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allegedlyeo that is making threats from the terrorist group but it is tough to keep track of what is real and what is not. >> isil and if supporters but all caps a propaganda like videos in magazine. but that is not credible intelligence. we investigate all of those but theda threats. threat here focuses primarily on troubled souls in america were being expired or enabled online -- inspired or enabled online to do something. jonathan: that comes one day after another video references times square. with the death of individual there were still an investigation. french police say the
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eight other people will be staying in custody for at least day.er experts for the just because one operative has been taken down does not mean the battle is over. >> there are about half a dozen belton and french jihadi's who have moved up the hierarchy. they have been working together to plot attacks against france in europe. jonathan: iraqi and u.s. intelligence officials also revealed that isis is actively trying to develop chemical weapons with scientists in iraq and syria. how far along they are in the process, we don't know. jonathan elias, abc 7 news. alison: on the hill today the house voted to create more hurdles for syrian refugees trying to enter the u.s. 47 democrats joined all but two republicans to pass this measure. 289-137. that's a big enough margin that president obama cannot veto it. the political rhetoric just
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seems to be getting started. -- shunbeen discussing the american tradition of compassion. [indiscernible] they are supporting the policy of bringing tens of syrian muslim refugees into this country knowing full well we cannot vet them. alison: the senate has yet to schedule a debate on the refugee issue. leon: a muslim congregation in spotsylvania county says it plans to go ahead with its plans to expand despite a meeting last night that had become so contentious police had intervened. jeff goldberg shows us what happened. viewser: the anti-muslim were strongly expressed by a few in a plot of a few more. for the man leading a community meeting on tuesday night, the anger came as a shock. >> they are attacking and
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accusations were pretty concerning. reporter: he's with the islamic center of fredericksburg and they are presenting plans a relocation. they are seeking a special use permit to move its mosque from the current location on harrison road and build an 8000 square foot facility about one mile away. just days after the attacks in paris, he cannot believe what he was seeing and hearing. a meeting that ultimately had to be shut down by sheriff's deputies. >> i have been here a long time and no one is ever accused me of anything. reporter: the proposed site on old plank road sits right across the street of the chancellor community center. here we spoke with several people who are strongly opposed to this plan. for something concern is too much traffic. >> this is a residential community. we don't need something like that here. reporter: others are quite safely anti-muslim. >> i think some are good and some are bad.
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i say no. >> let them go somewhere else. reporter: he is saddened but not deterred. plans for a new home in new future -- >> something people think we should pack up and leave. reporter: >> will move forward. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. leon: some are rethinking lance for travel to the nation's capital. mayor muriel bowser is meeting with an ohio school and she wants to thank them for visiting d.c. anyway. that will happen in a few minutes. earlier this week isis threatened d.c. in a new video but officials say there is no credible threat. alison: this kids were here at 4:00 live in they are excited. they are having a good time in washington. leon: unfortunately did not -- they did not take a good weather day. alison: when will this rain go away? doug hill is here with the answers. doug: it has moved out of the
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area and skies are clearing outside the weather center. let's give you a big screen look at this. want to thank chris duncan who sent this in from us from george washington university. a rainbow out. we are in the process of clearing skies and that is good news here. the rain has moved out and temperatures are comfortable. 63 degrees in springfield. lesson one inch -- less than one inch. still in the 60's and very comfortable. windsclear up tonight the goes to the northwest enabled cool down. there goes the rain. lots of sunshine around the area in the next few days. we will be in good shape. if you're traveling tomorrow anywhere, the eastern part of the country looks fine. you will see clear skies and breezy weather and conjugal stuff. -- comfortable stuff . alison: right in time for the holidays, bwi has reopened one of its runways.
