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>> as firefighters made entry into the home and battling the braes, a rear window or door broke -- broke open-ended and it created a sudden rush of air. >> over top of the scene. all seven of the firefighters were transported to washington hospital center. they are listed in serious condition. as far as what caused the blaze they are working on that right now. >> thank you for that. our other top stories, and alert in fairfax community. after more than 100 students from one school are ...

the same-sex marriage bill in the senate. he says history is about to be made. >> i am very excited to be at a moment in time when we get to be part of the process of bringing into the institution of marriage tens of thousands who have been excluded from it. >> nothing legislation obviously appears in any way mothers day or fathers day or any other holiday. what he calls such an amendment as an irrelevant distraction. opposition sees it differently. this senator says the amendments are...

increasing clouds by the midday. possible sprinkle later on today mostly in the potomac highlands. its 33 in the district, 21 in manassas and culpeper. 23 in martinsburg, 27 in lexington park. we will be warming up nicely into audience low 50s across the metro area. isolated sprinkle possible northwest of town. a little breezy at times today. breeze out of the south. 60 tomorrow afternoon with an isolated sprinkle. near 70 degrees by thursday. now lisa baden. >> not much of an effort n...

they had been watching amine el- khalifi for a long time. according to federal agents, when he arrived at the capitol this morning, 29-year-old amine el-khalifi thought he was going to carry out a suicide attack. he was carrying what he thought was an automatic rifle and a best filled with explosives. >> that is right across the street. i am right here. >> it turned out to be an fbi sting. agents gave him the gun and explosives which were both duds. they arrested him moments after he a...

she said she was not on the trip herself and they are looking into how this happened. >> what a story. thank you. meanwhile in alexandria, a paramedic killed on an emergency call last week reef -- received a final farewell. joshua weissman fell through an opening on interstate 395 while responding to a car fire. emergency workers gathered to honor his memory. suzanne kennedy with more on todays funeral. >> what we heard repeatedly was that joshua weissman was born to be a public servan...

morning. a community remembers a paramedic who lost his life while trying to help others. a hearing for -- a viewing of joshua weissman on the eve of his funeral. >> the visitation is still going on at this hour. it has been going on for six hours. i want to step out of the way to show you there are still people here coming to pay their final respects. you can see them congregating in the parking lot. we are hearing from the first time from his family. a family that still seems to be i...

>> we are seeing some rain showers. pretreated areas may actually just be washed away. out tos an area of snow the west through western parts of maryland. those are the areas that are a winter weather advisory tomorrowuntil afternoon. think the arctic air will be to watch for. really accumulates be tomorrow with some snow squalls that could dump 1-2 inches of snow in just one hour or so. tomorrow afternoon it will be dramatically colder. >> thank you for the weather. we will be back in...

in fair oaks. >> this assault took place along this very busy street. it was a around 6:20 yesterday morning. with so many people in this community nervous, the victim believes she saw the suspect lurking near her school bus stop so many times. >> the girl followed her regular route on this busy road. along the way she encountered something terrifying, a sexual predator. >> i live in the apartments just behind here. i did not know that. that is scary that these things could happen here...

eyes on what is on the way. >> it has been a very easy winter, as we know, but looking at the storm scan, this has been a ferocious storm that has dumped, believe it or not up to 4 feet of snow in the colorado rockies. it is beginning to move out. as it is heading to the east, it is breaking into a number of waves, scattered showers thundershowers in spots like arkansas. all of that is coming our way. but will really break up as it comes our way. as a result, i think what we are gettin...

were a little shaken up. a little scared. really confused. that is because one minute they are sitting here at the intersection and the next they are part of a crime scene caused by a runaway driver who barely -- a barrel down a busy street. >> all the sudden, they are telling us to get out of the car. >> within seconds, the car became a barricade for their runaway driver of this truck. the pile of brush a police chase that started some 20 miles away in maryland to a screeching halt. >...