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

outcome of the presidential election. across the country, they took to the streets in silver spring. groups from the various schools joined forces. students marched to the courthouse to protest. the march turned ugly when a student allegedly assaulted a tenth grade trump supporter. rockville police identifi charge the juvenile with second-degree assault. some denounced the attack. but they maintain the atmosphere at richard montgomery has drown so volatile they don't want to be -- grown so volatile they don't want to be identified. >> it upsets me when someone can't believe what they want to believe without getting beat up. >> the protest continued in fits and spurts throughout the day. school administrators are encouraging the students to

>> i did vote. >> he is not disavowing the election results but hopes that he will be out soon from the same democratic process. >> it failed us but doesn't mean the system is broken. >> the student who apparently was assaulted did not suffer any kind of serious injury. larry: hillary clinton may maryland but it doesn't mean there aren't donald trump supporters as well. brad bell went to st. mary seacoast to find out what they think about the protest. >> in st. mary's county we hear it at the farmer's market. >> i like to let everybody calm down and give them a chance. >> they need to stop to give that man a chance to get the world back together. >> we hear it at the leonardtown post office.

most of the campaign signs have been removed. not these. there are a lot of them. >> go back to school and get an education then you can run for president. brad: even those who don't support trump are trying to be optimistic. larry: many are calling on trump to rescind the

staff. senate democrats sent a similar letter on tuesday. new york city mayor bill de blasio met with the president-elect in manhattan and he recommended that trump do more to ease the fears of the millions of americans about the presidency. alison: here in washington, vice president biden and his wife welcomed vice president elect mike pence and his wife for lunch. they gave them a tour of the future home at th observatory. after the meeting vice president biden said he would be available to help the access somewhere anytime he needs it. larry: the democrats will have a new leader. chuck schumer will be the minority leader. mark reasoner will be ranking member on the intelligence committee. dianne feinstein moves to the judiciary committee to play a key role in considering the

president-elect to uphold tradition of the white house press coverage. 15 groups sent a letter to trump calling for a permanent press pool to follow the president. i called for the regular press conferences. the president-elect has not held a press conference since july. larry: editor of the oxford dictionary said the election helped them pick the word of the year. post-truth. sometimes describing the political climate. i rose 2,000% from 2015 to 2016. belonging to a time where truth becomes irrelevant. some words in the forecast may not make you happy. "cold" and "flurries." alison: that is right. chief meteorologist doug hill has a check on the forecast. i don't know if we are ready for flurries. doug: ready or not here they come. it's not a certainty.

chilly. through the everything hours the final showers will move out in the next couple of hours. the trend under the clear skies are for temperatures to drop tonight in 40's. 43 and 45. 41 in the sunshine. we head to the upper 60's for friday and the weekend is very mild saturday. but a cold front will come and turn cold and a taste of winter weather may be in spots on sundays. we talk about the next ten days in a few minutes. alison: thank you. get update on breaking news.

french rescue in greenbelt. brianne carter? brianne: the steady work continues. they say rescuers have been able to talk to the man throughout this. he is hooked up to a heart monitor. the workers continue. they shored up the area around where the man is trapped. it is near one of the buckets where they working in the trench. the man is as good spirits as he can be considering the

>> ma'am, what is going on? >> he is waving his hands. >> 911 call from the scene of a fiery crash in california. hyundai trying to pass the slower traffic and slam head on to another car. the two people were killed in the hyundai. the driver of the v.w. was alive but collapsed. they pulled the driver out of the wreckage. alison: shoe deal gone wrong. police searching for three suspects who robbed a man at gunpoint. the suspect met up to buy shoes. after examining the shoes a suspect reaches in a pocket and pulled out a gun. the victim smacked the man's hand away and ran. the suspect continued to fire away. larry: "7 on your side" to stay informed about crime in

alison: coming up at 5:00, back on the hill. tim kaine talks about life after the election on 7. larry: the eng chaing d.c. skyline as the crews bring a massive project to life along the waterfront. alison: a steamy secret confirmed about some "star wars" stars nearly 40 years later.

