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kimberly: coming up, facing a judge -- the latest for the man accused of hitting seven pedestrians with his car. >> donald j trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. clips of the donald trump now showing up in a terror recruitment video. the group responsible and the strong reactions it's getting. during a parade. one float drew sharp criticism from those in the community. >> this is a breaking news alert. kimberly: breaking news from hyattsville, where we have learned information about the woman whose body was found along a trail on new year's day.
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she has been identified as a 20-year-old, katherine alvarado. her body was found on the northwest branch trail with severe trauma to her upper body. it does not appear to be a random act, but the police are still looking for a web are committed the crime. anybody with information is asked to call the prince george's county police. that d.c. police say plowed into seven people with his car new year's day just left court. relatedacing several dui- charges. richard reeve has the new developments from northwest. it was a quick court appearance, sounds like. richard: yeah, as they often are, kimberly, and today, he is being held without bond. he almost walked outcome and we will get to that in a moment. this is all in connection with the dui crash early new year's morning. this is the scene. this happened at a nightclub
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in northwest washington. just after 2:00 friday, lloyd was turning a corner onto l street and did not make it. the car skidded across the road, crashing into a planter and utility pole. seven people outside of the bar including the bouncer were critically injured. all seven people were transported. boyd washappened while out on bond in connection with a previous gun charge from a year ago. was set free today until prosecutors reminded the new chargehe faced a of assault with a dangerous weapon, that being the car. the defense attorney noted he was working as a new ministry of assistant at udc, taking classes there, trying to turn his life around, but now he is being held without bond. reporting live from d.c. superior court, richard reeve, abc 7 news. kimberly: also when the
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district, the police are searching for the driver who hit and killed a man as he headed withfrom a night out friends. his grieving family is asking for your help. died after getting hit by a car on minnesota avenue southeast early yesterday morning. he was walking when a blue or possibly black chevy suv speeds through the intersection and never stops. family members say that butts was the father of four. they are urging the driver to turn themselves in. big headlines tonight, a terror group is using donald trump in one of its recruitment videos. is should bob, -- al-shabab highlighting trump's call to ban muslims from entering the u.s. ago, hillaryong clinton falsely claimed that
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isis was using donald trump and recruitment videos. tonight, a different terror group is featuring him and propaganda. the first known terrorist recruitment video featuring donald trump is getting a lot of attention. it features the republican front-runner's recent comments about muslims coming to the u.s. trump is calling. for a complete and total shutdown of muslims coming into the u.s. ashley: at home, people are reacting strongly. >> i think it's a shame that a video that puts a lot of people in harm now has one of our presidential candidates in it. >> it's not good at all. mp's comments are sandwiched between two clips with a warning. >> the west will eventually turn
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against its muslim citizens. ashley: in the last them a craddick debate, hillary clinton -- in the last democratic debate, hillary clinton warned of this. >> they are showing videos of donald trump to recruit more radical jihadists. isis videoknown exist, but this video has people talking again about trump's comments on the campaign trail. a message ofe is hate and exclusion, which plays into the terrorists' hands. notey: donald trump has commented publicly on the release of the terrorist video, nor has hillary clinton. ashley coleman, abc 7 news. kimberly: donald trump is holding his first rally of 2016 in biloxi, mississippi, at 8:00. we will have more on that coming up at 11:00. happening right now, reports of
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unrest in iraq. protesters taking filled the theets, allegedly storming saudi arabian embassy after saudi arabia executed 47 prisoners on terrorism charges, including a prominent shiite cleric. members of the islamic supreme council in iraq said the sh eil's execution would fuel sectarian violence. the death toll rises in the midwest from historic flooding in the midwest. water is receding in some areas and beginning to rise and others. reporter: dangerous swiftly moving downriver. >> it's mind-boggling. reporter: the stork floods sweep away homes and businesses, the mississippi river still surging. >> you expect floods, but not like this. reporter: some parts of st. louis remain under 16 feet of water. iser areas, the water
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receding, giving residents a first look at the damage. some are luckier than others. >> had some customers come by to offer help. there is real humanity still left out there. reporter: local businesses are now serving as relief centers. >> we will help. reporter: all the water is now moving south. they declared a state government and see, deploying national guard troops. >> please come if you get a request to evacuate, please evacuate. hypothermia is a big risk. we have folks waiting, who need water. bridges, roads, and homes so merged. now the races is on to save so many others. volunteers filling sandbags, doing whatever they can to help. the governor toured the area today. smashed intoe
