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landmarks, the fbi says, are not credible. alison: the house voted today to tighten restrictions for refugees. coverage tonight. tom roussey spoke with a man who lived in syria at the height of the civil war. first, richard reeve with the latest on what is happening in paris. richard: this has been a rapidly moving terror investigation, the police confirming the ringleader of the paris attacks is now dead. authorities around the world are bracing for more attacks. the french leader called it a new kind of war. aench police are trading for possible chemical attack. leaders say the threat is very real. >> chemical or biological weapons. .s., thousandse u of officers are the streets in the district in new york with aroundvisible presence
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places like the verizon center. >> we have not been able to fully assess this. richard: all this after the noise and chaos of this assault. the police found in the bullet -- in the rubble bullet-ridden body of the ringleader of the paris attacks. the remains so damaged that investigators could only identify him by his fingerprints. >> the fbi called the investigation and effort to take down the entire network. richard: french authorities say that he was behind at least four other isis plots this year. >> they are worried about other attacks that might be planned. richard: the police are still searching for two other suspects. >> i think it is a long-term war
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against an enemy that we cannot see. richard: after the paris attacks, french investigators got a tip the man was in syria plotting another attack. incredibly, a discarded cell phone led investigators to his cousin, then the terrorist hideout in suburban paris. the big concern now is terrorist may try to use chemical or biological weapons. live in the satellite center, richard reeve, abc 7 news. alison: left four dead after a heinous attack, tonight a firsthand account of war-torn syria. we are hearing from the victim of chemical attacks in 2013. he is now in the u.s., first read it with the house vote to tighten rules on accepting syrian refugees. tom roussey is live on capitol hill with his story and more on the growing refugee crisis. son, the vote in the house today was taken amid fears that a refugee could pose as a
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-- a terrorist could pose as a refugee to get into the united states. we spoke with a man who saw the syrian war at its very worst a few years ago. two years ago, the world was worth five by images of chemical weapons attacks against towns rebelling against syrian president assad. hundreds of children died, 1500 people total. >> i watched people die, suffocate. tom: he was hit by the sarin gas. >> my heart was practically stopped. among the dead bodies, miraculously surviving. he came to the u.s. on a tourist visa and is disturbed by what has happened since. >> the fire has spread into paris and innocent people died. >> this is a moment when it is better to be safe than sorry.
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tom: he said he was not surprised as lawmakers made it harder for syrian refugees to come here. >> they are afraid of us. now they are talking about refugees, people who are fleeing for their lives. president says es threatened to veto, but he says he is no fan of the president either. >> he is the last person on earth who should talk about helping others. if he acted since the beginning of the syrian revolution, he could have saved 400,000 lives. : as far as the bill to make it more difficult for syrian refugees to come here, enough democrats joined lawmakers that they have a veto-proof majority. the bill's fate in the senate is very much up in the air at this point. tom roussey, abc 7 news. says the u.s.rump may have to look at drastic measures in the wake of the war on terror.
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in an interview, he said the u.s. may have to do things that were once considered unthinkable. earlier this week, he's ingested the possibility of shutting down mosques. we will hear much more from donald trump and his family in an exclusive sitdown interview tomorrow night on "20/20." alison: stay with abc seven for coverage of the war on terror. sign up for breaking alerts at wjla.com/text. leon: after miserable weather today, the rain is over. the headline heading into the weekend, colder temperatures. steve rudin is here to tell us about it. belfortutside the furniture weather center, the skies beginning to clear, the rain has come to an end, moving off to the east. the query are coming across the mid-atlantic. the coldest of the air not until the upcoming weekend.
