Buckingham palace household staff. All staff was called back to the palace. This is a live picture. The 95yearold prince saying he will honor his previously scheduled announcements through the end of the summer. Last year, the prince carried out 110 days of engagements. One of them, and engagement like this one. This is april 11 as it opened an Elephant Care Center at a zoo in north london. The prince was also seen at a cricket match yesterday. Prince philip was the patron of the president of nearly 800 associations and organizations. He will remain associated with them, but not in active for discipline. A Statement Released from the palace is the duke of edinburgh may still choose to attend events from time to time with the queen. The Prime Minister theresa may saying she is expressing her gratitud to the country. The queen and Prince Philip will celebrate her 70th wedding anniversary this fall. Suzanne kennedy, good morning washington. Larry thank you. Lets get a check on the forecast. Let the pictures for you, it is cool out there. Veronica our morning starting out in the 50s. The last few mornings have been in the upper 50s to low 60s across the area. A little early days sunshine. A few high clouds. Where do we go from here . Mostlye will keep the clear skies for a couple of hours and the clouds will increase through the area. Today will be dry, but turning overcast. Rain for friday morning rush. A lot of it, which is why it is a weather alert. Right now, 55 degrees. Thisiful sunrise on thursday. 57 out the door. Driving impact forecast, cloud dry pavement. It will probably be dry until after midnight. 00, 65ning, seven degrees. Still looking fairly terrific. An inchrain, over possible from the storm system coming up. Totals for friday, consistent with all of the information the last couple of days, that we will have torrential rain for early tomorrow morning will stop if you plan on flying out of year in d. C. , but new york city down to jacksonville, florida, we are in the caution light does it is looking like it could be a mess with major delays for some of the airports. When we i will be back to show you how much wind we can get with this system. Julie looking at construction in place. According to vdot, they asked supposedly, theyre picking up the work zone at kenilworth avenue and bending. Delays are starting to crawl northbound on kenilworth avenue headed north toward benning. Lanes are open. A combination of volume and rubbernecking delays, it is slow. Inbound 50 on the brakes toward the northeast. Pitch fornoon, first your Washington Nationals is at 1 00. Center field gate will open at 11 00. You can avoid kenilworth avenue by sticking with metros green line and using that as the alternate. Tonight, downtown to the Verizon Center, the celtics are in town. Doors opening at 7 00 with tipoff at 8 00. Back in the next 10 minutes and we will update your ride on 270. Larry new developments, a dangerous inmate on the run for days is back in police custody. A tactical run road. They eventually found watson hiding in a Drainage Pipe. Police say he surrendered peacefully. A press conference will be held this morning at 9 30. You can bet abc 7 will be there to bring you updates. Autria a full investigation unfolding in college park. Someone finding a noose on the campus. The universitys president calling it despicable. His statement says in part that there is a thorough investigation going on right now and he stands against bigotry. The news was found at Fraternity House last week. This coming after a racist incident at American University. There is a 1000 on the reward for information about who left bananas hanging from nooses on campus. Sisters from the sorority will be on capitol hill today to talk with lawmakers about the crime. Trump today, president sign a new executive order. The goal is to make for religious organizations to become more politically active. Right now nonprofit organizations cannot endorse or oppose political candidates and still remain taxexempt. Todays order will give the irs more discretion on when or if it wants to enforce that. The house will vote on a measure that could be the first of an repealing and replacing the Affordable Care act. It appears President Trump and House Republicans finally have the 260 required votes for the new Healthcare Plan to get started. This comes after a lastminute amendment to give states a billion dollars over five years to help cover preexisting conditions. The change is receiving blowback. Hundreds of leading patient and Health Groups are speaking out. Emeka and Cancer Society was calling it agree just the emeka and Cancer Society was calling it agree just. Autria we know President Trump is breaking a 16 year tradition and canceling the white house think of a mile celebration. Instead, Vice President mike pence will hold a different celebration at a still to be determined location. We have your first chance this hour to win tickets. , caller number 70 is a family four pack of tickets to go and have a great time. Twoia we have still got pairs of wizards playoff tickets up for grabs this hour. At 6 15, your first chance to win tickets. Plus, bad blood in boston. Just when you thought the os red sox robbery could not get more heated, last night happen. That is coming up on good morning washington. Warm jacket or sweater . The weather is going to be more fall like been made. Our temperatures will be diving into the 60s. Starting out at 60 degrees, a little sunshine for your walking impact forecast. 