[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] are headinger you out for holiday travels or finishing up your christmas shopping, you'll need the umbrella today. a foggy and rainy start to the day and a wet weather is sticking around through wednesday. doug hill is tracking it all. look, theever you same picture, fog, low clouds. take a look at the rockville

campus at montgomery college. rain is widespread. rainfall has been moderate. .064 in lusby. look how warm the temperatures are without any sunshine. 60 in chevy chase. 61 in dale city. 60 degrees at gallaudet university. a couple of radar stops, the areas in yellow and orange show the heaviest downpours. those are self of fredericksburg, northwest of baltimore. we can change position and show you the north side of the beltway, the area with the heaviest rain, 270 split all the way to the 95 corridor. plenty of rain coming up through charles county and west of the metro area. just a rainy day, anyway you cut it. but temperatures comfortably in the 60's.

the whole 95 corridor has a chance of rain. 81 corridor also has a chance of rain. line of heavy rain moving through the afternoon hours through chicago and northern sections of indiana. things will change a bit. a quick preview of christmas eve and christmas day. still expect temperatures in the 70's tomorrow, slight chance of a shower. same on christmas day. a lot of whether to share with you coming up in just a couple of minutes. jummy: thank you. today is expected to be the busiest day or holiday travel out there. steve hirsch is with us with check on the roadways. steve: the expectations are being met, unfortunately. we start with a look at i-95, traffic on the left is southbound. this backup really begins in

springfield and it continues down toward the occoquan and prince william parkway. south on 95, stafford county. delays continue on southbound 95 most of the way through stafford county and all the way down to route three in fredericksburg. now we head over to the beltway near tysons corner. this is the inner loop heading northbound on 495. very heavy just north of tysons corner. a little farther up on the american legion bridge. that backup is across the american legion bridge. here is the beltway in silver spring. a little heavy, particularly on the outer loop from new hampshire avenue around to silver spring. you.: thank according to jubilate, more than 100 million people will travel between now and january 3. of those, 91.3 million will be on the road. that is up 1% from last year.

the busiest time will be after work today as people leave ahead of christmas eve. you can check the condition before you head out on our website wjla.com. the airports are also expected to be cut today. five point 8 million travelers are flying to their holiday destinations. sam sweeney is at reagan national with a look at the situation. to be a busypected travel day today and despite the soggy, wet weather, the planes the boers are and showing on time. even better news, the security lines here have been pretty short for much of the day. heather and her family are headed to oklahoma for christmas. >> i am not stressed. we have been stranded before overnight. this is fine. it's easy. they are just a few of the 6 million americans expected to hit the skies this season.

we usually have at least 100 backs. today we only have 12. we are in good check. prices aree ticket down this year 4.3%, mainly due to lower fuel prices. making it easier for people like lisa to get to miami. >> we were looking to get some sun and fun. that's the best way to celebrate the holidays. sam: lines have been study but not long. for these children, their only family concern -- >> santa knows we will be in tulsa, oklahoma. sam: did you e-mail or write to santa? >> we e-mailed. we said we would be in tulsa, and that we are bringing our stockings. sweeney.at was sam we want to get to some breaking news. from oakland, you can see live pictures of the airport.

we are told a flight is having landing gear issues and the flight has been circling the airport for a few hours. according to the abc affiliate in san francisco, they are reporting it is a southwest airlines plane that has been circling because of the landing gear problem. 7 was heading 254 to chicago. right now it is burning fuel before attempting to land. this is the information we are getting out of san francisco. here you can see another look from flight aware. you can see that neon green on your screen, i think that is the fly pattern it's been making. it has been circling the airport in oakland. we are trying to get more information for you right now as to what is going on. this is a southwest flight making its way either to or from the chicago area.

airport.nternational we are trying to get more information to you and we will pass it along to you as we get. in the meantime, we know there are some delays out there do to some extreme weather out west. forecasters are monitoring a threat of tornado from little rock to nashville. snowy and icy conditions are causing messy conditions from california to wisconsin. >> i was not expecting this. >> i have never seen a line like this in all my years coming to o'hare. officials advise everyone to be patient and leave early if you can. during one of the busiest shopping weeks of the year, the mall of america in minneapolis mr. carter for hundreds of protesters. they are try to draw attention to last month's police shooting of jamaal clark. many say he died after a struggle with officers. others say he was handcuffed at the time.

official trying to block the protest but a judge ruled that three organizers cannot demonstrate that the mall. the judge did say she could not wep others from attending are also following new developments from las vegas. the woman accused of intentionally driving onto a sidewalk and running over dozens of pedestrians is set to make her first court appearance today. killed onelloway person and injured nearly 40 others. she's been charged with one count of murder through the use of a deadly weapon. she is currently on suicide watch. still no word on a motive. closer to home, we are waiting on autopsy results after a body was found along the trail in montgomery county. police say the body was found last night in a creek off the northwest branch trail near the inner loop in silver spring. police are only calling it a death investigation but we plan to update you with more

information as it comes into the newsroom. today, the man accused in a deadly shooting at a holiday party is up for a bond review in montgomery county. facessco trujillo first-degree murder charges after allegedly opening fire at his own party, killing one person. it happened early monday morning on ridge road in damascus. the 35-year-old told police he acted in self-defense after being threatened by the victim. his bond hearing is set for 1:00 this afternoon. this couple is charged with attacking the wife and former boss. both are lawyers and she had been fired from a law firm. police say her husband forced their way into a couples home in mclean, tied them up, and stabbed them. when officers caught up with them, they say andrew was wearing nothing but an adult

diaper. news and the moro words is heating up between donald trump and hillary clinton. the presidential front-runners are firing back after comments made against each other. trump used vulgar terms to describe hillary clinton's loss to president obama in 2008. clinton responded by calling him a bully. >> you are looking at somebody that has had a lot of terrible thing said about me, so that is why it's important to stand up to bullies wherever they are. we should not let anyone bullied his way into the presidency. jummy: the latest poll has trumped still at the pop -- top of the gop pulls but 60% of women voters say they would be embarrassed to have trump as their commander in chief. coming up, up in flames. christmas tree dangers that you should know about this year. and there is still time but not a lot of it.

