-threatening. tom roussey is live in frederick. what can you tell us tom? >> still a lot going on right now. the parking lot of the bowling alley, frederick high school is that way, and all kinds of parents waiting for their children to be led out of school. the school was put on lockdown slowly some are being released, a right now these concerned parents are waiting for their children to get out of the cafeteria, where they were put on lockdown. this is video shortly after we arrived. the shooting happened a little after 8:00, during a basketball game. the police a the shooting took place outside of the school building, just outside the gymnasium. it could be he gymnasium we are hearing from multiple people and it was a chaotic scene initially. two teenaged victims students, both taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. the shooter is still on the loose at this hour. we spoke with a number of parents were waiting outside and a student who was inside when this happened. >> basically, they were standing inside the gym watching the game like they normally do. next th

roussey is live in northwest washington with more. tom? reporter: alison, this shows how cold the temperatures have been. this has not happened that many years in d.c., but this is frozen. imagine temperatures that can do that, living without heat. one woman said that is where she and her family tonight are doing. it is so cold she is trying to avoid walking with her baby on this. inside the house -- >> right now it is just cool air. >> it is warmer, but not near as much as it should be. >> it gets very cold. reporter: she said the apartment's he is not working and has not been all winter. she said that maintenance gave her one space heater. they are fighting a losing battle. >> you put your hand on the wall, it is ice cold. we are trying to block out some of the wind. i taped it up with trash backs. reporter: they dress in layers but some night they feel the only option is the oven and burners, which is very dangerous. >> especially with my newborn, it is dangerous and scary. reporter: some folks say they have heat, but others do not. one man says he uses his oven all the time. a

the room where the lawyer was stabbed to death. tom roussey has a look at the new revelations. tom, what are you learning? >> leon, since david messerschmitt lived on capitol hill, there remains a question why he went to the hotel, but we are learning new details. according to a search warrant obtained by wtop, it was room for hundred of the donovan hotel where he was found early last week. according to the search warrant a number of items were found in the hotel room including condoms and lubricant an enema a wallet, credit cards, and a cell phone. mr. smit was an attorney in town living on capitol hill. according to "the washington post,"'s wife last saw him sunday, but he worked monday. monday night, he texted his wife saying he would be home in about an hour, but the police believe he went to the hotel where he was killed. d.c. police released video from inside the hotel stairwell calling this a person of interest in the case. at this point, there have been no arrests in the case and remains a mystery. exactly why messerschmitt went to the hotel and why somebody decided to kill

nationwide. tom roussey has what they want you to know. >> this is the situation in the region -- you may remember there was a measles scare in fairfax county last week. that test came back negative, so the state of virginia has had zero cases. there was also a scare in baltimore, and i came back negative as well. d.c.past few weeks has had two cases. >> today we can from the second case of the measles in the district. >> i would not want any child to go through that. >> the news of the second measles cases causing concern especially among parents in southeast. >> three years old, she is at school. it's scary. >> we have notified everyone known to have been in contact with the individual. >> the d.c. department of health says the new case does not appear to be connected with the giant outbreak in california and does not appear to be connected with d.c.'s other case a few weeks ago. she said the person did not go far after contracting the measles. >> it is a small exposure. we believe it is restricted to the district of columbia. >> measles had been all but wiped out in the u.s. >> it'

, 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 unjus

tire when this happened. tom roussey spoke with family members. >> allison, this happened a little north of the interchange with 197 behind me on the parkway. the park police are putting out a call for witnesses. the family of the victim has a message for whoever did this. >> he was such a happy go lucky i would give anything to have him back. >> one night after losing her son, she says she forgives the hit and run driver who killed him, but the person needs to turn themselves in. >> truly, if you have a child or any children, how would you feel if someone just ran over your child, killed your child, and kept going? >> at 9:15 sunday night, park police say that rick warrick was changing a tire on the bw parkway shoulder. two of his teenage children were the car and his fiancÉe was holding the flashlight for him when a car hit the couple. warrick was killed and his fiancÉe was taken to baltimore shock trauma with injuries. pierce's grandmother hosted the couple for christmas dinner. she said the family has not told her yet that her fiancÉ died. >> she is going to take it hard. >>