9 00 a. M. , 60, 61. 11 00 a. M. , 63 is your temperature. Sunshine, turning partly cloudy. Day. Asing clouds for the that is the big story. Tomorrow, all about the rain. 72 is your average high. Today, 68. 69, manassas. Culpeper, more reasonable weather. Untilte to heavy rain up noon tomorrow. We will also have some very high winds gusting over 30 Miles Per Hour for your friday morning rush. We will bring it down to 20 Miles Per Hour late. We will dive into the weekend in 10 minutes. Julie were going to take you back into the northeast because th stretch of highway right now because of late clearing construction at kenilworth avenue and benning. The crew is slowly picking up according to vdot. Let me movie over to the ipad. Let me move you over to the ipad. Slowing out of chevrolet leaving 202. Back on the brexit south dakota avenue. 17 Miles Per Hour is the commute southbound along kenilworth avenue from eastern back to east capitol street. That is our traffic watch. Back in 10 minutes. Communities on the edge of disaster. The tense situation in the midwest that is only getting worse. First, what do we got . Kidd somebody is going to win a pair of tickets to the wizards game tonight in less than three minutes. I think it should be you. Your chance, kidd game three tonight, wizardsceltics at the Verizon Center and we want you to be there. Caller number seven, 7035287334, we have a pair of tickets for you right now to be in the stands. We need a win tonight and we need you there cheering them on. If you do not win this time around, we have another pair coming up before 7 00 right around 6 50 three or next chance to win. Autria thank you. Dangerous flooding in the midwest and it is only said to get worse. Sam sweeney is following this for us. Sam five people confirmed dead in the massive flooding event. For more inches of rain are expected to fall. Take a look. City blocks underwater. Some of these places look like floating islands. Bridges and roads washed away, homes have been inundated. Residents are desperately trying to save their homes by setting up schools in the area and across the state have remained closed. Today, the National Guard will be on hand to help the residents. Some are calling this a liquid blizzard and it is only expected to get worse in the day ahead. That is the latest from the live desk. Developing, police are calling a deadly double shooting at north lake college in texas a murdersuicide. They said gunmen killed a woman on campus yesterday morning before killing himself. I just a guy a girl sitting in the chair. A guy is standing in front of her. I saw the shots three times. Larry investigators are working to determine the relationship between the two and whether they were students. This is the second deadly attack on a texas campus this week. On monday, four students were stabbed at the university of texas at austin. One of those victims died. Autria in 18yearold facing charges after police found guns in his car. Were reportedly stolen from the Rockville Police department. Mario alvarado was arrested last night. Police originally tried to pull him over, but he drove off and ran away. They caught up to him and arrested him just minutes later. They found a stolen nissan nearby with an Assault Rifle and shotgun. Capitalse washington with their backs against the wall. Here we are again. This series returning to d. C. They have major work to do or their season is over. A loss last night partially due to bad luck. Accidentally puts it in his own goal. Pittsburgh is a 20 lead. And take theanswer win 32. They take a threegame the one series lead. Game five is saturday. The caps must win games 5, 6, and seven. Otherwise, see you next year. Game five. Autria and if we have to see the penguins again next year, we know how it is going to end. The bad blood between the orioles and red sox and full force last night. In the second inning, thrown out for hitting a boston player. No warning at all. Swearing he did not mean a because the pitch was a slowing. The ejections did not stop for the orioles. The fifth inning, adam jones is tossed for arguing balls and strikes. Takes two to common down the dugout. A bad day for the os as they lose the game 42. The red sox are banding the fan accused of hurling racial slurs at adam