afternoon outside of an apartment in colesville. the questions, who committed the brutal murder and why? leon: roz plater is on the scene. reporter: they arrest stunned as everyone else, and asking what everyone else is asking, who would want to murder a world war ii veteran, especially at a place they thought he would be safe. montgomery county outside of the randolph village senior complex the site where a 95-year-old man was found murdered. investigators have identified him as retired naval officer dan belvin. >> an extremely nice person. reporter: she has been his neighbor for decades. >> we feed the deer, and he was a sweet person. i'm sort of taken aback by it. reporter: a friend had not heard from dan belvin for several days. the apartment manager found him dead in his apartment, stabbed multiple times. >> i cannot understand it. reporter: online documents show that he was a licensed pilot and flight instructor with his most recent certificate in 2010. >> he was a good pilot. he loved to fly. reporter: he moved into the senior living facility last year. she never thought something like this would happen. >> i'm sure his daughters thought he would be safe in that place. not that it's their fault, but still, i'm just -- i'm taken aback diet. reporter: the police say this is an active investigation but have not released any information about a suspect or suspects. roz plater, abc 7 news. alison: and breaking from northwest washington, fairfax county police say that daniel rosen of northwest washington was arrested this afternoon from his home and notify the state department. cnn is reporting he is a federal counterterrorism official. he is charged with using a communication's device to solicit a juvenile. he is now in jail, awaiting extradition to fairfax county. the state department confirms that an employee was arrested and is on administrative leave. in the district, the police are on the scene of a homicide. officers say a man was shot to death in the 4500 of coral street northeast. the police do not have the shooter in custody. stay with abc seven and wjla.com for updates. leon: new information on the man who was killed by an issue vse walk down the street downtown. this family describes him as brilliant, with a big heart. the police every feel the driver who killed him was high on pcp at the time. jay korff is live in northwest washington with more. what have you learned jay? reporter: more than 24 hours after this happened, debris is still littering the scene. bear with us, and amulets is passing. this is a highly violent and destructive incident. tonight, we spoke with the victims sister, who said he was adored. hope snodgrass said that she and her sister adored their brother, phil who worked at the national federation of employees in washington, getting a degree in international law at georgetown. >> he wanted to go off there and help others. reporter: she said her brother was walking home from class when his life was taken on the sidewalk in northwest, a couple blocks from his apartment. in court monday, authorities a read that james chandler of virginia was traveling at high rate of speed when he went off-road slammed into a traffic light, and hit retaining walls. they say his vehicle flipped rolled, and landed on snodgrass who was on the sidewalk. chandler admitted to taking prescription medications that day and does not remember the incident. hope is not prepared to think about the last moments of her brother's life. instead, she is focusing on all he gave and wanted to give. >> he was a genuine, all-around wonderful man who will be sorely missed by everyone he touched in his life. reporter: this is the retaining wall that the suv smashed into. the driver james chandler, remains in jail without bond and is charged with second-degree murder. live in the district, jay korff abc 7 news. alison: thank you jay. turning to the weather, tomorrow will bring slightly more comfortable air, but we may be looking at more snow before the end of the week. steve rudin has what we can expect and when. steve: it is cold right now, but not nearly as cold as it was earlier this morning. the record at dulles international airport, four degrees below zero today. fortunately, we are not looking at records tonight. 21 at dulles, 19 gaithersburg ,andrews 21. we will probably slip a couple degrees off to the west. doppler radar is quiet and dry no need to worry about anything. the express forecast through the day tomorrow, highs approaching 40. the timing of the potential winter weather coming up. leon: crews are working overtime after a big sinkhole one north 34th street. there are street closures in effect and it could take days to clean up the scene. wssc crews are rushing to repair water main breaks through the area. 27 crews are repairing 51 breaks. wssc says it could be because of the cold snap and more than 200 breaks have occurred since monday. alison: a moving tribute to a music teacher, mother, and wife, murdered one year ago. ruthann legato was shot and killed inside of her alexandria home. since then, she has been remembered as an active member of the