gunfire outside their gym. tom roussey was at the game tonight and he checks in live with the story. the community really came together for this event tonight. >> it did. what a difference two nights makes. on wednesday night, there was gunfire behind me and it led to pandemonium inside. tonight on the inside, it was a far different story. ins some ways, it is a scene you would find in thousands of other gyms on friday but this was different. police and security were outside, inside, everywhere you looked. >> an effort to let everyone know our schools are safe. >> the last time frederick high played, the game never finished. gunshots rang out. and david blumenthal had to get his players out of their. >> a danger situation and then it was let's get somewhere safe. >> two nights later, a much larger than normal crowd, many wearing black and gold and proclaiming the school fsh strong. >> on monday, we made the shirts. we are trying to show people we are not going to be defined by what happen. >> one is out of the hospital. the other is still there but his family says he will recover. [

are dealing with twice the number of typical emergency calls. tom roussey takes us now to waldorf. hi, tom. >> just got off the phone with the maryland state highway administration. so often their problem areas are in the western parts of the state. not this time, it is southern maryland. part of the reason they have been getting the most snow here, but also, look, the snow has layed completely on the road. the temperatures are in the teens, and the plows are battling against trying to get the snow off the roadway. but it is a tough battle. here is video from la plata of a car that was stuck in the median , could not get out. another vehicle that we saw on 301 in waldorf sliding down the street. that is an was able to write themselves. a number of folks having trouble. the plows are out, but it is a tough battle as the temperatures are so cold. most cars that we have seen have been able to get down the road ok. one of the reasons as we come back alive, this is one of the few areas untouched by the wind. we probably have roughly three inches or snow. i try to make the snowball, look wh

, setting today is the deadline for fixes. tom roussey has been covering the situation and he has why the story is not over. what's the deal tom? tom: ever since we hear the story last week, there has been snow on the ground. as far as the heating situation in this apartment complex, residence say it has improved. a lot of work has been done, but the work is not done. >> it is some progress, but it is not a complete fix. tom: a week after we told you about the nonworking radiators in this apartment, one of them works. >> over here i have a another radiator that is pumping a little bit. tom: but others? >> there is nothing at all right here. tom: in d.c., heat is the law. >> a minimum of 65 degrees during the nighttime. tom: and landlords have to keep the apartments at 68 during the day. >> or they face serious consequences. tom: this attorney, which sometimes takes landlords to court over problems like this. she has advice for anyone with landlord issues. >> they always want to put their landlord on notice. i advise my clients that it should be in writing. tom: last week after the story d

dan belvin. graphic details were laid out in the charging documents. tom roussey is live in colesville with what led the investigators to dyson. reporter: this murder happened a mile and a half down randolph road in colesville. dyson the suspect is believed to have been using his bank card at this 7-eleven. that is not all he used it for. the details are awful. 60-year-old eric dyson told the police he would provide sexual favors to 95-year-old dan belvin seen here in 1940 before he went off to serve with the navy in world war ii. in return, dyson said that dan belvin would allow him money and use of his car. >> that is what he alleges. reporter: montgomery county police say that last week, dan belvin's sexual advances went to far and he stabbed the veteran to death. thomas clark says in the past he saw the ice and that an acquaintance's house. he is shocked. >> there's no reason to kill a 95-year-old man. i don't care if he made advances or what. reporter: the police say last thursday was it the last time anybody had seen dan belvin alive. charging document say that night d

with victims -- prior to the alleged crimes. tom roussey has the story. >> i heard a crash. reporter: retired gw hospital surgeon paul hurried up to the basement with joan, his wife of 57 years. >> i saw broken glass. reporter: these are the people that the police say broke in, except at the time they were wearing ski masks. >> he jumped up at me. he said face the wall, put your hands up. reporter: the men said they did not want to hurt them, then said -- >> we respect you. that phrase struck me as weird. reporter: that the weirdest thing. >> we are doing this because the economy sucks. reporter: he said the man did not hurt them, but stole 10 grand in cash, a silver coin collection, and 35-year-old travelers checks. paul says that one suspect chris hartley of bel air was a technician who had been to his house way too many times to work on the heat. >> he was generally incompetent. reporter: he said that joan had been kind to hartley, giving him cookies. they say that the man battles drug addiction. this happened one week ago. paul said the same guy who had been at the door earlier t

