announcer: from abc7 news this is a breaking news alert. michelle: breaking right now. three people are hurt after a food truck fire in d.c. at second and eighth street northwest. alison: this is blocks from land marks in a busy part of the city and it happened toward the end of the busy lunch hour. jonathan: q mccray is on the scene with what happened out there. you see the fire in the video. that thing was big! q: it was something else, jonathan. let me give the viewers a live look at the scene. this is what the george washington vertical "food truck row." you will notice the flashing lights but let me show the viewer what is it looked like two hours ago at 2:00. that is when d.c. fire started to get 911 calls here about the bus on fire. it caught fire at 2:00. we understand three of the workers on the food truck were rushed to the hospital.

when it comes to a cause for the fire, according to d.c. fire they say it has something to do with perhaps a loose gas line. the food truck was one of the most popular ones on food truck row for the students here at george washington university. it took the meal plan dollars they put on the account. this is what one had to say. >> they are terrific people. quick on the food. they don't mess up the orders. i feel bad and my thoughts and prayers are out for their families n recovery and hopefully not too serious. casino so d.c. fire is cleaning this up. at 21st and h northwest where we are there is traffic. if if you are driving through the area, avoid the area. that's live from the campus, back to you. jonathan: thanks.

maryland. skytrak7 over the scene where a worker has been stuck in there since 1:00 this afternoon. this is delicate work. they brought in an e.k.g. to monitor him while they are working to free him. they have him and they are digging him out. a process they have to go slow so they don't have a collapse of the french around -- trench around him. stay with us as we situation from greenbelt. the third straight day, protests. michelle: emotions boiling over in some cases. alison: punches thrown. one trump supporter knocked to the ground. abc7 has been following the student protests all week. we have team coverage. michelle: two different perspectives on the protest. jonathan: we begin with stephen tschida and the protest that got out of hand. what happened? stephen: a tenth grader from richard montgomery injured in the assault.

suspect in that case. they do plan to make an arrest. but across montgomery county today, hundreds of students from an array of high schools took to the streets to snarl traffic and protest the outcome of the election. the protest continue on montgomery county. at richard montgomery high school, a washington-out turned ugly. police say a student assaulted a tenth leaving him on the ground. the incident left some students trouble and fearful for their own safety. >> he was wearing a red trump hat. he got beat up. that is so wrong and disrespectful. stephen: rockville police identified the suspect and expect to charge the juvenile with second-degree assault. throughout the day, student demonstrations to denounce the incoming president continued. the school administrators acknowledge they are urging

property. some parents express pride for seeing the children in the streets. >> it's heartbreaking for them and it's the first time they have a battle cry. stephen: we asked a representative of the school system how much longer it would condone protests and demonstrations. we were told only that the absences are unexcused in many cases. those students with the unexcused absences could face punishment. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. the abc7 instapoll today, a week after the election how do you feel? head to paul levota -- head to wjla.com/votenow to weigh in. you are going to give him a chance, always backed him from the get-go or still upset about the outcome? we have seen protests in maryland but there are significant trumps in the

brad bell continues the team coverage talking to folks who backed trump and they have been watching the protests play out. brad: this farmer's market is open every wednesday and saturday. a good place to get fresh produce and good place to hear strong opinions. over the apples and the greens what we hear most is no patience for the anti-trump protesters. >> i think they need to be in school. they are going to school for education. not f >> whether it is better for worse, america has spoken and everybody is fed up with what is going on. everybody relax and go with the ride. >> donald trump handily won st. mary's county. his sign still stand at intersections. the majority here feel the majority have spoken. >> hey. it happened, it happened. that's it. brad: even as the protesters give fears about the future most believe it will be brighter.