jones. Team saysent of the the derogatory light which was directed at another fan instead of jones. Still, the team says there is no place for racial epithets at fenway park in baseball or in our society. The upcoming obama president ial center that will be in chicago. Organizers say it will include classrooms, labs, and outdoor spaces as well as a museum and library. Former president obama says he wanted to be a topnotch institution for training and people. Pres. Obama the thing that is most exciting to us is to create an institution that will train the next generation of leadership so that they can take lead therch and process of change in the future. Larry the center will be more than 200,000 square feet. Roughly the same size as the last one built from the george w. Bush my president ial center in dallas. George w. Bush president ial center in dallas. Autria it looks deceptively warm out there. Veronica we are in the 50s. Tomorrow morning, soggy. We every now and again when you have to drag out your rain boots. That is the kind of morning tomorrow will be. Roads may have some ponding taking place. A big soaker of a day. Friday will be weather alert. Lead,infall rates could in fact, to a handful of Flash Flood Warnings. There is that possibility. Saturday, a few scattered showers. Shese are the weather impact the next couple of days. Starting out chilly, 50s around 60 by 9 00 a. M. Mid 60s through your afternoon. Overcast today without the rain. The rain will start after midnight. Once it does, 3 00 to 4 00 a. M. , it is going to pour. 6 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning, 55. Whenlightning by 8 00 a. M. A lot of folks will be on area roads. By late most of it will be coming down heavy prior to 10 00 a. M. A few areas where it will still be running hard by lunchtime to around raining hard by lunchtime to around 1 00. We will start drying out just a little bit. Still quite a few clouds. Saturday and sunday with the next system running in the lower 60s across the area. 10 degrees below average. I am calling this week in a good weekend for maybe taking in a movie. Week in the 60s with the exception of friday. Back in a few minutes to show you how much your rain could get. Build delays continue to in volume around the capital beltway. Heading for to slow the wilson bridge. Northbound 95 out of stafford, no problems reported. Continuing from fredericksburg, northbound interstate 95 starting to see delays build and slow. 28 minutes from 17 toward quantico. Eastbound on 66, not too bad right now. We did have an earlier problem that29 in gainesville, but has cleared. 34 minutes from manassas toward the beltway. Back in the next 10 minutes to update 270. Autria thank you. Duo inrning, a dynamic the crosshairs. The stars of fixer upper are fixing to go to work. The Million Dollar lawsuit there arguing is focused. Autria chip gaines, the host of fixer upper, is responding to the Million Dollar lawsuit he is facing. They are the dynamic duo behind one of the highest rated shows on cable, joann and chip gaines. Now two of his partners are suing caressing may knowingly duped them out of a chance to cash in as well. Chip and to partner started magnolia in 2007 as a Real Estate Management company with only one agent. In 2013, chip bought out his partners for 5,000, just before hd tv signed a deal to reduce fixerupper. They claim they deserve a chance to profit from the adventure. The gains attorney releasing a statement saying we will have more on the fixer upper fallout at 7 00 a. M. Nobody does underwater stunts, sylvia. Except me, of course. This is my stop. If youre a stuntman, you cheat death. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. Numero uno an announcement from the royal family overnight. The word coming down from Buckingham Palace about vince philip. Onry cool today, but rain the way for tomorrow. Veronica johnson tracking some big changes on the way. Lets talk me tracking a very different forecast today than yesterday. Veronica guest today, sunshine. It was nice outside throughout the day. We will see a lot of clouds moving into the area. Looking at temperatures, the trend, more days below average than above. We have a least a little sunshine to kickoff your thursday. Clouds will be moving into the area. 9 00 a. M. , still partly cloudy. 60 is your temperature by then. Mid 50s to right around 60 by late morning. By 2 00, if you have plans for lunch, clouds will start moving in, 68 degrees. Overcast skies for the drive home. We will berain tracking. The best chance in the red friday morning. Going up until lunchtime, with it, we will have lightning, some thunder, and a low threat after lunchtime tomorrow. We will fare a little bit better for the backend of the day tomorrow. Because of the rain coming down in a very few hours, that means we could have some trouble troubles for sure. Start thinking about tomorrow ning, changing her pants change your plans possibly. Look at the red zone across southern maryland. More than an inch at half or to two inches of rain. We will take a detailed look at your weekend and what we expect. Avenuekenilworth northbound, the construction finally cleared. Above 66 inside the beltway. This is where we find delays working eastbound a long 66. 