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they said it was worth coming here at 5:00 on thanksgiving. talked to another lady who bought more stuff. she said she said a lot of money as well. have much do you think he said? >> probably a couple of hundred dollars for sure. the price all this stuff before the black friday specials. it would be at least $200 more. and it only took us 30 minutes. reporter: we are pulling out all the stops. this is a two camera shoot. this is a section where people have been piling up a lot of items. it is busy throughout this entire place and we are more folks in my section. another hot item. i have seen silly people grabbing this. the nerf part is traditional. it's a new nerf gun that is all the rage this year. i have seen so many people buying it. a lot of the traditional toys are still popular this year. tom roussey, abc 7 news.
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kimberly: that is kind of comforting. what is old is new again. we have compiled a list of black friday deals and store hours at wjla.com. horace: thanksgiving was a day for many to get back. volunteers prepared meals before going out to various locations to feed the homeless in virginia and in d.c. d.c. mayor muriel bowser and family counselors prepared meals. they handed out 3500 meals today. the four seasons hotel in georgetown served five start meals to d.c.'s finest and hospital staff. and the four seasons meal included 300 pounds of turkey and 200 pounds of potatoes. the weather was picture-perfect across our area. let's hope it lasts. brian is a first look at the forecast for us. brian: temperatures got to the mid-60's.
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even as we head into the 6:00 hour, still lots of 50's out there. we are warmer than we should be for the afternoon high so we are thankful for that. manassas at 52. leesburg and 59. frederick, 50. ,s we head of the evening tomorrow morning when you wake up they can be patchy fog from martinsburg to charles town. low-to-mid 40's downtown. down through central virginia temperatures in the 40's. tomorrow we will be watching clouds approach but it will be a sunny day. they should get back again into the 60's. war of the upcoming weekend after this. kimberly: finding the black friday deals is relatively easy. finding the parking can be tough, especially the predatory towing. a local lawmaker and those of the hill are cracking down
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following the seven underside investigation. joce sterman explains how. >> is important that they also have the experience. is an opportunity for us to think of what they do for us. reporter: with hidden cameras rolling, the team wants it happened over and over. shopper's parking, stepping away from a private lot with peering eyes watching. then the cars were gone in 60 seconds. >> it happens again at again. reporter: he has a fast tow trucks can swoop in. he was towed in seconds. we asking whether he was allowed to park there. >> it has to be stopped in some way. reporter: for years no one has been able to stop predatory towing. >> is that unregulated for 20 years. reporter: hopefully not for much longer. he is busy complaining of local
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to polices power predatory companies to of a given free reign. >> we are giving them the authority to figure out the right response. we just went to reinforce the best practices. reporter: there is a hidden practice they want to get rid of called spotting. they leave somebody behind top in the lot. -- tucked in the lot. as soon as you cross over the private property line they call a tow truck. >> we will do something about this. reporter: virginia delegate k orey has a plan. the owner of the lot has to be there to sign off. i think it will be difficult to pass that will bring the issue to light. reporter: so will the federal bill that would provide back up in the towing fight. >> it just feels so wrong. it is so unfair. reporter: joce sterman, abc 7
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news. -- he expects action in the next couple weeks. horace: and elaborate theft in week is busted. stuffeditherspoon $11,000 of cost of products into one cardboard box. he stocked it with electronics like cameras and hard drives and then they say he placed pillows in the box to cushion any possible the ways from the items inside. $11,093?tal value of that is somebody's wage and in some. horace: he is spending his thanks giving at the montgomery county lockout. anberly: a man draped in american flag and carrying at autoliv jumped over the white house fence is afternoon. that man was immediately taken into custody on the north lawn byhe secret service. the white house went on lock down the president and first family inside for thanksgiving.