he will do. brad: when we come back at 5:00, more of what the people in st. mary's county have to say about the election and the aftermath. even though the vote here was 2-1 in favor of trump there are mixed feelings. in me cansville, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: now to the trump transition. president-elect donald trump remains mostly hidden from the public, he is taking high-profile meetings inside trump tower. we have why his team says they are reporter: now that he is the official president-elect the world is following trump's every move, even closer than before. so far it seems that the incoming president doesn't like the scrutiny. the transition of power continues. vice president joe biden sitting down with v.p.-elect and trap six team leader mike pence in washington today. as pence deals with his long to-do list that critics say is clouded in confusion.

forced to resign. governor chris christie ousted, ben carson declining consideration for potential cabinet spot. democrats are up in arms about the new white house counselor steve bannon and his ties to the white nationalists. >> the beginning of any transition like this has turmoil. >> team trump reminding reporters that the transition timeline matches other administrations. trump continues to host a steady stream of cabinet nomiee york city. >> you don't form a federal government overnight. these are serious issues. serious appointments. reporter: not everyone is excited to be associated with the trump brand. trump's name was removed from buildings in manhattan after the residents petitioned to have it changed last month. just like many parts of the country, protests have rocked trump's hometown nearly every day since he was elected. new york city mayor bill de blasio met with trump today to voice the protesters' concerns.

about some of the messages and some of the rhetoric that for so many people have been hurtful. reporter: confusion in a presidential transition is normal. president obama tack three weeks before naming his first cab knelt member. but some of trump's early decisions for his administration are causing an extreme backlash. in northwest, maggie ruly, abc news. jonathan: there are changes to tell you about in senate. mitch mcconnell holds on to majority leader role but the democrats h leader. chuck schumer is the most powerful democrat in the senate. they were both unanimous selections by their parties. you can cross off former maryland governor martin o'malley from the list of candidates to become chairman of the democratic national committee. this morning he posted on twitter he will not seek the position as some speculated. he is said our country suffered a major setback and we need to listen to one another now more than ever. alison: the last time we saw

the concession speech. for kaine, it's back to work in the senate. today the democratic national nominee breaks silence talking to abc7's jeff goldberg. this is an interview you will only see on abc7. jeff: taking the stage to applause that turned into a standing ovation. virginia senator tim kaine starting with a joke. >> it was a fascinating summer vacation. jeff: kaine speaking to the member of the virginia chamber of co clinton would not have picked him as a running mate if he had not been from virginia. one of the few swing states where polls correctly predicted a comfortable clinton win. >> i'm very proud that she made history and won virginia handily and won the popular vote. but obviously disappointed in the outcome. >> kaine says stated positions for trump on immigration and foreign policy give democrats a renewed sense of vigilance. >> we are not prejudging

the administration takes. there will be areas where we will need to apply a little bit of an emergency break to not ten -- emergency brake to the potential bad directions. >> the other senator mark warner says the party needs to pay close attention to the message of the election. >> you had trump who railed against the democrats and against the republicans, against big business, against the media. i think everybody in the so-called establishment needs to take a lo the american people were saying. jeff: today senator warner was elect's vice chair of the senate intelligence committee. tim kaine will continue to serve on the committee of foreign relations and armed services. all three of the committees the senators say will be critical when it comes to responding to donald trump's foreign policy. now coming up at 5:30, tim kaine's strong opposition to one of trump's first big decisions. live on capitol hill, jeff

alison: okay, jeff. thank you. senator bernie sanders meanwhile is in the district today but nothing to do with politics. he is promoting his new book. "our revolution: a future to believe in." he is having a signing event for that. he will be at the g.w. lisner auditorium. it outlines his presidential run and his ideas for the future. michelle: taking a quick break from the york overseas president obama took time to appreciate the sites in athens. getting on air force one for a short flight to berlin where he will meet with chancellor angela merkel. alison: more than 1 million people have renewed coverage or signed up for the thirst time in the open enrollment of the affordable care act. the white house says the overall number is the same as last year and new customers are down. president-elect donald trump and the republican-led congress said they want to repeal and replace the

jonathan: twitter's suspended a couple accounts. some were verified accounts of richard spencer who promotes white nationallism and his think tank account. spencer said in a youtube video that twitter is targeting him for his views. twitter is not commenting on the situation. all right. now, this is one of those things a lot of people are fired up about because if you take that account you have to take the other accounts away and it creates a fire on social media, there are so many other avenues to go out and say what they want. alison: we have seen through the campaign season how twitter is the media of coach to communicate to the masses. alison: from the president-elect as well. jonathan: don't necessarily believe everything you see on social media as the gospel. do verification sometimes. coming up next at 4:00, the reason why some of the power bills are about to go up. the overnight move to raise the rates. alison: oh, baby.