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runway 1028 has been under construction since august 2 install new navigational equipment required by the faa and congress. it also completed paperwork in improved the taxiway. runways now mediocrity criteria for runway safety -- now meet all criteria for runway safety. the former head of the bwi marshall airport is a tough road for himself. brianne carter is covering metro tonight where some port numbers are meeting passengers. here at the rosslyn metro station you see a very busy rush-hour and very busy because we have a new board member event happening. some of the partners out topping -- talking to riders. paulunanimously appointed
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-- today. earning nearly $400,000 a year and $4000 a month for housing subsidies for six months. he will officially start of them are 30. saysormer leader at bwi his prayers are safety, security, finances and reliability. he says he will work hard everyday to make is a world-class transit authority, including meeting with senior staff to decide any changes are needed to get track access to see what's going on with the system, and a reliability meeting to get things back on track. >> i have got a lot of homework to do. i will not deny that. on the reliability side, just that you will know next month i'm not even doing this on my own. i will continue doing this before the 30th, meeting with as many stakeholders as i can. i will hear some views. one of the other
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things he talked about was whether or not he thinks there should be a fair hike. it's been on top of the minds of many riders. brianne carter, abc 7 news. leon: dozens of airport workers across the country are on strike just days before the busy holiday travel season begins. here is the scene at chicago o'hare international airport. security workers save your being punished for reporting security deficiencies. they say they want a new contract with medical benefits and $15 an hour wages. they were strikes in boston, new york and philadelphia as well. the imports say this should not affect travel plans. patients, residents, and staff teaming up to stop a major change at a local hospital. >> it's a tragedy. leon: the private owners are
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reducing services and residents are frustrated by it. since the plane was unveiled the opponents have been fighting to keep it open is a full-service hospital. today people rally at the state capitol building in annapolis to save their hospital. alison: we are following a developing story out of the district where a police officer shot a man this afternoon. it happened not far from a high school. . stephen tschida brings us the latest reporter: it went down in the heart of a housing complex where violence is relatively common. in men waiting a knife apparently refused to put it down. police maintain when he refused to back down and his behavior apparently became more aggressive, the officer opened fire. >> the suspect has been transferred to an area hospital. we still have the knife on the scene. don't know what prompted this. reporter: some residents save
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your seeing more people exhibit bizarre behavior. this man says is because of synthetic drugs or pcp. >> they smoke it in the act crazy. reporter: seven knowledge these drugs cause the people to become aggressive or rational, -- irrational, some question why the officer opened fire. >> they train to do stuff like that. come on now. reporter: the man was apparently not conscious after the shooting and was rushed to an area hospital. we are awaiting an update on his condition. abc 7 news stephen tschida, -- stephen tschida, abc 7 news. leon: going to take a lafayette park across the white house. you see d.c. mayor muriel bowser there. she's meeting students from a school in ohio. they came to visit d.c. and she is thanking them for coming even though they were warned there
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might be some threats aimed at the city. they still decided to come here in spite of it and the mayor is showing her appreciation. it was like they are all having a good time. in the flight the rain has stopped for them. 5:00, up on abc 7 news at getting his life back. find out how much the district will pay a man it was 30 years in jail after a wrongful conviction. we are taking a big risk. worth the risk? the role thank you very cities are playing in the debate over refugees. >> i know everyone can use a gift around the holidays. leon: how one woman's generosity grew by leaps and bounds of the holidays. alison: first, a look at the decision to changes some of the food on your dinner table.
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alison: now a consumer alert. the fda approved genetically modified salmon. is the first inadequate engineered salmon considered
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safe for human consumption in the u.s. not everyone is excited. some consumer groups are threatening to sue. reporter: for the first time ever genetically modified salmon can make it to your dinner table. is the first altered animal product approved by the fda for consumption. >> the only difference that the fda could determine was at the salmon grows faster. nutritionally it is identical to salmon that is grown using conventional techniques. reporter: the company behind the salmon calls it a game changer, taking dna from a chinook salmon to produce than you and that grows quickly from birth. tour their facility in 2012 for a typical atlantic salmon is dwarfed by the genetically altered fish. >> at least 12 months. reporter: critics call it frankenfish.
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they say could lead to human health issues over time. just like genetically modified crops, the fda determined there was no safety or to nutritional difference requiring it to be labeled. meaning consumers may not know they are eating it. >> i do feel it should be labeled. >> we need gmo's to sustain our food supply. reporter: is led some in hollywood to demand labels for all genetically modified food. >> i have the right to know what is in the food a few my family. reporter: there is no word on when this seminal hit store shelves. health experts say the have concerns, look for salmon that caught."bel "wild alison: we want to know what you think about the fda's decision. joined the decision on our wjla facebook page. leon: the salmon the size of a dolphin is coming. the storm's maximum sustained
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winds is near 40 miles per hour. it is churning up the coast of mexico. currently not running any land. we will keep an eye on that. operations were a big success after hundreds of passengers were stranded in the south atlantic. and engine room fire lost -- left the ship without higher -- power. they were more than 347 passengers and crew on board. the british navy was able to rescue everyone, mostly from helicopters. alison: wow! leon: that is a crazy place to be stuck. alison: wages that a dreary, nasty day. doug: the clearing is underway now. we will have a lot of sunshine over the next five or six days. it will get cooler tomorrow. the cold front is not come until sunday. one to start off for the time lapse.
