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why this one is especially concerning. the gif [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org.] >> now, abc 7 news at 11:00 on your side. we start this evening on storm watch because today's stick rain is expected to around for a full day tomorrow. >> our meteorologist, steve rudin, lets us know what to plan for tomorrow. your umbrella because you'll need it in the morning
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even thehe afternoon, evening. clouds are here, along with the south and rain to of us, on the way early, early tomorrow morning and by 6:00, it will move across the metro area, making for a wet rush hour commute. you have travel plans by air tomorrow, expect delays, nashville, memphis, jackson and st. louis with the potential for severe weather. forecast up and down the east coast, upper 50's new york city, philadelphia, lower at around 70 degrees. the chance for thunderstorms around here. i'll tell you when and the potential for record smashing warmth on christmas eve. a fewn that coming up in minutes. >> thanks. parts of the country are dealing with heavy snow and high winds. you want towhat hear ahead of the busiest travel days of the year. 100 million people are expected to hit the road and more than 38 million will fly january 3. keep a close eye on flights going through atlanta,
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los angeles, chicago. those are areas where weather be the worst. the other big story we're watching tonight, a secret agent's badge, gun and more in the hands of criminals. wasnd the agent's car parked near secret service headquarters when someone broke in. reeve is live with the investigation happening tonight. rich? richard: that's right, authorities still looking for answers. daylight,ned in broad 4:00 p.m., and police are looking for the missing gun. service, tasked with guarding the president, in the spotlight because of a theft from an agent's vehicle. >> this is a total violation of basic security rules involving any law enforcement. richard: according to this incident report, the agent was parked at his car 1001 g street near headquarters around 4:00 p.m. when he noticed
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an unzipped back window. handgun, radio, handcuffs, black bag and his badge all gone. >> to allow a gun, a badge, to a car leftp in unattended. >> the secret service confirmed but is declining to comment further. source tellsment cnn the usb is encrypted a protected and does not appear to be a threat of the agency. >> they are supposed to be guarding the president of the america.ates of >> critics say this is the latest in a string of embarrassing agency blunders. an agent's service weapon out on blocks fromstolen the white house. >> it goes back to a rotten management culture in the secret condones corner .utting, laxness richard: where does the secret from here? we don't know because they're not talking to us.
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an internalhere is investigation and possible discipline. gun gotern is how that out of the car and where it is right now. ofbreaking news out northeast washington where police are investigating after an officer shot and killed a dog. the 1700 blockn avenue northeast near gallaudet university. releasing details but we will have updates as soon as they're available. county,f montgomery police investigating a deadly in leightonsville. were out in the road. the cause of the crash and the beenof the victim have not released. developing news out of alexandria where police are armedigating an carjacking on van dorn street near i-95. black maleshree stole a white kia optima with
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virginia tags. but a gun wast shown. >> friends and family are mourning staff sergeant peter taub, one of six soldiers killed bagram air base near kabul on monday. his mother and brother run bub pop's sandwich shop in northwest washington. as they with customers learned the news this afternoon. full.heart is so friend.ving for my and i'm truly devastated. truly devastated. >> that attack also claimed the life of the first openly gay active duty service member, major adrianna tiesrburggen, who also had to our area. she graduated from george 2010.gton university in >> army sergeant bowe bergdahl a plea at hising
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first court martial hearing. witharned he is charged desertion. he walked off a military base in afghanistan. taliban,ptured by the held for five years. president obama secured his alease last year as part of controversial swap. if convicted, burg dal could prison.e in >> a massive marijuana bust in loudon county. police found drugs worth nearly $900,000 during a traffic stop monday morning. officers found more than 150 bricks of pot weighing about a pound a piece. bryant denison is charges, held without bond tonight. donald trump seems to be at it again, calling hillary clinton derogatory names. a vulgar term to describe her loss to president in 2008. at candidate is angry clinton for saying his comments about muslims are helping isis recruit. he demanded an apology from
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hell,n but her camp says, no. >> these comments are aired across the mideast and isis is pointing them on social media, known isis sympathizers are the remarks donald trump made and it is making us less safe. poll says 50% of americans would be embarrassed if donald trump was president. an historic moment in the space race. a falcon rocket -- canaveral and the booster landed on earth. can musk says he drastically reduce launch costs by reusing rocket parts. and a group of people trying to sing christmas carols outside of shown onon clinic, video.