260ys coming in off of seven, slow toward Patrick Henry drive. No accident eastbound on 66, just volume. Maps, maryland, the outer loop coming out of college park, 22 minutes toward 270. Delays in down on 50 at landover. That is our traffic watch. Back in 10 minutes to update your ride on 395. Larry a fugitive who spent days on the run is back in custody. Autria it turns out police did not have to look far to find them. Time gonzales is live with details of the takedown. John gonzales is light wood details of the takedown. John david watson was on the run for 133 hours over five days. This morning it is over. He is in police custody. It does not appear that the 28yearold had to go very far or decided did not go very far. This is where it started friday morning outside this Psychiatric Hospital in jessup, maryland. E half a mile away. It was a Police Tactical team that found and captured watson told, in part, we are tonight vision equipment. He was selling inside a Drainage Pipe only about 18 inches wide in the woods. It was only a couple of hundred yards from where he was first spotted earlier in the day. Someone called 911 saying they saw him wearing a hard hat and a safety vest. Police say it was him. That gear was stolen from a storage facility. He surrendered without incident. This morning he is being held at central booking. He had been serving a 106 your sentence for attempting to Kill Police Officers on the eastern shore. On monday while being hensferred dust transported, overpowered a guard. There are so many questions connected to this case. Did he work alone . Will the protocol change . At nine 30, police will be holding a press conference. If you have a question, tweet us. Reporting live, john gonzales, good morning washington. Mudslingingheated in a high profile president ial debate. Sam sweeney has more. Sam last night, the debate in france had more of a feeling of a clintontrump debate of what the french are typically used to. Each candidate lobbing insult at the other. Neither candidate traditional parties. Neither candidates from traditional french party. They went at it back and forth for about 160 minutes. This morning, a brandnew poll won the debate. The election is scheduled for may 7. Closer to home on alexandria for you. Barring anything unusual at tonights council meeting, you can expect to pay about 700 more per year to live in the city. Council members are expected to pass a bill tonight raising the local property tax and adding fees for storm Water Management and waste collection. It is an attempt to address years of voter crowded schools, aging buildings, outdated sewers, and a growing bill from metro. The National CapitalPlanning Commission will hold a meeting to request guidelines and Environmental Policies and procedures surrounding development in southwest d. C. And the Buzzard Point area. That is including the d. C. Uniteds new field. The information presentation is expected to happen this afternoon and the commission will be asked if they can authorize the release of those policies and procedures for 45 day public review and comment period. Than 15 minutes away for another shot at free wizards tickets. We what you to get in the game free tonight. Stick with us for a chance to win. Word overnight from morning, but it will turn gray later. Just three stars today. See a dayime we will quite as bad as it is today will be sunday. A few showers coming through, theyre pretty nice for early next week. Temperatures are in the 60s mainly throughout this time frame. Today, 68 by drop off. Bastad forecast, 54 bastad forecast, 54. Clouds moving into the area. No sunshine tomorrow at all. Look at the rain. It is a downpour for your friday morning rush. 60 to 63 degrees. Some lightning and thunder. By 10 00 a. M. , most of our son will be sell. Watch the change in the rain intensity. One third of an inch at 7 30. It will be coming down fairly quickly. We will talk about this in the weekend forecast him in 10 minutes. Julie the sunshine is keeping us on the brakes this morning. Delays for continuing 395 northbound coming from landmark back for the 14th street bridge. This is a 30 minute ride northbound on 395. That is with all lanes open. Out to the west, eastbound 66, 47 minute commute. It is jammed toward the capital beltway. No incidents reported on 66. This is due to volume and sun glare. Southbound 270, germantown, not fathery at all south of hurley boulevard. 