he's hit at least seven different seven-eleven stores. the robberies stretch from the one in alexandria all the way up to beltsville. prince george's county police cars are deployed outside a number of 7-11s in the county. and they're on high alert to try to catch him. until then-- customers are on edge. police believe he's been driving a silver chrysler 300. so far no one has been hurt, but police are worried. coming up. a big name tops a very exclusive list. we'll tell you who now ranks as the most profitable actor in hollywood. here's a hint.. they hang out with the incredible hulk. the answer.. coming up. some snow/sleet/freezing rain at onset. brief period of slick road conditions possible. - am rain, pm sun; windy - windy & cold friday - few showers late sunday - mild start to next ek today: am rain. pm sunshine. windy. highs: 49-54 winds: s 10-20 g 35+ tonight: clear

tim barber has more. an update on that breaking news in queen anne's county condition right now after an early morning shooting in chestertown. these are pictures from the scene just in the last thirty minutes. around 12:30 a.m., officers were escorting a woman involved in a domestic situation to her home on edmore road. when they got there - a man inside armed with a shotgun opened fire. the deputy returned fire and both were hit. there's no word on the suspect's condition. the deputy has been undergoing surgery at baltimore shock trauma. we'll have a live report from the hospital in about ten minutes. this morning, one of the holiday season's hottest gifts is at the center of a murder case. police want amazon to turn over data from a popular electronic gadget, the amazon raising serious new questions about user's privacy. mara schiavocampo with the clues they're looking for. it's 5 xxx and still to come on good morning washington. lincoln memorial choose. choose. choose. but at bedtime... ...why settle

reporting live from capitol hill, tim barber, abc7 news. jonathan: tim, thank you. today the trump transition. >> very exciting meeting. i enjoyed coming up here and meeting with the president-elect. we had a great meeting to talk about the transition. we are excited to get the work and hit ground running for 2017 to put the country back on track. jonathan: president-elect started the day with the meeting with paul ryan about sliv priorities. then he was on -- legislative priorities. then he was on the way to baton progress in the inauguration platform that is down there on capitol hill. but some of the poch and the circumstance after the swearing in -- pomp and circumstances after the swearing in is scaled back this year. sam ford is live outside the d.c. convention center to explain what is changing here. >> well, we learned that the washington convention center inauguration night will be the focus of the social scene. and the man who by that time will be president donald trump will be spending most of the time here. >> what you will find is a very inclusive, a ve

tim barber, abc 7 news. michelle: the man accused in mccauley's murder, johnson, will be arraigned tomorrow in d.c. superior court, as tim mentioned. the 7 on your side reviewed his criminal history and found he was supposed to have an ankle monitor after being arrested less than two weeks ago on theft charges. johnson was also awaiting a mental evaluation in that case. he was also on probation for theft from a cvs pharmacy in southeast in 2015. jonathan: a mother and by a car that was driving after 3 p.m. on aspen hill. the woman was airlifted to shock trauma in baltimore with critical leg injuries. the child is at children's national medical center with serious but not life-threatening injuries. parkland live along drive are horrified about with a solid today but say they are not surprised. >> people speeding is an issue. it is such a straight road. .here are not many stop signs there's a pretty good amount of distance. jonathan: the woman who was injured was not even driving her car for stopped she was st

tim now to tim barber live from the yoga studio where mccauley taught classes and friends are holding a vigil tonight. tim? tim: they just opened the door here. you can see how many people are inside now. it is packed. she usually teaches the 5:135 klos so this hour was emotional on top of the somber twists and turns in the last several days. despite the darkness, her friends are focusing on her friend's beautiful life. you can feel the love this afternoon. one friend told me she wishes tricia were here people how to cope with this because she always seemed to have the right words. >> a lot of other teachers will let the intern to check people in. she never allowed that. she wanted to know every student that came in and greet all of them by name to learn every person's name. she went above and beyond. that is who she was. after the hour of meditation, they are going to walk to a park here. we'll go with them and have the story at 11:00. jonathan: so sad. thank you. a special parkland drive in aspen hill is shut down after a mercedes-benz hit a woman as she was getting her infant daugh

tim barber has more. breaking overnight -- police in alexandria, called out to an old town. and right now, two men, armed with guns -- are on the loose. john gonzalez is there live. john this is a pretty quiet neighborhood. an update on a story we have been all undergrround stations will offer free wi-fi by the end station, gallery place, judiciary square, metro center, archives and l'enfant plaza -- already have wifi as part of a pilot program launched in august. metro says 60-percent of underground stations should have wi-fi by this time next year. the remaining 40-percent will have it within two years. metro says it's working with the four major cell phone companies to provide service in the tunnels. an incredible story this morning of a son delivering maybe the best christmas present he could ever give his mother. last week, the shopping frenzy was in full swing but at the university of maryland medical center in baltimore, colin hambrook and his mom lisa were prepping for surgery. back in 2007, she was diagnosed with pnc--an auto-immune disease that damages the liver. s

