announcer: now, "abc 7 news at noon," on your side. jummy: first off this noon, looks can be deceiving. while there is sunlight, a step outside tells you it is getting close to winter. doug hill joins us now. will it be like this the whole

the weekend. still breezy but not as windy tomorrow, and the wind cuts down on sunday. at the chilly air will remain for a couple of days. also, a strong northwesterly wind. so the numbers now -- 36 in gaithersburg, 37 in ashburn. 38 out of dale city, 39 in washington. when you factor in the wind, that drives the temperature down. when gust in the past hour have been to 25 miles per hour. -- it 24 miles per hour gust in leesburg. if you like 23 in hagerstown, 31 in washington, 25 at andrews. the weekend will be called. coming up in about 15 minutes, i will tell you about even colder air mass that will come in through the wednesday and thursday.

minutes. the much-hyped opening of the new mgm casino at national harbor lived up to the hype. so many people try to come out, the casino hit capacity in less than an hour. that had traffic backing up all the way to the beltway and beyond. john gonzalez has been at the casino since before dawn and joins us live. we are about 13 hours going in. how is it looking right now? john: just wondering, it is a $25 minimum at the table games here at the mgm. after a wild first 12 hours, we can call this round 2. it is once again very crowded at the mgm. in fact, the traffic to get into the 5000-space garage outside already wrapped around the facility. you can see the conservatory, the main atrium -- the restaurants are already very busy. this has been very busy all

it was a grand spectacle last night. there were some snags, though. in fact, there was a fight on the casino floor last night. we understand two men punched and kicked a man on the ground while onlookers just watched, right next to the slot machines. we are told this afternoon by mgm officials that it was a small altercation, that security was able to take care of clear it up even before prince george's county police arrived. we have been seeing police officers here all day long, keeping an eye on things. one man who tried to break up the fight was injured, a minor injury. he was transported to the hospital. right here is where you go into the casino. it is a capacity of 9000 people inside. the mgm reached capacity at 11:15 last night, and that is

doors, and police had to close access, the roads and access ramps to get to the casino. it is round 2, once again very busy. sir, at first glance, your thoughts? >> actually, i am lost right now. i was trying to get to the casino to get food and i had to walk a mile to get around there. john: one word to describe it? >> it is fantastic. john: we asked one person who worked here, after one day, what do you think? she said "different." jummy: abc 7 is your source about any news about the mgm casino. go to wjla.com, to the photo gallery of what is inside and a

breaking news. the man who pleaded guilty to three counts of negligent manslaughter after a deadly crash in montgomery county was sentenced to 12 years in prison. in february, he was driving 150 miles per hour when he crashed into a vehicle carrying a family of four. only a teenage girl survived. he is eligible for funeral arrangements are being finalized for former senator and astronaut john glenn. the last survivor of the mercury vii astronauts died yesterday in ohio. he was the first american to orbit the earth and the oldest person to ever fly in space. tributes have poured in from around the world in his honor. today nasa administrator charlie

right man for the job." >> what was more important was that we could have an american that somebody -- that americans could identify. jummy: the dates and times for the funeral are still being determined. he will be buried at arlington national cemetery after that. right now we want to get to some developing news. hillary clinton is joining in decrying fake news articles that are no laughing matter. mrs. clinton: this is not about politics or partisanship. lives are at risk, the lives of ordinary people going about their day, contribute to their communities. jummy: the former democratic presidential nominee's statement comes days after a gunman fired a shot at the comet ping pong

course, the story of a sex ring there participated in by hillary clinton was false. >> you can see people lining up here, filing into ping-pong pizza. they have been out here for almost an hour, dozens of people. to show their support for this establishment, which has been targeted by those propagating fake news stories. they are standing with comet and disavowing the fake news. mr. sanchez organized the event. what troubles you so much about the fake news phenomenon? >> well, one thing i noticed is

who have been misled by the news and are working to disseminate stories like this and similar ones are growing with more and more support, which is troubling. there have been a ton of folks who have come on to help spread this disgusting news. stephen co and you have been asked stephen: you have been targeted yourself. >> i have. i was accused of being hired by the people in order to whitewash a fake scandal. stephen: thank you, mr. sanchez. there is a new neighbor in this community, vice president elect mike pence per extended an invitation to mike pence to show his support if he is willing to do so. jummy: we are also covering metro. the federal transit administration is ordering

problems in the system that provides electricity to metro trains. fta and metro say metro is already correcting some of those problems. the biggest delays will be on the orange, blue, and silver lines where trains will run every 20 minutes or so. that is because of single tracking between east falls church and west falls church to allow for the safetrack work. the red line will also see delays. keeping a close eye on everything with traffic watch. jamie: right now we are not seeing much that you need to worry about. some midday roadwork problems that we have, and some debris. let's start with the traffic heading outbound on kenilworth avenue as well as in. you will see rolling road work in place. otherwise, not too much to worry about. through virginia, quiet north

legion bridge and south to annandale, continuing through springfield. the debris i mentioned is on the outer loop. some brake lights from the baltimore-washington parkway continuing closer to route 1 and college park. that is because of some debris. here is a live look their national harbor. mgm looks great. traffic right now is not bad on the beltway and 295. that area looks good this afternoon. jummy: thank you. coming up here, coul murderer? how a man's fishing trip turned into a life sentence for a college student. why experts are lessening the dna evidence used in the case. plus, we go behind the scenes of holiday shipping. how efficient is it when you absolutely have to get the package shipped in order to make it in time for christmas? first, a fire at an incinerator.

