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morning? >> now, abc seven news at 11:00, on your side. a dense fog advisory in our area, and it will stick around into the early morning. leon: steve rudin tells us all about it. ,teve: the fog advisory fairfax, prince william,
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fauquier county, loudoun county. visibility already down to less than a half-mile in leesburg, manassas, and culpeper. inside the beltway, the fog not as much as a problem right now. the next couple hours a could become a problem. the best news, early in the morning, most of the fault will be out of here, skies gradually clear, temperatures in the middle 30's of the suburbs to about 42 degrees inside the beltway. we are talking about a cold , justd and a huge warm up in time for christmas day. more on that coming up. leon: meantime, answers but also questions after a student was found dead in northwest washington. alison: what happened to paul mcguiness and was his death foul play or a terrible accident? roz plater has more. alison, investigators are
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waiting for a key piece of evidence, the autopsy report. if they could figure out the cause of death, they will have a better idea of what happened. his body was found about noon today in an alley behind the popular bar and restaurant, adams morgan. in the body of missing vcu student paul mcguiness, the wiz from reston. the family friend said the 19-year-old had been in adams morgan tuesday night. wednesdayt seen 1:30 morning and then just appeared to vanish. the police interviewed a potential witnesses, looking for evidence, trying to piece together what happened and how it was he was not discovered for more than 24 hours. investigators are not saying a lot. we do not know if they suspect foul play or if it was just a tragic accident. meantime, madam's organ is shut
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down tonight as the police investigation continues. right now we are told the police are still calling this a death investigation. live in northwest d.c., roz plater, abc 7 news. alison: thank you, roz. stay with abc 7 news and wjla.com for updates on that story. we have breaking news from montgomery county where fire crews evacuated an apartment building in silver spring. this is the scene on ross road. taking carbonere monoxide readings. people were evaluated at the scene, but the injuries not life-threatening. or hate it, it's hard not to get excited for "star wars" this week. the first showing started tonight at 7:00 and people were lined up outside of the uptown theater hours before. tom roussey was there and talk
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to the fans after the first showing. what did they tell you about the movie, what did they think? tom: well, you would hear from them and a moment, leon. behind me, we have all these folks going into the uptown. 00 people, and get this, this is the end of the line for the 10:40 show. thank goodness for previews. they should be able to see the whole thing. these folks have not seen the whole thing, but the 7:00 showing, those who have seen it, we talk to them. here are their reviews. >> it was great. it was wonderful. there was a lot of flashbacks to the first movies. what did you think? abrams.al jj it is too much of a rehash of the first two, not enough imagination. >> jj abrams did an amazing job, amazing job. >> i like how they integrate at
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the old characters with the new. it was fantastic. tom: before the 7:00 showing, excitement hit a fever pitch as folks who had camped in line for up to a week were finally allowed in. the line extended down connecticut avenue, bringing back memories for one man whose parents brought him to the uptown in 1977 to see the original "star wars." it, it wasriends saw a big thing in my school, and i cannot imagine we would be here 38 years later with a line up and down the block. bringing his kids and nephew. >> my parents brought us to it and we loved it and our kids are into it. back live, this is the last of the group coming to see the mootingowing of the that is starting soon at the historic uptown theater, a giant
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theater. if you have never seen an action movie here, you totally should. 2:15 showing that is not sold out, i'm told. reporting live from connecticut avenue at the uptown theater in northwest washington, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: if you on the late shift like we are, you can go. "star wars" already shattering records. fandango said that presales for the movie broke the record for the most tickets sold in site history. back in october when tickets first went on sale. they think that it will bring in at least $200 million this weekend alone. leon: turning to a natural war in real life, new information on the war on terror -- federal charges have been filed in connection with the san bernardino terror attacks. close friend who
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bought two weapons used in the shooting is behind bars, this has president obama prepares to meet with the victims and their families. he is the man the authorities say purchase the assault rifles used in the worst terrorist attack on u.s. soil since 9/11. marquezear-old henrique is under arrest, arriving at this federal courthouse to face several charges, including conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. >> he said there are a lot of muslims in our own backyard, just ready to go haywire. leon: the fbi raided his home shortly after syed farouk and tashfeen malik killed 14 people. they were plotting dating back to 2011. to two friends planned attack a southern california community college with pipe bombs. in one of the targeted drivers was stuck in rush-hour traffic in the attack was not carried out. lots ofs provided
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details about the weapons, other attacks planned, conversations with farouk. leon: president obama will visit san bernardino friday to meet privately with the victims and families. president obama: we have prevailed over much greater threats than this. faces weaponsalso charges and immigration fraud for new lead sham marriage for a member of farouk's extended family. more on the president, meeting with counterterrorism officials today during thealm fears busy holiday travel season. changes are being made to the visa waiver program. lawmakers on the house oversight committee questioned immigration officials about whether they can keep track of every violator. shows 77% of
