coming up -- fire in the west, floating to the south, and the potential for a blizzard in between. a woman fights for her life after she and a friend were shot sitting inside of a car. and a mother loses her son in a

hail of gunfire in a city already shaken by an officer-involved shooting. >> from abc 7 news, this is a breaking news alert. texas, at least for people are dead after a violent night of weather, at least one tornado touching down near dallas. it is just part of the wild weather stretching from wind-whipped fires in california to floods in the southeast, while the texas panhandle prepares for will could be a major blizzard. [sirens] kellye: this evening it was dallas' turn to hear the tornado sirens. one tornado touched down in the town of duncanville. >> there a sheet metal everywhere. storm chaser live streamed as he chased the storm,

200,000 people watching as he described the damage. in the northwest, texas panhandle, people are bracing for a blizzard between 6 and 15 inches of snow possibly falling in lubbock and amarillo between now and monday morning. closed in aslames drivers tried to escape the fire inventor a, california, along the pacific coast highway. ventura, california, along the pacific coast highway. battled theters flames and shut down the road. the fast-moving fire forced dozens to evacuate, hundreds of others under voluntary evacuation orders. acres have burned so far. alabama, the same system that brought rain and a tornado to birmingham left floodwaters in its wake. the damager toured

today as crews prepare for more flooding. the national weather service has had flood warnings in place for southern alabama in till monday. meteorologist eileen whelan is in the weather center tracking the system that is causing all those problems. eileen: it's a very dynamic weather system. first, some good news coming from dallas. over,rnado threat is now so that's good news, but look at all the heavy rain stretching from oklahoma, missouri, and on the backside of that system heavy snow. weatherhad so many alerts, this looks like a crayola crown exploded. gives an idea of the flash flood threats, the blizzard warnings in effect. that same dynamic system is impacting us. we had some showers earlier, now just a little drizzle and mist, and fog. the visibility ranging from between two and five miles.

approaches, system we will be in a very warm sector. we may see some record-breaking highs tomorrow. coming up from the belfort furniture weather center, i will let you know how high the temperatures will climb. kellye: you can stay a step ahead of the weather with the stormwatch 7 team by logging onto our website, facebook, or twitter or download the stormwatch 7 app. now a developing story from chicago, where protesters have taken to the streets for over a week, calling for the mayor to resign in the wake of a deadly police shooting caught on camera. the city's police department is under a microscope again after an officer shot and killed a 19-year-old college student and his neighbor while responding to a domestic disturbance. sam sweeney is in the satellite center monitoring this story. sam: the second woman was a mother of five. we have just learned in the last five minutes the 55-year-old

woman was accidentally shot by the police early this morning. that is according to chicago police, which we just heard in the last few minutes. this happened when the officer was responding to a domestic disturbance call this morning. within moments of being on singing, the 19-year-old engineering student and 55-year-old mother of five were dead. he was a promising child, going somewhere, but now we will never know. son,janet remembers her home visiting from college. he was a sophomore at northern illinois university. his mother says he suffered from metal illness. his father called 911 saying that his son was threatening him, holding a metal bat and acting erratic. a they were confronted by combative individual, resulting in the officer firing shots and fatally wounding two individuals. he was holding a baseball

bat when he answer the front door. the cause of the shooting is under investigation. a 55-year-old mother of five was also killed, she was a tenant on the first floor home. >> never gave nobody no problems. both victims were pronounced dead shortly after the shooting at nearby hospitals. his heart had stopped beating. ,hey were trying to revive him but she said there were too many shots. unanswereder of questions about the moment that led to the incident. in the last few minutes, chicago police say the mother was "accidentally struck." the police have also said an authority is investigating the case and further details will be coming. sam sweeney, abc 7 news. right now, the search is

on for a person who opened fire on a man and woman sitting in a parked car. it happened on parkview lane in clinton. to flee.r was able as richard reeve reports, the woman in the car is fighting for her life. we heard a pop, pop, pop. justrd: gunshots rang out before 2 a.m. saturday, leaving a woman critically wounded in the head. a i saw the car pull up in gold truck pulled up alongside the white truck and firing two shots. theard: witnesses say that woman in a male companion were parked in the driveway when a poco pulled up and somebody inside opened fire. >> some type of drive-by. critical condition. the bullet is in her head. richard: the man behind the

wheel was also wounded, shot in the arm before the pickup truck sped off. the spite injuries, he drove about a mile to cosco regional park, where the police found a couple after a 911 call. >> it's so sad. richard: do you think this is just a random? >> nah, people don't do that. richard: family members wonder if the woman's companion was a target. we do not know why anybody would want to wound the 22 euros. now just a day after christmas she is fighting for her life. >> it's a terrible situation, it really is. haverd: the police released very little information, no motive or suspects. meanwhile, the family is praying she will survive. if you have information, call prince george's county police. in clinton, richard reeve, abc 7 news. the bureau of alcohol,

tobacco, and firearms said the christmas day fire at a houston the twos suspicious, it alarm fire causing major damage, nobody injured. nearly 80 firefighters responded to the scene. an hour before the fire broke out, the mosque was filled with 200 people. fire officials believe in accelerate was used. the day after christmas was filled with many happy returns, people exchanging gifts that did not quite hit the mark, taking advantage of post holiday markdowns. shoppers say there are a lot of deals. course i'm looking for myself. i mean, the sales. i pretty much got what i wanted for christmas, but come you know, what's wrong with shopping for myself? kellye: most people say they wore out there to shop for themselves, as you heard. surveyrican express shows 66% of consumers plan to shop today compared with just 45% on black friday.

theng up -- you have seen lights and decorations, but wait until you see a movie that is good enough to eat. a big day for washington sports. kellye: and join us tomorrow for a special presentation of "diverted," about the untold stories of flight 514. it premiered on wjla.com earlier this year. squire?!

