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?? stand by me ?? vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, jummy: now at noon, it is the final push to the white house. we are less than 24 hours away, 17 or so, until the election polls open, and hillary and donald trump are putting the
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ready to head to the polls, we want to know which candidate will you vote for tomorrow. go to wjla.com/votenow 2:00 a.m.. elizabeth hur has the latest on the final push. lisbeth: donald trump and hillary clinton are making a last push in a campaign for surprises. the latest from the fbi clearing clinton again. fbi director james c omey told congressional leaders, " based on our review we are not changing our conclusion we reached in july." trump, who first criticized the fbi when there were no charges, then commended the agency when the new e-mails were discovered, is now outraged again. mr. trump: right now she is being protected by a rigged
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clinton's campaign say they are glad the matter is resolved, but no public comment from the candidate who is wrapping up a weekend of star-studded campaigning and becoming what is at stake. ms. clinton: it is a choice between division or unity, between strong, steady leadership or a loose cannon. elizabeth: clinton is leading in the latest abc news tracking poll, but with the race still close, with campaigns are fighting to the finish. ms. president for all americans, those who vote for me and those who do not vote for me. mr. trump: on november 8, we are going to do something so special. elizabeth: part of clinton's advantage in our poll numbers come from record numbers of americans who voted early. we are talking more than 40 million and counting could is a bit -- elizabeth hur, abc news, washington. jummy: a new poll at christopher
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clinton leads donald trump by six points in virginia, 48-42. both candidates will make their mark on the state. hillary clinton's running mate, virginia senator tim kaine, is expected to rally in fairfax and richmond today. donald trump's daughter ivanka trump will campaign in nasa's while her father held an overnight rally in 11 county. suzanne kennedy has reaction from voters this afternoon. suzanne: in the commonwealth of virginia. donald trump of making an appearance overnight while hillary clinton is enjoying a slight lead in the state, campaigning in ohio and new hampshire. trump was more than three hours late for his appearance at the loudoun county fairgrounds. his campaign said 10,000 people waited for an opportunity to hear him speak. mr. comes that he was still campaigning well hillary clinton was home sleeping. this morning in vienna we talk to voters who say they are ready to vote and for the election
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is absolutely inspirational. i have been in awe of her all of my life. >> i think trump has the right platform. he is strong on vetting terrorists, people coming in the country, losing our jobs. suzanne: so what is the rest of the day hold in virginia? ivanka trump will attend at 2 p.m. town hall meeting in manassas and tim kaine will hold university. suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jummy: also on the ballot tomorrow is d.c. statehood. d.c. mayor muriel bowser was on "good morning washington" and talked about why it is important to hit the polls. mayor bower: our condition can only be perfected by having two senators when we talk about regional issues like metro, where there's is a tremendous
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not only would it be good for washington, d.c., but he would be good for the entire region if we had 6 senators arguing for fair funding for metro instead of just the 4. >> 2016, today in fairfax, va, we will talk to people about their attitudes about the election. we will be looking back on 7 weeks on the road in the vote trak 2016 homer. we s gettysburg and went through pennsylvania and back locally. a lot of people asking me one question -- what is the most common response you get when you asked about the election? that answer will be part of our report this afternoon at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. today we put up a board on the side of the hummer -- vote 2016 in a word from how would you describe the election?