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americans are skeptical of the government possibility to prevent lone wolf attacks. aon: developing news about stroke suffered by former house speaker dennis hastert. his attorney said the 73-year-old suffered the stroke more than a month ago for stop the also had two back surgeries and was treated for sepsis while in the hospital. he will likely be released in early 2016. he is awaiting sentencing on federal hush money charges. alison: an investigation into secretary of defense ash carter, who admitted to using his personal e-mail account for business. he said the e-mails were administrative, not classified. the white house knew about the violation since may and was asked today how many other administration heads could be doing the same. you may recall similar e-mail issues involving former secretary of state hillary clinton and a former irs head. leon: what is next for officer william porter after a mistrial?
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teamcutors in his defense met with the judge earlier this morning. activist are moving beyond demanding convictions and are now demanding reform. a retrial has not been announced. porter is the first of six police officers facing trial in the death of freddie gray, charges ranging from reckless endangerment, second-degree depraved-heart murder. the next trial is for the police van driver, set for january 6. alison: a formerly homeless family gets an early christmas gift. last month, 7 on your side introduced you to maria herrera and her eight children, who were living in a car in the district. she said she was fleeing an abusive relationship and had nowhere to go. thanks to 7 on your side, the family now has a permanent home and tonight florida congresswoman corinne brown brought the family to the democratic club and gave them all christmas gifts. >> this is about christmas,
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christ, love. it's what you can do to include as many people as you can into your circle. god has given us an opportunity to help others, and that is what christmas is all about. alison: she also hosted the family for dinner and has arranged for a business to give them a computer. isn't that great? leon: fantastic. awlll ahead -- an all-out br one in prince george's county leaving i a sixth grader scared to ride the school bus. alison: did you get your hands on the hottest tickets in town? how much and a dell ticket will cost if you can find it. squire?!
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grade boy are asking questions after this video showed their son getting beaten on a school bus in accokeek. it had just left accokeek academy when two older girls attack the nine-year-old. parents wantder's
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to know how the school which calls itself a bully free zone allow this to happen. didhe young lady said she not like him many cannot sit there. she was a seventh grader. when he refused to get up, they viciously beat my son. alison: the school suspended the two girls suspected in the assault, but the boy's parents say that is not good enough and they want the police to file criminal charges. leon: trouble for the most hated man in america. he was arrested. raised thean who price of a life-saving aids drug times its value when he bought the company that makes it for stop he was arrested today on security fraud charges. they say that he used his company to settle investor claims for in a now defunct hedge fund. alison: 7 on your side with a consumer alert. new crashed as our prompting
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vdot to replace parts of guard rails across the nation. a federal investigation found a guard rail where a punch through vehicles. they are supposed to crumple and stop the vehicle. vdot found problems it calls concerning. the work should be finished by next fall. leon: google's self driving car chief is firing back at california about the technology. saying theyhe rules threaten to rob people of the benefits of driverless vehicles. the proposal says self driving cars must have a license driver inside at all times. google says the proposal does not account for people who are blind or have health problems. but who would still be able to safely operate the vehicle. alison: did you have trouble getting tickets to adele's north american tour? you are not alone. tickets went on sale this morning it was chaos. many of you talked about the
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long wait times. if you do not get tickets to the show at the verizon center, there are always secondary sale websites, but be prepared. we have seen tickets going for up to $7,700. leon: we had heard up to 9000. fore: in dallas, four $48,000. leon: get out of here. well, they do everything big in texas, so why not. steve: all of this for a concert. we have a feel-good forecast, not this weekend, but next week if you like the warmer weather, just in time for christmas for stop wearing shorts christmas morning, opening presents? the kids will be a double to ride bikes outside, that is the spin on putting on this. dense fog advisory until 3:00 in the morning, loudoun county, fauquier county, fairfax, would visibility down to about a third
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of a mile in leesburg and manassas, centreville foggy conditions. closer to the district, inside the beltway, the visibility is ok at about 10 miles. another day of above average readings, even though we had the clouds in the rain. 53 degrees the average this time of year. 46. coolerlooking for the temperatures to arrive in time for the weekend. the calendar, another yellow box . so far the entire month above average readings. tomorrow not going to be the case. national,ow at reagan the temperatures in the 50's winchester, 46 leesburg, 50 degrees frederick and annapolis, same andrews. southern maryland that 53. the cold front has clear the area, the showers well off the coast. clouds breaking apart, fog beginning to develop. once the wind picks up, the fog will dissipate and will be a lot colder.
