Forecast just minutes away. The calm situation here to the chaos in the streets around paris this afternoon. We sought to hostage standoff playoff and and with the terrorists being shot dead. The manhunt possible violent and. Both suspects in the massacre shot to death today by police. The brothers had taken hostage and locked in a standoff northeast of paris. Police exchanged gunfire killing them both and the hostage survived the ordeal. Meanwhile, a near simultaneous offensive. The suspect of thursdays shooting of a policewoman held numerous hostages. The hostage taker with not have a female accomplice with him. In exchange of heavy gunfire with Police Killing for hostages. At least 10 hostages fled for safety. France is not finished with this threat. Vigilance, unity, and mobilization. The three men killed today were close associate and Police Confirmed they were connected. All part of the same jihadist group. In knoxville, president obama says the u. S. Stands with france. Freedom hope, the dignity of all human beings. We are learning more about the final Police Officer killed in wednesdays attack in paris. United nations says that officer was a muslim. Ban kimoon says this is not a war of religion but one of extremism. You can count on them to monitor the developing situation in france. They will be delving deeper into th and of course, nonstop on wjla. Com. A building under construction of what was going to become an amazon data center. News chopper seven was out there as firefighters worked to contain a three alarm fire. It could be seen as far away as Dulles International airport. Were still waiting to learn what caused the townhouse fire. We do know how much that fire damage is going to cost. One man was injured along with a firefighter and seven people were displaced. A carjacking last night, the suspect walked into the Fifth DistrictPolice Station and pulled out what appeared to be a gun. Bizarre was the word. It was about 1030 last night 10 30 p. M. Last night when a man walked into the Fifth DistrictPolice Station. He was smoking a cigarette, the officers told him to put it out and he said no. He then asked one of the officers if he had a gun. The officer told him no but that another officer did have one. They decided they had enough of him and told him to leave the Police Station. He pulled up his shirt and pulled out a black handgun. The two cops grabbed him and wrestled him to the ground. It was a replica and not a lethal weapon. The motorist on webster street they had been robbed at gunpoint. It demonstrates the vulnerability of Police Officers even inside their own station. It be physical security needs to be improved and needs to be improved dramatically. He was charged in d. C. Superior court with a prohibited weapon. Reporting live from northeast washington, sam ford, abc seven news. A Baltimore Bishop accused of killing a bicyclist is now facing a laundry list of charges. It comes almost two weeks after a crash that killed a father of two. This is the spot where the collision happened. We think this took a long time but now that the charges have been filed, the spokesperson for the family says all they are interested in now is that justice is being done. Hundreds ride in memory of cyclist tom palermo. Killed two days after christmas. I want everyone to go for a ride and come home safe. The woman admits that she hit and killed palermo. Second in command at the of visible diocese of maryland. The Attorney Says charges are being filed. A warrant will be issued for her arrest. Cook, who has priors of dui had a point a bloodalcohol level of. 20 2, 3 times the legal limit, and solely at fault. She veered into the bike lane striking tom palermo from the rear. Palermo was fatally injured but the of visible bishop drove away twice. 30 minutes later she returned to the scene, but continued past the scene to her current residence. It is one o charges the bishop is facing. Now the states attorney here in baltimore said that they actually got these charges very quickly. It was handled the same as any other. And they moved along quite rapidly. Charges are being prepared and a warrant will be issued. Thank you. A former marine has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife and throwing her body into the river. A judge handed that sentence down to caleb crew just in the last hour. A Washington Post reporter said the judge called him. Evil. He shocked the judge by pleading guilty to the murder on the opening day back in october. He abducted his wife andrea right off the street, strangled her, and picked up their two children from school. More than a Million Dollars in a plea deal over drug charges. The man in arlington was a major cocaine and heroin dealer. He is facing at least 15 years in prison but could be given a life sentence at a hearing in may. Obama proposes tuition Free Community college. There you can see the president receiving applause as he laid out his plan at the state Community College. It would make two years of Community College free. President obama calls the move a necessity because a High School Diploma is not enough anymore. It brings todays facebook question of the day. What do you think about this proposal to make it reto attend to make it free to attend Community College for two years . We will have your responses as well as what the gop majority