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this is from the weatherbug camera and hagerstown, md. a rainy day. it still 66 in hagerstown. the rain finally ended. the camera started clearing and here in hagerstown and around the area we have had a lot of red skies at night because of cloud cover and where the sun was just below the horizon. it makes for a spectacular day around the area and a spectacular evening. temperatures are still mild. 62 in washington. 64 in manassas. 63 degrees in frederick. as we get in the evening hours we will continue to see the skies clear from west to east. breezes will pick up out of the northwest and colder and drier air. 38-46 by tomorrow morning. the rain was slow to move out the moving out it has done. is moving across the eastern shore and that will be that. look for clearing tonight. sunny across extreme western maryland. it will take a while for the front and cloud bill to pass to
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the area. belt to passd through the area. than the weather pattern starts to change late tomorrow and on saturday. of first measurable snow the season will pass across iowa, northern illinois into the lower legs and parts of michigan as we go through tomorrow night and saturday. this front will come through our area saturday evening. i think the rain will dry out but behind that will come a big blasted chilly air. the coldest air mass of the season today is slated to do here on sunday and again on monday. as far as what will happen traveling, if you are lucky enough to be able to make some travel plans early for the thanksgiving holiday, we do have the snow concerns and some rain in the upper midwest. look at bozeman, montana. 23 degrees. most of the country should be good with temperatures in the 70's in the southwest and along the gulf coast. maybe a late day storm.
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darn good travel weather tomorrow. tomorrow, whole different kind of looking day than what we got with today. mostly sunny and breezy and 55. partly cloudy, 52 on saturday. the cold front will come through so it will be blustery. 45 on monday and warming up for good weather on tuesday. tomorrow at this time i will be at tysons corner for the tree lighting. i think around 6:10. hope to do it live o tv. that's what it would like this af leon: is very tree you are not lighting? [laughter] alison: busy this time of year. this is an interesting one. would have an abc 7 update. norm rinting has ld at auction
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millio christie's says norman rowell's "viso a country editor" was purchased by an anonymous biddn the phone. it wilbenefit the national press club and the journalism institute. leon:ne of the chacrs is norm rockwell. the one in the doorway on the far right. 's carrying a painting d smina door. alison: they are amazing. on: lal school getting a real-life lesson. alison: we will put the spotlight on education today. we will speak with a senator about getting the medal of freedom. coming asbrides are far away as atlanta. i will tell you why coming up. leon: here is a look at what is going up tonight on abc. ♪
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leon: a consumer alert now about its weight your kids may have their eye on this holiday season. howeverbo -- hoverboards. can really here with a closer look at the possible risks, i just a resident thrillseeker. reporter: want to try? leon: i will let you do your
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thing. they are a lot fun to write in your kind of addictive. and they are kind of addictive. when i fell hard i was in a neutral position and it slipped out and i fell on my head. that's why i have the helmet. this is a slick looking floor. that is not so much it would be any fun to fall on at all. speaking of falls, look at these videos online. all these riders gave us permission to broadcast these fails. look how much it hurts. when you fall it is like you are on ice and your feet pop up. that teenager broke her wrist. that is a mother of three, very athletic to tour all the ligaments in her left ankle. they love the board but nothing broken bones in torn ligament's.