tim barber, abc7 news. jonathan: we are an hour in the recent cease-fire if the syria civil war. i took effect midnight at local time. brokered by russia and turkey that supports opposite sides in the war. if the cease-fire holds it will be followed by the peace talks in afghanistan that will take place next month. the 6-year-old war has left a quarter of a million people dead. and triggered refugee crisis across europe they have not seen since world war ii. michelle: tonight, a sheriff's deputy is in critical condition after he was shot on maryland's eastern shore. queen anne's deputy warren scott hogan responded to domestic violence call overnight in chestertown. he escorted the woman in the house to get her belongings. that is when the homeowner 52-year-old james rich accused of firing a shotgun at hogan hitting him in the abdomen. ho rich. >> it goes to show you never know from day today. something routine can turn into something horrible. michelle: hogan is now out of surgery and is expected to recover. jonathan: luckily the officer survived but a report released today shows

tim barber is inside the casino, watching the first guests pour in. tim, show us around. tim: well, everybody else has gone through the door, so why not. inside this historic moment is the grand opening of the mgm. people coming off the elevators from the parking area, then walking right into theas thousands of square feet, tons of gaming machines, and this is the first opening. it is a 24 hour operation. tonight was loud and in your face. it had las vegas pizzazz with hollywood elegance. we even spotted sarah jessica parker signing shoes at her new boutique. time. working with per george's county and prince george's community college. tim: if gambling is not your thing, no problem. you can pamper yourself at the spa or catch a show at the 3000-seat theater. the project is creating 4000 local jobs. the 24-story hotel has hundred hotel rooms that cost a few hundred dollars up to several thousand dollars per night. there are 15 restaurants, including the restaurant fish. again, this is a 24 hour operation. we will have crews here tomorrow with a first look at the first full

tim barber, abc 7 news. michelle: sadness filling parking lots of a manassas food lion tonight. dozens of friends and loved one gather to remember a person shot to death last night. it was here that jackson stumbled back into the store and collapsed. the police are looking for the suspected shooter. investigators say the men knew each other. argument before the shooting. jonathan: the prince george's county council has revoked a congress member's franklin vehicle privileges. he drove his county suv into a car and we and all. the damage was significant. they say that franklin returned a short time later. the couple and the other vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries. >> it does not matter who hit them. it's the fact they were injured the daytime, something completely unexpected and a horrible accident. jonathan: franklin's charge with driving while impaired, negligent driving, and failure to control speed to control a collision. michelle: a martial arts teacher is under arrest accused of assaulting a teenage student. they say that brandon miller inappropriately touched a

live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: nice to see a busy there, thank you. amid growing criticism, the trump transition says they have cut ties with incoming security visor michael flett. coughlin junior sent a tweet embracing the discredited comparison theory -- conspiracy theory about sex trafficking. transition team had requested security clearance for him. alison: protests at texas a&m as the leader of a white nationalist group spoke on campus. richard spencer use the nazi language and imagery at an event in d.c. jay korff is live at the situation unfolding in texas. what are you seeing? jay: richard spencer was met with considerable resistance inside and outside his speaking event in protesters chanted for hours. inside, riot police had to push back protesters who were trying to get into the event that was not sponsored by the public university. during the talk and extensive q&a, he bashed conservatives and liberals alike, slammed diversity, immigration, and capitalism. a standoff between supporters of the

reporting live in arlington, tim barber, abc 7 news. steve: looking at a few clouds right now. mostly cloudy skies waking up early tomorrow morning. you will want to bundle up. air on the way courtesy of the first of three cold fronts in the next seven days. in the morning, 36 degrees, lower 40's by recess. middle 40's and turning windy by the middle of the afternoon, much colder by this time tomorrow night. we will talk about the windchill factors friday night, only in the teens and lower 20's. other cold fronts in just a few minutes. alison: steve, thank you. eight people were taken to the hospital after a crash involving a metro bus that happened near south capitol street and malcolm x. street in southeast. the cause is under investigation. jonathan: a health alert at georgetown university where a student has been confirmed diagnosed with mumps, which is a highly contagious illness. careful. anna-lysa gayle has the details live from the school. anna-lysa? anna-lysa: jonathan, as the festive decorations indicate, students and faculty are ready for winter break. meantime, they

