t. the temperatures have risen three degrees at reagan national. since sunset. strong warm air moving in the region. 59 at chevy chase. tomorrow it will be in the mid-50's. the wake-up temperatures will be good eight to ten degrees above the normal highs are this time of year. plenty of rain earlier. that is moving out. a much larger more dynamic area of rain and thunderstorms along the northern gulf coast is moving northward. we have cloudy skies. temperatures drop in 50's. forecast tomorrow, rain likely could be heavier at times. the temperatures are not stopping there. much warmer the record setting record here on christmas eve. we talk about that in moredetail in a couple of minutes. jonathan: we will see you then. fog blamed for this mess of arkansas. this left three people dead. seven others that are seriously hurt. if you are flying out west be ready for delays because snow and high wi

wind is now blamed for overturning trucks in oregon and california. you can take our storm watch weather team with you on the road. you can get customized forecasts on wjla.com. you can also get updated information from our facebook and the twitter feeds. or just download the storm watch weather app. a great resource. it is free and go on the smart phone. alison: concealed weapons permits getting a major overhaul in virginia. attorney general mark herring is terminating the reciprocity agreement with 25 states. these deals allow concealed permit holders in one state to carry concealed guns in other states. that means virginia deal in state with only five other states. the northern bureau chief jeff goldberg joins us from the newsroom with what spurred the news. jeff? jeff: the n.r.a. is calling this decision dangerous and shameful. the brady campaign calls it common sense. similar to the action supporting gay marriage two years ago attorney general

mark herring has supporters cheering and the critics fuming. he sees it one wy -- >> this is about safety. >> gun owner from falls church sees it another -- >> i think it's ri >> after conducting an audit of 30 states with concealed permit carries, they determined that 25 of them will no longer be accepted in the commonwealth because they are considered too weak and do not meet virginia standards for issuing a permit. there are more concealed permits not less. >> another big control. >> permits are denied in virginia for a variety of reasons includinged of assaulting or mentally ill. he believes permits from other states should meet those standards to be accepted here. >> what i'm doing here is enforcing the laws that the general assembly has passed.

make sure it's applied evenly fairly and consistently. to protect the safety. >> while they plan to fight it at the general assembly, terry mcauliffe supports the move and more. >> we are trying to put forth restrictions to keep the community safe. >> the governor will be facing strong republican opposition on new gun legislation in 2016. including from the g.o.p. leaders who today ripped the ruling calling it purely political. live in the newsroom, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: thank you. there is a reminder from the brady campaign today for gun owners. secure your weapons and ammunition when family members are visiting for the holidays. parents are urged to ask people, people they are visiting if there is a gun in the home and if it's properly secured. them campaign says eight of ten gun deaths in children occur in the home. jonathan: crime outside the secret service headquarters.

d.c. police investigating theft of an agent's gun badge, radio, equipment from inside the car near the headquarters. this didn't happen in the middle of the night. this happened at 4:00 in the afternoon yesterday. the agent says somebody unzippedzipped the vehicle's back window and also taken was a flash drive. jonathan: cell phone video capturing the fist flying at montgomery blair high school. have you seen this? this is out of control. video only on 7. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis live with what started the brawl. so many students are involved that seems crazy. kevin: for get coffee. this provided substantial jolt to students and the staff members who should have been in the first period classes. instead more than a hundred people got sucked in this 7:00 a.m. fight.

we have added a blur effect to the video to help conceal the faces of students. you can see and hear the teenagers shoving, punching, kicking and shouting at each other. the fracas spilled into an atrium. the security guard to call 911 for help. an alleged member of the maple avenue gang is facing charges of disturbing school operations and disorderly conduct. >> people fighting randomly. kevin: while nowhere close to the d.c. or the baltimore standards a number of the montgomery county high schools including montgomery blair has

students involved in gangs. live in silver springs tonight kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: thank you. many charles county parents dropped everything to pick up the kids from school. bus drivers in ti-rural county threatened to strike today. they want more money and better benefits. the school system sent a letter to parents warning them it could happen. but the school district said 20 drivers did not complete the shifts this afternoon. all students made it home safely. jonathan: still ahead for us at 6:00. the force that came to the rescue of sea turtles caught far, far away from safety. >> that is the reason i stopped riding. >> the rush hour attack that had the metro riders rethinking how they get to and from work. jonathan: next. the new information on the deon u.s. service members in afghanistan. the local connection that prompted a sand

alison: army sargent bowe bergdahl deferred entering a plea at the first court-martial hearing. the 29-year-old is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. in 2009 he walked off a military base in afghanistan. he was captured by the taliban and then held for fiv years. president obama secured the release as part of a swap last

