>> is a story you will only see on 7. the preacher charged with robbing and attacking girls. a busy day on the road. this family's return home from the holiday destination. making magic at fedex field. highlights from the redskins win against the giants. the news starts now. at 6:30. on7 news your side. >> a preacher is in jail church with robbing, beating, and raping call girls. it took place in montgomery county. live with the story you will only see on seven. reporter: three escorts

attacked. people were going concern and then a big break. they track a cell phone number --a man who takes his time spends his time preaching the good word. this is accused of trying to kill escorts in rockville. a websitee was troll where he would broker prostitution deals. at this best 2 western. he allegedly raped and robbed to call girls he met online. attack 3 at this radisson new shady grove hospital. investigators say, seen here preaching the gospel at the celestial church of christ in riverdale, had consensual sex with an escort behind this hotel door. within the self proclaimed man of god snapped and pulled out a kitchen knife and telling escort, "you are going to die today." he went on to beat the woman's

face, cut her arms, legs and hands and steal her ipad, cell phone and $300 in cash. before fleeing the preacher handed the woman a cup of cold water to drink. in this apartment with his parents. >> i am scared. reporter: she lives two doors down. >> all the girls are running around and we love them -- we go to done anything to them or any of us or me. it is terrible. reporter: and just when things were unsettling enough, court records show he went away from the pulpit and worked as a security guard. no word on his alleged motives. if convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. kevin lewis, abc 7 news. we are following a

developing story from ohio state university. there is no ongoing threat after men committed suicide at the wexner center for the arts. he analyzed artworks in the gallery before shooting and killing himself. no one else was hurt. the man charged in last week's daily shooting at a colorado springs planned parenthood clinic is scheduled to make his first court appearance tomorrow. police are trying to determine motivated byr was opposition to legal abortion. one of the three people killed, a police officer has been identified. the nine people wounded are expected to recover. public works crews repaired a water main break in alexandria. the eight inch pipe broke on cameron mills road a couple of hours -- after a couple of hours they discovered a gas leak. washington gas was called to the scene. about 30 customers were without water during the repairs. turning to the weather and went, dreary weekend. will things improve?

devon is a look at the forecast. devin: they will but we have to go to the end the week before the improve. right now for the weather center we start with a snapshot of the nation's capital tonight. cloudy skies are here. we got rid of the precipitation which turned to this drizzle for most of the day. there might be some drizzle in a few spots. high of 59 today. i can hear you asking it was 59 today? just past midnight, late last night and early this morning it was 59. we have dropped since then. frederick at 39. 48 with the current temperature in washington. the north winds are here in a chilly weather pattern has set in. another area of rain is west of here in moving in. a cold morning. they could be drizzle in the middle part of the day. we will wait until the evening time for the race to come west of here.

you better get used to the rain and cloud cover in the cool temperatures. we will track these next likely a strain of vista come your way and it will talk some sunshine. our complete forecast is just minutes away. at least 14 deaths are blamed on severe weather in kansas, texas, and oklahoma. others died from accidents caused by ice storms in kansas and oklahoma. power crews in oklahoma city i slept more than 78,000 customers without electricity. no major weather is used today by drivers heading home from holiday trips had a rough time. today is considered one of the busiest travel days of the year and diane cho is live in alexandria with more from frustrated drivers. we are off of 395 and traffic has not been that that in the last few hours as we have been here. the drivers say they are bracing for the worst. >> the whole

virginia-washington, dc area has been really crazy today. accident after accident. reporter: >> it's a lot better now. reporter: 40 lucked out. >> a little bit i-95 and then it cleared up and was smooth sailing. reporter: those who have not dealt with the headaches, don't expect that the last much longer. >> i'm sure we will get it on the turnpike. reporter: for those heading back home the sunday after thanksgiving is the worst dating at the road, especially between 1:00 and 6:00 p.m. >> i was hoping i would beat the rush but i think everyone has the same idea. reporter: the app analyzed information from users last year. iny sought increase of 112% accidents and 323% in jams. lisa and her family are on the way back from florida, heading

to new york. they say to have lost an hour and a half sitting in traffic. >> there are some other roots we could've taken but when you're in a bigger vehicle there is no other option than 95 unfortunately. reporter: other drivers say they are considering other options to try to avoid the mess next year. >> if the price is right, i think i would rather fly. therter: according to wave, next best time is early tomorrow morning. diane cho, abc 7 news. kellye: stay on top of any traffic problems by signing up for text alerts at wjla.com/te xts and then enter your cell phone number. good news for redskins fans braving the traffic. the team pulling out a win against the giants. aaron is live at fedex field -- erin is live. erin: after the game i spoke

with the redskins in the locker room and they said we held a players only meeting last night. i said what was the message? they said stop losing. whatever they talked about in the meeting, it certainly translated to the field. pick it up in the second quarter. that is when kirk cousins makes a great play. fires when deep to desean jackson. a 63-yardng in for touchdown as the redskins took a 17-0 lead at halftime. the defense smothered eli manning. giant on the move and manning picked off by dunbar. the third interception for the skins defense. the giants made it interesting for the redskins held on to win, 20-14. 5-6 on the season and first place in the nfc east. >> i felt a great energy on the sidelines. the crowd had a lot to do with it. i think the challenge of where we are, the division opponent

had a lot to do with it. the trick for us will be to maintain this time -- kind of effort on monday night. erin: that is right because the skins need to be able to string together back-to-back wins. their next opponent is the dallas cowboys monday night football next week. that will be a big test for this team. kellye: let's hope they pull it out. thanks so much. president obama is joining other world leaders in paris for a global climate change conference. they comes amid heightened security following the paris attacks. the u.s., china and india are known as the world's top three carbon emitting countries. president obama says the goal of the conference is to put a long-term plan in place for emissions reduction. some tense moments in paris during a rally against climate change. police sprayed tear gas after they had officers which shoes,

bottles and handles taken for memorials -- candles taken from memorial's. . :30, a newat 6 request from the boston marathon bomber. a big reveal from kensington palace. we will

kellye: the convicted boston marathon bomber once a new trial. a judge is set to hear arguments on tuesday. his lawyers are requesting a different location if a new trial is granted because they feel a local jury would not be objective. he was convicted and sentenced to death earlier this year for his role in the two when he 13 attack. -- 2013 attack. trial is set to go.

