announcer: from abc 7 news this is a breaking news alert. >> the breaking news is from mali, where, sources tell abc news, a deadly hostage situation is now over. the radisson blu hotel, taking several hostages, firing at the guards. 140 guests and 30 employees were locked in the hotel. abc's megan hughes has the breaking details.

megan: 7:00 a.m. local time, attackers armed with guns and grenades reportedly/a vehicle with -- reportedly smash a vehicle with diplomatic license plates through the doors. troops helped move people to safety. many rescued, including six americans. government official says the gunman are no longer holding any hostages. are no longer holding any hostages. "i french president says would ask all french nationals currently insensitive countries to take all the necessary -- currently in sensitive countries to take all the necessary precautions." >> take all the necessary steps in order to solve the crisis.

gan: this comes on the heels of the worst suicide attack in -- worst terrorist attack in paris and bombings in beirut. the u.s. embassy in mali is also near that hotel. u.s. citizens have been told to stay home more shelter in place. anchor: it's been one week since those deadly attacks in paris. the death toll has risen to 130. frenchthis comes as president francois hollande has ordered the intensification of airstrikes on isis and targets in both syria and iraq. the leader behind last week's attacks, abdul hamid abood -- abaooud, was killed in a raid.

here at home, the fbi says dozens of suspected radicals are under tight surveillance. officials fear they might try a copycat attack. propaganda video, threatening the u.s., this time promising to turn the white house black with fire. >> we are operating around the clock to uncover and disrupt any plot. >> we are not aware of any credible threat here of a paris type attack. federal law enforcement agencies say there are a total of 900 terror investigation in every state. secretary of state asked carter says the u.s. is prepared to change the rules of engagement in the fight against isis, saying we will defeat the terror group. another plane grounded this noon because of a bomb threat. this most recent case was in fort lauderdale. the spirit airlines flight was forced to make a landing. one passenger allegedly made a threat.

the plane immediately turned around. bomb squads swept the plane for explosives but did not find anything. two men are being interviewed by the sheriff's office as well as the fbi. stay with abc seven as we continue to cover the terror as we -- with abc 7 continue to cover the terror threat here at home and overseas. you can download our free abc 7 news mobile app. let's turn to your friday forecast. cooler and breezy or conditions out there today. let's head over to chief meteorologist doug hill. the: this time yesterday, same shot, we could not see very .uch, shrouded in fog and rain it was warmer. today, only 54. but crystal skies. just a delightful day, all due to high pressure and gusty winds

bringing in the drier air. 54 in manassas and dale city. in -- ees it is a dry breeze. in the sunshine, it is comfortable. toward sunset, it's going to get kind of chile. we will call for a high of 55 -- get kind of chilly. we will call for a high of 55. we are going to talk more about it. we will have travel impact. we will talk about our travel weather, too, in a few minutes. jummy: police are investigating an accident that sent a car crashing into a dorm at howard university. this was the 200-block of 4th street early this morning. the car crashed into a dorm

hall, the driver was arrested at the scene. fortunately, no one was injured. we also have new information this noon about the secret service officer arrested after sending sexually explicit text messages to an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old girl. according to new court documents, lee robert moore had online sex chat with at least two minors. he also kept a small arsenal at his home. his next court appearance is december 2. a florida man accused of landing a gyro copter on the grounds of is ins. capitol court today, expected to plead guilty to operating it without a license. he says it was an act of civil disobedience, intended to protest big-money donations in politics. convicted israeli spy jonathan

pollard has been released after almost 30 years. benjamin netanyahu says "israel welcomes his release." pollard had provided large amounts of u.s. information to israel. he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit espionage and was given a life sentence. he later said his guilty plea was coerced. let's get a check of the roadways for you. --ie sullivan's joins us jamie sullivan joins us. loop of theouter beltway and the inner loop, some pike.ty near leesburg there is a landlocked in the outer loop. it's really not -- there is a blocked in the outer loop. it's not really slowing things down. and a quiet right continuing in through falls church.

ride continuing in through falls church. no delays to worry about. if you are heading out of town for the weekend, 95 looks good all the way to dale city. 95 in maryland, no big issues to worry about. quiet on the beltway through maryland. back to you. jummy: coming up on abc 7 news at noon, controversy in the classroom. the homework assignment that has some parents outraged in utah. -- thehe health alert renewed warning about a popular produce product after a deadly outbreak. and getting into the holiday spirit, details of the arrival of the christmas tree and the work it will take to get ready for that big lighting. it's starting to feel a little bit more wintry out there. willwill be back -- doug be back. that's

announcer: you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. jummy: diversity advocacy groups want virginia to make it easier for a transgender person born in the state to get one's gender -- changed.t now right now, they have to get documentation of surgery. they want to make it easier for people to buy -- bypass the court process. a utah mother is outraged after her 14-year-old daughter was given a homework assignment on how to recruit for isis.