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jummy: firefighters are still on the scene at an incinerator plant in montgomery county. they have been battling the flame the fire started at a large pile of trash and then spread to a building. we are told the fire is burning but contained. so far, no injuries have been reported. it is december 9 today, just more than two weeks from christmas. that means the rush is on for the nation's shipping companies. this year both fedex and ups are predicting record numbers. sam sweeney bids at the ups

sam: early in the morning before the sun comes up, the ramp at bwi airport comes alive. three jumbo jets loaded with packages arrive before 6:30 a.m., then it is showtime. mike romano is supervising the ramp. he describes the holiday season one way. >> organized chaos. sam: ups this year will handle 70 if you're doing the math, that is 373%. >> we know what to expect. with plans in place to make sure we get it right. sam: ups hires 95,000 seasonal workers, and many of them work right here back on the ramp, where the planes are offloaded in less than 30 minutes. one hour and 10 minutes ago, these packages were in louisville, kentucky. now the rush is to get it out of this been an on these trucks so

on your doorstep by a: 30. these planes are back in the air in about an hour and a half. two of them headed to louisville, where 75% of ups packages touch the ground at some point. on your typical 757, it takes about a half hour to load. 15 of those containers will fit inside. by the end of the day, they could be anywhere in the world. if you want your package to arrive by christmas, you have to ship it by 22. on the tarmac, at bwi thurgood marshall, i am sam sweeney. back to you in the studio. jummy: communities across the country are getting an early blast of winter weather. in seattle, heavy snow set in. in ohio, the snow and ice are being blamed for a 50-car pileup outside cleveland because of the terrible weather conditions. lake-effect snow in various

forecasts calling for thunder snow. i am glad that is not around us this weekend, doug. doug: not yet. jummy: what do you mean. doug: well, soon or later it might look like that. there is a huge outbreak in cold air. the cold air, the next batch comes in wednesday, thursday, friday of next week is even colder than this air. some big changes. old man winter coming in a bit earlier, and uninvited -- and uninvited. when you get out there, check this out. 39 degrees, west northwesterly wind at 15 in alexandria. the windchill, the feels-like temperature, 31 degrees. it will hit 39 in the metro area. north and west we will stay in the mid 30's, but with accommodation of gusty wind and cold air, chills will run in the 20's all day long.

bundle up because the wind chills will be in the 20's and will continue to drop into the overnight hours. the wind is lighter tomorrow, but still kind of breezy. we will be dealing with wind chills in the 20's all day. sunday, the skies will be mostly cloudy, still cold with highs of 42. sunday night and monday, some rain. temperatures will be warming up. futurecast shows the cloudy skies across the area. 8:00 sunday evening. some periods of rain. more than likely, rain at times throughout monday. temperatures will warm to 50 degrees by monday afternoon, so no reason -- so no worries about the snow that we just saw in washington state. things will clear out monday night and tuesday. come wednesday, thursday, the next strong cold front comes in. there will be rain on monday,

wednesday, the next strong cold front comes in. this way, highs of 39 and 39. next week, thursday and friday we will have highs of 29 and 30 degrees. a definitely early beginning to winter, which does not start until a week from next wednesday. 39 tomorrow and saturday. 42 on sunday. a very mild day. monday with likely. then we get a brief break and the sun make so return appearance. tuesday we start to turn cooler. tuesday and wednesday. then look at thursday -- 29 degrees, 30 friday. 34 on saturday, colder again on sunday. it looks like winter is setting up early. whether this will be the trend for the whole winter, too early to tell. but it is certainly an early start to the winter cold. only a matter of time until we get snow.

hear on a friday. doug: that's what i'm here for. jummy: next, a fishing trip ends with a man arrested and then charged with murder. we talk with elizabeth vargas about the case. >> hi, i am commander of the 455th medical operations squadron in afghanistan. happy holidays to my wife and kids in frederick, maryland.

a college student found strangled and dumped in a north carolina river. a man found nearby is now serving a life sentence for the crime, but he says he is innocent. is this another case of "making a murderer?" we understand there is dna evidence, but there is more than just that. elizabeth: there is a lot more. conviction has been taken up by the north carolina innocence project. the person in charge takes very few cases, and this is one of the few. we re-examine all the evidence that was put into trial implicating mark carver in the murder of his young, beautiful college to know the banks of the katana river in may of 2008. once you take a look at the evidence, we want the audience to watch and draw its own

innocence project -- even the judge in the murder trial, when he looks at all the evidence that we will show you tonight, has a different opinion about whether or not mark carver is guilty. no matter what you think you should give the case -- we are putting you, the audience come in the jury box tonight. you will get to draw your own conclusions on whether or not police and prosecutors presented a fair case against this man, and whether or not he should be serving the rest of his life behind ours. -- behind bars. jummy: what did the victim's family member have to say about mark carver? elizabeth: your heart goes out to the family members of murder victims in all of these stories, because their loss is so excruciating for these family members. obviously this is retraumatizing

the killer to go free. they still believe mark carver was their sister's killer. tonight we will take a look at all the evidence. i guarantee this -- if the judge in a murder trial is saying i think we need to take another look, there may be a problem here, that is pretty strong. when you watch the interview tonight, i think you will find it remarkable. jummy: we look forward to that tonight on "20/20."

jummy: there will be no fast times for the former beverly hills cop today. judge reinhold was arrested, accusing -- accused of causing -- he refused a patdown into the police station, telling photographers, "thanks for the exposure." doug: he is happy about it. it is all good. here we go today. sunshine, temperatures climbing into the upper 30's. still sunny, breezy, and chilly tomorrow. cloudy skies on sunday. jummy: thank you for joining us.

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