we will show you the quick-thinking 9-year-old. look at that! jonathan: great catch. alison: who saved his brother. >> a discovery in a pizza hut dumpster and a romantic relationship. i'm kevin lewis with that story still ahead. doug: despite the rain going through the area right now. a warming trend is going to begin and then the big chill. timing and the numbers coming up. michelle: once again we continue to monitor the situation in greenbelt trench kaiserred in on a worker. they have -- trench caved in on a worker. they are working to reach him. we will have to conclusion for you as soon as that happens. if you to step away head to facebook.com/wjlatv.

michelle: only on 7, one year, two girlfriends and two dead pets. both female pet owners tell montgomery county police the same man is responsible. kevin lewis shows us who the estranged lover and what type of punishment he now faces. >> brandon had just moved into his girlfriend's only condo when police say he took her

a troubling text message stating "find it in your heart to forgive me. he's dead. he is not coming back." according to court documents crarey later told the give he left patriot in the car for two hours. the outdoor temp hit 98 degrees that day and patriot died presumably asphyxiated. crarey claimed he drove to in the dumpster. a litter text stating, "i was high, i didn't know what else to do. i panicked." >> shouldn't take illegal drugs. he shouldn't be driving when he is high. kevin: crarey was already facing jail time for allegedly beating a previous girlfriend's cat to death last winter. the cat died at the rockville animal hospital from blunt chest trauma and fractured ribs.

there if he hasn't been convicted yet but unfortunate he is position to do what he did after doing it once. kevin: the 30-year-old did not return our phone call to seek comment an he is facing 40 years in prison for two animal abuse cases. reporting in montgomery county, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: now we have must-see video. a terrifying situation that most mothers or the you place your baby on the changing table. you turn your back for just a second and they start to roll off. well, this happened in florida. did you see that? the baby's 9-year-old brother steps in. quick thinking. the boy races in, catches the baby. just before he hits the flor. the mother said after the video came out a lot of her

so scary. michelle: great timing on his behalf. this monet painting is up for sale at christie's in new york. the price tag is $45 million. this part of his grain stack series. if you don't know about art this is one of the most famous collections. the record is jonathan: if monet aren't your thing, what about a piece of the eiffel tower? a part of the staircase is up for sale at an auction house in paris. the part was replaced by an elevator that happened years ago. it's cheaper than the monet. it is expected to fetch $50,000. this is a first ever drone pizza delivery. this happened in new zealand.

came via drone. yum. that is something we can get behind. the cool thing is while you are in traffic, you can order it in traffic. jamie: we are sometimes in the car for two hours. take a look here. the beltway passing by bradley boulevard. you can see how congested we are. wouldn't it be pizza down. 13 miles per hour. getting into silver spring we get a nice break closer to georgia avenue. in the district just volume. 66 we hand earlier wish an

you can see traffic moving well. we have a little rain so watch for wet rain. approaching wilson bridge we are heavy. that starts near van dorn street. you can see the brake lights here as you work your way in area. a big picture look, mostly green for prince george's county. live look,95 a lot of volume heading south to dale city. that is a look at you. thanks. jonathan: this is something to show you. perspective of the wildfires. we are talking about them. they are burning across the southeastern portion of the country. those are not clouds. those are plumes of smoke billowing up from each one of the fires. the view is from space. nasa satellite over north carolina, south carolina, georgia, tennessee. you can see the fires are

complaining about the air quality. it's not so good because of the fires. michelle: they could use rain. doug: they are under a severe drought. the drought conditions will continue in the southeast part of the u.s. all winter long. that is not good. we are 5.5 inches below the rainfall. since first of september. showers out there today don't help this is the last batch of showers. this is moving southeast metro area. we have isolated showers but the cloud cover will break up heading through the evening. a wider version of the satellite and the radar.