tomorrow last week a judge requested to sequester jurors. he starts with second-degree assault, misconduct, and reckless endangerment. brad bell will be at the trial. but for his report throughout the day on air and online at wjla.com. leg francis is on his final of the tour of africa. the pontiff was in the capital of the central african republic today. during mass he called on the crowd to arm themselves with justice, murthy and authentic peace. the country has been torn apart between christians and muslims. kensington palace released two new pictures of princess charlotte. athess kate took the photos their home earlier this month. the princess is sitting in a chair and laughing at a fluffy toy. isn't she adorable? still ahead, devon comes back

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kellye: we have had some nice weather lately so it's time for payback? [laughter] we were nearly 70 degrees for several days in a row. still, the cloud cover came in and we have to watch it produced some rain. snapshot of the nation's capital tonight. the cloud cover is here and get used to that. we will not see sunshine for the next several days. maybe not until thursday. note the 30 night in frederick. those temperatures drop near freezing and could in some cases, and the highest elevations have slick spots tomorrow morning. stuck in the 40's. we been watching periods of

pocket drizzle. we will go southwest towards rappahannock county. a little bit of drizzle possible. leonardtown road getting a little bit of that. rainan clearly see the west of here. that is the next round of rain. it will not move until afternoon tomorrow. we have the north winds that it shifted a little more northeastern today. we are in a chilly weather pattern. that will not go anywhere anytime soon. that's the big picture of the next two days. a wave of rain afternoon and evening tomorrow. and then a little break in the action on tuesday. in an overnight tuesday into wednesday will be the next round. there are pockets of drizzle possible. three sets of forecasts. overnight towards tomorrow morning looks for light rain south. it will be some drizzle.

these are some of the highest of elevations. there might be a slick spot or two. above 2500 feet. upper 30's, 40's. dress warmly tomorrow and make sure you have rain gear. after the noon hour, 2:00 to about the rush hour at 5:00 and 6:00, light rain should be here in steady rain. highs in the 40's. we have rain tomorrow evening, overnight and into tuesday morning. the next waiver rain could become back around and coming back with that likeliest round overnight tuesday and into wednesday itself. wednesday might be the rainier day. some warmer air is trying to come in but it will not win out. looks like wednesday is the rainiest day and it's year for the better part of the morning up until midday. the next likeliest wave will be holding off until rush-hour tomorrow evening. finally at thursday, this time we finally get some sunshine and

typical december temperatures. kellye: good to see the sun. are you happy with the redskins? devon: it was huge. kellye: just making sure. we will head back out to erin hawksworth with a recap of the redskins-giants game. erin: if you're a redskins fan, how could you not like that? kirk cousins to not throw an interception but he did find his favorite target, desean jackson. find out how much captain kirk likes this win

>> and now the toyota sports desk bought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: washington is finally playing meaningful football in december after five straight losses. they finally beat the giants for the first time since 2012.

and now they are first place in the nfc east. the redskins defense was huge early on. ed inanning pass is batt the air. later in the first, manning throws to dwayne harris and he is hit hard. the ball pops up and it's another interception. this time will blackmon comes up with this. is the fifth int. for manning this season. kirk cousins makes a great play fake, fires went deep to desean jackson. he backpedals in for a 63-yard touchdown. redskins were dominating. they were up0-0. less than two to go in the half. they go for it at the 1. cousins snakes it in himself. washington in the driver's seat, up 17-0 at the half.

just when you thought the giants were done, think again. manning throws down the sideline -- beckham.back of just lays out and makes an incredible grab. redskins cling to a 20-14 lead. seven seconds to go in the game, one last play for the giants and many completed over the middle. then new york tries a desperation razzle-dazzle and that is all she wrote. 20-14. redskins are 5-6 on the season and in the -- in first place in the nfc east. >> you've got to like that, right? the guys like it. the coaches like it. i like it. >> we need to have it in the back of our minds and get ready

to play dallas on monday night football. reporter: is there a fear of getting complacent? .500. are not even all we did was take the lead in the division and still have five games left. our job is far from done. erin: nationals fans might not like this. there is baseball news. jordan zimmermann is heading to the tigers. they made a deal with the detroit tigers. contract, $110 million with free agent right-hander jordan zimmermann pending a physical examination. this is been a very slow off-season for signing so far. and in college football michael london has resided -- resigned as virginia's head coach. everybody is all smiles here at fedex field. next opponent will be the dallas cowboys on monday night football.

back to you? kellye: have got the keys. we just need to continue to take off.

kellye: get ready for more rain as you head back to work. devon: it's actually heading from work going back home when the rate will be coming in. the evening will be wetter than the morning. there is potential for light rain south of here and rizal in washington. it's about staying warm. only 30's to start and low 40's. should beave of rain tuesday and tuesday night. the sunshine finally comes back out thursday. want to get the sunshine, typical high temperatures. want to get the sunshine, typical high temperatures. kellye: hol

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