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>> i would encourage you to be reconsider. and >> carolers were performing the clinic on a public sidewalk when a business called police to complain. to officer asked the group move. he was citing a city noise ordinance. church officials are working with the group and tomorrow will be allowed to sing sidewalk. jonathan: the gift of a lifetime for a 13-year-old girl born right hand. she has made due without it until now. with the us live story. loudonkah jenson is a county middle schooler with a use for thehe can first time. unbelievably, it came from a computer and printer. hi, rebecca. mountainary university, bekah jenson received one of the most unique christmas presents you'll ever hear about. we made a 3-d printed hand
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for you. tom: after opening the gift, a right handy had she could use for the first time in her life. >> we're so used to having two hands that it's, you know, it's a different world for her to not have that. the apple with your left hand, cutting with your right. that.n't do tom: amazingly, the prosthetic hand was made using a 3-d printer. mary mount alum, jessica amonte, with the science professor to produce it. bekah had no idea what she was receiving when she came. are you happy with the surprise? >> yeah. tom: she's most excited about using it in the kitchen. >> cooking, making things by myself without anyone else. >> it was thrilling to see her grab something with her right first time. tom: mom says the hand will be a changer. bekah has accomplished a lot
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without a right hand. she is a black belt in tae kwon do. her mom say this will open a lot of opportunities for her. news. jonathan: she didn't even realize she was getting a hand. allison: what a surprise. jonathan: more trouble for this year's hottest toy. to take ahy you want close look at your hover board, next. elaborate and beloved display of holiday decorations is the crime.f a that story when we
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alison: 'tis the season for some, also for taking. in one prince william neighborhood, holiday decorations were the target of thieves. loss to the whole neighborhood, right? jay: indeed, it is. out this amazing place. they've got everything here, over 100 decorations. got sesame street. we've got "star wars." c3po, yoda, darth vader, storm trooper, all of the reindeer. on the other side of the property, there's even more and that's where the scene of the place.ook of christmasr part everyone loves. jay: there's a home in woodbridge, virginia, that comes to life every december, where electric powered figures flicker, float and delight. >> i like it a lot.
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jay: for the neighbors and so many others who tour this front holiday season, this display defines the christmas spirit. that this family did so much work for everyone. so many people drive past every day. what takes weeks to build was tainted in only minutes. >> really heartbreaking. jay: last monday, someone swiped five of this family's yard decorations, including motorcycle santa, a countdown clock to christmas day. >> it was hard on all of us. jay: jennifer drake and her relatives were initially reeling in the wake of the crime. the entirek from community. jay: who would do such a thing during a holiday designed to create joy through giving? >> i asked who took it and i told them it was probably the grinch. jay: the family managed to buy a countdown clock similar to the had but instead of keeping it out all day so can enjoy the sight,
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they have to bring it in at night. >> every time you have to unplug and move it into the garage and not leave it out there like it was, it's sad. feel like you can't trust really. bright spot to the story. they didn't track down the stolen displays and decorations but what did happen is when this story broke, members of the by and dropped off some of their decorations to replace those that were stolen. jonathan: thank you. kids at the children's hospital were in for a holiday treat. players from the redskins and d.c. united came out to spread cheer. with the helpe of paisono's restaurant, there was a pizza party. >> to see we might have been times on paused
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for a couple of minutes makes a world of difference. players were touched. some of the kids had come out of surgery but were in great spirits. what a nice thing for them to do. loton: you know they get a out of that. jonathan: and nobody was wearing jacket. >> they're going to wear something comfortable on christmas eve, all the kids will new bikes and footballs. jonathan: and ride them. parentstside, leave the alone. alison: it's kind of fun. above daytime high well average. we made it into the 50's, upper 50's. 59 to be exact. date is 45 ands the record, 72. i show you this every single night. this is in terms of how many days above average we've had. day excepts, every this past weekend, above average. we're going to continue this into at least for tomorrow christmas eve, christmas day, even into the upcoming weekend 30h temperatures as much as
