maryland, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. we are on storm watch. stormwatch7 meteorologist steve rudin joins us with what we can expect tonight. steve: the last day of november. a cold front north and west that will sweep across the area this evening. then we are dealing with heavier rain across south montgomery county near the reston area. nothing that is going to become severe. don't be surprised if you hear a few rumbles of thunder moving through the evening

drive slower. not that you worry about the fog but period of rain will likely slow it down. we are talking about the christmas tree lighting tomorrow evening and what to expect and the upcoming weekend in a few minutes. richard reeve is out there and he just crossed the brim. it's another round of severe weather. look at that. tornado blamed to rip down

in alabama tornadoes killed three people. and dozens of people were hurt throughout the south. maureen: severe weather brings fears for thousands affected by the devastating wildfire in tennessee. mop's fire killed seven people and forced 14,000 to evacuate. >> we have each other. that is all that matters. >> gatlinburg's mayor hopes to reopen the city on friday. so the business owners and the residents can assess damage. >> the stormwatch7 weather center constantly updates the forecasts and they are available on wjla.com, facebook and twitter. as well as on the storm watch

the next phase of donald trump's transition to the white house. i appears to be getting underway for the finances at least. president-elect trump tweeted he will announce how he will leave his business next month. they are examining the possible conflict of interest to bring to the white house. trump's team is focused on the announcement that carrier will keep 1,000 jobs in the united states instead of shipping them to the border to steven mnuchin praised the president for the move. >> the president-elect and vice president picked up the phone and called the c.e.o. and told them we want to keep the jobs here. >> mnuchin promised the most significant tax law changes since the reagan administration. >> there are many answered questions on what to expect

house. one is who will be the nation's top diplomat? meanwhile, today, house democrats voted to keep nancy pelosi as the minority leader. chief political correspondent joins us. what can we learn about the decision about pelosi? >> not surprising. they have suffered losses on the house side, more than 60 seats on the senate. so maybe it's time to cha and donald trump wins. tim ryan challenged nancy pelosi. she won handily. 130 to his 60. not close. but is that the right move. we heard from comings and that sums -- cummings and that sums it up.

house and we need to keep the current structure in place to combat major changes that trump presidency and republican house and senate may want to make to what we worked hard for. >> they are staying the course of now. a lot of people say no, this is a good opportunity to switch gears and freshen it up. maureen: what about the other big question of the day. who will be the secretary of state? any news on that? >> there is a handful of names bandied about. mitt romney is the biggest of the names last night. with reince priebus. who will be the chief of staff under the trump presidency and donald trump himself. they sat for quite some time. this is a second normal meeting they had. everybody thought it was a big aboutface to talk to mitt romney who was a bold critic of trump now join the administration. but indicates to us that he is a front-runner. trump was asked directly if we

trump said he wasn't sure. see how it works out. tomorrow he starts a thank you tour. to lead ohio and thank them for the support in the general election. maureen: thank you, scott. jonathan: abdul artan visited o.s.u. before the attack. it appears that the 18-year-old student was inspired by i islamic radical groups. he was shot and killed in the rampages. artan had no criminal record. maureen: news the ben's chili bowl family waited a decade to hear. this week they arrested three men for the murder of spicer. he was a short order cook at

>> he loved the car. that was the pride and the joy. every time he came down the valley we felt like a jet coming down the alley. one of the suspects was questioned at the time of the shooting. they linked sunglasses the man wore in questioning to a pair worn by spicer. jonathan: having a look at this. where deputies beaver looking over a selection of artificial christmas trees. also ahead, a police officer retires after 61 years on the job. why he says he has stuck around this long and why he isn't giving up it up entirely yet. >> can we give you $20 to park here? >> seeing so much traffic that the drivers resort to any means necessary to park the car.

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the couple suffered non-life threatening injuries. he is charged with d.u.i., d.w.i. and failure to avoid speed before a collision. jonathan: he has been enforcing crime in the county since eisenhower administration. what he is planning next and what kept him on the job so long. maureen: rain and possible thunderstorms headed our way. stormwatch7 meteorolog it all and what to expect

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maureen: lawyers for christopher cornell says the now 22-year-old man maturedded and rejects ther if rorrist propaganda that influenced him. he will be sentenced next week after pleading guilty to three charges. special honor today for one of the heroes of the 2019 navy yard a -- 2013 navy yard attack.

the badge of bravery. he and two other officers ran in the complex to evacuate survivors. he and an m.b.d. officer fired the shot that killed gunhan aaron alexis. alexis killed is 2 -- 12 people and injured two. jonathan: an ends to remarkable career in montgomery county. when tom jaycox joined the police force, eisenhower was president. he is serving police officer in state history. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis was there as the colleagues told him good luck. >> here for you and what you have done with the camera. >> every person in this room at montgomery county police headquarters positively impacted by lieutenant tom jaycox. >> i like the job. >> retired in 1955, at the age

promoted six times. all while fathering five children with his beloved wife peggy. >> it is all about the job. i love that. because if you have a guy who loves his work, loves doing what he is doing, things are going to be a lot happier at home. >> congratulations. >> kriegs were recall his soft spoken, serious attitude. an unwavering commitment to the maryland special d.c. native and the korean war veteran has seen it all. pictured here at a p.n.c. bank robbery. assisting d.c. police on car jacking scene and musing over how a vehicle managed to crash into this building. he says he will still volunteer with the department. helping process warrants. but at 84, yard work, baseball, and his beloved