larry: there is a consumer alert after they approved pepco's plan to for your bill. >> look skyward along kensington and you will see a tangled mess. is that what happens? a storm and power line blows over, trees blow over? >> that was the issue. >> that meant spore rad ib outages here. >> got married the day after

for the wedding. >> we want to see the thicks happen first. there is 53 improvements and we are committed to improving the reliability of the service to the >> the system is broken. >> roger berliner is an attorney. >> business in america is compensated on the basis of how much it invests. >> they spent smart meter technology. $473 million in the infrastructure improvements.

some are happy it's not going off as often but others say $7 is a big increase. alison: union workers with giant and safeway will continue to work throughout the holiday. this is after they reachedden agreement with both grocery stores after the workers threatened to go on strike. they are working on want one expires on friday. larry: iconic local radio host is about to call it quits but until today we didn't know who would try to fill her shoes when she retires. this morning, they announce joshua johnson will host a new two-hour show called 1a. that is set to launch january 2. alison: let's look forward to the weather.

the rain situation. doug: no. 5.5 below average in september. it helps a little bit. but the key is the next few days. gorgeous. doug: we start with the time lapse from national park. shower and it happened over the metro. but the skies are starting to clear nicely and we will be in fine shape throughout the evening. temperatures will fall. if you are headed back out the temperatures will range 6:00 to 7:00 in this range.

it's across southern calvert county and solomon and chesapeake ranch estates and lexington park to the pay and then that is that. by the morning you wake up to clear skies and the sunshine with the temperatures on the chilly size. no frost or freeze. 53 in largo. 46 to start thursday in downtown washington. it will be six or seven above average. with the light northwesterly wind. it will be pleasant friday or saturday. it's mild. strong cold front comes through.

every now and then dark clouds will spit out the snow flurries. the day will stay cold in the day on monday. close to 30 miles per hour. we will get strong winds on top of it. the future wind chills to go to the wind gusts are low to mi20 it's an idea of what the winter is like this on a daily basis but change from friday and saturday. the strong fronted comes through. afternoon shower on saturday. still mild on 67. then we turn windy and cold on sunday. sunny and cold on monday. warmup on tuesday and

of a chance of showers according to the computer modeling. the key is no major storm expected. the temperatures will stay close or slightly below average. okay. alison: very good. on this 26 years ago president george h.w. bush signed second version of the clean air act. larry: today, secretary of state john kerry made a case why the next president should stick with the paris climate accord and his president-elect trump is ahead. alison: we want to check bah in now on breaking news. the french rescue going on -- trench rescue. the man is hooked up to an e.k.g., he is getting oxygen. they are trying rescue him from the trench. it has been several hours no. as soon as anything changes we

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in need of repair. find out what has caused the damage. >> from the first dump truck to the cranes, a progress report on the work on the wharf. >> tim kaine is back on capitol hill talking only with abc7 news. his strong w trump's big decisions. larry: breaking news in greenbelt. a man is trapped after a trench collapsed. they are trying to get him out of there. we ale keep you updated as the

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has trapped him in the trench. he was ten or 12 feet down from the trench. he has sustained some inches. we have started an i.v. and he is on oxygen and in relatively good spirits considering the predicament. larry: great. do we know what caused this? >> they are doing excavation work here. it looks like they were removing water pipe and preparing for the new pipes collapsed on top of them. when it first happened it covered him all the way above his head. the workers jump in eare moved the dirt and stopped the flow of dirt. called 911. that is when we arrived. we have been working for three hours. we have units from howard county assisting us with the trench rescue. it's a slow and a tedious, a

effort. we are receiving some assistance from howard county. hopefully we'll have the gentleman out in the near future. larry: that is my other question. so much work and great pictures from skytrak7. when do you hope to get him out realistically to get him to a hospital? >> there were several times this afternoon we thought we were close only to be met with some other challenge which delayed in his removal. what is encouraging is i see paramecs stokes basket, the device we use to pull people up out of the hall. hopefully we will see a rescue in the near future. larry: mark brady, thank you for your time. live pictures here. the french worker caught in a french -- the trench worker caught in a trench.