breaking up. we have clearing skies tonight and we get on board for a warming trend for the next couple of days. if you are headed out, we drop to the upper 750's. upper 50's. as the skies begin to clear. i'm a summer person. stuck in my mind. summer, summer, summer. 50's tonight. a nice afternoon. 64 degrees. planning purposes. looking from left to right going through the rest of the week. the weekend will feature a warm saturday and a drop in the temperatures as we go through saturday night with cold front and the showers. windy and cold heading through sunday. highs 46 on the same on monday. a warmup and this again is eight days out.

following weekend occurs and the temperatures are where they should be for the middle and the latter part of the month of november. that is the latest. back to you. michelle: still ahead at abc7 news at 4:30, pepco gets the wish. the rates are going up. we look at what it means for budget going forward. jonathan: first meet the coach of the week. he dominated and now his career is coming full circle

jonathan: it has take an while but the career of sydney lowe has come full circle. robert burton has the coach of the week. robert: hi for sydney lowe. now coaching for a franchise he loved most of his life. many years. with the teams we had in the day. with hayes and dan rich and porter and witherspoon. all the guys. coach bickerstaff. i was always a fan. robert: he was the head coach of north carolina state where john wall was his number one prospect out of high school. >> he grew up ten minutes from the university.

i offered him a scholarship. i didn't get him. but i know john. i know his mom. i know his sisters. robert: lowe is hoping to make d.c. home again. >> i left here in 1979. i have been coaching in the nba for 22 years. so being able to get back here after 20-some-odd years in the nba coaching, this is a great place to finish up. it's right here. my family is here. my mom is not far away. this i i'm robert burton. michelle: next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the changing skyline of d.c. on the southwest water front taking shape now. we take you inside for an update on the massive development project. >> a kensington neighborhood with a lot of trees and power lines. folks here are none too please about pepco hike.

announcer: from abc7 news this is a breaking news alert. jonathan: we are monitoring a situation in green belt, maryland. you are looking at two giant cranes on either side of a french. that french collapsed this afternoon about is:00. trapping a man. it is anywhere from 12 to 15 feet down.

have been able to dig the guy out. they clearly have him dug out enough to hook up an e.k.g. to monitor his heart rate. the firefighters from the posture in the trench, you can tell they are trying to get the dirt away from the guy and get him out. short time ago they lowered a backboard in there. perhaps they have more of him that is uncovered. as soon as they pull him out of the french we will go to it and let you know what is happening and get an update on the situation. the feed right now, the video from we are streaming it live on our facebook page so if you would like to watch that go to facebook.com/wjlatv. as soon as something happens and hopefully it's positive outcome we'll get back to it. michelle: a slow and tedious task there. a strike at giant grocery appears to have been avoided. union says they reached tentative agreement with

friday. employees are asking for secure retirement benefits and premium pay on sunday. jonathan: pepco wants to raise rates in maryland and it could have an impact on the budgeting. we have a look at the proposed rate hike. how much are they talking about? >> $7 for the household. the trees mixed up together. you know what it causes? outages. this is the first increase since the merger.

they invested $407 million in infrastructure. but the critics say they need to do a better job to take care of the bottom line. >> does it seem like a lot of money? >> it does. especially with the te efficiencies now. it's >> get this. elizabeth west was married in the 2012 derecho. rewill hear more about that at 5:00. michelle: doug is back. the temperatures were nice today. doug: 62 at reagan national. this is blocking the fact we have a blue sky showing up.

we will be in good shape. you have blue skies. the sun is going down shortly. a clear night and the temperatures will fall. not bitterly cold but the numbers now in the low to the mid-60's will drop in 40's. it's 63 in culpeper. 55 at joint base andrews. 62 in the nation's capital. we have the frontal system is going to lead to up isier days. we picked up a few showers. i don't think it has much impact from jamie's report on traffic but it will be out of here. highs of 64. look at friday. 68 degrees and sunny as well.