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the secret service is checking his vehicle. it was parked lincoln memorial. and the all the -- envelope left on the lawn. coming up next, chicago braces for more protests after a police officer was charged with murdering a teenager. how the demonstrations may impact the holiday weekend. horace: british banking giant is paying big-time. why it was slapped with a major find. e, kimberly: the rates happening in brussels and the skin that evacuated a mosque is next. horace: we asked you what you are thankful for this holiday season. kimberly: we will share them with you throughout the show. ♪
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>> you're watching abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. horace: a third night of protests are expected in chicago over the police shooting of a teenager. they say their goal is to disrupt left friday shopping on michigan avenue. they released dash cam video of the moments before the teenager was shot 16 times last october.
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prosecutors charged the officer with first-degree murder. kimberly: british banking giant barclays is paying out biggest thanks giving. they were fine $109 million for ignoring its own rules about checking the backgrounds of its clients and the origin of the cash. regulators say a handful of workers bend over backwards to accommodate rich clients. they went so far as the hide the deal from colleagues. they purchased a safe for the sole purpose of storing information about the transaction. horace: developing at a berlin, is scare at the grand mosque in brussels. police are called over a suspicious package containing a white outer. it turned out to be flour. the boss was evacuated and no one was hurt. kimberly: in belgium, authorities carry out three raids south of brussels links to the paris attacks. no one was arrested. police if he were are looking for evidence rather than suspects.
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this comes as authorities indulgent lowered the terror alert status in brussels to the second highest level. horace: we are new information about the flight out of baltimore the returned to the gate after a passenger report suspicious behavior. a woman said she saw one person receive a text message with the word "dynamite." and the code for airport in india. they did not find the message of the person's phone. that happened on november 17. the airplane return to the gate of the passengers returned to the terminal. four people were questioned but no one was charged. kimberly: coming up, is an annual tradition in high school football. we will take you to the turkey bowl. brian: beautiful weather of this thanks giving holiday. with the last the rest of the weekend? brian is back with a complete forecast coming up next. reporter: coming up in sports, how with the redskins deal without a key player. he is gone for the season.
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kimberly: a blimp over the thanksgiving day parade ended up a little short. he was forced to land behind a school in long island, new york. the pilot says wind changed direction and blew him off course. no one was hurt. horace: the annual turkey bowl in d.c. is in his 46th year. is the from the bible to between -- it is the friendly rivalry. the public high school football championship game is about winning and losing,. it is 46 years it is developed a tradition. not just hot dogs. they fry fish in that fund the concession stand. it was the wilson warriors versus the wilson tigers.
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>> number one! reporter: 20 think that? -- why you think that? >> i don't know. reporter: it's a reunion. >> it feels good to be here to see everybody. some people you were to school with. >> played in the late 1970's. we've been alumni for quite a few years. 30 plus years. it's good to see so many xt makes in the crowd -- x teammates in the crowd. >> they are all my school. whatever happens today, kids win . >> of the many important athletic events, this is absolutely the most important. reporter: woodson has been a perennial favorite. they have been here seven of the last nine times and won all but one of those games. as you can see by the scoreboard at halftime, they are ahead. >> we have a high-scoring
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offense. >> they'll turn it around. it's all good. just a minor setback. reporter: wilson won the second half and not enough to overcome the first. final score, 24-40. wilson's third turkey bowl win in the road -- in a row. kimberly: does -- thousands of people earn fifth acb miller running a 5k. the 14th annual up a skinny day try for hunger started freedom plaza. proceeds go to thousands of homeless people in our area, including the elderly and people suffering from mental illness. the winner finished in just over 15 minutes. we all got a little exercise today. brian wrote in his pajamas -- biked in his pajamas. brian: a lot of giving back today.
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it's definitely heartwarming. tonight i will look better. you can see the transformation. let's take a look outside and show you things are dark at there. out we were about 10 degrees above over should be for this time of year. tomorrow we will have similar temperatures and if you were clouds around. maybe a little bit of patchy fog that's developing in the nooks and crannies in the valley. we will keep an eye on that for early tomorrow. it looks superb. temperatures in the mid-50's from winchester and manassas. culpeper little bit cooler at 45. for the evening, 50's into the 40's. are range of the upper 40's downtown. a fairly comfortable evening.
