this is ac 7 news, breaking news alert. arey: bomb squad's investigating a suspicious package at northwestern high school in hyattsville, maryland. it appears to be a speaker with wires or some kind of amplifier wrapped in duct tape.

students have been evacuated from the school. donald trump is igniting another firestorm of criticism. is standingt-runner by his proposal to ban muslims from entering the united states. both republicans and democrats are condemning him. sam sweeney has the latest. >> good afternoon. donald trump is not backing down. off of good morning america, he is sticking by his plan. he says any muslim who is an american citizen would not be affected. when asked if he is given any pause by being compared with hitler, he says no, because of fdr's similar solution. >> we have to use vigilance in our country or we could have many more world trade centers

and our country will never be the same. we have no choice but to do this. brought both republican and democratic candidates together in unity. jeb bush says he's unhinged. chris christie says he is ridiculous. hillary clinton tweeted its reprehensible. the white house saying it's on american -- un-american. jummy: has donald trump gone too far? the latest numbers show most of you think so. there is still time to weigh in on our poll. we are learning more about the two shooters in the san bernardino terror attack. the fbi now saying the couple had been radicalized for some time. it appears both suspected terrorists practiced before carrying out the deadly attacks. >> for investigators, this much is clear. syed farook and tashfeen malik planned their attack well in

advance. did they have help? the fbi has surveillance video of the killers taking target practice. now under intense questioning is their friend and neighbor, seen here on facebook, a former security guard and convert to islam who provided the couple with the rifles. >> our major concern is determining how the rifles got from marquez to the shooters. they are at the fbi laboratory. >> the gunpowder smell. i will never forget it. meanwhile, this 27-year-old survivor is speaking out for the first time, calling her friend shannon johnson, killed in the attack, her lifesaver. >> he put his arm around me and

said, i got you. he saved our whole family. >> this picture providing a snapshot of the smiling group just moments before the shooting. at least 70 people were inside when the shooters burstyn in all burst in, dressed -- in all black, and started shooting. in large cash deposit farook's account may have been used to fund the attack. jummy: you can be part of the discussion. join us for the new normal: security versus freedom town hall.

authorities now say the threat that forced a paris bound flight to make an emergency landing legs -- late last night was a false alarm. the flight was headed to paris from san francisco but was diverted to montreal after an anonymous unspecified threat. inspectors searched the plane and found nothing. an investigation will be carried out into the origin of the threat. tongs are getting back normal at catholic university after a scare overnight. police descended and told to stay inside after an armed man approached a custodial worker last night. allegedly demanded to know the location of the administration building. d.c. police searched the building for explosives but found nothing. they are still trying to track down the suspect. checking on the forecast now. it does not feel like december. let's get to chief meteorologist doug hill. cloudiness.e some

beautiful weather. a little bit cool, but we have several hours to warm up. 53 in fredericksburg. 50 in winchester. 49 in baltimore. 50 in the nation's capital. we will continue to get the sunshine. through the evening, we will stay partly cloudy and turn a bit cooler. partly cloudy and cool weather. more sunshine in the forecast. sooner or later, we will have to deal with the chance of rain. that's included in our seven-day outlook. and a warming trend. we have some days in the 60's. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. jummy: let's take a look at the roadways. jamie sullivan is joining us. jamie: we are starting off in

d.c. there is a disabled vehicle right at mass ave. is the traffic. we are really not in bad shape. not seeing many slowdowns. a little bit of volume on 50. we are ok in virginia. no delays on 66 or the gw parkway. we are clear on the beltway. above the posted speed limits on both sides. back to you. jummy: the all clear has been given at northwestern high school in hyattsville after reports of suspicious activity. more on this story coming up on our website.

in the meantime, firefighters are trying to figure out what sparked an overnight house fire in capitol heights. flames reg out around 2:00 this morning -- broke out around 2:00 this morning. now, a frantic search continues for a teenager who went missing on her way to the airport. the family of 19-year-old caitlin aiken says they -- katelin akens says they dropped her off at the franconia springfield metro, but she never got to the airport. her luggage showed up in a drainage ditch near fredericksburg. anyone with information should call spotsylvania county police immediately. a jury has awarded a muslim cap driver 300 50,000 drivers after a passenger attacked him because of his faith. spoke with him shortly after he was assaulted.

punched the iraq war veteran. he recorded part of the incident on his cell phone. oscar pistorius is out on bail while awaiting sentencing for murdering his girlfriend. a judge granted bail and house arrest to the double-amputee olympian pending sentencing. his case has been postponed until april. an appeals court overturned his previous conviction for culpable homicide and found him guilty of murder. turning to the race for the white house. senator bernie sanders in baltimore this noon. he just wrapped up a meeting with african-american religious leaders there. he toured the area where freddie gray was arrested. andmurder sparked riots charges against six officers. >> some people think this is a

news story. it's not. the good news is this thing has revolutionized visibility. so that now whether it's the mcdonald case or the freddie freddie gray case, we now see things on television that before were swept under the rug. jummy: he said that combating poverty as well as baltimore's surging murder rate must be national priorities. have rested their case in the trial of one of six officers charged in freddie gray's murder. yesterday the medical examiner took the stand, saying his death may not have been ruled a homicide officers had taken him to the hospital after his arrest. he died of injuries he sustained in the back of a police van. the judge sent the jury home for the day. the defense will begin its case wednesday. coming up, must-see video of a train crashing into a car.