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say humid, some may 62 degrees at reagan national, cooler to the west. 59 cumberland and winchester, 55 luray. we have cold temperatures overnight, upper 30's. we will talk about the next seven days, plus a busy thanksgiving holiday travel forecast. he spent 27 years in prison for a crime he did not commit line of the -- for crime he did not commit, and now donald gates has received a settlement. his conviction for raping and murdering a georgetown woman was overturned through dna evidence, which also identify the real killer coming was convicted of another case and died in prison. alison: d.c. police a that an selfer acted in defense when he shot and killed a man this afternoon in
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northeast. an officer confronted the man armed with a large knife and told him to drop it. instead, the man's behavior became more aggressive and the officer fired once, hitting him. he later died at the hospital. leon: a school worker arrested for sexual assaults, the police say that emperor crawford had an inappropriate relationship with a student at freedom high school. officer say that deborah crawford sent inappropriate messages to the student. she is being held without bond. sentenced to fogle more than 15 years in federal prison. he pled guilty to child pornography and sex charges come in addition to the 15 and a half years he read grade that he agreed to a lifetime of supervision, a fine, and to register as a sex offender. he cried during his statement, saying that his wife and children would never get over this. she has reportedly filed for divorce. leon: a move that could affect
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usingds of thousands obamacare. unitedhealth group, the nation's largest health care provider, may pull its program from the federal exchange because they took a big hit to their bottom line. if thatap hpens, half a million americans would have to switch providers. united says they will evaluate the viability of services to determine if they continue in 2017. alison: 7 on your side with an alert for parents, there are four apps you will want your child to delete. swap, andkfm, photo after school. the posts are anonymous and that inappropriate material could be contained. there are websites to help parents navigate apps, and we have a link at wjla.com. 47 million americans are
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expected to travel at least 50 miles next week. the biggest crowds might be at the airports. aaa found airline tickets are 10% lower than last year. are the holidays, airlines expecting 55,000 more passengers each day than last year. alison: 7 on your side with health matters. if you enjoyed watching "scandal" with your favorite bag of popcorn, you may want to think twice. experts say that it may have a hidden health hazard, the lining of the microwavable bags have a chemical called pfoa. this is the same stuff used in teflon cookware. the chemical itself sticks around inside your body for a long time. the possible damage is still being researched. the initial findings are not good. >> they seem to suppress the
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thyroid gland, and probably most dangerously, they increase the concentration of cholesterol, especially the bad cholesterol come in our blood supply. are supposed to be cut from popcorn bags by the end of the year, but plenty of brain still use them. leon: speaking of chemical issues, after a fire at a fairfax county high school, the 7 on your side i-team discovered a major problems with an experiment. there are no required training for specific safety standards and no reporting of accidents like the one at wt woodson high school. tomorrow, an exclusive interview with a student who was burned. he saved a classmate, putting up the flames. >> since there was ethanol, it was hot and sticky. the few people that it hit, it
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hit like it was on them. it was burning hotter than a regular flame. night, therow problems we found that have some calling for schools to's. the demonstration for good, and what experts say could be done to make the rainbow experiment safer. still ahead, you have probably seen the hoverboards on the lot of holiday shopping lists, but are they a hazard? >> i did not realize there was a speed bump until i went over it and fell face first. alison: at least one state taking action against these. we investigate.