music community. tom roussey has more from alexandria. reporter: ruthann found at music together program in alexandria. inside the church, she taught kids for many years music. on the other side of the window tonight, her family is here for a dedication in her memory. ♪ reporter: it was not a typical service, but those who came say that ruthann would have loved it. her passion was teaching music to kids. >> she loved it. she had a great passion. reporter: the adults and many kids who came here showed that her love bigher legacy lives on. her daughter and her husband thanked those who came. they loved the same glassed -- stained-glass window dedicated to her. >> it became a symbol in our time of grief. reporter: she was shot and killed last year at her alexandria home. charles severance has been charged with killing her and two other residents in what authorities believe was serial killing. lodato's death was the last. >> she was a wonderful person much with so many people. that is really what gets me is how unfair, how unjust it was. reporter: a year after the tragedy, the family is thankful for the reminder the new window gives. >> watching over us and playing music together. reporter: tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: a new look at two men wanted in a string of bank robberies. the fbi has included images from surveillance cameras. the thieves arlington with seven robberies in virginia and maryland. the most recent incident was a robbery at a wells fargo in sterling. the fbi is offering a 30,000 other reward. alison: justin from the district, a longtime fire inspector resigned amid criminal charges. we first told you about the case in january. he is accused of using a work-issued gas card to purchase fuel for her personal car. the total allegedly cost $11,000. according to court documents, she admitted to the crime saying that she did it to help pay for her child who was in college. she was a 26 year veteran of the fire department. leon: the district is a day away from easing the laws on recreational marijuana. her stay, it will be legal to have up to two ounces of pot if you are 21 or older. because of congressional intervention, the city will not be able to tax or regulate the drug. congress also banned the use of federal funds to pay for the initiative. a state of emergency in maryland over heroin use. more people are dying from heroin overdoses than murder. governor there he hogan announced a plan to have effective treatment and quick justice. half a million dollars will be set aside for programs. alison: the police have charged a driver involved in the california train derailment with felony hit and run. dozens of people were injured when their commuter train slammed into a delivery truck north of los angeles. the driver abandon his truck on the tracks. officers found the driver a mile and a half away on the phone. the national transportation safety board is still investigating. still ahead -- dogs in arlington made sick by a substance inside of sausages. the police say they know what it was. leon: "consumer reports" has the best cars for safety and reliability. which ones got the top honors. alison: and winter fun on capitol hill? alison:s in a story that you saw first on 7 -- two dogs were given caffeine pills. the american welfare league said that the dogs ate sausage tainted with caffeine. they were second. leon: 7 on your side with a consumer alert about the best car brands. "consumer reports" looks at crash tests, and reliability. the best overall car, the tesla model s. the high-scoring compact car was the subaru impreza. just a few of the categories. the full list is at wjla.com. alison: a u.s. capitol police officer is recognized for saving the life of a man suffering a heart attack. the national law enforcement memorial fund has named officer simon the officer of the month. he just received his cpr certification when he performed it on a man last may. simon says he is not a hero, just an officer doing his job. congratulations. leon: for the first time in 20 years, icebreakers are out in the chesapeake bay. four boats are keeping navigation channels free of ice. today they were breaking ice near several annapolis marinas. in addition to breaking ice they also help with the oyster grounds. alison: next winter, you may be sledding on capitol hill? that's right, delegate eleanor holmes norton is pushing for this. sledding has not been allowed in that area since 1911 for security reasons. holmes norton says that american should be allowed to enjoy snow on the front lawn. the u.s. capitol police will hold meetings on the subject. leon: would nice to be seeing something moving on capitol hill. alison: exactly, something fun. steve: 1911, that is a long time. abc 7 news. we have snow potential? --alison: we have snow potential? steve: we do. it could impact the rush-hour commute thursday morning. it role likely be advisory's issued. -- there will likely be advisories issued. it is not as cold as early this morning, but we had 30 degrees at reagan national as the high. the average, 50. we are 20 degrees below where we normally are this time of year. 21 dulles, 21 winchester and cumberland. the temperatures are likely to drop three to five degrees as we go through the early morning but it will stay dry. early tomorrow morning, bundle up. 16 to 23 is the temperature range tonight, partly cloudy skies. the wind out of the west at five giving us a slight wind chill factor making it feel just a few degrees colder than the air temperature. 