how the driver and passenger got away. warm meals and hearts. how a local group is giving back to veterans this holiday season. actionsheartwarming strangers are taking to make christmas come early for nearly two dozen families. it certainly doesn't feel like christmas is two weeks away. doug is back with how long this nice

>> you're watching abc 7 news at noon. on your side. year: today marks one since a tragedy in gaithersburg. six people died when a private jet crashed into a home.

that included a woman and her two young children. it looks like the pilot lost control, but the ntsb is still trying to determine the exact cause. at least a dozen people were injured in an overnight crash near atlanta involving an ambulance, a bus, and another vehicle. the bus operated by emory university slammed into a business. at least one person was taken to the hospital in critical condition. the cause of the crash is under investigation. a frightening crash here between a train and a car in florida. a white honda civic got stuck on the tracks. neighbors tried to help push the car free. driver and passengers stepped away seconds before the train careened right into their car. the trains operator told police he saw the car but didn't have enough time to stop the train. luckily, no one was hurt.

onay a meeting is scheduled proposed changes to i-66. the department of transportation will update the public on the progress of the transform 66 inside and outside the beltway project. the meeting will be held from p.m. george mason high school in falls church. last month, i-66 was named the worst freeway in the country. volunteers are getting back to those who served our country. john gonzalez has details. two: christmas has arrived weeks early for about 300 military families here in the d.c. area. this party includes volunteer caorling choirs, and good old saint nick. he's a marine stationed at quantico. let me show you around.

you can see they are sponsored by walmart. these bags are filled with meals. you've got everything from canned yams to marshmallows to the stuffing. it's a complete meal. about 300 families will be getting these. here to tell us more about the reason for this -- this is operation homefront. why do you do it? >> to thank our military families first and foremost. for safee resources and stable families. familyhis is the cox stationed at andrews. >> we thank operation homefront. this really helps us out at home. >> this really helps out. john: as we take a look, families are picking up their goods right here.

holidays have arrived early for these military families here. back to you. jummy: great to see that. it is the time of year where we start seeing more acts of kindness. more than 20 people got a surprise from some secret santa's. jeannette reyes has the story. jeannette: christmas came early for nearly two dozen families and caught them totally offguard. most were speechless. families placed there would be gifts on layaway to pay them off overtime. today, dozens of those gifts were paid in full with a card and signature from complete strangers. >> i'm like, there's a couple more things i really wanted. i should have put it in there. jeannette: they might as well be called santa's helpers, but they go by the name pay away the layaway. that's exactly what they do in 30 cities all around the country

every year. today they showed up at arlington coat factory in falls church and dished out $1500. >> a friend of mine started this organization and it has grown every year since. for the past couple of years, my friend rachel and i have come out to recognize -- to represent the organization in the d.c. area. jeannette: they have raised $100,000, all of it given away to make sure children everywhere wake up to presence under the tree on christmas morning. >> it's a great way to be in the holiday spirit. i'm really happy because my nephew has some gifts to play with. jummy: it's the season for giving. drive forolding a toy toys for tots online. just had to our website for more details on how you can help. that is good to see. doug: a lot of wonderful people

out there. jummy: it's good to see the holiday cheer even though it doesn't feel like the holidays. doug: there is nothing to suggest we are getting winter weather anytime soon. i know we are going to get cold. it's just not in the works quite yet. jummy: no white christmas. doug: is not looking that way. -- it's not looking that way. it's not looking favorable. i think it will be too warm. we will give you a time lapse through the morning hours. we see a sudden change to rockville. that's faster than santa can go. we went from loudoun county to montgomery county. 49 in potomac. 49 aspen hill.

52 college park. 51 anacostia. we will see temperatures rise. it is december 8. this just as easily could be november 8. houston is close to 69 degrees. 60's further south through the carolinas. the pattern of above average temperatures across the country will continue. the exception is the western corridor of the nation. we will have little disturbances moving through to give us some clouds. no indication of any rain in our area until sometime sunday night or monday with a cold front. tomorrow night, a little rain tries to pick up.

these systems form in the coastal areas and push offshore without affecting the majority of our areas. today, sunshine through the high clouds. mid-50's. tomorrow, back into the mid-50's. we will show you the trend continues. 59 thursday. 62 on friday. check out the weekend. partly cloudy, 65 to 66 degrees. very late sunday into monday, maybe some showers with a cold front. good ass looking hundreds of folks volunteer with wreaths across america. temperatures climbing into the 60's throughout the day. jummy: coming up on abc 7 news at noon, fighting back against would be grinches. how technology can

jummy: now to a health alert. researchers say a flavor and chemical linked to severe respiratory disease can be found in most e-cigarettes. the harvard university study says more than 75% of e-cigarettes contain that chemical that has been linked to a debilitating respiratory disease known as popcorn lung. more and more people are using gps to track their stolen packages. one police department has used packages placed on porches as bait. when a case takes the package, police moving.

10% of americans have had packages stolen from front porches and doorsteps.

jamie thedoug: the beautiful weather continues. 40 tomorrow. partly cloudy skies. jummy: thank you for joining us.

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