him. he is communicating. you can sign up for breaking news text alerts from abc7. alison: we turn back to politics. tim kaine is back on the hill. after the democratic ticket lost last tuesday. today he is talking about what is next. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live on capitol hill with a story you will see jeff? jeff: well, alison, senator kaine spent most of the past week with family and winding down at home. after the unexpected loss in the presidential election. he is now focused on his work in the senate. >> before election day it's

here today. on capitol hill to address if virginia chamber of commerce as a member of the u.s. senate. not the vice president-elect. >> i'm very proud i was hillary's running mate. i am proud she made history and won virginia handily and won the popular vote. kaine has been watching what is happening across the country and listening to the concerns of the fellow democrats. fears about donald trump's positions on immigration and foreign >> you can't assume everything will be done. if the actions are taken we need to stand up and say we support this or not. larry: one action kaine does not support is the appointment of stephen bannon, the former head of breitbart news as the chief white house strategist. >> his connection white nationals sends a horrible message and it makes people

>> kaine says democrats hope to work with trump when and if possible. >> we want to advance on everything we can and defend on everything we must. jeff: kaine stressed the message saying that the democrats don't want to prejudge trump. they want to see what he will do first. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: jeff got to speak to mark warner today about the election and that came hours after senator warner named vice chairman of the senate intelligence committee. >> i hope he says the words of

larry: secretary of state john kerry is trying to help the u.s. save face overseas. trump says that climate change is a hoax and will back out of the agreement. >> it requires to hold hard truth. hold ourselves accountable to facts, not opinion and science. not theories. >> that can't be proven. certainly not the political bromide and slogan. >> secretary kerry says overwomenming americans want to honor the commitment to the paris agreement. 300 businesses signed a statement calling on president-elect trump to

alison: many people unhappy with the election joked about moving to canada. but instead of going there, canada is coming to you. part of it. canadian officials are giving the u.s. 150 maple trees. what else? as a gift of friendship. they will be planted in west potomac park and cared for by the national mall and the memorial park service. number of the trees 150 represents how old canada will turn next year. larry: i wondered why alison: there you go. maples trees. larry: right. a call for help went out this week in philadelphia. benjamin franklin's gravestone damaged and in dire need of repair. thousands of bennys are thrown at it every -- pennys are thrown at it every year.

they are trying to restore it. alison: leonard russell died over the weekend and a funeral will be held saturday and then another will be held sunday in tulsa, oklahoma. in two and a half hours smoky robinson will get the gershwin prize for the popular song. it honors the lifetime achievement to promote song. past winners a will live nelson. next tuesday president obama will hand out a batch of the highest civilian honor and bestow the medal of freedom on 21 people. it includes robert diner orb, tom hanks and robert redford. kareem abdul jabbar, michael jordan and vin scully on the list. musicians diana ross and bruce

melinda gates and "saturday night live" producer loren michels. larry: "star wars" fans suspected this for years. in her book carrie fisher admit she and harrison ford had a brief affair shooting the original movie. they reunited for last year's "star wars" the force awakens. alison: i wonder what she thinks that. larry: i guess he got a copy but no comment from his camp. coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" meet with a young entrepreneur, author and a motivational speaker with a message even adults can learn from. kellye: i'm kellye lynn in montgomery college in rockville. a school best for vets coming up in "spotlight on education." alison: then new at 6:00, a new tool in the fight against

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larry: looking ahead to the upcoming weekend. steve c. a lot going on around here. montgomery county thanksgiving day parade on saturday. julie wright and brian van de graaff will emcee it. temperatures will be in the 60's. then we have a cold front that arrived late saturday to sunday. temperature f game in the 30's. wind chill in the upper 20's.