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-- ligaments. >> i have seen people get their heads. i think you get on and it just goes. if you are not prepared for that, it's really dangerous. reporter: is it any more dangerous than a skateboard? coming up tonight at 11:00, hour big report. you will hear from a -- our big report. you will hear from a doctor and a mother that made a big mistake that cost her severe injury. and 7 on your side goes undercover to find out what they will and will not tell you when you buy one of these. this one cost $450 and that is on the cheap and. they can go as high as $1500. leon, this is your kind of ride. leon: if it does not have a seatbelt, i don't think so. alison: i am so glad you did not fall. reporter: me to. alison: still the come on abc 7 at 5:00, talk about
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windowshopping. out how a sale in a store window inspired one woman. leon: we will look at sanctuary cities in the midst of the immigration debate. what are they and how many do we have in our area? the an
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>> you're watching abc 7 news at 5:00, on your side. do you remember donald gates? man is-- he is the d.c. for 27 years behind bars for a
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crime he did not commit. , aight as sam ford shows us dollar amount has now been placed on all the years he was locked up. reporter: donald gates walked out of d.c. federal court this morning at rich man. >> this is one of the greatest days of my life. reporter: he is not very talkative but he was released from prison in 2009 thanks to forafter he spent 27 years the rape and murder of a georgetown university student of which he was innocent. two d.c. detectives framed him. the d.c. said he reached a settlement with gates. it gives him $16.65 million for what happened to him. one of the jurors walked out with him. [indiscernible] reporter: the mayor of the city paying millions. >> it was right that we had to
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make right on and we had liability and exposure out there. leon: reporter: one of his lawyers noted it also indicated another man. >> then utterly locked up in innocent person, but by not doing their job bailout it back i to stay on the street. reporter: that man died in prison on other charges. the detectives maintained it did nothing wrong and were not punished. jake now lives in tennessee. sam ford, abc 7 news. alison: what a story. thank you. let's check the other top stories. french officials said the have killed the accused mastermind of in paris. abdelhamid abaaoud was killed in a raid in paris yesterday. eight other people arrested people remain in custody for at least another day. in the last hour and a half the fbi says new videos making threats to rome and washington are not credible intelligence. leon: plans to build a new
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mosque in fredericksburg will go ahead despite some local opposition. some residents expressed opposition to the plane and islam in general on tuesday night. police at a shut the meeting down. feld is nowl wedder the gm of metro. of bwimer director marshall airport says his bravery's safety, security, finances and reliability. he starts work on november 30. leon: jurors in the trial of former energy ceo don blankenship say they're unable to reach a verdict. they sent a note to the judge saying they cannot come to an agreement. despite that, the judge told them to continue deliberating. he was charged with conspiracy and fraud after explosion in a west virginia mine killed men and 2010. will bebarbara mikulski
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one of 17 noted americans to receive an honor at a white house ceremony november 24. it's the highest civilian honor. the white house says it will be awarded to her for her work on health research, women's issues, science funding and making higher education more affordable. >> i was speechless. i was humbled but i'm pretty excited. he said it wanted to get this because you have made history. with first democratic home and elected in her own right and it shows the american dream. alison: the senator who was elected in 1986 is also the longest-serving woman in the senate. she plans to hold one more year in office for retiring. leon: adding to an incredible life story. here is a story that is incredible. the season of giving and a woman is taking that sentiment a heart. a toy orot just donate
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food, she donated an entire toy store. he says she was walking by the store and saw the sign in the window that says for rent. she decided to go in, negotiate and by the place instead. and everything inside -- she's giving at all to homeless children. >> when i saw this toy story i -- store i realized i could do it on a grander scale for one year. >> do a lot of giving that i all to say this is is a first time anybody bought out an entire store and donated it to a children's shelter. leon: it was all backed up and taken away and donated to the city department of homeland -- homeless services. alison: it is not get any more generous than that. leon: what a great example. love that. alison: $700 can go a long way for holiday shopping. win -- all you have to do is
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wake up and win with "good morning washington." we are on the air starting at 4:24 tomorrow morning. good luck everybody. leon: you could buy a very small story from. alison: coming up, hundreds of dresses for sale. this is not an ordinary wedding dress shop. we will easily how you can get a deal just ahead. -- we will explain how you can get a deal just ahead. reporter: high school students gave feedback on the upcoming school vouchers. their
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steve: a lot going on. we have the big turkey trot 10k in quantico. temperatures start up in the
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30's early the morning but will eventually rebound to the upper 40's around 50 degrees. the district will see daytime highs of lower 50's on sunday. the coldest day so far this year with temperatures only in the upper 40's. with temperatures only in the upper 40's. abc 7 news it's the holidays. whh means a house full of people --
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alison: new developments in a story that might remind you of a basement bridal sale. this was being conducted by the u.s. marshals service. wedding dresses being sold at a fraction of cost as part of a federal embezzlement case involving a now defunct prince george's county business. alison: people are coming from hundreds of miles away to save a few bucks. >> is overwhelming. reporter: janel does not have a wedding date yet but she is not missing out on this bargain basement opportunity to get her dress. >> i'm having a hard time deciding. they are picking through dresses with tags marked "seizure." is part of a federal embezzlement case involving this woman. she was once and for giving dresses to military brides and was convicted last year for embezzling $5 million from her the association of american medical colleges.
