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>> welcome to saturday news extra. historic landmark ravaged by fire. the annapolis yacht club in flames. >> call came into 911 right around 2:15, a raging fire tearing through the annapolis yacht club. bright orange flames shot out

the top of the building while thick black smoke crowded the street. the blaze quickly went to three alarms and it took about four hours and nearly 100 firefighters from three different departments to bring it under control. >> was a difficult fire to battle? >> it was a little bit difficult because the fire was between the walls and ceiling. >> sitting here the whole time -- >> bill sohan saw the whole thing happen from his boat just a few hundreds yards away. >> he was there for the annual parade of lights which was eventually canceled because of the fire. are yeah, the parade's over. we all got eight kids here. it's hard breaking. it's christmas time. you know, it's a holiday. you can imagine everyone who was having a christmas party. that's what's going through many

my man are for cause of the fire has yet to be determined. as for many social media reports that the blaze was caused by a christmas tree inside the yacht club, a fire department spokesman could only say it's part of the investigation. >> that can't be confirmed that time. the firefighter investigators are looking at all the possibles. >> two firefighters were taken to the hospital can with what are described as minor injuries. >> the parade will be rescheduled. >> a panel in maryland is looking at ways to dramatically change the way police officers operate. the bureau chief explains when those are going to go in effect. >> when prince george's county deputy was caught on camera screaming and holding a gun to an innocent man's head, his supervisors immediately sent the

case on for prosecution but santiago didn't have to answer investigators' questions for 10 days. and he couldnt' be immediately fired. >> how dare you [beep] fight me, son? >> santiago now convicted and in jail he was protected by the law officer's bill of rights which ves officers a week to get a lawyer, a provision criticized by regular citizens. >> now the chair of the maryland reform panel formed in the wake of the freddie gray case in baltimore has announced plans to make significant changes to the police bill of rights. with that 10-day period likely cut in half. >> this will be on both sides. they have 10 days, we should have 10 days or knock 10 days off. prince george's county angela who oversaw the conviction of officer santiago agrees it's time for change.

>> gives a measure of peace from the community. and i think it also is fair to the police officers. >> the police will meet to finalize its proposals two days efore the legislative session. it's expected to be one of the hottest issues. >> turns out former mayor vincent gray will not face criminal charges in an alleged sha co campaign scandal. --eral of his society yachts in a statement gray said he looks forward to the next chapter of his life which will be dedicated to service. >> metro's new general manager faces tough questions about safety. you'll remember smoke filled the tunnel last january leaving one woman dead, dozens of passengers

injured. passenger irish stevenson was trapped in a smoke filled rail car that day. she hopes the new g.m. will enforce high standards for safety. >> it was absolute terrifying. it was the only time in my life that i had been aware that i could have died. i wasn't able to save myself. even tried to dial 11 but -- 911 but i couldn't get a signal. >> right now our credibility is down from the customer. it's complicated. but it's my job. >> the woman who was stuck in the rail car said she was stuck in the smoke-filled tunnel for 45 minutes. >> they have ordered ventilation to be improved in the metro system. coming up next on "saturday news extra" find out how complete strarninges are making a big positive impact for this holiday season.

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>> the red scrins spreading holiday cheer to sick kids in our area. linebacker ryan car began and his lips for the better foundation hosted an event for sick and physically challenged

kids from inova thopt week. the kids got to enjoy pizza and create their own builda bear. he said it was wonderful seeing the children so happy. >> it was awesome especially the day after a tough game. it kind of puts nippings perspective and brings you back up after a low. >> that is a very good point. car began foundation was started in to 2013 and supports seriously ill and physically challenged children in the area. some not so secret santas help make the holidays bright for more than a dozen families in virginia. je net has more on that special surprise. >> today christmas came early for nearly two dozens families and it caught them totally off guard. most were speechless. these families 20 in all placed their wood-be gift on laya way to pay them off over time. today a dozens were paid in full

with a swipe of of a card and a complete from strangers. >> they go by the name pay away the lay away. that's exactly what they do. they showed up in burlington oat factories and dished out $1,500. >> a friend of mine starred this organization. for the past couple of years my friend rachel and i have come out to represent the organization in the d.c. metro area. >> this year they've raised over $100,000. all of it given away to make sure children everywhere wake up to presents under the tree on christmas morning. >> i'm just really excited and it's a great way to be in the holiday spirit and i'm really happy because my new nefe has some gifts. news.ette reyes, abc7

>> german chancellor angela merkel named "time" magazine 2015 person of the year. we take a look how she earned that honor. warmer than usual temperatures. but how long are they going to last? but how long are they going to last? devi it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizio fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available.