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alison: this just in the newsroom. charles county health department confirms there is a case at tuberculosis at la plata high school. no word if the person with the bacteria or a school employee. the health department and the school are working to identify anyone who came into contact with the person who may need to be tested. larry? larry: tonight we want to inspire you. michelle marsh speaking with the young people overcoming obstacles and excelling in ways that are sure to do just that. tonight meet a young entrepreneur, author and a motivational speaker. >> today, i want to talk to you about the present but not just the present.

michelle: at the national small business conference, gaberyiel is the youngest speaker and her message is one grown-ups can learn from. >> it's okay to fail. as long as it's not the last thing you do. if you decide the failure is why you won't try again that is when you fail. michelle: at 9 she started a jewelry company. by 11:00 she added author to her resume. you are only 16 years old. >> i am. michelle: what does it mean to be >> it's really to do something you love. have a passion for something that making an impact. michelle: what is the biggest challenge? >> my challenge is mental. i started at such a young age. fear is a constant battle. even today i have nerves in my stomach. michelle: her latest project excel focuses on empowering the next wave of business

>> what inspired you to get started? what is it about? >> it's not about my successes. it's not about what i can do but what i can do for ourselves. who i can inspire to do something new as well. michelle: she has been recognized by first lady michelle obama for inspiring young girls and she has big plans for when she grows up. >> i am working unnoted book. my goal for that -- i'm working on another book and my goal is be a "new york times" best-selling author. seeing that sooner rather than later. she posts weekly interviews with other entrepreneurs on the website. she recently completed, folks, her 100th interview for her only program. congratulations to her at home and also the other young people she is encouraging and motivating to pursue their dreams.

michelle: she started her business at 9. it's not to admit the fear and the whackness. that inspires other people. alison: you don't see this often. head coach doing push-ups. why and the grade the players gave him wharf construction project is generating a lot of excitement and will likely transform the part of the city.

larry: police say two suspects that shot air soft gun at students at the university of maryland are member of the football team. police charged turner and harrison with second-degree assault and reckless endangerment and say the two players drove around campus this month and hit three people with the b.b. type gun. both players were suspended indefinitely from the team before saturday's home loss to

alison: new information in the push to take what was a stretch of parking lot and abandoned buildings along the southwest water front to turn it into a d.c. destination. cranes are the main feature of the project called wharf. we are there now after mayor muriel bowser updated the progress today. what did she say, sam? sam: well, one update is they have a date for this project 1,500 people labored away, they gave a report and brought in el galion a sailing ship to celebrate one of the biggest construction projects underway on the east coast. >> i will be very proud to be the mayor that delivers this

sam: bowser is the fourth mayor supporting the project. it w it will have underground parking spaces, 700 hotel room, 900,000 of the office space on the channel of the potomac in southwest. >> washington, d.c. is a water front city. >> it will link it to and alexandria. retail shopping, a large concert hall. mayor bowser lived in northwest said she spent time here. >> my dad kept a boat at the washington marina. i have spent time on the water front. >> it's built in two phases. the first to open october 12, 2017. design work has begun on the second phase. it's all to transform this part of d.c. the developer says the old

as it has been for many years. >> we are in darkness that are looking at the workers still on the job and a lot of work places they leave here leave the work at 3:00 or 4:00 in the afternoon. but here they have a permit to work 18 hours a day to meet the deadline. when the project is completed it will extend one mile along the waterfront. reporting live, sam ford, abc7 thank you, sam. check on the roadways. jamie sullivan on traffic watch for us. jamie: watching a few things. a crash at the inner loop of the capital beltway at kenilworth. as you get to college park to greenbelt there is a solid red line bumper to bumper. this shows how heavy the inner loop traffic is. we are seeing heavy traffic passing by bradley boulevard. a little further west from that point that we were at. only averaging 11 miles per hour.