. tom roussey was inside of the house. what was it like? >> this is no shack. this is valued by the state at over a million dollars nearly 7000 square feet but it has become a magnet for squatters doing more than just trespassing. neighborhood residents awoke to the police raiding a foreclosed home for the second time in six months. >> frustrating, scary. >> a security camera caught the officer's arrival the first time they raided the home. one squatter was an alleged d.c. shooting suspect. this time the police arrested six people involved in alleged theft ring of golf carts and motorcycles. >> oh, don't tell me that. >> and they left the place a mess. we were there is the realtors survey the damage. >> we don't normally come in after the place. >> clothing and mattresses were everywhere, along with the damage. the squatters had kids including a baby. and the squatters it up no trespassing signs. when the police raided, one tried to hide, currently falling through the ceiling. they worried if nothing changes they will have a third raid someday. >> staying vacant, it is a mecca for s

investigation is underway. tom roussey spoke with a young man who was at the best ballgame when shots rang out. such terrifying moments. >> terrifying for a lot of people. what's more scary, the shooter or the shooters are still out there. this is the scene last night. you had a basketball game going on. it was right near those doors to the gymnasium where the shooting took twice. a lot of folks are wondering what is going on in their town. >> i of never heard anything as far as gang activity being up -- i have never heard anything. >> the shooting was likely gang related. many wonder what has become of a town where this was once unheard of. >> we moved here from gaithersburg. started getting rough down there. >> it seems like the crime is now making its way into the schools. >> today, police cadets tried to search every inch near where the 14-year-old and 15-year-old victims were shot. the teenagers go to thomas johnson where security was beefed up today. >> 15 seconds on the fourth quarter. >>a player says thomas johnson was winning the basketball game wednesday when the chaos

right now parents and students are rallying behind this plan. tom roussey is live in rockville with more. tom? >> leon, we've got a protest going on here in rockville outside of the school system's headquarters right now. you can see a lot of the folks here although the focus has been on high school start times for a lot of people a lot of the folks here are actually younger. middle school or even younger. they want a whole change of start times throughout the school system. you can see a lot of these ladies younger -- like what grade are you in? >> eighth grade. >> so they're two middle schoolers here. what they're calling for many this protest. there's a lot of different proposals that the montgomery county school system is looking at and the school board. what they're calling for at this protest right here is they want middle school and high school to start at 8:30 and later. they're ok with starting elementary school a little bit later if that's ok to do that. they're saying secondary students need more sleep. i talked to one of the organizers of this afternoon's protest about t

aired, the calls started pouring in. tom roussey is how the city is stepping in. tom? reporter: that is right, leon offers of help and the mayor's office is now involved. most of the apartments here have had heat all month. we spoke with folks on the first floor as well as those on the top lore who do not. -- as well as those on the top floor who do not. d.c. housing inspectors went door to door. a spokesperson said they are committed to making sure that all 44 apartments have heat. how long will that be? >> it will take three or four days. reporter: he said in the meantime, the units without heat have been given electric heaters. >> as long as they are working to resolve the problem, i'm ok with her. reporter: she said her family has not had working radiators all winter. since the story, she has received offers of help and a call from the mayor's office. >> i'm overwhelmed that people are not taking this matter lightly. reporter: this person took us down to the boiler room where hot water flows from here to the radiators in the building. he says the units with no heat have clogged radi

tonight between 33rd and kensington. our tom roussey is live now and made his way to the scene. tom, what are the details here? what's going on? >> this is a crescent hills neighborhood in north arlington here and they've had not one but two major problems this week. first, the obvious problem behind me. that's the sink hole that opened up this afternoon. you can see crews are on the scene right now. they have a heck of a job ahead of them. there was no water main break ahead of them but there was a water main break on this same street on sunday. see that dark patch on the road below the truck up there? that's where the water main broke on sunday. they fixed it but it undermined the road. that's why this sink hole developed this afternoon. they have to be careful, they said, they need to patch this up obviously but need to check the road down here. you see a lot of cracks and stuff down here. they needed to make sure the road is not undermined in this area as well. i'm told this street could be shut down in some way for perhaps, a couple of days, 34th street but they are going to fi

fairfax county. tom roussey is live in our newsroom. >> on this map behind me in red and shows all of the states were measles has been confirmed. 17 states and the district. tomorrow virginia will become the 18th state if the results are confirmed positive. for fairfax county resident alisa jenkins vaccinating her children against the measles was a big priority. >> i did not want them to get anything that was unnecessary. >> a confirmed case in dl.c.c. and one suspected in fairfax county. >> this is something i thought was done away with years ago. >> the cdc estimates that 92.8% of kids have been vaccinated against measles. in d.c., the number is 96.2%. virginia is below the national average at 88.6%. a cdc dr. spoke. >> vaccines are safe and highly effective. >> they were not saying where in the county that the person with suspected measles lives. they are self isolating at home. >> there were more cases in january than in the past 20 years. >> he recommends that adults who are not vaccinated to get it to be sure. >> you do not want to be out there and not know. >> not just virginia

