announcer: now, "abc 7 news at noon," on your rain. brian van de graaff is here with a check of the forecast. when will the rain be the heaviest? brian: we have a pocket midday, and then it will break up tonight. we have another round tomorrow. you can see it streaming in from the south and from the west, some heavier pockets toward charlottesville. my friends to the south and west.

some of us will only see some light showers. that will cause some issues on the roadways come up from leesburg, loudon county, up 15 toward frederick. i do think there will be heavier pockets through the afternoon. this is our futurecast. approaches us forward through the next 18 hours. notice it shows heavier showers, 1:00, 2:00, heavier pockets of rain, maybe a rumble of thunder. as we had to drive time, it appears that we get a bit of a lull. through tomorrow. if you do not get much today, there's still he second chance. dry this evening, but at least we are staying mild. we will have the next 10 days coming up in a bit. jummy: we want to remind our viewers to make sure you download the stormwatch 7 weather app. our team of whether meteorologist is on top of the

prince george's county, where there was an accident involving a school bus. john gonzalez has the details of the crash and how the kids on the bus are doing yeah cap john: prince george's county police and fire had accokeek road in the southern portion of prince george's county closed off for some time. you can see two things from where we are. you can see how wide it is section of road is, and you can see all the debris left after this accident. a school bus with over 20 schoolil park high school collided with another vehicle this morning. we understand that 21 students were loaded onto another bus and taken to a nearby hospital for observation. two students were taken by ambulance. minor injuries, we understand. the driver of the other vehicle was trapped inside. that car had to be cut -- they had to be cut out. that car was also transported --

with minor injuries, not life-threatening. that is the latest from this section of accokeek road. you can see maryland state highway crews are using heavy machinery to clean up the roadways. the fire department is pulling out of the scene. the cause of this accident is unknown. the students were headed to g wynn park high school. it is unclear if the wet roads played a factor in this accident. that is the latest from prince george's county. jummy: we want to get over to jamie sullivan. she has a check of traffic. are there still backups near the crash? jamie: we are not seeing any major backups, but you definitely have slowing anywhere and everywhere because of this. wet roads and visibility. northbound traffic, we can barely even see the back of

our southbound stretch. we definitely have volume right now. everyone is going a little bit slower and taking it easy, which is what i suggest. we have a crush on 270 northbound near montrose, another on 270 near 109. we have a backup on the capital beltway. 10 miles per hour on the inner loop, right out route 450, where the crash is. two right lanes are being taken out because of that, we slow from greenbelt college park is where you will see brake lights. visibility will drop, and if you are getting ready to leave the house, these do not forget to turn those headlights on. jummy: jamie, thank you. this noon, just into the newsroom, coming in from the district, police have named a person of interest in the murder of 16-year-old breanna mcmillan. police are looking for 30 rolled

-- from 30-year-old save evans. he is not supposed to have a gun. he is a convicted felon. please want to talk to him. >> if he is listening and has any conscience or human decency, we ask him to turn himself in and take response ability for his actions. jummy: mcmillan was killed the day after thanksgiving outside her apartment in southeast. evans is considered armed and dangerous. you are looking at the first court appearance for johnthony walker, the bus driver charged in the school bus driver that killed six children in chattanooga, tennessee. the judge in the case set a pulmonary hearing for january 15. he was on bond since the day of the crash. developing now, a six survivor has been found in the wreckage of the plane that crashed in colombia that was carrying members of a brazilian soccer team. sam sweeney is at the live desk

crash. sam: 75 people aboard have been confirmed dead. the pilot circled the airport a number of times before attempting to land. investigators must now figure out what went wrong. tragedy for a brazilian soccer team after a plane carrying the team went down in a rural area in income and whether in colombia. -- in inclement weather in colombia. local officials we it is a regrettable situation, and we can confirm the plane that was carrying the players. sam: the team was traveling to face a colombian team for a continental tournament. compounding the tragedy, the team's lesser-known in brazil but had just found success and the greater following. officials are vowing to do everything they can for the

so do their families, their friends, their countries. it is sad, regrettable. sam: the team twitter feed logo changed to black. investigators are looking at factors such as an onboard power loss and the possibility that the plane ran out of fuel. the team manager's son posted on facebook that he missed the flight with his dad because he forgot his passport. he and his family jummy: so sad. thank you. right now, a massive wildfire is putting people and property at risk, including popular amusement park dollywood. mandatory evacuations are being ordered. we are the fire has already burned a golf course, hotel, a

told to move out. the fire is right at the theme park's doorstep. fire crews from across eastern and middle tennessee are helping out. no word if any of the fire has been contained. stay connected when breaking news happens here or across the country. you can follow us on abc 7 news on facebook, twitter, as well as download our breaking news app. d.c. is considering in the country, but not everyone is on board. suzanne kennedy has more on what this could mean for families and businesses. suzanne: this had been in the works for more than a year. if passed, it would be one of the most generous programs of its kind in the nation. what it would mean for parents of a newborn or an adopted child is they would get 11 weeks of leave. people with an ill parent or grandparent would be granted eight weeks of leave. workers would be allowed to draw

they could only get $1000 a week. that would be funded by a payroll tax by all d.c. businesses. >> as long as it is reasonable and affordable, something they can work out with their employees, i am sure, then i could see it affecting everyone positively, including businesses. suzanne: in two-parent households, both parents could take of a baby or baby adoption. >> i am excited, especially as a woman. i do not have kids yet, but when the time comes, knowing that time is covered is awesome. suzanne: the plan does not allow for personal medical leave. that was scrapped to make it more affordable for businesses. the council will vote on the matter next week. then it will go to capitol hill

kennedy, abc 7 noon. -- abc 7 news. jummy: next, the two big picks for donald trump's cabinet. and new information into the ohio state university attack. what they suspect posted on facebook right before he ran into a group of students. and later, houston, we have a problem.

