>> a community center please left in ruins by fire. what comes next for the annapolis got club and its ?ignature holiday event for a second straight week, it comes down to a last-minute hit for the redskins -- what it means for their playoff hopes. in "the force awakens" woodbridge. one of the most anticipated film premieres in years. abc 7 news start now. the governor of maryland is pledging support in the aftermath of a fire that some people say destroyed the centerpiece of annapolis. let's go live there now where the club is and how the community will decide where to

go from here. dayrter: all throughout the , people have been stopping along the bridge to see the damage for themselves. the fire broke out yesterday while the club was closed. just hours before, more than 600 guests were scheduled to arrive. fire onays she saw the the news but had to come and see it for herself. >> heartbreaking. you feel like crying. >> or some, the annapolis yacht club is a place that held a lot of memories. tom and barbara are members of the ya club. >> the flames were just pouring out of the windows. reporter: it took about an hour and 15 minutes to get it under control with nearly 100 firefighters responding to the scene. theclub house was built in

one built in 1897. building was built, sprinklers were not required. now all new city holdings are required to have sprinklers. is an incredible part of annapolis and it is unfathomable the loss we have year. reporter: while the cause is still under investigation, the clubs commodore says the plan now is to find a place to relocate. >> it's more than bricks and mortar. it is a community and we will rebuild. it will be better than it was before. clubs commodore says they have committed a short term to get the staff members who have lost their jobs through the holiday this season. the mayor says he has called for an emergency meeting with the community and department heads to find a temporary space.

one firefighter suffered minor injuries putting the fire out. fake black smoke filled the air in portland after a series of tanker explosions. authorities shut down the st. johns bridge and a major highway. residents are being told to stay inside because of the burning asphalt. this happened when a tractor trailer crashed into park railcars. covering metro tonight, metro police and montgomery fire teamed up to conduct a whole scale emergency response drill at the forest glen station involving responders and volunteers into different scenarios. first exercise involved a smoke and fire incident in the tunnel, .he other, a suspicious package forest glen station was closed during that exercise. this was the third drill

conducted this year. hundreds of people marched against gun violence. the grass root group called mom's demand action joined for against gunalk violence. tomorrow marks the three-year anniversary of the sandy hook elementary shootings, honoring victims of gun violence, orange walks took place all across the country. the baltimore police department has canceled leave for officers next week when the jury deliberates in the freddie gray trial. officers will work 12 hour shifts starting tomorrow through friday. he's the first of six police officers to go on trial. people who play fantasy sports may be disappointed to learn a maryland legislative panel's meeting in annapolis tomorrow to discuss regulations.

the joint committee on gaming oversight will discuss if fantasy sports is considered gambling or a game of skill. maryland enacted a law legalizing fantasy sports betting earlier this year. new york shut down to fantasy sports sites. a supreme court judge in new york ruled it was considered rambling. those companies will continue operating while the legal battle plays out. for a second straight week, the washington redskins game came down to a final kick. a much different ending this week than last week. a win for the good guys, i guess? >> exactly, and a big one. they have done something we have not seen them do since last year -- that is when a road game. the last time was in dallas. let's go inside soldier field

and show you how they pulled this one off. skins of seven nothing and kirk cousins keeps it himself on the read option. the redskins up 14 to nothing. leading 24-21 and a 51 field goal for the tie. group at six and seven, remaining in first place in the nfc east. on.ow it is time to move we have to enjoy this for a few moments and get geared up for a buffalo team that is very good and well coached. we have everything in front of us and the guys should be excited to come back to work on monday and the coach should come back to work and get get -- and get a great practice against buffalo. big win because the

redskins were on a nine-game losing streak. coming up, we'll have more from jay gruden and the redskins. horace: we will talk to you in just a couple of minutes. you couldn't ask for much better and to the weekend. the weather was just you to full today. possibly the most beautiful record of the year. the end of the warm weather, is it near or not? .> it is not here just yet let's start with a snapshot of the nation's capital tonight. at least one more great aid to go before the cooler weather works in. still well above average for this time of year. 1889 that it was 71 and washington. but nicest day it has been for well over 100 years.

ofll very mild for this time year and will stay there overnight. a layer of clouds will help hold the temperatures up. forecast for the kids tomorrow, maybe just light jackets and pullovers. that's going to be after 5:00. for the next three days, some showers coming in. then the little cooler on tuesday. horace: still ahead, the dark the unusualforce -- event that was closer than a galaxy far, far away. are scatteredrs across the potomac. what they mean

horace: the sound of chainsaws will soon fill the air around the kamari county. fors have to be cleared safety. residents say it is the wrong move. you know the whole is a tree falls does it make a sound conundrum? along the trail of the potomac, confirmed plans of tree cutting. >> don't cut down any trees ever. obvious without trees, we don't have oxygen and without oxygen, we cannot have a life on this planet. reporter: the national park service which manages the land has placed these markers on dozens of troubled timbers. crews will fire up chainsaws at three different sites nestled along the potomac river.

