we give numbers to go along with the forecast in 12 to 13 minutes. alison: we want to show this to everybody. this video in the newsroom that show the problem that the rain can bring tonight. the police are on the scene and they are directing people around it but there are slowdowns there. we have no word when it will reopen. jonathan: if there is rain in ru 7 on the road. richard reeve has been stuck in delay after delay all night long. he drew the short straw. starting on the g.w. parkway on the outer loop of the beltway near great falls. you see the big picture from the traffic watch maps on the right-hand side. the best advice if you can do it, stay home. take it easy. if you got to go outside, please, please be careful. remember you can get the latest news and the traffic and the weather anytime you like in the palm of your hand. download the news app from the

alison: a lot of people trying to get home. moving on to other news of the day. 48 hours after becoming the scene of a crime that drew national attention, a d.c. restaurant is back open tonight. it was sunday when the armed vigilante opened fire inside the comet ping pong restaurant in northwest d.c. stephen tschida was there as the doors reopen today. i understand that you spoke to the owner. what do you have to say? is targeted. he believes it's with the association of john podesta, hillary clinton's chief of staff that people got ahold of the e-mails that went to wikileakss. the conspiracy theory was born. throughout the day, people were coming by offering their support for the restaurant. we had people come early line up before the doors open at 5:00. just before the doors opened, james, the owner came out and talked about his reaction to all the support.

a number of the restaurants up and down the street and the businesses received threats because of the fake news story allegedly a child sex ring at the comet ping pong. some of the employees asked to take time off because of the threats. and he had these words for the employees and for his patrons. take a listen. >> my employees are really an incredible group of young people. they inspire me every day. it's an this is for people who are hardworking, incredibly generous people working closely with each other, the community and the customers. i could not be more proud of them or the customers. we are very happy. >> now aside from coming by to show support for comet ping pong. a lot of people came to express the unhappiness and the anger about the fake news stories which allegedly

carolina and shoot up the restaurant. he said it was because he was trying to rescue child sex slaves. of course, that was all based on a false, inaccurate fake news story. he, welch, behind bars tonight alison: one more thing about edgar welch, he is held he is expected back in court on thursday. jonathan? jonathan: the morning started with an interesting tweet from president elect trump. now the outgoing secretary of the air force pushing back on the tweet be president-elect that boeing contact for new air force one should be canceled due to the high

>> id is over $4 billion for the air force one program. it's ridiculous. boeing is doing a little bit of a number. we want boeing to make a lot of money but not that much moneyment larry: the pentagon budgeted $2.7 billion through 2021 to build two new planes. the current aircra nearing the end of the operational lifespan. among those to get the time now with president-elect today was d.c. mayor muriel bowser. sam ford traveled to new york and he tells us what was discussed between the leaders who occupy opposite ends of the political spectrum. >> bowser took the train up. she brought her two top aides and later telling reporters that trump met with the three of them alone for 40 minutes.

like. >> he wants to know about his new hometown, certainly. and i think that it was an important perspective from him to hear from a mayor of a major american city. >> bouzer who skipped the opening of the trump d.c. hotel in october saying it was a campaign event acknowledged that d.c. voters went overwhelmingly for clinton. >> but -- >> very productive meeting to lay the groundwork for a >> for a reporter, the lobby of trump tower is an interesting place and full of the news people, a lot of trump supports who come stand behind the barricades to wait for a glimpse of the president-elect. when they get one this morning and afternoon they cheer wildly. mayor bowser's arrival and

fanfare. she said they discussed issues including the infrastructure, metro and the d.c. booming economy these days. she is on the train headed back to d.c. reporting from new york city, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: thank you. after the meeting with bowser, president-elect trump alongside the c.e.o. of a bank -- soft bank. we learn that trump's popularity is on the rise. 45% of the americans have a favorable view of the president-elect. 49% have a negative view. in mid-october, 61% of the americans viewed mr. trump

this afternoon for president obama as he took stage to deliver a final speech in tampa. president obama: i was just told that's the last "hail to the chief" on the road. that got me sentimental. >> he was there for the final speech on the u.s. counterterror efforts where he said u.s. is breaking the back of isis. coming up at 6:00, the two cause problems on metro and the tools to stop them. alison: local artists are told to pack their things to get out of the warehouse they used for years. larry: first, though, video catchs a car jacking as it is happening. the man responsible has done

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black friday to three gas station robberies. no wing was hurt but they hope that someone will recognize the thief from the video here. search teams have cleared 90% of burned out warehouse in oakland, ca victims. all but one of the 36 victims have been identified. the cause is still not known. but it was a place where there were concerns about drugs. larry: -- jonathan: all the artists living inside were given today to get out.

have to bring it to look at the stuff that is laid out in front of them. larry: the baltimore housing firms say bell foundry will be off-limits until it's brought up to code. >> coming up here next, the new tool that metro is using and the steps taken to fight two most common problems that foul up the schedule fo riders. alison: storm watch 27 doug hill is back. why an arctic blast headed this way may be the start. jonathan: a sneak peek for what is coming up tomorrow on "good morning washington." >> tomorrow on "good morning washington," holiday spending takes a toll on everyone but there are smart ways to cash in your wallet before, during, after the holidays.