thinks of the president s proposal. Coldweather complicating a traffic mess tonight. And highlights preparing a water main break that shut down a road for 18 hours. Trash piles up in the district, some say a symptom of a deeper problem of how the city responds to snow putting citizens at risk. And we put it to the test. Coming up. A big change that was the worst kept secret is now official. They have scott mcluhan as their new general manager. The worst kept secret for a lot of people. Abc 7 sports turning this whole situation around. Its scary but good. He was with the Seattle Seahawks from 2010 through 2014. Hes got some stripes. Today was a 180 degree turn with this organization. Starting this morning, im doing everything in my power to make this organization stronger. The scouts are working right now. We are ready for allstar games. Free agency and the combine. You cant put an exact date on it. It will be quicker than later. I will bring you some of my oneonone conversations as we discuss the fate of the team and the future of quarterback rg iii. Everybody wants to know that he really has a concrete deal that during keys he is free that guarantees he can do his job. Its not about the quick fix and that has been the reputation for the redskins. We will see how many of those days we give them. And lets take a look at the traffic situation. Not looking too good there. Its getting pretty slow in some spots. Most of the way out to centerville, all lanes are open. And through bethesda and silver spring, picking up volume from 270 as well. In the southwest freeway, volume delays. Not too much beyond that. A lot of volume headed down. Is moving right along for the most part. Parts of our area saw a few flurries this morning. Manhattan got some actual snow. Big fluffy flakes right in the midst of a morning commute there causing a bit of a mess. Its what they get and all about the timing. Could be freezing rain and snow flakes. They will be busy this weekend. Temperatures somewhat warmer than recent days. 44 in frederick, 42 degrees in fredericksburg and just to the west, it would be left on your tv screen. A cold front on the move. The wind and dallas in gaithersburg. Later tonight, they expect a rather noticeable fall in temperatures. 21 right now in gaithersburg, 19stown and those values are headed towards the metro area. This next blast of cold air comes in. Bright sunshine, breezy and coldweather. It will move northward and early in the morning temperatures get cold enough for freezing rain in several hours. Highs in the low to mid 20s. That come monday morning, there you go. Because of the risk to monday morning commute the latest weather, traffic, news. A d. C. Grandmother opens her mail to find a 7,000 water bill for an antihouse. And a very visible symptom. It can stop you from ever running out of gas . We put it to the there are lots of reasons to finish college. At Devry University we can help. By maximizing qualifying transfer credits so you can graduate sooner. All you need. Is a good reason to finish now. This is jim. A man who doesnt stand still. But jim has afib, Atrial Fibrillation an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. That puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. For years, jims medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. But now, with onceaday xarelto®, jims on the move. Jims doctor recommended xarelto®. Like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce afibrelated stroke risk. But xarelto® is the first and only onceaday prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem that doesnt require regular blood monitoring. So jims not tied to that monitoring routine. Gps proceed to the designated route. Not today. For patients currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. Xarelto® is just one pill a day taken with the evening meal. Plus, with no known dietary restrictions jim can eat the Healthy Foods he likes. Dont stop taking xarelto® rivaroxaban, unless your doctor tells you to. While taking xarelto®, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. Xarelto® may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. Xarelto® can cause serious bleeding and in rare cases, may be fatal. Get help right away if you develop unexpected bleeding, unusual bruising, or tingling. If you have had spinal anesthesia while on xarelto® watch for back pain or any nerve or muscle related signs or symptoms. Do not take xareo® if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. Tell your doctor before all planned medical or dental procedures. Before starting xarelto®, tell your doctor about any conditions such as kidney, liver, or bleeding problems. Jim changed his routine. Ask your doctor about xarelto®. Onceaday xarelto® means no regular blood monitoring, no known dietary restrictions. The National Average for gasoline currently about 2. 