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vote trak 2016 hits its final day on the road. in fairfax, brad bell reporting. jummy: and while all these events happen in the final 24 hours, the fbi is on high alert this noon. investigators are now digging in trying to determine the credibility of a potential al qaeda terror attack today. the threat of the potential attack came to light on friday, mentioning new york, texas, and virginia as potential targets. spokesman says that the information lacks any specific. and a half of campaigning will need -- end tomorrow as americans go to the polls to elect a new president, but do you know someone who is legally registered to vote in multiple states? 7 on your side does. our government watchdog investigators in the lord he is legally registered to vote in three states -- maryland,
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tonight at 6:00, he investigates this oversight and goes to the polls in each of the states to see what would happen if he tried to vote in each place. it is a must-see story. by the way, you can count on us tomorrow on election day. we will have 17 crews in the field including reporters with both presidential nominees, hillary clinton and donald trump . we will be with you throughout election night with constant updates on abc7 as well as our sister station, newschannel 8. from overnight. the nation's first female attorney general, jenny -- janet reno, has died. she was a key figure during the clinton administration, facing criticism for her handling of the deadly raid on the compound in waco, texas, as well as the seizure of elian gonzalez. >> janet reno was the first woman to serve as u.s. attorney general. a former miami prosecutor, she famously told reporters "i don't
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clinton, she served as attorney general for eight years. she was one of the administration's most recognizable and polarizing figures. ms. reno: i always told people that if they don't like what is going on in the government, they should not stand on the sidelines and complain. they should be involved. it is important in democracy the people participate. reporter: early in her tenure, she faced criticism for the deadly raid on the branch davidian compound in waco, texas, where david cr?che and waited into several controversies and scandals that marked the clinton demonstration. in the spring of 2000, she angered her hometown's cuban-american community when she authorized the armed seizure of alien gonzales. he was taken from his home with miami relatives to be returned to his father in cuba. ms. reno: esther gonzale -- mr. gonzalez and i do not share the
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for his political police. reporter: she returned to florida, running for governor in 2002, losing in the democratic primary. the campaign brought her public grew to an end. ms. reno: i have preferred not to think of what i have accomplished that is most satisfying to me. i prefer to think about what i have to do in the time i have ahead. reporter: she died from complications of parkinson's disease, surrounded by family and friends. how to an update on a story we first broke last week. the people injured from a deadly school bus crash have been released from the hospital. we have learned that 2 patients are still treated and listed in service condition. in all, six people were killed, 11 injured, when a school bus rear-ended a car before colliding with an oncoming mta bus. the crash remains under
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take a live look at arlington and the pentagon. another gorgeous fall day. chief meteorologist doug hill has a look at our forecast. doug: settling into a pleasant autumn weather pattern here. a few showers middle of the week but that is about it. otherwise, dry. 52 degrees at potomac and churchill high school. across the region midday, if you have outdoor plans the next few hours, jacket or sweater for sure. gusty breeze at times, go along with temperatures in the low 50's. 55 in ashburn and herndon. 55 degrees reported right now in manassas could washington, 54. 51 degrees in falls church. for the day it is going to be sunny, a little breezy, and definitely chilly. sunshine all day, but the sun goes down early. 5:01 the sunset. the forecast for election day follows a clear and cold night
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will be at or near freezing. maybe a few fair with the clouds and temperatures in the upper 60's. great election day weather around the dmv. jummy: coming up on "abc7 news at noon" -- >> i swear it looks like the ceiling was about to collapse on me. still shook up about it. jummy: an earthquake rattles oklahoma. we have the latest on the damage in the cleanup underway. details on the agreement that will send workers back to work in philadelphia. >> it is a gorgeous day right now. not too much to worry about on the roads. live look at 66. pretty quite as you get just outside the beltway continuing even further closer to centreville and gainesville and manassas. inside the beltway, we look good on 66. gw parkway completely clear. in d.c., free land moving well,
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southbound, or work near benning road. nine minutes with the 11th street bridge to the bw parkway. you are moving at a nice pace. no need to avoided. heading in down across the 14 street bridge, looks good. if you are traveling on metro, scheduled track work on the orange line. he made season delays in both directions from new carrollton to chevrolet.
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i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of r wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." he's going like "i don't remember!? jummy: this noon we are following a developing story out of oklahoma, where officials are surveying the damage left behind by a 5.0-magnitude earthquake.
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hit 7:45 and damaged multiple buildings in the city of cushing. it was strong enough to be felt far enough away as arkansas, kansas, and misery. -- missouri. >> everything just sort of shaking, and across the street, i mean, it was bad. it was like, kaboom! jummy: according to the u.s. geological survey, there have been 19 earthquakes in the past week, and scientists are blaming the recent surge on fracking. philadelphia's weeklong transit strike is now over. earlier this morning, septa and the union represented 47 transit workers announced a tentative agreement. it is a five-year deal that will provide wage increases. workers with septa walked out after midnight last night over issues including pension benefits and the amount of time even to drivers between shifts.
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to return by tomorrow. happening today, closing arguments in the trial of a georgia man charged with murder after his son died in a hot car. he is charged with malicious murder in the june 2014 death of his 22-month-old son. prosecutors say he left his son to die intentionally because he wanted to escape his family responsibilities to perform extramarital affairs. if convicted, he faces life in prison. developing , the search for suspects between 2 separate drive-by bb gun shootings on the campus of the university of maryland-college park. john gonzalez has the latest on the investigation. john: police at the university of maryland investigating 2 separate incidents involving a bb gun. most recent incident last night occurring right here in front of ellicott hall, this is stadium drive, and right across the street, you have the very
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busy all times of the day, especially last night. there was a soccer tournament going on just down the road, and a lot of people were here at the time of the shooting it the first victim, maryland student, says he was over on paint branch drive between the engineering and science building when he was struck with what police described as a pellet. minutes later, second student told police he was also struck. the students today are pretty concerned. >> thousands and thousands of kids here. i mean, anybody can drive through. >> pretty crazy, especially on a college campus. john: campus police want to remind students, staff, anyone, that you have these emergency boxes with the blue lights, you can always call for a police escort if you don't want to walk to campus alone. as for these cases, police believe the bb gun shot from inside a dark sedan at random.
