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stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: first on 7, a teen confesses to brutal murder. iraheta says he stabbed 15-year-old damaris rivas in a springfield park last february for revenge. this is what she told her. >> you are going to remember me until we see each other in hell. don't forget my name. i told her to never forget who i was. i told her some day we'll see each other again. >> then what did you do? >> i killed her. nancy: according to court documents a group lured the victim to park because they believe she helped set up a murder for iraheta's then boyfriend. michelle: heartbreaking images now from fairfax county of a dog saved from near death. a month ago in centreville starved, dehydrated and hurt. now recovering the playful dog named max weighs almost twice as much as he did when found. police home someone recognizes the dog and knows who the owner is. reward is possible for anyone who helps find max's family. nancy: bizarre way to get a coupon. who ikea is telling to urinate on the catalog to flush out savings. michelle: update on the shocking video. the sc
stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: first on 7, a teen confesses to brutal murder. iraheta says he stabbed 15-year-old damaris rivas in a springfield park last february for revenge. this is what she told her. >> you are going to remember me until we see each other in hell. don't forget my name. i told her to never forget who i was. i told her some day we'll see each other again. >> then what did you do? >> i killed her. nancy: according to court documents a group lured the...
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reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. >> all right. thank you. there are weather alerts down the east coast. the fun side of the snow. areas that aren't use to snow making the best of it. just like this. this is from charleston, south carolina, where up to four inches of snow could fall by tonight. it looks like they already got nice powder out there. officials are urging people to stay off the roads because of ice and low visibility. the airport is also shut down. romantic. jonathan: you can tell they are not used to snow, they are wearing sneakers. we have school delays coming in at the bottom of the screen. sign up for the school closing text alert at wjla.com. we have a list of closings on the website. you can check it. and the app to download to your phone or tablet is helpful when the closings start. michelle: update now. things are getting back to normal after the blue and orange line after a track problem near mcpherson square snarled the start of if commute. trains are no longer single tracking but you should expect delays to linger to t
reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. >> all right. thank you. there are weather alerts down the east coast. the fun side of the snow. areas that aren't use to snow making the best of it. just like this. this is from charleston, south carolina, where up to four inches of snow could fall by tonight. it looks like they already got nice powder out there. officials are urging people to stay off the roads because of ice and low visibility. the airport is also shut down. romantic....
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stephen tschida is live outside the house on columbia road tonight. stephen tschida? >> a bitter cold morning and a raging fire. tragic start to the new year. >> fire tore through the home this morning. >> neighbors raised to the house to -- raced to the house trapped inside. >> by the time they got the flames under control it was too late. i found the body inside the structure. the sweetest old man. he had trouble getting around on his own and tonight the residents of the neighborhood mourning the loss of a beloved neighbor and dear friend. >> we miss him. a good guy. >> he remarried a few years as far as the cause of the fire, it's under investigation. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. >> the fires a good reminder about the smoke detector laws in maryland. starting today you need a battery operated detector in the home. >> a man is dead after a car rolled several times and hit a tree. managed to freeze the driver and he died before going into surgery. there are no other vehicles involved and the man's name not been released. >> be reada new traffic paady f
stephen tschida is live outside the house on columbia road tonight. stephen tschida? >> a bitter cold morning and a raging fire. tragic start to the new year. >> fire tore through the home this morning. >> neighbors raised to the house to -- raced to the house trapped inside. >> by the time they got the flames under control it was too late. i found the body inside the structure. the sweetest old man. he had trouble getting around on his own and tonight the residents of...