17. It is a little bit less painful than it used to be. It doesnt mean you are immune from stretching a tank and ending up stranded at the side of the road. A new product claims they can guarantee you will never run out of gas again. Put to the test in a consumer alert. One of the worst things that can happen on a long winter drive is running out of gas. A new product claims it can prevent your car from ever running out of gas again. We decided to put it to the test. Chances are that someone has done the walk of shame, on the gas can down the road. It even happens to mechanic chris mangold. Running out of fuel can be dangerous or deadly as people stuck in the recent buffalo blizzard can attest. Enter a new product called magic tank. Magic gasoline you can safely carry in your trunk. It gets you to the next gas station. They developed magic tank and removed the explosive content so the product cannot ignite from a crash. Weve taken out the highly flammable components. He drained the car of gas and added a jug of magic tank. It started. Sounds all right . Sounds perfect. Dj ran his lawnmower drive. Dry. Key put in a cup of magic tank and three pulls later, the mower was running. I give it two thumbs up. It might be worth it if it saves you from a toe. Tow. But dont let your car fall below a quarter tank. Im better off taking to 20 bucks and putting it in the gas tank. A response that d. C. Grandmothers got from the Water Company with seven on your sidevolved. And when a water main will finally be repaired. The storm is long gone but the anger over the citys response to the snow is lingering into the weekend. And now back to the big story tonight, chaos and rants as to simultaneous standoffs and in gunfire. Three suspects are dead. The man also suspected in wednesdays attack that left 12 people dead in paris. These days of terror in france have sent a shock wave across the globe. It is being felt by those in our area with deep connections to america since the birth of this nation. We have seen people come to pay their respects to the French Embassy on reservoir road. People have come here and are placing flowers, thinking of the people so far away. French people that live in washington have been watching the events unfold overseas. They tried to keep up with family and friends. It has been difficult to be so far away during this crisis. Its freedom of the press. Its security for religion. That man has a cousin in the exact town where the Prison Company is located. He was on facebook with her when all of this was happening. Thank you. More than four days after snow wreaks havoc, the lingering effects on the Winter Weather is being felt. A look at some problems we will start with what to visible. It has been here since monday night. You still have a full container here and it is here on friday. It extends to other aspects. They are not happy with the way the agencies responded. She really believes that something has to be done. The streets that they traveled over were not cleared. We reached out to various city agencies to departments but never got a response to the rich ace to the request for a meeting but some of those departments will be meeting. We heard from metro and they said the authorities are very concerned. They are trying to improve on communication and coordination. Reporting live, abc 7 news. No snow falling right now. Doug hill joins us with when the mercury will plummet again. Another jolt of cold air arrives dropping temperatures into the Single Digits by morning. Watch during the time lapse, clouds in the morning and a couple of flurries but clearing skies and temperatures warming to 41 in alexandria. Tonight, nothing will melt. Look at the wind gusts in the afternoon. For the weekend, we will get plenty of sunshine tomorrow but it will be very windy and very cold. Partly sunny upper 30s, clouds return sunday night and monday morning, well will deal with the effects of low pressure. Rain is likely but also a good possibility that many areas could see some sleet or freezing rain. Drivers can expect traffic this evening. A 12 inch break happened just before 9 00 last night in the 6700 block of wilson lane. The Rushing Water quickly turned into ice and . 100 customers are without water. They expect to have water restored by 7 00 or 8 00 tonight. The investigation surrounding authorities announced there will be a News Conference to look for the next phase in the investigation. They disappeared in 1975. Two people have been named as persons of interest that no one has been charged. They will be there for the announcement, so say with stay with abc seven. It might just wreak havoc on the internet infrastructure. They are shown the same second twice in a row and it can throw them into a panic. June 30, clocks will count all the way up to 60 seconds to allow the earths rotation to sync up with atomic time. This been of the planet has been slowing down while atomic clocks are always constant. The last time there was a leap second was in 2012 and we all survived. Seven peaks in six years. A group is now the first all women team to scale the worlds highest mountain. The women returned home today to cheers and applause. They have climbed highest mountains on all seven continents ending with Mount Vincent in antarctica right before christmas. We can now say it. They have personal savings and sponsors and fundraisers. They will continue to climb. How about they sell that as a beauty plan. There laughing at us complaining at 17 degrees here. President obama plans to pay for his proposal to make Community College free for every american. Now available as pets, dogs rescued from becoming food. A woman moves apartments and inherent a grandmother has reached out for some help. She has been trying to get her water turned back on but she cant seem to make any progress. This