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the u.s. marshals service is selling off her store's inventory. is an unusual sale for the agency. >> usually cast, vehicles, properties, airplanes. not bridal gowns. reporter: take a look at some of the deals. when you look at this stress, the retail is just under $2000. $675.ice at this sale, and this dress retails for $1722. sale price is $603. -- found address this by the fact that brides are not allowed to try them on. try andave to penetrated down that way. -- to write it down that way -- drape it down that way. >> congratulations. reporter: suzanne kennedy, abc 7
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news. leon: what goes better with a wedding dress than diamonds? that i would to go to botswana. the world's second-largest gem quality diamond has been discovered. more than 1100 carats. the largest find it more than a century. the second-largest ever. second to a 3100 caret found in 1905. it was cut into nine separate stones in many of which are in the british crown jewels. alison: it would be hard to hold your hand up with that one. leon: you would give it a shot. alison: a lot of women would try. leon: one of the spokespeople said this made it the best month we never had. [laughter] alison: 1100 carats. wow. coming up, we're standing by for some potentially big news about
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bryce harper. we will explain coming up in sports. reporter: section where he cities. the fierce
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alison: an office assistant is being held without bond after allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. deborah crawford of woodbridge was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a male student since october. she is now on adnistrative leave. leon: now to a watchdog investigation. immigration is a hot topic right now, which includes a fierce debate over so-called sanctuary cities. some governments don't fully cooperate with federal officials when they find an illegal immigrant with a warrant. that includes some local towns. chris papst doug and. ug in.g reporter: she has two kids, a drivers license and a job cleaning hotel rooms. he is also here illegally. >> we are taking a big risk.
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is lessenedr risk by living in a nation's capital. living here illegally is better than living in mexico legally? >> without a doubt. reporter: her immigration status will never be checked by the district, even if he commits a serious crime. if the feds want to do for her, d.c. will not cooperate. >> it is failure to cooperate. reporter: washington is considered a sanctuary city. it does not honor federal, civil, or deportation warrants. only federal criminal warrants. she says this is about trust. >> all of this is designed to make sure that people here in undocumented capacities are not been afraid to come forward as victims and as witnesses. came in upper marlboro strongly disagrees.
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2011 their daughter was killed by a drunk driver. learned the illegal immigrant from mexico since 2001 had 23 traffic and misdemeanor convictions. he was never deported. >> if he had been arrested and deported at that time, we would not be sitting here. >> we were let down by the system. i believe we are making the community safer. reporter: this share front's county differently. his department fully cooperates with the feds and even as strange immigration deputies in his jail. >> my job is to protect the city's -- citizens of this county. during this investigation we learned every d.c. measure jurisdiction cooperates with criminal warrants issued by ice, immigration and customs enforcement.
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they do not cooperate with civil or deportation warrants. so someone with a civil war and is discovered by local authorities. ice will not be contact. that person will be let go which makes these sanctuaries. do you think these policies make the public less safe? john tourists is the former director of ice. he retired after 27 years. those areas we have law enforcement not talking to each other, it inherently makes the community less safe. reporter: the man one-year prison and is now at a jail. he is still in america. he was ordered deported by an immigration judge but has appealed. alison: think you very much. let's get a check on the roadways. what a mess. jamie: it is going to be a slow one. we have this on the capital beltway, both the inner and out of the near new hampshire
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avenue. if you travel through montgomery county, this is what to expect. less talk about how slow you are actually traveling. we are seeing a lots of talk -- stop and go. we also have the volume on the baltimore-washington parkway, as well as 95. so heading north getting closer to baltimore again, stop and go traffic. and overturn a macarthur boulevard. we do have lanes blocked an emergency crews are on scene. in virginia, 395 slowing. bottom side of the beltway we had congestion of the outer loop from van dorn getting towards the wilson bridge. it will take you about 30 minutes. the rain is not coming down anymore but we do have is still the slow traffic. let's hear more about the rain and hopefully it stop. doug: dick stockton skies are clearing. -- it did stop and skies are clearing. look at this incredible image from st. mary's county.