18 gaithersburg in the morning arlington 23, 24. the daylight hours starting to get longer. daylight savings time goes into effect a week from this sunday. that is 12 days away, something to look forward to. the said light, skies partly cloudy. the focus is well to the south and west. a big storm acreage slowly moving to the east through the day tomorrow. the fringe of this will likely bring some snow across the area. the snow will hold off probably until about midnight tomorrow night. it will be difficult for the school district to make cancellations early on. to the south, if you have trouble plants to atlanta, charlotte, north carolina, all of these under winter storm warnings. nothing for the media metro area but ike lee advisory this time tomorrow night. -- but likely an advisory this time tomorrow night. mainly snow across the d.c. metro, which may over do it a little bit with this. a little wiggle to the north means more snow for us. further to the south means less snow or possibly nothing at all. the hour by hour forecast, 4:00 in the morning thursday, snow beginning to approach just in time for the busy rush-hour commute. it is here at 8:00, but by about 10:00 we could have an inch or two that is the thinking right now. the forecast tomorrow, 40 degrees the high. the next seven days, colder temperatures thursday, with snow showers at midday. in the temperatures near 30 saturday. back to 50 on monday next week. i like 50. alison: going the right direction. leon: 50, that might be what robert burton has right about now. alison: that is stretching it. hi, robert. robert: hate to burst your bubble, i turned over my shoulder, and we have palm pre's. sports is coming up. a big day for the nats franchise. and look at this video. imagine the scene in college park. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: we start with college hoops. a big one for the maryland terps, ranked 15th, but thereupon a, wisconsin, was ranked fifth coming in to college park to get the easy win. the atmosphere was electric. let's get to the action. we start with the senior, dez wells. he goes baseline, watch your head, the jam. 53-48 maryland. later, melo trimble drives the lane, the dish layout, and foul and one. maryland up 57-52. maryland would hold on to the lead. guess what, the fans stormed the court. the final for this, 59-53. here is mark turgeon. >> today was big because we be northwestern by two nebraska by by six. we figure out a way to win, we compete when we have to, and now take close wins. as long as we keep winning, that's what matters. robert: the wizards trying not to lose their fourth straigh t, taking on golden state. wiz lose and stephan curry had no problems, game-high 32 points. we know what the wiz are capable of. hopefully they turn this around. the reason we are here in vera florida, day four of spring training with the nats. all the players are accounted for. speaking of position players come a big one making a big move to the infield, ryan zimmerman making the move from third base to first base. he has been coming out to the field every morning and working with matt williams. >> it's the other side of the diamond. he is working every morning on it, and it's good to get him out there by himself and take our time and do the things we want to do. he's never shied away from extra reps and working hard. robert: and what can wehe is a natural athlete, so hopefully the transition from third to first will be as smooth as everyone hopes it will be. for now, live in a very warm viera, florida, robert burton, channel 7 sports, back to you guys in the very warm studio. leon: thank you so much. we are sending you a snow coat just for that. robert: i'll take it. alison: from the warmth, to this. the you have a snow pile that you want to get rid of? why not sell it? alison: lots of people, especially in boston, say enoughsn -- are saying enough s now is enough. he is shipping snow to people in warmer climates. the going price, $80 for six pounds. he guarantees you will be able to make at least 10 snowballs. leon: if anybody from alaska buys it, we know he is good. actually, alaska is warmer than boston right now. alison: final look at the weather? steve: tomorrow, daytime highs near 40 degrees. tomorrow night into early thursday morning, likely a winter weather advisory because of potential snow. jacqui jeras will be bright in her early. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. alison: h >> dicky from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- will forte. from "the duff," bella thorne. and music from prince royce. with cleto and the cletones. and now, here's jimmy kimmel!

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