slowing. the bottom of the beltway is not as bad as the top side. g.w. parkway is heavy. 66 is an option. you can see bumper to bumper traffic. then on 95, heavy stretch south of the mixing bowl to woodbridge. alison: this just in. conceding the election to challenger and the former mayor. we told you last year they were neck in neck. a canvass of the provisional ballots put brushi 133 votes ahead a week later. larry: every vote counts. alison: exactly. talk about lunchbox weather. doug: this morning eileen went

center elementary school. showed the kids special things. weather experiments and took them outside to get a hands on look at the stormtrak7. running the kid cam is emmanuel. we got a good weather question. my question is how does the technology change forecasting weather. doug: that is a good question. how technology changed the forecasting. it's done a lot in recent years and in the 38 years i have done this on tv every night it has been due to the increase in the satellites, if quality, the number, the resolution. the computer modeling, a long range forecast that continues to improve and get better and better.

weather report of the 1870's and the 1880's. the weather information, a big storm, or cold. they use telegraph. so it has come a long way. in the next 20 to 30 years we won't recognize we have changed so much. larry: absolutely. larry: thank you. robert: redskins have the packers. winnable game. don't know if they will win. alison: if you knew that -- robert: exactly. desean jackson back at practice today and was limited to individual workout. jay had workouts of his own. we caught him doing push-ups

erin hawksworth got to the bottom of it after practice. >> we noticed you doing push-ups today. what was that about? >> have you seen my body? erin: it's not every day you see an nfl head coach doing push-ups on the field. we couldn't help but ask him, the motivation. >> try to get exercise every now and then. beautiful day. a lot of work in. thought to get some myself. >> we decided to have fun and is ask the pla his form. >> what do you think of the form here? >> it's trash form. terrible. that is not good at all. i'd like to have a conversation about it. >> how do you grade his form here? >> first, none of those counted. he is not going up. there is no extension. is he kissing the ground? i think he is on his knees. erin: we caught jay gruden doing push-ups. >> those are trash. look at those.

pizza downstairs and thought a set of ten would get it off. >> at least he is doing something. he is eating salads lately. he is getting better. it's called jay's diet. especially -- erin: erin hawksworth, abc7 sports. robert: i heard the word "trash" three times. but i give him an a for effort. alison: definitely. robert: not bad. alison: thank you. when we come back we have the latest on the trench rescue that is ongoing in greenbelt. we will let you know the

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announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. jonathan: the breaking news is a story we have been following most of the everything. a race to rescue a construction worker trapped in a collapsed trench in greenbelt, maryland.

we apologize for the jumpy screen. this is from skytrak7. the work on the trench, tedious work. they are digging by hand and removing the dirt barrel by barrel, hand barrel, to get the guy out. we understand they have hooked up an i.v. to him and they have a heart monitor on him to keep track of how he is doing. but again, they continue to try to dig him out. as soon as they pull him out, we will let you know. skytrak7 left the scene a short time ago to refuel. we are on t when we check in with her we'll let you know. maureen: tonight, donald trump advisers are dismissing claims the advisory team is filled with infighting. they say a steady stream of people met with president-elect in trump tower as he tries to form his cabinet. vice president elect mike pence spent two hours with joe biden touring the naval observatory. the vice president's residence.

successor. >> no administration is ready on day one. we weren't ready on day one. i never met one that was ready day one. i'm confident on day one everything will be in good hands and handled anything that comes at them. maureen: congressional democrats are not as confident. today 170 house democrats sent a letter to president elect trump demanding he fire just named chief strategist steve bannon. it cites his ties to white nationalist movement. jonathan: donald trump's campaign promises may fuel new waver of the illegal immigrants trying to cross the southern u.s. border. officials in texas border towns say thousands of people from central american countries are crossing the border. many say they are trying to get away from the violence in their countries before a wall or the immigration policy makes it harder for them to get into the united states. of course, president-elect trump made fighting against