she wrote the principal asking for an explanation. her daughter was asked to draw a publicizing the terrorist organization. the assignment was given by a first year teacher who apologized and canceled it immediately. it's done in classrooms across the country, but after a fire at a local high school, we discovered problems with the so-called rainbow experiment. at 11:00, we will tell you about things you don't know about the rainbow experiment. it requires no specific training, no specific standards for safety, and no reporting of accidents. you will hear from one student who was burned in the accident. he saved a classmate, putting out the flames with his bare hands. >> it was hot and ricky --

sticky. the few people it did hit, it was more difficult to put out. it was burning hotter than a regular flame. tonight, the dangerously found that have some calling to put an end to the experiment for good. a 7 on your side health outlook. salmonella has sickened more than 800 people. 165 have been hospitalized. the number of people affected is expected to rise. health, fda, and state officials are continuing to investigate this outbreak. it sparked two separate recalls of cucumbers imported from mexico. you have probably heard or seen this before, being bombarded by

those happy pictures of your ex on facebook. facebook is launching a new feature that will make the breakup easier. it allows you to limit what ofeone sees of the next -- an ex. it gives you the option to remove your ex from your newsfeed, untagged yourself in the ex's photos. pretty smart. for the fourth year in a row, d.c. business executives slept awareness raise and solidarity. the event, hosted by the covenant house, is the largest in history. november is national hunger and homeless awareness month. the d.c. metro area has one of the highest rates of homelessness and childhood poverty.

some washington capitals and mystics players are coming together to bring cheer to those in need. they held a big shopping trip this morning and each team shop for 20 families. created -- was created nearly 20 years ago. >> i love it. i love giving back to the community. the kids are going to be so grateful. it's great to get back to your community, to give back to the ones who don't have as much as you. jummy: this was the fifth season that they joined forces in this. than a 4000 mile journey, the capitol christmas tree is finally here in the district. the spruce came all the way from alaska. sam sweeney is on capitol hill with all the details. arrived,as finally

the u.s. capitol christmas tree. it arrived after a more than 4000-mile journey from the forests of northern alaska. it came by boat from seattle, and all the way across the country. .e just cut the twine the branches are starting to fall out. they will fall for the next couple of days. i want to bring in the man that brought this christmas tree here. this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. tell me what this has meant for you personally. >> personally, it's a great opportunity, once-in-a-lifetime deal. the response we got at events has been great. law enforcement has been great with us. it's been a tremendous trip. i would do it again if i got the chance. sam: they need to keep the tree hydrated through the holiday season. water tois filled with

keep it fresh. newly elected paul -- newly elected speaker paul ryan will light the tree. jummy: i hear somebody i know will be there to help light the tree. doug: i will report. i will do my play-by-play. i will be doing the weather from tysons corner. that will be fun. i don't know if i get to hit the swch or just do some commentary. the weather will be perfect. yesterday, not so perfect. it was warm, in the mid-60's, but not so pretty. gorgeous weather all across the area now. this is the western shore of the bay, the northern coastal tip of the county.

just beautiful, just a little bit on the cool side we are in the middle of november. it is supposed to be cool. city.rees in dale 51 now in aspen hill. temperatures are a little colder farther north and west. the coldest air mass of the season will arrive here late tomorrow night these temperatures in the 40's will be our high sunday and monday. it's going to get kind of windy here. high pressure is large and in charge all over the eastern 1/3 of the nation. this is snow. winter storm warnings across iowa, southern wisconsin, illinois, spreading into michigan by tomorrow. front developing with this system. 24we get through the next hours or so, the cold front will

get visible, but it's going to be warmer air. out ofeas take the rain it. we will have a wind shift with gusty winds. snow showers continue in the great lakes. dayy, breezy, and chilly on sunday. northern indiana, michigan, there will be some showers west of the appellations. most of the country looks pretty good and a little bit on the cool side. 55 today with the sunshine. tomorrow 52. becoming very breezy tomorrow night, somewhere between breezy and windy on sunday. dry weather and pleasant weather tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. if you are lucky starting to travel for the holidays tonight, you've got good weather, and it looks like that will hold through thanksgiving. jummy: especially for those parades.

coming up, it's going to be a chilly one for football fans this weekend, but that's not stopping everyone from getting excited. we look at the prep

big fridayof the night football games in our region is happening sunday. students are getting hyped up. john gonzalez is there in maryland, where the squad is getting ready for a big gridiron showdown. last nineners of the championships have been these guys. the game on sunday is with the tigers. these are two of the top teams in all of maryland, in all of

the entire d.c. area, in the entire country. 18th in theanked nation. quarterback. the you are the guy. >> this is awesome. and we'reto come out going to win on sunday. doing ast week, little nae nae. before you do, what do you think of the matchup? >> we have been practicing so hard this week. we are ready. john: let's see how good the nae nae is. a little nae nae good counsel

style. the dematha-good counsel, championship, winner take all. the best of the best here in maryland. jummy: a beautiful start to the weekend. doug will be back with a look at the forecast. welcome.

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his blanket during an earthquake. the zookeeper says he was really scared. he draped the white sheet over his head. too.ld be scared, doug: poor thing. i'm glad it turned out all right. let's talk about our weather. this is the weather for tysons, the same all over the area today. mid-50's with sunshine and a bit of a breeze. the weekend looks terrific. sunshine, 52 tomorrow. breezy, colder on sunday. you can always keep up-to-date online. jummy:

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