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tomorrow morning, you will notice the difference. the 30's inws from the suburbs, lower 40's in the district. fog will give way with the wind kicking up at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. tomorrow morning, grabbed the sweater, jacket, gloves, sunglasses, you will need them. we will be in the low 40's and we do not gain traction through the day for stop a good deal of sunshine in the afternoon, but some of the coldest air so far this season will arrive. snow showers well to the west, garrett county, extreme western allegheny county, but no snow in our forecast anytime soon. that means a green christmas in washington for 2015. 44 at noontime tomorrow, 4:00 48. weekend, sunday the
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temperatures will be about 49 degrees at fedex field. still looking at 70 degrees christmas eve. alison: that is amazing. that will take me back to growing up in florida. that is what it feels like. leon: that is what you got for christmas, the weather. i hope that you are happy. about today'sate telethon for children's national medical center. with your help, our radio partners wash fm raised more than $326,000. posted a fewo'shea hours of the telethon. the money goes to cover hospital and medical expenses for sick and injured kids. way to go, guys. glad to be part of that. i'm hoping the weather is good for the redskins. alison: what are you thinking? robert: steve asked me at 10:00.
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desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. working todayins full stop after sitting out yesterday, desean jackson practice but was limited. andn hatcher also practiced it was limited. the bills need to win out if they want to even smell the playoffs. the redskins do not need anybody to do anything at this point, but they say that is not the case. >> think about the buffalo bills, don't think about what is at stake, don't think about the division title, which we are all reminded. robert: just don't think.
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with injuries, and we have seen linebacker will compton step up, nathan foster, even deangelo hall moving to safety. it has been a great tribute to the players. d-hall moving the safety, all those guys. frank kearse stepped in. we have had a lot of people move around and it's been good because it helps our depth in the long run and it makes us stronger for future years. robert: nba, the best in the east, lebron james and the cavaliers. it was a weird night for lebron james. don't see this too often. johnny manziel in the building, ladies and gentlemen. broner james getting smashed on by steven adams. yeah, that happened.
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so nice we had to show it twice. sorry, lebron. then later, lebron dunked on someone, just not on the court. that is jason day, the golfer, his wife. she was taken off the court on a stretcher. 104-100. won, they are calling him a diver. -- mcguiver. he delivered his baby at home until the paramedics came. he and singer to yana taylor named their young son beyond eion shepherd. the rams beating the bucs right now. shot speaking of moms, a of one right here.
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she pulled off something incredible.
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leon: when angela had a chance to win a year's tuition for her daughter by hitting a half-court shot, she was so convinced she would miss it that she closed her eyes. check this out, grainy style.
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-- granny style. the ball bounces, then it goes in. she did not see it. she opened her eyes when she heard the crowd. worth aut that was few thousand dollars. daughter's it is fantastic, too.
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alison: what's next tomorrow? steve: colder weather, the coldest we have seen in some breezy atomorrow, times. 44 and breezy saturday, not as cold on sunday. 70 degrees during the afternoon christmas day. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. ♪
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