5:00, and 2:00 for the free lighting ceremony -- tree lighting ceremony. it's a lot of fun if you are in the area. the temperature is fine in the 50's during the program, in the late afternoon and the everything. we have an outlook of mild weather. look what happens on sunday. it's wintery. the highs of 46. flurries in the forecast. michelle: that broke my heart. wharf at the southwest water front will change the d.c. skyline. you can't miss the cranes and the nonstop construction

sam: the level of construction is stunning. if you look right. this part transformed from water front to massive construction project to extend for one mile. today they stood in front of a ship to celebrate a project. the first phase that is set to be completed in october of next year. 1,500 people are laboring away to put together 3.2 million square feet of space under roof from residential to the office and the hotels to the parking. concert hall. it will be a stop to link the d.m.v. and it will change this

>> you had to generalize. it's buttoned down. we could use more fun. sam: a new city in the city. we will have more on "abc7 news at 5:00". abc7 news. michelle: jay-z can add to the list of problems. they are suing for streaming prince's song on title without permission after his death. rock nation had permission to stream from one album but they began to stream other songs six weeks after the singer's death. rock nation says prince signed off on the arrangement before

4:00" -- a designated survivor become a hit. jonathan: but the explos has a back story to it. >> sir, you are the profit of the united states -- president of the united states. >> one person does stay behind in the "state of the union" in case the worst is realized. mean a man who was a designated survivor and hear his story up next. michelle: amazon prime launches in d.c. the s for a special delivery coming

jonathan: the worst case scenario. the attack wiping out everybody at every level of government. michelle: that is why there is a real designated survivor in big events like the "state of the >> this is the government that the real government prepares for. >> sir, you are the president of the united states. >> a plan in case the president and the other successors to the white house

if they are killed at the same time there is under the constitution literally no one running the u.s. government. that can every happen. >> dick clark ran the continuity of government program for a decade. there is one time it's used. in 2007 it was the "state of the union." >> the f.b.i. detail drove me there and they were carrying the black binders. they were advising me if i assume the presidency. >> clark is the only official to deploy it in a crisis.

house to leave washington. we landed a helicopter and got the speaker to the helicopter and flaw him out of washington. to make sure there is a survivor to take over. >> it hit me. my gosh. michelle: a look at tonights primetime line-up on abc7 -- you can catch "designated survivor "at 10:00 followed by abc7 news at 11:00. next at "abc7 newsa >> amazon, the prime minister kicks off in d.c. just in time customers say for holiday shopping.

jonathan: we continue to watch the breaking news from greenbelt, maryland. this is tedious work. this is the french. it collapsed and trapped a man. but he is alive because a short time ago they put an e.k.g. on the guy to monitor the vitals. they put the wood support on each side so the collapse won't continue.

this is a pipe from the french collapsed. we don't know how far he was buried. 12 to 15 feet down. you see the firefighter holding the bucket? they are at the point to dig by hand and take the bucket, empties go in there and the guy comes down the ladder to take the full buckets up there to empty the dirt. this is a very tedious process. as soon as they free the guy from the trench we will get back to it and let you know. michelle? new development out of minnesota. police officer who shot a driver over the summer is being charged. jeronimo yanez shot philando castile in a traffic stop in july and the aftermath was streamed on facebook life by castile's girlfriend who claims he was shot reaching for his i.d. yanez's lawyer says castile looked like an armed robbery suspect and reacted to the