[applause] >> in gaithersburg, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. maureen: a wonderful tribute to a great guy. jonathan: congratulations. now you can retire, play golf, relax. maureen: he will be busy whatever he does. jonathan: the true sign of the season. well, soon going to happen. we are waiting for d.c. union station to light the tree. in fact if i slow it down maybe they will do it as we are talking. >> hope so. we are looking live right now at where the tree has not been lit. the former u.s. ems what dore for women's issues will soon any moment at any time in the next few seconds lift the switch for 20,000 lights on the norwegian christmas tree. why we are waiting for that, we want you to know for 20 years norway has given a tree to our country and to the district to celebrate continued friendship. that is a great gift.

ja for us to see it light up. jonathan: we tried. maureen: light up. it's not going to light up for us. we will show you how it did light up later. tonight, memorable images from an unusual call from police in st. mary's county. officer responded after a beaver showed up at a dollar store in charlotte mall. the beaver looking at artificial christmas trees. keep him away from the norwegian tree. animal control was able to safely ca release it to a wildlife rehabilitator. >> you can see it, too. sitting there looking at the trees. he thought i can't build a dam with this nonsense. where is the real wood around here? maureen: he has a lot of curiosity. steve: absolutely. a lot of christmas tree lightings. we saw at union station. we have practice for the white house christmas tree lighting 24 hours from now. i will be there. let's talk about the rain.

beginning to move on in. the good news for those of you who have traveled the capital beltway during the evening rush hour commute. most of it did hold off. let's head in closer. southern montgomery county. this is where we have the moderate rain. lifting away from rockville toward wheaton. moved north and east heading through the next couple of hours or so. there are thunderstorms embedded. i don't expect anything severe. the winds may become gusty and we will get it out of here. rain totals, something to talk about over an inch of rain in ashburn. almost an inch in sterling. the same in germantown and .9 of an inchk fell in leesburg. more on the way. the hour-by-hour forecast

the 40's. once the cold front moves through. that will allow the change in wind direction. wakeup temperatures tomorrow are cooler than today. there is a lot of sun in the forecast. it will make it to middle 50's. by 5:00, around 52. ceremony, people get there early and we will see the temperatures on the mild side. the sunshine will make it look beautiful. 5:00 around 52. by the time the tree is lit up, and the concert is almost over the temperatures are around 49. they will continue to fall from there. ten-day outlook from the storm warp 7. we start you off with the first seven days. 52 degrees on friday. upper 40's saturday and sunday. if you are picking out the

moving to late next week the temperatures cool down with the highs in the lower to the middle 40's.

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of 82 on the schedule. however, scott brooks the person knows it's much more than that. tonight marks the first time brooks returns to o.k.c. where he hosted the thunder for seven successful seasons. he led them to three final appearances but the thunder fired him after the 2014-2015 season. he was asked yesterday if he has gotten over being let go yet. >> it's part of it. part of everybody's journey. you have tough times. you have good times. hopefully you can make this decisions to be better and not bitter. i chose to be better. >> an emotional homecomeing from brooks. the washington redskins getting ready for the december playoff push. the rainy weather moved today's practice inside the bubble. tight end jordan reed a spectator again dealing with

against arizona may not be determined until friday or saturday. five games remain in the regular season. right now the skins in position to make the playoffs. a long way to go before the post season dreams become a reality. >> we understand the importance of the last four or five games around here. whether you are in position to control your own destiny or not. there are a lot of teams with the ability to make the playoffs this year in the n.f.c. right now we are in a great position. but we have to finish it. sure. by the way, navy will host temple in the american athletic conference championship game on saturday. you can see it right here on abc7 at noon. navy plays good football right now. looking forward to having them on the air on saturday. jonathan: skins need to win out. that is what they need to do. >> i think maybe four out of five. we'll see. >> all right. much needed rain finally moving out of here. tomorrow is a big, big difference. a little on the breezy side. the temperatures will be in the middle 50's.

weekend. maureen: david muir is coming

breaking news as we come on the air tonight. the deadly tornadoes. the watches late today across several states. more than two dozen twisters in 24 hours. in atlanta, the sirens. the system stretching from the south to the northeast. also, the state of emergency at this hour. seven dead. the wildfires out of control. fueled by the winds. breaking developments in the plane crash. tonight, what we have just learned. what the pilot said moments before the crash. inside the meeting. the dinner with president-elect donald trump and mitt romney. and we have new reporting tonight, the post that could be given to sarah palin. the house explosion. the mother of three, the family dog crawling out from the debris. and an abc news exclusive tonight. the mystery mom who vanished, the husband breaking his silence