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bridges. we have to get the debris out of there so it does not flow downstream. peterson, abcan news. sunny start toy, the weekend, but colder air is headed our way monday. devon lucie has the first look. yes, we have much colder air. those of you who want winter may get it. we start from the belfort furniture weather center with a snapshot of the nation's capital, clear skies, the temperatures falling fast. the high near 50 today, well above the average. 50 charlottesville, fredericksburg. manassas, culpeper, luray, already in the 30's. it will be cold on sunday. lots of sunshine, a little thely today compared with
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above average warmth we have been experiencing. sunday, plenty of sunshine, clouds come in with the truly arctic cold front, the wind much colder into monday. that is the high temperature monday, 38, 35 tuesday, but the wind goes away. and we may also run into snow flurries. don't expect accumulations. the first work and school week of 2016 in the complete look coming up. kimberly: investigators are trying to figure out what caused a three alarm fire in anne arundel county and abandoned buildings overnight. fires broke out on river road in laurel just after 10:00 last night. one of the buildings was formally known as the d.c. children center, an asylum for and adults with intellectual disabilities. nobody was injured. the building is still owned by the district. d.c. fire crews will investigate
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that. this parade did float go too far? who they were mocking and why it is drawing sharp criticism today. and hoping for good luck in the new year, why you may want to go
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kimberly: a local psychiatrist and prominent theorist has died. according to "the washington informer," he was hospitalized this week after suffering a stroke. she was 80 years old. she rose to prominence with her the chris theory of color, confrontation, and racism, white supremacy." annualersy from the
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mother's day parade involving caitlyn jenner. a man in the parade was dressed up in the parade as caitlyn jenner and dressed to the song "i'm coming out." that was not the problem. there was also a person dressed up as bruce jenner. that was not a problem. there is also a picture of caitlyn jenner on the froot loops box. that was the problem. coming up, how much you could win with the powerball drawing.
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kimberly: a 7 on your side is so commerce istment of
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investigating bluebell ice cream. bluebell recalled all of its ice cream and frozen treats in april. they were sold in 23 states. the company did not stop company then the stopped production to train employees and enhance effective measures. an investigation by the cdc show the outbreak data back to 2010. people across the country are getting lottery fever. the powerball drawing is tonight 4nd the jackpot is $33 million. many are going across state lines to pick up their lucky numbers. powerball officials have sold tickets in20 million less than a week. they said people need to be smart about the money if they win. >> no matter where you live, get a lawyer, get some banking experience behind you, and that have fun with the winnings. kimberly: what does that mean,
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get some banking experience? the last time the powerball jackpot was this i was three years ago. devon: just go to school and get some experience. kimberly: right, one of our photographers is running down the hallway, you want a ticket? devon: let's do it. i will take a small fraction of that. i'm fine with that. i'm not eager, or overconfident either. kimberly: i'm eager for snow. devon: we may get a little bit. the nation's capital this evening, clear skies, the temperatures falling. culpeper,ld luray, manassas, in the 30's. the temperature starting to fall bluely under the clear skies. a lot of sunshine earlier today, but we are in one of these patterns where it is colder, chile than we have been after record warmth in
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november and december. cold, plenty off of sunshine, cool. a cold front tomorrow night and this is truly an arctic cold front. parisien cold, northwest wind monday 15 to 25 with wind gusts higher. yep, you are seeing this correctly, there is a chance of a snow flurry. let's reset the forecast overnight, closer to where you are. could be mid 20's as far out as manassas, culpeper, bwi marshall a 29, 33 downtown. lots of sunshine tomorrow in the forecast. a bank of clouds with the arctic cold front, a chance of precipitation. low to mid 40's, upper 40's to the north. i have 51 in washington. 53, the, waldorf, 52,
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50, 52st zones 48 and culpeper. a chance of a snow flurry. may want to get out there because there is a chance in the futurecast at 1:00 in the afternoon, a chance of snowflakes, but no accumulation expected. the temperatures falling back into the 30's, feeling more like the 20's. that is when you take into account the brisk northwest wind, the windchill factor. tuesday, the brees away. resetting the forecast a second , a cold, abc 7 skycast crisp start to the day. sunshine, blue skies. up to 51. soak in sunday, because we get slapped in the face on monday. it will be windy and cold. 38 degrees the high on monday. that will feel like in the 20's with the wind.