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jonathan: a close call in stafford when a v.r.e. train hit an s.u.v. the train always wins. despite damage there were no injuries reported. the trains were delayed for up to two hours as you can imagine fouled up the morning commute for thousands. alison: well, we are getting a first-hand look tonight at the new steps that metro is taking to reduce its own dela brianne carter reports the process starts on the train themselves. >> there are the common reasons for the metro delays. brake and door problems. today, abc7 got an upclose look at the enhanced measures metro is now taking to reduce them. to lower the number of the trains on the rails with brake issues metro is deploying the small device in inspections. it picks up leaks that may have been undetected.

>> another key to meet the goal of reducing the rail car delays by 25% by the end of next year is the technology to better detect propulsion problems. and fixing rail carr doors. the metro car doors open 45 million times a month and the problems create headaches for riders. >> anytime a door does not open or close or lock successfully, it can prevent the train taking power. >> key pieces of the reason that the peace breaks is a common thing on metro. riders leaning against the doors. >> the maintenance teams are focusing on the train air conditioning system. they install the filter to keep the dirt out and the doors on. >> let's deal with it. >> metro has a goal to get all

series rail cars by april. at the green belt rail yard, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: "7 on your side" with a new study from a.a.a. that finds driving while tired, drowsy driving can be as dangerous as driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. according to the report, one in five deadly crashes can be linked to drowsy driving. one in five. those who don't get seven hours of recommended sleep double their risk for a crash. al the christmas spirit from shining through tonight outside the capitol. >> three. two. one. look at that! alison: that is house speaker paul ryan who was joined by a fifth grader from iowa and they lit the christmas tree. the spruce made its way to capitol hill from idaho's national forest. jonathan: great job decorating it. alison: yeah. looking beautiful despite the rain and the cold. doug: not particularly

it's been outside here in rosslyn, it's been gridlock out the window. jonathan: it's crazy. alison: brutal. jonathan: did you hear of the ten-minute version of the horns honking? doug: they kept guangdong. good luck! the best news i can give you is the steady rain. south and east of the city. it looks like the rain will move out quickly tonight as the storm system organizes off the north carolina coast. wickly goes out to sea. that is later. the next few hours is not so much fun. we look closely at the radar across the northern neck and southern maryland that is moving northeast to the by a and the eastern shore. that is good news. we will pull back and give you a wider look. looking north, snow on pennsylvania and ice. a wantry mess there. the snow and the ice in western maryland and the part of pennsylvania here is improving with a little more left. drizzle overnight. but the back edge of the pattern to get closer and closer. we are thinking tonight we should see a big improvement. we are way deficient on the rainfall in the past few

1.2 inches of rain. close to an inch in alexandria. same in alexandria and brandywine. good rainfall, but just and nasty. by 9:30 the heavy rain to the east and there are patches of rain in the area. that is an improvement. we will take you overnight. the skies start toer choo. we should get sun and sunshine tomorrow. nice recovery in the temperatures. we will start out well freezing. in the upper 30's to 40's early in the day. high pressure is moving in to bring us sunshine and a west/northwesterly wind. but it won't last long as the next cold front the strong one moves in with clouds. maybe even the snowshowers as it comes through and it will open the door to a cold air mass on friday.

30's. wind chills could be in the 20's for a good portion of the day. and maybe in the teens. blustery day. cold weather will continue through the weekend. let's take a little time to look at the next ten days. watch how the temperatures go up and down and down by friday with the gusty winds. sunshine not warming us up much. 38 but feeling colder. 39 on saturday. 44 on sunday. we will get warmer monday and then cooler again for tuesday. oo air mass as cold or colder than the ones this week and weekend. that is in the weather future. erin hawksworth? erin: thank you, doug. the nationals missed out on a chance to improve the rotation. so did washington postseason hopes set sail? we have the latest from the

erin: there was heated competition to acquire white sox ace chris sale today. it seems the nationals were closing in on the left-hander but the boston red sox emerge and have acquired sale from the white sox. in the end, chicago was willing to part with more prize prospects than

hour ago. why he is disappointed he says that the nats are not done trying to improve the club. >> this is a process. a lot of work that goes in the trade talks and conversation. we put a lot of effort into it. we we have plans a, b, c in place and when that door shuts another opens. erin: it's army-navy week. president-elect trump will attend saturday's game in baltimore. this you don't normally see. heat lamps on the field to protect the turf of for saturday's slowdown.

this is a game that the players on both side look forward to every year. >> you can feel the pazzen tri of everything going on. we watch it and you can see the brothers before us. big home stand. they host magic at 7:00 and play the six of the next seven at the verizon center. jonathan: who are you pulling for? especially navy, safe bet. alison: rain moving out? doug: steve will have the timing of the next cold wave as well.

tonight, new charges. the deadly road rage that killed a former nfl star. this evening, the other driver has now been charged. and the sheriff tonight with a blistering message about how his investigation were treated. you will hear from him right here. also breaking, for the first time, images from inside the warehouse in california our interview with the d.a. on possible criminal charges, and what authorities are now looking at as a possible cause in that inferno. at this hour, the winter weather advisories across several states. the snow and freezing rain moving in. the east coast getting hammered right now. president-elect donald trump and his message to an american giant, boeing. threatening plans that could have paid them and their workers billions for a new air force one.