castile did tell the officer he had a permit for the gun. jonathan: if you live or work in district you can order on something on amazon and have it delivered before the lunch break. it's part of the prime program and amy aubert explains some are excited to have the option ahead of the holidays. bustle filled georgetown. shoppers packed sidewalks with bags in hand. now that the amazon prime now service is available in d.c. some say they will do more online shopping. >> in today's world the fast pace world, people are busy. >> an amazon prime member says the speedy delivery could help

this is as easy as going to the website, plugging plugging e zip code and shopping for the order. what you ordered should show up in a few hours. >> amazon says prime now the newest of a long list of benefit for amazon prime members. it became active late last night in still some say they would rather shop in stores. >> i can try things on. clothing. >> the company says it is very popular. jonathan: the first prime

a baby. >> he ordered coffee and treats for the family, the nurses and the staff. jonathan: good to do for the staff. michelle: absolutely. steve: a lot going on around here. the first half of the weekend is nice in the 60's. montgomery county thanksgiving parade saturday at 10:00. the temperatures will make it in the lower to the middle afternoon hours. we could have flurries for the higher elevation. nothing for the immediate metro but it's cold for the football game. temperatures in the 30's. wind chill factor around 25 to

check out traffic for a wednesday. jamie: it's slow any day of the week. the only day we have a break is thursday next week. typical for us. the inner and the outer loop passing by broadly boulevard. if you are traveling in this stretch you are at 11 miles per hou it's volume moving in. from the mixing bowl to the wilson bridge, very slow traffic. you can see to get a good idea to see how sluggish the ride is. >> sometimes answers to the serious problem are in front

the trail of the illegal items brought in the country. we follow the most sophisticated four-legged contraband finders. >> they will try to pinpoint it. >> the u.s. customs have brigades across the country. including here at dulles international our report is the beagle brigade tonight at 11:00 after designated survivor. jonathan: coming up next at 4:00, congress will play a role in carrying out or denying some of the president-elect trump policies. so what is the reaction to the protests happening here around

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jonathan: the anti-trump demonstration continue now more than a week after the election. we sent jeff barnd to capitol hill to see what the lawmakers say about this. some of the answer might surprise you. >> anti-trump demonstrations this week in portland oregon

protesting the donald trump's victory under a police escort. some of the lawmakers we talk to says this is what the first amendment is all about. within reason. >> what we have to do is recognize free speech. it's very important. >> freedom of speech and public safety are different. >> where you are barring the people from transit on city streets or on the interstate highways that is >> they want to use the freedom of speech right to turn around and do the illegal acts like tearing up property. >> congressman peter king of new york said the election was legit and it's time to get over it. >> it's ridiculous the students are having cry in and group therapy sessions and dogs to comfort them. what kind of a country are we becoming?

>> the way we change things is through the democratic process. >> that is what happened november 8. >> we had the greatest generation that won a world war. they lose an election. maybe they want participation trophy. >> representative king told me he would lake to see hillary clinton and donald trump constantly and publicly call for th subside. there is enough quarreling, he says, after january 20. alison: tonight, yet another high school trump protest. but this one took a violent turn. a food truck destroyed by fire. why they are taking it hard. >> this causes us concern.

he has another big problem with donald trump. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. larry: we begin with a food truck bursting in flames on the middle of the g.w. campus. q mccray has the latest details. q: show the viewer what is is going on now. a live look at what is left of popular falafel bus. this is what it looks like now charred. this is what it look like three hours a firefighters started to get the 911 calls. at the time the fire erupted there were three workers on the bus, in the food truck. they are all at the hospital right now. at least one of them is incid call condition. when it comes to -- in critical condition. when it comes to a cause for the fire it's dill being determined.

this is the falafel bus. it's popular because it accepts the meal time dollars. it was serving students when the fire started. tonight they are going to start a go fund me account to raise money for repairs to the favorite foot truck. i'm q mccray, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. meanwhile, another day, another set of high school students walking out of class in protest of last w stephen tschida is monitoring the still developing story. stephen: one student is injured and another facing charges. hundreds of students looking at unexcused absences as the demonstrations and the protests continued today. pupils at montgomery county