a look at the last minute rush for christmas gifts.

on thea close call slopes involving a drone leading to new changes for the international ski federation. organizers banning camera drones from its world cup races after this drone crashes and nearly hit and australia -- austrian skier. the drone came down and shattered on the icy slope just behind the athlete. luckily, he was unhurt and continued on but such a close

call. tree can go ups in flames in a matter of seconds, but artificial trees can be dangerous, too. jeannette reyes is in rockville where the fire department is offering a safety reminder. jeanette: there is a misconception that you have to have a real treat in order for there to be a fire danger, but it can happen with artificial trees. >> obviously, we have a major concern about rush trees, keeping them well hydrated. as they dry, they can go up. but as you can see, an artificial tree is a real danger as well. it's important to point out, it is not the actual tree, it is all the stuff around the tree. jeanette: you heard about the fire in annapolis. thats an artificial tree caused millions of dollars in damages. what should people know -- goodness, you can feel the heat radiating now.

what should people know if they have an artificial tree? >> inspect and maintain all of the lighting on your tree. that is the most dangerous part right now. if you have any candles or other ignition sources, keep them away. we like to have a barrier around. not near if you are the tv, come over and look. it started out very small but now it is smoking a lot. it is hard to breathe. this can happen so easily. >> it is the actual lights and the things that we are putting on and around the trees that pose the most danger to us. jeanette: thank you for this demonstration. you can see all the smoke around us. we are telling you this because it can really save lives. you don't want firefighters having to go into something like this unnecessarily. it is so simple to protect you and your family. hopefully you can share this

with your kids as well and we can have a safe and merry christmas. thank you, we appreciate it. we have to run away, so we could get some fresh air. jummy: my gosh. that smell is probably not good, but we appreciate that. if you are still looking for the perfect gift, you can expect packed parking lots and slammed stores. but the good news is, many retailers are ready to accommodate all of you procrastinators. john gonzalez is at kohl's. we are doing some last minute christmas shopping here in gaithersburg. there is a lot to buy out here and folks are in line. what did you get? booki love you forever that i got for one of my babies of the hospital. i am done now. i am paying and i am out of here. they have the jewelry and

the clothing and the christmas story land. shoppingies have been all day long. is this part of the plan, are you a procrastinator like i am, or is it a strategy to get here on the 23rd when there are not too many grounds? >> all of the above. john: who are you buying for? >> my daughter who is 16. a boombox. john: hopefully she is not watching now. how about you? >> my daughter, 18. not much to get her. john: she has everything. have you found any sales this holiday season? ales have been kind of low in brick-and-mortar stores. what have you found? i am seeing a lot of signs here. >> they had some pretty good sales. >> we are going to montgomery

mall next. john: ok, keep moving. happy holidays. a lot of folks here inside kohl's have been doing their shopping. as a last week, 90% of shoppers said they still had some shopping to do. this store has been open 24/7 and will not be closing until christmas eve. jummy: they are finally close to closing. doug: this is the first time in decades that i have had everything done early. jummy: i am still waiting on one package that is supposed to arrive today. doug: with the weather like this, it can make it tough to get out. today is the rainiest day. slight chance of showers tomorrow, but much smaller chance. exterior one outside. looking at fairfax, va. not a pleasant day. 61 degrees right now.

check out the midday numbers. 61 at reagan national. 57 in frederick. through the afternoon, temperatures will continue to rise. lower 60's in the metro area. warmer farther to the south. all of this warm air coming our way because of the wind. plenty of rain on doppler radar. the heaviest rains showing of south of the maryland-pennsylvania line. moderate downpours in fredericksburg, across the river into charles county. that is moving northeast throughout the day. plenty of rain opportunity to the afternoon and evening as well as the rain stretches back to the southwest. a lot of rain to deal with for the remainder of the day. it will impact traffic. no delays on the east coast at the airport because of the rain, but perhaps because of the volume. another area of rain, another

storm system across lake michigan coming through chicago and wisconsin. those showers will continue. futurecast, looking at this afternoon, this big swath of rain continues. most of it should be eased of 81 and north of 95. showers will move offshore tomorrow. christmas eve, the rain will be fragmented. clearing skies farther north and west. a low chance for a shower through christmas eve and christmas day. warmig story is the temperatures tomorrow, in the 70's. today, low to mid 60's. we may see temperatures rise tonight. formally -- normally this time 60 is the high temperature in march.

christmas eve tomorrow. that will set a record. clouds, little son, and the slight chance of showers. through the weekend and beyond, the numbers only go down a bit on monday. 52. chances of showers, low in chance through the weekend and early next week.

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information, we are at bacon hill road -- beacon hill road in alexandria. still an active scene. are at a desktop and laptop repair place. we don't know the details of what happened. we know that it was some sort a robbery. we know that somebody was shot. initial reports are that these were non-life-threatening injuries, but again, those are initial reports. we are still gathering information. we have seen a good deal of fairfax county police officers on the scene. we know they have a public information officer on the way who will give us some information on what happened. we will have some update for you on wjla.com and later additions of abc seven news. back to you in the studio. jummy: thank you.

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jummy: the rain is hanging around for most of the day? doug: plenty of rain over the area, more down to the south. still a slight chance of showers over the next several days. 74 on christmas eve. 64 on christmas day. very warm all weekend. where is winter?

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