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down to dallas, big rains in the big south. of next and portions of the west. as the system syncs south, the clouds started to move towards us. still a southerly flow and a gorgeous friday afternoon. by saturday we get more clouds. will have a little bit of sunshine later the day. i have to mention just in case will be -- we will be greater -- grayer. we will see things different for the back cap the weekend. thanksgiving travel, hopefully you did ok today. tomorrow for black friday shopping, temperatures in the 40's and 50's early in the day. we will climb into the 60's in the afternoon and it looks like another really nice day. milder than normal temperatures. get out tomorrow because saturday is the last day before we start the transition. saturday, limited sunshine.
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a lot of clouds around. .it could be a hit or miss shower late in the day maybe a slightly higher chance on sunday. long-term looking at the seven day outlook i think of best chance those early next week. sunday travel, showers down to the south by st. louis to dallas give it -- dallas. call on the west coast. call on the northeast coast. here is the seven day forecast. an isolated shower on saturday and sunday. monday one of the cooler days. the best chance comes tuesday and early wednesday morning and then we level back out in the upper 50's by the middle of next week. not too shabby of a forecast. horace: of sorry about the redskins. the nfc east is a mess. erin: but the redskins do have a
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lot to be grateful for what it comes the turkey day. the eagles looked terrible against the lions. megatron went back for thirds.
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>> countdown to veterans day sponsored by paralyzed veterans of america. erin: the redskins have lost a major piece of the defense. quarterback chris culliver is done for the season after he tore both his acl and mcl at practice. he had 16 tackles this season. on thanksgiving they hope he has a speedy recovery. practice was over early today for thanksgiving. after that last bite it's time to get back to work on those giants. >> we are in a position to be tied for first place in the division. at the end of the day we have to fix stuff. because of the records of the other teams we have the opportunity but the -- at the end of the day with a thick stuff. -- fix stuff. >> after it's all gone, that's we potato pie and bluebell ice cream and gone, we've got to get back to that new york giants.
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erin: that ice cream does sound good. it's a big day for the redskins even though they are not playing. the eagles an action against the lions. teamnately, chip kelly's an absolute mess right now. five touchdown passes and three of them to megatron. the lions win big, 45-14. d.c. tradition, the 46th annual turkey bowl. woodson was lucky for the three peat in northeast. woodson was rolling. kahlil wright was the m.v.p. the touchdown pass. he tried to keep things close. stephen williams junior, a keeper for the score. he left the game early with a lead -- leg injury. that it was all woodson. the short td run.
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congratulations. the dallas cowboys are hosting cam newton and the undefeated panthers. 23-3 right now in the third quarter. kimberly: that just thinks. i'm giving thanks. [laughter] erin: plus to be thankful for. brian: tomorrow will be another great day. there can be fog in the morning. the weekend temperatures are back slightly but still above average. a spotty shower on saturday or sunday. nothing to ruin plans. the rain will come early next week. kimberly: how much above average every? -- are we? brian: about 10. every? -- are we? brian: about 10. kimberly:
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tonight, the massive storm on the move. 35 million people in its path. snow and ice falling as millions prepare to travel back. fierce winds downing trees and power lines. a huge stretch of the country bracing for trouble. crossing the line? donald trump's latest personal attack. going after a reporter appearing to mock his disability. tonight, why it's trump demanding the apology. a clear picture. the stunning new video of that good samaritan medical student. a new view of what really happened when he stepped in to help. shopping frenzy. the first black friday shoppers are already hitting the mall. the best deals and the best apps to help you with your holiday gift list. and, movie mystery. walt disney's long lost film, locked in the vault for nearly 90 years. do you recognize this character, re

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