is a really strange case. A woman moved into a house, a 7000 dollar unpaid water bill attached to it. The water gets shut off and now she cant get it turned back on. Addie brinkley is her name and she has lived in this house with her two grandchildren that she is raising alone. For daughter bought a home in june and is living in it until brinkley moved in in november. Somehow, the vacant home managed to use 546 thousand gallons of water cost more than 7,000. Enough to fill 30 swimming pools. They told us that the water during those months was used even though the house was vacant. Im doing the best i can do. It making should have a decent home. Will show you what brinkley is doing. And those children there as well. It we learned about this problem through a tip. If you have a problem you need chris and the rest of the Investigative Team to check into, send an email to tips wjl a. Com or call this number on the hotline. 18662363401. That amount of water cant just disappear. Not through a leak, for sure. Dont do business with friends. These dogs were raised to be food. The amazing journey that brought them to our area for adoption. Nude developments from air asia flight 8501. Sounds were heard where they recovered the crashed jet. Its unclear if they came from the flight data recorders. Pieces of metal were detected nearby. The black boxes were located in the rear of the plane, found half a mile away from where the sounds were heard. A president ial announcement that went viral. President obama wants to make Community College free, at least for two years. Today, he went to work laying out a proposal that is meeting skepticism from the republican majority. Karen travers has the president s plan. President obama continue to roll out the upcoming state of the union address. Dont tell anybody i said that. [laughter] i am giving you the inside scoop. An ambitious new plan to bring down the cost of Community College tuition in america. I want to bring it down to zero. Students who attend school at least halftime and maintain a 2. 5 gpa would get two years free at a Community College. The school would have to allow students to transfer to fouryear schools or do jobtraining programs. The white house is a program could benefit up to 9 Million Students if every state participate. The average tuition savings is estimated at 3800 a year. This plan will cost the federal government about 50 billion over 10 years but that is only 75 of the cost. The remaining 20 billion would be for states to pick up. Republicans dismissed it as just a talking point, one that will never move forward. The white house says they want to start a conversation. This video released last night of the president announcing the plan was the most viewed Facebook Post ever for the white house. 5. 7 million views. The president model that after a Tennessee Republican governor. But some lawmakers say it is an issue best left to the states not the federal government. That brings us now to todays question of the day. What do you think of the president s proposal . We got hundreds of responses. Among them, allen says the president is setting up the political chessboard to blame republicans if the idea fails. The plan already exists. Its called the post9 11 g. I. Bill. Others said that while education is expensive, so his ignorance. She would like to see a Public Service requirement tied to this proposal. Is willing to work for it. The cost of an uneducated workforce is hurting us. A nation of fast food workers unless we can compete. Joined the debate right now on the facebook page. Nearly two dozen dogs are getting a Second Chance at life getting rescued from a dog meat farm in korea. John gonzalez gives us our first look at the pups and their effort to find them a forever home. 23 dogs including this guy right here were recently rescued and arrived in seoul, korea to northern virginia. They are ready for adoption, including this one right here. They lived their entire lives inside of metal wire cages. They have been spared and their lives complete we changed overnight. They were being raised for meat. This is about a few months old. This is right here. Very energetic and there are the dogs that are very skittish. They are getting used to soft bedding and food. Its really rewarding. They are mixed breeds from all over. We have all kinds. After they were rescued from the meat farm, it was shut down. Its not an illegal practice in that country, but we understand the farmer was compensated. The future is brighter. The dogs will never know what they escaped but they are happy to be here. We have a cold weekend ahead of us. The potential is not for snow , but freezing rain. I cant say the entire viewing area but the metro area and north and west is the best chance. Its from a storm system that hasnt developed yet. Friday afternoon at 445 p. M. Its tough to lay out an exact detail. When we are not on the air here wjla. Com, we will keep you on top of it all weekend long. Get started with what we have in the moment. It is comfortable, so it means 30 degrees right now. The average high is still in the low 40s. We have temperatures slated to go one way tonight. That is down. They will probably be in the single numbers by tomorrow morning. 40 degrees at quantico. 