has international ties and implications. a prominent russian millionaire tied to the kremlin found dead in a d.c. hotel. alison: investigators are trying to figure out how he died inside the dupont circle hotel. leon: richard reeve is live for the top story. richard, what have you learned? quite thehis is mystery, dupont circle, a very trendy area of the city. there is no hotel, where the body was discovered, in unusual place for a death investigation. this man has ties with the kremlin. it is a death investigation with all the intrigue of a cold war spy novel. sources tell abc news the man found dead in a dupont hotel is identified as a longtime adviser to russian president vladimir putin. one the left in this photograph provided by the network. >> we understand that it is a person not born in the united states, 55, 60 years old is what

they are estimating. richard: d.c. police were called to the hotel after he was found unresponsive and 11th floor luxury suite thursday morning. investigators are not saying who made the discovery. initially had a major problem -- no identification on the body. >> the chief medical officer will determine the cause of death. richard: an autopsy was done friday but results are not expected for several days. not known why the multimillionaire with high-level ties to the kremlin would be in washington. he is credited with creating russia today, in english language network backed by the russian government. calling this a death investigation implies no foul play is suspected. an autopsy showed supply the results of the mystery as to how he died. public records show that he was a rich man, abc reporting he had inlions of dollars of assets

europe and millions of dollars of real estate holdings in los angeles. we are expecting some answers in the next couple days. in northwest washington, richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: changing gears, talking about the weather, back to reality for us. after several days of temperatures pushing 80, it will feel more seasonable soon and we may even get some rain. meteorologist steve rudin has thweekend outlook. we don't want to stop this ride. row of 80r days in a degrees or better, and we broke several records. 70 leesburg, manassas 66, 71 72 fredericksburg. the wind direction also changing as the cold front moves closer. cloudy skies, some of you saw showers earlier this evening. isolated showers in the forecast overnight, waking up early

tomorrow, 52 to 62. a much cooler weekend ahead, plus signs of another warm-up by the middle of next week. the details from the belfort furniture weather center in a few minutes. arstg inveoo inpolic northeast. a man was found unconscious after being shot one blaine street. officers are now searching for a suspect. leon: violence in the district is at a five year high. in part because of illegal guns on our streets. 7 on your side fighting back reporter jennifer donelan is tracking firearms and the human roll. a look at that coming up in four minutes. alison: new urgency to catch a man who killed his wife inside of a handover dunkin' donuts earlier this year. the fbi has issued a federal warrant for the man and is releasing never before seen video from the night of the murder.

tom roussey has the efforts happening right now. tom? tom: alison, this crime happened in a very busy area. the maryland live casino is behind me. the dunkin' ds onutwhere the murder happened is right across the street. there were customers inside in april when this happened. since then, there has been no justice, but the authorities hope that is about to change. nearly seven months after the crime, it remains a mystery where the suspect is. the fbi is launching a new effort to find him. never before released video shows the 25-year-old and his wife working inside the dunkin' donuts the night of the murder. they walked out of the shot. at some point, off-camera, the wifeays patel hits his across the face with a knife. then you see him alone, quickly walking away. his wife was pronounced dead at the scene after the police found her body. in april, the authorities

launched a search. they talk to somebody who said she had driven patel to new jersey. after that, he vanished. the fear as he wanted to fly home to his native india, but the fbi says there is no evidence he did that, at least not legally. they believe he may be receiving help still from relatives and friends in new jersey. this billboard has been running in times square. the authorities are hoping that it will finally bring justice. patel was in the country from india on a visa which expired one month before the murder happened. the fbi has put up a $20,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. live in anne arundel county, hanover, tom roussey, abc 7 news. site of one of the year's most gruesome crimes is about to have a new owner. three members of the survivalist savopolousof the

family were killed along with their housekeeper. the home is now under contract. alison: a developing story on airline security in the wake of last weekend's crash of a russian jetliner. investigators think that al qaeda may have planted a bomb on the plane before it took off from egypt. now the tsa is launching new foreign measures at airports and plans to expand screening of cargo to reassess security and offer assistance to airports that fall short. passengers can also expect extra scrutiny. leon: 7 on your side with a consumer alert -- "consumer reports" has a list of the least reliable cars. fiat are generally near the bottom of the pack. that includes fiat, dodge, chrysler, and ram. lexus was named the most