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degrees from where we normally are this time of year. 58 currently at the airport. temperature outside, 46 in winchester. 57, leesburg. maryland coming in at 55 degrees. the coolest of the air still to north of us but talking 40's in college, 50 in pittsburgh. night, this time of year, we should be looking at wideratures in the 30's spread across the map but it's 58 degrees in richmond and time of yearthis for our high, only in the mid 40's. above average. clouds sticking around along with patchy fog. rain on its way come early tomorrow morning, through rush hour tomorrow afternoon, the evening commute and out of here later on tomorrow night. that's the good news. if you'rehe skies, getting an early start, leaving tonight to head to your going toon, you're not run into problems at least not for the next three or four
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hours. nighttime lows, upper 40's, downtown d.c., 55 degrees. there's the fog, winds out of the southeast five miles per hour, picking up during the day tomorrow. a mild start to the day in the morning. brentwood, 55 degrees. aspen hill, 52. fairfax, lower 50's. hour-by-hour forecast, 9:30 tomorrow, showers over the d.c. metro. continue throughout the day and then tomorrow evening for the rush hour commute, areas especiallyrain, south and west of d.c., keep in mind, this is just the computer generated model. it may shift further to the east. 8:00.won't arrive until this moves out on the day thursday, christmas eve, with daytime highs in the middle 70's. day planner tomorrow, 53 early on. the noon time hour. 67 by 4:00 in the afternoon. of around 75 high degrees. that's going to smash the existing record.
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69 for a high on christmas day, a chance for a few showers. week after that, not shabby. 62 on saturday. the middle 60's on sunday. another busy travel day and cooler on monday and back to by tuesday of next week. this is the winter that doesn't winter.be like it's like spring. jonathan: we're ok. crisis.ing an identity >> warmer here on christmas day than in palm springs. alison: fun fact. that.thanks for sharing >> i am in the holiday spirit. g.w. gets all they can handle from depaul. hoyas in charlotte trying to stay tough and which redskins will be starting in the pro bowl had the right regular season stuff. sports on the other side.
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>> and now, the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealer. settingedskins are not the world on fire but they have done enough to position themselves for a division title and they wouldn't be in this position if it weren't for some theers who were selected to pro bowl today. trent williams gets the nod for the fourth straight year in an offensiveeing captain, williams is anchoring line that has allowed the sixth fewest sacks in the league. linebacker ryan kerrigan was named an alternate for the game. has 8 1/2 sacks and forced two fumble this is season. reed was namedn an alternate. he's been an offensive force receptions,team in yards and touchdowns. it's early in the season but the hoyas cannot accumulate too many more losses like the ones to radford, monmouth and unsc
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asheville if they want to make it into the tournament. tonight, a 2-8 charlotte team they're facing on the road. hoyas up one, l.j. peek spots open, bang. georgetown up 56-54. to play. minutes smith-rivera drives, spins, makes the shot. win.etown hangs on for the number five virginia hosting california, tied at about 1:00 to play. isaiah wilkins forces the to derriusead thompson, look out, virginia up two. overtime, virginia down two. london perrantes lets it fly. avoids the upset. ranked george washington taking on the depaul blue
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demons. this wasn't close. depaul's mike henry, and-one. go down 82-61. check this out. a slalom race in italy. carrying a tv camera from the broadcast crew crashes while one of the -- this is unbelievable -- almost hits the person. that could have been ugly. fortunately, he was ok. few other local hoops scores for you. andu. beats american 79-51 71-60.mason beats wagner alison: you don't think about that with drones that often. wow. lou: they have them everywhere now. those things are going to follow and he's lucky. santa.n: crunch time for alison: have you wondered how
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journey. sure the reindeer will be fine, especially if you lawn carrots on the front and leave cookies for santa. with a 7 on your side consumer alert. starbucks ready for a record gift card purchase on christmas eve. last year it sold 2.5 million cards on december 24. everydds up to 1700 cards minute. jonathan: what they're hoping will happen. we'll have another look at the final
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