folks on this street and other streets who got the tickets. oim tom roussey abc7 news. >> more than 150 women may have been secretly videotaped by a prominent eye. he was charged with boyerism last year. prosecutors say he recorded more than 150 women at a jewish ritual bath. he taut at georgetown and town sen university as well as the university of maryland. and new details at what led to a stabbing death of a lawyer in new york. david sent a text message to his wife saying he would be home around 8:30 monday night. the post says that by about 2:00 a.m. she called police. at this hour they're looking for a person of interest. there's a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. >> a triple murder in north carolina leads to nax the district. the f.b.i.'s looking into the death of three young muslim americans was a hate crime. that prompted the council on american care. >> nearly 300 miles from chapel hill, north carolina dozens gathered in d.c.' du pont circumstance to remember three promising lives. they lit candles few tears this -- in this community. all three were shot

northeast, tom roussey, abc 7 news. >> quieter weather as we head into friday. cold temperatures will linger overnight and some schools are already delaying class for tomorrow. prince george's county and prince william county both delayed for two hours. the full list is at wjla.com if ke a look. abc 7 meteorologist steve rude en tells us how low the temperatures will go. >> it is chilly already. we'll look for refreezing during the early morning hours as temperatures fall below freezing. outside this hour 11:00 temperatures are just in. 25 at winchester. 28 at gaithersburg. d.c., reagan national airport now at 33 degrees. the snow earlier today, the heaviest fell well to the south of us with 4 or more inches. look at calloway maryland. southern maryland at over 5 inches. along the mason-dixon line about a half inch or so. temperatures waking up tomorrow morning will be in the teens for gaithersburg and dulles. manassas 21. andrews around 17 degrees. inside the capital beltway 25 by 9:00. around 30 by the noon time hour. the high temperature in the middle 30's. we have a warming trend on the

roussey joins us now live from the protest over school start times. tom, an unusual scene up there. >> yeah leon i'm surrounded by a lot of middle schoolers who want to get their message across right now about later start times and they're joined by their parents who are here as well. main theme of this protest is they want middle and high schools to start no earlier than 8:30. and if it means they have to start elementary schools a little early to do that they're ok with it at this point. kids learn better if they get more sleep. here's video that we took earlier, before the kids surrounded me, this is what's going on outside of the montgomery county school headquarters in rockville. dozens of parents as well as their kids, their students out here protesting for the later start time. reason they're out today is the school board will be looking at this issue in a meeting tomorrow morning and they have a lot of options they're considering about what to do for start times. i talked to a lot of folks here including a former teacher and also a middle school student who said how much sh

india to the ground. tom roussey takes us through the events that have the indian government disturbed. >> the nonemergency call came into the madison police department early friday morning. the caller was on his way to washing work when he saw a man wandering around his neighborhood. >> skinny black guy, he's really skinny. i've lived here for four years and i've never seen him before. >> the caller said the man looked to be in his 30's and had done the same thing the day before. the caller was nervous leaving his wife at home and asked for someone to talk to the man. we now know that man to be 57-year-old saresh patel who was in the neighborhood who visit his son and new grandson. dispatch said the field training officer eric parker and trainee andrew slaughter in response to the call. >> walking in the yards, standing by the driveways and looking around the garages. >> dash cam shows the two officers approaching him after 8:00 a.m. parker asks him where he's going. >> sidewalk. sidewalk. have any i.d. on you? >> no. >> no i.d.? >> what's your name? >> parker asks if he lives in the

worker is being hailed as a hero for going with his gut. >> tom roussey introduces us to the man who followed that feeling and saved a life. >> i could smell smoke. >> postal worker ken hopkins says this neighborhood has been on his route for two decades until a cold thursday last month, he'd never seen a fire here. >> had smoke coming out. >> he rang and knocked on one half of this duplex and then the other. >> the dog is barking the first time i rang it about 10 times and knocked on the window and rang the doorbell. he didn't answer it. >> he went back to the other half. no answer there either. he didn't think anyone was home back on the other side. but -- >> someone told me we'll try again. walk across the street and get away from the house. fire up in the window upstairs. so didn't answer the door. >> save my brother's life. >> this is the sister of 20-year-old aleksi who is the man that hopkins had woke up. he had been sleeping heavily while listening to music and even the family's dog la-la's barking didn't wake him. >> he had his earphones on that day and he didn't hear nothin