reliable. imagine being in a bad car on a bad road. i-66 made the top spot on the list of the worst freeways in america. that was decided by a website thrill list. they looked at things like hours of congestion and wrote roughness. according to the list, it is slow going on i-66 more than seven hours every single day. isson: now 7 on your side fighting back, the deadliest year the district since 2010. illegal guns on city streets and the body count keeps rising. today, a special 7 on your side backtigation by fighting against crime reporter jennifer donelan takes us beyond the numbers and follows the firearms. >> 911, what is your much as a? another shooting, the victim unconscious and unresponsive.

ambulances raced to the hospital throughe police sift the aftermath, families left to pick up the pieces. at the heart of the violence, illegal guns. the war against them rages on. so far this year, d.c. police ,450 illegalan 1 guns off city streets, but that did not help patricia owens. >> the only thing i have left his memories. jennifer: her son was struck down in northeast as he stepped out of his car. a surveillance camera capture chilling video is the gun man fires. >> d.c. needs to bring back the death penalty. maybe we would stop some of these. michelle broadway's son was shot and killed in april. court records reveal he was targeted because he looked at somebody the wrong way. 2015, the number of murders

in the city saw a germanic increase, a first in the last five years, moving upwards like a slow but steady death march. the wall behind me represents the approximate number of people killed in the district this year by gunfire. their names and faces are on the wall, sobering. their families have a burning question. >> where are the guns coming from? the primary sources virginia, then maryland, the north carolina. senior agentis a with the atf is not how do the guns get here? he says either through gun local businesses, or straw purchases, when somebody prohibited from buying a gun convinces somebody to buy the gun for them. joining the monument effort to track guns are the city's forensic firearm examiner's,

managing caseloads of evidence, looking for dna, fingerprints, and test firing guns. to guns, gunsts to people, places, and violence. >> has this gunman shot some morals before? jennifer: who has the gun is the major focus of the chief of police. of the more than 70 people arrested for murder in the district this year, sources tell 7 on your side more than one third of them were under some form of court supervision. like one of the men arrested for killing kevin owings. he was on probation for drugs and had a prayer gun charge. >> may be of the court system was watching, he would not commit murder. the instant gunfire erupted, what could have been for her son and so many others was lost. in the district, jennifer donelan, abc 7 news. alison: one other critical piece

of this puzzle jennifer learned -- nearly half the people arrested in d.c. the issue of former and prior gun related arrests. it appears to be a vicious cycle. leon? animatedll ahead, an than carson fires back after allegations he lied about a scholarship to west point. >> my prediction is all you guys -- leon: alison: public safety in the

nation's capital has come and question with a surge in 911 calls. this is a story you will see only on abc 7 monday night at 11:00. calling 911t people is becoming a problem with nonemergencies, tying up resources. dug into the numbers to find out how many 911 calls in the district are considered actual emergencies. >> it is a drain on the system.

to the firefighters and responders, that you are going to low-level emergencies all day , and you just feel helpless. also monday, how d.c. fire and ems are working with the local hospitals in creating new programs to ease the pressure on first responders. drama on the campaign trail tonight, and agitated than carson slammed the media. he once claimed he had a full scholarship to west point academy, but according to politico he never even applied there. carson did not hold back today when he addressed reporters, saying that he thinks the controversy will help his campaign. roz plater shows us his comments and their impact. >> my job is to call you out when you are unfair. held a presson

conference in florida after controversy all day. it began with a politico article investigating claims in interviews and his book that he had got a full scholarship offer from west point. >> i was offered a full scholarship to west point. roz: politico initially called that a fabrication, and the military academy said carson never applied and was never admit it. school is to wish and free to all admitted students. at the news conference, carson said he cannot recall who made the offer. >> i don't remember their names. i don't remember the people. they told me this was available to me because of my compliments and they would be delighted -- because of my compliments and they would be delighted, and i told him immediately my intention was to be a physician. roz: he then declared the issue not important. >> i don't like it is relevant,