31 minutes from 109 to the split. Back in 10 minutes to update your ride in the northeast. Autria stage on capitol hill. Larry q mccray is live with that. Members of congress will be standing in solidarity. They are saying they are tired of what happened on the ua campus and will be standing in solidarity with students. I will tell you what you could expect, coming up in a live report. Suzanne a major announcement about a member of the British Royal family. A live report coming up. Welcome to maxx you. You are whimsical, vibrant, statement making. We see what makes you unique. So we have something for everyone, at a price thats just right for you. Maxx you. Maxx life. T. J. Maxx prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, all giant produce is triple checked. Farm, crate, and store. Were focusing on fresh. So you dont have to guess. My giant. Larry emergency meeting overnight of Buckingham Palace. Autria the queen calling royal staff from across the country. Suzanne kennedy is live outside the british embassy. Suzanne good morning to you. Five years ago, Prince Philip said he was ready to wind down his responsibilities as a member of the royal family. That was five years ago. Today, he pulled the plug. This hastily called meeting where members of the senior palace staff were called into Buckingham Palace will stop this is a live picture this morning of the palace where people were called in from as far away as scotland. The 95yearold prince saying he will honor his previously scheduled announcements through the end of the summer. Last year, the prince carried out 110 days of engagements. This is video of the prince with the queen in april as they opened an Elephant Care Center at a zoo in north london. The prince was also seen at a cricket match just yesterday. Prince philip was a patron of nearly 800 organizations and will remain associated with them, but not as an active participant. A statement says the duke of edinburgh may choose to attend Public Events from time to time with the queen, but he is retiring from official duties. The Prime Minister issuing a statement expressing her gratitude toward his service to the country since the 1940s. He has royal events. The two will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary in november. Reporting live outside the british embassy, suzanne kennedy. Larry what a life. Thank you for that. A second hate Crime Investigation on a college campus, now in one of those cases, congress is getting involved. Q mccray is live on capitol hill. Q in about six hours or so, some of the most elite are prominent members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority will be having a News Conference on capitol hill. It so havent some of the most prominent members does it so happens some of the most prominent members of the sorority are members of gress, commerce women ofgresswomen are members congress. Theyre standing in solidarity with the other aka students at au after what happ monday. Racially insensitive acts of bigotry is what theyre calling it at American University earlier this week when bananas and nooses were found on the campus. A. K. A. Is the abbreviation for the alpha cap alpha sorority. Onwas established in 1908 howard university. The News Conference, these congresswomen, they will be standing in solidarity with the students and they expect to denounce the actions that happen on campus on monday. That being said, we found out about another act of hate and bias at another university, the university of maryland where a was was found noose found at Fraternity House in their kitchen. That is not a historically black organization, but at the same time, the police say they are taking are not taking any chances and are considering the we will keep you posted with what happens next. Trump president donald said to sign an executive order today will stop the goal is to make it easier for religious organizations to become more politically active. Right now nonprofit organizations cannot endorse or oppose political candidates and still remain taxexempt. Todays order will give the irs more discretion on when or if it once to enforce the law. Trump will sign the executive order during a white house event marking the national day of prayer. The house will vote on a measure that could be the first of an repealing and replacing the Affordable Care act. It appears President Trump and House Republicans finally have the 216 votes they need for the new Health Care Plan to get started. This comes after a lastminute amendment i two republican congressman to give states 8 billion over five years to help cover preexisting conditions. A vote could afternoon. If it passes, the bill will move on to the senate. Larry stop me if you ever this will before, the Washington Capitals with their backs against the wall. Serious work some to do. A loss last back in pittsburgh partially due to bad like. Down in the second quarter, dmitry orlov accidentally puts the puck in his own goal. The being wins get the best penguins get the win. They take a threegame to one series win. Game five is saturday. The caps must win 5, 6, and seven or it is see you next year. Treat kidd are we ready for a victory tonight . We have a pair of tickets for caller number seven for game three. Heres the number to call, 7035287334. 