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some areas could be in the single digits overnight monday into tuesday. high on tuesday, 35. kimberly: slap in the face is right. women rane terps through the big ten last year, this year not so simple.
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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: a huge matchup in basketball, the terps women posted ohio state. it for today, the terps women undefeated in conference play. as expected, this was not an easy game. first quarter, off the miss, maryland on the break. mosby finishes inside with two of her game-high 20 points.
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the fourth quarter, the buckeyes with the lead. terps only trail by three at that moment. minute and i have to go, the no look over the shoulder pass by kelsey mitchell, but ohio is too much. maryland drops their first big 10 game ever, 80-71. hoyas continue big east play. at verizon tonight, we pick this up in the first half. hoyas up 4. paul white the flex the inbounds pass. ts the inbounds pass. now george chin leads in the first half. uva hosting notre dame, the cavs looking to improve. at onea went on a run point. anthony gill finished inside, 13 in the first half. theinia leads 49-35 in
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second half. virginia tech-n.c. state, in overtime. drives the lane, the floating bank shot, the hokies with the lead for good. the final of this, 73-68. alex ovechkin has been selected to be one of the four captains for the all-star game in nashville. the caps are on the road tonight in columbus after their new year's eve lost to carolina. the redskins wrapped up their final full practice yesterday before heading to dallas to take on the cowboy sunday. trent williams did not practice yesterday and is listed as questionable sunday. if you does not play sunday, do not expect kirk cousins to stay in the game very long. coaches talk about sitting a guys, let's take a break, but if you have a hot hand, keep going, don't stop.
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there will be a point in the time were you get your legs back, get your body back, get your mind back. following the game, penn state's quarterback declared for the nfl draft. kimberly: i agree about keeping the momentum going. robert: cannot relax right now.
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kimberly: a pair of twins born in san diego, minutes apart, in different years. one was born a minute before
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midnight new year's eve, her brother born two minutes after midnight new year's day. healthy.happy and their parents were not expecting them for another month. you know which one is the favorite? the tax write off. baby girl, you saved us money. devon: we are hoping to save some warmth to keep us from this cold. the start of the week, pretty cold. high of 38 on, monday. it will feel like mid to upper 20's with the wind. snowflakey just see a , but don't expect any accumulations. 35 the high tuesday. a cold start at reagan national, 19, but not as windy. kimberly: it looks like the ski resorts will be able to make some snow. thank you for joining us. have a good night.
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we will see you at 11:00.
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welcome to "world news tonight." millions of americans starting this new year bracing for dangerous flooding. the record-high water on the move tonight, topping levees, destroying homes. right now, the slow-motion disaster and the race to protect the people in its path. president obama taking on gun violence by taking on matters in his own hands. his promise to bypass congress. the reaction coming in. the blast in the middle of the night injuring a man asleep in his bed. >> this whole thing is gone. >> the entire neighborhood damaged and you one thing you don't want to do if you smell gas in your neighborhood. the new attack on daily fantasy sports. accusations of illegal gambling. the millions at stake. could the com

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