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kimberly: before you roll out the money for the hottest gift on wheels, you may hear this page. >> if you fall, you will fall on your feet. kimberly: the ease of a skateboard. do you think it's dangerous? 25 pages, 25 warnings. this manual mentions risk of death on page 3. >> the white house hurt, man. kimberly: people are posting their falls on line some getting hundreds of thousands of views, and companies are crashing in -- cashing in on the crashes. even the experts have appointments with pavement. >> i did not realize there was a speed bump until i went over it and fell face first. last threen the months, the consumer product
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safety commission received only eight reports of dr-treated injuries. a bunch of crashes are not reported. this arlington girl suffered a triple fracture. as the popularity jumps, they expect emergency room visits to jump, too. injuries, injuries to the tailbone or back, bruises or abrasions. concussion or more serious head injuries, especially with all these kids. >> he himself crashed on his first try. >> they have a tendency to shoot out from under you if you're not totally balanced. i can be dangerous because they are self powered. not expecting it to be as powerful as it is. pagerly: had he read seven, he would have known. this athletic mother toward the ligaments in her left ankle trying to get off one of two family hoverboards. >> it almost runs you over if you step off the front, so
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that's dangerous. kimberly: which is why you cannot give it a spin in the stores. there is no other product that modell's that requires a miniature to warn you once you open it, you warowmnn it. undercoveride convince the salesman to take us to the parking lot, where he gave a thorough tutorial. how do you keep it in neutral? >> just don't move. kimberly: a handful of reports in london of a board catching fire because of charging problems. that warning is on page 18. the best riders say that most falls happen when you are learning. the irony here, page 16 cautions, children should not drive this device. kimberly suiters, abc 7 news. swagway,eached out to which makes the board sold at
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modell's. we have their response on our website at wjla.com. leon: steve "wiggle toes" rudin tried it out. steve: it was not good. i gave it two tries. look at the past 19 days, only three below average. the rest have been above average. we are going to draw a quick days for thewarm weekend. 65 degrees the high earlier today, the average 57. outside right now, ball me for 86, but the temperatures are falling. cumberland. , already in the 30's andt you 40's. chicago at 36 degrees, getting ready for snow.
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at 35 degrees.w overnight, the skies clear, northern and western suburbs fall into the upper 30's, near 40. tomorrow morning you will not need the umbrella but sunglasses all day long. 46 petworth and west end, 42 fairfax, 45 dale city. morningcast through the tomorrow, hardly any clouds in north the wind out of the and west. into friday evening, it stays dry, hardly any clouds, a bit breezy at times. through the day saturday, clouds increase a little bit. saturday evening, this is part of the cold front that will bring a shot of the coldest air so far this season, talking high sunday only in the upper 40's, middle 40's monday. early monday morning we could be waking up with our first frost inside the beltway. the travel plans tomorrow, a lot of folks getting out of town
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early, 53 philadelphia, new york city bright sunshine 54. pittsburgh in the upper 40's. for us, 55, 56 degrees. the next seven days, 52 saturday, 47 sunday. monday, only 45 degrees the high temperature. we rebound towards the middle and and of the week. travel conditions thanksgiving across the mid-atlantic look perfectly fine. alison: very good, we need that. leon: fantastic back-to-back wins. robert: alex ovechkin broke a record, bryce harper m.v.p. a night of stars at the verizon center.
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it'sithe holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. >> and now the toyota sports
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desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. m.v.p. sounds good, bryce harper named the national league's most valuable player, and it was unanimous, making him in history. m.v.p. he finished second in batting average first in runs scored. shortly after the news broke, a one-on-one with the right fielder. just truly excited to
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hear my name called. blessed to be able to have the opportunity to win this award. robert: you guys do not exactly make the playoffs this season, but winning the award, is in a consolation? bryce: at the beginning of the year, we set out to win the world series. that is what you play for. it is what you do as a team and organization, and that is winning ballgames. that is what we need to do. we need to get to where we need to be. award,teful to win this but at the end of the day, i want the world series trophy. and stars tonight at the verizon center. alex ovechkin breaks the record, leaderg the all-time nhl in career goals by a russian-born player. the caps lose the game, 3-2. gw on the road taking on south
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florida. -67.colonials win, 73 and after beating ole miss today, george mason will take on oklahoma state tomorrow afternoon in the second day of the charleston classic from south carolina. just having a bryce harper party tonight. leon: your turn. robert: i'm the real m.v.p.? leon: bryce, you are the man, buddy. alison: hopefully this will help the bags under my eyes. process.s a whole steve: that's a good look. alison: we look ridiculous. there you go, robert. this will put a smile on
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the shelves at walmart and most of the local stores are selling out. we are hearing from the man himself. >> i just think that god is good and he blessed my voice. i'm a singer, hairstylist, i do it all. ♪ sweet potato pie leon: and he says he has never had voice training. patty labelle. alison: she has to have a response, something. that is just too funny.
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