7035287334. Morning washington. Autria nice kidd go wizards saying superstar. Autria i loved his little shimmy. When you be shimmying walk outside. Veronica and shaking water of us off of us tomorrow. First thing out the door this morning, starting out with temperatures in the 50s. Tomorrow at this time, milder but it will be wet. The weather having a high impact on their area could also be quite windy with winds just over 30 Miles Per Hour. Low impact for the afternoon and evening rush them in just a few scattered showers. Er about 2 00 to 3 00 tomorrow. Today, up to 65 to 68. Clouds after 2 00 today. Clouds, but drive. But dry. The get the pockets of moderate to heavy rain. Yellow and orange right around dcu yellow and orange right around d. C. A. M. , this next wave shoots in around lunchtime before moving out and giving us a break for the afternoon and evening on friday. Saturday, tracking more scattered showers. Cooler weekend for us in the lower 60s. Next weekend, if youre planning ahead, 72 next saturday to 69. Milder conditions next weekend, but still a chance of brain. You know what . It is spring. Weekend, a little milder. A big soaker friday morning rush. Eileen has more on how to stay ahead of the storm tomorrow. Eileen we have been talking about it all morning long, tomorrow morning, set your alarm a little early because it will be slow go on the roads. A lot of rain in a pretty short period of time. We could have one inch to two edges of rain falling and maybe four hours. I would not be surprised if we have localized flooding, maybe flood Warnings Issued for the area. Avoid standing water. Im emphasizing, maybe leave a little extra time for your drive. If there is that flooding or roads closed and you have to detour, you are not rushing. Allow plenty of time for that. Have your stormwatch 7 weather app. If theres a Flash Flood Warning in your area, it will alert you right away. Tay ahead of the storm you can track the radar and the hourly forecast. Were expecting a little drier weather for the evening. Going to be pretty soggy. Everyone, slow down. Julie slow down and leave early. Plenty ofing you warning. Around the capital beltway, lanes are open each way at the wilson bridge, but 66, look at the sun glare for the beltway. 46 minutes from manassas toward 495. Sky track 7 is showing us northbound 95 at the springfield mixing bowl traveling north trying to get across the beltway continuing toward 395. All lanes are open. Back over to the maps, montgomery county. Reports of a crash southbound 650, New Hampshire avenue. So far, i dont see any flashing lights but a crash has been reported in the area. Come on in. We need a wizards w in. You to go to the game. We want you to be part of this. Crossed forfingers a win. Julie. Thank you, as we follow that breaking news Buckingham Palace, it is worth noting it has been nearly 20 years since the death of the most famous woman in the world. When princess7 diana was killed in a car crash in paris. Abc newsend, the special the last 100 days of diana takes you inside her first and last summer as a single women single woman. What was the attraction . It goes back to her childhood and the romantic novels shes to read. He was a doctor, helped people with his hands. It ticked all of the boxes for. Autria the prime time special explores and sustain as a mother mother. Typical threeyearold. He is not at all shy and he is very polite. Perhaps harry is a different character altogether. Autria how right she was. The twohour special airs this sunday night on abc 7 at 9 00. Is may 4. Ay may the 4th be with you. Todays the first Star Wars Day without carrie fisher. Were celebrating the movies legacy. Kidd we have some special guests in studio with those who are also going to be at the game on saturday. We are a local Charity Group that do performances like saber combat. You. 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I feel great about the count. After reaching a deal on preexisting conditions, but critics say it does not do enough to cover millions of americans as President Trump returns to new york for the First Time Since the inauguration. Breaking news as we come on the air, the surprise announcement from the royal family. An emergency meeting called overnight. The staff summoned to Buckingham Palace where were live this morning. Flooding disaster. Entire communities under water this morning as rivers rise forcing people from their homes. This cabin swept up in the water smashing into a bridge. Oh, my god. This entire church underwater, and a school bus full of children caught in the flood. The race to rescue