the reason? safety. is their worst fear -- a massive piece of timber that comes crashing down, possibly hitting someone below. and this is by no means the only one that has given way to age. they are in favor of the park service. a safety issue. these trees don't last forever. the ones that are dying in dropping egg branches, it makes total sense. reporter: the parks service spent months deliberating, hired a landscaping architect and say they will plant saplings come spring. >> we are 30 minutes away from d.c.. what could be better? >> it is just a jim. horace: we are just a few days away from the long-awaited star

wars episode seven. it premieres on thursday and the buzz is building from hollywood where crews have the red carpet all the way to our area where some are already camped out for thursday's show. helping a" is even local boy scout troop. >> this is the star wars event you are looking for. that was lord vader. that event rot fans together with each other along with comic look and 20 vendors and representatives from nasa. there is. you can get into the star wars spirit every morning on "good morning washington." we will be giving away tickets and special star wars prizes every day this herestarting at 4:24 right

on abc seven. still ahead, the sun has set on a beautiful weekend. when rain could ruin your a beautiful weekend. when rain could ruin your it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard.

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horace: we will take this set -- we will take 71 on december 13. >> it might be another 100 years plus before we do it again. nation'sk at the capital and let you know how long the december he is going to last. capital, 71,ations tying the record.

temperatures. a thicker layer of clouds way up in the sky. real-time temperatures in the upper 50's. ast stay right there with blanket of clouds. the south breeze finally going to pick up tomorrow. at the south breeze and cloutier tomorrow with thicker clouds. still remained pretty mild. then we need to talk rain arrival ahead with the cold front and the breeze picks up and then finally we will start to drop these temperatures. that's the general picture over the next few days. low temperatures which are on the average high this time of

year, it's a really warm day. slower mid to upper 50's tomorrow morning. some rain and scattered showers possible as we go through the afternoon now. we will tell you the likeliest here in a minute. still well above the average. the's where we go during evening rush hour. between 5:00 and 8:00, a final round of rain coming and northwest winds still up and gusty. cooler from the record heat we have had. abc 7 sky cast tomorrow, expect thicker clouds throughout the day, waking up with cloudy skies and morning fog. at a mostlyok cloudy day and showers arriving

after 3:00. there is a look at the breeze in the seven day forecast. and thursdaynice is the next likeliest and could be some secondary development. that's not a very likely forecast. finally, some colder winter air by next week. horace: let's get right out to chicago for a recap of the redskins. robert, take it away. robert: that's right. skins we haven't seen for a while. we will look at the skins road while. we will look at the skins road when overly chicago bears nex

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sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealer. straight road losses for the redskins dating back to last. the last time they did it, against the dallas cowboys and colt mccoy was your starter. things was a two conference. let's go to soldier field to show you how was accomplished. kirk cousins finds jordan reed and check out the great effort, breaking for tackles originally ruled a touchdown. that would lead to an alfred morris touchdown. second quarter, skins on the move again and cousins keeps it. jogs him for a three yard score and the redskins up 14 nothing. even other redskins dominated most of the fourth half, jake cutlass fires for a 20 yard touchdown. the skins led 14-7 at the half.

cousins to jordan reed, touchdown washington. 21-seven.ead the bears would answer with another touchdown and cousins makes his first mistake of the game. the 10th interception of the season and that would lead to this -- matt forte up the middle and the bears come all the way back, tying this game. the redskins would take the lead on a field goal and now the there's can tie the game. redskins win their first road game of the season. they remain in first place in the nfc east. >> it just feels good to get the win.

>> we came together today and it was a great game. now try to get that team down. now the next is getting that team back-to-back. how much better would that be? >> the better thing is in december and knowing we have controls to get to the drivers seat. >> it doesn't matter what anyone else does. we conquer one demon and it something we haven't done this year. that, as longdo as we do what we do in this locker room, we can be the example we want to be. >> it comes down to one kick to decide the entire game but it

doesn't matter because the skins got there first road win of the season. the eagles beat the field and now the cowboys trailed the packers 14-7. back to you in the studio. packers 14-7. back to you in the studio. horace:

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horace: one more look at the weather forecast. >> just a light jacket tomorrow morning. might he a little fog. rush-hour should be fine, but the evening rush-hour looks a little rainy. looks to be that court or and it's just showers. a little easier and way above average. thursday will be the next round of rain. thursday will be the next round of rain. thanks

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