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stephen tschida live in northwest d.c. with a story developing now. stephen: we were the first to compare what happened on sunday morning with what a burglar did to it last month. the police say they sure look a lot alike. weeks apart. at the same jewelry store. are they the same individuals? we compared surveillance videos with the shop owner. the m.o. was too similar, stolen vans. older people. from what we can tell from the video. >> they suspect the band of senior burglars. group of older men believed responsible for string of crimes downtown and the surrounding area is that began december 1 and persist despite one arrest. >> the guy that did the december robbery did this robbery. >> the jewelry store got hit december 13. then this past sunday morning. in both incident the suspect bashes in the front door and races through the shop matching cabinets and loading up on the jewelry. ken is baffled by the bold burglars. >> never seen that. that is not the normal m.o.
stephen tschida live in northwest d.c. with a story developing now. stephen: we were the first to compare what happened on sunday morning with what a burglar did to it last month. the police say they sure look a lot alike. weeks apart. at the same jewelry store. are they the same individuals? we compared surveillance videos with the shop owner. the m.o. was too similar, stolen vans. older people. from what we can tell from the video. >> they suspect the band of senior burglars. group of...
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reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. michigan find out the minute your school is delayed or canceled. subscribe to the closing text alert at wjla.com/text and follow along on the abc7 news app. nancy: in other news it's now official. g.o.p. delegate david yancey is the winner in the much disputed 94th district delegate race. he wednesday chosen the winner -- he was chosen the win either over shelly simonds. his name was picked from the the virginia state house hold a one-person advantage but in a few minutes we will explain why it's still far from over. jonathan: a woman visiting washington claimed she was sexual assaulted in a massage session in bethesda. this is the latest in a string of similar cases across the area. our montgomery county reporter kevin lewis now with a story you will see here on abc7. >> victor mendoza gonzalez spent five years respecting a room at the gym in downtown bethesda where he offered a variety of massage therapies. despite a five-star rating on yelp, police allege the masseur sexually assau
reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. michigan find out the minute your school is delayed or canceled. subscribe to the closing text alert at wjla.com/text and follow along on the abc7 news app. nancy: in other news it's now official. g.o.p. delegate david yancey is the winner in the much disputed 94th district delegate race. he wednesday chosen the winner -- he was chosen the win either over shelly simonds. his name was picked from the the virginia state house hold a one-person advantage...
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stephen tschida continues our coverage of the winter blast. stephen: nancy, this is a scene the metro area. check this out. this eck broen -- this broken water main here. the crews scrambling trying to get the lines repaired. this is why this job here is so urgent. i want you to check out what is behind me here. these apartment buildings, these very, very large apartment buildings. those are more senior citizens. they have been without water since late this morning. the winter weather causing problems all over the area. those in downtown d.c. bundled up to brave the cold. >> winter's icy grip holding tight for another day. stephen: the sub-freezing temperatures proving too much for water mains across the region. crews scrambling to contain the flow of water racing through streets and to repair the ruptures. meanwhile at schools across the metro area, some schools turned from brisk to bitter cold quickly. heating systems breaking down from over-work. >> i think they should have closed the school plause the flu is -- because the flu is going aro
stephen tschida continues our coverage of the winter blast. stephen: nancy, this is a scene the metro area. check this out. this eck broen -- this broken water main here. the crews scrambling trying to get the lines repaired. this is why this job here is so urgent. i want you to check out what is behind me here. these apartment buildings, these very, very large apartment buildings. those are more senior citizens. they have been without water since late this morning. the winter weather causing...
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reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: thank you. crime alert from loudoun county where the sheriff office there is looking for the person you see in this security video. he is suspected of assaulting a girl on the way home from school. the universities say it happened january 3 on the wrightwood place in sterling. if you reck news the person, con -- recognize the person, contact the police. nancy: shooting in prince george's county. michelle: one person hurt and it's not clear how severely. skytrak7 over nancy: take a look at this also. overturned dump truck on branch avenue. a person was taken to the hospital. not clear how severe the injuries were. traffic, though, was backed up for a while as the you coos work to get the truck back up on the wheels. the road is reopened. the i-95 express lanes will extend another ten miles south and virginia will not pay for this. that is the news from terry mcauliffe who says transurban which operates the h.o.v. toll lanes will pony up for the extension. they will run to route 17 in fredericksbu
reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: thank you. crime alert from loudoun county where the sheriff office there is looking for the person you see in this security video. he is suspected of assaulting a girl on the way home from school. the universities say it happened january 3 on the wrightwood place in sterling. if you reck news the person, con -- recognize the person, contact the police. nancy: shooting in prince george's county. michelle: one person hurt and it's not clear how...