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>> so "time" magazine reveals angela merkel as its person of

the year for 2015. he was honored for helping to preserve europe despite a growing refugee crisis. she was a principle manager and resolute diplomat. americale is first woman -- merkel was the first woman to be named since 1986. it's a winter wonderland in china. i love how they do that. why do you think they do that? it's awesome. they were sent to the zoo this summer from a panda breeding center. officials say both pandas here are doing really well in such high altitude. [laughter] >> i love it. feels good on the pelle. >> i know what we need to do for these digital sub channels, it's just all pandas all the time. >> ratings would go through the roof. that and puppies. i heard people complain that it was too hot.

>> a lot of people thinking this because it's the holiday season. we're finishing the second part of hanukkah. people are thinking snow and cold. so there are those out there. i want to stay warm with the hot toddies and the hot chocolates. this is really warm? i'm really cold. i'm going to be in trouble come february, january. if you love the warmth you'll love the sunday. covering those eyes on saturday. 68. you can see everybody around washington into the 70's. the clouds way up high. a little bit of a southeast breeze. just at reagan national right potomac at 58 degrees. don't think it's widespread dense fog. we're not getting that exact same setup that we got in four. sunshine. cloud cover.

still it's a very warm forecast. south winds will continue to pump in tomorrow. clearly there's a built more cloud cover. monday we need to discuss the rain coming in. but that doesn't come in until monday evening. this is monday afternoon. a couple of showers proceeding the main line. the general idea of the next two days resetting our forecast. right now when you're morning low temperatures should be for the time at 48 or just above it at 58. you can possibly go to a record high. we're going to go 70. some spots could be close to 80. that's what charlottesville did today. stanton did as well. it just takes the right combination. just a few more of them up high and a bit thicker. we'll do at least 70 for now. the record is 71 all the way to maybe 89. here's a look at the rain.

the main batch is out west. a thicker cloud cover all the way to the atmosphere. 67. 27 degrees, 19 above the average for the time of the year. abc7 forecast and sky cast tomorrow. tomorrow at sun rise looking west anywhere from the low to mid 50's around the washington metro. shouldn't be dense fog at all. still getting some shine. let's put it to 70 degrees by the afternoon. eventually we'll bring in more common air and typical air for the time of year. we'll go to 47. we'll do that by this time next weekend. friday and towards saturday. highs upper 40's to lower 40's. maybe watching for something that might be trying to see some signs of setting up on saturday. dare i even mention what that is? >> no, i'm not even going to go there. >> no. there are some very, very small signs that are showing there might be a potential.

cools us down -- cools us down o 64 with a breeze on tuesday. cooler air will come in next weekend. >> president obama and the first lady hosting this year's hanukkah celebration on wednesday night. last night the first family asked to send in menorah ideas. they ended up choosing a lamp. and that lamp was made in jerusalem back in the 1920's. coming up on saturday, news -- >> best motion picture drama. >> drum roll please. >> the 2016 golden globe nominees are announced. we're going to take a look at some of the biggest names in tv we're going to take a look at some of the biggest names in tv and film receiving special

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>> the golden globe nominations are out. so who could be taking an award home? nominations as the and the snubs. >> welcome to the 73rd annual golden globe awards. >> the stars got up early thursday to see who received nominations. carroll earned five nominations including best drama, stars collate blanchette and roonie mara. swee a swedish actor was

nominated for "the danish girl" china."ma among it's four nominations best comedy or musical and screen play. speaking of great comedy, the martian was nominated leaving some scratching their heads. either way matt damon earned best actor and ridly scott in the director nominations. george miller for requested matmax fury road" and alejandro for "the revenant." so what about the snubs? some big names didn't get a lot of recognition. steven spielberg was left off the best list and michael keeton always came up short. you can see who comes out on top when ricky gervais hosts the 73rd golden globe awards.

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