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absolutely gorgeous sunset. all around the area the clearing trend will continue. temperatures mild in the lower 60's. still 63 in the nation's capital. clear skies and northwesterly line bringing in -- northwesterly wind bringing in cooler temperatures. 42 and fairfax tomorrow. across -- aees bright and sunny day tomorrow because the cold front is finally pushing all the rain and heavy cloudiness out of here. we will be in good shape. nothing but sunshine tomorrow and we look further to the west. friday afternoon through saturday morning will have snow across portions of the midwest. we will get a cold front saturday night and that will bring in gusts your wines and -- winds and cooler temperatures on sunday. on monday, tuesday will be cool
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and sunny. cooler weather leading up to thanksgiving. the parade is live on thanksgiving day saturday morning at 10:00. robert: who will be the national league m.v.p.? bryce harper is a national -- finalist in some say he is a shoe in for the award. it will be the first honor of his career. the announcement is expected in the next hour. the skin continue their preparation for the undefeated panthers. they will have more to worry about the cam newton dance moves. only one issue. robert is not cam newton. >> robert is just like him. when you have a specimen like that guy, he is like a defensive and. >> he is athletic and it will take a lot from the fall. you really have to put your body on him to make him fall. robert: the holidays are upon us
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and i could be a bittersweet time for the less fortunate. one local pro athlete stepped in to take away the bitterness and make it sweet. >> i don't have a turkey at home. robert: florence carter has the turkey now think so the wizards tower forward to today was paying it forward. he was in northeast washington, handing out dozens of holiday turkeys and all the extras so family -- to families in need. >> i have two grandkids. this will help me a lot. i think it very much. robert: how you feel about "scandal now --thanksgiving now? >> good. robert: their thanksgiving will be better now. >> when their eyes light up when you give that back. >> it's pretty amazing. i am blessed to be able to give
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them food for thanksgiving. it's pretty awesome. robert: a lot of smiles. leon: those smiles are priceless. turkey.and alison: reading, writing and budgets? leon: discover the world
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alison: abc 7's spotlight on education takes us tod -- to d.c. tonight. as mike carter-conneen reports from the school chancellor is getting feedback from some insiders who really know what is needed. >> there been numerous accounts of teachers assigning busywork. reporter: at this budget hearing, students can ask for new electives and more rigorous coursework. >> they want chinese, mandarin,
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japanese, italian, sign language. reporter: some students complained their schools need funny just to deal with outdated buildings and old technology. >> we don't even have enough textbooks for the entire class. we have to share. reporter: students participated in the hearing held at the central office of dcps. their comments and complaints very widely. one topic came up time and again. the chancellors interest in extending the school day. >> i think is the worst idea you could ever have. reporter: they are seeking feedback on adding hours to the school day or days to the school year. >> you expect them to stay in school and as they all year round for two extra hours? >> we don't go home after school. we have things we have to do. >> i have cheerleading practice in my homework. reporter: the chancellor says 44 schools already has an extended day but he would not have a
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districtwide mandate but she is looking at individual schools. >> is not just about making the history class longer. it really is about providing more flexibility in the day to be able to do things like extracurriculars or field trips or what have you. reporter: the budget process continues this fall. mike carter-conneen, abc 7 news. alison: science teachers use the rainbow experiment to engage students, but 7 on your side found the demonstrations can also put them at risk. tomorrow night at 11:00, we dig in the problems with safety, training and accident reporting all for the so-called rainbow experiment. they started digging after the fire at a high school in fairfax last month. tomorrow you will hear from the young men that many are calling a hero. he put out the flames on one of his classmates with his bare hands. that is was it interview and more details on the demonstration danger tomorrow night at 11:00.
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that is it for us at 5:00 but abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> you're watching abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. maureen: a new isis video promises to turn the white house black with ash. tonight the fbi is responding. leon: the fbi director says such videos are not credible intelligence. the attorney general urged calm. >> we will not allow merchants of violence to rob us of our most precious ideals. they want us to live in fear and we refuse. leon: this is just hours after french authorities confirm the suspected architect of the paris terror attacks was killed yesterday in a police raid. it is believed he perry a role in -- he played a role in four previous plots. maureen: this is ignited a debate over if the u.s. should except refugees from syria.
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the house overwhelmingly accepted -- it requires the administration approve that all refugees are being screened before being allowed into the u.s. as scott thuman tells us, the biggest concern now may not be refugees but tourists. reporter: with widespread worry over just to is entering the u.s. refugees from syria and iraq may soon hit a capitol hill stumbling block. despite this from president obama. pose a morehey significant threat and all the tourists are here every single day. it does not jive with reality. reporter: she is talking

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