>> this is a breaking news alert. jummy: that is happening now. police and fire crews on the scene of a bank robbery in northwest d.c. on the 1700 block of columbia road. this area has been blocked off for a few hours now. we are learning the scene is starting to clear. stephen has the details. the intensity winding down at this time. this is what we can tell you. after 9:00, a man walked into and he passed a

note to a teller and demanded money. when the exchange, that is he bolted out of the bank. inside, amething package or box, something that set off concern. police cordoned off the area, called the fire department, which cordoned off several blocks around the bank. and a half of investigation, the bomb squad had gone through the bank and determined nothing hazardous. the investigation into the bank robbery continues. also developing now, a deadly shooting feet away from a popular shopping center in woodbridge. we are learning more about the 20-year-old victim. john gonzales has details.

trying to figure out why this young man, zachary, was in this neighborhood in woodbridge. a collecting more evidence. they have been using metal detectors and cameras and focus their efforts on the silver pickup truck. zachary turned 20 years old on october 31. he lived about three miles away. he was gunned down here on this playground. his ought showed up here and talk to us. she was emotional. the young man was shot at least once in his upper body. worried when he did not come home. she got a call by detectives at 3:00 in the morning. least twoheard at

gunshots at around 11:00 last night. we are trying to figure out what happened, why, what did he do? john: the girlfriend talked to , but they do not believe this afternoon this was a random act. in woodbridge, john gonzales. jummy: police investigating a deathle drug lab during a investigation. it is not far from kemp mill elementary school. man's body was found at a home on silver spring court last night. police found chemicals similar to those of a drug lab. hazmat was called in. 7 news ands on abc

wjla.com for the latest update. a trial date set for the man accused of murdering his estranged wife. david black appeared in court this morning, where a february 29 trial was set. david black was arrested last month. he is charged with first-degree murder and burglary while armed. to other news, investigators trying to figure out what led to a deadly pedestrian crash in prince william county. struck onold man was linton hall road in gainesville around 6:30 this morning. he died at the scene. he was a limo bus driver and was walking to his vehicle down the street from his house. this is video from news chopper 7. teamcident reconstruction is investigating the incident. the road was closed for several

hours. let's check on the roadways around the region. starting off with a few different crashes. silver spring heading southbound on new hampshire avenue, right at the icc, all lanes are blocked. crews on scene, you may see flashing lights. bethesda, looking at what we are seeing with a crash on lono drive on georgetown road. traffic little bit of at old georgetown. democracy boulevard will give you a better idea. the roads are wet out there. spray.e bit of road something to keep in mind. if you are leaving the house, do not forget you need to turn the headlights on if you turn the wipers on. good.ltway is no issues through prince george's county. towards theser

wilson bridge, in virginia, up to speed. 66 no delays on the toll road. 395 continuing south, not much to worry about. that is a look at traffic. jummy: thank you. start to our thursday. doug hill is here with a look at the first forecast. doug: the rain and in about 15 minutes ago here in arlington. will take a while longer to get blue skies. a look at the radar. patch of showers moving offshore of annapolis, across the bridge to the eastern shore. the will move away from area. sunshine, the further west you are, the better chance you will see some. the cold front continues to pass through. the wind direction will dry the air out a little bit. of days, plenty

of sunshine. it will be chilly and windy tomorrow. 54 in falls church. 54 degrees in dale city. 56, northeast washington around gallaudet university. forecast for this afternoon as the rain continues to move out and the dryer wind blows more strongly, 65 degrees and skies become partly sunny. in the elevation mountains, a wind advisory in effect. it will get windy here, but i do not think we will see an advisory. beautiful weather to round out the week. the threat of severe weather continues out in the midwest. a system brought nearly two feet of snow to parts of colorado and spurred nearly 10 reported tornadoes in iowa and nebraska. >> a tornado forming. >> wow. jummy: the storm toppled trees

and power lines and wind top more than 70 miles per hour. a three-mile wall of fire prompted emergency evacuations. the main threat today will be strong wind from the central rockies to the great lakes. in news around the world, iraqi kurds have cut a supply route. the security council says firefighters have captured highway 47 near a town in northern iraq. it links the militant groups' two biggest strongholds in syria and iraq. >> the situation is good. there is movement, but there are continuous airstrikes. jummy: officials say u.s. advisers are located away from the fighting. a tough battle is expected to last between two to four days.

an hour ago, behind military honor in the u.s. was awarded to a bethesda man. the army captain is the 10th living recipient of the congressional medal of honor. details on the ceremony. sam: it was touching and emotional. captain held back tears as president obama put the metal around his neck. his neck.round three years ago, he saved the lives of several americans and other high-ranking officials from a suicide bomb attack. bombers approached. he noticed something was not right. he approached one of them and noticed he had a bomb. he pushed that bomber away from the group. gives me an opportunity to represent the four heroes who did not make it. pres. obama: the explosion

occurred farther from our forces. sam: despite this being the thet day of his life, captain managed to do his best. that is the true nature of courage. four other americans were killed in the blast. he has had 33 surgeries from his injuries and is now retired. it is nice to see the president honoring american heroes. jummy: absolutely. definitely one who is a local hero. coming up, more unrest and walkouts. tensions atn racial the university of missouri and schools demanding change. major mistakes hundreds of women say caused unplanned pregnancies. we will tell you about the restaurant who hopes to change the rules when it comes to paying waiters and waitresses. doug hill will be back with a