announcer: you are watching "abc 7 news at noon," on your side. jummy: get this -- pope francis has met with british physicist stephen hawking. it was during a symposium for

scientists to protect the environment, and politicians who lack "concrete will," he says. he thanks stephen hawking for his commitment to the academy. yesterday students at ohio state university -- students are going to class today. kenneth moton is in columbus, ohio, with what we are learning about the attacker from ohio state university is working to get back to normal. overnight authorities searched the home of suspect abdul artan. he sent that he went on the attack until he was shot and

inside the university barricade themselves in classrooms. >> everyone said in the corner. >> you do not think it is going to happen to you, you get very scared when it does. >> but now the focus turns to artan. the somali born honor student jumped for joy across the graduation stage at ohio community college. just five months later, he was at osu and angry about the treatment of muslims. he tweeted on the attack, "i can't take it anymore." people are urged not to jump to conclusions. >> we know if his somali heritage, and that will be enough for many -- kenneth: this campus is praying for the 11 people injured. tonight student organizations including one representing

jummy: will meet. now a look at donald trump's transition to the white house. the president-elect is expected to announce more cabinet picks. mike pence told me to members when he arrived at trump tower -- he has already named elaine cho as transportation secretary. house budget committee chairman tom price is expected to be named as secretary of health and human services. trump today to discuss the secretary of state position. and the office of first lady michelle obama will host a preview of this year's holiday decorations at the white house. this afternoon she will welcome families to the white house to see the decorations. several of the decorations will honor military families, as in years past. abc 7 and newschannel 8 are getting a jump on the toys for tots donation.

at national harbor last year. we are doing the same thing this year. bring a new, unwrapped toy, and you will make a child's holiday that much brighter. the weather will be nice out there, brian. brian: i actually have a forecast coming up. much-needed rain, kind of dreary, but we need the rain desperately. we are seeing it all across the area. there is you can see the rain coming down there. you can see some of those streaks of rain coming down on the 18th fairway. temperatures in the upper 50's right now, but where we should be. we are looking for temperatures that could get into the 60's. the best rain so far has been off to the west. that is out in maryland, almost half an inch up in smith's third. to our friends in the valley, just under half an edge. and a third of an inch in

county. those areas of the west are a little bit cooler. the wind continues out of the south. that southerly pushes helping to pull in milder air. the fact that we have some rain showers out there -- the temperatures are building on in. you can see this big slug of moisture moving from west to east across the radar. you can check it out on the stormwatch 7 app or on our website, wjla.com. woodville, south of westminster, north of damascus, traveling parallel with 70 right now. we can see these pockets off and on through the afternoon. by the time we drive home, futurecast shows this. as we head through the evening, heavier bands of rain through 3:00, 4:00. the heavier rain moves out through tonight pass rush. overnight, we dry out a bit.

we are hopeful we will get another round. notice that tomorrow's futurecast shows more periods of rain off and on through the first half of the day. two days of unsettled weather. the latest indication say we will get close to under an inch, but every little bit helps. for the afternoon, 60's. the clouds will be around. we will talk about showers off and on before they taper off. most of the showers are done. damp. things will be better for the zoo lights. e.on for tomorrow morning as you head out the door, it will not be chilly tomorrow. no need for a jacket. as we go through tomorrow, we could make a run at 70. but by next weekend it will be a bit cooler. you can prepare for having fewer jackets around. if you are coming around for

but it will be dry. so when you bring your unwrapped presents, come by and say hello. jummy: coming up here next at noon, a growing trend that is not too chill.

jummy: this does not happen every day, a woman jumping off a plane while it is taxiing. she opened the emergency door on a flight out of houston. she was chased down on the runway. she had some sort of mental disorder. passengers were delayed about an

consumer will -- with a consumer word. why you could face a tax for using streaming services like netflix and amazon. >> i mean it, this is my stress relief. >> that news, gilmore girls, binging might not be quite so chill. dozens of cities across california are considering taxing netflix and other video streaming services. maybe for kimmy, not for municipalities -- their argument, we are taxed on cable tv subscriptions, so why not streaming? for 47 million network subscribers in the u.s., half $1 billion a year. >> the cities are trying to use a decades-old utility tax to take attacks out of your

>> that would be bad. >> netflix tells us it is a dangerous precedent. >> it is a slippery slope. if you are going to say that netflix and hulu and others are utilities, then frankly, anything can be a utility. >> how much is this going to cost? >> about a buck a month for each of us. in pennsylvania, it is 6% statewide. >> the voters are on the side, the laws on our side, and we will see what happened. >> i feel like that story had a lot of unnecessary details in it. jummy: interesting stuff. next at noon, you're not getting

jummy: you know him. big rick making a comeback -- yes. i thought maybe we would see an updated picture. we are not rick rolling on this story. he just announced a north american tour, january 21 in las vegas. he will be in d.c. on valentine's day. we will update you.

brian: we will take a look outside and show you what is happening. showers are running parallel to 95, moving from west to east. they continue to mosey on through here. heavier south and east. by the drive home, that action is moving out of here. we will get a bit of a lull later tonight and try out a bit. tomorrow, another round. in the last half of the week, toys for tots on saturday at national harder. it should be calm and dry with temperatures more where they should be. jummy: i thought you were going to sing. brian: not today. jummy: next time, brian.

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