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for the company. see his christmas eve story yet wjla.com. the redskins win and they are in the playoffs, but that's not the only big matchup today. is live near the verizon center with the excitement. so far, so good, matt? kellye, it was an embarrassment of riches today for three d.c. sports fans, three games and so far two wins. the steady drumbeat of excitement provided the soundtrack for a rare day in washington sports. >> looking forward to tonight. matt: for the first time in five years -- >> it's an excellent day to be abc sports fan. matt: only the fifth time since the year 2000 -- >> it's great for the city and great for the fans. matt: the wizards, the capitals, and the redskins are all playing

on the same day. the wizards began with back to back to back games late this afternoon with a win over the nets, a will receive day after christmas gift. later, in a bitter battle of first-place teams, the capitals faced off with the front of ain revved up crowd at the verizon center. >> we are going for the trifecta tonight. matt: antenna, the redskins-eagles kicked off in philadelphia, with the redskins p theg for a win to lock uy nfc east and secure a spot in the playoffs for the first time in years. in case you were wondering, the last time all three teams won on the same day was 1983.

now all they need is the redskins to win to complete the trifecta, fingers crossed. kellye: and the latest score, redskins. robert burton will have all those highlights later. first, we will focus on the weather and some fog to contend with? eileen: yes, a live picture overlooking the city. it's kind of hard to make out the washington monument with the low clouds, a little bit of drizzle and mist at the airport. 52 degrees, so it is a little cooler. yesterday we were in the upper 60's, so today at 60 degrees was a little cooler, comparatively speaking, but we will be up and down the next few days. light wind out of the northeast at 5. across theity region, not too bad, but i will be watching these the next several hours.

tomorrow morning, less than a quarter mile at times, so be mindful. across the region, in the 50's. manassas, 45 52 cumberland. the average high this time of year is 44, so even the nighttime temperatures are above that. even though i was saying today was cooler than yesterday, we still made it to 60 degrees in the nation's capital. that makes it another day above average. if you look at the calendar this month, pretty much every day has been above average with the exception of last saturday. the month of december, 10 degrees above normal, and this will likely go on record as the warmest december. a lot to remember in 2015. a more serious note, talking earlier about the devastating tornadoes that moved to the east of dallas this evening. a very complex system. on the backside of the system, snow, blizzard warnings in parts

of northern texas. look at all this moisture, stretching through the ohio valley. this is all lifting to the north with the warm front, allowing us to tap into some very warm air tomorrow. that is why we have the fog as the temperature slowly cli mb. the forecast highs tomorrow come into the 70's. it may be a record-breaking day. tomorrow, if we make it to 72, we will tie the current record back in 1971. think we will break the record at bwi. put that in perspective, the average high is 44. if the fog sticks around too long tomorrow, that may limit temperatures getting as high as we are forecasting. you will want to stay tuned tomorrow for the latest on that. the temperatures up and down, in the 40's., 61 tuesday. new year's eve looking dry, new

year's day looking nice as well, temperatures back to average. about the complaints weather, and no complaints about washington's score now. robert: we have the update on the redskins-eagles. i think you will like it. and frank beamer hoping to end his career on top.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: a lot of nailbiting tonight, the redskins' postseason hopes tonight. right now the redskins are leading 38-17 in the fourth quarter. for overins has passed 300 yards for the seventh time this season. the skins looking to clinch a playoff berth. head coach frank beamer hoping to end his career on a high

note, the final bowl game of his career in the world independence bowl. here is coach, looking happy, his final game after 29 seasons at virginia tech. this one was a shoot out. first quarter, michael brewer swings outside. all the way for a 75-yard touchdown. that tied it at 14-14. second quarter, 38-21 tech. special teams has always been the trademark of the program. takes it to the house. hello, end zone. frank is happy. tech wins. frank beamer, how does it feel? >> just relief. you know, that's the way we had been playing for the most part. been close. i'm proud of the way our guys have hung in there. they always play hard.

we don't always play well, but play hard, and it's a great team win tonight. robert: the capitals not slowing down, winning seven of their last eight, tonight hosting montréal. in the first, no score, nate schmidt fires, his 11th of the season. on the deflection, the caps up 1-0. in the second, the cap still up 1. tom wilson, gathers, leaves it for jay beagle who gathers and scores. 2-0. in the third,2-1 caps, jason chimera gets ahead of the defense, grabs the loose puck, scores. caps stay hot, winning 3-1. lot of injuries for the was her it's right now, but guys are stepping up. a victory against the nets tonight and that would be four in a row.

john wall does what he does best, finding martin gortat for the alley-oop. to a 10rds signed eddie year deal. his first nba game, that three-pointer, putting the wiz up. later in the fourth, good ball movement by washington, baseline. the wizards with the lead. they win, 111-96. and peyton manning is in the news for wrong reasons. and hiscos quarterback wife allegedly obtained human growth hormone when he was hurt in 2011, according to a report in "the washington post." the redskins still on top, late into the fourth. don't want to speak too soon. by the way, hi, mom and dad. i did not say "uh" at any time

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from the movie "the shining." there was a maze of hedges and gingerbread twists. it would not be complete without johnny trying to break through a door. the family says they worked on this for about two weeks. eileen: that is intense. robert: and terrifying at the same time. eileen: did you do a gingerbread house this year? ,ellye: it was a total hlop literally. -- it was a total flop, literally. the roof fell in. eileen: but you still had the delicious sweet treats. kellye: which we did enjoy.

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