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announcer: you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. jummy: three planes were hit high lasers -- were hit by lasers in dallas. it onws chopper caught camera. the green beans hitting the helicopter -- the green beams hitting the helicopter. two other pilots reported lasers targeting their aircraft this week.

hundreds of students staging protests across the country inege racial injustices solidarity with the university of missouri. students marching out in new york state. at yale, students shut down the streets. protesting, saying they have racial injustice on campus. >> a lot of institutional changes need to be done in terms of getting more support for ethnic studies, more faculty of ethnic color on campus. after this comes mishandling of a string of racial incidents, ending with the chancellor and president resigning. two college students have been arrested for threats against lack students and faculty members. filed in the death of a virginia man while he was in police custody.

his relatives are suing for 25 million dollars, citing excessive force and violation of the right. he was picked up by police officers two years ago after acting strangely. two times on taser the man. he died from what was ruled as acute cocaine intoxication. women suing four companies, claiming they got pregnant after taking mislabeled birth-control pills. they are seeking millions of dollars in damages. they claim the birth-control packaging was rotated one hundred 80 degrees, which puts placebo pills at the wrong time of the month. that put t women at risk. >> you could be dealing from eight days to 14 days of no no ovulationoard, suppression, and therefore, conception or pregnancy can occur. jummy: it resulted in an fda

recall. the parent company tells abc news that safety is a top priority. them to make a life-and-death decision for you and your family. some doctors have a secret that could impact your health. is in ahole thing black, secret box in terms of the public. at 11:00, digging through discipline records for doctors dealing with addiction and outcome holism. there are more than you -- and alcoholism. there are more than you think. discloseot have to their troubles as they go through treatment. research has shown the doctors can safely go back to work. that is easysay for you to say, you are not putting yourself at risk. physician is an addictive

physician and treats my grandchildren. i am comfortable with him because i know he is not going to do the using substances. jummy: we will tell you how medical boards in the dmv handle addicted doctors to keep you safe and why experts say their methods do not work. new evidence women have overtaken men when it comes to obesity. that is the finding of a cdc report. the obesity rate in the u.s. has climbed to nearly 38% of adults. that is up from 32% a decade ago. have you heard this story? a restaurant chain telling customers not to tip. joe's crab shack is changing how we pay at restaurants. the chain announcing a new policy -- don't tip. they will pay more to servers. reactions are mixed. without incentive, service could suffer, but others think it is

about time. only time will tell if the policy catches on. doug: pay them more and let them tip on top. it is a win-win. jummy: can we pay you to give us perfect weather for the rest of the week? doug: it is on me today. chili for the weekend. it is november. we expect it. frederick, maryland. the sky is starting to clear. blue skies will make their way west to east, a little north to south in the afternoon. we are almost out of the weather pattern here. as far as temperatures go, in good shape. mid-50's around a little bit of rain. a 10th of an inch of rain. springfield, 55 degrees. 53, aspen hill. during the afternoon, temperatures will rise. the cool behind the front is

lagging a bit. just because the cold front moves through does not mean temperatures will drop immediately. it will take a wild to get chilly tonight. for this afternoon, low-to-mid 60's around the entire area. gallaudet andund the rest of northeast and northwest washington. degrees, fairfax. 64 degrees in dale city. a bit of a breeze now. higherr breezes at elevations. a wind advisory is in effect later this afternoon and into tomorrow. a large part of the eastern u.s. is ender -- is under a wind advisory as well. in yellow, a high wind warning. wind gusting over 50 miles per hour. be at thatgoing to level of wind, but definitely

windy and a lot of sunshine forecast tomorrow. moving inshows breaks our direction. skies will brighten. this animation shows sustained wind speed. tomorrow the west afternoon -- the wind is from the west tomorrow afternoon. the wind will diminish, but stay breezy. our forecast for tomorrow, sunny, windy, highs near 60 degrees. through the next seven days, we will see a chance of showers. friday,eantime, saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday, a lot of sunshine. upper 50's by sunday. 60's monday, tuesday, wednesday. sounds great. jummy: you can get your tip now, doug. coming up, a look one of bravo's newest reality shows being filmed here in the d&b.

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wealthy african-american families. set foriere date is sunday, january 17. diane sawyer spoke with jennifer lawrence in an interview about topics ranging from her upbringing to the debate she sparked about the gender pay gap. she prepares for the latest installment in the "hunger games" franchise. hackede headlines when sony e-mails revealed she was paid less than her male costars on "american hustle." jennifer: i know i have carried a habit of submissiveness with the idea of that makes me more likable. jummy: by christmas, you will see her in a movie called "joy." a cool

doug: showers moving northeast away from the area ahead of a cold front. sunshine this afternoon. windy around the area. jummy: a skirt alert. doug: don't wear one tomorrow. wow. this place ispectacular.

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