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at the university of maryland, john gonzalez. back to you inside. jummy: don't forget, we are helping you and your family fight back against crime. spec out our -- check out our spot-crime maps on wjla.com. we have good news this noon. a toy poodle in potomac has been yards. a good samaritan heard the dog whimpering. she was rushed and treated. caretakers have lovingly named her cubby bear. so cute. all righty, good to see there. the big story tomorrow, i'm easily come election day no weather around here. doug: a couple of showers passing to the front but i don't see anything weatherwise that with so anybody down or prevent
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weatherwise. let's get started in the little bit of time we have here and tell you about our beautiful morning throughout the area. this time lapse in silver spring shows clear skies all morning long. get used to it. lots of blue skies and sunshine. 53 right now. it will not go that much warmer but upper 50's to low 60's across the area. afternoon plans come here is what you are dealing with the next couple of hours. mid-50's to low 50's. afternoon. plenty of sunshine, light winds. breezy this morning but we expect the win student initiatives we get through the day. tomorrow morning if you're heading out early to work or school or the polling station near you, it is going to be chilly. wake up temperatures in the mid-30's in most spots. the computer has manassas a 31 degrees. chilly start. temperatures will warm up nicely. temperatures in midafternoon to
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move through ohio and again, this is not heavy rain or violent thunderstorms. it is going to mainly be tomorrow evening when it pushes through the lower great lakes. and then just maybe a few showers in our area as we head through the overnight hours into wednesday morning could after that, back to clearing skies. we need rain and we may get a few showers but are only putting 30-40% chance. election day weather looks just fine. upper six with plenty of sunshine. and other than that, looking good.
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missing mother in california this noon. she vanished last wednesday while jogging near her home, and her family believes she may have been abducted. amy: the husband of the missing mother of two speaking out for the first time. >> she was definitely taken against her will. amy: the 34-year-old described by her family as a super mom has been missing for five days, seemingly vanishing without a trace wednesday afternoon while out for a jog. >> day asking me i was coming home from lunch. i usually don't bring my personal phone in on my job. i didn't respond to the message on to 1:39 p.m. later that day. amy: alarms initially going off for family members after she failed to pick up her young kids some childcare that afternoon. >> she could drop her phone but she would never in a million
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on the time she normally would have. amy: he says he traced her cell phone using the find my phone app, discovering it on the side of the road. >> she is considered at risk. amy: she was last seen wearing a pink jogging top. search teams have been scouring the surrounding area for clues, trying to piece together what could have possibly happened to this beloved mother.
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hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. vo: in times of crisis america depends on steady uld you? seriously..."vo: clear thinking... donald trump: "i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me." vo: and calm judgment. donald trump: "and you can tell them to go fu_k themselves." vo: because all it takes is one wrong move. donald trump audio only: "i would bomb the sh_t out of
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jummy: don't adjust your tv set, it is not broken. this is our morning team taking part in a new challenge going viral. everyone strikes a pose like a mannequin would. the craze popped up on social media this week and it has invaded our newsroom this morning. looks fun to do, doug. doug: they look so lifelike. jummy: i know! doug: very good job. that long. was that on the air or during commercial? jummy: commercial. doug: let's get started. 62, brees will diminish a bit. very pleasant tonight. it will get chilly dropping to the 30-41 degrees range and perfect election day weather. couldn't ask for anything
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i believe america is already great. yes, we have our challenges. we must give every child a great education, build an economy that works for everyone, end tax breaks for companies that move our jobs overseas. by working together, democrats and republicans, we can do these things. that's why we must defeat those who want to turn americans against one another. i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message, use united,
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i'm luann bennett. over my 35 years living in northern virginia, i've learned a lot. how to raise three sons and build a successful business after my husband passed away. how to bring people together, set positive goals, and get things done. that's what we do in a diverse and inclusive community like ours. that's what we need in congress to get it working again. and that's why i
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