year. if convicted he could face life in prison. jonathan: d.c. family mourning the loss of a son and brother killed in yesterday's suicide bombing in afghanistan. he was one of six americans killed in attack. his mother and brother run the bub and pop sandwich shop in northwest washington. today the restaurant was closed in the message in window describing the family's loss. >> i think that is horrible. i think they are doing the right thing. you know, when family is in trouble you know, you shut everything down to do what you have to do for family. >> staff sergeant leaves behind a wife who is a pregnant ang child. that same attack also killed sergeant taub claimed the life of the first openly gay female active service member. the major worked in air force office of special investigations. she was among the first service members to marry after the repeal of don't ask don't tell. the 2010 george washington university graduate leaves behind a why -- wife and

daughter. alison: update now to the dispute over same-sex marriage in kentucky. the governor there has now ordered county clerk names removed from the marriage lay senses. this is after the fight that included the arrest of the county clerk kim davis who refused to issue licenses in same-sex couples despite a court ruling that legalized same-sex unions. republican governor says the move protects the religious beliefs of elected officials. jonathan: coming up next at 6:00 -- a rush hour attack on metro. why the location of that attack no have the riders on edge -- now have riders on edge. alison: and chief meteorologist doug hill will break down chances for the nasty weather here and where you could run into problems in the holiday travel. lou: i'm lou holder in sports. what does a training camp brawl have to do with the playoffs and why jay gruden says it was a fight that united the team. when "abc7 news at 6:00" continues.

alison: anne arundel county police arrested a sex offender they say is a brazen thief.

michael leonard accused of stealing a package in front of a police station lobby. they saw him and then they found it when they searched his car. he is charged with theft. >> a crime alert on metro after a beating aboard a train on rush hour that left someone hospitalized. as stephen tschida reports this attack with the stabbing death in the same station last summer has the riders on edge. stephen: witness say's at it approached the station the teenagers got rowdy. >> scary for the rest of to us try to have a decent commute. stephen: they apparently pulled a man from the seat and beat him so badly the witnesses say that it left him unconscious. stephen: the train stopped and they ran. but they nabbed several on the station.

>> they were lined up with handcuffs. >> but the victim was badly beaten he didn't remember what happened to him. they let the teens go when no one could positively identify them. this is the same station where 24-year-old kevin sutherland was beaten and repeat lid stabbed july 4. 18-year-old jasper spires is charged with his murder. >> that is the reason i stop riding. the kids are obnoxious. the man was taken to the hospital. it appeared he suffered a head injury and broketephen tschida, abc7 news. wmata says power outage was responsible for the inability to use credit card or depit cards. jonathan: if you didn't know

it we are in tht of the busiest shipping day of the year. if you are still shopping online you better act fast. the deadline for two-day shipping is less than three hours, 9:00 p.m. our time. the national retail federation says 10% of the americans are done shopping. 90% of folks that still need to get gifts. alison: that is a lot. 20 rescued sea turtles are getting a helping hand from the volunteers at a north carolina hospital. the turtles were flown in from new england where they were in danger of dieing from the cold temperatures. the rescue founders said they need warm hands from volunteers to get the body temperatures up. it will be april before they can return to the warmer waters. >> when the temperature drops you will get zapped. if the water is 36 degrees

they will drop to that. alison: they name the turtles after the characters in you guessed it "star wars." the "the force awakens." jonathan: going to have to get the turtles the gps to find warmer waters. alison: turtle sweaters. many part of the east coast is going to have rough time with the drivers that are commuting by car. we will show you the forecast. we are on track for record setting christmas eve with temperatures in the 70's. cloudy. the temperatures have risen three degrees in washington. a new high for the day.

60 in manassas. the wind speeds are eight to ten miles per hour. sustained winds. we expect increase of the wind speed as it will go south to southwesterly. we'll have the winds at 10 to 15 miles per hour gusting to 20 miles per hour tomorrow. and christmas eve. fog will clear by midnight. the new batch of precipitation will move in from the south. this morning east rain is well offshore. this area will cause all kind of issues. severe weather across mississippi. we have showers not that far away from here. richmond or hampton road may have a thunderstorm tomorrow. this is the future cast. watch what happens. rain in the region. downpours at 11:30 in the morning. 95 north is raining. you head 64 and 8 is. that is raining, too. we will pull out the view to

show you the late afternoon. the same story. make it a brief break in the late afternoon hours south and east of washington. plenty of rain to overspread the region. chance of showers for christmas eve morning. but in the afternoon you may see a break in sunshine. warmer temperatures. the east coast travel weather. a lot of rain from new england to the carolinas. even farther south to florida. another batch from western kentucky. snow in the air in the intermountain west. forecast is rain and 67. christmas east is74 -- christmas eve is 74. thecord high was set in 1933. it was six years before i started in the business. i think we will break it easily. christmas day is 69 degrees and partly sunny skies. the next seven days. chances of rain in the nextsunday. temperatures are r this time of year. highs at 74. big number there. thursday cooling off a bit. monday is 52 and warm right back up again. that is it. jonathan, allison and lou.

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