40 at Reagan International airport. The wind is picking up. It is enough to give you a little extra chill. And we fall through the 20s. That is in store for the morning. North and west of the metro area, it feels like 19. Elsewhere, a little further south and east, not quite the same staying or bite sting or bite in the area. Tomorrow morning, here is where we get up. 16 here in arlington, and eight degrees in manassas. Highpressure overhead, bright sunshine. It breezy and cold tomorrow. And especially sunday night as the highpressure is out to sea, lowpressure coming up the coast. The beginning of rushhour there could be rain and temperatures at or below freezing for a few hours. And it should turn off, the concerns should go down. Any precipitation left mid or afternoon, it will be playing oldfashioned rain. If we get anything winter he, it will be either sleep or freezing rain. For the Morning Hours in the icy mix, a bit colder on tuesday. We will see another possibility of a next of rain or snow again. It is consistently not bitterly cold but below average temperatures. The only way to get snow and ice in washington is to have below average temperatures. Crazy when you think of it. Ok. We will see. It will be a fun weekend regardless. Lets get a check on traffic with bob adler in the traffic center. Not bad for a friday afternoon. Lawrence not doing badly on 95 in virginia. And briefly, as you head south quantico towards stafford as people are traveling on friday otherwise, a pretty good ride for the most part. The d6 headed westbound, thats pretty slow. Into the now setting sun 56 headed westbound, thats pretty slow. Into the setting sun now. Weekly in college park, lets see what things look like on the roadways now as we look at cameras on 270 northbound where you see the brakes. Headed through Montgomery Village and toward clarksburg. 121 headed for frederick. Generally pretty good shape on 66. Volume, but no incidents along the way. Probably not doing too bad. Im bob indler. Up next, consumer alert with a familiar warning a fedex driver suspended after snatching two dogs from a family home. The driver apparently swiped the two dogs from a backyard while making rounds in the neighborhood. On the video, i was like, i cannot believe that. You were supposed to trust these people. The police are not sure if the driver let the dogs go or they escaped, but they did and abetted nearby Animal Hospital where doctors got in touch with family. They are reportedly in great condition. We have a warning tonight about doing business with friends. This after a story of trust turns into betrayal. Autria godfrey has the 7 on your sideabc 7 consumer alert. This is atm footage. A woman is withdrawing money from her account. The problem is its not her account. She had been a friend of mine for years. Susan winslow is still devastated by the betrayal. She and her husband gave her a job doing accounting work for their business when she was laid off. She got the money from the business account. That is the account that connelly would go to the atm and withdraw money from several times a week, taking out hundreds of dollars at a time, but that was not enough. The crime escalated when she opened a credit card in the name of the couple. It arrived in the mail that connelly sorted every day. Just personal everyday expenses. Getting the card is what led to her undoing. The Company Called a prosecutor. Already connelly had embezzled more than 150,000. We have all had our things in life. But you dont need to steal from people. Postal inspectors say that a checks and Balance System is key for all employers, no matter the size of the company. Autria godfrey, abc 7 news. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the search is on for a fourth suspect in an intense and violently in paris after a hostage situation and it in seven deaths. We are hopeful the immediate threat is now resolved. President obama and other World Leaders expressing their support of paris. The threeday terror spree in paris appears to be over. That after the deadly attack on the newspaper Charlie Hebdo earlier this week. Today, two separate hostages you asians, one at a putting plant the other a day Kosher Grocery store two separate hostage situations, one at a printing plant, the other at a Kosher Grocery store. French officials were connecting the suspects with a serious terror group. Rebecca cooper begins our coverage. Al qaeda leaders in yemen are claiming credit for masterminding these attacks in france. French officials are warning jewish residents to stay home during the sabbath and not a ttend their neighborhood synagogue. Through the day, the police and frances top Tactical Units took care of two separate units. The two suspects believed responsible for the killing of 12 at the Charlie Hebdo newspaper headquarters today were holed up inside of a printing facility with at least one worker still trapped inside. In paris, hostages were trapped inside of a kosher supermarket in a wellknown jewish neighborhood. The suspects were demanding the release of the brothers or they would kill all hostages. Shortly before 6 p. M. Paris time, gunfire and explosions erupted. French media reported the brothers came out firing. The worker hiding inside escaped, but both brothers were killed. Initial reports indicate one Police Officer was wounded in the crossfire. Minutes later, gunfire broke out at the kosher market. One suspect