tim barber, abc 7 news. rlison: what if your ex, you friend, even a stranger knew where you were going and when? were uber workers spying on passengers? did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. of terror-tornts in aleppo, syria, will be able to leave tomorrow under a cease-fire agreed to tonight. the first cease-fire thousands stranded. site of ais the terrible disturbing humanitarian crisis. many people have been left without food and water. the u.n. says the failure of the first deal is outrageously cruel. jonathan: closing arguments tomorrow in the case of the man accused of killing nine people at a charleston church. lawyers for roof rested their case wi

the grand opening is 11:00 tim barber is inside now as the final preparations are going on. i imagine it's an all out scramble to get it squared away. >> absolutely. they are already starting to pass out champagne and wine. we have different caviar. passion fruit caviar. what cocktail would be complete or appetizer without rose petal? this is what they are dealing with. show you this way. i will walk you over here where you would check in. this is the fond lobby. they have a piece of art, which is actually the d.m.v. you have maryland, d.c. and virginia right there in the national harbor in the 300 rooms from the few hundreds a night to several thousand a night. it depends on what the budget is. people are starting to check in. when you walk through the door you are greeted by an incredible chandelier. show it to you. that is above the staircase that goes to conservatory. a bar on the other side. that is a cherry blossom on the wall there. we got you a ticket inside for newschannel8 at 10:00 and abc7 news at 11:00. jonathan: so excited about the party. alison: try one of the

tim barber picks up the team coverage inside. tim: let me set the scene for you where i am now. the stairs i'm standing on meet up to the lobby. you walk in the lobby and you come here to the grand at it trium. they are still getting ready, everything getting polished off. this is the conservatory. it's a spectacular winter wonderland display. there are tens of thousands of flowers here. if you walk in here, i want to show you how close the detail is here. those are flowers. 70,000 flowers. if you look up, the 20-story hotel. there are hundreds of dollars, ranging several thousand dollars. there are restaurants and a theater. we'll have more at 6:00. that is the latest live at the casino. if you want to get a full look at the casino we have everything, all the images you need on the website, wjla.com. alison: fancy. go chain in your tuxedo. we'll be watching. one of the concerns apt the casino is getting there. the traffic it will cause even for people who aren't headed the chief of police sees five trouble spots. >> one of the trouble spots is 495. he is worried about traffic f

tim barber is live from the russian embassy in d.c. where some of the russians kicked out of the u.s. work. kim? tim: there are 35 officials. in all they have 72 hours to leave the consulate in san francisco and right here in washington, d.c. at the embassy. president barack obama says alarms. it shows they hacked in the servers. president obama sanctioning two russian intelligence organizations and the three companies to allegedly provide support. department of the treasury designating two russians accused of steal more than $100 million from the american institutions. tomorrow, two russian come pounds are also going to be blocked from access. the one in new york as well as right next door here in maryland. president says no other actions. we will have other actions whenever and wherever we want. some are not publicized. vladimir putin says he regrets the sanction and will

reporting live on the national mall, tim barber, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. they closed three lines earlier today. what a mess. this came a few hours after the metro managers were grilled on capitol hill. brad bell is covering metro live from the federal center southwest for us. that was a grilling they got tonight, brad. brad: it seems like it never running. we saw anger before that on the hill. one day after it was revealed that the falsified failed safety reports may have contributed to the derailment last july at the east falls church station. a tongue lashing from congress for the metro leadership. >> how many more people have to die before we get you to act in the appropriate brad: they are all on the hot seat. gerry connolly angry not just about the safety but a recent suggestion that metro considered abandoning the silver line extension. >> i'm asking you a question about what you and mr. price were getting at. in threatening virginia's largest investment in metro. >> the leadership of the board chair and d.c. councilman evans criticized. evans defend

and as wjla's tim barber reports, police have charged a suspect with first degree murder. >> reporter: a spiritual memorial filled with love. for a spiritual person who was loved deeply. >> those of us touched by her and got to experience her love and caring will carry that forward on her behalf. >> reporter: trisha macaulay's friends call that trisha's light, which illuminated every aspect of her life. from the yoga studio where she taught to the washington stage guild where she brought her enthusiasm to more than a dozen roles. >> loss of any of us, particularly one with a lot of talent like trisha is a blow. >> reporter: anne norton said her imagination ran wild when disappearing on christmas. the 46-year-old failed to show up to a dinner and missed a flight to visit her family. tuesday, investigators found her body in the trunk of her car, allegedly stolen by 29-year-old adrian dwyane johnson, just charged with murder. >> to have your worse imaginations coming true is a a very particular nightmare. >> reporter: her friends are channelling grief into love. the same love she used to