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stephen tschida is live in northwest asking parents if they thought closing school was a good idea. stephen? stephen: strong reaction to the question. seton elementary school is closed up tighter than a drum like a lot of schools in the region. but check out what is on the ground. it's not knee deep. so that is why a lot of parents are not thrilled with the rationale to close schools. the weather outside isn't frightful. still inside the trampoline park it's unusually business for a thursday. >> virginia now, this is we get an inch and they cancel school. >> the kids springing in action instead of studying. some parents scrammable to find ways to occupy the children. others took them along with them. improvising on unexpected day off. a lot of work for me. >> reaction was quiet resolve -- >> we could have been in school. stephen: to frustration and outright criticism. >> it's ridiculous. we reached out to the system school and we got an e-mail from d.c. who says they look at the forecast, temperature, the wind gusts and the snow accumulations that is presented to the mayor and she m
stephen tschida is live in northwest asking parents if they thought closing school was a good idea. stephen? stephen: strong reaction to the question. seton elementary school is closed up tighter than a drum like a lot of schools in the region. but check out what is on the ground. it's not knee deep. so that is why a lot of parents are not thrilled with the rationale to close schools. the weather outside isn't frightful. still inside the trampoline park it's unusually business for a thursday....
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stephen tschida is following a growing list of problems. stephen: the list continues the grow. you see this heap of you can see the moisture. i'm telling you, it is very, very slick. water flows in the d.c. streets. >> we have nothing. you can't flush the it to or nothing. there is no water at all. >> freezing temperatures proving too much for the fragile water main. >> for the next few days it's tough on the crews. cold weather. they are tired and working hard. >> the crews scramble to repair the leans, people are shivering outdoors and indoors as well. >> i can barely feel my hands. stephen: aging schools saw the heating system fail. students had to keep their jackets and the gloves on in class. >> i had my jacket on. all day like t larry:mo of the lakes and pond frozen over but they are not strong enough to hold a person's weight. that is why this prompted emergency response. they searched but they didn't find signs that a person had fallen through. the winter weather alert coverage continues ahead with an inside look at how the first responders train for the ice rescues. we
stephen tschida is following a growing list of problems. stephen: the list continues the grow. you see this heap of you can see the moisture. i'm telling you, it is very, very slick. water flows in the d.c. streets. >> we have nothing. you can't flush the it to or nothing. there is no water at all. >> freezing temperatures proving too much for the fragile water main. >> for the next few days it's tough on the crews. cold weather. they are tired and working hard. >> the...
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stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: thank you. alison: talked about it online for months and now itks like metro board is willing to give them refunds if the trains can't get them to work on time. d.c. bureau chief sam ford covering metro live from the judiciary station to explain. sam? sam: well, it came out at a meeting today of the metro committee on the safety and the service delivery. as a way of assuring the public metro plans to win them back by putting the money where its mouth is if necessary. back on your smart trip card. a committee voted unanimously to accept a plan whereby m would reimburse the fare of any smart trip rider is the trip was more than 15 minutes late. reaction? >> i think it's a great thing to do. frequently late on metro. >> you like the idea? >> yeah. it sounds great. >> the board members acknowledge the look of te reliability in the past lose riders but insist that is the bad old days. >> at some point we have to say yes. we can deliver what we promise. >> they smell smarttrip with one t. type in smar
stephen tschida, abc7 news. larry: thank you. alison: talked about it online for months and now itks like metro board is willing to give them refunds if the trains can't get them to work on time. d.c. bureau chief sam ford covering metro live from the judiciary station to explain. sam? sam: well, it came out at a meeting today of the metro committee on the safety and the service delivery. as a way of assuring the public metro plans to win them back by putting the money where its mouth is if...