but i think these kinds of things show there is a desperation on the half -- on the behalf of somebody trying to do this. roz: is it important? >> i think it matters. i think it is about honesty and being honest about your record. >> in my view, would not disqualify him, but i would certainly look at other people. roz: donald trump called this one of the many lies of ben carson. politico says on its website that it stands by the reporting of the story. roz plater, abc 7 news. alison: thank you, roz. this weekend you can help make sure that kids have a merry is atmas because abc 7 proud sponsor of toys for tots. the "good morning washington" team got the 20 fifteen drive started this week. they were at the harley davidson when livingston road between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. -- they will be

there tomorrow. our to talk about christmas especially a day like today. steve: what a perfect day to ice skate. alison: oh, yeah. you did great out there. i was nervous. steve: you saw thain teetering. steve: 80 degrees was the high at reagan national, breaking the record of 78 in 1948. monday, sunset will be before 5:00. national, at reagan 72 at this time of night. leesburg at 70, 68 manassas. still mild. the cooler air is located just off to the north, 49 indianapolis, chicago at 44 degrees. the cooler air has already arrived across the great lakes. the cold front moves are way

overnight, likely to see some showers. some of these may stick around into early tomorrow morning, but most of it is out of here midday. if you have plans for coffee, take the dog for a walk, the farmers market, grabbed the umbrella, but after that better conditions and brighter skies by the afternoon. radar, showers moved through the district earlier this evening. did not amount to a lot, just a brief downpour near petworth and trinidad. otherwise it is quiet. overnight,52 to 62 isolated showers, the wind out of the northwest at 5. the cold front sweeps through overnight, showers moving off towards the east. the wind out of the northwest tomorrow come even cooler for the day sunday, with highs only in the upper 50's. tomorrow, 64 early in the morning, falling temperatures, 60 noontime. most of us will have highs in

the lower 60's early on but the temperatures fall through the afternoon. 57 sunday, but if you like it warmer and like sunshine, you got it coming up tuesday and wednesday, highs back into the middle to upper 60's. alison: nice. sounds good. thank you. leon: we were talking about which of the washington teams -- robert: exactly,2-1. leon: we jinxed them. sports the boston-d.c. series was tied at 1-1.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: a lot of people thought the d.c. team that would get loan out by a boston team would be the redskins. but the wizards tonight just do not have it on offense or defense. first quarter, thomas with the easy bucket. they were down by as many as 30 tonight. the third quarter, bradley beal cannot get the jumper to go, translating into an isaiah

thomas lay-up on the other end. wiz lose.only98, one tuneup for the terps heading into the season, and a snake review in college park tonight -- a sneak preview in college tonight. robert carter with the bucket and the foul. later, putting it on the floor. some ball movement. diamond stone with the smash. 91-55.in big, column withhe loss the wizards losing to the celtics, but the capitals beat the bruins last night, so it is tied at 1-1. now it is up to the redskins to beat austin at boston, but one can say the chances of that happening are slim. patriots are virtually

unbeatable when it comes to playing in foxborough. tom brady is 94-15 at home. >> they have been dominating. challenge,itely a but these are the games that you get up for. not many teams have beaten them in foxboro. it will take a great performance by everybody involved. inert: battle of undefeateds high school, going into overtime. damascus rams lea ds. the stallions rally to win over lake braddock. and much more high school football on our sister station at 11:30 on news channel 8. alison: but not until this one is over. have fun. robert: will do. leon: don't miss this -- an

incredible catch a fisherman caught on camera.

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trip led to an unusual catch of the memories. camera that in a

belong to a woman who lost it when it went overboard in lake michigan two years ago. intact andcard was the photos were saved. using clues in the pictures, he tracked down the owners and returned it. we hear about this happening every once in a while and it's amazing how they stand up and water like that and still work. leon: they say that there were mussels growing on the memory card. maybe they were taking a selfie.

alison: what a way to wrap up the week. local highe temperatures, 80 degrees, all three airports. we will not do that this weekend. the high temperature tomorrow, clearing, bright

sunshine sunday, upper 50's. we have upper 60's wednesday and thursday of next week. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. alison: have a great night.

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